Satter Ramblings

iPeace

OK I could not resist saying iPeace. Steve Jobs has announced an SDK for developers and it should be pretty open to legitimate developers.

Compact Framework and LINQ

One of the exciting things in .Net 3.5 is LINQ. Being a device developer though can I use LINQ. You can use LINQ in Compact Framework 3.5 although not all features are available. Noticeably missing is LINQ for SQL. However that is not a big deal you get standard operators and being able to query objects and XML.

Mobile Development

The Redmond Developer has a great article about mobile development. OK you will have to look past one minor mistake. The author credits the iPhone as

Since its release in late June, the iPhone has added a new level of functionality -- a phone that works over both WiFi and a cellular network with access to e-mail, digital content (including video) and a browser that adds new presentation capabilities to Web pages.

Merge Replication Blueprint

Rob Tiffany has finished writing his new book, Windows Mobile Data Synchronization with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact 3.1. His gives you a complete blueprint to build a high available, high volume merge replication architecture. Then goes on to gives clear and concise instructions on how to build the infrastructure.

Logitech Harmony 890 Remote

I have moved recently and the new master bedroom got an A/V make over. I wanted a HD Plasma TV with at least 720p with HD content. After getting everything setup I ran into a slight problem. The sleigh bed foot board blocked line of slight to the components and with interference from the Plasma our Harmony 659 was giving both my wife and I fits. While I love the Harmony Remotes it was clearly time to retire the Harmony 659.

iWar Escalation

The hackers have gained a new ally in their war against Apple’s lock down of the iPhone, Nokia. Nokia has started a new marketing campaign for their Nseries phones – Open to applications, open to widgets, open to anything. In addition, a new YouTube video has come out that uses Apple’s own words against them.