Zune HD Apps

When I got a Zune HD, I noticed that all the other parents could distract their kids with apps on their iPhones.  No in a fit of pique, I wrote several apps for the Zune HD.  They got picked up by an enthusiast site and as I recall it got several thousand downloads.  So, like, 10% of Zune users?  Har, har, har...  Yes the comedy was all gold back then.

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