Coding4Fun Articles
- 279 Posts
Coding4Fun articles detail interesting applications we created using a variety of programming languages. Most articles assume a basic understanding of the utilized language, but if you need help, please ask—we’ll do our best to help out.
- Recent
- Most Viewed
- Top Rated
- This Week
- This Month
- All Time
-
MJPEG DecoderFeb 09, 2011 at 9:15 PM
28
Last year the Coding4Fun/Channel 9 guys asked me to work on a few things for MIX10. One of these items was a way to output a webcam stream to Windows Phone 7 for use with Clint's t-shirt cannon project you may have read about. I figured the easiest way to accomplish this was by using a… -
Saving energy with the .NET Micro FrameworkMar 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM 12
Our home is equipped with a relatively old gas heater, built in 1996. It still works great, has been serviced regularly since it was installed and there is no good reason to replace it yet. However, it isn’t as energy efficient as more recent models. The other aspect of this gas water heater is… -
Let your apps sell themselves!Feb 13, 2012 at 2:05 PM 9
Don't miss any opportunity to market your Windows Phone apps! Each one of your apps can serve as an ad for your other apps. Learn how to add a listing of everything you have published in Marketplace to each of your apps. Even better, it will always be up to date!… -
The HP Printer Display Hack (with financial goodness)Sep 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM 2
The HP Printer Display Hack is a simple background application that periodically checks the current price of a selected stock and sends it to the display of HP (and compatible) laser printers. IntroductionThis app is based on an old hack from back to at least 1997 that uses the HP Job control… -
Fall Fury: Part 1 - IntroductionJan 23, 2013 at 3:56 PM 9
In late May, I arrived in Redmond to work as an intern on the Channel9 team. I had the freedom to choose what I was going to work on, so I decided to challenge myself and work outside my comfort zone, utilizing less C# and managed code and more C++ and DirectX. To do so, I decided to… -
Creating a Shuffleboard Game using SilverlightJun 15, 2010 at 2:23 PM 8
In this walkthrough, we will create a table shuffleboard style game for Windows Phone 7 using Silverlight. Many bars feature these long wooden table games, in which players slide metal pucks down the length of the table, attempting to get as close as possible to the far end without sliding off the… -
Currency Converter for Windows Phone 7Nov 30, 2010 at 3:51 PM 8
The purpose of this article is to show how you can make your very own, very simple Currency Converter application for Windows Phone 7, using Bing to make all the hard exchanging work! IntroductionMicrosoft has done an absolutely amazing job with the Windows Phone 7, giving each and every one of us… -
PicFx – Windows Phone Picture Effects Application – Part 2Oct 19, 2010 at 6:00 AM 0
The first part of this short series showed how to create the base Windows Phone application and how to implement a Black & White and Sepia effect. The basic Windows Phone picture manipulation workflow was explained, and I showed how to load, resize, take, and save an image. The User Interface… -
Microsoft Robotics Studio and Lego Mindstorms NXTJul 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM 43
In this article, Brian Peek will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Robotics Studio to control the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit. A simple remote-controlled robot will be built and controlled using C# and the MSRS Visual Programming Language (VPL). Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Inc. Difficulty:… -
That's Totally DiscoOct 31, 2006 at 10:47 PM 22
Set up your a disco dance floor in your home! Clint Rutkas Monkey See, Monkey Build - Usb Controlled Disco Dance Floor Difficulty: Advanced Time Required: Greater than 10 hours Cost: Greater than $200 Software: C# 2005 Express Edition, .NET Framework 2.0 Hardware: LEDs, Max7313 LED…
