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Fall Fury: Part 11 - Hardware Testing & DebuggingJan 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM
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Hardware Testing & DebuggingAs previously mentioned, FallFury runs on multiple types of hardware as long as that hardware supports Windows 8. This article describes the project’s general testing and debugging process, including setting the debug configurations and remote debugging. Check out the… -
Fall Fury: Part 12 - ConclusionsJan 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM 0
Project ConclusionsDeveloping FallFury was a fun and educational activity. Besides the fact that I got to work with an amazing team of people who were willing to assist me with the testing and development, I learned some important points about the development process as a whole and have outlined… -
Building the Laser Graffiti SystemJul 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM 2
Last year, Clint Rutkas contacted me about building a project involving lasers, graffiti and code. When you get a request like that, you never decline, especially when lasers are involved. The project requirements sounded quite simple: create an application that can, using a laser pointer as a… -
Wiimote Virtual Room DesignerJun 21, 2010 at 8:00 AM 2
Last year I had to earn my M.Sc. in engineering and decided to make up my own final graduation project, a part of which is this very cheap design tool. Check out the video below! Brian Peek, author of WiimoteLib, saw the video and asked me to write a practical article on how to create something… -
Currency Converter v2 – Now on Caffeine!May 02, 2011 at 5:00 AM 6
Taking user feedback about the application into consideration, it’s time to make some improvements! J Here are some of the reports we got from the users: The application is too slow when exchanging currencies It uses too much data traffic/should cache the exchange rates It doesn’t work for some… -
PicFx – Windows Phone Picture Effects Application – Part 1Aug 09, 2010 at 10:00 AM 20
At the MIX 2010 conference, Microsoft announced its new mobile strategy with the Windows Phone 7 platform. Windows Phone 7 is a completely new mobile OS, and the best part is that Silverlight is THE technology for Windows Phone 7 application development. Apps are written with a special version of… -
Who Is Looking: Building a Custom ASP.NET Control that uses Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets, and…May 05, 2007 at 5:41 AM 15
In this article, Stephen Walther shows you how to create a custom ASP.NET control that uses Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets, and Ajax to display a list of people who are looking at a web page in real time. You learn how to create the WhoIsLooking control. Stephen Walther Steve's… -
SweetSpot - The Beginnings of a Glucose Meter DownloaderApr 16, 2007 at 10:44 PM 13
In this installment of "Some Assembly Required" column, Scott Hanselman, a Type 1 Diabetic, uses .NET to download blood sugar numbers from a Glucose Meter. Along the way he lays down the rough scaffolding for a plugin system so other meters could be added easily. The… -
April Fool's Day with Bouncy BallsApr 02, 2007 at 2:00 AM 4
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#… -
April Fools' Day ApplicationMar 29, 2007 at 3:03 PM 4
In this article, Brian Peek builds an application that will annoy your friends for April Fools' Day! Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Inc. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Less than 1 hour Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware: None Download:…
