This month's Tech-out is following the Open Hack Day format where participants are asked to come up with an idea for WP7 & hack it quickly. The team with the best presentation will win Windows Phones. Wanna join in, register at: http://j.mp/jzojza

1. Hack-a-day Present an idea + a WP7 application

2. 3 mins presentation

3. 3 Hours to prepare(it’s okay if you have come prepared)

4. 3 People in 1 team Phones to give away for the team with the best presentation

5. How: Step 1 Install the tools VS Express, WP7 Developer Toolkit, Blend

6. Step 2 Come up with an idea

7. Step 3 Code it as fa(r/st) as you can

8. Step 4 Present!

9. The most awesome team wins Original, Potential, Buzz, Realistic

10. Tips Focus on coming up with a good, original yet achievable idea Draw up your ideas on to the stencil – use it in the presentation Divide coding tasks use Codeplex TFS to merge changes Focus on key concepts of the idea Keep your eyes on the prize: Work in small (30 mins) iterations Present the idea + (somewhat) working app Tweet every step at #techout

11. Collaborate Create codeplex account Send username to: ronaldwidha@gmail.com Or tweet at #techout

12. Ready … Set … Hack!