1. DotNetNuke Mobile Development -- options, tools and approaches
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011
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2. The Agenda / Goals… Options
Do I need to provide a ‘custom’ mobile experience?
If I do, … What are my options?
How do I decide?
Tools
What tools do I need?
How much will it cost?
What skill sets do I need?
Approaches
Do nothing (modern day mobile devices have great browsers)
Mobile skin (device specific skin or site)
Web App (HTML5, jQuery, Mobile Framework)
Native App (iOS, Windows Phone 7, Android, Blackberry …)
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

3. The Agenda / Goals… Options First .. Why are you doing this?
What are you trying to provide?
Passive access to data?
What data? Images? Video? Just text?
Interactive features / data conversation?
A ‘better’ mobile experience?
An ‘optimal’ mobile experience?
Before you can evaluate your options, you need to understand what it is you are trying to provide for your mobile users
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

4. The Agenda / Goals… Tools What platforms do you want/need to support?
iOS
Android
Windows Phone 7
Blackberry
others?
Each one requires a different toolset for native development
Can you afford to pick one?
Does the technology exists to pick many?
write once, run anywhere
Will Web Apps be ‘enough’?
This is NOT going to be easy
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

5. The Agenda / Goals… Approaches
Maybe I don’t need to provide a custom mobile experience
Maybe I just want to provide a ‘better’ mobile experience
Maybe I want to provide an ‘optimal’ mobile experience
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

6. Strategy 1: Do Nothing Desktop Browser Mobile Browser My Web Site
My Skin
Mobile Browser
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

7. Strategy 2: Device Specific Skin
Desktop Browser
My Web Site
My Skin
Mobile Browser
Mobile Skin
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

8. Strategy 3: HTML (web app)
My Web Site
Desktop Browser
Mobile Browser
Mobile HTML page
WCF Service / REST
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

9. Strategy 4: Native App My Web Site Desktop Browser
WCF Service / REST
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 10, 2011

10. Tools revisited… Redirection 2 skins (same content) Desktop skin
Mobile skin
2 sites (different content)
Desktop site
Mobile site
Redirect user based on device
Javacript
Look at UserAgent
MobiNuke (
DNN 6.1+
Improved support for Mobile devices
Built in device detection and redirection
Mark content for mobile devices
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

11. Tools revisited… Web App
Select a Mobile framework (HTML5, CSS and Javascript)
Try and avoid platform specific frameworks
Choose a lightweight framework
Use your existing skill sets
HTML / Javascript / etc
Many Options
*jQuery Mobile ( *recommended )
mobl (webKit based browsers only)
JQTouch
Wink
a more comprehensive list at
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

12. Tools revisited… Native App What do I need to develop WP7 Apps
go to
resources -> downloads
Download Free Windows Phone Developer Tools
Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone
will only install extensions if you already have Visual Studio 2010
Windows Phone Emulator
Silverlight for Windows Phone
XNA Game Studio 4.0
Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone
Developer Account / $99 per year
Allows you to deploy to physical device
Submit apps and XNA Games (Xbox) to Marketplace
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

13. Tools revisited… Native App What do I need to develop iPhone Apps
umm. A Mac
Developer account / $99 per year
access to iOS SDK
submit apps to the marketplace
Appcelerator (iPhone and Android)
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

14. Tools revisited… Native App What do I need to develop Android Apps
Andoid SDK (free download)
Eclipse
Appcelerator (iPhone and Android)
Can develop Android apps on Windows
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

15. Buckle your seatbelts…
DEMOS
Web app using jQuery Mobile
Native Windows Phone 7 app
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

16. References and Contact info …
Web App Development
jQTouch framework
jQuery Mobile framework
MobiOne simulator
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

17. References and Contact info …
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools
Books and References
Programming Windows Phone 7 by Charles Petzold FREE eBook
Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development by Henry Lee and Eugene Chuvyrov Amazon.com (available now)
Developing Applications for Windows Phone 7 by Shawn Wildermuth Amazon.com (available June 16)
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

18. References and Contact info …
Apple Developer Tools
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

19. References and Contact info …
Android Developer Tools
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010

20. References and Contact info …
Contact Info…
Steve Fabian e: w:
t: stevefabian
Steve Fabian Gooddogs.com
DotNetNuke Project Trustee and Core Team Member
Microsoft MVP Asp.net
May 19, 2010