If you are writing a 'WinForms' smart client application for the Windows XP
platform then the chances are very high that your application will run on
mobile PCs. Sales of mobile PCs (laptops, notebooks, and Tablet PCs) are
starting to outnumber the sales of desktop PCs. With this in mind your
applications will likely have to be aware of the currently available network
connections. This article will briefly describe how you can do this and
provide you with links to further resources.
The "Sometimes Connected" Way of Working Do you own a laptop, notebook, or
Tablet PC? Do your customers run your applications on laptops, notebooks, or
Tablet PCs?
For most of you the answer is probably yes to at least one of those
questions. It's also probable that these mobile PCs will conn... (more)
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The Tablet PC is nothing new. It is an evolutionary step upwards towards the
dream of electronic paper. It is a big increment and represents one of the
largest movements in tha... (more)
The Tablet PC is nothing new. It is an evolutionary step upwards towards the
dream of electronic paper. It is a big increment and represents one of the
largest movements in that direction that we have seen for some time. For
example to use the Tablet PC you don't have to learn a new way of writing, in
fact, it even recognizes most of my joined-up writing, which is amazing
because most hu... (more)