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Enabling Developer Mode on Chrome OS

This is part of my series on developing with Chrome OS Chromebook Developer Mode You need to put your Chromebook in Developer mode, which wipes the local storage, so you are better off doing it sooner rather than later. Also keep in mind it may void your warranty. https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device It would appear the steps can vary from device to device, but…
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Changing a FireMonkey style at runtime

There is a great post by Sarina Adding a style selector to your applicationshowing how to have a FMX application with multiple style books, and a combo box listing the styles. When the app is running, a user can select one of the style in the combo box and the…
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Targeting Chrome OS with Delphi via Android and Linux

Google’s Chrome OS is based on their Chrome Browser and runs on Chromebooks, which are hybrids of a tablet and a laptop. They are designed with the assumption that the majority of what we do nowadays is done through the browser. Google announced a while ago that they…
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Quickly find add-ons with new GetIt categories

We have added a number of new categories to the GetIt Package Manager in 10.2 Tokyo to make it easier to find what you’re looking for in GetIt. The GetIt Package Manager can be accessed through the Tools menu in the IDE. Here’s the new list of categories you will find in the GetIt Package Manager: All Libraries Components Internet of Things Trial Connectors Industry…
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FireMonkey Android Compatibility Patch for RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo

Please read the installation instructions at the bottom of the Code Central listing before downloading the patch. Customers who are using the 10.2 Trial can also get this patch. This patch fixes critical Android issues in Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio 10.2 relating to text input for newer versions of Android (issues that were already present in Berlin), control rendering, and performance…
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RAD Server and Enterprise Connectors

Connected Systems Many years ago I was the lead developer for a software development company that was a market leader in the leisure industry. Back in the day, we were using Delphi 3 and then Delphi 5 to create the software. The software was a complete CRM that interfaced…
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RAD Server and Enterprise Connectors

Connected Systems Many years ago I was the lead developer for a software development company that was a market leader in the leisure industry. Back in the day, we were using Delphi 3 and then Delphi 5 to create the software. The software was a complete CRM that interfaced…
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RAD Server and Enterprise Connectors

Connected Systems Many years ago I was the lead developer for a software development company that was a market leader in the leisure industry. Back in the day, we were using Delphi 3 and then Delphi 5 to create the software. The software was a complete CRM that interfaced with access control systems, card readers, ran in multiple languages, and offered everything from reservation management to…
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