Setting up MSMQ on Windows CE 5.0
Most of my work lately has been writing .net CF apps to run on a Symbol 9090G device. The 9090G is a Windows CE 5.0 device with a barcode scanner built in. The applications I'm writing are built on...
View ArticleMaking a .net CF 2.0 app fullscreen
I came across this article when I was trying to make my CF 2.0 app fullscreen: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile/netfullscreen.aspx
View ArticleChecking if the backlight is active
When the backlight is inactive on a Symbol 9090G, a keypress activates the backlight, but it also acts as a regular keypress. This was causing a problem for the users of my application so I needed to...
View ArticleGlobal Exception Handling in C#
I've been using the Application_Error event in ASP.NET as a global exception handler for a while. While looking for a way to implement something similar for Windows Forms I found this post:...
View ArticleConfiguration Settings in .net CF
The .NET Compact Framework does not offer the built in capability to access the App.Config settings file like the full framework does. This post:...
View ArticleSQL ConnectionString Application Name Property
When you have several .net applications or websites connecting to the same database, they all show up in SQL Profiler with the same Application Name ".Net SqlClient Data Provider". I just learned that...
View ArticleDay-to-day with Subversion
Here's an excellent post on Tagging and Branching in Subversion http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser/archive/2008/05/06/day-to-day-with-subversion.aspx
View ArticleUsing Subversion as a Deployment Tool
From http://weblogs.asp.net/sjoseph/archive/2008/05/05/subversion-as-a-deployment-tool.aspxCreate a production/live build folder in your source tree and add it to the repository.Modify our build...
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