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New Blog Site @ http://robtiffany.com: Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I'm continuing this blog over at robtiffany.com . I've finally decided to make better use of my personal Domain name and I'm switching to WordPress from the blog management system we use at MSDN. As a Mobility Read More...
Posted 23 December 09 03:58 by robtiffany | 0 Comments
Filed under SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, SQL Server, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Merge Replication, Republishing
Mobile Architecture Pocket Guide v1.1: Just wanted to let everyone know that version 1.1 of the Mobile Architecture Pocket Guide is now available on CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/AppArch/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=19798 . This is the first patterns & practices update Read More...
Posted 17 January 09 10:01 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, Smartphone, Wireless, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Custom Controls, Security, WCF, LINQ, Mobile Web, SDK, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Sync Framework, Sync Services for ADO.NET, Merge Replication, Pocket PC
See you in Barcelona for Tech Ed EMEA Dev: Looking forward to seeing lots of familiar faces and meeting new ones starting December 10th at Tech Ed EMEA! While I ran the Windows Mobile track for Tech Ed North America last June in Orlando, this time around I'll just be delivering a couple of presentations Read More...
Posted 07 November 08 08:14 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, SQL Server, IIS, Book, Author, Publisher, MEDC, MVP, Tech Ed, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Sync Framework, Sync Services for ADO.NET, Republishing, Pocket PC
New Resco MobileForms Release for NETCF: Just in case all you mobile developers didn't hear, Resco has released Volume 3 of their MobileForms Toolkit 2008. Resco MobileForms Toolkit contains: Resco CustomKeyboard for .NET – flexible control supporting custom keyboard layouts Resco SmartGrid Read More...
Posted 29 October 08 07:19 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under Windows Mobile, .NET Compact Framework, C#, Smartphone, Custom Controls, Pocket PC
Chapter 1 of my new Book is Ready!: Mobile Data Synchronization with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact > Second Edition Achieving Global Scalability via Merge Replication Republishing Download and review the PDF from my Windows Live SkyDrive @ http://cid-8b9c82da88af61fc.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Sync/Ch%201.pdf Read More...
Posted 23 October 08 06:12 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, CDMA, GSM, UMTS, EV-DO, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Security, RSA, Book, Publisher, Apple, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Sync Framework, Sync Services for ADO.NET, Merge Replication, Republishing, Pocket PC
Listen to Rob's Windows Mobile Interview on .NET Rocks!: I was recently interviewed by Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell who run one of the Internet's most popular developer sites, .NET Rocks! You can catch the interview at http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=384 where you can either listen to Read More...
Posted 09 October 08 01:07 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, GSM, EV-DO, SQL Server, IIS, BizTalk, AES, Security, WCF, Direct3D Mobile, Graphics, LINQ, iPhone, MEDC, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Sync Framework, Sync Services for ADO.NET, Merge Replication, Pocket PC
Welcome to the New Windows Mobile Developer Center: A quick glance at the Windows Mobile Developer Center clues you in to the fact that we’ve done a complete overhaul of the site. For years, our “bread and butter” has been delivering you content on Smart Device Development which most often included articles Read More...
Posted 22 February 08 11:21 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under SSCE, Windows Mobile, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, WCF, Direct3D Mobile, Mobile Web
Mobile Scalability + Staggering Performance: As you know from my recent posts, I've been hanging out at 1,200 concurrent Subscribers trying to boost performance. When I first hit the 1,200 Subscriber mark, I was able to change and replicate ~13 million rows per hour. I was happy with the scalability, Read More...
Posted 15 January 08 09:08 by robtiffany | 11 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, SQL Server, Windows Server
My New Book is Now Available!: "Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1" is now available in print! Those of you in the continental U.S. can just buy it directly from the Hood Canal Press site at http://www.hoodcanalpress.com/catalog.htm Read More...
Posted 07 January 08 02:12 by robtiffany | 4 Comments
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Yes, We Can Scale to 1,200 Concurrent Subscribers!: Yet again, I've doubled the number of concurrent Subscribers to 1,200 where each Subscriber is equivalant to a Windows Mobile device. I used 6 servers running 200 Subscribers each to create client load, plus 3 load-balanced IIS servers, and a separate Read More...
Posted 23 December 07 08:28 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Publisher
Windows Mobile Partner Summit Day 1: The Windows Mobile Partner Summit is going great and the event looks to be twice as big as last year. It's always nice to reconnect with our partner community. Steve Hegenderfer was kind enough to allow me to bring my rack of servers to his event. This Read More...
Posted 12 December 07 11:16 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security, Book
New Mobile Merge Replication Benchmarks: I just finished up a week of teaching attendees at the Dev Connections conference how to setup and use mobile merge replication to sync data between their Windows Mobile devices and SQL Server 2005. As usual, I brought along my favorite teaching tool, Read More...
Posted 09 November 07 10:02 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security, Book, Publisher
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Merge Replication: The non-linear fashion by which I've been writing this book reminds me of the way Pulp Fiction jumps around. Chapter 1 is ready to go so you can get started with Merge Replication for Windows Mobile devices. In addition to obvious technology walkthroughs, Read More...
Posted 09 September 07 10:54 by robtiffany | 2 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security
Chapter 3: Configuring the Publisher: The biggest and most comprehensive chapter of the new book is ready to preview! Chapter 3 is ready to go for some relaxing Labor Day weekend reading. It's the deepest coverage that I've seen on all the nuances of the SQL Server Publisher for mobile replication Read More...
Posted 31 August 07 10:14 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security
Book Review: Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook: Best Windows Mobile Development Book Ever Written! Trust me, I've read them all going back to 2001 and I've written two of them myself. This is as broad and deep as it gets when it comes to managed code development on Windows Mobile. This should come Read More...
Posted 13 August 07 03:40 by robtiffany | 3 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, C#, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, SQL Server, AES, Custom Controls, Security, RSA, WCF, Direct3D Mobile, Graphics, LINQ

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