August 2009 - Posts

Popfly game engine – open source
27 August 09 11:01 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

As popfly is getting shut down August 31st, they released the game engine under the Ms-Pl.  If you used the Popfly Game Downloader we released a few weeks back to grab your games, there’s also instructions on how to crack them open and grab the data Read More...

Filed under: c4fnews, mash up, gaming

Coding 4 Fun - Windows 7 Taskbar
25 August 09 09:47 AM | Coding4Fun | 18 Comments   

Looking to take advantage of some new Windows 7 goodness?  Learn how to work with some of the great new taskbar features to create a more streamlined user interface. Arian T. Kulp http://www.ariankulp.com Project site: Codeplex link Source code and Read More...

Filed under: utility, productivity, Windows 7

Remote Controlled lunaring with Arduino
18 August 09 12:01 PM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

Nothing puts the fun back into coding like watching your very own creations come to life in the physical world. Luckily, with the current glut of high-tech toys and electronic gadgets on the market, it’s never been easier to experience the thrill of designing Read More...

Filed under: hardware

LINQ 2 SQL Cheat Sheet
13 August 09 09:45 AM | Coding4Fun | 4 Comments   

Damien Guard has created a nice little cheat sheet for LINQ 2 SQL .  Damien even went the extra yard and put it in both VB.Net and C# since the syntax is slightly different for each. If you haven’t tried LINQ2SQL, it is pretty powerful.  Stuff Read More...

Filed under: c4fnews, linq2sql

GPS tools
11 August 09 12:01 PM | Coding4Fun | 5 Comments   

GeoFrameworks and Jon Person released their GPS Framework for .NET on CodePlex! The really nice thing about this framework is it works with both the full blown .NET Framework and the Compact Framework. If you’re developing for a Windows Mobile, embedded, Read More...

Filed under: c4fnews, hardware, windows mobile, GPS

Coding4Fun Show Episode 2
08 August 09 09:13 AM | Coding4Fun | 0 Comments   

Brian Peek interviews Arian Kulp for the Coding4Fun Show on Coding4Fun TV!  Brian chats about our MEF Utility Runner application .  You’ll see us at C4F leveraging the MEF Utility Runner framework more in upcoming articles. Read More...

Filed under: c4fnews, utility, Coding4Fun TV

Todo: You stuff on your desktop
04 August 09 09:47 AM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   

Ever have 800 items to keep straight and always wished you’re todo list was always in sight? This application will show you a quick introduction to WPF and how to create a Desktop ToDo application. It shows how to do some basic pinvokes, transparent applications, Read More...

Filed under: utility