October 2008 - Posts

PDC 2008 – Coding4Fun Talk
31 October 08 06:53 PM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
Some of the authors for Coding4Fun presented at the Microsoft PDC 2008 conference and even if you didn’t attend, you can still watch!  If you have questions, feel free to comment and ask away. WiiEarthVR – Brian Peek InnerTube – Dan Fernandez BabySmash Read More...
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undo, wait, nah, I liked it better before, redo it
22 October 08 11:25 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
If you’re like me, you’re constantly running into walls and doing things you shouldn’t be.  Due to this, I need the undo command on almost everything I do.  Marc Clifton has a nice, basic undo /redo framework on implementing this functionality Read More...
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I wish my windows could fade away
20 October 08 09:12 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
If you’re not comfortable with WPF yet but want your applications to do some cool tricks, fear not!  With a simple additional class, you can make your traditional Win32 applications fade in and out .  After you have your animated window class, Read More...
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Look mom, no mouse!
17 October 08 12:06 PM | Coding4Fun | 5 Comments   
Mike Wasserman had one of the coolest college projects ever.  He The SDK can be found over at Codeplex @ http://www.codeplex.com/touchless .  It allows you to do a multi-touch experience with your current generation hardware. The SDK does have Read More...
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A robot a day keeps the doctor away at PDC
16 October 08 12:55 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
  If you’ll be attending the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) October 27-30, you should stop by the Coding4Fun booth.  We’ll be showing off a bunch of cool demos along with having a few giveaways. One giveaway we’ll be doing Read More...
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XNA, not just for gaming
15 October 08 02:29 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Uditha has created some handy XNA 3.0 examples over on their blog .  From creating an MP3 player , a simple media application and even using speech in XNA ! One of Uditha’s neat sample code bits is a 3D windows form in XNA .  The source project Read More...
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A micro, big contest? How about a .Net Micro Framework Contest
09 October 08 11:30 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   
The .Net Micro framework now works in Express!  And the Micro Framework team has created a contest to get hobbyists to play with it.  You have the chance to win free hardware just for submitting a rocking idea!  And if you’re a student, Read More...
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.Net Micro Framework
08 October 08 12:22 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   
Pavel Bansky has created a demo using an LCD output and the .Net Micro framework .  His demo project is based around the EDK Plus development platform.  Pavel used a few additional bits but this is awesome! Demo project and library can be even Read More...
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Sammy The Snake: An XNA game for the Zune
06 October 08 11:06 AM | Coding4Fun | 10 Comments   
Nick Gravelyn of NickOnTech.com Download: http://codeplex.com/sammythesnake Software: Visual C# Express Editions , XNA Game Studios 3.0 Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 8 hours Cost: Free Artwork courtesy of George Clingerman of XNADevelopment.com Read More...
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Incredible Machine wins an award!
04 October 08 09:05 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
A project one of our partners, Imagination , created for Maker Faire in May just won the National Multimedia Award in Austria under the “culture, entertainment, and games” category. This multiuser game puts the focus on Windows Mobile smartphones. Using Read More...
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Silverlight 2, you talk nicely to JavaScript
01 October 08 03:20 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   
As some may know, Silverlight 2 has made the shift from being JavaScript to .Net.  But what happens when you still want to make a client-side JavaScript call? Jeff Blankenburg shows off exactly how to do call JavaScript from Silverlight 2 ! Jeff Read More...
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