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July 2006 - Posts

Hard-coding "My Documents"? Fix Your Code
You've probably heard this warning before - don't hard-code paths such as "\My Documents". This path has changed in past versions of Windows Mobile so it is not safe to assume the directory structure. The correct way to obtain a device's My Documents Read More...
Lego My WiMo
I’d like to introduce the next WiMo to make its rounds around the office which I have codenamed "WiMo NXT". It is built using the brand new Lego Mindstorms NXT. Just like the original WiMo, it talks to the Lego NXT brick via Bluetooth. In fact, most of Read More...
What Are These Arrows (and why are they still here)?
If you've used a Windows Mobile phone device, you've probably seen the little signal strength icon at the top. If you're lucky, you live in a place with good signal strength and see many bars. If you're like me, you live in a cellular dead spot and are Read More...
Mobile development features in the next version of Visual Studio
The Visual Studio for Devices blog has some early information about Windows Mobile developer features in "Orcas" (code name for VS 2007). Current information is for managed development only. Native development information will be posted soon. Add support Read More...
Windows Mobile SDK Samples: Your feedback is important to us!
Howdy. I own the SDK samples for the Windows Mobile SDK… and I would like to get a feel for what you think of the current SDK samples. In the past there has been concern that there were not enough samples on the SDK. When we released Windows Mobile 5.0, Read More...
What certificate are you using for your Exchange server?
I'm trying to gather some additional data to help address this problem. If you've had trouble syncing to the exchange server because you couldn't add root certs, can you please give me this information: - Was this a self-signed certificate or was it purchased Read More...
The Three WiMos!
By now, I have started to develop a small army (well, 3 so far) of these little WiMo robots. I just got done building the 3rd one last night. In building the 3rd WiMo, I took notes and many photos of the process that are now posted up on www.wimobot.com Read More...
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