Whats the difference between .Url property and Umbraco.Url(1234)
There are some subtle differences that mean a very large speed difference in how your Umbraco application performs. - read more.
1 Sep 2016Xamarin Forms splash screen on Android and iOS
Adding a splash screen to Android and iOS using a Xamarin Forms project isn't as long winded as you think it might be. iOS already has one and Android just requires another activity. - read more.
16 Aug 2016 - 4 CommentsString exceeds the value set on the maxJsonLength
What is and how to fix the maxJsonLength property by changing/increasing its limit. - read more.
4 Aug 2016SQLite Attributes and what they do
What are the available SQLite attributes and what do they do? SQLite can be a very powerful and simple to use plugin/extension for any mobile app, the attributes it defines can be very useful and it it worth taking the time to understand all of them. - read more.
3 Aug 2016 - 1 CommentsSpeeding up the Android emulator and fixing Xamarin debuging issues
Android emulators can be a bit slow and when I say slow, I mean REALLY slow. This article attempts to cover a two of the most prominent issues when using an Android emulator with Xamarin. Its speed and how buggy the debugging can be. If that makes sense. :/ - read more.
21 Jul 2016How to bring a view to the front in Xamarin Forms with Xaml
Sometimes Xamarin can be full of bugs, scroll views and z index are one of them. - read more.
17 Jul 2016Selecting records from an MS SQL database and improving query performance
Understanding simple select statements and how they are used to select data/records/rows from a table with an overview of how to use indexes as a go further exercise. - read more.
11 Jul 2016Using Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) on Android and iOS in Xamarin
Google Cloud Messaging or GCM for short can be used in Xamarin for both Android and iOS as a service to provide notifications from your server to your mobile device and back again. Using this within Xamarin Forms, you'll be able to create applications that sent/recieve messages and also display notifications. - read more.
1 Jul 2016 - 1 CommentsAuto/Custom height on Xamarin Forms WebView for Android and iOS
Xamarin Forms can sometimes be annoying with things that seem so simple and trivial, for example... Web Views can't have an automatic height set, for this you'll need a custom renderer for each device type you're building for. - read more.
18 May 2016 - 11 CommentsJavascript Desktop Notifications
I'm not gonna write massive paragraphs about his one, but simply provide a nice example of how to implement desktop notifications for browsers running webkit in JavaScript. Who knows maybe Internet Explorer will support it some time soon? - read more.
26 Feb 2016