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Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh!
29 April 10 07:19 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

I am repeating here a post from the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 official blog. Please read in full before you install… so you don’t have to fix anything afterwards. Enjoy! Beginning today you can download the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh (WPDT...

Filed under: Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development, Windows Phone, Software

Will you be around Orlando, FL this Weekend?
06 June 08 02:43 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

If you are in any way interested in Development for Windows and Windows Mobile devices then you are invited to attend a FREE event Saturday and Sunday. The weekend event is called Microsoft Community Summit 2008 or ]InBetween[ or Tweener (?!?!). The whole...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Code Camp, Presentation, Windows Server, .Net Compact Framework, .Net Framework, Windows, Visual Studio, Development, SQL Server CE, SQL Server

Is Your Company Thinking About Mobile Solutions?
21 April 08 03:59 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

If it's not, then it should. Let me explain why. Every company wants at least their executives to have work email access on-the-go. They may not have it already but if they don't they are certainly craving for it. We live in a business world that...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Development

How Secure Is Your Mobile Application Data?
09 April 08 09:13 PM | dsamuilov | 2 comment(s)

When developing mobile applications we usually think in terms of a single user; doing only a few tasks in a small device. However, this may no longer be true. We are now faced with devices that have large screens (for a smartphone, that is) such as the...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development, SQL Server CE

Windows Mobile 6.1 Emulators Out
08 April 08 10:19 AM | dsamuilov | with no comments

With the release of Windows Mobile 6.1 and some models already announced, it was only logical that we would see the WM 6.1 emulators out for Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. Just like their predecessors, the emulators are stand alone and can...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

Webcast: Creating Location-Aware Applications for Windows Mobile
28 March 08 04:26 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

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...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

Orlando Code Camp a Success
23 March 08 10:09 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

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...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Code Camp, Presentation, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

How to Associate the Device Emulator with the Cellular Emulator
20 March 08 10:21 AM | dsamuilov | with no comments

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...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

Orlando Code Camp 2008 - Preparing presentations
17 March 08 09:31 AM | dsamuilov | with no comments

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...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Code Camp, Presentation, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

BlueKatana Tool-Applications for Windows Mobile 2
14 March 08 04:13 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

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...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Presentation, .Net Compact Framework, .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Development, SQL Server CE

Having trouble creating an MSI for Windows Mobile apps?
26 February 08 12:16 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

Well, you are not the only one... Creating an MSI file for application distribution is really simple, but when you want to distribute an application that runs on the Windows Mobile environment, it is not that simple any more. This is especially true if...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, .Net Compact Framework, Development

BlueKatana Tool-Applications for Windows Mobile 1
25 February 08 04:10 PM | dsamuilov | with no comments

Our team has re-released some of the applications created recently. They were created as a training exercise by our team members. Each team member has chosen a pet project and executed the training to completion by creating their application. All proceeds...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Presentation, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development

South Florida Code Camp 2008 a Success
03 February 08 07:17 AM | dsamuilov | with no comments

Yesterday was a long day, I woke up at 5 AM so that I would make it on time to the Code Camp. Everything went great, I met with Silvia at the event. She is a friend of mine who was also going to the SFCC, chatted for a bit and then went on to the speaker...

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Development Community, Code Camp, Presentation, .Net Compact Framework, Visual Studio, Development