<FONT face=Tahoma>I’ve run across several applications where the use of IDENTITY values has caused some confusion, specifically in how the @@IDENTITY function operates given external influences. We’ve all likely been faced with how to grab the newly generated IDENTITY value from a SQL Server d

I bought a Slingbox recently and have been using it just about everywhere I could to test it out. I’ll be posting a review on it soon (stay tuned) but something stuck out at me this weekend. I read that Sling Media has announced that they will now encrypt their transmission of the data from the Slin

I decided to start a series of blog posts regarding various aspects of using, customizing and developing for the Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone. This will be the first post … in which I will begin by describing what to expect and where to get some of the basics. I’ll try to keep this series short and t

In my last post (Smartphone Skills: Part 01 - Introduction) [https://www.johnpapa.net/blogs/john.papa/archive/2006/06/04/146047.aspx] I ran through a few of the links that you can use to get started with Smartphone development. In this post I will discuss how to setup the .NET 2 development environm

So far in this series I have introduced the basics of Smartphone development and how to get setup with the device emulators. Now that we’re ready to do some Smartphone development (or in general in mobile development) its time to crank up the IDE, familiarize yourself with the tools and start coding