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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
What ever happened to RDA?: Who remembers using Remote Data Access to synchronize data between SQL Server and SQL Server Compact? I certainly do! Before I dove head first into the world of Merge Replication, I always used RDA to get my customers up and running quickly. Mobilizing Read More...
Posted 22 September 09 05:54 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, SQL Server, IIS, SQL Server Compact, Sync, Sync Framework, Sync Services for ADO.NET, Merge Replication, Pocket PC, RDA, Remote Data Access
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
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
Sync Framework v1 and Sync Services for ADO.NET v2 are now Generally Available!: As of today you can download the Sync Framework SDK in 11 languages including Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Simplified), English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish for AMD64, IA64 and x86 processors from the Sync Read More...
Posted 06 August 08 05:42 by robtiffany | 3 Comments
Filed under SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, SQL Server, WCF
Building Offline Enabled Applications: At Tech Ed Developers in Orlando this year, I had the pleasure of joining Ginny Caughey, Steve Lasker, Liam Cavanagh, and Rob Relyea for a Tech Ed Online discussion on building offline enabled applications. In an online world, why are we building offline Read More...
Posted 22 June 08 07:29 by robtiffany | 3 Comments
Filed under SSCE, Replication, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Wireless, SQL Server, Tech Ed
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
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Windows Mobile, Replication, .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, Smartphone, Wireless, 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
Chapter 2 Refresh: Configuring the Distributor: Not to be outdone by a refresh to chapter 4, I've made some updates and additions to chapter 2 for you to look at as well. Don't worry, chapter 3 is almost ready... The book is called "Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Read More...
Posted 30 August 07 08:57 by robtiffany | 0 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Replication, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, SQL Server, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security
Chapter 4 Refresh: Web Synchronization: I've made some updates and additions to chapter 4 for you to look at. The book is called "Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1" and it's being published by Hood Canal Press . Click on Chapter4.pdf below to Read More...
Posted 30 August 07 06:35 by robtiffany | 1 Comments
Filed under Merge, SSCE, Replication, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, SQL Server, IIS, Windows Server, Active Directory, Security

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