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July 2005 - Posts

Write Once, Run Anywhere or just on your target device?

Posted Friday, July 15, 2005 6:10 PM by jamespr
News.com ran an interesting article yesterday http://news.com.com/Write+once%2C+run+anywhere+not+working+for+phones+-+page+2/2100-1037_3-5788766-2.html?tag=st.num . It looks at the promise of "Write Once, Run Anywhere" on the J2ME platform. My takeaway Read More...
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Should I go MP3?

Posted Friday, July 15, 2005 6:06 PM by jamespr
After going through hoops to get my music from iTunes into my Media Center UI it got me thinking about music formats. When I started with my iPod, I chose M4A because it enabled me to save space on my iPod. iTunes now has a facility to transcode songs Read More...
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Syncing Windows Media Player and iTunes

Posted Friday, July 15, 2005 5:59 PM by jamespr
Syncing Windows Media Player and iTunes We've talked about me being an iPod owner and we talked about me building a Media Center PC - we did talk about that right? Maybe not! Well that's the topic for another post but for now let's take a step forward. Read More...
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Ask Microsoft : What are your burning questions about Windows Mobile development?

Posted Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:01 PM by jamespr
If you subscribe to Pocket PC Magazine ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com ) you'll know that they have an Ask Microsoft column. Hal, from Thaddeus the publisher, has asked me to answer questions for this month's column on developing for Windows Mobile. I'm Read More...
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Windows Mobile Developers and Longhorn

Posted Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:59 PM by jamespr
I started thinking about Windows Mobile developers in the context of Longhorn today. I'm assuming - and I don't know because it's a closely guarded secret even within Microsoft - that Longhorn will be released in the next couple of years. The first thing Read More...
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Teaching an Old Story New Tricks?

Posted Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:52 PM by jamespr
I love to go to the cinema. It's safe to say that I'm pretty indiscriminate in my choice of films. I'm as likely to go and see something at one of Seattles many fringe cinemas as I am the latest blockbuster. This week I saw the latest blockbuster by which Read More...
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Bus Time = Blog Time

Posted Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:48 PM by jamespr
You may have noticed that since my trip ended the frequency of my blog entries has dropped off a bit! Well, first I needed to take a little time off so I disconnected and spent the week after my return recuperating at home. Thankfully I now feel fully Read More...
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