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Pimp My Phone - Day 4: Taking it on the Road

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:41:24 GMT

Turn your Windows Mobile phone into a Wi-Fi router, providing any Wi-Fi-capable device access to your cell plan's data network, with freeware application WMWifiRouter.

Controlling your Treadmill from Silverlight - Part 3

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:21:01 GMT

In the final post for this series, we will be expanding the usefulness of our application by adding a workout feature. This feature will allow you to craft workouts (in XML format of course) and then have the application execute them. The application will render a nice visualization so you can monitor your progress as you burn off those calories.

Top 10 PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:00:32 GMT

Got a few minutes, learn the best PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts now. You'll be able to spend less time orchestrating your presentation, and more time presenting.

Using .NET for Mobile Applications

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16:11 GMT

30 .NET mobile applications done in 30 days.

30 Days of .NET [Windows Mobile Applications] - Week Four (Only One Da

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:45:54 GMT

Wow, it's hard to believe the month is almost over already. So far we have 29 applications done in 29 days! Thank you for all your encouragement.

WinMo hacker .NETS an app a day

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:24:21 GMT

On Jun. 1, software developer Chris Craft pledged to write 30 Windows Mobile applications in 30 days, publishing both executables and source code. Now a third of the way through his "30 Days of .NET" marathon, Craft has celebrated by posting two applications in one day.

Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Beta: Screenshot Tour

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:13:37 GMT

I've put together a screenshot tour of Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Beta. 20 screenshots to help you decide if WSWMB is right for you, and for you to be able to see what WSWMB can do for you. It covers the following gadgets in detail: Office PowerPoint Remote (Rocks!) Windows Media Player Inbox - Windows Mail and more!

Get your Windows Mobile 6.1 Emulator Images here

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:08:51 GMT

You can download the Windows Mobile 6.1 emulator images here.

Windows Mobile Reloaded" or "Windows Mobile 6.1

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:48:10 GMT

Windows Mobile 6.1 is coming!

FormatWith - String.Format Extension Method

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:31:02 GMT

My first and favorite extension method.

Timeline .NET

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:31:02 GMT

Timeline .NET is the most complete ASP.NET WebControl which wraps the MIT Simile Timeline API.

A Set of Useful Extension Methods for DateTime

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:16:02 GMT

Presenting 11 time-saving (oh, the pun!) extension methods for the DateTime class.

Recommended Books

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:01:03 GMT

List of very interesting books for developers from Oren.

Have a Great DesignTime Experience with a Powerful DesignSurface Class

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:53:25 GMT

The article describes a DesignSurface inherited class which adds some design facilities (TabOrder, UndoEngine, SnapLines / Grid alignment) to the .NET 2.0 class. This class is hosted inside a DLL Assembly and ready to use inside any .NET solution.

Visual Studio 2008 / .NET Framework 3.5 Certification

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:32:23 GMT

Join the Microsoft Certification team to find out what is new, and what you need to know, for your next step in developer certification. In this meeting, we will introduce our plans for Visual Studio 2008 training and certification, review the Visual Studio 2005 certifications, and have plenty of time to answer questions about your individual path or scenario.

free e books

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:01:04 GMT

Microsoft has opened 3 MS Press books completely FREE for public.

Krypton 2.7.0 UI Controls released

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:16:02 GMT

Phil Wright has released the latest version of his awesome .net UI toolkit with loads of new UI components. It's great, and a fair chunk of it's free too.

The Architecture Journal: Mobile Architecture

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:11:41 GMT

The Architecture Journal has put out a special edition on Mobile Architecture. There's one article in particular that stands out as a definite must read: Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration for Mobile Applications

My Additional Thoughts on Starting a User Group

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:42:35 GMT

Here are a few tips and tricks we have learned over the years that I think have made all the difference with making PDANUG a successful user group.

Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:09:25 GMT

Power Toys for .NET Compact Framework 3 are now available and include some great logging and debugging tools.

Why Use Continuous Integration - Beginner's Overview

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:16:02 GMT

Good conceptual overview of why to use Continuous Integration. As a person that didn't understand much at all about it. This article sense me down the right direction of understanding.

Guidance Explorer

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:46:46 GMT

Guidance Explorer is a smart client that developers can use to browse guidance about patterns, techniques, technologies and best practices. Now hosted on MSDN.

If you attended an InstallFest -- VS2008Offer.com site is online!

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:46:04 GMT

The registration site to take your Trial version of VS2008 to Professional is now online (for those that registered and attended an InstallFest event)!

MIX UK 2007 Videos

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:31:02 GMT

The videos of all the MIX UK sessions are available for download or viewing online. Lots of good stuff on Silverlight & Dynamic Languages

Free Camtasia & SnagIt downloads! (full function)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:16:03 GMT

TechSmith is now offering Camtasia 3 & SnagIt 7.2.5 (see the first blog comment for link) as free downloads.