As covered in my previous post, I’ve been experimenting with Xamarin for building mobile apps in C#. I tried out various demo apps including multiple architectures for the classic todo list app. »
I was recently looking for a platform to build apps that run on both iOS and Android. I wanted to build native apps, not just web views packaged up for an app store. »
I find algorithms very interesting, particularly compression (especially for media) and encryption. However, they can be challenging to explain to a less-technical audience. »
Today there have been problems at Tesco Bank. Transactions have been frozen after 40,000 accounts had fraudulent activity detected. This reminds me, yet again, of the dangers of moving to a cashless society. »
I have an iPad that I use for testing things, but I rarely get it out. I store it with WiFi off to stop the battery from getting drained, otherwise it would poll for notifications and be dead when I need it. »
I’ve created some lightweight live departure boards for mobile use, in the same vein as my mobile friendly pragmatic tube status. »
Almost a year ago I built this prototype railway station information kiosk. It was my team’s entry in a train themed hackathon. »
Update: It appears that Google have pushed out at least two new on‑by‑default features since I wrote this (not that long ago). »