June 2006 - Posts
Michael Saffitz, a co-worker in the Windows Mobile product group recently started blogging. Michael's a brilliant Program Manager who is responsible for the next version of Windows Mobile's Sync & Replication Platform (WMSRP). Visit his WMSRP blog
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If you use Virtual Earth Mobile, you may have recently noticed that a few features stopped working when the Virtual Earth website updated its server software. Specifically, Driving Directions and Business Search were broken. Attached to this post is version
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At MEDC 2006 this year, I had a chance to give an instructor led lab regarding Windows Mobile Security. At the lab we unveiled a tool that allows you to understand the security configuration on your device a little better. The Security Configuration Manager
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At the keynote at MEDC 2006 in Las Vegas there was a demo regarding the Mobile Client Software Factory. Today I had a chance to look at the documentation and play a little bit with it for the first time. (You can get to the download page from http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/mcsflp.asp
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I've been asked why OEMs would use NOR flash in a persistent storage world. (If words like "NOR flash" or "XIP" are confusing, read this .) I'm going to give you some history about where NOR flash came from, explain how we got from there to here, and
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The Motorola Q and Samsung i320 bring the first landscape 320x240 screens to Windows Mobile Smartphone devices. These devices will be in the hands of many new and existing users. Is your app ready? Adapt Your App now with the new Landscape Smartphone
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Confused about what size icons to use in your application? As you might have heard, high DPI Pocket PC and Smartphone devices use non-standard icon sizes such as 44x44 and 22x22. Below is a handy table for your reference. Device DPI Small Icons Large
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Recently one of the filesystem guys and I spent some time investigating the Compaction Thread issue on an upgraded iPaq 4700. We are both supposed to be working on other things than this, but we keep seeing all the pain you folks are feeling and wanted
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Ever have trouble setting up a GPS device on Windows Mobile 5? Ever wonder what that GPS control panel really does? Well, wonder no more... Windows Mobile 5 introduced a new feature called the GPS Intermediate Driver which allows multiple apps to share
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