So, I this has happened to me a couple of times now and frankly it’s a sham, it really is. I honestly do not know the inner workings of how. read more…
There’s no doubt about it, things that help are good. This topic of abstraction came up in a chatroom the other day and I found myself advocating not abstracting in. read more…
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I have a fairly complex development environment for my current project and needed to allow some self-signed certificates to pass through the SSL certificate chaining process when calling from mobile. read more…
I’ve just had to handle the situation where a user taps on a text editor control in an iOS view and the keyboard auto appears. Whilst this is obviously great. read more…
Hmm … not an awful lot to report … hardly anything “new” to play with / enjoy. But it did wreck my http.sys config which lost me a day. Thanks. read more…
Finally my favorite browser makes it to the hallowed walled garden that is Apple iOS. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time and it’s finally occurred. read more…
There is a new release of MvvmCross yesterday that takes the platform to v4 beta 5 that was released yesterday. I’ve also contributed a new v4 sample project which provides. read more…
I was recently in a situation where I needed to find some pre-compiled Windows binaries for the XML package. Yes the old XML package that everyone seems to struggle to. read more…
So, shortly after upgrading my machine to Windows 10 I suffered a major fault with the installation of Windows on the OS SSD drive. No fault of Windows = User. read more…
By default IIS and ASP.NET aren’t configured as part of a Windows setup (for obvious reasons) so developers are used to having to register IIS manually before being able to. read more…
After having upgraded to Windows 10 I found that I had some networking issues running the Xamarin Android Player. When trying to start the emulator it would attempt to create. read more…
Crazy? I don’t know yet but I decided to go for the upgrade to Windows 10 on day 1 … Most of the update motored through the process seemingly without. read more…
I need to look into whether this is an issue on Windows 10. But this is definitely an issue on Windows 7 and 8.1. Windows only uses the first 15. read more…
I recently had a requirement to completely package up a .NET application so that it was extremely portable beyond it’s initial installation. By bundling all the dependencies into the main. read more…
When targeting the way a ListBoxItems are styled on pre Windows 8 platforms you could easily change with style syntax like: This would essentially override the OS level WPF style. read more…
By default TeamCity doesn’t allow you to place backup files outside the default data directory (internally known as the TeamCityData). If you want to have these files dumped into a. read more…
I love automating processes and making things consistently repeatable. Continuous integration is your friend, yes it can take time to setup but if you take that effort hit upfront it. read more…
This is silly message really. If you’re getting this error (or something similar) but you also know that you’re running the latest version of the iOS build host: Build server. read more…
SSD Windows 10 and The Dreaded INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
So, I this has happened to me a couple of times now and frankly it’s a sham, it really is. I honestly do not know the inner workings of how. read more…
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Abstracting APIs – Abstract Potentially Insane?
There’s no doubt about it, things that help are good. This topic of abstraction came up in a chatroom the other day and I found myself advocating not abstracting in. read more…
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View Model Value Change Tracking in MvvmCross & Xamarin
Change tracking object contents at first might seem like an easy or straightforward task but there are lots of pitfalls and potential issues with many solutions. What works in your. read more…
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Whitelist SSL Certificates in .NET for Xamarin / MvvmCross Apps
I have a fairly complex development environment for my current project and needed to allow some self-signed certificates to pass through the SSL certificate chaining process when calling from mobile. read more…
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iOS Keyboard Handling in MvvmCross View Controller
I’ve just had to handle the situation where a user taps on a text editor control in an iOS view and the keyboard auto appears. Whilst this is obviously great. read more…
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Windows 10 Threshold 2 Update
Hmm … not an awful lot to report … hardly anything “new” to play with / enjoy. But it did wreck my http.sys config which lost me a day. Thanks. read more…
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FireFox Finally Arrives On iOS
Finally my favorite browser makes it to the hallowed walled garden that is Apple iOS. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time and it’s finally occurred. read more…
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MvvmCross Beta5 & SidePanel Navigation Sample
There is a new release of MvvmCross yesterday that takes the platform to v4 beta 5 that was released yesterday. I’ve also contributed a new v4 sample project which provides. read more…
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Need a CRAN / R Time Machine for Old R Windows Binaries??
I was recently in a situation where I needed to find some pre-compiled Windows binaries for the XML package. Yes the old XML package that everyone seems to struggle to. read more…
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Reinstalling Windows 10 After Upgrade
So, shortly after upgrading my machine to Windows 10 I suffered a major fault with the installation of Windows on the OS SSD drive. No fault of Windows = User. read more…
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Enable ASP.NET 4.5 On Windows 10 or Windows 8/8.1
By default IIS and ASP.NET aren’t configured as part of a Windows setup (for obvious reasons) so developers are used to having to register IIS manually before being able to. read more…
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Xamarin Android Player in Windows 10
After having upgraded to Windows 10 I found that I had some networking issues running the Xamarin Android Player. When trying to start the emulator it would attempt to create. read more…
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Upgrading to Windows 10
Crazy? I don’t know yet but I decided to go for the upgrade to Windows 10 on day 1 … Most of the update motored through the process seemingly without. read more…
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Missing Icon Overlays
I need to look into whether this is an issue on Windows 10. But this is definitely an issue on Windows 7 and 8.1. Windows only uses the first 15. read more…
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Package Dependencies & Deploying .NET
I recently had a requirement to completely package up a .NET application so that it was extremely portable beyond it’s initial installation. By bundling all the dependencies into the main. read more…
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WPF ListBoxItem Selected Background Highlight in Windows 8
When targeting the way a ListBoxItems are styled on pre Windows 8 platforms you could easily change with style syntax like: This would essentially override the OS level WPF style. read more…
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TeamCity Backup Location Outside TeamCity Data Directory
By default TeamCity doesn’t allow you to place backup files outside the default data directory (internally known as the TeamCityData). If you want to have these files dumped into a. read more…
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Xamarin Android Automated CI Publishing Using MSBuild & JetBrains TeamCity
I love automating processes and making things consistently repeatable. Continuous integration is your friend, yes it can take time to setup but if you take that effort hit upfront it. read more…
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Xamarin iOS Build Server is Too Old
This is silly message really. If you’re getting this error (or something similar) but you also know that you’re running the latest version of the iOS build host: Build server. read more…
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