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"The Version 2.0 of Updater Application Block provides guidance on adding self-updating capabilities to smart client applications built with the .NET Framework 1.1. The new design focuses on simplification of use, adherence to the Enterprise Library specification...

"The Microsoft MEDC team have kindly extended a special offer to blog readers. The first sixty people to sign up for MEDC 2005 using the RSVP Code CAATTAT get an extra 10% off our Super Early Bird price of $795. A total savings of $480! Register immediately...

"The application allows police to enter name and vehicle searches on their hand-held devices. Queries are sent via a secure GPRS connection to WA Police headquarters. The solution was developed using Visual C# .NET and consists of a .NET Compact Framework...

MDC 2004 slides are available online.

If you haven't taken the survey please take a moment to do so. Links: - Access the survey - More information about the survey This survey will assist the patterens team in determining priorities for producing guidance. This is you opportunity to influence...

A collegue, friend and all round good guy not to mention ex .NET Compact Framework team program manager, Ivo Salmre (where's your blog Ivo?), has just finished his mobile coding book. "In this book, Ivo Salmre leverages his experience as a designer of...

"The patterns & practices Enterprise Library is a library of Application Blocks designed to assist developers with common enterprise development challenges. Application Blocks are a type of guidance, provided as source code, that can be used as-is...

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=346 When I'm on the road, as I am right now I often need to share a single network connection wirelessly with my two laptops (for redundancy - something always goes wrong on the road) and countless devices. I tried a...

"How do Smart Clients fit into the big picture of enterprise architecture? This session looks at the Smart Client's place within Enterprise and how it relates to Service Oriented Architecture. We look at some of the key architectural challenges surrounding...

Further to my previous post calling for comments on mobile patterns. A survey is now online to capture your feedback. If are interested in seeing some mobile patterns please take a moment to fill out the survey. "The Smart Client Team at Microsoft patterns...

Regarding my previous two posts, looking for job seekers and employers. I am receiving a huge volume of due to those posts - which is extremely cool by the way. But it is becoming increasingly difficult to reply to everyone in a timely manner. I would...

I am current working with my counterpart in the Patterns and Practices group on a schedule for potential .NET Compact Framework patterns and guidance. Is there something that you have been looking for or needing in the way of patterns, guides and / or...

See the comments on my previous post calling for devs. I know have an inbox full of emails from capable developers and architects worldwide. Contact me if you would like their contact details or post a comment on this blog entry if you are looking to...

I have been receiving a bunch of requests lately from companies asking if I can suggest experienced developers for a variety of positions that they have available. If you are an experienced smart client / .NET Framework / .NET Compact Framework (any or...

Interesting blog entry from Mike Zintel on the past, present and future of the .NET Compact Framework. Check it out here .

A colleague of mine, Felix from Microsoft developer support, has been working on a cool Object Pascal scripting engine. "Opscript is an scripting engine based on Object Pascal. This engine takes advantage of Active Scripting to integrate with Microsoft...

http://content.medc2005.com/cfp/ " Microsoft MEDC 2005 ( Mobile and Embedded DevCon 2005) organizers invite you to submit proposals to speak at MEDC in our conference breakout sessions."

"...scheduled for Feb 6 -10 in San Francisco, is a must-attend event for developers seeking knowledge about Tablet and Mobile PC development. The event includes more than 30 sessions dedicated to Tablet/Mobile PC technologies and solutions, as well as...

"Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 is the latest synchronization software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones. ActiveSync 3.8 contains a set of security enhancements that provide a more secure syncing experience with a Windows PC, specifically...

'In case you haven't yet heard about Omea Pro, it's a unique new environment for Windows (it runs on the .NET platform) that helps people manage the barrage of incoming information that's a fact of working life in the internet age. Until now, you needed...

From the Visual Studio 2005 *BETA* documentation: 'The .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 Beta extends the .NET Compact Framework version 1.0 with new features, improvements to existing features, and expanded support of classes in the full .NET Framework...

.netcpu Corporation's new '.NET' Embedded development kit includes a .netcpu CPU Module, a general purpose microcontroller for programming embedded solutions using C# and the Microsoft .NET Embedded CLR. Use the kit to experiment with projects such as...

From the .NET Developer's Journal ( web site ) Connecting Microsoft Mobile Devices to Java Infrastructures Integrating a .NET Compact Framework application with a Java back end by Christian Donner ' Summary If the task at hand is to connect a Pocket PC...

Mike Zintel , the .NET Compact Framework's Group Manager, has started a blog . To kick it off he has posted a draft of a .NET Compact Framework Advanced Memory Management article. Check it out !

'Billy Hollis went beyond the general Smart Client discussion we usually have and dug into architecure issues. What works? What doesn't work? Listen to Billy's stories from the field and learn from his experience.' Play Download