Here is a simple method:System.Drawing.Color mycol = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#FFFFFF");or:System.Drawing.Color mycol = System.Drawing.ColorTranslator.FromHtml("White");Further ReadingColorTranslator.FromHtml Method @ MSDN[^]

Disable the ActiveSync Partnership setup dialog

by hjgode

If you are developing for windows mobile devices and got several devices, you may not want to be asked to setup a “New Partnership” on a new connected device.To avoid partnering, you use a registry key and you will no more be asked to setup a partnership with your PocketPC or Windows CE...

Drawing Medical Waveforms using a Windows Mobile 5.0 Device

by Radhakrishna Banavalikar

How to develop patient monitoring systems based on a WinMobile device

Find All Windows Operating Systems

by Not Active

Plagiarized from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724429(VS.85).aspx[^]

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by Hadrich Mohamed

This article shows you how to use the Geolocation feature in Windows Phone 8.

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by Thiru Thirunavukarasu

Just came across this fantastic series and thought I'd share. Mark Miller is the driving force behind CodeRush. The essense of great UI (an overview)Why is great UI so hard to achieve?Great UI clarity and information relevanceGreat UIs, clarity and emphasisGreat UIs, clarity and info

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by Hadrich Mohamed

This tip shows you how to easily retrieve your local images, playlists, and music in Windows Phone 8.

How to Easily set up a Textbox to Accept Scans from Motorola/Symbol Barcode Scanners in Windows CE / .NET CF Projects

by B. Clay Shannon

Step-by-step guide to add barcode-scanning capability to a Windows CE / Compact Framework app

How to Find a Text in SQL Server Stored Procedure

by Ameet Parse

This article describes How to find a Text in Stored Procedure (Checked on SQL Server 2008)

How To Lock Device Screen For Windows Mobile

by emranallan

Lock Device Screen ,to prevent an one working on the device

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by Sunasara Imdadhusen

This is simple tricks which allows you to make your DIV on center of the screen without using Javascript.

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by B. Clay Shannon

Simple way to warm boot a Windows CE device

How to send a command to a Zebra QLn220 Printer from a Compact Framework app

by B. Clay Shannon

Sending commands in a Compact Framework app via C# to a Zebra QLn220 printer

HTML5 Snow Canvas

by Agon Avdimetaj

the HTML5 Canvas can be used as a background in websites modified as needed to design.

Implementation of an Easy, Fast, and Optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with Bits Access Using Bit Field and Union

by Ahmed Elkafrawy

Implementation of an easy, fast, and optimized (CByte, CShort, CInt) with bits access using bit field and union

Interacting With Outlook Calendar Using Live SDK

by Fiyaz Hasan

Building an outlook calendar app for windows phone using Live SDK

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by Hadrich Mohamed

This tip shows you how to use the Isolated Storage in Windows Phone 8.

Microsoft Windows Phone Version History and Available Features

by Mohhaumed Safiq

This tip discusses purely about the Windows phone OS version history and list of features available on it.

MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero functionality in .Net Compact Framework

by Dave5709

The Math.Round function in the Compact Framework only allows for ToEven behavior, not the AwayFromZero functionality as listed here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.midpointrounding.aspx[^]This code will allow you to emulate the MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero functionality of...

Parsing XML File in WindowsPhone in NO TIME

by Saad_Mahmood

Parsing XML File in WindowsPhone in NO TIME Using BLEND for VS 2013

Quick Tip - Steps to Decode Windows Error Code

by TapasU

Steps to decode Windows Error code

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by Norbert Eder

The article includes a sample project showing how to save the nodes of a TreeView into an XML file.

Text Max Length Programmatically | Tested on WinPhone APP

by Alaa Ben Fatma

Choose your text maximum length programmatically and show a message whenever the length = the maximum length

Trouble with HttpWebRequest Authorization

by KarstenK

RFC 2617 on the net-platform

Turn an Enum into a Simple State Machine

by LShep

Turn an Enum into a simple state machine via a generic wrapper and modular increment methods

Using Integer Instead of Enum in XAML

by Piyush Manharlal

Using integer instead of Enum for ComboBox and Radio Button in XAML

Web Service communication

by Praveen Maniyath

A SOAP WebService communication sample.

Web-Service communication with Windows Mobile /Windows Phone

by Praveen Maniyath

web-service communication with windows mobile using SOAP

Windows Mobile 6.x -How to find out the last boot type

by hjgode

I have been asked, how one can see, if a device has been clean booted. Here is an answer.First, there is a registry key you can check:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Performance]"Last Boot Type"=dword:00000002after a coldboot this value is 0. For warmboots the value is 2.and another...

Windows Mobile 6.x -How to find out the last boot type

by hjgode

WSQ to BMP converter

by J.F. Sebastian

A WSQ to BMP converter.