Welcome. I've been thinking recently about all the random little tips and tricks I've learned over the years about debugging in Windows CE.  Well, I'm pretty bad about writing documentation that requires a good flow or consideration of a specific audience. So here I am, embarking on a experiment to see if I can do any better in just publishing my thoughts in free form blog format. That way, I can give a little bit here and there as the mood strikes me without too much stress on format. With any luck someone will find the bits and pieces interesting and/or helpful. If it ends up being useful to you, please let me know.

A little about myself first... my name is John Eldridge. I've been working for Microsoft since 1995, the whole time on Windows CE. I've spent most of my time in the lower layers, writing device drivers and kernel code. Currently I work mostly with OEMs doing debugging. For some strange reason, I find debugging software issues as one of the most rewarding elements of my job. Go figure.

My motto (also this site's subtitle and my sign in name) is "KITL First. Ask Questions Later." If you are a Windows CE developer using Platform Builder and you don't know what KITL is or what it has to offer... go do it. Now. Don't even finish reading this. It will be well worth your investment. Seriously.

Okay, you're still here, so you must know about KITL. I expect most of my future entries will assume that you have internalized its power. "Learn it. Love it. Live it." :-)

Anyway, here's to "ENTRY 1".