Holiday

 Create an animated holiday light show for indoor or outdoor use using some Phidget Interface Kits, extension cords, and .NET.Brian PeekDifficulty: IntermediateTime Required: 3-6 hoursCost: $100-$200Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# 2008 Express Editions, Phidgets .NET librariesHardware:…

Ever wondered what's behind a visualization? This is your opportunity to learn something new because there are only a couple of Windows Media Player Visualizations that deliver source code. You'll learn to build a new visualization with Visual C++ 2005 Express (you won't even require a…

You may be familiar with the Top Gear CoolWall, but not all of us watch TV that comes from the UK.  Sometimes those of us in the US just like the idea and make our version and stick Steve Carell in it.  Well, Steve Carell didn't make it for this adventure, but recently a US-based developer…

We all love to go shopping, and especially around the Holiday times. Sometimes for ourselves, sometimes for others. Whatever the case may be, I decided to head down to our largest electronics store and see what people had in their goodie bags.

In this application, Brian Peek demonstrates how to create two spooky Halloween applications to trick your friends and colleagues. Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Inc. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Less than 1 hour Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions, DirectX SDK (for…

  In this article, Clint Rutkas builds a relay application that will drop 1,000 super bouncy balls from the ceiling as an April Fools gag! Clint Rutkas Better Than Everyone Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 3-6 hours Cost: $100-$200 Software: Visual Basic or Visual C#…

With the aid of Amazon.com web services, Clint Rutkas created a program that will guess what your gift is. With the size of your wrapped present, the program will poll Amazon and based on what is on your wishlist, it will guess what it may be!   Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required:  1-3…

Is Santa paying you a visit this year? Find out how naughty or nice you are based on what you say on your blog or personal web site! Arian Kulp Arian Kulp's Blog Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware:…

Tired of giving socks every year to your favorite engineer or technology elitist? Coding4Fun has come up with a holiday gift guide of items that are sure to make them glee with joy. We've cranked up the geek-factor and have tried to come up with the biggest list of programmable presents on the…

  This article is in a series in which we are recreating classic video games in KPL code—in this article, Santa's Gifts Larry Serflaten Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Kid's Programming Language Hardware: Download: Download   One way to…