by suleski | Dec 18, 2016 | Products, Technical, Walkthroughs
Noting some resources I have found useful. Add Ohms: This is a series of entry-level electronics video tutorials. Short bits, nothing hugely in-depth. And nothing for code – just pure electronic components. Arduino Starter Kit: Comes with actuators,...
by suleski | Mar 25, 2016 | Technical, Walkthroughs
The DataTemplateSelector could be a cool tool for changing out which DataTemplate is used to display an element within a list. I started using it for a media feature to figure out whether an element’s thumbnail should display as image, sound, or video. The...
by suleski | Feb 29, 2016 | Technical, Troubleshooting, Walkthroughs
Years ago, there appeared to be only XmlSerializer. Then came the DataContractSerializer particular for use with WCF. Now, it appears there are a couple JsonSerializers – who knows what will be next? Recently, I had to implement a Serializer. I tried a few of...
by suleski | Feb 16, 2016 | Technical, Walkthroughs
Just like with all kinds of user permissions on UWP apps, capabilities must be explicitly set through the manifest file. This goes true for using any serial ports too. Normally, the manifest in a UWP project has a list of checkboxes with various capabilities that can...
by suleski | Feb 7, 2016 | Reference, Technical, Walkthroughs
UWP apps have a bunch of extra setup options that typical WPF does not have. This article either explains or points to resources that could help. Most, if not all, of the focus will be on the package.appxmanifest file that is generated with defaults upon creating a...