{"id":2249,"date":"2011-10-02T16:37:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.majacraft.co.nz\/blog\/?p=234"},"modified":"2018-05-14T03:24:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T03:24:35","slug":"the-aura-toolkit-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.majacraft.co.nz\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"The Aura Toolkit App"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aura<\/a><\/p>\n

The Aura Toolkit app for Windows Phone 7 has just been published to the Marketplace (Windows Phone Marketplace<\/a>). This has been a project I have been experimenting with for quite a while and am very excited to have it available finally. As a quick disclaimer, this post contains some of my own opinion so bear this mind as you read on.<\/p>\n

The main feature of the Aura Toolkit is the wizard that allows you to select Bobbin Drive and Flyer Drive ratios (by touch) and then it auto-magically can calculate the draw and twist per inch for yarn. It also has a selection of recipes as well as ratios and dimensions of the Aura. It uses the very cool Panorama control as well as some other neat bits I have found or made. The best bit to share is the price…<\/p>\n

FREE!<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of screenshots<\/p>\n

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Aura Toolkit Intro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aura Toolkit Tools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aura Toolkit Wizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you have a Windows Phone and would like download it, look in “Tools and Productivity” in the Marketplace.<\/p>\n

The question that I am sure is going to come next is “Where is the iOS\/Android version?”. Well, <opinion>Microsoft has excellent tools, resources and online support. I find WP7 to be very elegant and innovative and produce quality apps in a short time. Also, it is easier to get an app noticed in the Marketplace as WP7 is ‘on the up’. I am very excited to see what the Nokia phones are going to look like which are going to be coming out before the end of the year and I also suspect the integration with Windows 8 (middle of next year) is going to be pretty special too. From what I understand iOS has a steep learning curve. Android does not have hardware standards and multiple versions of the software so making sure the app runs reliably everywhere is not easy. It will be WP7 only for a while unless I fancy some new challenges.<\/opinion><\/p>\n

So there you have it. Download it, review it, rate it, make suggestions (I already have some ideas for a newer version). It will remain free because we want to support Majacraft spinners and give you fun tools to help in your creativity.<\/p>\n

You can get it here Aura Toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n

Until next time.<\/p>\n

Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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