• Seeking Beta Testers for Network Dashboard for Windows Phone 8

    If you’re interested in beta testing Network Dashboard for Windows Phone 8, please let us know by submitting your Microsoft Account address to our request form. We’ll email you when you’ve been added!

  • APN Settings for Build Lumia 920s on AT&T — Plus Internet Sharing Workaround

    The Nokia Lumia 920 developer phones that were given out at Build 2012 are unlocked GSM phones, specially created for attendees of Build. As such, they are not AT&T branded and come with a special “access point” settings app to select (and create/edit custom) APNs for mobile networks. Unfortunately, the LTE APNs that are pre-loaded…

  • Using the Windows Phone Local Database

    I gave a talk to the Chicago Windows Phone Developer User Group on April 16, 2012 on how to use the Windows Phone Local Database. As promised, I’m linking the presentation as well as a link to MSDN resources: Presentation MSDN Local Database Overview and Examples

  • Network Dashboard 2.1 Passed Certification, Published To Marketplace

    Just a quick note to let everyone know that version 2.1 of Network Dashboard has passed certification and has been published to the Windows Phone Marketplace. It usually takes about 24 hours from this point until it’s available to everyone. For more information on what’s included in this update, see this post.

  • Network Dashboard 2.1 Submitted For Marketplace Certification

    Network Dashboard version 2.1 has been submitted for certification testing for the Windows® Phone Marketplace. If everything goes according to plan, it should be available in the marketplace in a few days. Version 2.1 brings the following changes: NOTE: To properly support multiple locales, we have changed how reminder times are stored. This may have…

  • Seeking Translators For Network Dashboard

    I’m currently seeking volunteers to help translate Network Dashboard into other languages. It’s a fairly small app, so there’s only about 45 phrases that need to be translated. I’ve had offers for German and Italian translations already and have sent the template off to them, so I will hopefully have those translations soon. Anyone interested…

  • Network Dashboard 2.0 Released; Available Now in the Marketplace

    I’m happy to announce that Network Dashboard 2.0 has been released and is available now in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Network Dashboard 2.0 brings the following changes: Network Dashboard has changed from being a free app to a paid app with a free trial. The free trial contains all the features of previous versions, so is…

  • “What happened to Network Dashboard?”

    That’s a question I’ve heard quite a few times over the last couple of days. I figured I’d write up a quick post to let everyone know what happened and what’s going on. First, Network Dashboard has been hidden from the Marketplace for the time being.  I submitted a version 1.2 update to the Marketplace…

  • Network Dashboard – Seeking Feedback on Switch to Paid App

    I’m just putting the finishing touches on a new version of Network Dashboard that fixes a couple of bugs and adds a couple of neat new features. I’m seriously considering a change, though, from a free app to a 99 cent app with a trial. Just to be clear, the trial will NOT be a…

  • Brandon Watson Loves Network Dashboard!

    Yesterday at the Build Blogger Bash at Microsoft’s Build conference, Brandon Watson, Microsoft Senior Director of Windows Phone Development, mentioned Network Dashboard during a live recording of the Windows Phone Dev Podcast. I showed him Network Dashboard and he immediately downloaded it on his phone. On the podcast He said, “I love it!” You’ll find the mention…