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The HP Printer Display Hack (with financial goodness)Sep 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM| 55,131 views
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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… -
Look at me! Windows Image AcquisitionOct 31, 2006 at 3:28 PM| 53,200 views 25
Interfacing a Webcam that supports Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) using .Net Scott Hanselman Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: $50-$100 Software: Visual Studio Express Editions, Windows® Image Acquisition Automation Library v2.0… -
Project Detroit: Lighting SystemMay 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM| 52,775 views 4
In this article, we give a detailed look into the external lighting system of Project Detroit, the Microsoft-West Coast Custom Mustang creation. If you're not already familiar with this project, you can find more information here. OverviewThe external lighting system for Project Detroit is run on a… -
Computer Controlled Stepper MotorNov 02, 2007 at 2:29 PM| 51,491 views 29
In this article, we will connect a stepper motor to our computer's parallel port, and then we will write some code to control it with the scroll wheel on a mouse (video). If you have never worked with stepper motors, you will surely have a lot of fun with this project. With stepper motors,… -
Project Detroit: An OverviewMay 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM| 51,021 views 11
In this article, we will give an overview of the technical side of Project Detroit, the Microsoft-West Coast Custom Mustang creation. If you're not already familiar with this project, you can find more information here. Key Design DecisionsIt’s important to keep in mind that this car was built… -
Netduino Controlled LED CubeNov 07, 2011 at 2:50 PM| 50,767 views 25
Commercial LED cubes have been around for a while now and can be quite large and capable of some interesting displays. This project is on a smaller scale and goes through the steps required to build a Netduino Mini-controlled 512 LED cube (8 x 8 x 8). Clearly, the Mini does not have 512 pins and so… -
Where’s My Car?Aug 04, 2011 at 12:48 PM| 48,286 views 2
Most people are all too familiar with forgetting where they parked their car. Whether or not you’re one of these people, read on to learn about writing a location-aware Windows Phone app that can map, route, take pictures, and save state between invocations. IntroductionWorking with mobile phones… -
Saving energy with the .NET Micro FrameworkMar 10, 2011 at 9:00 AM| 47,757 views 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… -
Jellybean, the Kinect Drivable Lounge ChairJun 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM| 45,375 views 7
You saw it at Mix—in typical fashion, our mission was to build two Jellybean robots in three weeks for the Mix keynote; no pressure, right?—and now it's time to introduce Project Jellybean on Coding4Fun. So, here it is—the Kinect drivable lounge chair! The lounge chair has Omni-directional wheels,… -
Microsoft Robotics Studio and Lego Mindstorms NXTJul 16, 2007 at 9:00 AM| 44,275 views 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:…
