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iPhone to Windows Phone 7
This is the zeroth (introduction) in a series of Tutorials aimed at iPhone developers who want to learn how to port existing applications or create new applications in Windows Phone 7. About these Tutorials The series will consist of brief … Continue reading
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I’m Back! With Xamarin.Forms Programming
It has been a few months since I’ve posted, and I hope you missed me as much as I missed you. To re-launch this blog, I’ve decided to provide a series on Xamarin.Forms programming. If you prefer to learn by … Continue reading
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Building Your App On App Center
In my previous (and first) blog post on App Center I talked about getting started, adding the SDK to your code, and looking at Analytics and Crash reporting. In this post I’d like to discuss building your app on App … Continue reading
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Tagged App Center, Xamarin
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AirPods First Look
I don’t believe in skimping on tools. I write software, so I have big monitors and a great chair, and powerful Macs. I write mobile apps, so I have a bunch of phones. But AirPods are not part of my … Continue reading
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Top 10 Mac Utilities for Developers
I recently tweeted a request for nominations for best utilities and productivity tools for Developers working on the Mac. This list is an aggregate of my recommendations and those of others who I greatly respect. They are listed in no … Continue reading
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Living with the Apple Watch
The Watch In Detail My buddy Seth thought it would be valuable to extend my series on the watch, with a more critical eye. Essentially, what is good, what is bad, and what sucks. I won’t try to convince you … Continue reading
Apple Watch Is A Needful Thing
Needful Things is the name of a book by Stephen King (who I happen to think is America’s most underrated author, and best storyteller, but that is another matter). I’ve co-opted his title to mean those things that seem absurdly … Continue reading
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10ish Cool New Products
What follows are products I’ve recently discovered, that now I can’t live without. Back Pack Let’s start with the best backpack I’ve ever owned This is the Cocoon, which sells for about $100. There are two main pockets. The larger has … Continue reading
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Learning Xamarin: Forms and Web Viewer
In yesterday’s post we looked at using HTTP with Web Forms and creating a list of blog posts from an RSS feed. Today we’ll add the ability to tap on one entry in the list and see that blog post … Continue reading
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What’s On My Desk?
In July of 2011 I shamelessly followed Jeff Blankenburg’s lead in writing What’s In Your Laptop Bag? Today I do it again. On May 30, Jeff wrote a post What’s On Your Desk? That seemed like such a great idea, … Continue reading
What’s In Your Laptop Bag?
Last summer I followed Jeff Blankenburg’s lead and asked What’s In Your Computer Bag?, and then I posted what was in my bag at the time. As I get ready for my trip to Europe and the UK, it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Essentials, Hardware, Opinion, Presentations, Tools and Utilities, Windows 8
Tagged Observations
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Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
Suddenly I’m talking to a lot more inanimate objects. I recently pulled a muscle in my shoulder, and I’m not supposed to type Thus DragonDictate and I have become good friends. DragonDictate is almost magical, I speak in the words … Continue reading
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