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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Desktop”</title>
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    <description>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds. 
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  <title>282: Automating Protocols</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Custom schemes, http schemes, protocols, they are a pain to develop for, but are so powerful! After years of using them, we finally figured out how to automate it and we have a lot of ideas!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Custom schemes, http schemes, protocols, they are a pain to develop for, but are so powerful! After years of using them, we finally figured out how to automate it and we have a lot of ideas!
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, macos, mac, scheme, protocol, development, mobile, desktop, maui</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Custom schemes, http schemes, protocols, they are a pain to develop for, but are so powerful! After years of using them, we finally figured out how to automate it and we have a lot of ideas!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Custom schemes, http schemes, protocols, they are a pain to develop for, but are so powerful! After years of using them, we finally figured out how to automate it and we have a lot of ideas!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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  <title>263: Building Computers</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:34</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>computer, build, mobile, xamarin, desktop, linux, windows</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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<item>
  <title>227: Databases!</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/9e89d94b-b546-4b54-9463-322f98571aec.mp3" length="49831600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Let's talk about databases! SQLite, No-SQL, LiteDB, CoreData, and so much more! All the options!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>51:54</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Let's talk about databases! SQLite, No-SQL, LiteDB, CoreData, and so much more! All the options!
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, no-sql, sqlite, sqlite-net, android, ios, desktop, server</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Let&#39;s talk about databases! SQLite, No-SQL, LiteDB, CoreData, and so much more! All the options!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Xamarin.iOS Data Access - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/data-cloud/data/">Xamarin.iOS Data Access - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li><li><a title="praeclarum/sqlite-net: Simple, powerful, cross-platform SQLite client and ORM for .NET" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/praeclarum/sqlite-net">praeclarum/sqlite-net: Simple, powerful, cross-platform SQLite client and ORM for .NET</a></li><li><a title="Overview - ADO.NET | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/data/adonet/ado-net-overview">Overview - ADO.NET | Microsoft Docs</a></li><li><a title="Using SQLite.NET with Xamarin.iOS - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/data-cloud/data/using-sqlite-orm">Using SQLite.NET with Xamarin.iOS - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li><li><a title="LiteDB :: A .NET embedded NoSQL database" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.litedb.org/">LiteDB :: A .NET embedded NoSQL database</a></li><li><a title="SQLCipher - Zetetic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/">SQLCipher - Zetetic</a></li><li><a title="SQLite Home Page" rel="nofollow" href="https://sqlite.org/index.html">SQLite Home Page</a></li><li><a title="jamesmontemagno/monkey-cache: Easily cache any data structure for a specific amount of time in any .NET application." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/monkey-cache">jamesmontemagno/monkey-cache: Easily cache any data structure for a specific amount of time in any .NET application.</a></li><li><a title="Xamarin.Essentials: Secure Storage - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/secure-storage?tabs=android">Xamarin.Essentials: Secure Storage - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Let&#39;s talk about databases! SQLite, No-SQL, LiteDB, CoreData, and so much more! All the options!</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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  <title>137: Tweaking UI to Perfection</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Platform Design vs Custom Design? Fancy Animations? Hours of tweaking and tuning the user interface? Does that really make a great application? It is worth all the work that needs to go these small tiny details? We discuss!</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Platform Design vs Custom Design? Fancy Animations? Hours of tweaking and tuning the user interface? Does that really make a great application? It is worth all the work that needs to go these small tiny details? We discuss!</p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Platform Design vs Custom Design? Fancy Animations? Hours of tweaking and tuning the user interface? Does that really make a great application? It is worth all the work that needs to go these small tiny details? We discuss!</p>

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  <title>Merge Conflict 34: Developing for macOS</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS. If you know iOS development your are primed to make your next great desktop macOS application, it is way easier than you think! Frank walks us through how he got started, what you need, and how Xamarin.Forms is about to change the desktop game.</p>

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<li><a href="https://sparkle-project.org/" target="_blank">Sparkle Updater</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree" target="_blank">SkiFree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/reference/appkit" target="_blank">AppKit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2lKPsXK" target="_blank">Steve Jobs The Lost Interview</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/try-the-latest-in-xamarin-forms-with-nightly-builds/" target="_blank">Xamarin.Forms Nightly Builds</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS. If you know iOS development your are primed to make your next great desktop macOS application, it is way easier than you think! Frank walks us through how he got started, what you need, and how Xamarin.Forms is about to change the desktop game.</p>

<h3>Links &amp; Show Notes</h3>

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<li><a href="https://sparkle-project.org/" target="_blank">Sparkle Updater</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree" target="_blank">SkiFree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/reference/appkit" target="_blank">AppKit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2lKPsXK" target="_blank">Steve Jobs The Lost Interview</a></li>
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<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
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