This is pretty cool. The top 5 MEDC 2006 hand-on labs have been converted to Virtual Labs which you can now take. You can download the manuals and walk-through the lab at your own pace.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/virtuallabs/windowsmobile/

 

Check out the .NET Compact Framework related labs!

 

Developing a SQL Mobile Application with Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

 

In this lab you will learn to:

·         Synchronize data between a Windows Mobile®–based device and a SQL Server 2005 backend database

·         Create a SQL Mobile database, set up, and configure SQL Server 2005 and Internet Information Services (IIS) for merge replication.

·         Create a Microsoft .NET Compact Framework application to maintain SQL Mobile data and synchronize it with SQL Server data

·         Synchronize SQL Mobile data with any backend data store using a Web service

 

Developing Multithreaded Applications with the .NET Compact Framework 2.0

 

In this lab you will learn to:

·         Create and terminate threads

·         Deal with the challenges of updating user interface controls from inside worker threads

·         Use the multithreading capabilities of the .NET Compact Framework 2.0

 

Windows Mobile 5.0: Developing Managed Applications for Pocket PC and Smartphone Devices

 

In this lab you will learn to:

·         Describe the Windows Mobile 5.0 Platform

·         Create managed applications for Windows Mobile 5.0 Devices

·         Use the new Windows Mobile 5.0 APIs

·         Understand how to use the Device Emulators

 

Scott.

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