Dave Baker's WebLog
A Window on all things Embedded
I am leaving Microsoft at the end of the month to pursue a new career direction. For all of...
Date: 06/22/2009
In 2008, NEXT decided to work with Microsoft ® and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner...
Date: 05/27/2009
I’ve been meaning to blog this for ages. For those of you who aren’t aware the .NET Micro...
Date: 04/01/2009
- To help you deliver their next generation of embedded devices successfully, we have announced the...
Date: 04/01/2009
A new addition to the Windows Embedded Server product range was announced at ESC Silicon Valley...
Date: 04/01/2009
Today MySpace have announced support for Silverlight and Windows Mobile -...
Date: 03/31/2009
Catherine pointed me at some really interesting research that she has been doing recently,...
Date: 03/31/2009
Windows-based POS Terminals Steal Market Share from Linux: Study March 8, 2009 POS Terminals running...
Date: 03/23/2009
We would like to invite you to a session titled “Windows Azure Update, What it is & What it...
Date: 03/20/2009
Here’s some resources from last week’s Windows Phone announcement. Steve Ballmer and Andy Lees’...
Date: 02/23/2009
If you're interested in Windows CE 6 and want to install the trial version, you'll find that it is...
Date: 01/05/2009
Rob Miles has come up with a new spin on seasonal project by making his festive lights flash red...
Date: 12/11/2008
Microsoft Silverlight powers rich application experiences wherever the Web works including mobile...
Date: 12/11/2008
Rob Miles, a professor at the University of Hull, and with whom I had the pleasure of delivering a...
Date: 12/05/2008
You need to look no further than... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/embedded/aa714506.aspx...
Date: 09/12/2008
Frank blogged about this cool device yesterday. MirrorPilot is a Satellite Navigation device...
Date: 08/05/2008
If you're looking at connected device solutions and are interested in how they fit into the Next Web...
Date: 08/04/2008
The .NET Micro Framework v3.0 Beta is available to download from the Microsoft Connect Site. ...
Date: 07/29/2008
OK - so this blog is in desperate need of a relaunch. But whilst I'm working on some new content I...
Date: 07/03/2008
I blogged about this a while back, to guage demand, and I'm happy to report that, based on your...
Date: 10/05/2007
I recently did some work with Road Angel, a Satellite Navigation company in the UK, around an...
Date: 09/14/2007
The June 12th XP Embedded Chat transcript is available on MSDN. The chat, covers a number of topic...
Date: 07/03/2007
Every considered that, in certain circumstances, it would be useful to query the XP Embedded...
Date: 07/03/2007
Whilst at MEDC last week I had a number of conversations regarding the possibility of running a...
Date: 07/03/2007
Those of you at my MEDC session in Berlin would have seen me build a Micro Framework application,...
Date: 07/03/2007
I had a couple of conversations MEDC last week regarding the creation and extention of Micro...
Date: 07/03/2007
Thankyou to all of you who attended my Micro Framework session at MEDC Berlin earlier this week. I...
Date: 06/29/2007
Olivier blogged about this a while back, but I came across it whilst I was pulling material together...
Date: 06/20/2007
One of the Micro Framework boards I've been working with recently is the i.MXS from Freescale, it...
Date: 06/20/2007
You may be aware that I'm giving a .NET Micro Framework session at MEDC next week. As part of my...
Date: 06/19/2007
This has been in my ToDo list for ages and I finally got round to looking at it today and strongly...
Date: 06/19/2007
Have you seen the video interview on "Channel 9" with members of the Microsoft Robotics Studio team?...
Date: 06/19/2007
Check out the new XP Embedded Wiki here. The wiki is available for the entire XP Embedded community...
Date: 06/19/2007
It's not what you've got, its what you do with it! Windows Embedded in the Enterprise - Free Webinar
Embedded platforms are being increasingly used as part of enterprise solutions to help improve...
Date: 06/19/2007
Check out the great whitepaper on Windows for Devices where Windows XP Embedded team member Nick...
Date: 06/19/2007
There's only one week to go until the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference in Europe. If you're...
Date: 06/19/2007
Can't believe I forgot to blog about this. If you haven't done so already download and test the 2008...
Date: 05/24/2007
The "Image Difference Engine" and "Image Difference Applier" tools help you identify and package...
Date: 05/24/2007
Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) was recently updated to add support for the UnifiedPOS...
Date: 05/24/2007
Windows Vista won't connect to the network - how to fix the problem by making Vista less aggressive on the network
A bit off topic I know, but very useful if like me you need to regularly connect to different...
Date: 05/23/2007
If like me you didn't make it out to Vegas for MEDC this year you can still catch a glimpse of the...
Date: 05/23/2007
Check out Called the "Big Book of BSP" and hosted on the Channel 9 website. The wiki, specifically...
Date: 05/23/2007
The Windows Mobile and Embedded Content Publishing team wants to determine the and general...
Date: 05/23/2007
Small really is beatiful. Version 2.0 of the .NET Microframework SDK was released early this week at...
Date: 02/15/2007
For those who arn't aware of POS for .NET, it's a class library that is part of WEPOS (Windows...
Date: 02/15/2007
Go to Amazon.co.uk to pre-order Martin Calsyn's book on Robotics Studio. I'm guessing it will also...
Date: 02/08/2007
For those of you who attended my session yesterday, many thanks, I hope it gave you plenty to think...
Date: 02/06/2007
I'm off to Paris next week to present at the Paris TechDays, with Mike and Olivier. My session brief...
Date: 02/03/2007
When designing a Windows CE solution there can occasionally be situations when it may be necessary...
Date: 01/29/2007
The January chat is focused on the Point of Sale (POS) industry. This is your opportunity to give...
Date: 01/26/2007