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Hi, folks ... I know it's been a while since I posted, but I think you're going to LOVE this one. On a personal note, I've made a move from the Windows Mobile team over to the Windows Stationary team (i.e., the desktop). But that doesn't mean I don't
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The aftermath of the Milkshake Challenge, where developers could dump a milkshake on my head if they fixed certain bugs. They were so cold, I was in PAIN. [Author: Dave]
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If you're in Auckland today (Thursday, Aug. 19), I'll be at the bar in the Hilton hotel on Prince's Wharf at 6 p.m. till about 6:30 or so (need to get ready for a dinner engagement at that point). If you're in Syndey from Aug. 24 to Aug. 27, suggest a
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I'll be out for a couple of weeks, heading Down Under to just kick around New Zealand and Australia for a while (yes, I know it is winter there, but we have a friend who is on a non-Microsoft work-related trip and invited my wife and me along for vacation).
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Robert Levy would like to know which version of the SDK you use to write native code apps (or if you don't use native code at all): Let us hear it!
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I'll skip the "blog the vote" poll this week and encourage you to respond to Jason's question below about the "talk" button. I've been somewhat inactive this week because of a motorcycle crash I had on Tuesday (I managed to come out of it with some very
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Well, mostly your comments on the polls. I don't know what it is, but today I've had about 5 emails from folks on the mobile team asking me more about the polls, and what trends I'm noticing, etc. I said, "Just read the comments, it is all there to see
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Here's one of interest to me: Which transport do you use to sync mail most frequently? ... feel free to leave comments as well, of course! [Author: Dave Stewart]
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In response to a request from the comments on this blog, I've posted my SmartBlogger tool to a GotDotNet workspace. Source code in C# and EXE are available. In order to make this work with any generic .Text blogging site, you'll need to change a couple
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This week's poll, as suggested by Brian Cross, who if you can believe it is an even bigger C# junkie than me (but don't let that influence your vote) is: which language do you use to write your mobile device applications? Pick the one you use the most.
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In my "free time," I'm putting together a .NET service to do quick surveys. This means: Weekly polls! Maybe a Friday thing? Today's question: Which mobile device type do you use? [Author: Dave Stewart]
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One of the really positive things we do here is "mentor" other folks in our same area of discipline. This can take on many forms, from helping a new hire to being a manager for a summer college intern. I'd call it a "best practice" for sure. What I've
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As I mentioned before, I used to work on Windows Media Player and other multimedia stuff like Deluxe CD Player. Before that, I wrote debugging tools and WAY before that, pharmaceutical salesforce software (before joining MS). But I got my start in programming
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When we ask folks on the team to start blogging, the first question they ask is "About what?" Understanding that we can't write details about our current product development and need to focus on released software that you, the PocketPC or Smartphone user
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Another MDC presentation I did, this time on globalization. If you've ever wondered what Multilingual User Interface was, here's your chance to find out . [Author: Dave Stewart]
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