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A look at Embedded and other Cool Stuff.
Microsoft Windows earns Common Criteria certification
From Infoworld - Microsoft Windows (including Windows XP Embedded SP2) earns Common Criteria...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/15/2005
Road Trip to WE-DIG Vancouver.
Today, Paul Yao, Nick White, Andreas Penna and I took (or toque) a road-trip to Vancouver, Canada –...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/14/2005
Visual Studio 2005 - What's new for Native Developers.
Visual Studio 2005 ships with the 'bits' needed to write managed (C#/VB) and native (Win32, MFC, ATL...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/14/2005
Mail Sign off...
I received an e-mail today that had an interesting sign-off... <e-mail_content> Blah, Blah,...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/14/2005
Vancouver/Canada December 14th - WE-Dig Meeting.
I'm going to be presenting at the WE-DIG meeting in Vancouver/Canada on Wednesday 14th December -...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/13/2005
Windows Embedded Seminars 2006 - Applied Data
The Microsoft OEM team are running a series of Embedded Seminars throughout 2006 - it looks like...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/13/2005
Java is a Dinosaur
Interesting article from BusinessWeek that talks about the move from Java development to .NET and...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/13/2005
Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference 2006
Planning is under way for the Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference 2006 (MEDC) - If you...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/11/2005
16 more blog posts to break the 1,000 mark.
Just checked my blog stats, since starting blogging way back in Feb 2004 I've blogged 984 'things' -...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/11/2005
PHP running on Windows CE ?
Isn't it strange how a question can come in from different sources one straight after another......
Author: mikehall Date: 12/08/2005
Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Windows Mobile
Jason Langridge, Enterprise Mobility Solution Specialist, Microsoft Corporation is running a Webcast...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/08/2005
Big Mac, Large Fries, and Windows XP Embedded.
I’ve just seen the announcement on Microsoft Presspass that McDonalds is planning on rolling out...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/08/2005
CEFileWiz - Support for CF 2.0
I've just updated CEFileWiz to support .NET CF 2.0 applications - CEFileWiz now checks the required...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/02/2005
CE Core Blog - Tips for Writing a File System Filter.
The Windows CE "Core" team blog has an interesting article on writing File System Filters - check it...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/01/2005
Windows CE and Visual Studio 2005 - MFC applications.
Visual Studio 2005 gives developers the ability to have one tool to write their managed (C#/VB)...
Author: mikehall Date: 12/01/2005
Need a new unofficial mascot
Now that Sam, the worlds ugliest dog is no longer with us, I guess I need to find a replacement...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/30/2005
WE-DIG December Meeting - Inside the Platform Builder (and Christmas Party!)
Here's what's happening for the December 2005 WE-DIG meeting What goes on inside Platform Builder...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/30/2005
Windows Template Library (WTL) 7.5 Released
WTL 7.5 has just been released on Sourceforge - The Windows Template Library (WTL) is a C++ library...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/30/2005
Will the Real Embedded Leader Please Stand Up?
I was recently interviewed by EDN's Warren Webb (Technical Editor, EDN) to discuss Windows...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/29/2005
Windows Embedded Student ChallengE 2006 - Registration pushed out to Jan 22nd 2006
Following on from my last post about the Windows Embedded Student Challenge 2006 the registration...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/27/2005
Windows CE: Drivers can delay o/s boot.
When building a custom Windows CE 5.0 operating system there's a good chance you may be developing...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/26/2005
Does anyone still use 800x600 on their desktop PC ?
I've been recording some videos over at Microsoft Studios, once recorded, edited (only if needed!),...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/23/2005
A sad, sad day, goodbye Sam...
From Don Gambrell - Sam, the worlds ugliest dog is no longer with us, this from Dons blog, and my...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/22/2005
Technology Lights of Christmas
ok, no words to describe this, just check out the video here. - Mike
Author: mikehall Date: 11/22/2005
Visual Studio 2005 - Do we need a Windows CE SDK ?
So, I've been thinking... To write managed or native code applications for Windows CE 5.0 you need...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/22/2005
ActiveSync 4.1 Updated/Released
ActiveSync 4.1 has been released to the web, this is required for devices running Windows Mobile 5.0...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/21/2005
Windows XP Embedded - Change the boot screen.
This is a pretty common question on the newsgroups, and also came up on e-mail this morning - how do...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/17/2005
Windows CE 5.0 - Comparing Workspaces - Part 4
I've been doing some additional work on the Windows CE image diff tool, here's the first...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/16/2005
Windows Embedded Student ChallengE 2006
It's that time of year again, the Windows Embedded Student Challenge 2006 is open for business. Are...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/15/2005
Windows CE 5.0 and Visual Studio 2005 - Recording tutorial videos today.
Today I'm going to be over at Microsoft Studios recording some tutorial videos, some of which I...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/14/2005
Windows CE 5.0 - Comparing Workspaces - Part 3
In the previous installments of the Comparing Workspaces posts (here's Part 1 and Part 2) we looked...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/13/2005
TrueType - how does it work ?
Ever wondered how TrueType scaling and hinting works? - Over on the MSDN FontBlog there's a pretty...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/11/2005
Windows CE 5.0 Application Developer - What are the options?
I posted recently about the release of Visual Studio 2005 and that you need the Professional version...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/11/2005
Windows CE Developer Wiki
Stewart Tansley from Microsoft Research has created a Windows CE Developer Wiki - this lives over on...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/11/2005
James Y Wilson, living life without a laptop, or, doing the Windows Mobile thing...
Is it possible to live life without a laptop? - James Y Wilson has been living with his Windows...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/11/2005
Robot Uprising...
Today I attended a lecture given by Daniel Wilson, the title of the lecture was When Robots Attack...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/10/2005
Visual Studio 2005 Launch - not only for desktop developers, Phidgets USA Robotics
Hey, If you thought the Visual Studio 2005 Launch was only interesting for desktop developers, then...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/10/2005
Which version of Visual Studio 2005 is needed for "Managed" device application development ?
Visual Studio 2005 is now out the door (Woot!) - For Windows CE developers this means that you now...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/08/2005
Windows CE 5.0 - Comparing Workspaces - Part 2
Comparing workspaces is simple, command prompt, pipe sysgens to a text file, use WinDiff or similar...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/04/2005
Windows CE 5.0 - Comparing Workspaces - Part 1
Windows CE is a componentized (is that a real word?) operating system, but you already knew that,...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/03/2005
Embedded meeting in Vancouver, Canada - November 8th 2005, 6:30pm
Hey, If you live in or around Vancouver, Canada and are interested in finding out more about (or...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/03/2005
Compact Framework 2.0 - comments from WE-DIG
Last night (or about two months ago if you are catching up on the blog in January 2006) we had an...
Author: mikehall Date: 11/03/2005
Microsoft Giving Away Free SPOT Watch Upgrades (while stocks last).
Found this on SpotStop <snip>Starting now and while supplies last, Microsoft is giving away...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/31/2005
Singularity : Microsoft Research Operating System
<snip>What would a software platform look like if it was designed from scratch with the...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/29/2005
NETCF v2.0 PB component for Windows CE 5.0
This is super cool! - Not only has VS 2005 shipped, there's also a component update available for...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/28/2005
Windows CE version feature comparison
Sarah Blow is asking a number of questions about Windows CE 5.0 1. Does CE 5.0 support TKIP?2. How...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/28/2005
Windows CE in robotics ?
Just curious whether anyone out there is using Windows CE in robotics (yes, we all know that Kuka is...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/27/2005
Windows CE 5.0, so what's changed ?
I've been working on a demo over the last couple of weeks and now have a platform up and running...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/27/2005
QA Signs off on .NET Compact Framework 2.0
The .NET Compact Framework Quality Assurance Team signed off on V2 yesterday (yipee!) - more...
Author: mikehall Date: 10/25/2005