Smartdevice projects opened in a Compact 2013 development context are not automatically upgraded to Compact Framework 3.9. This article discusses techniques for upgrading of Smartdevice (Compact 7) projects to the  Compact 2013 context (Compact Framework 3.9). This includes comparison of project files as well as use of the CEESharpWiz wizard.

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This article discusses the just recently released CECompactTools on Codeplex. This toolset has been morphed from Compact13Tools in that it provides the same shell apps for a Compact 2013 OS using the same C# source code but the Managed code is built directly as an OS Subproject!. That is, unlike Compact13Tools, there is only one software layer.

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Command line app to transfer a file over TCPIP.

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Finally, the M2Mqtt project, which includes the client library and the GnatMQ broker, has its official website !

In addition to a dedicated blog, there is a documentation section that currently contains the architecture description of the client library, the main advantages in using it and a simple application example. As for the broker, are the main features implemented and future.

In addition, the download section lists all the link to download the project (CodePlex, Nuget and Microsoft Code Gallery).

My objective is also to add a "case study" section with application examples, hobbistic or professional, and/or demos of those who are using the library and/or the broker. Obviously, anyone who wants to participate can contact through the contact section !

Microsoft is  planning on running a 1 day WEHH 8.1 course for developers. Sometime in June. TBA.

And are trying to work out who is interested.  Based on Registration/Expression of Interest, we will lock a date, and run this.

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//publish/ is an awesome worldwide Hackathon event hosted by Microsoft.  There will be 60+ //publish/ events around the Globe on May 16 and 17.

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A Wizard, like CEDriverWiz etc, that runs from Tools menu to generate or import a C# Managed Code OS Subproject for Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Projects.

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In this post, we'll see how easy it is to execute GnatMQ, the MQTT broker for .NET Framework, in the Cloud using the Microsoft Azure platform. The execution of the broker can be started through a Worker Role that is one of the "Cloud Services" offered by Microsoft. Create the Cloud Service In the "Server Explorer", click with the right button on "Windows Azure" and "Connect to Windows Azure ..." and execute login using our Azure credentials(the ones we use in the online management portal). The "Server Explorer" refreshes and displays all the "Windows Azure" services currently active with our account (Cloud Services for web role and worker role, Service Bus with its namespaces, Virtual Machines and so on). Since our goal is to execute the GnatMQ broker in a worker role, we need to create a new "Cloud Services", right-clicking on it and selecting "Create Cloud Service ...". Select the subscription you want to associate the new service, the name and the region where it will be executed. The creation o ...

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This project is a spin-off from Compact13Tools. Besides the name and URL changes, the Managed Code tools are built directly with OS as Managed Code Subprojects.

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One bug fix and one new feature.

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