In The Hand Ltd

Peter Foot

  • Thy Phone Update

    Today I’ve released an update to Thy Phone for Windows 11 which adds a community requested feature and implements a couple of bug fixes. Version 1.1.1002 will be available in the store soon. New: You can now hang up a… Continue reading

    Thy Phone Update

  • Buffered Streams and the Courtesy Flush

    One of the challenges with 32feet.NET is to try to provide as consistent an experience as possible on multiple platforms even though the underlying implementation varies wildly. One such case is with Bluetooth Classic and the stream used to read… Continue reading

  • Improving the Thy Voice AAC Tool

    A month on from its original release, I’ve made a number of significant changes to improve the usability of the app. Firstly the app is now a system-wide AAC tool, not just for phone calls but using local audio to… Continue reading

    Improving the Thy Voice AAC Tool

  • DependencyService for all

    I was recently looking at migrating some code from Xamarin Forms to Uno Platform and one of the big changes when moving from Xamarin Forms to .NET 6 and later is a move towards using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection on all flavours of… Continue reading

  • Reinventing the Wheel Again – Bluetooth on Linux

    Sometimes it takes a while to realise that an API is lying to you. When implementing Bluetooth Classic support for Linux on .NET 6.0 and above I came to this realisation after going directly to the native API. System.Net.Sockets has… Continue reading

    Reinventing the Wheel Again – Bluetooth on Linux

  • Insert Disc 20 and Press Button to Continue

    I was very honoured to receive the MVP award in July, marking my 20th year. Today I was reminded again as I received the glass disc for this award year. It’s something small but means an awful lot when I… Continue reading

    Insert Disc 20 and Press Button to Continue

  • Going Underground

    Last week I had the opportunity to go on a Hidden London tour of Charing Cross Underground Station. Continue reading

    Going Underground

  • Styling WinUI Controls and Staying Fluent

    In my current Thy Voice app for Windows 11, I wanted to keep the regular Fluent style for controls so that the UI was instantly familiar but I needed to make some changes to differentiate the stored phrases. These are… Continue reading

    Styling WinUI Controls and Staying Fluent

  • Introducing Thy Voice

    This week I’m launching a new app into the Microsoft Store. Following on from my experiences with enabling hands-free calling in Windows 10/11 for devices not supported by Microsoft’s own Phone Link app, I’ve been exploring this area further. I’d… Continue reading

  • Titlebars and Themes: A WinUI Adventure

    I’m working on a WinUI 3 app at the moment and I’ve been trying to match the in-box titlebar behaviour for Windows 11. Anyone who has experience with Windows will immediately respond “Which One?” as various apps within Windows look… Continue reading