Satter Ramblings

Mobile Spying

My friend Ryan has written a C# mobile version of Remote Spy. If you want some insight into what has Window handles are around or even how to write such applications take a look.

ClustrMap

Being a total geek I have been adding various gizmos to my blog. The lastest is a ClustrMaps is a way to visualize where your users are coming from around the world.

SQL 2005 SP2 Available

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) enables SQL Server 2005 customers to take advantage of the enhancements within Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system. Specific enhancements include, but are not limited to:

WM5 Shells

If you want to build a single purpose device using CE or WM you have a couple of choices. If you are using CE you can build and incorporate your own shell replacement. What if you are using WM? In this case you have two choices:

• you can use the provided shell or
• build your own

WM5 beats Blackberry

Businessweek is reporting that according to IDC WM5 outsold Blackberry in 2006. This is a major milestone for the operating system and comes out as Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 6.

Windows Mobile 6

Thanks to the French the nda was broken Windows Mobile 6 formerly codename Crossbow. So the NDA was lifted in advance of the official announcement at GSM this Monday.

Ruby In Steel

Ruby in Steel was officially released yesterday. This IDE plugin for VS2005 allows developers to build Ruby applications using VS2005.