A CTP for Microsoft Synchronization Services for ADO.NET aka Sync Services for Devices has been released to the Download Center on MSDN. This allows Sql CE 3.5 to sync to other databases than Sql Server like Oracle.
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Today at MIX Microsoft announced not only I.E. 8 but showed off a new Mobile version of Silverlight. The big shell was the announcement by Nokia to support Silverlight on Symbian platform. Silverlight now works on several desktop browsers and mobile devices. So it is time to start looking at Silverlight for mobile.
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So this is actually a true story. My wife and I have been shopping for a new car. She has decided on a 2009 Murano. Then it gets down right strange.
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So the keynote for MacWorld this year looks well a non-event or may be a bad event judging by the drop in the stock 10 points to 168.50. And down almost 20% from from its 52 week high at 202.96.
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A new shell replacement has come out for Windows Mobile Professional. PointUI is a finger based UI so that you do not need to use a stylus! In addition, it has a cool UI and transitions between screens.
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I normally don't go political but this just made me mad as hell. So I am asking my readers to make a New Year's Resolution to write your Congress and Senate representatives. The record companies are now going to try and get just the act of ripping a CD declared illegal!
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With little fanfare the TSA and Continental started piloting using totally electronic tickets using your cell phone or PDA. Of course I just had to try it out today. I sent the boarding pass to my email and was off to the airport.
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