February 2007 - Posts

A_ P.Ne_ Hangman
26 February 07 09:30 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Like hangman? Stephen Walther did so much he created a ASP.Net control that uses embedded images, sounds, XML, and JavaScript . The JavaScript he wrote for the applicaiton is cross-browser compatible so FireFox and Opera can use it too. You can give the Read More...
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I need a tasty beverage right now
26 February 07 07:07 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
"What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME?". This is the question John W. Cornwell answered when he created what I will say is one of the neatest devices ever, a robotic beverage launching refrigerator . You can view a video of Read More...
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Creating an ASP.NET Hangman Control
24 February 07 11:50 PM | Coding4Fun | 10 Comments   
In this post, Stephen Walther shows you how to create an ASP.NET Hangman control. This control contains embedded images, sounds, XML, and Javascript. Stephen Walther Steve's Blog Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Less than 1 hour Cost: Free Software: Visual Read More...
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Mono now supports Visual Basic
23 February 07 09:18 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
The Mono Project just announced that it supports Visual Basic . Going over to their site, Mono 1.2.3.1 was just released too. Looks like Mono supports an almost complete API model for ASP.NET 2.0 now too. Read More...
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Wires got your gaming down?
23 February 07 09:10 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
If you love wireless gaming or are doing some XNA Development, good news since you can now buy the Xbox 360 Wireless Reciever for Windows . It costs $20 dollars by itself and $60 dollars with a wireless controller. Read More...
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I've seen Fast and the Furious 26 times
22 February 07 08:27 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Mike Harkabus over at Clarity Consulting has created a code example for Coding 4 Fun on using an accelerometer to measure the performance of your car . No need to even modify your car, the USB accelerometer will handle it. It polls 20 to 30 times a second Read More...
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Rocking Commodore 64 style
21 February 07 10:51 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Guitar Hero is a game that has wasted countless hours shreading. People have hooked their controllers up to a PC , someone created a PC application that works of your keyboard like Guitar Hero called Frets on Fire , and now someone hooked the controller Read More...
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Managed your Unreal self
20 February 07 07:54 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Chances are you've played a first-person shooter such as Unreal Tournament, and if so chances are you've come across what is known as a bot. Now these things can be really annoying, that is unless you are behind one. Andy Sterland, James Lissiak, and Read More...
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Viper Robots, Powershell and LOGO?
20 February 07 11:10 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Scott Hanselman has createda follow up to his first article on controlling the Microbric Viper Robot. Scott now added in Powershell and created a LOGO-like experience with .Net . He created a video, which is on Channel 9, showing off the robot in action Read More...
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2D Game Primer (Visual C#)
20 February 07 08:31 AM | Coding4Fun | 10 Comments   
This article is the first part of the Upgrade Your Game series of tutorials. It walks you through the basics of how 2D games work using Visual C# Andy Dunn - The Z-Man The Z-Buffer Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Read More...
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2D Game Primer (Visual Basic)
20 February 07 08:24 AM | Coding4Fun | 8 Comments   
This article is the first part of Upgrade Your Game series of tutorials. It walks you through the basics of how 2D games work using Visual Basic Andy Dunn - The Z-Man The Z-Buffer Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic Read More...
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Part 2: Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with an IR Serial Port using .NET and PowerShell
19 February 07 05:17 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
In this Part Two of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman extends his original Microbric Viper Robot/Iguanaworks IR solution to script-enable control of the robot with Lee Holme's "PowerShell LOGO." Background Scott Hanselman Scott's Blog Difficulty: Read More...
Creating .NET AI Bots for Unreal Tournament
19 February 07 03:37 PM | Coding4Fun | 29 Comments   
Have you ever played a first person shooter? Then you've probably played against computer controlled players known as "bots" which are computer programs designed with artificial intelligence. Up until now the only way to do create your own bot for a game Read More...
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Cruise control for the xbox 360, the xBot
18 February 07 09:09 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
The 60 gamer points for 1000 death match games and 1000 dark ops games for xbox live really need to be won. Should I play 40 hours of gaming or spend 10 hours to build a robot to do it for me . I didn't do this, Diego Knyte did and he called it the xBot. Read More...
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iAccelerate
18 February 07 04:13 PM | Coding4Fun | 7 Comments   
This article shows how to build a .NET application using an accelerometer to measure the performance of a vehicle. An accelerometer is an instrument that is used for measuring acceleration. By using basic physics equations, we can derive a vehicle’s current Read More...
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Textorizer
16 February 07 01:28 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Textorizer is an image to text convertor which can create some rather wicked pictures. To the right is an image I took of the Channel 9 guy run through Textorizer. To be able to run this, you'll need either Firefox or use the Adobe SVG Plugin . Max Froumentin Read More...
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Programmable Water
16 February 07 07:54 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
From Slashdot , Paulo Blikstein over at MIT created a computer that runs on water . Yes, I said water. The stuff that covers 70% of the earth. Paulo created a boolean logic gate that does both an XOR and AND functionality. From there he created a four Read More...
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Sidebar Gadgets in c#
14 February 07 11:03 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Nikhil Kothari shows how to author a sidebar gadget in vista in c# utilizing Script# . His example shows how to use a gadget with Script# to search MSDN. Since Script# is c# only, you can use Carlos Aguilar Mares Code translator to get VB to C Sharp over Read More...
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Vista + XNA?
13 February 07 01:01 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
You early adopters of Vista may need some help with getting XNA Game Studio Express to run. Dave Weller has created a how-to on getting the two to make sweet love . Please note that XNA Game Studio Express is not offically supported on Vista and if something Read More...
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The King by Chuck E. Cheese
12 February 07 12:51 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Brian Peek, one of the Coding 4 Fun authors, posted a video of the King from Chuck E. Cheese . If you haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese, he is one of their animatronic characters that sings and dances and generally scares children. Now what it really cool Read More...
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Optimus Mini Three transform into a video player
09 February 07 09:55 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Scott Hanselman has created a way to show video on his Optimus Mini Three . Each key is a 24-bit 96 by 96 pixel LCD and connects through USB to your computer. Optimus has APIs and code examples . Scott shows a tease code sample on how he did the video Read More...
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WiMo, Dance, DANCE I SAY!!!
07 February 07 08:43 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
Brian Cross who works over at the Windows Mobile Division has created a robot named WiMo ( Wi ndows Mo bile). WiMo a robot that is powered by Windows Mobile SDK and can be controlled through bluetooth. It was written in c# with a small amount of native Read More...
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If you only could be wirelessly controlled
06 February 07 08:44 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Looking for some wireless serial devices? The guys over at Trossen's Robotics have found five Serial bluetooth Adapters tha can communicate via your serial port . If you combine those with some motors, you have a very simple robot. Throw on an axe and Read More...
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Am I falling down?
06 February 07 08:38 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
If you can't figure out how to get your Wiimote to talk to your computer, try a Phidget 3-Axis Accelerometer . I love the inexpensive phidgets to help aid in getting hardware solutions solved quick and easy. Now you design devices that can tell where Read More...
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Bravo, If you have him in your sights, Hit X
06 February 07 08:33 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
The US military has decided to start using the Xbox 360 controllers to help train their soliders . The Future Combat System (FCS) is part of a program to help modernize the Army. From the picture, you can see a solider use the controller to help navigate Read More...
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Building a better search net
03 February 07 09:04 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
Ever get tired of sorting your music by Artist but only to resort it by album? Arian Kulp has created an example that sorts your music with the help of Windows Desktop Search (WDS) . The application works much like the three-attribue criteria that iTunes Read More...
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