(Click here for a larger view of the first slide in Microsoft's "Windows Mobile location awareness" webcast)According to Microsoft's MSDN website, "24 Hours of Windows Mobile application development: Windows Mobile networking" reviews the networking possibilities available for Windows Mobile devices, including USB connections to a computer, Bluetooth, Wifi, and GPRS (general packet radio service) or 3G cellular connections. The company says, "The fact that mobile devices are moved between different locations means that at times you have a choice of available networks, and at other times you are unable to use any of them -- all of which has an impact on application design and implementation."
Microsoft says the one-hour webcast will teach Windows Mobile developers how to create network connections in code, and how to discover if their applications have network connectivity. According to MSDN, the program compares and contrasts the different options for transferring data over a network connection, including:
A PowerPoint slide (left) and video (right) in Microsoft's Windows Mobile location networking webcast
(Click either to enlarge)Like the first ten webcasts in this promised 24-part series, "24 Hours of Windows Mobile application development: Windows Mobile networking" features a mix of PowerPoint slides (above left), plus video (above right) demonstrating the use of
Visual Studio 2008 and the Windows Mobile device emulator. The downloadable presentation is viewable in its entirety using Internet Explorer and Microsoft's Office Live Meeting software, or as a Windows Media video.
According to MSDN, the webcast is presented by Andy Wigley, who has been a Microsoft device application development MVP (most valuable professional) since 2002, and is the coauthor of three bestselling books on mobile application development for Microsoft Press, including the Mobile Development Handbook (2007), a guide for developers building solutions using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5 and Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition. He is also a cofounder of the mobile solutions and training provider,
Appamundi.
Other recent offerings in the "24 Hours" series have included guides to
location awareness,
automated mobile code testing,
.NET Compact Framework 3.5 Power Toys,
using Pocket Outlook functionality,
developing "battery-friendly" applications and
programming for different form factors.
Further informationTo view "24 hours of Windows Mobile application development: Windows Mobile networking," go to MSDN,
here. [A Windows Live ID and password will be requested].
To get a list of other available webcasts devoted to Windows Mobile development, see Microsoft's website,
here.
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