IOBluetooth for .NET Refreshed
Some time ago, I embarked on a binding library for the macOS IOBluetooth framework. This provides functionality for classic Bluetooth, Hands-free and Object Exchange functionality. It was built for Xamarin Mac and needed a big overhaul to support newer .NET versions.…
NFC support for all Uri types
In order to save a few bytes, there is a special mechanism used in Uri NFC tags where one byte is reserved to match with specific Uri prefixes. A value of zero means the following text contains the full Uri, a value of one means the Uri starts with " There are…
Change dot org petition seeks to revive Windows Phone, and dozens are signing up! (including me ... ) — "Third time's a charm."
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Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:
Application Development for Windows Mobile 5.0 "Magneto" - Larry Lieberman - 2005/03 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUov...
You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
MVP for 2025
I'm really pleased and humbled to have been re-awarded the Microsoft MVP award for 2025. This year I've been awarded in the .NET category as my focus has been on .NET MAUI and .NET across multiple platforms. When I started on the MVP journey in 2003 it was for the .NET Compact…
Writing NFC Tags in .NET
I first added NFC code to 32feet.NET back in 2020. However, as other priorities came along it never got fully polished and released on NuGet. This year I finally got around to it and updated the code for .NET 8.0 as it had originally targeted Xamarin Forms. InTheHand.Nfc…
32feet – Bluetooth LE Device Discovery on iOS
When I created the InTheHand.BluetoothLE library I modeled the API on WebBluetooth as this gave a simple API surface but as it was designed to run within a browser sandbox some of the functionality is intentionally limited. For device discovery the API…
