Are you looking for a Free Windows Phone? Are you a developer? Do you live on the West Coast of the US? Then I have a phone for you. (Read Below) If you have been looking for a free windows phone to do development on then all you need to do is contact me. Email me at Daniel.Egan@microsoft.com and I will send you all the details.
I want to be clear on a couple of things.
I am getting these phones to developers that are writing applications for the marketplace
I have a limited supply (First ones to get me the info I need)
This does not mean that they will have a phone for you, but if you are developing for Windows Phone, you WANT to know your windows phone champ. If they don’t have phones, they may know someone who does ( I repeat, I am not saying they have phones , but they may know a way. Either way, they are a great resource for you. )
So all of you West Coasters, get your Free Windows Phone while they last. Email me at Daniel.Egan@microsoft.com for the details.
If you are writing your phone applications using HTML5, you will want to check this out. PhoneGap has released an update to work with Windows Phone. What PhoneGap does is allow you to write your phone application in HTML5 and still access most of the Native API’s and wrap it in a Native application wrapper so that you can put it in the marketplace. This means you can write your application cross platform.
You can download it from here : http://phonegap.com/ or just watch the video below for more information.
The new Windows Phone 7.5 Training Kit have been released. This time there is a Basic Version and an Advanced Version of the Windows Phone 7.5 Training Kit
While I was at the Silicon Valley Code Camp, I was interviewed by Russ Faustino for his Russ Cam show. This episode also includes Paul Sherriff, Sara Ford, and John Papa.
Today is the day we start the Windows Phone Workshop. You can either watch it here (below) or head over to livestream. You can find the recorded session below..
Those that know me, know that I am not really a gamer. I enjoy a game once in a while but usually don’t spend much time playing them. I came across this FREE game today that is really cool. It’s a first person shooter game for the phone. The graphics could be a bit better but hey… Its free. Check it out. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/search?q=LilDemonsSplatter
Starting Next week, I will be doing a series of Windows Phone Workshops online to teach people how to program with Windows Phone. You can find the current workshops available by either clicking on the Upcoming Workshops link above or by clicking here : http://thesociablegeek.com/event-registration/
In these workshops I plan to talk about one subject matter at at time. I will be LiveStreaming from beautiful LA so you can follow along from wherever you are in the world. I am completely open to suggestions, so feel free to join in the chat and suggest something OR email me daniel.egan AT microsoft DOT com. Since this is new, there may be some bumps along the road while I get the technology sorted out. I hope you enjoy the upcoming events. Please Register for the events so I know how many people to expect.
Foursquare has been around since the release of Windows Phone but they have made some cool new improvements lately. They are utilizing the deep linking of the new secondary live tiles to pin specific places to your home screen. If you would like to see how to do this in your own application, you can check out my post on the subject here http://thesociablegeek.com/2011/11/09/live-tiles-in-wp-mango/.
Why is this cool? Well, if you are a FourSquare addict, then you can save yourself some time by pinning the place you go to the most onto your homescreen. 1 Click will Deep link you into that specific check in.
Besides my post (above), if you want more info on working with live tiles, check out the following :
, but they may know a way. Either way, they are a great resource for you. ) 
The new Windows Phone 7.5 Training Kit have been released. This time there is a Basic Version and an Advanced Version of the Windows Phone 7.5 Training Kit