Action Center Toast taming on Windows Phone 8.1
Toast notifications is a powerful tool for sending transient message to the user. The can be invoked from an app, a background agent or from any service on the web through push notifications. Starting […]
View ArticleConfiguring Windows local IIS to use your self signed certificates with your...
I’m now assuming that you read my previous post about how to create self signed certificates for development and it might’ve left you thinking “Yay great! ….But how do I actually use them?”. This […]
View ArticleBenefits with C++ in modern apps
Why would one want to use C++ when developing modern applications for Windows? A lot of developers see C++ as an old, aging, clumsy giant. Why program using C++ when you can be much […] The post...
View ArticleShared XAML and localization in Universal Windows apps
This post will show you how to share XAML and localization in Universal Windows 8.1 apps, with a twist. The extra spice in this example is that we have two versions of the app […] The post Shared XAML...
View ArticleWindows 10 for developers
Wow. The level of innovation and new products that Microsoft showed yesterday with HoloLens, Surface Hub and Windows 10 is rare to get in one event – we are mightily impressed. With Windows 10 […] The...
View ArticleVisual Studio: How to create a solution template with multiple projects
After a while of creating the same solution structure code over and over again for the some kinds of projects I decided to make a template. Making a single project template was easy: you […] The post...
View ArticleDevelop Windows universal apps rapidly with the power of dynamic design time...
Blend and the visual designer in Visual Studio is relying on the content first principle. Therefor will most of the UI Elements be invisible when we data bind them to a ViewModel without data. […] The...
View ArticleCheck in your NuGet packages
NuGet is really nice. It’s almost magical. Just run a simple command and all kinds of packages can get added to your project. Template code files are added. Your web.config is modified in the […] The...
View ArticleHow to verify internet access in Universal Apps
Recently I faced a scenario where I needed to know if the user had internet connection or not. The application is running on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 and is built as a […] The post How to...
View ArticleRecovering from BitLocker bluescreen on Windows 10 Mobile
I just had a nerve wrecking 24h period with a phone that would only boot to a BitLocker recovery screen. I hope my adventures in getting my phone back to normal can help someone […] The post Recovering...
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