Day 11: Starting your control panel
+You may not already know but I have an obsession with collecting things, one of which is Funko Pops, as you can see from my website. I'm hoping to complete my LotR collection, but there's a few rare ones left to get.
I've been after a flip-disc setup for quite a while and now there's finally been one released at a reasonable price on Kickstarter - Flip-disc Displays - Arduino Based from Marcin Saj.
+Estimate Github Worth Generator
Meadow Project Lab v3 - .NET IoT prototyping platform by Wilderness Labs
+Some fantastic saxophone related presents for Christmas, can't wait to learn "Concerning Hobbits and all the others". 🎷
On Wednesday the 6th of Sept 2023 I stood on "stage" at the Hainton .NET meetup in Tuspark Newcastle.
+As the mouthpiece that came with the saxophone is just a bog standard one I was advised to upgrade. Back to the shops I go!
Thought as a little momento I'd create a poker chip for each of the players. Gave me an excuse to use the laser engraver again. I found the surround The Noun Project from Anton Gajdosik, the just reused the Rye font from the OBS scene to add some text. A few trial and error prints and got it looking decent. It kept moving about the board so a bit of greentac fixed the problem.
+Whilst working on the tracking of the cards I thought it might be also useful to see certain stats, luckily I don't have to do the calculations myself and have found 2 projects written in C# I can repurpose. The first is PokerOddsPro from @dyh1213 and the other is Poker-Hand-Evaluator from @danielpaz6.
I have a Cardinal Poker Table top that folds in 4 and opens to 35".
+The main idea behind the API is to have an RFID sticker on a playing card, that gets scanned by an RC522 RFID Reader that then calls an endpoint via an ESP8266 (This could also have been an ESP32). A simple first solution is to pass the id and the player number. This then finds the corresponding playing card and copies it to given location. The reason for this is OBS is configured to show these cards in a scene. In the future I might be saving all this information to a local db to track everything to be able to replay the scenarios, but for now this will do.
This is Part 2 of the Poker series, see Recording Poker Games for the initial setup.
+On Wednesday the 6th of Sept 2023 I stood on "stage" at the Hainton .NET meetup in Tuspark Newcastle.
Watching the poker on WPT I thought wouldn't it be cool if I could have the same setup at my home games? Where would I even begin?
+Thought as a little momento I'd create a poker chip for each of the players. Gave me an excuse to use the laser engraver again. I found the surround The Noun Project from Anton Gajdosik, the just reused the Rye font from the OBS scene to add some text. A few trial and error prints and got it looking decent. It kept moving about the board so a bit of greentac fixed the problem.
In this article I will run through setting up the awesome DependencyCheck from Jeremy Long for a .NET application.
+I have a Cardinal Poker Table top that folds in 4 and opens to 35".
Finally got along to a Serverless North East Meetup and what a great one to be at.
+This is Part 2 of the Poker series, see Recording Poker Games for the initial setup.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Networking training 🎉!
+Watching the poker on WPT I thought wouldn't it be cool if I could have the same setup at my home games? Where would I even begin?
I use the learn-preview VSCode extension to show markdown in a side by side fashion.
+In this article I will run through setting up the awesome DependencyCheck from Jeremy Long for a .NET application.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Security training 🎉!
+Finally got along to a Serverless North East Meetup and what a great one to be at.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest training 🎉, all 6 sections are now complete!
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Networking training 🎉!
In Part 1 I ran through what an API Specification is, showed the underlying JSON (or YAML) and how it looked as a Swagger website. -In this presentation I showed you how to interrogate and visualise your data with a tool called Postman, how to annotate your code with a Kotlin example (LEGO API Demo) and discussed the Editor and Generator for helping with the API.
+I use the learn-preview VSCode extension to show markdown in a side by side fashion.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Machine Learnings training 🎉!
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Security training 🎉!
In another project (Symantec Connect Articles) I've got a Table of Contents (toc) for many sets of Articles. This can sometimes be a lot of information and is duplicated in each article, at the top and bottom. This isn't ideal if I need to update anything.
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest training 🎉, all 6 sections are now complete!
This week I had the absolute pleasure of going to LeadDev London 2023 thanks to my employer Opencast.
+In Part 1 I ran through what an API Specification is, showed the underlying JSON (or YAML) and how it looked as a Swagger website. +In this presentation I showed you how to interrogate and visualise your data with a tool called Postman, how to annotate your code with a Kotlin example (LEGO API Demo) and discussed the Editor and Generator for helping with the API.
With the help of some friends we've build a Blazor WASM site that can compile C# in the browser.
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Machine Learnings training 🎉!
Having worked with a Dashing / Smashing meant having to setup 💎 Ruby, as this isn't a language I'm not familiar with there was a little bit of a barrier to entry. I've used in the past with some iOS projects but only in little bursts.
+In another project (Symantec Connect Articles) I've got a Table of Contents (toc) for many sets of Articles. This can sometimes be a lot of information and is duplicated in each article, at the top and bottom. This isn't ideal if I need to update anything.
I've put all my Symantec Connect Articles into a Blog - Symantec Connect Articles.
+This week I had the absolute pleasure of going to LeadDev London 2023 thanks to my employer Opencast.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Data Analytics training 🎉!
+With the help of some friends we've build a Blazor WASM site that can compile C# in the browser.
Create a new banner image.
+Having worked with a Dashing / Smashing meant having to setup 💎 Ruby, as this isn't a language I'm not familiar with there was a little bit of a barrier to entry. I've used in the past with some iOS projects but only in little bursts.
I work in cross discipline teams and the Product Delivery members keep us Developers on track, writing up User Stories, managing our ceremonies etc. We often talk a lot about APIs and it's prob not something they are interested in :p. -This talk was to demystify a swagger spec, break it down into what it is, what it does, and how we use them in our day to day jobs.
+I've put all my Symantec Connect Articles into a Blog - Symantec Connect Articles.
dotnet build /tl
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Data Analytics training 🎉!
A couple of weeks ago I finally decided to migrate my Blog to Statiq Web.
+Create a new banner image.
What's the best way to allow commenting on your blog? What better way than to have it contained in the system the blog lives in, GitHub. I've seen other solutions in the past which used GitHub Issues but this doesn't seem the right place for it.
+I work in cross discipline teams and the Product Delivery members keep us Developers on track, writing up User Stories, managing our ceremonies etc. We often talk a lot about APIs and it's prob not something they are interested in :p. +This talk was to demystify a swagger spec, break it down into what it is, what it does, and how we use them in our day to day jobs.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Solutions Architect training 🎉!
+A couple of weeks ago I finally decided to migrate my Blog to Statiq Web.
Today I passed the Certified in Cybersecurity℠ - CC exam 🎉!
+What's the best way to allow commenting on your blog? What better way than to have it contained in the system the blog lives in, GitHub. I've seen other solutions in the past which used GitHub Issues but this doesn't seem the right place for it.
It's been about a month and I'm really enjoying learning to play. Let's stock up on some peripherals.
+Add a file _scripts.cshtml
To follow on from my Markdown talk I gave one on Static Site Generators. Since these normally use Markdown it made sense to have that as a pre-req. Again this was for the UCD Community at work, although all communities were welcome.
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Solutions Architect training 🎉!
Day 6: Time to fix the battery
+Today I passed the Certified in Cybersecurity℠ - CC exam 🎉!
Details
+Day 11: Starting your control panel
Day 10: Creative Day #2
+I've been after a flip-disc setup for quite a while and now there's finally been one released at a reasonable price on Kickstarter - Flip-disc Displays - Arduino Based from Marcin Saj.
Meadow Project Lab v3 - .NET IoT prototyping platform by Wilderness Labs
Day 5: Creative Day #1
+It's been about a month and I'm really enjoying learning to play. Let's stock up on some peripherals.
Today I passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam 🎉!
+To follow on from my Markdown talk I gave one on Static Site Generators. Since these normally use Markdown it made sense to have that as a pre-req. Again this was for the UCD Community at work, although all communities were welcome.
Work offer the opportunity to present within our Communities. One I chose to do was markdown to our UCD community.
+Day 6: Time to fix the battery
Today I had my first lesson 🎷.
+Day 5: Creative Day #1
Day 4: I’m worried about your battery levels
+Today I passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam 🎉!
Without even finishing 30 Days Lost in Space I went ahead and bought Adventure Kit 2 - AI Apocalypse. This has even more hardware devices!
+Work offer the opportunity to present within our Communities. One I chose to do was markdown to our UCD community.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud QuestServerless Developer training 🎉!
+Today I had my first lesson 🎷.
Day 3: I’m worried about your battery levels
+Day 4: I’m worried about your battery levels
In this article I'll show how to deploy the GOV.UK Tech Docs Template to GitHub Pages.
+Without even finishing 30 Days Lost in Space I went ahead and bought Adventure Kit 2 - AI Apocalypse. This has even more hardware devices!
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Cloud Practitioner training 🎉!
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud QuestServerless Developer training 🎉!
All your contributions in one image!
+Day 3: I’m worried about your battery levels
Day 2: It’s really dark in here…
+In this article I'll show how to deploy the GOV.UK Tech Docs Template to GitHub Pages.
In the first day I learned how to make the Hero board blink. It's nice to get visual feedback of something working.
+Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Cloud Practitioner training 🎉!
Having worked with some arduino stuff after watching Frank's streams on Twitch (see Build Light), I'd been talking to a mate who said he'd bought the following for his son. What better way to get a good broad understand of a number of items but to get a whole kit trying out various pieces of hardware.
+All your contributions in one image!
AoC 2022, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
+Day 2: It’s really dark in here…
What else should you do to cure bordem but buy a 3D Printer. I have so many ideas for this, lets see how many I can do...
+In the first day I learned how to make the Hero board blink. It's nice to get visual feedback of something working.
Really gotten into the swing of things with AoC, instead of finishing AoC 2021 I've jumped into trying 2015. I'll hopefully at least do a few on each year. Just need to find the time. C# again! Building up a nice library of helper functions.
+Having worked with some arduino stuff after watching Frank's streams on Twitch (see Build Light), I'd been talking to a mate who said he'd bought the following for his son. What better way to get a good broad understand of a number of items but to get a whole kit trying out various pieces of hardware.
How to get a list of branches from a current repo.
+AoC 2022, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
The actions/github-script has an option to send a request, that is already authenticated with the GitHub API.
+What else should you do to cure bordem but buy a 3D Printer. I have so many ideas for this, lets see how many I can do...
As with Spotify Wrapped there's also a Twitch Recap, here's mine for 2021:
+Really gotten into the swing of things with AoC, instead of finishing AoC 2021 I've jumped into trying 2015. I'll hopefully at least do a few on each year. Just need to find the time. C# again! Building up a nice library of helper functions.
This is my first year of AoC, 2021. Can't believe I've never done this before.
+How to get a list of branches from a current repo.
Have you ever needed to add a comment to your PR after your Jobs(s) have completed?
+The actions/github-script has an option to send a request, that is already authenticated with the GitHub API.
Welcome to my new Blog!
+As with Spotify Wrapped there's also a Twitch Recap, here's mine for 2021:
I bought a Laser Engraver, to maybe create some counters for Catan etc. I was lucky to get it for so cheap as it went up in price over night!
+This is my first year of AoC, 2021. Can't believe I've never done this before.
Got an image from you iPhone?
+Have you ever needed to add a comment to your PR after your Jobs(s) have completed?
After watching a Frank Krueger Twitch stream I bought some more electronics. This time a Dot Matrix Module to display some cool information. I also bought an ESP8266 for the brains of it, and some mini breadboards to add to the collection of kit.
+Welcome to my new Blog!
In this post I'll run through converting a md file to a PDF using Pandoc and GitHub Actions.
I bought a Laser Engraver, to maybe create some counters for Catan etc. I was lucky to get it for so cheap as it went up in price over night!
In a previous post I discussed the StreamDeck and adding docs to the .NET toolkit.
+Got an image from you iPhone?
To add to my increasing collection of Utility apps I've decided to produce a Blazor version.
+After watching a Frank Krueger Twitch stream I bought some more electronics. This time a Dot Matrix Module to display some cool information. I also bought an ESP8266 for the brains of it, and some mini breadboards to add to the collection of kit.
In a previous post I discussed starting to create a Visual Studio Extension for BuildLight.
+In this post I'll run through converting a md file to a PDF using Pandoc and GitHub Actions.
Day 9: A better way to do things
+Details
Day 8: Adding some color to this dark place
+Day 10: Creative Day #2
Day 7: We still need to keep an eye on this
+
The Xamarin CommunityToolkit is a reboot of an old set of helpful additions to Xamarin for example
+In a previous post I discussed the StreamDeck and adding docs to the .NET toolkit.
Visual Studio Extensions are a fantastic way to add extra functionality to the IDE.
+To add to my increasing collection of Utility apps I've decided to produce a Blazor version.
I've finally jumped on the Twitch Streaming bandwagon.
+In a previous post I discussed starting to create a Visual Studio Extension for BuildLight.
Build Light is a way to display your IDE's build status using RGB LEDs and IoT devices!
+The Xamarin CommunityToolkit is a reboot of an old set of helpful additions to Xamarin for example
The Stream Deck is an awesome gadget to use whilst streaming. It allows you to configure buttons to perform any number of actions. This could be changing scene whilst streaming, playing some sounds, opening an app, running a set of actions, the list is endless.
+Visual Studio Extensions are a fantastic way to add extra functionality to the IDE.
There are a number of options to build static sites these days.
+I've finally jumped on the Twitch Streaming bandwagon.
Build Light is a way to display your IDE's build status using RGB LEDs and IoT devices!
As a .NET developer you probably use NuGet everyday, or something from it.
+The Stream Deck is an awesome gadget to use whilst streaming. It allows you to configure buttons to perform any number of actions. This could be changing scene whilst streaming, playing some sounds, opening an app, running a set of actions, the list is endless.
In a previous post I explained how to create a Private NuGet Feed.
+There are a number of options to build static sites these days.
Whilst in the #mfractor channel of the xamarinchat slack I offered some help to add/update the documentation for MFractor.
+When I knew I wanted to blog again I had to decide where, and how, I've rolled my own, I've used Wordpress but now as I love using markdown, and GitHub has the ability to host webpages it made sense to use those.
+As a .NET developer you probably use NuGet everyday, or something from it.
Welcome to my new Blog!
+In a previous post I explained how to create a Private NuGet Feed.
DevHub North - January Meet-up
+Whilst in the #mfractor channel of the xamarinchat slack I offered some help to add/update the documentation for MFractor.
After 6 years and 23 weeks I've hit 100 solutions from 1,028 comments.
+When I knew I wanted to blog again I had to decide where, and how, I've rolled my own, I've used Wordpress but now as I love using markdown, and GitHub has the ability to host webpages it made sense to use those.
📅 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · 6 - 8pm BST
+Welcome to my new Blog!
📅 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · 6 - 8pm GMT
+DevHub North - January Meet-up
So I've been learning MapKit this week.
+After 6 years and 23 weeks I've hit 100 solutions from 1,028 comments.
XMPPFramework
+📅 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · 6 - 8pm BST
On the app I'm currently working on I've got a messaging portion.
+📅 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · 6 - 8pm GMT
An Evening Of Tech Talks
+On the app I'm currently working on I've got a messaging portion.
I want to add an image and text to a BarButtonItem but can't in IB.
+599CD
https://stackoverflow.com/a/22621613/2895831
+Xamarin
I want a today Widget to show pollen count.
+An Evening Of Tech Talks
iCarousel
+I want to add an image and text to a BarButtonItem but can't in IB.
My local cinema is Awesome!
+Custom UIAlertController in Objc
+I want a today Widget to show pollen count.
XLForm is the most flexible and powerful iOS library to create dynamic table-view forms. The goal of the library is to get the same power of hand-made forms but spending 1/10 of the time.
+iCarousel
Changing the colour of a UISwitch control.
+My local cinema is Awesome!
After seeing a post about GitHub Universe 2023 badges I did some research and found a GitHub discussion and a repo badger2040 which led me to Pimoroni which of course meant I was buying my own!
+Day 9: A better way to do things
Can't remember is they did one for 2022, but here's 2023:
+Day 8: Adding some color to this dark place
My twin got me an LED Digital Roulette Wheel Electronic Kit for my birthday 🥳. I'll add it to my backlog of tinkering...
+Day 7: We still need to keep an eye on this
POSTMAN
+Custom UIAlertController in Objc
I've been running through the excellent tutorials from NSScreencast (@NSScreencast) on using the swift package manager.
+XLForm is the most flexible and powerful iOS library to create dynamic table-view forms. The goal of the library is to get the same power of hand-made forms but spending 1/10 of the time.
Google Maps iOS SDK
+Changing the colour of a UISwitch control.
Release it!
+I've been running through the excellent tutorials from NSScreencast (@NSScreencast) on using the swift package manager.
I created a post to motivate me to get things done.
+Google Maps iOS SDK
Using Delegates with Navigation Controllers
+Info.plist
So there's an updated TVML Catalog sample code project out.
+Release it!
I'm currently creating a game Movem, and I wanted to add some Game Center achievements. I'd done this before in another app I'm making for Kernowland Quizzes (still in development). There are only a couple of achievements there so wasn't much hassle to create them manually but here I want 1 for each of the 50 levels. This would be a big pain to do.
+I created a post to motivate me to get things done.
I've made some progress on my movem game
+Using Delegates with Navigation Controllers
I've been working a little more on my Movem port, and there are over 50 levels, so I thought I'd make a level editor, one to speed up creating the levels, one because it's flipped using the code from boxxle and two because I could then create my own levels.
+So there's an updated TVML Catalog sample code project out.
So I found an implementation of an iOS Sokoban game
+I'm currently creating a game Movem, and I wanted to add some Game Center achievements. I'd done this before in another app I'm making for Kernowland Quizzes (still in development). There are only a couple of achievements there so wasn't much hassle to create them manually but here I want 1 for each of the 50 levels. This would be a big pain to do.
Signed up for the Public beta, shouldn't it be this easy for devs or am I just being lazy?
+I've made some progress on my movem game
I've been looking into CloudKit today and it looks really good.
+I've been working a little more on my Movem port, and there are over 50 levels, so I thought I'd make a level editor, one to speed up creating the levels, one because it's flipped using the code from boxxle and two because I could then create my own levels.
Thought it would be worth setting some goals for the year, then look back next year.
+So I found an implementation of an iOS Sokoban game
Making good progress on the quiz app. Got total score saving, generatea PDF, email option. Got the buttons to sort now.
+Signed up for the Public beta, shouldn't it be this easy for devs or am I just being lazy?
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
+I've been looking into CloudKit today and it looks really good.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33291394/xcode-7-1-not-authorized-to-use-this-service-error
+Thought it would be worth setting some goals for the year, then look back next year.
If you download and open the Readme.md of the TVML Catalog
+Making good progress on the quiz app. Got total score saving, generatea PDF, email option. Got the buttons to sort now.
Thought I'd list some tvOS links as and when I find them.
+The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
So I'd like to play a Video in an Apple TV App.
+http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33291394/xcode-7-1-not-authorized-to-use-this-service-error
ACEView https://github.com/faceleg/ACEView
+If you download and open the Readme.md of the TVML Catalog
I've released my first Mac App today, Utility is a helper app to help in day to day tasks.
+Thought I'd list some tvOS links as and when I find them.
So I found that Marvel have an API.
+So I'd like to play a Video in an Apple TV App.
Want to select more than one row in a TableView?
+Need to copy a value to the Pasteboard?
+I've released my first Mac App today, Utility is a helper app to help in day to day tasks.
I'm working on an app and using https://fastlane.tools and using snapshot and frameit and wanted to use the annotation with keyword colours.
+So I found that Marvel have an API.
I needed to batch rename some files
+Want to select more than one row in a TableView?
https://github.com/danielgindi/ios-charts/blob/master/README.md
+Need to copy a value to the Pasteboard?
Reading Chapter 7 - KVC/KVO of Cocoa Programming
+I'm working on an app and using https://fastlane.tools and using snapshot and frameit and wanted to use the annotation with keyword colours.
AoC 2023, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
+After seeing a post about GitHub Universe 2023 badges I did some research and found a GitHub discussion and a repo badger2040 which led me to Pimoroni which of course meant I was buying my own!
Home page for all the AoCs.
+Can't remember is they did one for 2022, but here's 2023:
Today I completed my first Parkrun in Whitley Bay!
+My twin got me an LED Digital Roulette Wheel Electronic Kit for my birthday 🥳. I'll add it to my backlog of tinkering...
I'd like to add a Settings section to my app to show Licenses and other info.
+https://github.com/danielgindi/ios-charts/blob/master/README.md
So I've started some Mac Dev and I'm looking for useful sites but there aren't many out there.
+Reading Chapter 7 - KVC/KVO of Cocoa Programming
I've been researching adding a done button to a NumPad and keep getting the same error:
+I'd like to add a Settings section to my app to show Licenses and other info.
Order By Date
+So I've started some Mac Dev and I'm looking for useful sites but there aren't many out there.
I've been looking round for some tutorials on how to group data in sections.
+Useful ways to get data out of FMDB.
General - Targets
+I've been researching adding a done button to a NumPad and keep getting the same error:
[gist 6e306d13653113d8fcc6 /]
+I've been looking round for some tutorials on how to group data in sections.
I'm using FMDB and CHCSVParser.
+General - Targets
So I'm finally writing my Bowling Scores app. I'm using FMDB.
+Add the value to a PList
So I'm creating an app which I wanted different themes for the Table View. I've created two Prototype Cells and given them different CellIdentifiers. This is then stored in a plist of DefaultPreferences.
+[gist 6e306d13653113d8fcc6 /]
Check you AndroidManifest.xml has the correct name in the Activity
+I'm using FMDB and CHCSVParser.
Hold down Alt when dragging into the 'drawable_#_' folder
+So I'm finally writing my Bowling Scores app. I'm using FMDB.
I'm programatically creating buttons and I'm using an image as a background, I'm no designer and got a bit bored of making a new one for each button, I've not even got to the different sizes yet, so thought why not use a gradient.
+So I'm creating an app which I wanted different themes for the Table View. I've created two Prototype Cells and given them different CellIdentifiers. This is then stored in a plist of DefaultPreferences.
In Android Studio
+Check you AndroidManifest.xml has the correct name in the Activity
Set an app wide font [[UILabel appearance] setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"YourFontName" size:17.0]];
Hold down Alt when dragging into the 'drawable_#_' folder
Wanted to add the Pull To Refresh capability.
+I'm programatically creating buttons and I'm using an image as a background, I'm no designer and got a bit bored of making a new one for each button, I've not even got to the different sizes yet, so thought why not use a gradient.
Refactor didn't change it everywhere.
+Set an app wide font [[UILabel appearance] setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"YourFontName" size:17.0]];
I've wanted to add Preferences Screen to my app.
+Wanted to add the Pull To Refresh capability.
So I've implemented a Custom URL Scheme in iOS and want to do the same in Android.
+Build
http://www.lewuathe.com/blog/2014/02/21/use-javascriptinterface-on-android/
+Refactor didn't change it everywhere.
Add the Image to src/res/drawable
+I've wanted to add Preferences Screen to my app.
Spent some time trying to integrate Zxing into my app and couldn't get the Activity to work.
+So I've implemented a Custom URL Scheme in iOS and want to do the same in Android.
How to dismiss a keyboard on a button click
+http://www.lewuathe.com/blog/2014/02/21/use-javascriptinterface-on-android/
I have added Barcode scanning into my app but after I have scanned it returns to my Activity and reloads the page.
+Add the Image to src/res/drawable
So I've got a load of images for a font from a game.
+Spent some time trying to integrate Zxing into my app and couldn't get the Activity to work.
So Cartoon Smart have released another Tutorial, this time on how to make a Maze Game with Swift and Sprite Kit.
+How to dismiss a keyboard on a button click
As with everything I do, I add documentation. The first thing I like to do is generate the API documentation for any code I've written. With the Arduino code (C++) I'm using Doxygen
+AoC 2023, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
This year I participated in Hacktoberfest 2023. I worked on some documentation issues for Wilderness Labs. These are usually the last things people help out with, as most people don't like to do documentation, is that a fair thing to say?
+Home page for all the AoCs.
This evening I went along to my first in person ISC2 North East England Chapter meetup. It was their 10th Anniversary Event which and a rebrand from (ISC)² to ISC2 meant new swag, who doesn't want a pin badge, pen and cap?
+Today I completed my first Parkrun in Whitley Bay!
I'm replicating an app from iOS in Android
+I have added Barcode scanning into my app but after I have scanned it returns to my Activity and reloads the page.
Needed to download Android Studio at work work and it didn't work.
+So I've got a load of images for a font from a game.
Using your own plist with NSUserDefaults
+So Cartoon Smart have released another Tutorial, this time on how to make a Maze Game with Swift and Sprite Kit.
An app I'm working on needed a custom URL Scheme, I found a simple tutorial at:
+I'm replicating an app from iOS in Android
Released my first Dizzy Pebble Watchface today.
+Needed to download Android Studio at work work and it didn't work.
Cmd-⌥-Enter opens Assistant Editor
+Using your own plist with NSUserDefaults
I recently came across a post on the Panic Blog about a Clock In/Out System using iBeacons, iPhones etc.
+An app I'm working on needed a custom URL Scheme, I found a simple tutorial at:
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
+Released my first Dizzy Pebble Watchface today.
Finally got my passbook to work,
+Cmd-⌥-Enter opens Assistant Editor
I'm working through a chapter of iOS8 By Tutorials on iBooks on the iPad and it auto dims after a couple of minutes. Rather annoying.
+I recently came across a post on the Panic Blog about a Clock In/Out System using iBeacons, iPhones etc.
Finally managed to get a POST to work in my iOS app.
+The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
When writing glossary items for http://www.599cd.com I've been producing my own Function Engine as a image (in word, cough) and loading it.
+Finally got my passbook to work,
Where has the Empty Application Template gone in Xcode?
+I'm working through a chapter of iOS8 By Tutorials on iBooks on the iPad and it auto dims after a couple of minutes. Rather annoying.
I used the following tutorial to get an email to send in the app.
+Finally managed to get a POST to work in my iOS app.
http://www.appcoda.com/customize-navigation-status-bar-ios-7/
+When writing glossary items for http://www.599cd.com I've been producing my own Function Engine as a image (in word, cough) and loading it.
xLabel.text = [STRING stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
Where has the Empty Application Template gone in Xcode?
Vimeo API
+I used the following tutorial to get an email to send in the app.
Had an issue where I created a brand new app in Xcode 6. It uses a story board with a tab bar set up. Whenever I ran it on my phone it wasn't going full screen.
+http://www.appcoda.com/customize-navigation-status-bar-ios-7/
So I've started parsing the YouTube feed of uploads for a User, the User being Uplugged.
+xLabel.text = [STRING stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
Get the first Element of a Dictionary:
+Had an issue where I created a brand new app in Xcode 6. It uses a story board with a tab bar set up. Whenever I ran it on my phone it wasn't going full screen.
Parse time from seconds to hours:minutes:seconds
+So I've started parsing the YouTube feed of uploads for a User, the User being Uplugged.
Team Treehouse give you badges for completing courses. They show you them on your profile: http://teamtreehouse.com/alexthedley 
SetDateFormat
Make a Label Bold or Italic
+Get the first Element of a Dictionary:
http://iosameer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/checking-internet-connection-in-ios-apps.html
+Parse time from seconds to hours:minutes:seconds
I always here songs and TV shows and for one reason or another can't shazam it, sometimes find them online.
+Team Treehouse give you badges for completing courses. They show you them on your profile: http://teamtreehouse.com/alexthedley
This month, Jose Marcelino will be showing you how to control your lights at home with iOS8 and the new HomeKit, as well as how to use Healthkit with bluetooth scales!
+Make a Label Bold or Italic
📅 Tue, 5 Aug 2014 18:30 - 20:30 BST
+http://iosameer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/checking-internet-connection-in-ios-apps.html
RegExRX -£2.99
+I always here songs and TV shows and for one reason or another can't shazam it, sometimes find them online.
Book
+This month, Jose Marcelino will be showing you how to control your lights at home with iOS8 and the new HomeKit, as well as how to use Healthkit with bluetooth scales!
Another community talk at work, this time for the Software Delivery Community. We are starting a series to run through a few of the providers like GitHub and GitLab. I did a very beginner one, looking to expand in the future and hopefully show one of the GitHub Actions I've built.
+As with everything I do, I add documentation. The first thing I like to do is generate the API documentation for any code I've written. With the Arduino code (C++) I'm using Doxygen
Aside to the API the ultimate goal would be to have a website that I can use to track the game information and visualise it, alongside the OBS scene. I've made a start on replicating the scene but as a webpage.
+This year I participated in Hacktoberfest 2023. I worked on some documentation issues for Wilderness Labs. These are usually the last things people help out with, as most people don't like to do documentation, is that a fair thing to say?
Today I passed the Linux Foundation Green Software for Practitioners (LFC131) exam 🎉!
+This evening I went along to my first in person ISC2 North East England Chapter meetup. It was their 10th Anniversary Event which and a rebrand from (ISC)² to ISC2 meant new swag, who doesn't want a pin badge, pen and cap?
I found a tweet about a Standford Mac Dev course.
+📅 Tue, 5 Aug 2014 18:30 - 20:30 BST
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
+RegExRX +£2.99
I've got some video files I needed to add some meta data to and needed a quick and easy way to do it.
+Book
As you do while eating with your mates you have an idea for an app.
+The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/
+I've got some video files I needed to add some meta data to and needed a quick and easy way to do it.
So I need to test for an internet connection to make sure that I can download the JSON file with all the Film Reviews in it.
+As you do while eating with your mates you have an idea for an app.
I've added a new section for VB.NET on the Tips section of 599CD on my site.
+So I've added a toolbar.
+I'm needing a logo/icon for my site.
A while back when there was an official group on fb for Treehouse I started a doc to compile useful links for iOS dev.
+So I need to test for an internet connection to make sure that I can download the JSON file with all the Film Reviews in it.
So I've been working on it a little more tonight,
+I've added a new section for VB.NET on the Tips section of 599CD on my site.
So I'm slowing converting an App from the Treehouse tutorial
+So I've added a toolbar.
So Google Reader is going on the 1st of July. What are the alternatives?
+A while back when there was an official group on fb for Treehouse I started a doc to compile useful links for iOS dev.
http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/
+So I've been working on it a little more tonight,
Starting to use Safari more and need some extensions I'm used to in Chrome.
+So I'm slowing converting an App from the Treehouse tutorial
Battle Royale Series 7
+So Google Reader is going on the 1st of July. What are the alternatives?
iPhone Game Programming Series: Blackjack – Part 1: The Deck http://www.icodeblog.com/2010/09/09/iphone-game-programming-series-blackjack-part-1-the-deck/
+I've created a new section on my site to document my Bowling scores. I've started to make it look like the screens at the bowling alley, clearly not a designer :p
+Starting to use Safari more and need some extensions I'm used to in Chrome.
Just finished Part 1 of the Core Controls in Mac OS X from Ray Wenderlich's site, looking decent already.
+Battle Royale Series 7
The Snap game from RayWenderlich.com and Matthijs Hollemans is finally out and it's amazing.
+iPhone Game Programming Series: Blackjack – Part 1: The Deck http://www.icodeblog.com/2010/09/09/iphone-game-programming-series-blackjack-part-1-the-deck/
Just found http://gitimmersion.com/
+I've created a new section on my site to document my Bowling scores. I've started to make it look like the screens at the bowling alley, clearly not a designer :p
Just finished Part 1 of the Core Controls in Mac OS X from Ray Wenderlich's site, looking decent already.
Just been surfing the net and came across this handy little tool, fTerminal, for opening the finder window in the terminal
+The Snap game from RayWenderlich.com and Matthijs Hollemans is finally out and it's amazing.
Had this book for a number of months and only just got round to starting it.
+Just found http://gitimmersion.com/
Started "iOS Apprentice Tutorial 4: StoreSearch" from RayWenderlich.com by Matthijs Hollemans
+
Finally started the iOS5 by tutorials book from the great collection of teachers on http://www.raywenderlich.com/
+Just been surfing the net and came across this handy little tool, fTerminal, for opening the finder window in the terminal
Not to sure about the name but I'm really liking the new features especially Messages
+Had this book for a number of months and only just got round to starting it.
So I recently bought the iOS Apprentice series from Ray Wenderlich's Store.
+Started "iOS Apprentice Tutorial 4: StoreSearch" from RayWenderlich.com by Matthijs Hollemans
Anyone else getting this?
+Finally started the iOS5 by tutorials book from the great collection of teachers on http://www.raywenderlich.com/
It's been a few months so I've updated my music collection.
+Another community talk at work, this time for the Software Delivery Community. We are starting a series to run through a few of the providers like GitHub and GitLab. I did a very beginner one, looking to expand in the future and hopefully show one of the GitHub Actions I've built.
In this article I'll show you how to setup and configure GitHub Actions to work with an OCaml Library.
+Aside to the API the ultimate goal would be to have a website that I can use to track the game information and visualise it, alongside the OBS scene. I've made a start on replicating the scene but as a webpage.
-
Today I passed the Linux Foundation Green Software for Practitioners (LFC131) exam 🎉!
Just had my first app published on the App Store
+Not to sure about the name but I'm really liking the new features especially Messages
So I was just playing about with my iPhone last night and was checking my calendar, I'd turned the phone landscape for whatever reason and the view changed to:
+So I recently bought the iOS Apprentice series from Ray Wenderlich's Store.
So I'm continuing the Saving and Loading data of the RW tutorials.
+Anyone else getting this?
So I've finished the first set of tutorials on http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials and it's making sense which is always good.
+Just had my first app published on the App Store
So I've been hard at work again today going through a some iOS tutorials.
+So I was just playing about with my iPhone last night and was checking my calendar, I'd turned the phone landscape for whatever reason and the view changed to:
So I've spent some of the day integrating the iTunes File Sharing and then how to Import/Export that File, also adding that option through an email.
+So I'm continuing the Saving and Loading data of the RW tutorials.
So the next chapter in the tutorials by Ray Wenderlich has taught me how to save data to the device so it will be shown next time I open the app.
+So I've finished the first set of tutorials on http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials and it's making sense which is always good.
So that's part 3 completed.
+So I've been hard at work again today going through a some iOS tutorials.
Completed Part 2/3 of the Scary Bugs tutorial.
+So I've spent some of the day integrating the iTunes File Sharing and then how to Import/Export that File, also adding that option through an email.
Just finished the first tutorial on Ray Wenderlich's excellent website.
+So the next chapter in the tutorials by Ray Wenderlich has taught me how to save data to the device so it will be shown next time I open the app.
So I finished Chapter 7 yesterday, this one was working with the web browser control (UIWebView), checking for connectivity, sending Email and then getting data from the Internet.
+So that's part 3 completed.
So I'm up to chapter five and decided to use my new purchase of Screenflow to record what I've produced.
+Completed Part 2/3 of the Scary Bugs tutorial.
So I was working through a chapter and needed to add a Framework to the project. The book is using XCode 3.2 so the directions weren't up to date. I couldn't find how to do it that quickly, maybe I wasn't using the correct search terms, anyway I decided to create a video on how to do it so here it is ...
+Just finished the first tutorial on Ray Wenderlich's excellent website.
I'm going through a book called 'Learning iPhone Programming' by Alasdair Allan.
+So I finished Chapter 7 yesterday, this one was working with the web browser control (UIWebView), checking for connectivity, sending Email and then getting data from the Internet.
So I was listening to Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 today and he was playing a few songs from For Orchestra by Walt Ribeiro. Some cool orchestral versions of songs you might know.
+So I'm up to chapter five and decided to use my new purchase of Screenflow to record what I've produced.
I love Instagram :) I need to take more photos tho, just be more creative.
+So I was working through a chapter and needed to add a Framework to the project. The book is using XCode 3.2 so the directions weren't up to date. I couldn't find how to do it that quickly, maybe I wasn't using the correct search terms, anyway I decided to create a video on how to do it so here it is ...
So I've added a theme switcher to the syntax highlighting on the 599 pages and maybe other coding pages later, took a theme switcher I'd used from a magazine tutorial from a while back. Need to style it so it looks better but its functional.
+I'm going through a book called 'Learning iPhone Programming' by Alasdair Allan.
I've started making more tutorials and putting them up on here. I was using a crude method of divs and classes to highlight different code which looked ok but I'd seen it looks much better on other sites so I went looking and found Syntax Highlighter which does an amazing job. I've used it on My Twitter integration tutorial locally and a quick hosted demo. I think it makes the page look a lot better. I'm gonna add it to my 599CD Classroom, hopefully in the next couple of days.
+So I was listening to Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 today and he was playing a few songs from For Orchestra by Walt Ribeiro. Some cool orchestral versions of songs you might know.
Just added a new page with the Web Projects I'm working on, should be an expanding list :)
+I love Instagram :) I need to take more photos tho, just be more creative.
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted." - Hesketh Pearson
+So I've added a theme switcher to the syntax highlighting on the 599 pages and maybe other coding pages later, took a theme switcher I'd used from a magazine tutorial from a while back. Need to style it so it looks better but its functional.
Just seen a video by Think Vitamin and they showed a cool example of the border-radius and transitions (Only in Chrome or Safari) Also cool text Check this out in Safari!
+I've started making more tutorials and putting them up on here. I was using a crude method of divs and classes to highlight different code which looked ok but I'd seen it looks much better on other sites so I went looking and found Syntax Highlighter which does an amazing job. I've used it on My Twitter integration tutorial locally and a quick hosted demo. I think it makes the page look a lot better. I'm gonna add it to my 599CD Classroom, hopefully in the next couple of days.
I've added RSS Feeds for this blog, the Music list and the film list They are all separate so you add only the ones you wish, if you want to.
+Just added a new page with the Web Projects I'm working on, should be an expanding list :)
Hi All, I've decided to start a blog, yes I could have added one by another company but thought I’d create my own for training/learning principles etc.
+Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted." - Hesketh Pearson
+Just seen a video by Think Vitamin and they showed a cool example of the border-radius and transitions (Only in Chrome or Safari) Also cool text Check this out in Safari!
I've added RSS Feeds for this blog, the Music list and the film list They are all separate so you add only the ones you wish, if you want to.
+Hi All, I've decided to start a blog, yes I could have added one by another company but thought I’d create my own for training/learning principles etc.
+As the mouthpiece that came with the saxophone is just a bog standard one I was advised to upgrade. Back to the shops I go!
+It's been a few months so I've updated my music collection.
Whilst working on the tracking of the cards I thought it might be also useful to see certain stats, luckily I don't have to do the calculations myself and have found 2 projects written in C# I can repurpose. The first is PokerOddsPro from @dyh1213 and the other is Poker-Hand-Evaluator from @danielpaz6.
+In this article I'll show you how to setup and configure GitHub Actions to work with an OCaml Library.
The main idea behind the API is to have an RFID sticker on a playing card, that gets scanned by an RC522 RFID Reader that then calls an endpoint via an ESP8266 (This could also have been an ESP32). A simple first solution is to pass the id and the player number. This then finds the corresponding playing card and copies it to given location. The reason for this is OBS is configured to show these cards in a scene. In the future I might be saving all this information to a local db to track everything to be able to replay the scenarios, but for now this will do.
+
+
You may not already know but I have an obsession with collecting things, one of which is Funko Pops, as you can see from my website. I'm hoping to complete my LotR collection, but there's a few rare ones left to get.
+Whilst on X (Twitter) I saw a post showing people making themselves using Microsoft Designer using the following prompt:
+ +I ameneded this a little to
+++Funko figure of a male, smiling, called Alex Hedley, wearing a oxford shirt, blue jeans and chelsea boots with a red sole, short brown hair and slight ginger beard, with glasses. The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition red and black Funko box with Wizard text sticker and a single number 8, allowing visibility of the figure, typography, 3D render. white background
+
and after a few re-generates I came to the following:
+
Even with a jazzy shirt!
+I now need to find someone to actually make it.
+How about you try your own?!
+https://github.com/
+Page 10
-POSTMAN
Day 10: Creative Day #2
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33291394/xcode-7-1-not-authorized-to-use-this-service-error
Day 6: Time to fix the battery
Watching the poker on WPT I thought wouldn't it be cool if I could have the same setup at my home games? Where would I even begin?
On Wednesday the 6th of Sept 2023 I stood on "stage" at the Hainton .NET meetup in Tuspark Newcastle.
How to dismiss a keyboard on a button click
Check you AndroidManifest.xml has the correct name in the Activity
Add a file _scripts.cshtml
Vimeo API
Completed Part 2/3 of the Scary Bugs tutorial.
+Add a file _scripts.cshtml
Page 11
-Vimeo API
Completed Part 2/3 of the Scary Bugs tutorial.
What's the best way to allow commenting on your blog? What better way than to have it contained in the system the blog lives in, GitHub. I've seen other solutions in the past which used GitHub Issues but this doesn't seem the right place for it.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest training 🎉, all 6 sections are now complete!
http://www.appcoda.com/customize-navigation-status-bar-ios-7/
http://www.appcoda.com/customize-navigation-status-bar-ios-7/
Some fantastic saxophone related presents for Christmas, can't wait to learn "Concerning Hobbits and all the others". 🎷
Details
XLForm is the most flexible and powerful iOS library to create dynamic table-view forms. The goal of the library is to get the same power of hand-made forms but spending 1/10 of the time.
I've put all my Symantec Connect Articles into a Blog - Symantec Connect Articles.
So I've got a load of images for a font from a game.
I've got some video files I needed to add some meta data to and needed a quick and easy way to do it.
A while back when there was an official group on fb for Treehouse I started a doc to compile useful links for iOS dev.
Xamarin
+So I've got a load of images for a font from a game.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/12.html b/posts/paged-archive/12.html index 04c6fdfe8..4578acac3 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/12.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/12.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 12
-I've got some video files I needed to add some meta data to and needed a quick and easy way to do it.
A while back when there was an official group on fb for Treehouse I started a doc to compile useful links for iOS dev.
Xamarin
In Android Studio
Got an image from you iPhone?
Had an issue where I created a brand new app in Xcode 6. It uses a story board with a tab bar set up. Whenever I ran it on my phone it wasn't going full screen.
Create a new banner image.
This week I had the absolute pleasure of going to LeadDev London 2023 thanks to my employer Opencast.
In a previous post I discussed the StreamDeck and adding docs to the .NET toolkit.
Just added a new page with the Web Projects I'm working on, should be an expanding list :)
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Machine Learnings training 🎉!
It's been a few months so I've updated my music collection.
Day 4: I’m worried about your battery levels
+Just added a new page with the Web Projects I'm working on, should be an expanding list :)
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/13.html b/posts/paged-archive/13.html index 37f1888e6..2403f7eb8 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/13.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/13.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 13
-Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Machine Learnings training 🎉!
It's been a few months so I've updated my music collection.
Day 4: I’m worried about your battery levels
In the first day I learned how to make the Hero board blink. It's nice to get visual feedback of something working.
So I found an implementation of an iOS Sokoban game
Whilst working on the tracking of the cards I thought it might be also useful to see certain stats, luckily I don't have to do the calculations myself and have found 2 projects written in C# I can repurpose. The first is PokerOddsPro from @dyh1213 and the other is Poker-Hand-Evaluator from @danielpaz6.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Cloud Practitioner training 🎉!
I've started making more tutorials and putting them up on here. I was using a crude method of divs and classes to highlight different code which looked ok but I'd seen it looks much better on other sites so I went looking and found Syntax Highlighter which does an amazing job. I've used it on My Twitter integration tutorial locally and a quick hosted demo. I think it makes the page look a lot better. I'm gonna add it to my 599CD Classroom, hopefully in the next couple of days.
I'm working through a chapter of iOS8 By Tutorials on iBooks on the iPad and it auto dims after a couple of minutes. Rather annoying.
📅 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · 6 - 8pm GMT
When I knew I wanted to blog again I had to decide where, and how, I've rolled my own, I've used Wordpress but now as I love using markdown, and GitHub has the ability to host webpages it made sense to use those.
http://iosameer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/checking-internet-connection-in-ios-apps.html
As with Spotify Wrapped there's also a Twitch Recap, here's mine for 2021:
+📅 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · 6 - 8pm GMT
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/14.html b/posts/paged-archive/14.html index f37fbad9f..92a4a90e0 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/14.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/14.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 14
-When I knew I wanted to blog again I had to decide where, and how, I've rolled my own, I've used Wordpress but now as I love using markdown, and GitHub has the ability to host webpages it made sense to use those.
http://iosameer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/checking-internet-connection-in-ios-apps.html
As with Spotify Wrapped there's also a Twitch Recap, here's mine for 2021:
Started "iOS Apprentice Tutorial 4: StoreSearch" from RayWenderlich.com by Matthijs Hollemans
As the mouthpiece that came with the saxophone is just a bog standard one I was advised to upgrade. Back to the shops I go!
Add the value to a PList
This is Part 2 of the Poker series, see Recording Poker Games for the initial setup.
So Google Reader is going on the 1st of July. What are the alternatives?
Just finished Part 1 of the Core Controls in Mac OS X from Ray Wenderlich's site, looking decent already.
So I'm creating an app which I wanted different themes for the Table View. I've created two Prototype Cells and given them different CellIdentifiers. This is then stored in a plist of DefaultPreferences.
So I've been learning MapKit this week.
Starting to use Safari more and need some extensions I'm used to in Chrome.
This evening I went along to my first in person ISC2 North East England Chapter meetup. It was their 10th Anniversary Event which and a rebrand from (ISC)² to ISC2 meant new swag, who doesn't want a pin badge, pen and cap?
+So I'm creating an app which I wanted different themes for the Table View. I've created two Prototype Cells and given them different CellIdentifiers. This is then stored in a plist of DefaultPreferences.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/15.html b/posts/paged-archive/15.html index f2dcd742d..c9e66f619 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/15.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/15.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 15
-So I've been learning MapKit this week.
Starting to use Safari more and need some extensions I'm used to in Chrome.
This evening I went along to my first in person ISC2 North East England Chapter meetup. It was their 10th Anniversary Event which and a rebrand from (ISC)² to ISC2 meant new swag, who doesn't want a pin badge, pen and cap?
I have added Barcode scanning into my app but after I have scanned it returns to my Activity and reloads the page.
DevHub North - January Meet-up
Today I passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam 🎉!
Really gotten into the swing of things with AoC, instead of finishing AoC 2021 I've jumped into trying 2015. I'll hopefully at least do a few on each year. Just need to find the time. C# again! Building up a nice library of helper functions.
So I'm slowing converting an App from the Treehouse tutorial
Hold down Alt when dragging into the 'drawable_#_' folder
I've been looking into CloudKit today and it looks really good.
Can't remember is they did one for 2022, but here's 2023:
I've been looking round for some tutorials on how to group data in sections.
📅 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · 6 - 8pm BST
+I've been looking into CloudKit today and it looks really good.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/16.html b/posts/paged-archive/16.html index a701ce4b2..289617e70 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/16.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/16.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 16
-Can't remember is they did one for 2022, but here's 2023:
I've been looking round for some tutorials on how to group data in sections.
📅 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · 6 - 8pm BST
Thought as a little momento I'd create a poker chip for each of the players. Gave me an excuse to use the laser engraver again. I found the surround The Noun Project from Anton Gajdosik, the just reused the Rye font from the OBS scene to add some text. A few trial and error prints and got it looking decent. It kept moving about the board so a bit of greentac fixed the problem.
Today I completed my first Parkrun in Whitley Bay!
I've been running through the excellent tutorials from NSScreencast (@NSScreencast) on using the swift package manager.
Just finished the first tutorial on Ray Wenderlich's excellent website.
Thought I'd list some tvOS links as and when I find them.
Google Maps iOS SDK
Not to sure about the name but I'm really liking the new features especially Messages
To add to my increasing collection of Utility apps I've decided to produce a Blazor version.
I've been after a flip-disc setup for quite a while and now there's finally been one released at a reasonable price on Kickstarter - Flip-disc Displays - Arduino Based from Marcin Saj.
Set an app wide font [[UILabel appearance] setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"YourFontName" size:17.0]];
Not to sure about the name but I'm really liking the new features especially Messages
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/17.html b/posts/paged-archive/17.html index ac3d179a4..ba43895e6 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/17.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/17.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 17
-To add to my increasing collection of Utility apps I've decided to produce a Blazor version.
I've been after a flip-disc setup for quite a while and now there's finally been one released at a reasonable price on Kickstarter - Flip-disc Displays - Arduino Based from Marcin Saj.
Set an app wide font [[UILabel appearance] setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"YourFontName" size:17.0]];
Having worked with a Dashing / Smashing meant having to setup 💎 Ruby, as this isn't a language I'm not familiar with there was a little bit of a barrier to entry. I've used in the past with some iOS projects but only in little bursts.
Need to copy a value to the Pasteboard?
So I've finished the first set of tutorials on http://www.raywenderlich.com/tutorials and it's making sense which is always good.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Networking training 🎉!
So there's an updated TVML Catalog sample code project out.
https://github.com/danielgindi/ios-charts/blob/master/README.md
So I was just playing about with my iPhone last night and was checking my calendar, I'd turned the phone landscape for whatever reason and the view changed to:
Needed to download Android Studio at work work and it didn't work.
After watching a Frank Krueger Twitch stream I bought some more electronics. This time a Dot Matrix Module to display some cool information. I also bought an ESP8266 for the brains of it, and some mini breadboards to add to the collection of kit.
Build
+So I was just playing about with my iPhone last night and was checking my calendar, I'd turned the phone landscape for whatever reason and the view changed to:
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/18.html b/posts/paged-archive/18.html index 7e02a29f9..edb060da0 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/18.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/18.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 18
-Needed to download Android Studio at work work and it didn't work.
After watching a Frank Krueger Twitch stream I bought some more electronics. This time a Dot Matrix Module to display some cool information. I also bought an ESP8266 for the brains of it, and some mini breadboards to add to the collection of kit.
Build
I've made some progress on my movem game
Today I had my first lesson 🎷.
Team Treehouse give you badges for completing courses. They show you them on your profile: http://teamtreehouse.com/alexthedley
I'm using FMDB and CHCSVParser.
So I've started some Mac Dev and I'm looking for useful sites but there aren't many out there.
So I was listening to Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 today and he was playing a few songs from For Orchestra by Walt Ribeiro. Some cool orchestral versions of songs you might know.
In this article I'll show you how to setup and configure GitHub Actions to work with an OCaml Library.
Cmd-⌥-Enter opens Assistant Editor
iCarousel
+So I was listening to Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 today and he was playing a few songs from For Orchestra by Walt Ribeiro. Some cool orchestral versions of songs you might know.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/19.html b/posts/paged-archive/19.html index b752975a0..93303d871 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/19.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/19.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 19
-In this article I'll show you how to setup and configure GitHub Actions to work with an OCaml Library.
Cmd-⌥-Enter opens Assistant Editor
iCarousel
Anyone else getting this?
Meadow Project Lab v3 - .NET IoT prototyping platform by Wilderness Labs
The main idea behind the API is to have an RFID sticker on a playing card, that gets scanned by an RC522 RFID Reader that then calls an endpoint via an ESP8266 (This could also have been an ESP32). A simple first solution is to pass the id and the player number. This then finds the corresponding playing card and copies it to given location. The reason for this is OBS is configured to show these cards in a scene. In the future I might be saving all this information to a local db to track everything to be able to replay the scenarios, but for now this will do.
I found a tweet about a Standford Mac Dev course.
General - Targets
So Cartoon Smart have released another Tutorial, this time on how to make a Maze Game with Swift and Sprite Kit.
Just seen a video by Think Vitamin and they showed a cool example of the border-radius and transitions (Only in Chrome or Safari) Also cool text Check this out in Safari!
Whilst in the #mfractor channel of the xamarinchat slack I offered some help to add/update the documentation for MFractor.
Visual Studio Extensions are a fantastic way to add extra functionality to the IDE.
+So Cartoon Smart have released another Tutorial, this time on how to make a Maze Game with Swift and Sprite Kit.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/20.html b/posts/paged-archive/20.html index a32a2e56a..c9719c7b8 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/20.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/20.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 20
-Just seen a video by Think Vitamin and they showed a cool example of the border-radius and transitions (Only in Chrome or Safari) Also cool text Check this out in Safari!
Whilst in the #mfractor channel of the xamarinchat slack I offered some help to add/update the documentation for MFractor.
Visual Studio Extensions are a fantastic way to add extra functionality to the IDE.
Wanted to add the Pull To Refresh capability.
ACEView https://github.com/faceleg/ACEView
In this post I'll run through converting a md file to a PDF using Pandoc and GitHub Actions.
Make a Label Bold or Italic
SetDateFormat
The Stream Deck is an awesome gadget to use whilst streaming. It allows you to configure buttons to perform any number of actions. This could be changing scene whilst streaming, playing some sounds, opening an app, running a set of actions, the list is endless.
Get the first Element of a Dictionary:
My local cinema is Awesome!
I'm programatically creating buttons and I'm using an image as a background, I'm no designer and got a bit bored of making a new one for each button, I've not even got to the different sizes yet, so thought why not use a gradient.
I've released my first Mac App today, Utility is a helper app to help in day to day tasks.
+Get the first Element of a Dictionary:
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-My local cinema is Awesome!
I'm programatically creating buttons and I'm using an image as a background, I'm no designer and got a bit bored of making a new one for each button, I've not even got to the different sizes yet, so thought why not use a gradient.
I've released my first Mac App today, Utility is a helper app to help in day to day tasks.
Build Light is a way to display your IDE's build status using RGB LEDs and IoT devices!
I have a Cardinal Poker Table top that folds in 4 and opens to 35".
https://stackoverflow.com/a/22621613/2895831
I've created a new section on my site to document my Bowling scores. I've started to make it look like the screens at the bowling alley, clearly not a designer :p
Finally got my passbook to work,
So I'm continuing the Saving and Loading data of the RW tutorials.
Day 8: Adding some color to this dark place
I created a post to motivate me to get things done.
Finally started the iOS5 by tutorials book from the great collection of teachers on http://www.raywenderlich.com/
Finally managed to get a POST to work in my iOS app.
+Day 8: Adding some color to this dark place
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-I created a post to motivate me to get things done.
Finally started the iOS5 by tutorials book from the great collection of teachers on http://www.raywenderlich.com/
Finally managed to get a POST to work in my iOS app.
Signed up for the Public beta, shouldn't it be this easy for devs or am I just being lazy?
RegExRX £2.99
So I'd like to play a Video in an Apple TV App.
In this article I'll show how to deploy the GOV.UK Tech Docs Template to GitHub Pages.
So I've implemented a Custom URL Scheme in iOS and want to do the same in Android.
I bought:
Just been surfing the net and came across this handy little tool, fTerminal, for opening the finder window in the terminal
AoC 2023, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
+So I've implemented a Custom URL Scheme in iOS and want to do the same in Android.
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-I bought:
Just been surfing the net and came across this handy little tool, fTerminal, for opening the finder window in the terminal
AoC 2023, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
So I've spent some of the day integrating the iTunes File Sharing and then how to Import/Export that File, also adding that option through an email.
So I've been hard at work again today going through a some iOS tutorials.
What else should you do to cure bordem but buy a 3D Printer. I have so many ideas for this, lets see how many I can do...
I bought a Laser Engraver, to maybe create some counters for Catan etc. I was lucky to get it for so cheap as it went up in price over night!
So I've started parsing the YouTube feed of uploads for a User, the User being Uplugged.
Where has the Empty Application Template gone in Xcode?
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
With the help of some friends we've build a Blazor WASM site that can compile C# in the browser.
http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/
I used the following tutorial to get an email to send in the app.
+The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.
diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/24.html b/posts/paged-archive/24.html index b6060fe09..cb0fe3b1d 100644 --- a/posts/paged-archive/24.html +++ b/posts/paged-archive/24.html @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@Page 24
-With the help of some friends we've build a Blazor WASM site that can compile C# in the browser.
http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/
I used the following tutorial to get an email to send in the app.
Having worked with some arduino stuff after watching Frank's streams on Twitch (see Build Light), I'd been talking to a mate who said he'd bought the following for his son. What better way to get a good broad understand of a number of items but to get a whole kit trying out various pieces of hardware.
Just had my first app published on the App Store
The Snap game from RayWenderlich.com and Matthijs Hollemans is finally out and it's amazing.
AoC 2022, C# this year again. Let's see how far I get.
So I need to test for an internet connection to make sure that I can download the JSON file with all the Film Reviews in it.
As with everything I do, I add documentation. The first thing I like to do is generate the API documentation for any code I've written. With the Arduino code (C++) I'm using Doxygen
There are a number of options to build static sites these days.
Battle Royale Series 7
An Evening Of Tech Talks
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
+There are a number of options to build static sites these days.
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-Battle Royale Series 7
An Evening Of Tech Talks
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
I'm working on an app and using https://fastlane.tools and using snapshot and frameit and wanted to use the annotation with keyword colours.
iPhone Game Programming Series: Blackjack – Part 1: The Deck http://www.icodeblog.com/2010/09/09/iphone-game-programming-series-blackjack-part-1-the-deck/
XMPPFramework
Hi All, I've decided to start a blog, yes I could have added one by another company but thought I’d create my own for training/learning principles etc.
Parse time from seconds to hours:minutes:seconds
Today I passed the Certified in Cybersecurity℠ - CC exam 🎉!
An app I'm working on needed a custom URL Scheme, I found a simple tutorial at:
This year I participated in Hacktoberfest 2023. I worked on some documentation issues for Wilderness Labs. These are usually the last things people help out with, as most people don't like to do documentation, is that a fair thing to say?
As a .NET developer you probably use NuGet everyday, or something from it.
Using Delegates with Navigation Controllers
+An app I'm working on needed a custom URL Scheme, I found a simple tutorial at:
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-This year I participated in Hacktoberfest 2023. I worked on some documentation issues for Wilderness Labs. These are usually the last things people help out with, as most people don't like to do documentation, is that a fair thing to say?
As a .NET developer you probably use NuGet everyday, or something from it.
Using Delegates with Navigation Controllers
Day 3: I’m worried about your battery levels
In a previous post I discussed starting to create a Visual Studio Extension for BuildLight.
A couple of weeks ago I finally decided to migrate my Blog to Statiq Web.
In a previous post I explained how to create a Private NuGet Feed.
I always here songs and TV shows and for one reason or another can't shazam it, sometimes find them online.
So I found that Marvel have an API.
Aside to the API the ultimate goal would be to have a website that I can use to track the game information and visualise it, alongside the OBS scene. I've made a start on replicating the scene but as a webpage.
If you download and open the Readme.md of the TVML Catalog
So I'm finally writing my Bowling Scores app. I'm using FMDB.
On the app I'm currently working on I've got a messaging portion.
+Aside to the API the ultimate goal would be to have a website that I can use to track the game information and visualise it, alongside the OBS scene. I've made a start on replicating the scene but as a webpage.
+ diff --git a/posts/paged-archive/27.html b/posts/paged-archive/27.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..04cbcc248 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/paged-archive/27.html @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ + + + + + + + + +
+ This is a paged archive that lists all the documents from the posts folder in pages of 4 items without any sorting.
+ Note that the Title setting is needed to populate the titles for each page. Alternativly, you can set ArchiveTitle to have full control over the page title.
+
+ +
Page 27
+ +If you download and open the Readme.md of the TVML Catalog
So I'm finally writing my Bowling Scores app. I'm using FMDB.
On the app I'm currently working on I've got a messaging portion.
+ + + + +Reading Chapter 7 - KVC/KVO of Cocoa Programming
This is my first year of AoC, 2021. Can't believe I've never done this before.
So I've been working on it a little more tonight,
Day 5: Creative Day #1
Day 5: Creative Day #1
You may not already know but I have an obsession with collecting things, one of which is Funko Pops, as you can see from my website. I'm hoping to complete my LotR collection, but there's a few rare ones left to get.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud QuestServerless Developer training 🎉!
Using your own plist with NSUserDefaults
Making good progress on the quiz app. Got total score saving, generatea PDF, email option. Got the buttons to sort now.
I work in cross discipline teams and the Product Delivery members keep us Developers on track, writing up User Stories, managing our ceremonies etc. We often talk a lot about APIs and it's prob not something they are interested in :p. -This talk was to demystify a swagger spec, break it down into what it is, what it does, and how we use them in our day to day jobs.
+Making good progress on the quiz app. Got total score saving, generatea PDF, email option. Got the buttons to sort now.
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-I work in cross discipline teams and the Product Delivery members keep us Developers on track, writing up User Stories, managing our ceremonies etc. We often talk a lot about APIs and it's prob not something they are interested in :p. +This talk was to demystify a swagger spec, break it down into what it is, what it does, and how we use them in our day to day jobs.
Release it!
Another community talk at work, this time for the Software Delivery Community. We are starting a series to run through a few of the providers like GitHub and GitLab. I did a very beginner one, looking to expand in the future and hopefully show one of the GitHub Actions I've built.
xLabel.text = [STRING stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
When writing glossary items for http://www.599cd.com I've been producing my own Function Engine as a image (in word, cough) and loading it.
I'm needing a logo/icon for my site.
Have you ever needed to add a comment to your PR after your Jobs(s) have completed?
http://www.lewuathe.com/blog/2014/02/21/use-javascriptinterface-on-android/
The actions/github-script has an option to send a request, that is already authenticated with the GitHub API.
+http://www.lewuathe.com/blog/2014/02/21/use-javascriptinterface-on-android/
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-The actions/github-script has an option to send a request, that is already authenticated with the GitHub API.
All your contributions in one image!
After 6 years and 23 weeks I've hit 100 solutions from 1,028 comments.
I've finally jumped on the Twitch Streaming bandwagon.
Want to select more than one row in a TableView?
Just found http://gitimmersion.com/
So I've added a toolbar.
So I've added a theme switcher to the syntax highlighting on the 599 pages and maybe other coding pages later, took a theme switcher I'd used from a magazine tutorial from a while back. Need to style it so it looks better but its functional.
Day 2: It’s really dark in here…
+So I've added a theme switcher to the syntax highlighting on the 599 pages and maybe other coding pages later, took a theme switcher I'd used from a magazine tutorial from a while back. Need to style it so it looks better but its functional.
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-Day 2: It’s really dark in here…
This month, Jose Marcelino will be showing you how to control your lights at home with iOS8 and the new HomeKit, as well as how to use Healthkit with bluetooth scales!
Home page for all the AoCs.
Info.plist
Info.plist
Estimate Github Worth Generator
I'm going through a book called 'Learning iPhone Programming' by Alasdair Allan.
As you do while eating with your mates you have an idea for an app.
Order By Date
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted." - Hesketh Pearson
I recently came across a post on the Panic Blog about a Clock In/Out System using iBeacons, iPhones etc.
In this article I will run through setting up the awesome DependencyCheck from Jeremy Long for a .NET application.
I love Instagram :) I need to take more photos tho, just be more creative.
+I recently came across a post on the Panic Blog about a Clock In/Out System using iBeacons, iPhones etc.
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-In this article I will run through setting up the awesome DependencyCheck from Jeremy Long for a .NET application.
I love Instagram :) I need to take more photos tho, just be more creative.
Work offer the opportunity to present within our Communities. One I chose to do was markdown to our UCD community.
The Xamarin CommunityToolkit is a reboot of an old set of helpful additions to Xamarin for example
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
Today I completed the AWS Cloud Quest Solutions Architect training 🎉!
I want to add an image and text to a BarButtonItem but can't in IB.
So I was working through a chapter and needed to add a Framework to the project. The book is using XCode 3.2 so the directions weren't up to date. I couldn't find how to do it that quickly, maybe I wasn't using the correct search terms, anyway I decided to create a video on how to do it so here it is ...
POSTMAN
Day 10: Creative Day #2
+So I was working through a chapter and needed to add a Framework to the project. The book is using XCode 3.2 so the directions weren't up to date. I couldn't find how to do it that quickly, maybe I wasn't using the correct search terms, anyway I decided to create a video on how to do it so here it is ...
diff --git a/posts/saxophone-presents.html b/posts/saxophone-presents.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..743509f8e --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/saxophone-presents.html @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ + + + + + + + + + + +Some fantastic saxophone related presents for Christmas, can't wait to learn "Concerning Hobbits and all the others". 🎷
+The Lord of the Rings Instrumental Solos: Alto Sax (book and CD): Howard Shore
+
HW Alto Sax Pad-Saver Set
+
This set includes savers for the mouthpiece, neck, body, and bell.
+
