Solution to - The “ValidateXAML” task failed unexpectedly
 

Here is a Zip file containing the presentation and sample code from the TechFuse presentation delivered on March 17. 

 It’s hard to think of an application that doesn’t do something with data. So when your windows mobile application needs a data store more extensible than a text file, you’ll probably turn to SQLCE.  However, don’t think you can use SQLCE the same way you use a desktop or server version.

So you've made a mobile application, how do you get it on the phone now?  The Deployment project is not terribly intuitive.  Here is how to get your application into a CAB to be installed on a phone, and how to make a shortcut in the start menu.

 Developing for Windows Mobile using the .Net Compact Framework can be a difficult transition for the developer new to mobile.  Here are some tips for the experienced .Net developer just starting with the .Ne Compact Framework.

 My last blog post took more than an hour to get right over a period of two days.  Turns out it is really hard to get DotNetNuke to store and show HTML code just the way you want it. 

SilverLight doesn't support WAV files, yet.  So what happens if you want to play a WAV from Silverlight?  Well, if you can play a WAV from Javascript, you can play it from SilverLight. 

Using the Web Browser control inside a Windows Mobile 5 application, while running on a smart phone causes parent forms to close automatically.  This appears to be a windows mobile bug.

 Here is an interesting Podcast giving a high level overview of DotNetNuke by the creator Shaun Walker...

 Occasionally you have a need to write a SQL query that shows you data that was entered or modified in the past X seconds or minutes...