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Xamarin.Forms: Drop Shadows on Android Navigation Toolbar

One thing that always bothered me when developing Xamarin.Forms applications for Android is that for some reason the toolbar area looked flat... well because it was flat: See how it just melds together with the rest of the applicaton. Where is that lovely drop shadow that we know and love?!?!?! Well, it is a bit complicated as that elevation drop shadow comes from the Toolbar and Xamarin.Forms applications only have 1 today that you don't really have access to. I have asked to extend the…

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Celebrating 100 Episodes of Merge Conflict

It was August 20th, 2013 when I broke out of my comfort zone of sitting behind my desk crushing mobile app code and decided to attend my very first official Xamarin meetup [https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-is-coming-to-puget-sound/]. I rode my bike over to Bellevue, a place that I rarely explored, and pulled up to Pearl. It took me a few minutes to find parking for my bike because Bellevue isn't the most bike friendly city that we have here in the Pacific Northwest, but I walked around until…

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The Best Coffee in Seattle

I love coffee! I can't go a day without a cup... or maybe four cups and then finish the day with a cappuccino. I make a coffee a desination when I travel, seeking out the finest brew that every city and country has to offer. I fell in love with Seattle on my very first visit in 2010. Walking around there was a special feel to the city, it was alive, it had everything, and coffee was at the core of this experience. While I brew my coffee at home almost every single day, it doesn't mean th…

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Welcome to the Nintendo Dispatch Podcast

When I'm not podcasting [https://montemagno.com/podcasts/]... I am podcasting [https://montemagno.com/podcasts/]! I mean I love it so much that I started a full podcast network, soundbite.fm [https://soundbite.fm], that is now filled with wonderful podcasts and podcasters. You may be used to me talking about programming and technology, but I have always had a passion for video games and I am a huge Nintendo fan. I can't help myself! Ever since the original NES I was all in and have owned…

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The $300 iPad: Nearly The Perfect Learning Tool

Apple on Tuesday had a pretty awesome event called "Apple + Education [https://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2018/]" where they revealed a brand new $300 iPad for students. In addition to this they announced some really great software for students/teachers and a new API called ClassKit for developers to help gamify the classroom and teaching. Frank and I were so excited that we recorded a Special Edition of Merge Conflict [http://www.mergeconflict.fm/special-edition-apple-education-…

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VS App Center Custom Build Scripts for Production Apps

A few weeks ago I introduced my Mobile App Tasks for VSTS [https://montemagno.com/introducing-vsts-mobile-build-tasks-extension/] to help developers streamline their build and release pipeline for iOS and Android apps. This collection of tasks contains things that almost every app needs at some point. This includes changing app identifiers or names and most importantly bumping version codes and names. So far, feedback of these tasks has been great: The number one question I get is how would y…

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My Top Nintendo Switch Games & Accessories

So, you just got a Nintendo Switch for the holidays, now what?!?! It can be overwhelming to navigate the eShop, which is full of goodies (and not so good junk), as well as trying to figure out what you actually need for your Nintendo Switch. If you are looking to get started be sure to head over to my original guide that still holds up on just Nintendo Switch accessories [https://montemagno.com/essential-accessories-for-nintendo-switch/], but after I tweeted about SnipperClips [http://amzn.to/2C…

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Introducing Azure DevOps (VSTS) Mobile App Tasks Extension for iOS and Android

This year I have made a big push towards making Visual Studio Team Services [http://visualstudio.com/team-services] my new continuous everything for my mobile apps, libraries, and any other project that I work on. While Azure DevOps (VSTS) has a lot of built in tasks for mobile applications, there are still a few essential things missing that would really make it a joy to use. The top that stuck out was having the ability to easily bump the version/build numbers for iOS and Android. The other wa…

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Xamarin.Forms: Drop Shadows on Android Navigation Toolbar

Celebrating 100 Episodes of Merge Conflict

The Best Coffee in Seattle

Welcome to the Nintendo Dispatch Podcast

The $300 iPad: Nearly The Perfect Learning Tool

VS App Center Custom Build Scripts for Production Apps

My Top Nintendo Switch Games & Accessories

Introducing Azure DevOps (VSTS) Mobile App Tasks Extension for iOS and Android

James Montemagno

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