• Windows Store is Open!

    by  • September 14, 2012 • Windows 8, Windows Azure

    Just a quick post to let you know the store is open for app submissions. I already created and account and reserved the app names for the apps I am working on. I hope to have a few done by the end of Sept.

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    Windows Store app submission is open to all registered Windows Store developers – individuals and companies. Join the excitement and become part of the vibrant community of app and game developers for Windows. Create your Store developer account and submit your apps and games today!

    URL: https://appdev.microsoft.com/StorePortals

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    As you build out your Windows 8 app, the best place to put all those backend services are on Windows Azure Mobile Services. You get 10 services apps for free!

    URL: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/mobile/

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    Brian H. Prince is the Chief Technical Cloud Evangelist for Microsoft, based in the US. He gets super excited whenever he talks about technology, especially cloud computing, patterns, and practices. His job is to help customers strategically leverage technology, and help them bring their architecture to a super level. In a past life Brian was a part of super startups, super marketing firms, and super consulting firms. Much of his super architecture background includes building super scalable applications, application integration, and award winning web applications. All of them were super. Further, he is a co-founder of the non-profit organization CodeMash (www.codemash.org). He speaks at various international technology conferences. He only wishes his job didn’t require him to say ‘super’ so much. Brian is the co-author of “Azure in Action”, published by Manning Press. Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and Physics from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. He is also a zealous gamer. For example, he is a huge fan of Fallout 3, Portal, and pretty much every other game he plays.