June 2006 - Posts
Here's a cool freebie for all Windows and Windows Mobile developers. Microsoft recently released a free font pack named Consolas . This contains a set of fonts optimized for ClearType displays and designed especially for IDEs such as Visual Studio 2005.
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Wrapped up MEDC China today. I presented sessions on the Windows Mobile security model and maximizing application compatibility. Next stop - Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). After the conference ended, we were taken on a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing
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Welcome to a new episode of Spot the Bug . As usual, here's a simple Windows Mobile application. Your task is to spot the defects. In this week's episode there are several defects, which may include problems with UI design, usability and application compatibility.
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Please excuse the delays in posting. I'm currently in Asia attending MEDC 2006 in Taipei, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur. The next Spot the Bug contest is coming right up.
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Michael Mace has written an interesting article on why mobile application sales are dropping . As the former Chief Competitive Officer and VP of Product Planning at Palm, Michael certainly knows a lot about the mobile device ecosystem. While I agree with
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Today Bill Gates announced his plans to transition from Microsoft to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . The employee town hall meeting that followed the public announcement was a very emotional event. Bill and Steve both choked up several times,
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The Motorola Q and Samsung i320 bring the first landscape 320x240 screens to Windows Mobile Smartphone devices. These devices will be in the hands of many new and existing users. Is your app ready? Adapt Your App now with the new Landscape Smartphone
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Thanks to everyone that participated in the second Spot the Bug contest this week. As "patters" pointed out, the application compatibility issue was hard coding icon sizes. Everyone else had very valid points about memory allocation, color capabilities
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For this week's spot the bug contest, we have a simple C++ application that displays a list of employees in a listview control. The MFC class library has been used in this project. MFC, as you may know, is supported on Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone
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I arrived back in the US this morning after spending 3 terrific days at MEDC Tokyo . The experience was amazing. The Japanese demeanor of courtesy and respect for one another is unbelievable. Quoting from my collegue Derek's blog, "The people here are
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