The application that runs on everything—this would be a dream of every developer! Use Java, one might say. But even Java has different implementations, is limited in features, and so forth, not to mention the differences for mobile devices. This article offers you few simple receipts you can use to effectively port your mobile C++ applications back and forth between several mobile platforms.
Devices powered by Pocket PC 2000 and later provide a Today screen, which by default displays Owner Info, Calendar, and so forth. Windows Mobile has added several new cool features for Today's panel item. With a little effort, you can create your own custom Today plug-in component and put it along with standard ones.
Learn how to generate prc software files for a Palm Pilot PDA that supports Java. Learn to create .jar and .jad files, often referred to as MIDlets, that could be converted to prc files using J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) Wireless Tool kit using Java source files.
Create a CE-to-desktop connection, and account for performance delays that connection may incur by using RAPI, or the CE Remote API.
Create a CE-to-desktop connection, and account for performance delays that connection may incur by using RAPI, or the CE Remote API.
The key to creating user friendly (and comprehensible) apps lies in managing the appearance of the shell. Here you will add an application's icon to the toolbar and see how to manage the MRU list.
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
The final installment of our Slot Game series shows you how to build in a way to win or lose. We will also add some effects for when a win takes place.
WCF implementations normally take two different approaches; a Document style or an API style. Document style implementations are more flexible and often easier to extend and version. Also, Document style or rather, Message Contract service implementations, work well between systems with a shared message assembly. Jeffrey Juday guides you through architecting a WCF Message Contract implementation.
