Creating a Sitefinity layout widget with an HTML5 video background
Recently Sitefinity.com updated their site and with it came a change to their landing page slider. The slider has a looping HTML5 video playing in the background behind an interactive content slider. I...
View ArticlePost JSON data to an MVC controller from a Kendo datasource
The default examples provided by Kendo are an excellent starting point for understanding how to implement it in your project. However, they cannot cover every scenario. One particularly common scenario...
View ArticleExtending dynamic LINQ queries with popular expressions
Constructing dynamic LINQ expressions is a pretty niche requirement, however, if you’re in the market for it you will likely want to extend some its expressions to fit your needs. Below I will...
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Configuring Android Emulators in Xamarin Studio
The Problem After installing Xamarin Studio and compiling one of the demo apps you might have noticed that when you try to run it on Android you are faced with an issue. The Android SDK doesn’t seem to...
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Creating a basic list in Xamarin Forms
Lists are all over the mobile app scene – and for good reason too. They’re a great way to display groups of almost any type of data. Creating a list inside your Xamarin Forms project is an easy...
View ArticleExploring Image Filters in Xamarin iOS
Xamarin iOS and CoreImage When writing for Xamarin iOS you can leverage the CoreImage framework to perform a wide array of image manipulation techniques. These techniques range from manipulating the...
View ArticleCreating a SPA using Telerik Kendo UI
As the SPA concept and the modern web technology behind it have grown, so have the available frameworks to support its development. A SPA is a great way to create a smooth client experience similar to...
View ArticleManipulating a kendo view on show
When calling a kendo view there is a timing issue related to interacting with or manipulating a data-bound control and its child items in the DOM. In my case I needed to automatically scroll to the...
View ArticleCreating a basic emoticon script
There are a bunch of open source options for emoticons but if you’re on the mission to create your own then this can hopefully serve as a good base for you to get started with. The CSS demoed here...
View ArticleDetecting browser tab visibility
Websites are increasingly taking the form of “web applications” which behave more consistently with traditional application behavior. With this shift there has been a rush of new features to help these...
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