If you have not tried Notepad++ in about a year, you will be surprised of how it has changed.

If you have not tried Notepad++ you should.  We here at 1-800-The-Nerd feel that it very rich in its ability to edit all types of documents.

Help system is very clear and its index is very nice.

Download it today and remember its FREE!

This is a test that posted a training blog video.

Introduction

I was reading some articles this weekend regarding the new TouchPad by Hewlett-Packard due out this summer, and I got some statistics regarding how many apps Apple and Android have.

Here is the breakdown…

Apple has over 300,000 apps that can be played on the iPhone or iPad.

Android has over 100,000 apps that are for the Android phone.

Hewlett-Packard is trying to get developers for their WebOS platform which runs on their phones and soon to be released TouchPad.

But, the most interesting news is that Microsoft has over 150,000 registered developers for the Windows Phone 7 (WP7).  Which means that If each of the developers wrote one program, they would surpass the Hewlett-Packard and Android market for available apps.  

Get ready everyone, the Windows Phone 7 wave of apps are coming!

Introduction

I was reading some articles this weekend regarding the new TouchPad by Hewlett-Packard due out this summer, and I got some statistics regarding how many apps Apple and Android have.

Here is the breakdown…

Apple has over 300,000 apps that can be played on the iPhone or iPad.

Android has over 100,000 apps that are for the Android phone.

Hewlett-Packard is trying to get developers for their WebOS platform which runs on their phones and soon to be released TouchPad.

But, the most interesting news is that Microsoft has over 150,000 registered developers for the Windows Phone 7 (WP7).  Which means that If each of the developers wrote one program, they would surpass the Hewlett-Packard and Android market for available apps.  

Get ready everyone, the Windows Phone 7 wave of apps are coming!

When you sign up, you will be able to get paid by check or EFT and see your stats in graphic form at pubCenter.

Wow! Adding Microsoft Advertising to Windows Phone 7 (WP7) could not be any easier.  The instructions are below.

Note:  Signup at this time is closed.  But, it promises to reopen soon.  This is because they want to work the “kinks” out of the system. 

Go to the website called the Microsoft Advertising pubCenter

1. Login with your Microsoft Live Account
2. When you login in you register your application and type of advertising.
3. You then are instructed to get the dll needed.
4. You add the dll to your application.
5. Make a space for it in your app page
6. Put into the properties of the advertising control the app id and advertising id
7. That is all there is to it

To see a short video explaining this go to t 

When you sign up, you will be able to get paid by check or EFT and see your stats in graphic form at pubCenter.

Wow! Adding Microsoft Advertising to Windows Phone 7 (WP7) could not be any easier.  The instructions are below.

Note:  Signup at this time is closed.  But, it promises to reopen soon.  This is because they want to work the “kinks” out of the system. 

Go to the website called the Microsoft Advertising pubCenter

1. Login with your Microsoft Live Account
2. When you login in you register your application and type of advertising.
3. You then are instructed to get the dll needed.
4. You add the dll to your application.
5. Make a space for it in your app page
6. Put into the properties of the advertising control the app id and advertising id
7. That is all there is to it

To see a short video explaining this go to t 

Xtranormal.com is a website that gives you the ability of entering in text for one or two characters that you can enter.  It plays back using free characters or you pay for extra items in the animated movie you make.  You do not have to draw anything.  You just enter in the text you want the characters say.  Go to http://www.xtranormal.com/ to see examples. 

Windows Phone 7 Training Kit

Windows Phone 7 Training Course

Download and Install the Windows Phone 7 Training Kit

After you download and install the training kit (WP7TrainingKitOffline.Setup.exe) you are sent to the following site.

Developer Labs:  WP7 Training Kits  Silverlight and XNA Training Kit Labs

Watch Video Series

What is Phone Development

Download WDK (Windows Driver Kit). This is an ISO file.
Certificate Creation Tool (makecert.exe) is inside of the WDK.

Command is:
makecert -r -n “CN= My Certificate Name” -ss MyCertificateStore -sr localmachine

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Kudos’ to Gary… I hope to meet you someday and shake your hand for the dedication and business spirit you have.

Sincerely,
Steven K James, CEO