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March 2008 - Posts

GPS Programming Tips for Windows Mobile - Part 1

- Introducing GPS Intermediate Driver Scenario: jogging in a park with a friend. You wouldn't like to carry on a Pocket PC with you, even if with integrated GPS Antenna (ok, you may prefer it...). So I chose a Smartphone in a pocket and the Bluetooth Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:38 AM by raffael | 3 Comments
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x.inf contains DirIDs, which are not supported

Since looking around over the web I didn't find any reference to this particular case, I think it's worth writing it here. I tracked down this issue recently together with a developer that wanted to package "many" files within a single .CAB (1000+). He Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:48 PM by raffael | 1 Comments
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GPS Programming Tips for Windows Mobile - Presentation

Do you love SportsDo ? I do. " SportsDo is a GPS sports tracking system for your mobile phone which enables you to record your sporting activities while broadcasting live tracking stats to friends and family via the SportsDo web portal. " [cit.] SportsDo Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:22 PM by raffael | 1 Comments
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Configuring Devices through XML Provisioning from the Desktop

Many developers know (or should know) the bedrock principle of software development: " KNOW THY USER, FOR HE IS NOT THEE " [ cit. from David S. Platt, President of Rolling Thunder Computing ]. So if you know that device users are not as geek Read More...
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 7:57 AM by raffael | 2 Comments
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"Socket Unknown Error" on Windows Mobile

Have you ever got a "Socket Unknown Error" on Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 devices, while the exact same code worked with no issues on Windows Mobile 2003? Well, it took some time to understand where the problem lied so I think this post may add Read More...
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 7:48 AM by raffael | 0 Comments

GOTCHA!

At the end someone is really reading my posts... good to know!! Thanks Chris so much for your kind words! Raffael’s new blog - tips for Windows Mobile ISVs from a Microsoft Support Engineer   So... Stay tuned! ~raffaele   P.S. I can't Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:09 PM by raffael | 0 Comments
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Supporting Kiosk-Applications on Windows Mobile ("Technically achievable" vs. "supported")

- Why unsupported - Supported examples - System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008   Every now and then we receive requests from ISV Application Developers regarding how to restrict users' access to the device functionality by writing a KIOSK application: Read More...
Posted Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:17 PM by raffael | 2 Comments
 
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