The chatter

I gave a Windows Mobile 5.0 presentation at the Southern California Code Camp last Saturday, and some people were asking if the presentation would be available online.

It wasn’t at the time, but I decided to goferit.

This isn’t exactly the same material, however. I used a PocketPC for the Code Camp talk, but I’m using a SmartPhone here. I’ve also changed some material, and I added a new section.

The talk is now in two parts, of which this is the first.

What you can expect to learn from this episode

• How to get yourself set up for WM 5.0 development (where to download SDKs, etc…)
• How to use the notification API (to get all sorts of information about the device)
• How to use the camera API
• How to use the message interception bits (so you can grab SMS and emails as they arrive and fiddle with them programatically)

Episode links

People expressed some concern about the last video being an exe, but I still don’t see a good way around the problem. I tried downloading and installing the codec for the AVI, but the video still doesn’t properly render. The only thing I’ve found that works is to use Camtasia’s custom player.

If you’re uncomfortable, then just scan the sucker up and down. You won’t hurt my feelings.

• The screencast – 64MB .exe (just run it to watch)
• The source code

What’s next

I’m going to be doing part two of this talk, which will consist of the Pocket Outlook Object Model (POOM) and the telephony API.

I’ll also be taking some of the concepts from this session a little further.

When you’re done listening

Head over to the forum to post any questions or comments.