It’s Time for one Mobile Database to Rule Them All
Migrate Win32 applications using a #mobile database like FoxPro, dBase, Access and SQL Server Compact to SQLite across all mobile devices.
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SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update Package 7 RTW
Hey folks, just wanted to let you know that cumulative update package 7 for SQL Server Compact 3.5 Service Pack 2 has been released to the web. You can download the new bits over at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665342. This is a hotfix for an incorrect sort order for a subscriber in SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 that synchronizes with … Read more
What the new App Hub in Windows Phone Mango means for the Enterprise
If you attended MIX 11 or watched it on Channel 9, you might have seen Todd Brix’s session titled “Making Money with your Applications on Windows Phone.” In this session, Todd talked about all the great things Windows Phone users and developers can expect with the new Marketplace and App Hub in the Mango timeframe. … Read more
Reducing SQL Server I/O Contention during Sync :: Tip 2
All DBAs know that Joining tables on non-indexed columns is the most expensive operation SQL Server can perform.
Windows Phone 7 Line of Business App Dev :: Improving the In-Memory Database
About a month ago, I wrote an article intended to help you fill some of the gaps left by the missing SQL Server Compact database. Since your Windows Phone 7 Silverlight app is consuming an ObservableCollection of objects streaming down from Windows Azure and SQL Azure, it makes sense to organize those objects in a … Read more
Build the Mobile Web with WebMatrix
Build mobile web sites that adhere to W3C Mobile Web Best Practices using the new WebMatix web development tool. This tool introduces simple-to-use ASP.NET Web Pages which don’t follow the MVC pattern nor do they include server controls like WebForms. It also introduces the “Razor” templating engine and a model where you have HTML and … Read more