Raspberry Pi Course Schedule - Aug to Sep 2013

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Course Schedule for Web Development Courses - Aug to Sep 2013

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Course Schedule for Xamarin Courses - Aug to Sep 2013

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Course Schedule for Android Courses - Aug to Sep 2013

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Course Schedule for iOS Courses - Aug to Sep 2013

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Next Xamarin Course - 14-16 Aug 2013 (Wed to Fri)

A big thank you to those who attended the first Xamarin course! And to those of you who asked about the next run, I am happy to announce that the next run is scheduled to run on the 14-16 Aug 2013 (Wed to Fri).

Please note that for this course, you have to bring along a Mac as testing your iOS apps requires a Mac.

For course outline, please click here.

Key Highlights of the Course
* Learn how to write iOS apps using C# and Xamarin.iOS

* Learn how to write Android apps using C# and Xamarin.Android
* Learn how to share common code modules with your iOS and Android apps

You do not need prior knowledge of iOS and Android programming. You just need to know C#!

Venue
Bayview Hotel
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621

Date
14-16 Aug 2013 (Wed to Fri)

Time
9am to 5pm

Fee
S$1,495 (nett; GST N.A.)

First Training Provider to Provide Xamarin Studio Training in Singapore

I am super excited to announce that Developer Learning Solutions is the first training provider to provide training on Xamarin Studio in Singapore. If you would like to learn how to create cross platform Android and iOS apps using C#, join us this Wednesday to Friday (19-21 June 2013) for the inaugural run of the course! Hope to see you there!

Windows Phone 8 Courses Confirmed for July 2013

I am excited to announce that the following Windows Phone Programming courses are confirmed:

* Foundation of Windows Phone 8 Programming - 23-24 July 2013
* Advanced Windows Phone 8 Programming - 25-26 July 2013

Also, beginning this week, you will be able to see a series of Windows Phone 8 development tips and tricks to make your development journey much easier!

Android Tip: Programmatically Displaying the Settings Page

Many a times, you need to programmatically redirect the user to the Settings page so that they can turn on certain features on the device before your application can work correctly For example, if your app uses Bluetooth and the Bluetooth radio is not turned on, you may want to programmatically display the Bluetooth settings page so that the user can turn it on.

Solution

To display the Settings page programmatically, you can use the startActivity() method together with an Intent object. The following shows some examples:

    //---display the main Settings page---

    startActivity(

        new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SETTINGS));

        

    //---display the Location access settings page---

    startActivity(new Intent(

        Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));

                

    //---display the Wireless & networks settings page---

    startActivity(new Intent(

        Settings.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_SETTINGS));

        

    //---display the Bluetooth settings page---

    startActivity(new Intent(

        Settings.ACTION_BLUETOOTH_SETTINGS));

        

        In general, you use the predefined constant Settings.ACTION__SETTINGS. The full list can be found here: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/Settings.html