Add a macOS project to your existing solution
With the new version of Xamarin, we can create apps for macOS. But how can I add a macOS project…
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Get the Most Out of iOS 11 with Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin
Join Craig Dunn explains what’s new in iOS 11 and how to take advantage of the latest updates – from…
What Singleton Pattern is in C# and its implementation
In another post I discussed how to implement Inversion of Control Pattern in C#. In this post I should explain…
How To Append ‘st’, ‘nd’, ‘rd’ or ‘th’ To Day Numbers in Dates
For a new project, my client required to output date strings in a format that included the two letter suffix…
Xamarin Forms: TranslateY (or other properties) for platform
Sometimes you need to change a value for a specific platform and this value is a Double, for example. I…
The Invoke Smart Speaker Brings Microsoft’s Cortana AI to Your Living Room
Cortana virtual assistant already integrates into Windows 10, works on iOS and Android, and will start showing up in cars…
Enable and control iOS 11 Large Titles in Xamarin.Forms
Apple introduced with iOS 11 a new UI in particular for larger titles: if you open your email, you see…
UriBuilder in Xamarin Forms
In Xamarin Forms there is a native function called UriBuilder: it allow you to create a well-formed url. In my…
Microsoft release new XAML Controls Gallery app to help developers implement Fluent Design
Microsoft is hoping developers will be updating their UWP apps en masse to support their new Fluent Design language, and…
Binding FormattedString for Xamarin Forms
Xamarin Forms doesn’t have a Label with a Bindable FormattedString. For example, if you want a bindable bold word in…
Microsoft Launcher review: A beautiful Android experience
After Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft Launcher is the upgraded version of the Microsoft Garage project Arrow…
Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
The company’s Windows 10 chief has tweeted that developing new features and hardware for the Mobile version of the OS…
Xamarin Forms Repeater View
A ListView is a kind of repeater but isn’t always what I want. It’s surprising something like this isn’t included…
Hey Cortana, open Alexa: Microsoft and Amazon’s first-of-its-kind collaboration
I talk to Cortana every day — at home, work and on-the-go — to get information about my day, to…
Xamarin, no show images in the device but only in the simulator
In my project I have some images to display. The funny thing is I can see images in the simulator…
Xamarin, Android and starting a service at device boot
In my previous post called Xamarin: how to Start an Application at Device Boot in Android, I explained how you…
Xamarin: how to Start an Application at Device Bootup in Android
This tutorial will explain to stat an application while the Android device boot-up. For this, we need to listen to…
Eat Cookies!
What are Cookies? Cookies are data, stored in small text files, on your computer. When a web server has sent…
C# and multicultural IsDate() and ToDate()
C# does not provide IsDate() function. Sometimes in your developer environment region settings are different from the live environment. In…
Device name in Xamarin
Using Device Information Plugin for Xamarin and Windows, you have access to same information for a device: GenerateAppId: used to…
Microsoft says iOS and Android support doesn’t mean Windows Phone is dead
In an interview with Business Insider, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore spoke briefly about Microsoft’s recent announcements made at Build such as…
Render in MVC a link with image and text
Hi guys, I want in MVC to render a text with an image as an ActionLink. For creating a simple…
A Simple Speedtest Application
The purpose of this code is the detect how slow is your connection downloading a file from a site. First…
Xamarin forms, UWP Windows 10 App, TitleBar and Status bar customization
Customize the title bar of your Universal App for Windows 10 is quite easy, but you need to write different…
WebAssembly is now ready for browsers to use
WebAssembly, a portable code format that could make for a faster web, has moved to minimum viable product (MVP) status,…
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