I’ve been playing with Windows 10 IoT and a Raspberry Pi for a little while now, so I got a touchscreen to improve my experience. Here’s my current setup:
To get everything working, just connect the “display” cable (the big gray one) and the 3 small wires to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO!
I was aware of the requirement for a privacy policy for the Windows Store (requirement 4.1.1), but when publishing my application it was rejected on the grounds that I absolutely had to provide this policy because I was using the Internet connection. So even if you do not collect information from your users, simply being connected requires this policy. It is unfortunate that Visual Studio validation does not detect this issue and that it is detected later during submission.
[Read More]After creating a similar app on Windows Phone, I had fun making a similar app on Windows 8: Patiner.
The app allows you to view the status of the ice rinks on the island of Montreal by navigating the map. It’s very simple and that’s intentional, but improvements are already planned for future versions.
The data comes from Patiner Montreal, which offers an excellent web portal and links to apps for other operating systems.
[Read More]After almost a year without activity, this blog is almost on life support. A new job, the little family, and other elements have kept me away. But I will try to remedy that:
I already have some blog ideas, so in some time they should appear on this blog.
Stay tuned…
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Wow, a great evening: an attentive and interested audience. Here are some links that were discussed during the evening:
You can download the files and the presentation in zip format here and on the .Net Montreal group website.
I forgot Gadgeteer stickers at home, so if you want some, let me know and we’ll arrange to send them to you!
Thank you, if you have any questions feel free to contact me and I look forward to seeing your projects!
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On February 25th, I will be giving a presentation titled .NET Micro Framework and .NET Gadgeteer: Embedded Computing for Everyone at the Alt.Net Montreal meeting. I will go over the Framework and Gadgeteer with examples: things that blink, move, and provide useful information ;)
If you have projects you would like to show to the group, feel free to bring them along, we will be happy to discuss them.
Looking forward to meeting you there!
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Four colleagues at Alcero and me have register a team (Hot Box) for this year IRON SharePoint competition at SharePoint Summit in Toronto. We will be building a SharePoint solution in less than three during the summit (May 14-16) and present to the judges our solution.
Beyond the 5000$ price for the winning team, as per the IRON SharePoint page:
The winners will also enjoy IRON SharePoint immortality and be the envy of their peers.
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Here is a second application of my own creation: InterUrbain.
This utility application allows you to determine if calls between two phone numbers are local or long-distance. Simply enter the area code and the first three digits of the number to determine their distances. Simple, effective, and most importantly free!
If you have any suggestions, comments, or need support, do not hesitate to contact me (see the link at the top of this page).
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After a few months of experimenting with programming for Windows Phone 7, but without really publishing the application, I decided to try to launch an application that would be published: Sports MTL. An application that allows you to know the status of various recreational/sports venues such as ice rinks, slides, and cross-country ski trails.
This application is available in French and English, in trial or paid version. If you have any suggestions or comments about this application, please visit the UserVoice site for Sports MTL.
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For a fifth year in a row I’ve been renew as a Microsoft MVP Visual C#!
Even if I do not have a ring on my award to prove it…
Happy new year!