February 2006 - Posts
Advanced issues you might run into when trying to add your own SSL certificates to the device for browsing or Exchange ActiveSync. (summary and discussion of the core problem here ) Some servers do not send down the entire certificate chain at the beginning
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I had an interesting experience with a cool Windows Mobile app last night. I was invited for dinner to someone's house for the first time. While driving to their house, I remembered good etiquette and decided to pick up a small gift. Not knowing the family
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We've created a new blog, the Windows Mobile Doc blog , purely to provide updates on the latest and greatest Windows Mobile SDK documentation. Please subscribe to the RSS feed , and you'll sure you'll know when we've released an update. Hint: There is
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You may have noticed a number of Windows Mobile devices coming out with 240x240 screens. And you're probably asking yourself, "Who came up with this 240 number, anyway? Why aren't they doing 320x320?" Now, please don't interpret this entry as my trying
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If you use Virtual Earth Mobile, you will need to update your app to version 1.50 before February 12. That's the day that the Virtual Earth servers will switch over completely to their new interface, and old clients will stop working. The new version
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Hello, the following bug exists today in Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone. I wrote a KB article that has this information, but I figured I would write a blog entry here as well. If you are developing for Smartphone and using Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Telephony,
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the Windows Mobile Developer survey we created at the end of last year. It was our most successful survey ever, and we're busy looking through all the results. The lucky winners will have been notified
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The MEDC 2006 site is now live! This year's MEDC will be held from May 8-11 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. We've got a great list of sessions and labs planned along with the usual entertainment and networking opportunities. Sumobot will be back this year
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VS 2005 allows you to create your own custom device cab files. It does many of the basic things that you would want in a cab: Add files, set registry values, create shortcuts. For many people this is all they really need in order to get an application
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I just got word that we released a version of App Verifier that works on Windows Mobile 5 devices. Here's the link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d275348a-d937-4d88-ae25-28702c78748d&displaylang=en App Verifier is a tool
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I had a request to do a blog entry explaining why Voice Command doesn't work over Bluetooth (BTh) headsets. The long story is a sordid tale of love, betrayal, and the number 8. The short story is that the current version of Voice Command relies on microphones
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