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  • Open individual documents on Pocket PC

    The built in applications in Pocket PC follow a familiar model with a DocumentList screen listing files of that type, and then an “editor” screen for working with an individual document. If you launch a specific document programmatically it will… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth Remote Control

    Mike Hall posted a link on his blog to a channel9 interview with Anil Dhawan from the Windows Mobile team discussing Bluetooth programming, which I recommend you check out. Anil gave a demo of a native code application to remote control… Continue reading

  • No touch deployment with Pocket PC or “How I cancelled my dental appointment with Dr Johnson”

    Earlier today I posted a link from the Windows Mobile Team blog on Pocket PC Thoughts on an article being produced to describe rolling out mobile devices to your enterprise. Here is some useful additional material with a more technical… Continue reading

  • Patterns & Practices Survey

    Announced on Jono’s blog the Patterns & Practices team are looking at what guidance they can provide for device development. They have now setup a formal online survey to capture your wishes and needs, so I recommend you stop by and… Continue reading

  • Upcoming .NETCF Chat

    Tomorrow the .NETCF MVPs will be hosting a developer chat at MSDN. Start time is 10am PST (6pm GMT). As usual any questions related to .NETCF, Smart Device Development or OpenNETCF are welcome. Full details along with other upcoming chats… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth Library (February Edition)

    Not a huge amount of change since last months release but I just wanted to post the latest update. The download includes the same Chat application samples along with the complete solution for the library itself. Downloads The main changes… Continue reading

  • Potted history (and glimpse into the future) of the .NET Compact Framework

    Mike Zintel has posted a description of how the .NET Compact Framework got to where it is today, and where the team are headed in v2.0 and beyond. Key lessons learned by the team were in performance, interop and a… Continue reading

  • More details on Generics and Reflection for .NETCF v2.0

    Nazim Lala from the .NET Compact Framework team has posted further details on the generics support in .NETCF v2.0 specifically the Reflection functionality available and how it differs from the full framework implementation. Continue reading

  • Visually identify your Bluetooth stack

    Since it’s such a frequently asked question I’ve documented it here with some images which should hopefully clear up any confusion. The following screenshots show how to identify the Bluetooth stack on your Pocket Pc without writing any code or… Continue reading

  • Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference 2005

    Announced on the Windows Mobile blog, this year will see the Mobile and Embedded developer conferences combined into one event happening in Las Vegas 9th-12th May. This year there will be lots of exciting content around .NETCF v2.0 and Visual… Continue reading