The Little Wheel Goes in Back
Musings on simulated things, now being of the large and extremely heavy variety.
They say change is good. So after 6+ years of working in the simulations group I've decided to...
Date: 10/26/2007
Copies of Kuju Rail Simulator has finally started to make it into customers' hands. UKTrainSim.com...
Date: 10/11/2007
If you haven't seen it yet, Kuju posted a video of their route editor. you can find it here:...
Date: 09/21/2007
Realism... It's a term that's used often in the context of our simulation titles. Of course, realism...
Date: 09/10/2007
"It's deja vu all over again!" Now that we've made the "official" annoucement about Train Simulator...
Date: 09/01/2007
Well, it certainly is good to be able to talk more about the project after all these long months....
Date: 08/29/2007
Sorry it's been so long since my last post but there's been a lot happening. Nonetheless I thought...
Date: 08/23/2007
As in, "I'm back" and "Oh, my back!" It's been too long since my last post. On the other hand, if I...
Date: 04/29/2007
An update. I did get Vista set up on my dev box the other morning. The RTM version is really nice....
Date: 02/08/2007
Ya know, it's certainly reassuring that despite my move from Flight Sim to Train Sim, some things...
Date: 02/05/2007
In fact, they continue to speak. Of course I'm referring to all you current and potential Train...
Date: 02/03/2007
Jamie, our development lead on Train Simulator, posted a great blog post about what it means to...
Date: 02/02/2007
Well, based on the emails I've received at least a few people are reading my blog. Unfortunately all...
Date: 01/26/2007
With the annoucement of Microsoft's new Train Simulator project it seems likely that many more new...
Date: 01/20/2007
What's been occupying my time over the past few months. Oh, what am I doing? Well, same sort of...
Date: 01/19/2007
Has it really been over two months since my last blog post? Sheesh. Well, I think I'm almost...
Date: 01/12/2007
Microsoft recently sent the next version of Office, called the Office System 2007, to the...
Date: 11/08/2006
UPDATE: Bookmark this page and check back regularly: https://support.microsoft.com/ph/11941. A new...
Date: 10/25/2006
Wow, talk about obscure. It seems one cause of the activation problems some people have had is a...
Date: 10/23/2006
With the official US street date now passed we're seeing more and more people trying to install and...
Date: 10/20/2006
Briefly (I need to bug out early today) there are a couple of install issues emerging related to the...
Date: 10/18/2006
Many folks have followed my suggestion and sent their experiences to the tell_fs@microsoft.com...
Date: 10/16/2006
...It's one of the hardest thing to gain when dealing with customers from afar. Still, it is...
Date: 10/12/2006
Well, Flight Simulator X is starting to trickle out. Despite restrictions in the street date a few...
Date: 10/10/2006
Just when I thought I was done with Flight Sim it turns out I need to jet to Europe next week to...
Date: 09/15/2006
Well, people obviously have it now since forum threads are starting to pop up. AvSim has a nice...
Date: 09/01/2006
...and the saga continues. From what I can gather it appears that FilePlanet has a beta build they...
Date: 08/28/2006
Ya know it's funny. Before we released the FSX demo the online forums where flooded with posts...
Date: 08/23/2006
Any Letterman fans out there? Well, here's one to try if you have the FSX demo: Launch any flight...
Date: 08/18/2006
A quick update on the Flight Simulator X demo: Thanks to all of you who've been clicking "Send to...
Date: 08/17/2006
With the FSX demo not even a week old I want to give a "shout out" to all the folks that have tried...
Date: 08/14/2006
Looks like the upgrades went as planned as the weather servers are back online. Thanks for your...
Date: 08/14/2006
So much of the buzz surrounding the demo seems to be about performance with a hailstorm of varying...
Date: 08/12/2006
UPDATE: The server facility is undergoing power system upgrades and is likely to be offline until...
Date: 08/12/2006
Reports from the field: Strange shading on aircraft that blinks with the lights: this is a bug with...
Date: 08/12/2006
Here's a few more hints on the demo that I've come across while purusing the forums. It won't help...
Date: 08/11/2006
I went home after work last night and monitored the forums to see who had a chance to download and...
Date: 08/10/2006