Contents tagged with mono
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Databases and Data with MonoTouch and Mono for Android
Learn Now Online (formerly AppDev) has just released a free section of one of my recent training series about relational databases with MonoTouch and Mono for Android. I hope you find it helpful and enjoying!
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Location, Orientation, and Writing a Custom Control with Mono for Android, .NET, and C#
Like real estate, mobile is about location, location, location. That means that direction is an important item. And just as important is how this information is presented to the user. In Nov. 2011, we talked about building a user interface in Mono For Android. In this article, I'll expand a little bit on that by creating a compass that displays north. We'll use Android's built-in sensor support to determine the orientation of the device, then use a custom control to display North. The output will look like
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Lights, Camera, Action with Mono for Android Article in Visual Studio Magazine
Multimedia is expected in today's mobile applications, and the fun isn't only for smartphone and tablet users. Mono for Android, based on the Mono project's open source implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework, can help you take advantage of Android Camera APIs in Visual Studio. In this article, we'll look at taking pictures, loading pictures, video playback and recording video.
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Playing, Recording, and Editing Video in the iPhone with MonoTouch Article
This article resumes where we left off in "Working with Images and Animation on the iPhone and iPad with .NET and C#: Part 1," which looked at multimedia app development on the iPhone and iPad, including how to display simple images, take pictures with the device's camera, and perform some simple animation with the images. In this article, part 2, we'll look at how to perform more complicated animation using the NSTimer and UIView classes, how to display and record video, and how to edit the video.
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Mono for Android Book has been Released!!!!!
So, if you have pre-ordered a copy, its now up to Amazon to send it to you. Its fully out of my control, Wrox, Wiley, as well as everyone but Amazon.
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Mobile: Wrox Cross Platform Mobile Development - iPhone, iPad, Android, and everything with .NET & C#
Remember, go buy 8-10 copies of the 3 book set for the ones you love. They will make great and romantic gifts!!
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Android Development with Mono for Android 4 - Training via AppDev
My Android Development with Mono for Android 4 Video Training Series via AppDev is out and available. That's right, .NET/C# developers can now write native apps for Android devices. I hope that this is helpful to you as you get up to speed with Mono for Android. Here is some info on the training:
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Recording of the Mono for Android Webinar - Building a User Interface with Mono for Android
My webinar for last week on building a user interface with Mono for Android is now available online. The webinar covered:
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Webinar on Building a User Interface in Mono for Android
I'll be doing a webinar on Tuesday February 28th on Building a User Interface in Mono for Android. A little bit about this:
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Charlotte .NET User Group - Mono for Android #monodroid
I'll be speaking at the Charlotte .NET User Group on September 27 (next week). The subject will be Mono for Android. Info on the talk:
Tuesday, September 27, at 6:00 PM in the Mt. Kilimanjaro/Mt. Everest rooms of the Charlotte Microsoft Campus for an introduction on writing native applications geared for the Android Platform based on .NET/C#/Mono. We'll examine the overall architecture of MonoDroid, discuss how it integrates with Visual Studio, debug with MonoDroid, and look at a couple of example apps written with MonoDroid. This session is for the .NET developer that wants to move to the Android Mobile Platform. While the session will be introductory for the Android Platform, it will be intermediate/expert for those on the .NET Platform.
Android development is predominantly with the Java Language based on the Java VM "Dalvik" using the Eclipse IDE. If a developer or company has already made a significant investment in .NET, the time to learn Java and the Android Mobile Platform is significant. An attendee of this session will be able to take their existing knowledge of .NET/C# and Visual studio and immediately apply this to writing apps for the Android Mobile Platform. The significance of this should not be understated. Learning a new language, no matter how similar to .NET/C#, results in a significant learning curve as well as a significant time investment. Add in the time required to learn Eclipse, and there is even more time required. With this session, you will learn how to develop Android Applications using Visual Studio and the Novell MonoDroid plugin. Attendees will be able to immediately begin development on Android in Visual Studio 2010 using their existing language skills and known development environment.
Bio:
Wally McClure graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) with a BS & MS in Electrical Engineering. Since that time, he has done consulting and development for companies large and small. Wally has authored books on iPhone Programming with Mono/Monotouch, Android Programming with Mono for Android, application architecture, ADO.NET & SQL Server, and finally AJAX. He is a Microsoft MVP and an ASPInsider, and a partner in Scalable Development, Inc., where we're ramping up to provide training on Monotouch and Mono for Android. You can read his blog at morewally.com and follow him on Twitter at @wbm.
Wally is married and has two children. When not writing software, Wally plays golf, exercises, and hangs out with his family.