Blogs

Come hear me talk about iBeacons at MS Ignite NZ
Come hear me talk about iBeacons at MS Ignite NZ

I’ll be at Microsoft Ignite New Zealand this year talking about iBeacons, and show how to use …

More on Xamarin Studio add-ins
More on Xamarin Studio add-ins

As a follow up to my previous post about creating an add-in for Xamarin Studio I thought I’d …

Creating an add-in for Xamarin Studio
Creating an add-in for Xamarin Studio

All good IDE’s come with a framework for extending them, and Xamarin Studio is no different. …

MvvmCross add-ins for Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
MvvmCross add-ins for Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio

I’ve been using MvvmCross a lot at work and it’s pretty cool. I’ve got a big …

Fixing issues with Multidex on pre-lollipop devices on Windows
Fixing issues with Multidex on pre-lollipop devices on Windows

When building large apps on Android you may end up getting a weird ‘Java has exited with code …

Xamarin Evolve 2016 roundup
Xamarin Evolve 2016 roundup

As part of my work as a mobile developer at EROAD I blogged about my experiences at Xamarin Evolve …

My talk from Xamarin Evolve 2016 is now on YouTube
My talk from Xamarin Evolve 2016 is now on YouTube

My talk from Xamarin Evolve 2016 is now up on YouTube! Contextual awareness is a fast-growing trend …

Building a Xamarin Android app - part 6
Building a Xamarin Android app - part 6

This is the sixth part in the my series about building an Android app using Xamarin.Android. I …

Installing Google Apps in a Marshmallow emulator
Installing Google Apps in a Marshmallow emulator

I’ve been trying to play with the Google Nearby Message API recently as this has capabilities …

Building a Xamarin Android app - part 5
Building a Xamarin Android app - part 5

This is the fifth part in the my series about building an Android app using Xamarin.Android. I …

MVVMLight navigation and AppCompatActivity
MVVMLight navigation and AppCompatActivity

As much as I’m loving MVVMLight it does have some limitations. The one I’ve hit recently …

Building a Xamarin Android app - part 4
Building a Xamarin Android app - part 4

This is the fourth part in the my series about building an Android app using Xamarin.Android. You …