It is a common practice to host configurations or data files that may change frequently on the web. This post will show you how to use Gist on Github to host such a file.
18
Jun
2019
26
Apr
2019
![How to avoid a distorted Android camera preview with ZXing.Net.Mobile [Updated]](https://msicc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/qr-code-3970681_1280.jpg)
How to avoid a distorted Android camera preview with ZXing.Net.Mobile [Updated]
QR code scanning is a common task a lot of apps are using lately. With ZXing.Net.Mobile, we have a library at hand that makes this pretty easy in our Xamarin applications. This post will show you how to avoid a distorted camera preview when using the library on Android and explains why it might happen.
16
Apr
2019
Crypto and Blockchain projects & tools (April 2019)
There are thousands of blockchain and crypto projects floating around. Some may be the next shooting stars, some may disappear. During the few months I have been active in this space, I found some projects that I watch, follow and contribute to. This post will give you a short overview.
05
Feb
2019
Use NuGets for your common Xamarin (Forms) code (and automate the creation process)
When it comes to cross-platform development, some of you probably have code they use again and again – just like I do. Some time ago, I started to organize these snippets into libraries and pack them as NuGet packages. In this post, I’ll show you how to do the same and automate package creation and (local) distribution.
30
Dec
2018
2018 in review – Focus on Xamarin, RIP UniShare, the rise of crypto and blockchain
2018 was a year with quite a few ups and downs. This post is about what happened – from dying apps to new interests and new projects.
07
Oct
2018
Introducing Coinpaprika and announcing C# API Client
Some of you may have noticed that I am recently diving into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Recently, I stumbled on Coinpaprika. In this post, I tell you what it is and why I made a C# API client for their API.
09
Aug
2018
A faster way to add image assets to your Xamarin.iOS project in Visual Studio 2017
Recently, I was in the situation that I needed to add a bunch of images to a Xamarin.iOS project. In this post, I am going to show you a faster way to add image assets to your Xamarin.iOS project in Visual Studio.
16
Jul
2018
How Steemit changed the way I use traditional social networks
If you have been following me on my social media accounts, you might have seen that am posting a lot of stuff linked to Steemit recently. What is Steemit, you ask? Read on to explore what Steemit is, and how it changed my social media activities.
06
Jul
2018
Xamarin Forms, the MVVMLight Toolkit and I: Command Chaining
In this post, I will show you how to invoke methods within custom or derived controls in MVVM driven Xamarin.Forms apps, using a technique called “Command Chaining”.
28
Jun
2018
Xamarin Forms, the MVVMLight Toolkit and I: migrating the Forms project and MVVMLight to .NET Standard
In this post, we will see how to convert a Xamarin.Forms PCL-project into a .NET Standard project. During that process, we will update MVVMLight to the latest version, plus I’ll show you how to fix common errors during that conversion.
