May 2008 - Posts

The Mobile Minute 174

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Filed under: The Mobile Minute

PostedTuesday, May 20, 2008 1:31 PM by Nino

• Capacitive or Resistive  (which are you?)   Brandon Miniman at PocketNow discusses the different approaches to touch screens on Windows Mobile and iPhone.
  
• Engadget Mobile has the ever-popular HTC Touch Diamond vs iPhone comparison.  Also, an unboxing of the HTC Touch Diamond from SlashPhone.
  
• Steve Lasker gives an overview of the now public SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 beta    ..Compact just keeps getting better..kudos to Steve & team.
  
• Kevin at jkOnTheRun posts on the new Aliph Jawbone   Too bad they *still* don't use mini-USB...
  
• The LiveSide blog brings us news of Live Search 3.0 for Windows Mobile  Contact mapping, web searching, weather, viewing Virtual Earth collections, and expanded traffic support (hey, they have Cincinnati now!).  Have a previous version installed already? Launch it, then Menu > Client Update Available (should be enabled).  Don't have it yet? Point IE Mobile to http://wls.live.com
  
• Blackberry Thunder - BB goes touch from Electronista
  
• Thumbreport - Mobile news 160 characters at a time.
  
• Raffael has an excellent post discussing the issue of a LAP hanging a device at startup
  
• MobileStance discusses the possibility of Linux having success in mobile (unlike it has on the desktop).  I'm apt to agree here.  Although OHA will have serious competition from the LiMo Foundation now that Verizon and Mozilla are backing.

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Software Development: A Career

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Filed under: Community

PostedMonday, May 19, 2008 1:49 PM by Nino

Interesting in knowing more?  Come to panel discussion the CINNUG meeting tomorrow (2008-05-20) at MAX Technical Training in Mason and discuss what it means to have a career in software development.

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The Mobile Minute 173

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Filed under: The Mobile Minute

PostedMonday, May 19, 2008 1:10 PM by Nino

• Mobile Developer Group team blog, launched by Amit Chopra.  The VSD team has grown to include Silverlight for mobile and .NET CF.
  
• SQL Server Compact query performance - Pragya has a good post on basic query tuning.
  
• The VSD Team lists the excellent line up of mobile dev sessions at Tech-Ed Developers in two weeks.
  
• Raffael posts on languages natively supported on Windows Mobile   Definitely pull down the WM6 Product reference guide.
  
• Jose Gallardo posts about the Clarius Orientation Aware Control June 2008 Release Candidate   Go download it (and give them your feedback!).  The OAC was one of the good parts of MCSF..glad to see Clarius still moving it forward.
  
• Steven Pratschner posts a summary of his CLRProfiler / .NET CF series.  Must-read posts...
  
• Orb + iPhone

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Not speaking at CDODN 2008

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PostedMonday, May 12, 2008 10:28 PM by Nino

As I noted in my original post update, I am no longer on the agenda for the Cleveland Day of .NET 2008.  I had to withdraw due to personal and professional schedule conflicts. So it goes.

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The Mobile Minute 172

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Filed under: The Mobile Minute

PostedTuesday, May 06, 2008 11:23 PM by Nino

• Today's big news: HTC's announcement of the HTC Diamond
  
• Eqatec .NET CF Code Profiler  Free, and works with .NET CF 2.0.
  
• Engadget Mobile brings us a T-Mobile USA press release about their 3G (UMTS/HSPDA) service.
  
• Mobile Flash to be free. Michael Mace at Mobile Opportunity brings us the news about Adobe's future direction.
  

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