Lance's Whiteboard

A few more useful links I found for C# programmers trying to overcome the limitations of interop in the .NET CF:

[rant] Why oh why doesn't the .NET Compact Framework support $!%^ing callbacks!?!?

After giving up on this for the day, I discovered links to these 2 MSDN articles on N/Direct:

As you can see from the latest posts, my latest obsession is .NET Compact Framework programming for my new Dell Axim X5.   I really like the simplicity of developing for the Pocket PC with .NET.  However, as robust the framework is, it still lacks support for numerous features, such as Today Screen, Rich Ink control, and anything that requires a Callback (due to no support for Callback's in .NET CF).

O'Reilly has a good article that explains the differences between Pocket PC 2002 and Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2003.

Possibly the best “Killer Accessory” for PDA's and CellPhones is the Retractable Sync/Charge cable.

Since I got my new PocketPC, I have enjoyed playing with some of the newer software gadgets and utilities, and have rekindled my desire to finish some of the Compact Framework applications I started during the SDE and subsequent “Everett” beta.

I got an early peak at the upcoming changes to VB.NET in VisualStudio.NET 2004 (codename “Whidbey”) and was pleased with the overall direction.  I can't comment on the specifics, but as a C# programmer and former VB6 progammer I am now thinking of updating my VB.NET skills.