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Mark Moeller
Mark Moeller is a 14 year veteran of Microsoft. After shipping the first version of the Auto PC he left Microsoft to found AutoPCWare, a company focused on helping manufacturers and software vendors build Auto PCs or products for the Auto PC. Mark was the design architect of the first version of the Auto PC and has a number of patents pending or awarded on the Auto PC. You can visit his Web site at http://www.autopcware.com, or email him at markmo@autopcware.com. To read more of Mark Moeller's work for Windows CE Power, visit http://www.zatz.com/authors/authorpages/markmoeller.html.

Published articles
The following 12 articles by Mark Moeller have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive news bites
Unless you attend Society of Automotive Engineers meetings or watch news feeds really closely, you probably don't know about all the things going on in the Auto PC/Windows CE for Automotive arena. This month, Mark Moeller fills you in on the latest news. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, May 2000]

New software products for the Auto PC
Over the past few months some exciting new software products have emerged from the Auto PC software industry, and Mark Moeller has been checking them out. In this month's informative article, he's going to introduce you to some of these new products. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, April 2000]

A survey of Auto PC 2.0 for software developers
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft formally announced Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive 2.0. This month, Contributing Editor Mark Moeller takes a look at the insides of Auto PC 2.0 and examines what new design changes and programming interfaces are in this new product. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, March 2000]

Next generation AutoPCs make a big debut at CES
This year's CES (Consumer Electronics Show) was huge, the biggest contributing editor Mark Moeller has seen, with many interesting new products displayed. Three new Auto PCs and one new peripheral were demonstrated at the show. All of the new systems feature faster processors, bigger screens, MP3 playback, and more advanced user interfaces. However, each of the companies has focused on different areas, giving the consumer a really nice choice in feature sets. Read this article to learn more about each of these new Auto PC marvels. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, February 2000]

A look at the first year of the Auto PC with Microsoft
With 1999 winding down and the year 2000 about to start, Contributing Editor Mark Moeller takes a close look at the Auto PC, how far it has come, and where it still needs to go. Plus, read this important article for an exclusive interview with Dave Wright, Director of Business Development for the Auto PC at Microsoft. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, December 1999]

Understanding the Auto PC's Running Application Model
The Auto PC, like a Palm-sized PC or Palm device, can be characterized as a cross between a computer and a consumer appliance. If you're interested in developing software to run on the ever-so-cool Auto PC, and you want to create a rich, expandable feature set without burdening the user with the need to know how things work internally, this incredibly helpful article is a must-read for you! [Pocket PC Life Magazine, November 1999]

A better microphone for Auto PC
Recently, Andrea Electronics has developed a microphone for the Auto PC that effectively gives the Auto PC four "ears" and the ability to focus on a single speaker. Will it vastly improve Auto PC speech recognition? You'll have to read Mark Moeller's article to find out. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, October 1999]

Giving your Auto PC a new name
Wouldn't it be cool if your Auto PC listened for a different wake up word? Why call it "Auto PC" when you can call it something like "HAL" or "KITT" (for those of us with a case Knight Rider envy)? You can actually do this rather easily with your Auto PC. Just follow the directions in this helpful and fun article by Mark Moeller. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, October 1999]

CoPilot for the Auto PC
Our Auto PC expert, Mark Moeller, is back with a fascinating preview of an upcoming product called CoPilot, a turn-by-turn navigation system. According to Moeller, this product is hot. Read all about it in this exclusive sneak peek. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, September 1999]

A survey of resources for Auto PC owners
Wow! Bet you had no idea there were so many cool goodies for the Auto PC. One of our favorite is the program that adjusts the volume of your radio automatically based on the speed (and thereby ambient noise level) of your car. For a complete overview of some of the coolest of the cool resources for Auto PC owners, read this article by contributing editor and Auto PC guru Mark Moeller. If you don't own an Auto PC, by the time you're done reading, you'll have a "Jones" for one of your own. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, August 1999]

Getting started developing software for the Auto PC
We continue our series on the Auto PC by almost literally looking under the hood. If you're interested in developing software to run on the ever-so-cool Auto PC, you've come to the right place. That's because Auto PC guru Mark Moeller provides you with an incredibly helpful roadmap that'll get you started programming the Auto PC. Start your engines. Varrooom! [Pocket PC Life Magazine, July 1999]

The AutoPC: Vision vs. Reality
Mark Moeller's an interesting guy. When he was at Microsoft, back in 1995, he was asked to design a computer for a car. His research became the original design for the AutoPC. What if you could be a bug on the wall and learn the original vision--not just what's on the market now--but the secrets of what might be possible? Now you can. This article's just one more exclusive insider story brought to you by the editors of Windows CE Power Magazine. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, June 1999]




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