Top Stories by Dr. Neil Roodyn
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 connect to more than
one network in the course of a week.
Applications running on these mobile device... (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 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 amazi... (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 human beings don't seem to be able to do that!
But it is still not new. I remember working with the Pen for Windows SDK in
the early 1990s and thinking "hey, wow, this is cool," and then the Newton ... (more)
Dr. Neil is an independent itinerant consultant, trainer, and author. He travels the world working with software companies. Dr. Neil loves Australia, where he spends the summer enjoying the Sydney lifestyle and helping software development teams get more productive. Dr. Neil spends his other summer each year flying between northern Europe and the USA, working with software teams and writing about his experiences. Neil brings his business and technical skills to the companies he works with to ensure he has happy customers. His latest book, eXtreme .NET, introduces eXtreme Programming Techniques to .NET developers. You can find out more from his Web site www.Roodyn.com.
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