Thank you for your response Erel. I am confused about the network / firewall issue because everything else works. In debug mode the WYSIWYG Designer works. IE: I can add, remove and edit views and all my actions are displayed on the android as well as the designer. Also, if it was a network or firewall issue why would the Bridge File Explorer allow me to view the files on the android? And why would the app try to load the first layout but freeze before it displayed anything other than the app title? Other than the fact that apps error out in debug mode everything else seems to be functioning as they should. Finally, I have not made any changes to my system or network, at least none that I am aware of.
Any guidance or other suggestions will be very much appreciated.
Richard