Les Gainous, a Microsoft Sr. Consultant in the Services-Healthcare & Life Sciences vertical and based in Irvine, reminded me of a tip that comes from the product team and accelerates .NETCF web service calls: “One thing that may help performance is to use a class global service object and call a simple web service method at app...

 Les Gainous, a Microsoft Sr. Consultant in the Services-Healthcare & Life Sciences vertical and based in Irvine, reminded me of a tip that comes from the product team and accelerates .NETCF web service calls: “One thing that may help performance is to use a class global service object and call a simple web service method at app...

I’m sitting on a airplane headed to Memphis and there are so many nice things to mention about the week.  I’ll have posts on this as I organize my thoughts.  But consider this: there were more people at MDC that VsLive. I’m not trying to down VsLive, but I do want to point out that mobility is hot. Thanks to Microsoft...

I’m sitting on a airplane headed to Memphis and there are so many nice things to mention about the week.  I’ll have posts on this as I organize my thoughts.  But consider this: there were more people at MDC that VsLive. I’m not trying to down VsLive, but I do want to point out that mobility is hot. Thanks to Microsoft...

I met Sanjay Shetty this week at MDC.  He spoke on ASP.NET v2 Mobile Controls as VSLive at the same time as I was presenting a similarly named session around the corner at MDC.  He is also a fellow RD based in India and is involved with INETA in APAC (the Asian Pacific MS region).  Since he travels the world, he has a unique...

Dan and I wrote several WhitePapers for the .NETCF team.  The third was released back in December and I just found out this week.  It is titled Developing Well Performing .NET Compact Framework Applications.  I also heard from many this week that our P/Invoke papers are referenced by many including presentations and other white...

Dan and I wrote several WhitePapers for the .NETCF team.  The third was released back in December and I just found out this week.  It is titled Developing Well Performing .NET Compact Framework Applications.  I also heard from many this week that our P/Invoke papers are referenced by many including presentations and other white...

 Carl has our interview online now.  He also loves the Dr. Seuss quality of the title.

 Carl has our interview online now.  He also loves the Dr. Seuss quality of the title.

Do you check out Peter Coffee's column at eWeek?  He always has interesting ideas and this week's is no exception.  Titled "Disappearing .Net Brand Invites Assimilation", the article talks about what we can deduce from the "Visual Studio 2005" title not including the ".NET" term.  The point of this entry is not about .NET which is...

I saw a presentation on this today.  It's a different mechanism than I've seen. More details when they give the OK.

If you install Windows XP SP2 (RC1) on a Tablet PC, you will automatically be upgraded to RC1 of the next version of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, codenamed “Lonestar.”  

If you install Windows XP SP2 (RC1) on a Tablet PC, you will automatically be upgraded to RC1 of the next version of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, codenamed “Lonestar.”  

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Technical Preview Program   Lots of stuff plus a free download    

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Technical Preview Program   Lots of stuff plus a free download