I was reading a post by Rory Blyth where he points to Steve Maine's explanation of the benefits of Prothon (an object oriented programming language without classes). He writes One quote from Steve's post that has me thinking a bit, though, is the...

I was recently forwarded a link to a posting entitled “ Avoid the GAC ”. I would like to offer some insights into points addressed by this article, to help clarify misconceptions you may have about the GAC, and its intended usage. The article...

There are some fantastic BizTalk webcasts coming up and they are at a time that suits us folks downunder MSDN Webcast: Adding Business Activity Monitoring your BizTalk Server 2004 Projects - Level 200 April 07, 2004 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific...

Since I work in the OS division, I image my work machines quite often. (Not as often as a lot of our test team, but more than most people.) Besides putting my task bar at the top of the Window and switching my keyboard to Dvorak , there are also a...

Dan has a great post that points to information explaining how people and contact lists will be 1st class objects in Longhorn. These API's could be used by ISVs who want to party on your one list. Of course, the number of people that actually take advantage...

It you have a Table PC I strongly encourage you to download sp2 RC1 for windows XP. It actually installs the Tablet 2004 version of XP and I was actually able to write this post with it. I may actually use my Toshiba in Tablet mode again! The floating...

“Think mobile. Win big. If you are an independent solutions vendor (ISV), you’ve spent most of your professional life waiting for an opportunity like this—and now it’s here. The question is: Are you up for the challenge? Microsoft...

Lance's blog entry Best Practice: Set Minimum Capacity holds true for the .NET Compact Framework too. This advice is also Scott Holden's (Scott is the .NET Compact Framework team Development Lead) number one tip for improving performance. When working...

“DeKlarit turns Visual Studio .NET into a RAD tool for the business logic and data layers. It is a lifecycle tool that helps you design, develop and maintain database applications. DeKlarit provides a simple way to design database applications using...

Here are some .NET Compact Framework Serial Port resources that I know of: - OpenNETCF.IO.Serial Class - Richard Grier's CFSerialIO class - Chris Tacke's P/Invoking Serial APIs MSDN article

Earlier this week OpenNETCF.org officially launched it's Smart Device Framework , check it out! “The Smart Device Framework enriches and extends the .NET Compact Framework. It consists of new and existing class libraries and controls, which are...

For almost as long as I can remember, laptops and computers have included microphone jacks. But, I've never found a good use for them. Granted, there are cute gimmicks that make use of a microphone. For example, Mac OS X has very cool speech features...