One of the reasons why Windows Mobile devices have such a market advantage in software development is the vast knowledgebase that programmers have access to and the powerful and easy-to-use development tools available for them (such as Microsoft Visual Studio & Microsoft Embedded C++). Symbian development has always been restricted to a narraw range of professional or enthusiast programmers who do not mind programming at a reasonably low level (usually C++). This is mostly due to the fact that setting up a development suite for such a platform and developing applications for this platform requires quite a bit of expertise and most developers give up very early on.

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Since the advent of .Net, .Net Remoting has been hot topic for all programmers alike. In this article I will try to provide an answer to the questions:

• What is .Net Remoting and how powerful is it?
• What makes it worth all this attention?
• How secure is it in practice

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One of the questions which are put forward to me most frequently is how to start programming bluetooth devices. This post is decided to offering a few short pointers for those who would like to start programming bluetooth radios for Windows Mobile 2002/2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices.

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