Dec 14, 2005 | blog
Typical Microsoft event, though larger than previous events in Minneapols. They supposedly had over 4000 people sign up for the event, though with the snowstorm that came through today it did make many people late. It was crowded, something I can’t normally say for Minneapolis event for Microsoft.
Anyway, it was typical marketing fluff in the beginning followed by some semi-technical/executive overviews of the major benefits of Visual Studio 2005. I liked it and picked up the free version (Standard) at the end of the day. Nice day out of the office!
Dec 13, 2005 | blog
Well I’ll be at the Microsoft VisualStudio 2005/SQL 2005 Launch event in Minneapolis, MN Tuesday. About 3-4 people from my office will be there, can’t wait! While at the event, I’ll be trying to blog, mainly just for the heck of it (everyone else does).
See ya!
Dec 9, 2005 | blog
I’ve been researching Microsoft’s push-mail solution and have came to the conclusion that their solution is quite adequate for the task at hand. The differences when compared to the Blackberry solution are noticeable, but once up and running will be seamless to the user.
Microsoft’s requirement for a HTTP request to remain open for x number of minutes and then re-issue the request if no change is returned obviously mandates an unlimited mobile data package added to a user’s mobile phone plan.
This is a key difference, because the user needs to know what to request from their carrier to support the phone, unless the carrier is providing the email address and provisions the service specifically to support the new push solution.
Even though the system is technically not a “push” solution, the end result is indistinguishable from the Blackberry service, with more device options (more on that later).
Cool stuff.
Nov 4, 2005 | blog
Well, it’s been awhile again since my last post. Been busy at work as usual, but have been having fun doing a little research and testing.
Some updates for may favorite PPC software to support WM5 are out, most impressive is PocketBreeze 5. This version upgrade is fantastic! Check it out if you haven’t already.
Oct 19, 2005 | blog
Another mobile post. I’m posting from my Pocket PC while mobile again.
