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Getting some reports of IE8 Beta with Smart Device Projects
A couple of customer pinged me recently that when they create a new Smart Device Native Project in VS 2008, the dialog comes and goes away and nothing really happens. On futher investigation it appears that installing IE8 Beta cause this. I don't have Read More...
A good list of mobile optimised websites
Last night I was browsing around the web when I saw very handy collection of Web Sites that are optimised for mobile devices. I thought I should share http://www.windowsmobiletraining.com/connection/forums/p/14/21.aspx#21 Business Ameritrade Trade and Read More...
I will be @ Mix 08
Will you ? Also I am told that the Early Birds Discount Ends soon. So act fast ! Amit Chopra Read More...
Looking for an easy way to try VS 2008?
While we do have trial editions available for download , but if you don't want the hassle of installing this on your main machine, I noticed that there are VPC Images with Visual Studio 2008 [Trial] pre-installed also available for download. More details Read More...
Tools and Resources for Windows Mobile ISVs
Just noticed a message from my Product Management team around the launch of "Innovate On Windows Mobile Site". It Provides provides targeted tools, support, and training to help ISVs develop and market their mobile applications more quickly and efficiently. Read More...
Yes we are done ! VS 2008 is now available.
Very excited to share that Visual Studio 2008 in now available at the MSDN download site . And this is me at the box signing event :-) Amit Chopra Read More...
Windows Mobile Developer Experience Connect Site
We’d like to give our developer community more opportunities in shaping the future of the Windows Mobile developer experience. Therefore, a Microsoft Connect website has been created to allow developers to: 1. Formally submit feature requests online 2. Read More...
Dress Up your phone this Halloween !
Enjoy the music, ring tones and wall papers at https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/domore/halloween-ringtones.mspx Read More...
An opportunity to Save a 100$
Mobile Connections is a great opportunity for developers and IT Professionals to connect with Microsoft and experts in the Mobile industry. Attendees can expect to learn about the tools and techniques to building rich and effective applications on Windows Read More...
Why do I get this exception when running a Unit Test for Devices on Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 ?
A customer got this to my attention today. The test adapter ('Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.TestTypes.Unit.UnitTestAdapter, Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Tips.UnitTest.Adapter, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a') Read More...
Heading down to the Handango Partner Summit next week
I'll be in San Diego on Tuesday and Wednesday next week at the Handango Partner Summit. If any of my blog readers are going to be around, drop me a note and I would look forward to meeting with you and talk about device application development experiences Read More...
Mark your calendars - Mobile Connections.
When ? November 5-8, 2007 Where ? Mandalay Bay Resort,Las Vegas, NV What is it about ? Enterprise mobility is the wave of the future and this future is now! Connections brings you all the latest in mobility development technologies ready for prime time Read More...
The operation could not be completed. The device is not connected. - Another reason for this.
Traditionally this error has been a result of the corrupted local device datastore that stores information about all your devices and emulators. However during a recent incident where I was trying to help someone in the office with this issue, I uncovered Read More...
Unable to see the Windows Mobile 6.0 Templates in VS 2008 Beta 2?
If you have been using Visual Studio 2005 with Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK, you will notice that after you install VS 2008 Beta 2, you don't see the templates for this SDK in the New Project Dialog for Smart Devices. You attempt to repair the SDKs, but still Read More...
The missing VMNET Driver mystery
Over the last few days I got a number of requests on the microsoft.com help alias for customers trying to locate the VMNET Driver which is used by the Microsoft Device Emulator to enable to networking scenarios on the emulator. Instead of making just Read More...
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