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Windows 7 Performance Tests Comparing Vista and XP

Frank La Vigne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:22:56 GMT

Frank La Vigne writes, "...so far, the results are very encouraging with Windows 7 coming in first when compared to Vista and XP. Once Windows 7 undergoes performance tweaking..." more

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:22:56 GMT

CTP3 ShowEventLog Instructions

Richard Siddaway — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:57:31 GMT

Richard Siddaway writes, "Show-EventLog is a very straight forward cmdlet with a minimum of parameters. Outside of the common parameters it can only take a computer name. As it says in the name the cmdlet opens Event Viewer on the local or remote machine...The computername parameter accepts a name, an IP Address or a FQDN..." more

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:57:31 GMT

Windows Mobile 6.1 i-mate Ultimate Upgrade

Jason Langridge — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:17:08 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "If you have one of the i-mate Ultimate devices then you can now upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. There are 4 upgrades available which can be downloaded using the links below:" more

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:17:08 GMT

txtForward Great App for Windows Mobile

Jason Langridge — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:44:56 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "This is a great application that allows you to forward any incoming text messages to an email address from your Windows Mobile device. You could also use this to backup your text messages..." more

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:44:56 GMT

Windows Mobile Aerial Object Distribution Explained at TechEd EMEA

Roger Whitehead — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:08:17 GMT

Roger Whitehead writes, "...what was most significant from a hardware perspective was the presence of high spec , cameras, GPS, high speed data access and accelerometers in all the devices...Although the ageing Windows Mobile user interface is still there underneath, many of these user interfaces and a range of new applications, make particular use of the accelerometers..." more

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:08:17 GMT

Internet Connection Sharing Fix -Windows Mobile 6.1 & Blackjack II

Keith Elder — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:28:52 GMT

Keith Elder writes, "Here’s how to fix the Blackjack II with Windows Mobile 6.1 to tether to your computer using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) that is built into the 6.1 upgrade." more

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:28:52 GMT

Windows Mobile Buzz

Constanze Roman — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:17:39 GMT

Constanze Roman writes, ""Windows Mobile Buzz,” which provides you with links to our social networking profiles, like our Windows Mobile Facebook group....The Windows Mobile Team blog has a new look and feel too." more

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:17:39 GMT

MSDN Mobility Center's New Look

Loke Uei — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:08:16 GMT

Loke Uei writes, "visual refresh for the MSDN Mobility Center. This time round we organized it by development phases instead of “type of content"" more

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:08:16 GMT

Getting Windows Mobile to Work with Exchange 2007 Using POP3/IMAP4 and SMTP

Jeff Guillet — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:01:37 GMT

Jeff Guillet writes, "...Windows Mobile can only have one connection agreement with Exchange at a time. That means that if you want to access additional email accounts you must use POP3 or IMAP4 for incoming email and SMTP for outgoing email on your device..." more

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:01:37 GMT

Windows Mobile Glass Effect Application

Mark Arteaga — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:42:18 GMT

Mark Arteaga writes, "...how to create a glass button using a graphics program...Before I did that I searched for any existing code on the desktop. I found an article on Code Project which uses DI+ on the desktop to create a glass button... Although this will add some eye candy to your Windows Mobile application, there are a few caveats:" more

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:42:18 GMT

Q&A on Windows Mobile Developer Issues

Jason Langridge — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:18:45 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "Developer team have setup a number of Windows Mobile Developer Chats where you can spend an hour with Microsoft employees and MVPs who are experts in Windows Mobile application development online...You can find the list..." more

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:18:45 GMT

Debugging Windows Mobile Network Programming Using Real Devices and Emulators

Wei-Meng Lee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:05:57 GMT

Wei-Meng Lee writes, "If you are a Windows Mobile developer, chances are you need to write applications that allow the Windows Mobile device to talk to the host computer. In such cases, you need to know a little about the IP address assigned to the device or emulator." more

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:05:57 GMT

Catch the Thief - Slick Phone Recovery Solution

Jason Langridge — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:49:19 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...a solution for Windows Mobile that if you have your phone stolen it will automatically send you the thief’s mobile phone number and SIM card ID when they try and use the phone with their SIM card..." more

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:49:19 GMT

Event Driven Usage of GPS Intermediate Driver

Constanze Roman — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:06:36 GMT

Constanze Roman writes, "In this blog entry I will show you how you can retrieve location information in an event driven way. The managed wrapper around GPSID defines a LocationChanged event that will be fired, each time GPS location information changes....So let me just give you a guided tour around how to create an application that will make use of the LocationChanged event by showing you a sample application as well as the relevant code that I created for this particular application." more

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:06:36 GMT

Remote Control and System Center Mobile Device Manager

Jason Langridge — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:30:35 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "...use Remote Control with System Center Mobile Device Manager. They want to be able to connect to a users device and then control/troubleshoot the device remotely....You can get more details" more

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:30:35 GMT

Fix for Zune in Device Center on a 64-bit OS Using the XNA Game Studio 3.0 beta

Aaron Stebner — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:18:35 GMT

Aaron Stebner writes, "After some further investigation, we discovered that this customer had some incorrect information in their registry...The 64-bit version of the Zune software only sets the 64-bit registry value for CurrentVersion, so we will be fixing..." more

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:18:35 GMT

Telepresence & Video Conference: Tips & Tools

Scott Hanselman — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:46:13 GMT

Scott Hanselman writes, "I am absolutely convinced that video conferencing builds relationships almost as much as showing up in person. If you've got the bandwidth to spare, talking to someone in F2F (face to face) via webcam conveys way more information than a phone call." more

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:46:13 GMT

Load Up Your Zune with XNA Game Studio

Dan Rigsby — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:27:54 GMT

Dan Rigsby writes, "I think it’s useful to show how easy it is to install and debug a game on the Zune using XNA Game Studio." more

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:27:54 GMT

Full Device List for Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades

Jason Langridge — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:30:59 GMT

Jason Langridge writes, "I’m often asked for a list of devices that now have Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades. I think this is the full list..." more

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:30:59 GMT

Sync Services for Windows Mobile Shipped

Loke Uei — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:16:35 GMT

Loke Uei writes, "...Now we have a supported version of Sync Services for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.x...You can find the download at...This technology should break down some barriers for us so we can deploy Windows Mobile and SQL Server Compact in organizations that don’t support SQL Server...." more

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:16:35 GMT