Last year, I recommended that everyone read Steve Maguire's Writing Solid Code . Today, I was reminded why I made that recommendation. I have been working on a native (C/C++) application recently and decided that my logging code would be best served by...

Today we posted the beta release of Service Pack 1 for version 2 of the .NET Compact Framework. This release is especially cool because we have added some new tools, my favorite being the Remote Performance Monitor . For details, check out the announcement...

Several months back, I wrote about how to determine whether or not a device supported screen rotation . This post prompted the question of how to programmatically rotate the device.. The snippets below check the device's current display orientation. If...

Just a quick note that I will be presenting a webcast to the INETA as part of their " Live From Redmond " series. The presentation will be at 8:30am PDT on April 20th and will run approximately an hour. I've got some great content to share, including...

Today was my day for speaker training. This is a one on one meeting where you present a portion of your session and have your delivery critiqued. It is, by far, the most difficult part of presenting for me. I find it more intimidating to stand in front...

Ever wonder how to write applications with really cool, alpha blended user interfaces? If so, take a walk over to Chris Lorton's weblog . There, he has examples of using the .NET Compact Framework and Windows Mobile 5.0 to do just that. He covers using...