Articles and tutorials regarding Pocket PC http://www.troobloo.com/tech/pocketpc.shtml en-us http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3361271 By Alex Gusev It's odd to say that communications play an important role in a PDA's life cycle. Prior to PocketPC 2000, your applications might use a RAS API to connect to the external world. Pocket PC 2002 and later brought a new communication model: Connection Manager API. While I believe that Microsoft had good intentions in changing this communication approach, for many existing applications using RAS to connect to Internet and other types of communication, this was a cut off. RAS... http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=37653 Advertisement Steve Milroy InstantDoc #37653 January 9, 2003 Microsoft's Mobile Devices division, one of seven Microsoft business units, has developed the Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, and Windows Powered Smartphone OSs. These platforms, based on the Windows CE OS, specifically target small-form-factor devices. The OSs are licensed to the OEM, which builds the hardware and produces the final devices. Many OEMs have signed up to build devices based on Mobile Devices OSs. However,... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3067321 By Karl Moore Go to page: 1 2 Next As devices such as the Pocket PC become almost as powerful as the machines sitting on our desks, it makes sense that more and more developers will want to start creating applications directly targeted at such platforms. In the old days, however, this was pretty difficult. You had eMbedded Visual Basic, which allowed you to create Windows CE applications, but programming inconsistencies and sticky development techniques didn't make for an easy ride.... http://www.msdnaa.com/Resources/display.aspx?ResID=2478 By Andreas Sjöström April 2003 Applies to: Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework Pocket PC Phone Edition Summary: Understand how to make use of the growing number of Web services using your mobile device and the .NET Compact Framework. (4 printed pages) Download booksanyplace . Contents Mobility Meets the New Web Find Those Web Services Combine Web Services to Create Value Meet the Books Anyplace Application Walking Through the Code Conclusion References Mobility Meets the New Web At the... http://www.developer.com/ws/other/article.php/3378681 By Bradley L. Jones Go to page: 1 2 3 Next Objective The objective of this short hands-on tutorial (lab) is to show you how simple it is to start developing for the PocketPC and other mobile devices using Visual Studio .NET 2003. No mobile development experience or mobile devices are needed! Getting Started Start up Visual Studio .NET 2003. Create a new project by selecting File | New | Project.... Select the Visual C# Projects node and then, on the right, select Smart Device... http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/12/NETCompactFramework/default.aspx Dave Edson  and John Socha-Leialoha This article discusses: Tips for making programming in the .NET Compact Framework environment easier Tricks for making your Pocket PC-based apps run faster Important .NET Compact Framework classes .NET Compact Framework windowing issues This article uses the following technologies: .NET Compact Framework, Win32, C# Code download available at: NETCompactFramework.exe (270KB) rogrammers get away with a lot today. With .NET, at last there is a... http://www.msdnaa.com/Resources/display.aspx?ResID=2218 Microsoft Corporation June 2003 Applies to: Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 2003-based Pocket PC Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2 Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Summary: Learn about major changes and news for Pocket PC developers familiar with the Software Development Kit for Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PCs and learn how to transition to Pocket PC 2003 devices and the Pocket PC 2003 SDK. (17 printed pages) Contents Introduction Developer Changes in Pocket PC 2003 News for Pocket PC... http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/mapi2002part3.asp By Timothy Tripp , January 4, 2002 This article continues the MAPI series, covering attachments on both incoming and outgoing messages. Part I of the series covered initializing MAPI and sending mail using the MAPI functions and/or the CVOMAPI classes. Part 2 dealt with reading messages and using message stores other than the default (ActiveSync) message store. What You Need Microsoft® eMbedded Visual C++® 3.0 Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Beta SDK VOMAPI classes from Virtual Office Systems... http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/mapi2002part2.asp By Timothy Tripp , January 4, 2002 This article picks up where my first article on MAPI (messaging application programming interface) left off. Part 1 introduced you to initializing MAPI and sending mail using the MAPI functions and/or the CVOMAPI classes. In this second part of the MAPI series, I will cover reading messages and using message stores other than the default (ActiveSync) message store. Part 3 will cover attachments, advanced message properties and notification sinks. What... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2002_05/magazine/columns/devicedirections/ Compare the Pocket PC and Palm platforms to determine which PDA will provide the greatest productivity boost for your organization. by Steve Makofsky For this solution: Pocket PC 2002-compatible PDA, Palm-compatible handheld device T o me, it's quite bizarre: PDA users have developed an almost religious fervor when defending their chosen device's honor. The whole thing reminds me of the early days of the IBM PC and Macintosh, when newsgroups would flare with sharp-tongued discussions on... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2002_07/magazine/columns/devicedirections/ . by Patricia Cardoza For this solution: Palm OS or Pocket PC device, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server B usinesses have begun to perceive the competitive edge a connected mobile salesforce can give them in today's marketplace. Standardizing a department-wide (or enterprise-wide) mobile-access solution can challenge the sanity of even the most patient IT person. Picking a single device or even a platform out of the multitude of available choices that provides your mobile workforce with the... http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2004_09/magazine/columns/gettingstarted/ Posted July 26, 2004 Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, .NET Compact Framework, Pocket PC, Bluetooth S hort Message Service (SMS) first became popular in European and Asian countries, but now the SMS wave has hit the U.S. digital world. Users typically employ the numeric keypad on their cell phones to compose SMS messages and view them on the small screen of the mobile handset. ADVERTISEMENT I'll show you how to use the .NET Compact Framework to write a Pocket PC application that sends SMS... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3521266 By Alex Gusev Go to page: 1 2 Next If you take a closer look at standard Pocket PC Pocket Outlook applications like Calendar, Contacts or Tasks, you will notice that they all contain a Tools menu. Moreover, through this menu you are able to, for example, beam selected items. Pocket Outlook provides an opportunity for external applications to embed their commands into the Tools menu. As easily as you can imagine, your application may manipulate Outlook items by all the ways POOM offers... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3098331 By Alex Gusev Short Preface To tell you the truth, I'm not an expert in XML at all. And before Pocket PC 2002, I did not need to be. But, these days are gone, and now Microsoft delivers a powerful XML parser as part of its mobile platforms. Still, it is not as state-of-the-art as the desktop one, but it has became useful enough. So, now you, as a programmer, may consider using XML as a storage layer for your application. XML today is a wide area, hardly coverable in one article, so here... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3547381 By Don Sorcinelli For many Windows Mobile applications, monitoring the various aspects of the state of a Pocket PC or a Smartphone client can be quite daunting. Often, only the heartiest .NET Compact Framework developers with extensive knowledge of the Windows Mobile APIs and P/Invoke coding are up to the challenge of this type of development. Recognizing these issues, Microsoft has responded with a new managed State and Notification Broker API for Windows Mobile 5.0. This new API... http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/whatsnewpie.asp By Christian Forsberg , January 23, 2002 Get started using the new features in Microsoft® Internet Explorer for the Pocket PC I ll walk you through each feature using sample code. What You Need Your current Web application tool set (Microsoft Visual InterDev®, Microsoft FrontPage®, and so forth). A live Internet connection from your Pocket PC is helpful. An Enhanced Browser With the introduction of Pocket PC 2002, there have been even more exciting changes and new features available in... http://www.msdnaa.com/Resources/display.aspx?ResID=2213 Duncan Mackenzie Microsoft Developer Network June 26, 2003 Summary: Duncan Mackenzie describes how to use remoting and a Pocket PC to create a simple remote control for Windows Media Player 9. (10 printed pages) Applies to:    Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET Download the source code for this article. I Am a Control Freak Remote control, that is, although Microsoft® Windows® Forms controls probably are a close second; I like pressing a button from over "here" and having something... http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2003_10/magazine/features/thews/ October 2003 Issue Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, SQL Server 2000, Visual Studio .NET 2003, SQL Server CE 2.0, .NET Compact Framework, Pocket PC device, Internet Information Services V isual Studio .NET 2003 provides a truly integrated platform for developing mobile applications for the Windows CE and Pocket PC OSs. It also includes SQL Server CE 2.0 a mobile version of the traditional SQL Server database platform. Now, you can easily develop enterprise-class mobile applications that... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3337391 By Alex Gusev Using Game API in your programs Game API (GAPI) is by far not the newest technology. It was released by Microsoft for the Pocket PC and later platforms. You probably already use it. If you don't, this article may help you realize whether it's suitable for your needs. What is GAPI? Game API is not so much of a reach. It exposes dozen of functions you may see below in the gx.h header file. GXDLL_API int GXOpenDisplay(HWND hWnd, DWORD dwFlags); GXDLL_API int GXCloseDisplay();... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2002_12/magazine/columns/wireless/ Use Windows .NET Server and wireless devices to simplify network administration. by Patricia Cardoza December 2002 Issue For this solution: Pocket PC, Palm, or RIM BlackBerry, Windows 2000 Server ADVERTISEMENT I n today's economy, you often hear phrases such as "workforce reduction" and "technologically advanced" that, unfortunately, don't seem to work well together. Regardless, the challenge for the corporate CIO is to figure out how to provide greater benefits and services with fewer... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2002_09/magazine/columns/wireless Deploy handheld devices to improve efficiency and accuracy in your company's operations. by Patricia Cardoza September 2002 Issue For this solution: Palm OS, Pocket PC device O nce regarded as little more than high-tech toys, handheld devices have gained powerful new capabilities over the last few years and are working their way into an increasing number of enterprises, both large and small. My previous column provided some guidance for implementing a mobile-access solution for a sales... http://www.fawcette.com/xmlmag/2002_03/magazine/columns/presentation/jjurvis/ Say good-bye to stale mobile device data; add XML-based SyncML protocol to your applications for J2ME and other mobile platforms by Jeff Jurvis M ost of us have no choice but to rely on our Palm or Pocket PC handheld devices, mobile phones, and laptops and desktop PCs to stay in touch with the rest of the world. If we could keep all of our contacts, appointments, tasks, and documents in progress isolated to one device, relying on multiple devices wouldn t be a problem. But today s... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2003_04/magazine/columns/wireless/ Choosing the right mobile solution for your organization can be daunting. Learn how multiple devices might provide the best solution ultimately. by Patricia Cardoza April 2003 Issue For this solution: Pocket PC, Palm OS, Tablet PC ADVERTISEMENT T hese days it seems there are as many mobile devices on the market as there are models of cars on the road. Every few weeks a new mobile phone, PDA, or other smart device comes on the scene, which can be overwhelming if you're trying to decide... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2003_07/magazine/columns/security/ With a little effort, you can make wireless computing safe and simple to use, even in the enterprise. by Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest July 2003 Issue For This Solution: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Embedded, Pocket PC devices, Palm devices, 802.1x connectivity ADVERTISEMENT Y our wireless computing implementation needs to be secure to succeed. When security measures are executed properly, users are freed from the tether of the wire;... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3406411 By Alex Gusev Go to page: 1 2 3 Next Our previous article has described basical network information retrieving. We've got General Network Configuration parameters and different info about adapters and interfaces. Now we will do the next step and will discuss various aspects of IP management on Pocket PC devices. Listing device's IP addresses This topic returns us to previously discussed theme: GetAdaptersInfo function. Its output is an array of IP_ADAPTER_INFO structs, each one contains... http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3381221 By Alex Gusev Go to page: 1 2 Next In our recent era of global communications, providing some e-mailing capabilities to an application is more than "nice to have." Mobile applications are no exception here. WinCE e-mailing was available ages ago, since the first versions of WIndows CE were released. Since Pocket PC 2002, Microsoft has decided to change its working message store model and has introduced a new set of interfaces. eVC help proudly states: "Windows CE Messaging Application... http://www.fawcette.com/dotnetmag/2003_07/magazine/features/pcardoza/ You have a daunting array of options to choose from when creating a wireless solution for the enterprise. Survey Microsoft's offerings to find the best path. by Patricia Cardoza July 2003 Issue ADVERTISEMENT S amsung i700, Motorola Sidekick, Ericcson P800, Orange SPV Smartphone, Handspring Treo, Audiovox Thera, T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition, Nokia Communicator, and the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry represent just a handful of the various pocket-sized communication devices on... http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=27176 Advertisement Steve Milroy InstantDoc #27176 October 31, 2002 Last week, Microsoft announced the debut of its Windows-based Smartphone technology in UK-based Orange Telecom's SPV device. (For details, see http://www.orange.co.uk/orangespv/ or http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/smartphone/default.asp .) Taiwan's HTC, the company that created the recent Pocket PC Phone Edition devices available in the United States from AT&T Wireless Services and T-Mobile, is manufacturing the SPV device.... http://www.fawcette.com/xmlmag/2002_06/magazine/columns/xmlunplugged/ D esigning user input methods and displaying information on devices that are, for the most part, usability challenged are among the toughest tests for developers of wireless Web applications. Typing in text on a phone's numeric keypad is tedious at best and torturous at worst for many of us impatient types. Stylus-driven character recognition and soft keyboards on handheld devices like Pocket PC and Palm can be inconvenient when on the move. Small screen sizes on phones and handheld... http://www.msdnaa.com/Resources/display.aspx?ResID=1993 Mike Hall Microsoft Corporation Steve Maillet Entelechy Consulting April 4, 2003 Summary: Shows how to connect Visual Studio .NET 2003 to a Windows CE .NET 4.1-based device, and explains how to create your first C# .NET Compact Framework-based application. (12 printed pages) I'm sure that many of you have downloaded the final beta of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003, and have already been writing Compact Framework applications for your Pocket PC devices. Perhaps you've been...