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Thursday, September 30, 2004 1:13 AM

Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC

Okay…I don’t have a Tablet PC to run this on, so I’m not sure if this is the application I saw demonstrated by Microsoft Research awhile back, but if it is, it’s very cool . Here’s the brief description of the Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet
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Thursday, September 30, 2004 1:00 AM

Ron Jeffries at the XP West Michigan User Group

I apologize for not being able to give you an earlier heads-up on the Ron Jeffries presentation at the XP West Michigan User Group last night. It was well attended (I’d guess that there were approximately 50 people), but it would have been great to see
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Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:06 AM

Games in Managed Code

Brad Abrams points out Arena Wars , a game written using managed code. Based on some of the comments on his site , it sounds like it’s worth taking a look at the downloadable demo . Has anyone else had a chance to investigate this? With most of
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:37 AM

XP West Michigan User Group

Imagine my surprise when I learn that there has been an Extreme Programming user group in my own back yard for the past year! One of my contacts at Seimens (thanks, Jim) pointed me to the XP West Michigan User Group . The most exciting news is that Ron
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Monday, September 27, 2004 8:03 PM

Microsoft DevDays 2004 Streaming Sessions and October Webcasts

For all of you who missed the DevDays 2004 sessions, or if you simply want to “attend” them again, you can now view them on-line . And while I’m on the topic of streaming video, here’s a list of upcoming MSDN webcasts for the month
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Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:16 PM

West Michigan .NET User Group Presentation Next Week

For anyone interested, I'm giving the presentation for the West Michigan .NET User Group meeting this coming Tuesday, September 21st at 6:00pm. The meeting is at Sagestone Consulting in Grand Rapids, Michigan ( map ). We'll be drawing for software, including
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:40 PM

New SourceMonitor 2.0 Code Metrics Tool

If you've read my article on Code Review and Complexity , you'll know that I recommend using metrics to help monitor the relative quality of source code. I really like the simplicity and speed of Campwood Software 's SourceMonitor, a freeware tool written
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Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:26 PM

Macro Wallpaper 2

Response to my first set of macro images was positive, and more than a few people have asked for more. So, here are five new images at 1280 x 1024...each around 230KB in size. I've picked photos with a flower theme this time, and I hope you enjoy them.
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Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:24 PM

DVD Review: Once Upon Atari

I was browsing ThinkGeek a few weeks back to see if they had added anything new that I would consider a mandatory geek purchase, and I ran across a DVD called Once Upon Atari . It sounded interesting enough, and like many of you, I grew up saving my money
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:01 PM

Create a Bootable Windows XP CD That Includes Service Pack 2

I had planned to post my own article about slipstreaming the recently released Service Pack 2 with your original Windows XP CD media, but it looks like Tom's Hardware beat me to it. By following the instructions in the article , you can create a single
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:18 AM

Playing with Managed Direct3D

A few people have e-mailed and asked if—since I claim to be a developer—I actually write any code. It's a great question, and based on most of my blog posts, you'd think I haven't written an ounce in quite some time. Fortunately for both you and especially
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Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:50 PM

All About the Smart Client

The MSDN Webcasts Weblog reports that David F. Anthony, a Senior Software Architect at Techhead LLC, will be giving a series of webcasts on Windows Forms development . There are 14 webcasts that run through December, and they're drawing for some Xbox
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Monday, September 06, 2004 10:06 PM

Macro Wallpaper

I've had fun with photography for many years, and I especially enjoy macro photography . Whenever I'm on a trip, I keep my eye out for interesting subjects and textures. You should see some of the strange looks I get when I'm standing about 6 inches from
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Saturday, September 04, 2004 11:47 PM

Book Review: Opening the Xbox

I'm an avid reader of scientific and technical books and magazines, so I have to make an occasional effort to read something non-technical. Dean Takahashi's Opening the Xbox is categorized under "business," and although it discusses the genesis of Microsoft's
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Saturday, September 04, 2004 9:17 PM

MCROSFT/Linux License Plate

Over the past four years or so, I've had MCROSFT as my personal license plate. Does that illustrate how much I love working for such an awesome company? Or does it just confirm my über-geek status? Or both? Anyway, living in Slashdot territory (Holland,
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Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:06 PM

Windows Media Player 10 and MSN Music

If you haven’t already heard, we’ve released Windows Media Player 10 (for Windows XP only), and the beta of MSN Music is also available. Read more from Dan Crevier , Mike Hall , and our PressPass article . For interested developers, download
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