Changing the Cordova app icon
It seems that many Cordova tasks, even fundamental ones, require some degree of research. In this case, I first found a solution that was “close enough”, and then found a better one. Both are shown here. The
Renaming a Cordova application
As my loyal readers know, I’ve been working on my first Cordova application, focusing on Android. Of course I found the Android emulator to be very slow, so I worked solely in a browser for a few
Running Your Android/Cordova App
Running the app If this is your first Android/Cordova app, you’re going to find out pretty quickly (like in the first 5 minutes) that you’ll need a place to run it. You have a few options: On
AngularJS/Cordova mobile app Dev Setup – Part 2
In AngularJS/Cordova mobile app Dev Setup – Part 1 we got things rolling. We now have node.js, Cordova and associated tools in our environment. Now to apply AngularJS and Ionic. Part 1 will get you up and running
AngularJS/Cordova mobile app Dev Setup – Part 1
The Cordova framework (pretty much synonymous with PhoneGap) puts an HTML5 “wrapper” over the native code (for ios or Android), working toward the goal of write-once-run-anywhere code. Instead of writing in Objective C or Java, most
AngularJS Elevator Pitch
When meeting people in DC, the conversation usually turns to “what do you do” within about 5 minutes. Because I’m in a technical field, this usually takes a bit of thought. Depending on whom I’m talking to,
SP2010 “Cannot access local farm” issue
An error I’ve frequently encountered is the “Cannot access local farm” issue. This can come up when attempting to run a PowerShell script or STSADM command, and looks something like this: Get-SPWeb : Cannot access the local
SP2010 Search Primer
Find the Search Administration Console (from central admin) Select service applications Select the search service application. Find and set Crawl Rules Crawl rules are located here Crawl Rules can be used to Include or Exclude. In the
SharePoint File Downloader
At Synteractive, our SharePoint deployments often have both custom functionality AND a nice UI. So (in our most interesting projects) we’ll have designers working with developers. As a result, we used to end up with one of
Place the user name anywhere
Everyone loves to see their name on a web page. It’s verification that the user is logged in properly, and perhaps validation of some sort? Well without getting into the psychology of it, I’d like to share