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Where To Go From Here

In this final video, Bob shows you some of the resources that most helped him as he got started learning about the Windows Phone 7. Additionally, he provides a general road map for further exploration...

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Code Cleanup, Exception Handling, and Preparing for the Marketplace - Day 4 -...

Nearing the end of development, Bob shows how he cleans up the code and combs through it to include better code comments. He also shows where to download the Windows Phone 7 Requirements PDF, and...

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Debugging the Empty FileName Issue - Day 4 - Part 17

In the previous video, we were left with an error, requiring that we take the time to track down the problem and fix it. This video shows the thought process behind debugging the problem and how to...

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Storing Application State Part 3 - ViewEdit Page - Day 4 - Part 16

This video continues working through the Tombstoning and Task Switching scenario, enabling the scenario for the ViewEdit.xaml page.Download the source code in c#Download the source code in VB.Net

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Storing Application State Part 2 - Add Page - Day 4 - Part 15

This video continues working through the Tombstoning and Task Switching scenario, enabling the scenario for the Add.xaml page.Download the source code in c#Download the source code in VB.Net

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Storing Application State Part 1 - MainPage - Day 4 - Part 14

Now that the majority of the functionality is complete, Bob starts hardening the application by considering what happens on each of the three Silverlight pages when the user clicks the Back or Start...

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Adding Help Screen on MainPage - Day 4 - Part 13

Using the Canvas dialog technique again, Bob adds a Help dialog to the MainPage.xaml. He uses both a Button control and an icon to enable the closing of the dialog, and adds a ScrollViewer to allow...

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ViewEdit Page's Delete Note Functionality - Day 4 - Part 12

Delete functionality allows a user viewing a note to delete it and return back to the list of notes. This video shows both how we enable that feature and—as Bob demonstrated on Day 3—how to display a...

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Switching to Edit Mode on the ViewEdit Page and Saving Changes - Day 4 - Part 11

In this video Bob uses previously discussed techniques to switch back and forth between view and edit modes by copying the content from the TextBlock to the TextBox before setting the visibility of...

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Navigation Between MainPage and ViewEdit Pages - Day 4 - Part 10

Bob wires up the navigation between the MainPage.xaml's ListBox and the ViewEdit.xaml page. In the process, we learn about the Tag property of the HyperlinkButton to store the filename of each item in...

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Initial ViewEdit Page Setup - Day 4 - Part 9

In this video, Bob sets up the controls required to both display and edit the note. He also adds the icons for the various features of this page, including back, edit, save, and delete...

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Saving a New Note - Day 4 - Part 8

Now that we have all the parts we need, it's time to construct the file name and save the file's text. Then, we’ll navigate back to the MainPage.xaml and see the new note in the ListBox.Download the...

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Calling the TerraService Web Service - Day 4 - Part 7

In this video Bob uses the Day 3 example to call the TerraService passing the coordinates from the phone's GPS to the web service in order to retrieve the city, state, and country. These values are...

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Initial Add Note Page Setup - Day 4 - Part 6

Time to move on to the next part of our Geo Location Note taking application and provide the ability for the user to add a new note. In this video, Bob adds the code required to navigate to the Add...

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Binding the Note Class to the ListBox DataTemplate - Day 4 - Part 5

Now that we have and can create files with the naming convention, we want to retrieve the names of the files, parse their contents, and display them in a ListBox. In this video, Bob shows how to use...

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Creating the Note Naming Convention - Day 4 - Part 4

In this video, Bob discusses the strategy of using the file name as a means of storing the date and time the note was created, along with the location of the note’s composition. This requires quite a...

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Initial MainPage Setup - Day 4 - Part 3

Next up for our Day 4 application, we add the controls, set the properties for the MainPage.xaml, and discuss how the ListBox will work.Download the source code in c#Download the source code in VB.Net

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Getting Started Activities - Day 4 - Part 2

In this first video for our Day 4 project, Bob creates a new project, adds files for the Add and EditDelete note pages, and sets some of the basic properties of each page.Download the source code in...

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Day 4 Introduction - Day 4 - Part 1

Today we'll be building an entire application from start to finish. The project will be a Geo-Location note taking application. As a user creates a new note, the location of where the note was...

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Day 3 Homework Solution

Got stuck with the homework assignment?  No worries, simply watch enough of this solution video to get un-stuck, OR compare your solution with Bob's version. IMPORTANT: before you peek at this video,...

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