This title takes a traditional software programmer into the world of embedded system. It covers the process of designing and implementing an embedded system from a sketch through to optimising performance and power consumption. As an interesting addition, at the end of each chapter, there is a potential...

This title takes a traditional software programmer into the world of embedded system. It covers the process of designing and implementing an embedded system from a sketch through to optimising performance and power consumption. As an interesting addition, at the end of each chapter, there is a potential...

Like Peter Nowak I was asked to review this recent release. Unfortunately due to other commitments it has taken the best part of a month to finish it. To avoid repeating the same points I recommend you read Peter’s review . While the current focus at Microsoft is on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform...

Despite Windows Phone 7 Development being all-the-rage at the moment I was recently informed of a new book on .NET Compact Framework development. I’ll be reviewing it shortly, in the mean time you can check out the details (including a free chapter download):- .NET Compact Framework Data Driven Applications

I just got word from David Chang that the Chinese translation of our book is now complete. You can order it from Amazon.cn here:- http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?pageletid=newpromote&prodid=bkbk820876

Rob Miles has just blogged that his book "Embedded Programming with the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework" is currently on special offer at Computer Manuals through the MSDN Flash email newsletter . So if you have a wobbly table, or a door you want to prop open now is the time to buy (just kidding...

Rob Miles , a fellow MVP who wrote one of the chapters for our book has grabbed a copy at DevDays in Amsterdam, you can see a picture of him proudly clutching the book in his latest blog post . In case you need any further encouragement to purchase the book beyond the 600+ pages of technical stuff, you...

Fellow MVP Wei-Meng Lee has finished a book on building applications with a range of networking technologies using .NET, both on the desktop and on devices. This covers the fundamentals of Sockets and Serial programming and contains a number of interesting projects incorporating webcams, fingerprint...