All posts by Kai Wilzer
Use SSL from StartSSL with i-MSCP (internet multi-server control panel)
Typically my domains are hosted by IP Projects. For administration of their php webhosting packages they use i-MSCP (internet Multi Server Control Panel). Next typical thing: For my SSL-Certifications in most cases I use StartSSL. It’s a free, fast and reliable service, and it already exists for years, long before Googles and Mozillas Let’s encrypt […]
Xamarin Documentation Update does not work: DocSet Folder not found
I had the problem also after last update, and now it appears again so I blog the solution in case it happens next time again… After upgrading my Xamarin I get the following message when I start Visual Studio again: Xamarin iOS Documentation Update – Click here to open the Documentation Manager So I clicked […]
100.000 Downloads
Einen Monat verspätet gibt es hier nun eine kurze Zusammenfassung für unsere App “Fussball im FreeTV” mit den Downloadzahlen und Bewertungen bis Ende 2015. Insgesamt wurden die Apps über 100.000-mal heruntergeladen und in allen 3 Stores erreicht die App mindestens 4 von 5 Sternen! Android: 60.000 Downloads, 4,15 von 5 Sternen bei 1051 Bewertungen Windows […]
How to re-install a hidden Windows 10 app from Microsoft Store
I’ve created a Windows 10 Universal App and uploaded a beta to the store. It’s approved by Microsoft so it’s available now. I’ve set visibility to hidden and created some promotional codes so only users with the code are able to download the app. I’ve used the first code and installed it on my Windows […]
Sign an APK for uploading to Google Play Store
For our app on http://FussballimFreeTV.de we have versions for iOS, Android and WindowsPhone. Now we wanted to deploy a new Android Version, but on my new notebook I did not have Eclipse installed anymore. So I needed to find out how to sign the provided APK with Android Studio. But as documentation says: You do […]
Error running iOS in Xamarin: Please select a valid device before running the application
Yesterday I bought my Xamarin License for iOS and so I wanted to compile my first app today. I switched the startup project to iOS and clicked “Start”, but I only got the following error message from Microsoft Visual Studio: Please select a valid device before running the application. I checked the device selector dropdown […]
Logging extended Properties to Azure SQL with Enterprise Library 6
As written in my previous posts I’m currently playing around with migrating an application to MS Azure. This includes the migration from Enterprise Library 5 to Enterprise Library 6. And as it’s Azure, logging could not be done to the file system. I played around with semantic logging for a while, but unsuccessfully. So now […]
No cross database joins in Microsoft Azure SQL
As written in my previous blog post, I’ve migrated a database from MS SQL Server to Azure SQL. This worked quite fine. But now I wondered why one of my stored procedures does not work anymore….