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Maarten Struys will be presenting a webcast on April 9th. He is going to talk about how incorporate GPS functionality to your applications and how to build "location awareness" by using the GPS API and the "Fake GPS" GPS Emulator for testing.
Please register here to attend:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032374410&Culture=en-US
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Another successful Code Camp organized by .Net User Groups from Orlando, Lakeland and the Space Coast!
Shawn did a great job and had pretty much everything under control. Attendance was full, and everyone was happy about the presentations. Here is a picture of him with Master Chief working some overtime as a bodyguard. He was making the keynote opening to the atrium that can be seen in the next picture.
The facilities were great, Seminole Community College was a great 
environment for the event. Their classrooms were large enough for the groups we had and the projectors handled the presentations seamlessly. The atrium was spacious and allowed for some interesting conversations: technical, business and personal with everyone.
As for my presentations, there were two of them, one was an introduction to programming for Windows Mobile that went great. A lot of people were interested in starting development for the Windows Mobile environment. The other presentation was turned into a great Q&A session where everyone got answers to very specific questions. The reason why it turned into a Q&A session was that I had some issues on my laptop coming back from hibernate mode and it was simply dragging; taking too much time in between slides. That's when I asked the audience if they would go for a Q&A session on the subject. A great thank you goes to my audience that allowed me to go for that Q&A session and the day was saved... and a decision to finally retire my trusty old Dell Inspiron 9100. I love its screen (1920x1200) but at 4 years old it's getting flaky and I want to make sure I have no more issues with these presentations. On the other hand, it is about time I migrate all my stuff out of this old XP and into Windows Vista already. No point in delaying the inevitable any more.
If you attended and want to get a download of the presentations (both of them, with their corresponding code samples), please go to the "Links" "SkyDrive (Downloads)" on the right column of this blog.
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When working with Windows Mobile these days it is very common to have to do work with the cellular connection. Either programming the phone dialing out, receiving calls or testing any other cell-related functionality is very important to make sure that your application behaves appropriately. Hence, the need for the Cellular Emulator to create a "virtual call": incoming, outgoing, SMS message, and even network events allowing your Windows Mobile emulator and your application to behave as programmed with the event being tested.
This functionality is no secret and it only takes a few steps in associating one emulator with the other. However, some people take a longer route by getting to associate these two tools by taking too many steps. The shortest way to associate the, is by following these quick six steps:
- Open the Device Emulator Configuration app.
- Click on the Peripherals tab
- Enter the Cellular Emulator COM# port into the Serial Port 0 field
- Dismiss Configuration dialog
- Reset the Device Emulator (File => Reset => Soft)
- Click OK to confirm soft reset
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Today I am starting to prepare my presentations for this coming Saturday's Orlando Code Camp 2008 (http://www.orlandocodecamp.com). There are no more spaces available, but if you want to attend, there is a waiting list in case some people cancel. My recommendation: if you are interested, still attend to check-in and if there are any openings, you may be able to get in.
And if you want to attend to my presentations we'll make you a spot! I will give two presentations:
- Introduction to Windows Mobile Development for Programmers: aimed at people that know how to program in C# and VB for the desktop and want to leverage their skills in a new and exciting field. You'll be surprised how easy it is to transition!
- .Net Compact Framework 3.5 – The Benefits of Using Managed Code: The next logical step for right after an intro to the environment. Details, do's and don'ts on the platform.
This is a great opportunity for learning, networking or getting involved with your area's user group. Lots of events every month, with cool subjects you may be interested in learning for work or personal betterment.
I will be posting the presentation materials soon for download. BTW, the event, attendance, and materials are 100% free!
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Continuing with our release of tool-applications completed by out team, we are releasing today a very cool application that we all started using right away. It is a MPG calculator and Vehicle Maintenance log, that everyone can have in their Windows Mobile. A very good alternative to calculating every time you fill-up your gas tank.
Here it is:
Car Maintenance and Fuel Economy v2.3: Keep track of your car's fuel economy and maintenance in general. Maintain records for multiple vehicles. Create reports that will show maintenance, fuel economy, and cost of ownership to-date.
Download it from:
Enjoy!
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Microsoft has announced that Silverlight for Windows Mobile will be available during Q2 2008. It will be launched as a browser plug-in and it will support Silverlight 1.0 only (Silverlight 2 is currently in Beta). Unfortunately, the announcement indicates that Windows Mobile 6 will be supported and not previous versions. This is probably because of limitations in Pocket IE in older Windows Mobile versions.
At Mix08, there was a Weatherbug being demoed as a proof of concept that worked like a charm. Now, I am not a big fun of Weatherbug, but it certainly shows potential for Silverlight apps running in Windows Mobile devices.