December 2006 - Posts

Making the Internet a kinder, gentler place
30 December 06 02:08 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Stephen Walther created a coding example to show how to do friendlier ASP.Net errors . If you've done ASP.net development, you've run into the evil red and beige error screen. They are suprisingly easier to create than one would think too. Stephen includes Read More...
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Warranty Voided ... insert 220 volt line here
29 December 06 07:59 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
The warranty voiding folks over at Make helped create a c# example for their Make Controller . What is the Make Controller ? Well, the Make Controller is an application board has application specific hardware (motor control, networking (Ethernet / USB Read More...
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Displaying Gentle Error Messages with ASP.NET
28 December 06 10:51 PM | Coding4Fun | 11 Comments   
Learn how to display gentler error messages when errors are encountered while developing ASP.NET applications. In this article, Stephen Walther shows you how you can modify the default ASP.NET error page so that it displays motivational sounds, messages, Read More...
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Introduction to the Make Controller Kit in C#
28 December 06 07:11 PM | Coding4Fun | 3 Comments   
Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: $150 Software: Visual Studio Express Editions Hardware: Make Controller Kit The Make Controller Kit was developed by MakingThings in collaboration with Make Magazine to provide an open hardware platform Read More...
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Web site Mini Me's are ruining the internet
28 December 06 06:51 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Daron Yöndem over at Code Project posted an application that creates a thumbnail image of a website in Visual Basic. Daron e xposes the WebBrowser object in the System.Windows.Forms class then calls the DrawToBitmap method to create the image. If you Read More...
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Rocket Commander in XNA
28 December 06 08:37 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Benjamin Nitschke released Rocket Commander for XNA with full source code . The game requires Direct X Dec2006 along with the XNA Framework. On an xbox 360, it runs about 60 frames per second with full screen antialiasing. Benjamin goes on to explain Read More...
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A C++ GUI programming guide? I really need to buy that.
26 December 06 09:24 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Ever think of a book you needed but didn't have access to a computer to add it? Well, if you have a Windows Mobile phone, you're in luck. Will Danford created an application for your Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone that hooks into Amazon's Webservices so Read More...
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Amazon Mobile: Book Shopping from your Smartphone
23 December 06 09:32 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
This article walks the reader through the development of a Windows Mobile 5.0 application that interacts with Amazon’s E-Commerce Service (ECS). I cover set up of the development environment and much of the code that is needed. Readers can download the Read More...
Floppy Drive and code
21 December 06 05:53 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
We've posted about Ashish Derhgawen once already and now he has posted a how to on Code Project for his floppy drive camera panner . Ashish gives diagrams of how to create the cord to hook it up to your computer and what pin does what. Read More...
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You're jealous of my red caboose
20 December 06 10:14 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
MSNBC has a story on how toy trains are making a big come back . So if you are afraid that your #36 and #20 trains will accidentally run into one another, fear no longer. KAM Industries has a product that lets you run your own model train system using Read More...
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Home Automation made easy
20 December 06 08:25 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Chris Walker from ControlThink has created a very nice tutorial on how to use the Z-Wave home automation kit . There is a prior article if you need to dim your lights in your home entertainment system . Read More...
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Controlling Your Lights with Your PC
20 December 06 06:59 PM | Coding4Fun | 22 Comments   
Chris Walker ControlThink LC Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: $50-$100 Software: Z-Wave PC SDK Hardware: Z-Wave PC SDK Download: C# Download VB Download December 20, 2006 Controlling your lights with a remote is pretty cool, but doing it Read More...
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Visual Studio SP1 Released
19 December 06 07:53 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2005. You can find the downloads for each of the Visual Studio Express products here . Read More...
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If you build it, they will play
18 December 06 09:08 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Looks like XNA Gaming Studio Express is holding a contest that starts in January . I got the link off Blues News so I don't know that much more. However, in the spirit of unsportsmen like conduct, I suggest cheating by starting now . Read More...
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Merry Grinchmas
18 December 06 08:58 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
The holidays are fast approaching and Coding4Fun has whipped up two great holiday related coding examples. First one is written by Arian Kulp who wrote an application that parses your blog and finds if you've been naughty or nice based on what you said Read More...
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I'm a mean one, I'm the Grinch ... by using Amazon Web Services
16 December 06 04:11 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
With the aid of Amazon.com web services, Clint Rutkas created a program that will guess what your gift is. With the size of your wrapped present, the program will poll Amazon and based on what is on your wishlist, it will guess what it may be! Difficulty: Read More...
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Joysticks, joysticks everyone wants a joystick.
16 December 06 01:44 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Mark Harris has an example about using his joystick in c# . Mark used Managed DirectX 1.1 which he mentions can be found at the DirectX SDK website . His example is set for a 6-axis, 20+ buttoned joystick which reminds me of Steel Battalion's controller. Read More...
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Enter Sandman
14 December 06 11:10 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
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Have You Been Naughty or Nice?
14 December 06 10:47 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
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Johnny 5 is alive! Microsoft Robotic Studio is Released!
13 December 06 12:18 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
The Microsoft Robotic Studio just got released. Coding4Fun will have new and cool robotic content shortly too! Visit their download section to get started on your own. Using the Visual Programming Language, beginner programmers along with advanced developers Read More...
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XNA Gaming Studio Express 1.0 Released!
11 December 06 08:15 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
Today Microsoft XNA Gaming Studio Express was just released. What does that mean? It means the software is no longer beta and now has Xbox 360 support! To deploy your Xbox 360, you do need to be part of the XNA Creators Club which is available on Xbox Read More...
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Intro to XNA Part 1: Building Tiny Tennis
10 December 06 11:27 PM | Coding4Fun | 17 Comments   
In this article, the ZMan walks through creating Tiny Tennis, a Pong clone, using the XNA Framework The ZMan TheZbuffer.com Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual C# Express , XNA Game Studio Express Hardware: Download: Read More...
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Script those Christmas Lights
08 December 06 04:13 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Ever want to have your Christmas lights rock out ? Brian Peek has written a great article showing off how to animate your Christmas lights for Coding 4 Fun using some Phidget Relays, some code, and some electrical parts. With enough time and effort, you'll Read More...
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Mono, the other .Net framework
08 December 06 03:19 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Ok, what is Mono? Mono is an open development initiative that is attempting to develop an open source version of Microsoft.Net. At this this point, the API coverage is limited to .Net 1.1 with limited support for 2.0. So why care? If you want your application Read More...
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Can you hear me? Because my computer can!
08 December 06 10:33 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
Meng Wang shows how to have your computer make calls with your GSM cell phone in VB.Net. If you're interested in how this works, he has 3 articles on Code Project. Part I - Retrieve Phone Settings Part II - Send SMS (link dead 7/8/2008) Part III - Dial, Read More...
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Ooooo Presents! Can I open them now?
07 December 06 09:00 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Wondering what you can get your favorite coder? Have no idea what to ask for? Check out the guide, there are a bunch of ideas in there that may interest you. The Holiday Gift Guide for Coding4Fun 2006 Edition is now up so look no farther! The holiday Read More...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2006
06 December 06 09:09 PM | Coding4Fun | 3 Comments   
Tired of giving socks every year to your favorite engineer or technology elitist? Coding4Fun has come up with a holiday gift guide of items that are sure to make them glee with joy. We’ve cranked up the geek-factor and have tried to come up with the biggest Read More...
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Coding4Fun Article Guidelines
06 December 06 07:33 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Basic Ground Rules In order to preserve integrity of the Coding4Fun site, a few basic ground rules apply. Microsoft reserves the right to refuse inappropriate content. Some types of inappropriate content include: Violating software EULA’s or otherwise Read More...
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Snakes on Robots!
05 December 06 12:26 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Well, actually a Microbric Viper Robot instead of a real snake, however, Scott Hanselman created a great article on controlling the Viper with a custom IR Serial Port using .Net . Scott goes on to explain the issues with controlling the robot and polling Read More...
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Announcing the release of the first "WPF/E" CTP
05 December 06 10:26 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
No clue what "WPF/E" is? Scott Guthrie goes on to explain , "It is a small client runtime that enables AJAX developers and designers to deliver richer, cross-platform, interactive web experiences. It will allow applications to go beyond what can be done Read More...
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I'm so good, I'll win with one hand behind my back
04 December 06 12:22 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Via Hackaday , Ben Heck modified his xbox 360 wireless controller to be one handed. The right thumbstick has been actually moved to the back of the controller along with new buttons added for the XYAB buttons. Took him three revisions to complete with Read More...
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Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with a custom IR Serial Port using .NET
01 December 06 11:10 PM | Coding4Fun | 6 Comments   
Summary: In this installment of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman teams up with the makers of the Microbric Viper Robot and the guys at Iguanaworks to create a custom IR serial port board to control the Viper Robot using .NET! Introduction The Read More...
LEGO of My Eggo
01 December 06 07:42 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Tyler Whitney has written an article on programming LEGO Mindstorm using the My namespace robots for Coding 4 Fun. What is the My namespace? It is a new feature in Visual Basic 2005 that helps put commonly used functionality at your fingertips. Tyler Read More...
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Finally a good use for floppy drives
01 December 06 09:25 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
I noticed on Scott Hanselman's blog about Ashish Derhgawen building a camera panner using a floppy drive . There are two YouTube videos that show the panner in action and I have to admit, it is pretty cool. Ashish's entire blog has a ton of neat hardware Read More...
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Holiday Wish List
01 December 06 05:32 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
In this article, Jeff shows off some RAD features in Visual Studio 2005 to create a Holiday Wish List. Jeff Key InRule Technology Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware: Download: Read More...
New Year's Task Manager
01 December 06 05:24 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
This article implements an application to keep track of your tasks you set out to complete Arian Kulp Arian Kulp's Blog Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware: Download: C# Download Read More...
Kid's Programming Language: Santa's Gifts
01 December 06 04:42 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
This article is in a series in which we are recreating classic video games in KPL code—in this article, Santa's Gifts Larry Serflaten Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Kid's Programming Language Hardware: Download: Download Read More...
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