{"id":491,"date":"2012-08-28T09:22:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T13:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/?p=491"},"modified":"2012-08-28T09:22:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T13:22:45","slug":"my-two-apps-are-in-the-windows-8-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/28\/my-two-apps-are-in-the-windows-8-store\/","title":{"rendered":"My two apps are in the Windows 8 Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been hooked on \u201ctouch friendly\u201d web sites since I first started using Onswipe to display my blog on the iPad. When Windows 8 came along with the new Start screen and tile interface, I started thinking about the possibilities for Windows users with touch\/tablet devices. Along the way, I enabled an Onswipe connection for some of the blogs hosted on msmvps.com which is home to a variety of blogs authored and maintained by Microsoft MVPs. It seems like a logical move to find a way to offer a similar experience for Windows 8 users, especially those who will, in the near future, be using new Surface and other tablet devices. <\/p>\n<p>I had to dust off old and forgotten JavaScript skills, but managed to find my way through the project and get the app finished. Last week, I submitted it to the Windows Store for certification, and am happy to say it is now at Release 2. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"msmvpsblogreader\" border=\"0\" alt=\"msmvpsblogreader\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/msmvpsblogreader.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can view this app at <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/msmvps-blog-reader\/ea14d48f-1b04-437d-95e4-6ffe91678914\">http:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/msmvps-blog-reader\/ea14d48f-1b04-437d-95e4-6ffe91678914<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While I was getting the MSMVPs Blog Reader app ready, I decided to put together a similar app just for one of my own blogs. This app is also now available in the Windows Store<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"barbsconnectedworld\" border=\"0\" alt=\"barbsconnectedworld\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/barbsconnectedworld.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can view this app at <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/barbs-connected-world-blog\/02f35769-52bf-461c-b1d5-06e54a58d298\">http:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/barbs-connected-world-blog\/02f35769-52bf-461c-b1d5-06e54a58d298<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#160; I\u2019ve been hooked on \u201ctouch friendly\u201d web sites since I first started using Onswipe to display my blog on the iPad. 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