Microsoft Band 2 design template
Finally got around and updated the Band template for the Band 2 (my original Band 1 template is still around). Apart from the obvious update to the design, addition of gorilla…
Ubuntu full-disk encrypted, alongside MacOSX
If you, like me, prefer to use Ubuntu on any hardware you use, and want it completely encrypted, this is for you. These are instructions on how to install Ubuntu…
Simple load testing using Siege
In a recent project we replaced an existing webapp with a new implementation. The old app got around 300 requests/second so we wanted to make sure that the new implementation…
AWS-CLI Profile Management Made Easy
AWS-CLI profile management on your local desktop can be a hassle. Especially if you frequently switch between different accounts. Keeping track of available profiles, switching between them and knowing which…
Testing hard to reach app states with a custom debug shell
I have worked in a few app projects that have been up and running for quite some time. The apps often handle a bunch of error states or seldom visited…
Multiple accounts on iTunes Connect with a single e-mail
Background A while back I was handing over a project I was working on to a colleague of mine. I had just added him to the Apple Developer account for…
Leveraging the power of Unicode
Background Recently I was working on a project where we were adding support for some new languages. One of those languages were German. Now German is notorious for having some…
New additions to Objective-C in Xcode 7 – Nullability
Xcode 7 brings you two new concepts for Objective-C - Generics and Nullability! I'll cover Generics in another blogpost later. Oh, and nullability somewhat already came with Xcode 6.3, but…
Become a git master
A little over ten years after its initial release, git has become the golden standard of version control systems. Of course, its popularity has probably received a well-deserved boost by popular…
Microsoft Band design template
I have experimented and used a Microsoft band the last few weeks I needed a good template for creating mock-up. But since I couldn’t find any I thought I would…
Android App Development Keeping it Simple
I get a lot of questions from “newbies” on how to best approach app development. I think the best way is to keep it simple, so this is my approach…
How to verify internet access in Universal Apps
Recently I faced a scenario where I needed to know if the user had internet connection or not. The application is running on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 and…
Getting fresh content in Pocket
I sometimes Pocket interesting web pages in order to read them at a later occasion. Shorter articles or blog posts I often read directly on the laptop or phone, but…
Using git commits to drive a live coding session
Introduction: Coding live is awesome, but difficult Perhaps the most powerful way to show off anything, is to use it live in front of your audience - programming tools, languages…
Check in your NuGet packages
NuGet is really nice. It's almost magical. Just run a simple command and all kinds of packages can get added to your project. Template code files are added. Your web.config…