So today was another learning experience indeed. I decided to try Xamarins own Android Emulator today. I’ve had so many odd problems with the Google Android Emulator that I was. read more…
This is a useful little tidbit of knowledge to have. Suppose you can browse to your new spanky site using IISExpress at http://localhost:54275/ … now you want to look at. read more…
Originally Written 20 June 2014 So, if you have found this blog post as you are going through this process and have hit numerous brick walls I’m afraid I’ve got. read more…
Ever have this error – keyset does not exist? Do this: Start -> Run -> MMC File -> Add/Remove Snapin Add the Certificates Snap In Select Computer Account, then hit. read more…
So, today I got another email from Apple about my enrollment in their development program. Turns out I don’t have to wait for another call, I got a very courteous. read more…
If you’re running an instance of TeamCity on your local dev box, and who isn’t eh! haha, oh for more machines. It’s highly likely that over the last two major. read more…
So as I blogged a few days ago about the issues I was having with getting to grips with all the issues I was having (which you can read here). read more…
I love JetBrains software, I really do. How I’d get by without ReSharper is anyone’s guess but they are not issue free by any stretch. There also seems to be. read more…
As some one that has built a large number of PCs and servers over my career I’m constantly surprised by how products I have bought and used can utterly vanish. read more…
I’m genuinely gobsmacked by this. I applied for the Apple Developer program a couple of weeks ago on behalf of the company I co-founded. I was amazed to find out. read more…
Well, today was a lot of fun. You can tell just how much fun from the ridiculous title of this blog post. I’ve lost most of a productive day to. read more…
Must put an apology online. I’ve had a few enquiries today as to why some of the code examples on the site are currently unavailable. I’ve just found out that. read more…
I’ll cut to the chase – NO, DO NOT DOWNLOAD this “software”. MacKeeper is one of those apps that seems to pop up everywhere offering to fix all over your. read more…
At the moment I’m working through the implementation of a mobile application build on top of the Xamarin platform targeting Android, iOS and eventually Windows Phone as well. I’ve done. read more…
Yesterday was another one of those little lessons in Unit Testing. In one of the applications I work on there is a lot of clever string manipulation in order to. read more…
So yesterday a new icon appeared in my Task Tray. A little Windows icon representing the Get Windows 10 App offering the free upgrade. Great! Er … not so fast.. read more…
So I went to log into my Facebook account the other day and was presented with a message saying that my account had been suspended. Why? They were under the. read more…
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
Xamarin Android Player in VirtualBox with Fiddler as Proxy to IISExpress API
So today was another learning experience indeed. I decided to try Xamarins own Android Emulator today. I’ve had so many odd problems with the Google Android Emulator that I was. read more…
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View IISEXpress Hosted Sites On Your Local Network
This is a useful little tidbit of knowledge to have. Suppose you can browse to your new spanky site using IISExpress at http://localhost:54275/ … now you want to look at. read more…
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Upgrading MVC4 to MVC5 and WebAPI1 to WebAPI2 – MEF – DotNetOpenAuth
Originally Written 20 June 2014 So, if you have found this blog post as you are going through this process and have hit numerous brick walls I’m afraid I’ve got. read more…
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SSL Certificate Access – LocalMachine Store Access from IIS Express
Ever have this error – keyset does not exist? Do this: Start -> Run -> MMC File -> Add/Remove Snapin Add the Certificates Snap In Select Computer Account, then hit. read more…
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The Apple Developer Clique – MkII
So, today I got another email from Apple about my enrollment in their development program. Turns out I don’t have to wait for another call, I got a very courteous. read more…
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TeamCity CI Server Login Fails at Boot Up
If you’re running an instance of TeamCity on your local dev box, and who isn’t eh! haha, oh for more machines. It’s highly likely that over the last two major. read more…
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Xamarin – The Baptism of Fire – Windows 7
So as I blogged a few days ago about the issues I was having with getting to grips with all the issues I was having (which you can read here). read more…
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Windows 8.1
Well I know, very late to the game on this one. Problem is I loved Windows 7 as much as I did Windows XP and since I have a lot. read more…
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Restoring YouTrack Backups
I love JetBrains software, I really do. How I’d get by without ReSharper is anyone’s guess but they are not issue free by any stretch. There also seems to be. read more…
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Why are Hardware Manufacturers Web Sites and Documentation Like Black Holes?
As some one that has built a large number of PCs and servers over my career I’m constantly surprised by how products I have bought and used can utterly vanish. read more…
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The Apple Developer Clique
I’m genuinely gobsmacked by this. I applied for the Apple Developer program a couple of weeks ago on behalf of the company I co-founded. I was amazed to find out. read more…
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PCL Profile 259 in Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 7, Xamarin, MvvmCross & ReSharper 7.1
Well, today was a lot of fun. You can tell just how much fun from the ridiculous title of this blog post. I’ve lost most of a productive day to. read more…
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Downloads Broken – Fixed
Must put an apology online. I’ve had a few enquiries today as to why some of the code examples on the site are currently unavailable. I’ve just found out that. read more…
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Should I Download MacKeeper?
I’ll cut to the chase – NO, DO NOT DOWNLOAD this “software”. MacKeeper is one of those apps that seems to pop up everywhere offering to fix all over your. read more…
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Code Reviewing – Xamarin Components and MvvmCross Plugins
At the moment I’m working through the implementation of a mobile application build on top of the Xamarin platform targeting Android, iOS and eventually Windows Phone as well. I’ve done. read more…
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Unit Tests in User Configurable Applications
Yesterday was another one of those little lessons in Unit Testing. In one of the applications I work on there is a lot of clever string manipulation in order to. read more…
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Get Windows 10 App & Skype Login Broken Fix
So yesterday a new icon appeared in my Task Tray. A little Windows icon representing the Get Windows 10 App offering the free upgrade. Great! Er … not so fast.. read more…
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Facebook Suspended My Account – The Real Name Policy Fiasco
So I went to log into my Facebook account the other day and was presented with a message saying that my account had been suspended. Why? They were under the. read more…
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Xamarin Pairing Visual Studio 2012 to Mac for iOS Builds
Well, this was a bit of a pain in the arse. When I initially paired Visual Studio 2012 to my Mac it all seemed to pair and be happy. No. read more…
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Apple MacBook Pro 85w MagSafe 2 PSU
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
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