March 2008 - Posts

Software License breakdown
31 March 08 04:48 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

Always wonder what is the difference between the GPL, the Ms-PL, Creative Commons, and the MIT software licenses are? Over at the Code Project, they have a extremely easy to understand breakdown of software licenses . Provides copyright protection Can Read More...

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You need 20 pieces of flare for your application
27 March 08 11:52 AM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   

  FluidKit is a great open-source kit for WPF applications.  One of the new features in the kit is called ElementFlow which recreates some effects from another company who's logo may or may not be an Apple. In addition to just the element flow Read More...

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Code Faster: Activate Snippet Power
26 March 08 07:11 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

The VB Team has a great article on snippets .  Well, first off, what exactly is a snippet?  It is a bit of code you constantly use over and over again.  A great example is a property.  If I start typing "Pro" Then I'll get: Read More...

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Silverlight - Everything you wanted to know
25 March 08 09:38 AM | Coding4Fun | 3 Comments   

Dave "DaveDev" Isbitski posted a video over on Channel9 outlining a lot of things you'll need to know about Silverlight . His video includes: What it is Where to get the software and tools to code in it What been updated in Silverlight 2.0 project Read More...

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My band is "Unsigned", is yours?
19 March 08 01:52 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   

Louis Ingenthron has created a XNA clone of everyone's (well, my favorite) xbox 360 game, Rock Band, called Unsigned .  I'm not sure yet if it works with the microphone or drums but it is only a matter of time.  I'm impressed how close the user Read More...

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A Better Startup Experience
17 March 08 08:55 AM | Coding4Fun | 16 Comments   

Does Windows take too long starting up before you can get to work?  Wouldn't it better if things could startup at a lower priority?  Learn how to launch processes, use performance counters, monitor files, and run tasks in the background. Arian Read More...

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Clint, you left the soldering iron on ... again.
14 March 08 01:04 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   

Over at Popular Science, they've created a neat little project for people on the go, an electronic Post-It note system .  With about $175 worth of parts and a day's worth of spare time, you'll be able to create one of these wonder machines. (1) LCD Read More...

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Congressman Foster, you're not allowed to import classes in bills
13 March 08 02:30 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

Due to a special election, a new congressman was put into office.  Now, normally, I shrug my shoulders and not care.  However, Democratic Representative Bill Foster from Illinois has some skills.  Foster is a physicist and can do something Read More...

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If I zoom in close enough, I think I see my brain
11 March 08 09:45 PM | Coding4Fun | 4 Comments   

I had the opportunity to attend MIX '08 this year and I got to see Deep Zoom in action in Silverlight 2.0. Some of you may know Deep Zoom by its old name, Seadragon, however, it is a new beast. Scott Hanselman goes into detail on how to create a Deep Read More...

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Guitar Hero for Commodore 64
11 March 08 10:48 AM | Coding4Fun | 4 Comments   

Toni did something most people wouldn't have. He programmed Guitar Hero in his Commodore 64, which he calls Shredz64 . Here are a few of the features: The ability to play (many) SID files, including ones added by the player. The ability to edit "notes" Read More...

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Etch a Sketch clocks
08 March 08 08:19 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

I need this. I don't know why I need this, but I do. Over at Make, they have additional etch-a-sketch computer automated related items . Read More...

Hidden Zune API's? Shhh, don't tell anyone
04 March 08 12:31 PM | Coding4Fun | 11 Comments   

Over at SOA pit stop, they found a very interesting find that I didn't even know existed.  Some hidden Zune API's you can develop against . They mention there are a few objects you can get to. ZuneLibrary ZuneQueryList ZuneQueryItem Which lets you Read More...

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