If you are a .NETCF enthusiast, then this is a key blog for you.  One of the voices behind the .NET Compact Framework is Jonathan Wells.  You may not know the name but you'll know his work if you spent any time looking for .NETCF information.  Consider this small subset of his achievements and areas of impact: Mobile & Embedded...

CNN: Microsoft has come to an agreement to take over teen’s websiteMike Rowe, a 17-year-old resident of Victoria, British Columbia, has agreed to pick a new name for his Web site, currently called http://www.MikeRoweSoft.com, said Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler.   Mike's father, Kim Rowe, confirmed that his son had struck an...

Countdown to DevDays 2004Visit the DevDays 2004 site for more information, or click one of the links below to register.  This event has great content and I'm not sure how to tell you how to catch all of it - luckily, you can take it home with you.However, this will be a fun set of days for me due to the following facts.  Steve Loethen...

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a new learning “Ever depended on the order of elements in a HybridDictionary?”.  It was then pointed out to me by Steve Maine that the typical hashtable implementation shouldn’t return a ordered list of any type.  After some skillful assistance by Dan Fox, he found that one can get a...

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a new learning “Ever depended on the order of elements in a HybridDictionary?”.  It was then pointed out to me by Steve Maine that the typical hashtable implementation shouldn’t return a ordered list of any type.  After some skillful assistance by Dan Fox, he found that one can get a...

  On January 13, I had the opportunity to present at the Chattanooga Area .NET User Group.  This is one of the trips where you are glad to be from Tennessee as Chattanooga is located on the east side of the state and is much prettier than Memphis (which is on the West side of the state).  On top of that, this UG has it going on!...

An update from Ron Jacobs, Patterns & Practices, Product Manager … As product manager for the platform architecture guidance team I hear a few messages consistently from our customers and partners.  One message we have heard loud and clear is that our customers need help in building high performance, high scale systems with...

On a JAN16 eWeek article, SPOTty Coverage, John Quain gives his feeble opinion on the SPOT technology.  Although mainly negative about SPOT's value, he does give some interesting background on how it works. What makes SPOT possible are two tiny National Semiconductor chips inside the watches. One chip is the radio; the other is the...

What is MSN Direct? MSN® Direct is a specialized wireless service that delivers personalized information through enabled watches. Smart Watches with MSN Direct provide you timely, glanceable information conveniently available at the flick of the wrist. Receive accurate time and stay connected to the information that matters most to you...

Device Update 4 for ASP.Net v1.1 Device Update 4 (DU4) for ASP.Net v1.1 is now available for download. DU4 includes support for 31 latest new devices. You can download DU4 from here.  

If you have ever needed to depend on the order of data in a HybridDictionary, be sure to put the data in backwards.  For example, Dim HD As New HybridDictionaryHD.Add("Alpha", "some value")HD.Add("Omega", "some value")Dim myDE As DictionaryEntryFor Each myDE In HD    Debug.WriteLine(myDE.Key)Next myDE Yields the...

http://www.systemwebmail.com This FAQ addresses questions and problems with System.Web.Mail (SWM). It starts with an Introduction and Programming Samples. It concludes with resolutions to challenging errors and other resources.

http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/47502.html Anti-virus company Panda Software has warned net users to watch out for a new virus, a worm called Jitux.A, which is spread via MSN Messenger.Jitux.A is an aggressive code that contains a link to the web page http://www.home.no/ / jituxramon.exe.Once open, the file JITUXRAMON.EXE automatically downloads,...

Microsoft's Official FAQ for .NET Compact Framework developmenthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/F AQ

From: Doug Reilly, Mobile Software Developer's Blog http://blog.mobilizedsoftware.com/archives/000843.html Book Review: Building Solutions with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Recently a copy of Building Solutions with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework: Architecture and Best Practices for Mobile Development by Dan Fox and Jon Box crossed...