Silicon Investor - Silicon Investor for Windows Phone

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[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.17, uploaded 4:30 PM EST 8-20-2016. - Member search ...

zax — 8/20/2016 5:34:47 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.17, uploaded 4:30 PM EST 8-20-2016.

- Member search implemented
- Transitions effects cleanup
- Bug fixes

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] [youtube video]

zax — 8/16/2016 1:14:51 AM

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.16, uploaded 2:30 PM EST 8-14-2016. - SI's FileMessa...

zax — 8/14/2016 2:41:39 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.16, uploaded 2:30 PM EST 8-14-2016.

- SI's FileMessages endpoint integration complete: Move public or private messages between folders, Deleted Items, Keepers, Sent Items, Inbox. Endpoint ties into the SI real-time notification system.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.15, uploaded 12:40 AM EST 8-4-2016. - Custom mail fo...

zax — 8/4/2016 1:42:23 AM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.15, uploaded 12:40 AM EST 8-4-2016.

- Custom mail folder create / delete / rename endpoint integration and UI design complete.
- Stability and performance enhancements.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.14, uploaded 10:30 PM EST 7-24-2016. - New multi-Sel...

zax — 7/24/2016 11:35:24 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.14, uploaded 10:30 PM EST 7-24-2016.

- New multi-Select UI for filing/deleting messages in mailbox.
- Stability and performance enhancements.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.13, uploaded 12:01 AM EST 7-21-2016. - Includes many...

zax — 7/21/2016 1:00:54 AM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.13, uploaded 12:01 AM EST 7-21-2016.

- Includes many mail interface improvements and bug fixes.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.12, uploaded 10 PM EST 7-11-2016. - Adds infinite sc...

zax — 7/11/2016 10:03:07 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.12, uploaded 10 PM EST 7-11-2016.

- Adds infinite scrolling to Mail message interface
- Various other mail interface improvements
- Navigate by tap to display public messages implemented.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.11, uploaded 1:45 PM EST 7-10-2016. - Adds interface...

zax — 7/10/2016 1:43:09 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.11, uploaded 1:45 PM EST 7-10-2016.

- Adds interface for SI Mail: Inbox, Sent Items, Deleted Items, Folders.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.10, uploaded 10:30 PM EST 6-17-2016. - Completed Ban...

zax — 6/17/2016 10:33:15 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.10, uploaded 10:30 PM EST 6-17-2016.

- Completed Bans issued, Bans received pages.
- Previous release inadvertently referenced a locked down JSON services address. Fixed.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.9, uploaded 1AM EST 6-17-2016. Lots 'o memory leaks ...

zax — 6/17/2016 1:29:09 AM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.9, uploaded 1AM EST 6-17-2016.

Lots 'o memory leaks fixed. Superfast startup time.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.8, uploaded 10PM EST 6-12-2016. New packages take 12...

zax — 6/12/2016 10:04:59 PM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.8, uploaded 10PM EST 6-12-2016.

New packages take 12-16 hours to pass through certification and appear in the Microsoft app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.7, uploaded just now. New packages take up to 16 hou...

zax — 6/2/2016 12:26:40 AM

Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.7, uploaded just now.

New packages take up to 16 hours to appear in the app store.

[zax] Latest SI4WP build: v1.0.0.6, released today.

zax — 5/29/2016 11:37:53 AM

[zax] Here is a more recent video of Silicon Investor for Windows Phone ("SI4WP"), tak...

zax — 5/21/2016 12:39:42 PM

Here is a more recent video of Silicon Investor for Windows Phone ("SI4WP"), taking full advantage of SI's new mobile API:

I've worked out an arrangement with the powers that be here, whereby SI4WP is going to be the official SI App for Windows Phone.

Anyone wishing to receive a private URL in the Windows Store where a pre-release version is already available, please let me know via PM.

-- Zax

[zax] Hi folks, I found some time to work on my mobile app for SI again. An "alpha" ...

zax — 5/2/2016 11:05:50 PM

Hi folks,

I found some time to work on my mobile app for SI again. An "alpha" release, not nearly feature complete, has been posted to the Windows Store. Would love to get some feedback.

Any Windows Phone users interested in testing it out, please drop me a PM. I'll add you to the list of those authorized to install it and give you a private URL in the Windows Store from which you may try it out.

It utilizes a new API for SI that SI Dmitry (code monkey) made available. It does not yet support posting messages and has a few bugs to work out, but for reading the site while on the road and recommending posts, it is pretty awesome.

-- Zax

[Eric L] AAWP's Steve Litchfield Comments the 'State of Readiness of Windows 10 Mobile .....

Eric L — 6/22/2015 3:51:13 PM

AAWP's Steve Litchfield Comments the 'State of Readiness of Windows 10 Mobile ...

"State of readiness - Windows 10 Mobile, mid June 2015" allaboutwindowsphone.com

- Eric L. -

[zax] Silicon Investor for Windows Phone is coming back to life. SI Dmitriy is develo...

zax — 6/22/2015 2:48:16 PM

Silicon Investor for Windows Phone is coming back to life.

SI Dmitriy is developing a mobile API for the site. It looks like it is something I will be able to work with.

I understand that mine isn't going to be the only mobile client.

-- Zax

[pyslent] "This is welcome news. I'd love to see SI have native clients for other mobile p...

pyslent — 4/2/2013 5:44:00 PM

"This is welcome news. I'd love to see SI have native clients for other mobile platforms and Windows 8 too."

SI is presently the only website that I still need to visit on a regular basis (I access nearly every other website via either a dedicated app or RSS). For me, this could mean the death of the browser.

Sorry all your work on Si4WP hasn't paid off yet...

[zax] The bad news is that recent changes to SI have broken SI4WP. The good news is t...

zax — 3/30/2013 1:41:16 PM

The bad news is that recent changes to SI have broken SI4WP.

The good news is that Dmitry says SI is opening up a real API for SI, meaning one may easily develop modern, native clients for any mobile platform, and I won't have to worry about any change to the SI site breaking my mobile client, which presently parses the site's html.

This is welcome news. I'd love to see SI have native clients for other mobile platforms and Windows 8 too.

[zax] Yes I saw that. It certainly would. :)

zax — 3/20/2013 10:00:59 AM

[pyslent] Microsoft is paying $100 to developers for each WP app-- would SI4WP qualify? b...

pyslent — 3/20/2013 9:10:45 AM

Microsoft is paying $100 to developers for each WP app-- would SI4WP qualify?

build.windowsstore.com

[zax] Hey Ron, I just finally got around to getting VS2012 running under Windows 8. ...

zax — 1/30/2013 12:22:00 AM

Hey Ron,

I just finally got around to getting VS2012 running under Windows 8.

SI4WP absolutely flies on the Nokia Lumia 920. I mean it is fast as all hell. It runs every bit as fast on the phone as it does in the emulator on my new PC, a capture of which is shown below.

goo.gl

Rock and roll.

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] It a good site, will play all types of video and audio, as well as store any typ...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 9/23/2012 1:03:44 AM

It a good site, will play all types of video and audio, as well as store any type of file. But it's best known as a video site for their line of products.

Jing
Snagit
Camatasia Studio
Etc...

I have the pro version, You get to customize with Pro, here is what I did for SI:
screencast.com

[zax] Seems worthwhile, even the monthly rate for the same deal; $9.99.

zax — 9/23/2012 12:29:35 AM

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Free Screencast.com is 2 GB of data storage and 2 GB of bandwidth. If you go Pr...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 9/23/2012 12:22:16 AM

Free Screencast.com is 2 GB of data storage and 2 GB of bandwidth. If you go Pro, you get 250 GB of data and 25 GB of bandwidth. Pro is 99 bucks a year.

[zax] Thank you Ron. Handbreak did take it from from 87MB to 44MB without any notica...

zax — 9/22/2012 9:38:30 PM

Thank you Ron.

Handbreak did take it from from 87MB to 44MB without any noticable degradation in video or audio quality.

My quota at Screencast will last longer going forward as well.

Heres the transcoded version: goo.gl

Muchas gracias, amigo.

Sourceforge is truly the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Zax, try HandBrake. See: Message 28181214 I was able to get one of your videos ...

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 9/22/2012 9:01:27 PM

Zax, try HandBrake. See:
Message 28181214

I was able to get one of your videos from 84.9 MB to 43.2 MB. I have had some of mine reduce in size 10 times, this means faster playing videos on Screencast.com

I like Screencast because YouTube is not always bugging you about 3 party content if you use a commercial song on there, or block your videos in some countries.

HandBrake is a really good free program.

[zax] Give it 30 seconds or so to load. Hi def video takes a bit to download. ;) Sil...

zax — 9/22/2012 5:24:51 PM

Give it 30 seconds or so to load. Hi def video takes a bit to download. ;)

Silicon Investor for Windows Phone on Nokia Lumia

[zax] This weeks SI4WP progress log video shows the following features and enhancement...

zax — 9/20/2012 10:40:04 PM

This weeks SI4WP progress log video shows the following features and enhancements to Silicon Investor for Windows Phone:

- Faster launch time
- Forum and Subject navigator
- Settings interface
- Message synopsis browser (scrollable through entire board history)
- Message Browser (also scrollable through all board posts)
- App Navigation menu within the Message Browser
- Message Options
--- Threaded message navigation through options (in reply to / view replies)
--- Expandable / collapsible extended message options
- Tap and hold to "Add Subject to Favorites" or "Set as Startup Subject"

High resolution video with high quality audio via ScreenCast (recommended viewing with browser maximized)

YouTube low-resolution, low bit-rate audio below. I recommend checking the ScreenCast link above with browser maximized so you can actually get a feel for the app, although I did record at 75% resolution.

Thanks for the feedback; you will observe that it was in fact incorporated.

Side note: This production was made entirely with tools available for free:

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express (free download from Microsoft)
- Microsoft Windows Phone 7.1 Emulator/SDK (free download from Microsoft)
- Camstudio on Sourceforge (Amazing app... and free with source code)
- Windows Movie Maker (included with Windows!)
- Application graphics created in Paint.Net (free download) and Paint (included with Windows)
- Google Youtube
- ScreenCast

Simply amazing, huh?

Feedback, as always, appreciated.

[zax] Progress log 9/15. Was on business trip; less accomplished than I might have ho...

zax — 9/15/2012 11:12:48 AM

Progress log 9/15. Was on business trip; less accomplished than I might have hoped, but always moving forward.

Recent screen captures

Full Screen / Full Resolution

[zax] Now implemented: Subject browsing improvements. This demo video shows A) Retur...

zax — 9/8/2012 5:31:29 PM

Now implemented: Subject browsing improvements. This demo video shows

A) Return to most recent post by clicking topic header.
B) Scrolling message by message
C) Following a specific message thread through message options.

Just a few of the enhancements this week.

I don't like the low quality video playback that YouTube provies, so I've uploaded this latest demo video to Screencast this time instead.

Progress video: 9/8/2012

Let me know what you think. Looking for beta testers soon...

[zax] Implemented today: Message options interface [youtube video]

zax — 9/3/2012 10:59:17 PM

[zax] Message Viewer The message preview list interface is complete; I have started ...

zax — 9/1/2012 2:49:57 PM

Message Viewer

The message preview list interface is complete; I have started to implement the full message browser in SI4WP. The video below shows navigation from message to message... this is a rough first cut.

[zax] Congradulations on your 20th ban.

zax — 8/30/2012 3:43:15 PM

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puborectalis — 8/30/2012 3:41:17 PM

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[zax] I think I'll save the live tile updates for version 2.0. :)

zax — 8/27/2012 1:28:46 AM

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] Zax, the videos look great. Has anyone expressed a need for mobile text alerts? ...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 8/27/2012 12:40:07 AM

Zax, the videos look great. Has anyone expressed a need for mobile text alerts?

- Jeff

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Good job zax, updated the Facebook page on your progress: facebook.com

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 8/27/2012 12:22:43 AM

[zax] Progress Log Videos below show a couple of nice new touches. Main screen: New...

zax — 8/26/2012 10:17:28 PM

Progress Log

Videos below show a couple of nice new touches.

Main screen: New layout to optimize space, includes last refresh time. Fast sort of individual topics. Does not hit SI servers to perform re-sort, unless one explicitly clicks the 'Refresh' icon. In the demo, the Active Subjects list is sorted and then refreshed.
Infinite scroll. To make the app fast, when scrolling through a message board, only 40 full messages are downloaded in their entirety at a time, along with previews of images found within those messages. Thus viewing the message by tapping it requires no download and is instant. When you scroll to the end of the group of 40 downloaded messages, you momentarily "bump" the bottom of the list, and another 40 messages are quickly downloaded and tacked on. The new messages "pop" into view, the scrollbar repositions and the wait pattern appears and disappears for clear indication when the update is occurring. To conserve memory, the list is automatically limited to 80 posts, but this is transparent. When you scroll back up, a similar "bump", download and list expansion occurs, as shown in the demo.

Full Landscape support is implemented, with the screen layout optimized for this view as well.

I did find that youtube video quality improves with DVD quality video upload (not sure why... desktop quality is already higher res than they serve up). But the DVD quality upload through Charter cable is remarkably fast, so these vids and those going forward should be a little sharper than in the past. Nonetheless, the appearance via youtube video does no justice to how good it looks on a Nokia Lumia 900 or any real device. Here's a couple of stills, which look much better, but also aren't nealy as good as it looks on the phone.

Cheers,

-- zax

[zax] Youtube preview & play support now baked in. [graphic] Check this comparison v...

zax — 8/17/2012 1:14:15 AM

Youtube preview & play support now baked in.

Check this comparison video of native app access versus browser based access to SI to see how SI4WP optimizes the SI site for mobile.

youtu.be

Of course SI could rather easily make Youtube video work in plugin-free html5 browsers ( nudge nudge). ;)

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Looks really good zax!!

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 8/11/2012 1:01:17 PM

[zax] Progress... sdrv.ms Feedback welcome :) [graphic]

zax — 8/11/2012 12:44:22 PM

Progress... sdrv.ms

Feedback welcome :)

[zax] Design mock-up: Message Feed Scrollable message feed. Image taken from message...

zax — 8/2/2012 12:48:39 AM

Design mock-up: Message Feed

Scrollable message feed. Image taken from message (if present) as part of preview, otherwise, only text displayed. For many messages, the preview would suffice to display it entirely.

Tap a message pans display to the right, where the message is displayed full-screen. Everything designed to be highly readable, and navigable with thumb alone....

Forgive me for immortalizing some of "the usual suspects" X-D

[SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)] Looking good!!

SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) — 7/31/2012 10:31:04 AM

[zax] Made some progress past few days (I was on vacation for a week)... - Home: Add...

zax — 7/31/2012 12:23:25 AM

Made some progress past few days (I was on vacation for a week)...

- Home: Added subject sorting
- Home: Added refresh.
- Home: Added main menus
- Subject: Added board introduction message display.
- Home & Subject: Portrait and landscape mode supported.

I hope to add variety of selectable color schemes for the Subject and Message pages. White on black is just a default for now. The video below looks best full screen on Youtube.

youtube.com

Happy investing. :)

[Lahcim Leinad] Yo, zax, time to start working on the Amazon version of your W8 app, as well as ...

Lahcim Leinad — 7/12/2012 1:41:21 PM

Yo, zax, time to start working on the Amazon version of your W8 app, as well as the iPhone and Symbian ones we already requested? :-)

Windows Phone exec leaves Microsoft for Amazon | Electronista

Forget Android. Hate it. ;-)

[Lahcim Leinad] Are you one of the subject marks? It won't run on your 808 :) Yeah, always curio...

Lahcim Leinad — 7/12/2012 12:40:33 PM

Are you one of the subject marks? It won't run on your 808 :)

Yeah, always curious about everything SI history related. Come to think of it, hold on for a moment, have to make a post...

The History of Silicon Investor Message Board - Msg: 28261987

OK, I'm back.

I know it won't work on my Nokia 808 PureView, when I get it, which should be soon, cause it shipped. Won't work on my present iPhone either, which my son will inherit, as soon as I get the 808. Or the 7" Android tablet of mine.

But I think it's really cool!

So, I'll follow the discussion about it, just for that reason alone! :-)

And zax, you really warmed my heart with this labor of love of yours. Truly! :-)))

[pyslent] Are you one of the subject marks? It won't run on your 808 :) The intersection...

pyslent — 7/12/2012 11:58:16 AM

Are you one of the subject marks? It won't run on your 808 :)

The intersection between SI users and Windows Phone users has got to be pretty small. Cheers to the developer for targeting a small but affluent niche-- suggest you charge a hefty premium for it!

[Lahcim Leinad] Thus far, there are nine SubjectMarks here, including mine. Does that answer yo...

Lahcim Leinad — 7/12/2012 11:12:05 AM

Thus far, there are nine SubjectMarks here, including mine. Does that answer your question? ;-)