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MSN Direct Lives On!

Years ago, I loved SPOT watches. While the watches did not survive, the underlying technology evolved into the .NET Micro Framework , and the application went away - at least that is what I thought. Now, I see that they are involved in several app scenarios Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:18 PM by jonbox | 2 Comments
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Jon Box Talks Mobility on "Thirsty Developer" Show, plus a little about Chicago

Two weeks ago, I was in Chicago with the rest of the Central Region DPE team. It's always great to catch up with folks that you work with virtually and rarely see. We have a little fun but we work too. During the day, we're taking care of business - reviewing Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 11:14 AM by jonbox | 1 Comments

AT&T Sumsung Blackjack II upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1

Yes, friends, the time has arrived. I've been using WM6.1 for months on my Blackjack. I've been loving the experience ( as I've noted before ) and now you can too. So, check this out from Samsung. Be careful as the directions were written by a techie Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:40 PM by jonbox | 1 Comments
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Showing GPS Altitude, Speed, and Heading on Windows Mobile

Small update from yesterday's post - a screen shot to show Speed (knots I think) and Heading (360 degree based, Zero is north). This lat/long is at MaxTrain . Last night's post was done from my hotel. Interestingly, I'm am a little higher here than at Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:59 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Managed GPS on BlackJack II

This week, I'm leading the Mobility Metro this week in Cincinnati. During one of the labs, I had the opportunity to start looking at querying the GPS on my BlackJack II . And then this evening, I had time to dig in more. This is very cool stuff. Here's Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:04 AM by jonbox | 4 Comments

.NET and Java Growth

I was reading through the latest issue of Redmond Developer News . I most like this magazine as I can get a quick view of Microsoft development from a industry perspective, although sometimes I disagree with a few points here and there. In this issue, Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:23 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Microsoft Assists Ailing Blackberry

Well, although not what you might interpret by the blog post title, the below picture accurately shows how Microsoft provided another day of life to this Blackberry. It's just a joke, sort of! Yesterday, I was at the Memphis community launch event sitting Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:56 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Which version of SQLCE is on that platform?

  There are some questions that I get occasionally and I have to go look them up. In an effort to cut down this look up time, I wanted to record this link . What kinds of questions am I talking about? What version of VS targeted which platform? (tough Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:52 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

TechEd Announcements and Sessions hitting the Internet

Tech Ed 2008 site Tech·Ed NA Developers Keynote delivered by Bill Gates Also, check out Denny Boynton and other DPE folks doing Tech Interviews . There's quite a who's-who list of folks, interviewers and interviewees. Microsoft PressPass TechEd Virtual Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:54 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Device Emulators

We have a great emulator story. You can test your application on a virtual device that is running the real O/S binaries. The story improved with Visual Studio 2008, due to the release of Device Emulator 3.0 (as part of the Windows Mobile 6 SDK's ). A Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:40 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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How To Demo Device Applications

This past week, I was teaching the mobility lab in St. Louis with Denny (Architect Evangelist) and Loke (Windows Mobile team). On the first day, we spent part of the time talking about existing momentum and products. One of the applications that we talked Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:22 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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Just upgraded to WM 6.1, and I Like It

I know that I just posted on my new Windows Mobile 6 device, but I had been using it for a few months. Another reason that I was glad about choosing the Blackjack was that a WM6.1 upgrade is supposed to happen for this device (and others carriers will Read More...
Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 9:28 PM by jonbox | 5 Comments
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Error with BlackJack and Tethering

I've heard folks talk about using Internet Connection Sharing with Windows Mobile. This on-device application allows a device to act as a modem for the laptop. While this sounds like a must-have for tethering users, so far I haven't needed it for my AT&T Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:02 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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My New Windows Mobile Phone - Blackjack II

I've carried Windows Mobile devices for a long time now. When I started at Microsoft back in 2006, I was able to get a Treo (officially known as a Palm Treo 700w) with Verizon. Enjoyed the coverage of Verizon and the Windows Mobile 5 on the Treo. It was Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 01, 2008 3:18 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Mobility Metro Memphis is a success!

I enjoyed last week's class. Hosted at New Horizons and co-presented with Loke Uei Tan , we had a class of 24 students and did a 100 Level overview of Windows Mobile development. Loke posted a picture of me teaching, which I appreciate. Now my manager Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:16 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments
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