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Get videos designed for all .NET Compact Framework developers, from the novice to the professional. If you are new to the .NET Compact Framework, you can learn the basics of how to create applications for devices, using either Visual Basic or C#.

Categories include: the .NET Framework; Data and Services; Hardware, Performance, and Resource Management; Multithreaded Programming; Office; Security and Deployment; Testing and Debugging; User Interface Programming, Web Technologies, State and Notification Broker; and PowerToys.

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How Do I: Use Bing inside a Windows Mobile Application?

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You can use the Bing Search Service to search the Internet inside a Windows Mobile Application. Besides searching for Web pages, you can amongst others also search for Mobile Web pages, multimedia content and phone book entries. In this video, Maarten Struys shows you how to use the Bing Web Service inside your own application and how you can make use of the returned results to for instance make a phone call to a particular company.

Presented by Maarten Struys www.dotnetfordevices.com
Length: 28 minutes 07 seconds

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.NET Framework


How Do I: Establish Network Connections with Connection Manager?
(21 Minutes 2 seconds)
How Do I: Convert a .NET Compact Framework DateTime to a Win32 SystemTime Structure?
(9 Minutes 40 seconds)
How Do I: Use Existing COM Objects in .NET Compact Framework Applications?
(33 minutes 14 seconds)
How Do I: Programmatically Determine the Windows Mobile Device Type Using .NET Compact Framework 3.5?
(10 minutes, 31 seconds)
How Do I: Build a .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Application for Windows Mobile 6 Devices?
(10 minutes, 29 seconds)

How Do I: Implement Universal Download Capabilities?
(22 minutes, 4 seconds)
How Do I: Create an E-mail Attachment and Display to a Device for Review?
(20 minutes 48 seconds)
How Do I: Implement a Managed Application Requiring Callbacks from a Native API?
(21 minutes 28 seconds)
How Do I: Create a Desktop Project for Installing CAB Files to a Windows Mobile Device?
(19 minutes 21 seconds)		 

Data and Services


How Do I: Use Bing inside a Windows Mobile Application?
(28 Minutes 07 seconds)
How Do I: Display Virtual Earth Maps inside a PictureBox Control?
(35 Minutes 28 seconds)
How Do I: Use the MapPoint Web Service on Windows Mobile Devices?
(24 Minutes 40 seconds)
How Do I: Use Custom Extension Methods to Improve the Efficiency of LINQ Queries?
(33 minutes 14 seconds)
How Do I: Work Around LINQ to DataSet Limitations in Visual Basic Device Projects?
(23 minutes, 3 seconds)

How Do I: Efficiently Query a SQL Server Compact Database Using LINQ?
(34 minutes, 33 seconds)
How Do I: Use Windows Communications Foundation to Safely Send Messages to Offline Devices?
(34 minutes, 3 seconds)
How Do I: Maximize Communication Efficiency of SQL Server Compact Edition Data Synchronization?
(26 minutes, 53 seconds)
How Do I: Programmatically Determine Whether a Specific SQL Table Exists?
(15 minutes 40 seconds)
How Do I: Merge Replication for Windows Mobile Device Access? (Part 1)
(12 minutes, 50 seconds)

How Do I: Merge Replication for Windows Mobile Device Access? (Part 2)
(13 minutes, 29 seconds)
How Do I: Improve Data Performance Using Visual Studio 2005?
(17 minutes, 22 seconds)		How Do I: Create Localized Applications on Windows Mobile Devices?
How Do I: Create Localized Applications on Windows Mobile Devices?
(29 minutes, 57 seconds)		How Do I: Use the Virtual Earth Geocode Web Service on Windows Mobile Devices?
How Do I: Use the Virtual Earth Geocode Web Service on Windows Mobile Devices?
(25 minutes, 19 seconds)

Hardware, Performance, and Resource Management


How Do I: Preserve Battery Power When My Application is in the Background?
(11 Minutes 15 seconds)
How Do I: Assure That My Application Code Continues Running When the Device is in Suspended Mode?
(18 minutes 47 seconds)
How Do I: Respond to the Windows Mobile Request to Release Resources?
(29 Minutes 2 seconds)
How Do I: Monitor for an Application to Exit Without Draining the Device Battery?
(35 Minutes 32 seconds)
How Do I: Use the GPS Intermediate Driver to Retrieve Location Information?
(28 Minutes 57 seconds)

How Do I: Use Custom Extension Methods to Improve the Efficiency of LINQ Queries?
(33 minutes 14 seconds)
How Do I: Use the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Remote Performance Monitor?
(38 minutes, 55 seconds)
How Do I: Detect Managed Memory Leaks Using Remote Performance Monitor?
(16 minutes, 57 seconds)
How Do I: Efficiently Query a SQL Server Compact Database Using LINQ?
(34 minutes, 33 seconds)
How Do I: Use the CLR Profiler to Detect Finalization Problems on My Device?
(30 minutes, 23 seconds)

How Do I: Programmatically Determine the Windows Mobile Device Type Using .NET Compact Framework 3.5?
(10 minutes, 31 seconds)
How Do I: Run One Instance Only of My .NET Compact Framework Application?
(23 minutes, 13 seconds)
How Do I: Maximize Communication Efficiency of SQL Server Compact Edition Data Synchronization?
(26 minutes, 53 seconds)
How Do I: Find the List of Storage Cards Loaded into My Device?
(21 minutes, 46 seconds)
How Do I: Programmatically Monitor for a Specific Time of Day Without Draining a Device Battery?
(39 minutes 53 seconds)

How Do I: Detect and Verify a Network Connection?
(33 minutes, 6 seconds)
How Do I: Detect and Identify a Mobile Device?
(28 minutes 45 seconds)
How Do I: Programmatically Determine If a Device Has a Physical Keyboard Connected?
(16 minutes 22 seconds)
How Do I: Improve Data Performance Using Visual Studio 2005?
(17 minutes, 22 seconds)		 

Multithreaded Programming


How Do I: Use the ThreadPool to Execute Worker Threads?
(15 minutes 21 seconds)
How Do I: Use a Monitor Object for Thread Synchronization?
(13 minutes 18 seconds)
How Do I: Synchronize Multiple Threads?
(18 Minutes 45 seconds)
How Do I: Update User Interface Controls in Multithreaded Applications?
(25 minutes, 33 seconds)
How Do I: Correctly Terminate Multithreaded .NET Compact Framework Applications?
(16 minutes, 47 seconds)

How Do I: Implement a Managed Application Requiring Callbacks from a Native API?
(21 minutes 28 seconds)		    

Office


How Do I: Update Pocket
Outlook Items Without
Invalid Operation Exceptions?
(21 minutes, 36 seconds)
How Do I: Search the
Pocket Outlook Tasks, Contacts,
and Appointments Folders?
(29 minutes, 37 seconds)		   

Security and Deployment


How Do I: Use Windows Communications Foundation to Safely Send Messages to Offline Devices?
(34 minutes, 3 seconds)
How Do I: View and Manage the List of Certificates Installed on a Device?
(8 minutes, 49 seconds)
How Do I: Use Visual Studio 2008 Device Security?
(16 minutes, 47 seconds)
How Do I: Ensure My Application Includes Necessary Security Privileges?
(22 minutes 58 seconds)
How Do I: Use Development Test Certificates to Sign an Application?
(15 minutes, 2 seconds)

Testing and Debugging


How Do I: Enable Windows Mobile Device Emulator UDP Support?
(13 Minutes 52 seconds)
How Do I: Successfully Debug Application Code that Establishes a Cellular or Wi-Fi Connection?
(13 Minutes 52 seconds)
How Do I: Attach the Debugger to a .NET Compact Framework Application that is Already Running?
(35 Minutes 32 seconds)
How Do I: Run Smart Device Unit Tests from a Command Prompt?
(10 Minutes 4 seconds)
How Do I: Use The Remote Logging Configuration Tool?
(20 Minutes 29 seconds)

How Do I: Automate the Setup of a Debug and Test Environment That Uses the Cellular Emulator?
(32 minutes, 33 seconds)
How Do I: Use the CLR Profiler to Detect Finalization Problems on My Device?
(30 minutes, 23 seconds)
How Do I: Test Unit Tests for Devices?
(17 minutes, 38 seconds)
How Do I: Build and Run a Unit Test for a Smart Device Application?
(27 minutes, 6 seconds)
How Do I: Upgrade My Mobile Device Projects from Visual Studio 2005 to Visual Studio 2008?
(27 minutes, 53 seconds)

How Do I: Programmatically Control the Configuration of a Running Device Emulator?
(38 minutes, 54 seconds)
How Do I: Use Visual Studio 2008 Device Security?
(16 minutes, 47 seconds)
How Do I: Programmatically Control Device Emulators and the Device Emulator Manager in Visual Studio 2008?
(41 minutes, 46 seconds)
How Do I: Use the Microsoft Hopper Test Tool to Stress Test My Windows Mobile Application?
(18 minutes, 27 seconds)
How Do I: Use Development Test Certificates to Sign an Application?
(15 minutes, 2 seconds)

How Do I: Launch Smartphone Applications from Visual Studio?
(10 minutes 15 seconds)
How Do I: Automate the Device Emulator Configuration for Windows Mobile?
(20 minutes, 30 seconds)
How Do I: Create a Test Server Using the Local Server Framework in the Windows Mobile 6 SDK?
(42 minutes, 23 seconds)
How Do I: Configure the Device Emulator to Use an Emulated Cellular Connection?
(12 minutes 6 seconds)
How Do I: Debug Native Code in a Managed Windows Mobile Application?
(11 minutes, 41 seconds)

User Interface Programming


How Do I: Display a Background Image on a Form?
(12 Minutes 4 seconds)
How Do I: Associate an Application with the Hardware Buttons on a Windows Mobile Device?
(13 Minutes 3 seconds)
How Do I: Create a Process-based Splash Screen Inside a .NET Compact Framework Application?
(44 Minutes 16 seconds)
How Do I: Create a Form-based Splash Screen Inside My .NET Compact Framework Application?
(19 Minutes 13 seconds)
How Do I: Update User Interface Controls in Multithreaded Applications?
(25 minutes, 33 seconds)

How Do I: Monitor and Manage Display Orientation Changes?
(27 minutes 5 seconds)
How Do I: Hide Standard Device UI Elements in a .NET Compact Framework Application?
(22 minutes, 4 seconds)
How Do I: Know if a Combo Box Drop-Down List is Visible in the .NET Compact Framework?
(12 minutes 59 seconds)


How Do I: Create Localized Applications on Windows Mobile Devices?
(29 minutes 57 seconds)

 

Web Technologies


How Do I: Create a Visual Studio 2005 ASP.NET AJAX Application to Work with Windows Mobile Devices?
(21 minutes, 29 seconds)
How Do I: Send and Receive Short Message Service (SMS) Messages?
(26 minutes, 45 seconds)
How Do I: Download Script Code On-Demand to My Internet Explorer Mobile AJAX Pages?
(19 minutes, 45 seconds)
How Do I: Make Dynamic JavaScript Object Notation Calls From Internet Explorer Mobile?
(37 minutes 30 seconds)
How Do I: Determine Whether a Windows Mobile Device Supports ASP.NET AJAX?
(27 minutes, 56 seconds)

State and Notification Broker


How Do I: Automatically Start an Application on a System State Change?
(17 Minutes 58 seconds)
How Do I: Add User-Defined States?
(19 Minutes 45 seconds)
How Do I: Limit System Notifications to Only Those Containing Specific Data?
(13 minutes 8 seconds)
How Do I: Auto-Start an Application?
(11 minutes 15 seconds)
How Do I: Schedule an Application to Run at a Specific Time?
(12 minutes 6 seconds)

How Do I: Get an Application to Automatically Start When a Mobile Device Wakes Up?
(21 minutes 35 seconds)		    

PowerToys


How Do I: Use NETCFCFG to Run My Application Against a Specific Version of the .NET Compact Framework?
(29 minutes 09 seconds)
How Do I: Use the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Remote Performance Monitor?
(38 minutes, 55 seconds)
How Do I: Detect Managed Memory Leaks Using Remote Performance Monitor?
(16 minutes, 57 seconds)
How Do I: Use the CLR Profiler to Detect Finalization Problems on My Device?
(30 minutes, 23 seconds)
How Do I: View and Control a Windows Mobile 5.0 or Windows Mobile 6 Device from My Desktop?
(15 minutes 4 seconds)
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