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How to Create User Controls for Windows Mobile

Maarten Struys — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:52 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "... Visual Studio in designer mode does not have any knowledge about the target platform, so it needs to make use of functionality that is available on the development machine, and it will target the full .NET Framework...In Windows CE, Win32 APIs usually live in different DLLs then their desktop counter parts. Take the following example..." more

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:52 GMT

Code Snippet for Adjusting DataGrid Columns on a Windows Mobile Device

Maarten Struys — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:42:04 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...ran into a few challenges when displaying a DataGrid control inside a Windows Mobile application. The DataGrid only contains two different columns. One of the columns must have a fixed length that is determined by the title of the column. The other column will have a variable width..." more

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:42:04 GMT

Solution for ActiveSync Random Password Prompts

Bret Fisher — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:19 GMT

Bret Fisher writes, "They were getting random prompts for passwords in ActiveSync on Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1. They had Exchange 2007, and ISA Server 2006, but this problem showed up months after Exchange was migrated to 2007. It seemed random. The error on ActiveSync was the generic:..." more

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:19 GMT

Getting Started with Windows Mobile 6.5 Widget Development

Dave Glover — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:20:16 GMT

Dave Glover writes, "The model for widget development is similar to that of Apple, Nokia, Opera etc - HTML, JavaScript, CSS - the platform APIs differ for example persisting setting, creating enus etc, but same concepts..." more

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:20:16 GMT

Sample Code to Use Windows Mobile 6.5 Gestures in Managed Code

Maarten Struys — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:22 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...whitepaper and sample code to use Windows Mobile 6.5 Gestures in managed code. The sample code combines the GestureAPISamples that are shipped as part of the Windows Mobile 6.5 DTK, with identical functionality, but of course entirely executing in managed code. You can download the whitepaper from this location:" more

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:22 GMT

How to Set Up Windows Mobile 6.5 Emulator Images

Paul Robichaux — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:32 GMT

Paul Robichaux writes, "...how to set up the Windows Mobile emulators for testing various Exchange features...If you're interested in the differences between WM 6.1 and 6.5, this is probably the best way to satisfy your curiosity...I don't think there are..." more

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:32 GMT

HopperTest Tool Bits Available for Windows Mobile 6.5

Eric Nelson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:21:29 GMT

Eric Nelson writes, "...download these bits for the Hopper Test Tool. The current version is compatible with Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1, and 6.5. The previous version of Hopper is not supported for Windows Mobile 6.5..." more

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:21:29 GMT

Marketplace Opens Supporting More Than Mobile 6.5

Jason Langridge — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:29:38 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "..reversed a decision to focus exclusively on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices by adding support in the future on Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 devices...." more

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:29:38 GMT

Hotfix for Communicator Mobile 2007 R2

Jason Langridge — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:33 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "If you are using Communicator Mobile on your Windows Mobile devices then you should take a look at the recent Hotfix...The update resolves the following issues:" more

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:33 GMT

Code for Scrolling Large Images on Windows Mobile Devices

Maarten Struys — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:27 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...I needed a simple solution to scroll a large picture inside a managed application....This is the complete code for this simple example" more

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:06:27 GMT

Tweet From Your Windows Mobile Today Screen

Jason Langridge — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:54 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...a great application to allow you to quickly tweet from your Windows Mobile touchscreen device. TwitToday allows you to enter your tweet on the home screen and have it update your twitter status..." more

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:54 GMT

Free Contact Cleaner for Windows Mobile

Jason Langridge — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:54 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "It will remove exact duplicates from your contact list and highlight any near duplicates so you can remove them manually! It’s a free download from HERE..." more

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:32:54 GMT

Steps to Install Windows Embedded CE 6.0 From Scratch

Mike Hall — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:03:07 GMT

Mike Hall writes, "Installing Windows Embedded CE 6.0 has a number of steps which are listed below (with appropriate links). Perhaps the list may be useful as a “check list” for installation if you are ever in the position of needing to install from ground up...Steps:" more

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:03:07 GMT

How to Create Location Aware Apps for Windows Mobile Devices

Maarten Struys — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:40:33 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "...whitepaper that explains how to retrieve your current position as latitude / longitude reading, making use of either GPS hardware through the GPS Intermediate Driver or making use of Cell Tower Lookup through the Radio Interface Layer. If you are interested in adding location awareness to your own applications, you can download..." more

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:40:33 GMT

Codename Alchemy Driving Windows Embedded Compact Platform

Mary Jo Foley — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:36:17 GMT

Mary Jo Foley writes, "Alchemy is what will bringer richer UI scenarios to Embedded-Compact-based devices. The kinds of rich-media capabilities (smooth transitions, 3D animations, etc.) that Silverlight enables on the desktop will now be available on Windows Mobile phones...One of the main features provided by Alchemy..." more

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:36:17 GMT

How to Connect a Device Emulator in Windows Mobile

Maarten Struys — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:44:27 GMT

Maarten Struys writes, "Currently we are indeed focusing only on managed development using either Visual Basic.NET or C#...[Secondly if you are]...connecting a Device Emulator through either Active Sync (Windows XP) or the Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows Vista). In order to do so, you need to make sure that DMA..." more

Tue, 26 May 2009 17:44:27 GMT

Converting an Image to Grayscale with Compact Framework on Windows Mobile

Mark Arteaga — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:15:46 GMT

Mark Arteaga writes, "Basically all we are doing is getting direct access to the pixel data using a pointer and modifying the RGB values with the parameters sent by the user...Here is a sample of the input/output:...And you can download the source for converting an image to grayscale here..." more

Tue, 19 May 2009 20:15:46 GMT

Windows Mobile 6 Free Dev Courses

Mark Arteaga — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:08:59 GMT

Mark Arteaga writes, "With Windows Mobile 6.5 being complete it might be time to Ramp Up on developing for Windows Mobile. There are 7 free courses you can take: Level 1: Mobile Development Introduction Level 2: Device Emulators Level 3: Mobile Windows Forms Development Level 4: Advanced Mobile Windows Forms Development Level 5:..." more

Tue, 19 May 2009 20:08:59 GMT

Mobile BI Application Used at TechEd

Lynn Langit — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:55:11 GMT

Lynn Langit writes, "Check out this short video about the use of a mobile BI application at TechEd that the BI team used to monitor session and speaker scores at the show. The takeaway is that BI doesn’t have to be HUGE or ENTERPRISE, rather it has to be relevant and appropriately sized..." more

Mon, 18 May 2009 23:55:11 GMT

Facebook Client Ready for Windows Mobile

Jason Langridge — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:59:59 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...You can now download a Facebook client for your Windows Mobile device from Microsoft. The application has been rumoured and leaked for some time so it’s good to see it finally see the official light of day. The client will bring..." more

Fri, 08 May 2009 18:59:59 GMT