GPS/GIS application development for the Pocket PC - Part 1 of 5
Have you have heard of companies like Garmin, Trimble, or Magellan, and/or wondered what all the hype in GPS was about? In short, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) provides a solution to reliably locate a point(s) on the Earth (on land or sea), navigate to and from locations, map areas, define boundaries and more. GPS is not new but it has only recently become reliable enough to utilize in commercial applications, making serious in-roads in the consumer electronics market providing concrete solutions for spatial awareness. As developers, it is important to realize that the market for great GPS applications (software) will grow - in direct proportion to world wide awareness of the benefits of GPS. This is the first in the series of five articles to jump start you in GPS/GIS application development.

Configuring Remote Data Access
In his debut column for deVBuzz Rick Winscot provides us with a detailed visual overview on how to configure Remote Data Access for SQL Server for CE. Remote Data Access on CE handhelds is implemented by a few dll's, a relay agent, IIS and SQL Server. Each piece has its own job, and putting them together can present an issue if you aren't familiar with how they work together.