ASP.NET Core 1.1 and Visual Studio for Mac
In my last post I covered using Xamarin Studio and VS Code on a Mac. Microsoft had some big announcements at Connect(); // 2016, including re-branding Xamarin »
Getting Started with C# and Cross‑Platform .NET on a Mac
In my last post I covered building a cross-platform mobile game using Xamarin.Forms. The screenshots in that post were from Android but the best thing »
More Experiments with Xamarin.Forms Cross‑Platform App Development in C# and Emoji
In my previous post I introduced a simple mobile game that I made with Xamarin.Forms. That was pretty basic but I have since made an »
Experiments with Xamarin.Forms Cross‑Platform App Development in C#
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 »
Cross-Platform Native Mobile App Development Options
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 »
Understanding Encryption and Key Exchange
I find algorithms very interesting, particularly compression (especially for media) and encryption. However, they can be challenging to explain to a less-technical audience. When it comes »
Do You Accept Cash?
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 »
On iOS 10 and Respecting WiFi Settings
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 »