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XBOX 360 Madness
22 November 05 09:07 AM | jld | 5 comment(s)

I woke up early to pick up an XBOX 360 this morning. I started by going to a Tim Hortons to buy a large coffee - my change was $3.60. I thought that was a good omen. Man was I ever wrong. Arrived in Ajax, Ontario. The Best Buy had a line-up of over a...

Filed under: General, Mobile Devices

TechNet Innovations Tour - Sneak Peek: XBOX 360 and Windows Vista!
02 September 05 12:47 PM | jld | 1 comment(s)

I just got word that Microsoft will be providing sneak peeks at the XBox 360 and Windows Vista as part of the Microsoft TechNet Innovations Tour! Here is the writeup: Preview the innovations Microsoft has made to the TechNet Program; learn about new resources...

Filed under: General, Windows Vista (formerly "Longhorn"), Mobile Devices, TWSUG, TechNet Canada

Microsoft Fingerprint Reader on "24"
22 February 05 02:05 AM | jld | 3 comment(s)

"24" is a great show - they hire top experts to make sure the reality based elements are consistent, and the information is believable. Well, the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader made an appearance on " 24 " as a prop and it was one of the funniest things...

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NTT DoCoMo i-Mode Emulator Resources
03 October 04 02:18 AM | jld | 29 comment(s)

I recently got an email from someone interested in i-Mode application development . i-Mode is a platform developed by NTT DoCoMo for Japanese mobile phones. I wrote an extensive article on developing ASP.NET content for i-Mode phones right here entitled...

Filed under: Mobile Devices

Building Applications for Mobile Devices
22 September 04 12:34 AM | jld | 3 comment(s)

Just came back from a meeting of the East of Toronto .NET User Group . During the course of the meeting I ended up: - Joining the user group administration :-) - Returning home with a gi-normous box of pizza and some useful MS swag Barry Gervin from ObjectSharp...

Filed under: Mobile Devices

MapPoint Location Server
24 August 04 07:50 PM | jld | 2 comment(s)

Last Wednesday, I attended a meeting of the East of Toronto.NET User Group . Attendees included Kate Gregory , Chris Dufour, Jeff Laughlin and many others. It was great meeting everyone. Dwayne Lamb from Visual Byte gave an excellent talk on the MapPoint...

Filed under: Mobile Devices

GPS Adventures
19 June 04 03:45 AM | jld | 8 comment(s)

DAY 1 Arrived at Fry's Electronics to pick up a GPS unit for my PocketPC. I mentioned this in a previous blog entry but Fry's has an incredible selection of equipment and a no-hassle return policy. I really like that store! Anyways, I arrived at an assortment...

Filed under: Mobile Devices

HP Photosmart Mobile Camera
18 June 04 04:17 AM | jld | 22 comment(s)

I visited Fry's Electronics today (if you've never been there, it's pure nirvana for geeks ) and I purchased an SDIO mobile camera for my 3955. It's a great device with a load of features including a 4x digital zoom, video & voice capture and stills...

Filed under: Mobile Devices