Mark Arteaga

If you are a Windows Mobile developer or looking to get into developing for Windows Mobile then the upcoming MSDN developer Chat series on Windows Mobile will be of interest to you.  See here for more information on dates and times.

Back in Jan '06 I wrote an post on selecting the text of a NumericUpDown control.  Peter Morris pinged me the other day to let me know that he has updated the code provided and added support for Validation events.  Read more about it here.

With the release of .NET Compact Framework 3.5 I've gotten used to the extension methods feature which I beleive is a great addition to the C# language.  Since .NETCF3.5 is not in ROM for Windows Mobile devices, customers are still using .NETCF2.0 and this means internally we have to support 2.0 for products and projects.  Having created many extension methods in CF3.5 sharing them in CF2.0 would be ideal.  See here on how you can do this.

I have recently been appointed Mobility Chair for International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP) Canada for FY'09.  More ...

It's my pleasure to announce that we have recently achieved Gold Certified Partner Level status within the Microsoft Partner Program in the Mobility Solutions and ISV Software Solutions competency. 

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Mike Temporale a good friend and fellow Canadian MVP just launched a new site dedicated to talking about mobility called Mobile Jaw.  Here is an excerpt about what the site is about:

Mobile Jaw is a site dedicated to talking about mobility.  We’re not trying to be another breaking news site - there’s plenty of those around.  Mobile Jaw is going to focus on articles, reviews, tips & tricks, and our random thoughts as they relate to mobility.  When we say mobility, we’re not just talking about phones - although, that will be a big part of our focus.  For us, Mobility is using technology to help keep you connected to the things that matter when you’re out and about.  We don’t want to restrict the conversation to any one area.

Check out the site and make sure to subscribe!

Back in September 2007 we released our first version of Task Manager (formerly called TaskManCF). 

Last week we released Task Manager 2.0.  A few major things we have added to this version:

1. Changed the name from TaskManCF to Task Manager.
2. Improved the UI for Windows Mobile Professional
3. Ability to switch to application
4. Ability to find an applications associate process
5. Ability to kill all running applications

One of the more exciting things is we decided to get Task Manager logo certified and it is now we can proudly say Task Manager is "Designed For Windows Mobile 6"!.

Of course this does not mean it only runs on Windows Mobile 6, it also supports Windows CE, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile 5.  Only requirement is .NET Compact Framework 2.0 which can be downloaded here.

Here is a screen shot of Task Manager running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional device

Currently it does not support Windows Mobile Standard (aka SmartPhone) but if there is a need for it we can add that.

Go ahead and download the Evaluation version and let us know what you think and if you want other features added!

From my recent DevTeach and EnergizeIT sessions I got a lot of interest in WCF Store and Forward feature in .NET CF 3.5 and I promised to put together a white paper on the topic. 

I just finished an article on Exchanging Data using Windows Mobile, Windows Communication Foundation, .NET Compact Framework and Exchange 2007 and posted it on our Community site.  It basically goes through some of the technical details with getting WCF and Exchange working using two sample applications, a Dispatch Sample and a Photo Sharing Sample.