G-Sensor, Light sensor

The Windows Mobile Unified Sensor API allows developers to easily access the hardware sensors that are available on various phones.

http://sensorapi.codeplex.com/

Call Firewall + SMS Blocker (FREE)

I found a free application to block your unwanted incoming calls:
http://www.logic-unlimited.in/callfirewall.php

Features:
a. Accecpt all calls
b. Accept call from My Contacts only.
c. Reject all calls
d. White List - accepts calls only from the white listed.
e. Black List - accepts all calls except from the black listed.
f. There is also an option to reply with an SMS.

Presentation Zoom Tool

Microsoft has a great Zoom tool specifically for presentations. It would be very useful for technical presentations where the code is hard to see on the projector.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/zoomit.mspx

PInvoke.Net

PInvoke.net is allowing developers to find PInvoke signatures, and any other information related to calling unmanaged APIs from managed code (written in C# or VB.NET).
E.g.:
[DllImport("coredll", EntryPoint="GetDC", SetLastError=true)]
private static extern IntPtr GetDCCE(IntPtr hWnd);



http://www.pinvoke.net/

They have an Add-in to Visual Studio 2003 and 2005, to make the insertion of PInvoke signatures an easy and fast operation.

You can download it from their page. It's FREE :)

Best regards,
Gabriel Minárik

I love this Add-in (SlickEdit Gadgets)

I think SlickEdit's ruler is very nice tool in Visual Studio.
The ruler indicates where your cursor is, and you haven't looking for it. 8)

Here is a screenshot from my IDE:


Of course it is FREE Add-in :) Thanks for the developers! ;)

Download page:
http://www.slickedit.com/content/view/441

WM 6.1 Emulator Images

Where can you download WM 6.1 Emulator Images?
here

New emulator image resolutions:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
  DPI: 131 - Resolution: 320 x 320 pixels
  DPI: 131 - Resolution: 400 x 240 pixels
  DPI: 131 - Resolution: 440 x 240 pixels
  
  
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  DPI: 96 - Resolution: 240 x 400 pixels
  DPI: 192 - Resolution 480 x 800 pixels

A screen capture tool for WM 5

Here is a very simple source code to make a screenshot on your device:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile/screen_capture_pocketPC.aspx

Remote device control

You must know this application, if you are a WM developer.
MyMobiler is a Freeware application, and I like it! :)

Features:

• View your mobile screen on your desktop.
• Control your mobile by using desktop keyboard and mouse.
• Copy/Cut/Paste text between mobile and desktop.
• Capture mobile screen.
• Drag and drop files to your mobile.
• Support ActiveSync / IP Connection
• Support Mobile Explorer (File Browse)

Link: http://www.mymobiler.com/

Special TextBox Control

When you have a Resco CustomKeyboard in your application, maybe you need a custom TextBox too, which filters the pressed key.
In my sample code, the SpecialTextBox control overrides the TextBox control, and allows only these keys:
Space, 0-9, Enter.

SpecialTextBox overrides these 3 methods:
OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp and OnKeyPress.

Here is a piece of code to see how it works:

protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)

{

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Space ||

e.KeyCode >= Keys.D0 && e.KeyCode <= Keys.D9 ||

e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)

{

base.OnKeyUp(e);

}

else

{

e.Handled = true;

}

}

When you want to import this control to your project with the source code, don't forget the DesignTimeAttributes.xmta, which allows the designer support for this control:

3 <Class Name="MyControls.SpecialTextBox">

4 <DesktopCompatible>trueDesktopCompatible>

5 <Class>

Sorce Code:
http://www.winmobile.euweb.cz/#Post06

How to: Reset the Device

There is a piece of code written in C# and VB .Net to restart your device:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172519.aspx