More Wally - Wallace B. McClure : monotouch

Mapping and Location in iOS and Android at Xamarin Evolve 2013

wallym — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:00 GMT

The following is a link to my talk on Mapping & Location in iOS and Android at Xamarin Evolve 2013. Obviously, the talk is centered on MonoTouch, aka Xamarin.iOS, and Mono for Android, aka Xamarin.Android. In this talk, I cover the native functionality of each platform. In addition, I cover Google Maps for iOS SDK. I hope that you find the talk to be helpful.

http://xamarin.com/evolve/2013#session-d336r1byq5

Xamarin.iOS Visual Studio Plugin Article

wallym — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMT

Url: http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2013/04/01/ios-development.aspx

Developers working with Xamarin MonoTouch have been stuck with developing on a Macintosh and working with MonoDevelop. This hasn't been a bad thing. The Apple iOS SDK only runs on the Mac, so this requirement hasn't been a major limiting factor in iOS development.

Unfortunately, .NET and C# developers are used to using Visual Studio. Microsoft has spent a lot of time, effort and money to make Visual Studio the premier software development tool in existence. Xamarin Inc. has heard from those developers who want to integrate Visual Studio with iOS development. On Feb. 20, Xamarin introduced Xamarin.iOS for Visual Studio. This plug-in allows developers using Visual Studio to write iPhone and iPad applications for the iPhone using the Microsoft .NET Framework and C#.

MonoTouch Training Course now online: iOS 6 PassKit Coding and Events

wallym — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Url: www.learnnowonline.com/learnmobilenow/topic/300

Course Description: So what is a PassKit, this course will introduce you to the PassKit , the types there are, the file structure, security and other items. Next you‘ll be shown how to create a PassKit manually with such things as provisioning, KeyChain access and other items. Then you will learn about coding for a Pass, including complain applications, classes, list of passes to name a few items that will be covered. Next you will learn about reminders and events. You’ll see the EventStore, Enumerate Calendars, create an event, and create a reminder, running a query plus more.

1+ hours of media runtime

PassKit Intro

PassKit Agenda
What is PassKit
PassKit Ecosystem
What is a Pass
Types of Passes
File Structure
Pass.json File
Barcodes
Relevancy
Localization
Security
Passbook
Getting Passes into Passbook

Manually Create a PassKit

Create a Pass Manually
Provisioning
Created
Certificate Signing Request
KeyChain Access
Certificate Request
Pass Certificate Created
Download
Build the Signpass Utility
Must Update
Run the Signpass Utility
Manifest.json Output
End Result
Resources

Coding

Companion Applications
Passes and MonoDevelop
Classes
Check Passbook Availability
Pass Library Instance
List of Passes
Displaying a Pass
Loading a Pass From a File
Replace an Existing Pass
Editing a Pass
Receiving Change Notifications
Resource
Demo: Passes
Demo: Pass Code

Reminders and EventKit

Agenda
EventStore
Accessibility
Requesting Access
Objects
Enumerate Calendars
Add or Modify an Event
Create an Event
Create a Reminder
Retrieve an Event
Retrieve a Reminder
Deleting an Event
Search for Events
Search for Reminders
Demo: EventKit
Demo: Reminders
Demo: Running a Query
Resources

iOS6 for .NET & C# Developers with MonoTouch - New UI Controls

wallym — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:11:00 GMT

Url: http://www.learnnowonline.com/learnmobilenow/topic/297

Course Description: The User Interface (UI) has become a very important part of any application. This course will cover application UI in iOS 6. You will see the UI refresh control and how to have the UI refresh in an application. Then you will look at UI collection view and how work with data, cells and other items. Then the course will cover layout and display. You will see section inset, sub classing layouts and how to create linear and circular layouts.

1+ hours of media runtime

User Interface

UI Refresh Control

Pull to Refresh
UI Refresh Control
Begin/End Refreshing
Other Members
What About iOS5?
Demo: iOS6 UI Refresh Control
Demo: iOS5 UI Refresh

UI Collection View

UI Collection View
Data
UI Collection View Cell
Cells
Supplementary Views
Decoration Views
Delegate
Cell Highlighting
Disabling Selection
Cell Menus
Demo: UI Collection View

Layout and Display

Layouts
Section Inset
Subclassing Layouts
UI Collection View Flow Layout
Custom Layouts
Demo: Linear Layout
Demo: Circular Layout
Key Takeaway

Introduction to iOS6 Social Networks with MonoTouch

wallym — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:09:00 GMT

Check out this introduction to iOS6 Social Networks with MonoTouch: http://youtu.be/t-kGZQtKSp8

I hope you enjoy this video

iOS6 Introduction with MonoTouch Webinar Recording

wallym — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:44:00 GMT

This is a recording of my iOS6 with MonoTouch Webinar: http://media.appdev.com/EDGE/LL/livelearn01242013.wmv (I think this only loads in IE)

iOS6 is the latest version of the iOS operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. With this new version of iOS comes the iPhone 5. In this Live Learning, we’ll discuss how to support the new iPhone 5’s display, support for social networks in iOS, and the new pull to refresh functionality in iOS6.

MonoTouch: iOS 6 Introduction, Social Media & Maps - Online Training with LearnNowOnline

wallym — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:35:00 GMT

One of my training courses has just been published by LearnNowOnline. I hope you find it helpful as you take up iOS 6 Development with MonoTouch. Here is some info about it below. Link: http://www.learnnowonline.com/learnmobilenow/topic/296

Course Description: This course takes a look at the iOS6 operating system and creating applications with MonoTouch. The course will start with an introduction to iOS 6 how it has grown, software support, how to support the older iOS systems plus other items. Next the course will dive into social web sites like Twitter and Facebook and incorporating updates into an application. Then the course will look into existing mapsand the new maps API.

Overview of iOS6

Introduction

Agenda
New Features
Development Requirements
iOS6 Growth
Software Support
How to Support Older iOS
Using the Older iOS/Xcode SDK
Display
iPhone Startup Images
Retina Images
Other Images
Screen Dimensions
Demo: Images
Demo: Selecting Images

Introduction Continued

ViewWillUnload, ViewDidUnload
DidReceiveMemoryWarning
ViewWillDisappear
Interface Orientation
UI Navigation Bar
Demo: Memory Warning
Demo: Orientation Changes
Demo: UINavigationBar

Social Improvements

Social Twitter

Demo: iPhone Twitter App
Demo: Twitter App Code
Social Improvements
Social Networks
Twitter Account Setup
Sending Tweets
Completion Handler
Calling Twitter API
Demo: Calling Twitter API

Social Facebook

Facebook
Post to Facebook
Completion Handler
The Facebook Graph
Demo: Facebook Code
Demo: Facebook Graph

Maps

Existing Maps

Apple Maps
Map Initialization
Other Methods and Objects
Annotations
Overlays
Demo: New Apple Maps
Demo: Map-Kit Maps

New Maps API

New Features
MKLaunchOptions
Demo: Apple Maps

iOS6 with .NET, C#, & MonoTouch Seminar

wallym — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:52:00 GMT

I'll be doing an iOS6 with MonoTouch Seminar on Wednesday at 12 PM EST. A little about the event:

Registration: https://www302.livemeeting.com/lrs/8001676474/Registration.aspx?pageName=fxnc6h27pbdjspp6

I'm on the Tablet Show to talk MonoTouch and Mono for Android

wallym — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:49:00 GMT

Carl and Richard talk to Wally McClure about building mobile applications for iPhone and Android using MonoTouch and Mono for Android (respectively). The conversation starts out with Wally's original interest in the Mono tools, being able to leverage his code and skills in C# for mobile development. From there Wally drills into the challenges of tooling across platforms (testing frameworks, etc) as well as dealing with fragmentation of operating systems and SDKs - a bigger issue in Android than iOS, but still an issue.

Link: http://www.thetabletshow.com/default.aspx?showNum=67

Learn Cross Platform Development for iPhone, iPad, and Android with LearnNowOnline, MonoTouch, and Mono for Android using .NET/C#

wallym — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:18:00 GMT

I would like to highly encourage you to learn Cross Platform Development for iPhone, iPad, and Android with LearnNowOnline, MonoTouch, and Mono for Android using .NET/C#. By taking your existing knowledge, you can build applications that are best of breed and share code between them across the the iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms. Some of the courses include:

I would not have done these videos if there was not tremendous value in the Xamarin technologies or their direction. I hope that they provide you value as you take up the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Cross Platform Development with MonoTouch and Mono for Android

wallym — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT

You are tasked with creating apps for the iPhone, IPad, and Android. You are a .NET developer. What should you do? Start with MonoTouch and Mono for Android. Along the way, you will want to check out my training class through LearnNowOnline.. The class is on how to architect your apps to be as cross platform as possible. I hope you enjoy the class.

Databases and Data with MonoTouch and Mono for Android

wallym — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:31:00 GMT

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!

Webinar Recording on Cross Platform Development with MonoTouch and Mono for Android

wallym — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:07:00 GMT

The iPhone and Android are dominant in the marketplace. The two platforms currently have 85% of the smartphone marketplace and are continuing to grow that marketshare. Developers are being tasked with targeting these two platforms. In this session, we’ll take a high level look at how we can use c# and .NET knowledge to share code between iOS and and Android. We’ll look at linked files, using the Xamarin Mobile API, the challenges of running across platforms and frameworks, as well as other features of Visual Studio, Monotouch, MonoDevelop, and Mono for Android that allows us to write as much code that can run on both platforms.

The following link is a recording on Cross Platform Development with MonoTouch and Mono for Android. I am guessing that the link only works in IE. That's out of my control.

Webinar on Cross Platform Development with MonoTouch for the iPhone and Mono for Android on Wednesday

wallym — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:58:00 GMT

Here is the registration link: https://www302.livemeeting.com/lrs/8001676474/Registration.aspx?pageName=2w197495hzh0t56g

Develop an iPad app with MonoTouch, C#, and .NET.

wallym — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:38:00 GMT

Article url: http://www.devproconnections.com/article/mobile-development/ipad-ios-app-monotouch-143636

Since its release in March 2010, the iPad has taken the world by storm. Each new iPad release has launched the device further and further into our lives. Here are some interesting facts that we have seen over the past few years along with some market share analysis:

The school that my teenagers attend here in Knoxville, Tennessee, was the first school in the United States to integrate the iPad into its teaching program and its curriculum. Many schools have since followed suit.
There are a healthy number of applications in a variety of market segments. In fact, there is a market for iPad point-of-sale systems.
The iPad is a popular device and growing more so each day. comScore states that one in four smartphone owners also owns a tablet. We also know that the iPad comprises 68 percent of the tablet market.
eMarketer recently issued a report stating that the number of iPad users is expected to grow by 90 percent in the US in 2012.

No matter how you slice the data, tablet usage is growing, and the iPad is currently leading the pack. The question for .NET developers is "How can I get me some of that?" Xamarin's MonoTouch offers help, by providing the means for .NET developers to leverage their C# and .NET coding skills to develop iPad applications. MonoTouch has supported the iPad since the initial release of the iOS 3.2 beta SDK all the way up to the most recent iOS SDK, which supports the iPad. In this article, we'll look at targeting the iPad and how we can take advantage of iPad-specific features in our iOS applications written with MonoTouch.

I hope you enjoy the article and you find it helpful.