Update: see my article on my favorite mango features for consumers. My first Windows Phone 7 app was an internal project not meant for general distribution. I was excited to use my existing skills on a new platform. But soon after starting that project, I ran into a number of hurdles. Some were surprises, some were expected. After seeing Mango demos at MIX 11, I knew that, going forward, developing was going to be much more pleasant.…

In preparation for the Kindle Fire, I uploaded what MP3s I do have to the Kindle Cloud Player. Playing these on IE9 in Windows Phone Mango does work. The UI is a little slow and for some reason the volume on mine was crazy quiet. External amplification was needed. It’s a good example of the background audio features of Windows Phone Mango. So who do I have to talk to in order to get that volume issue solved?…

The app is submitted. Now I wait. And wait. It’s like asking a girl out for a date, but not getting a response for 5 days. Easily rife with anxiety. Do they like me? Was there something wrong with what I said? Will I need to ask again? At least with a girl, you typically know right away if it’s a go or not. Except when they call later to cancel.…

I’m not sure how long it has been since I started writing the app I’m about to publish. I wanted to make sure the app was ready to go by the time Mango rolled out to phones and we’re just at that point, so the timing worked out almost perfectly. I submitted to the marketplace tonight and hope there are no subtle issues in my app that will delay certification.…