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I just want to get on the stupid plane ... WHY won't this line move!Nov 17, 2006 at 9:50 AM
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Because you forgot to check what your average wait time was online for security check points. Via LifeHacker, the Transportation Security Administration provides a nice tool to determine what you'll wait when visiting the airport to get past check points. The data is historical,… -
Cookie Cutting in Digital Form.Nov 17, 2006 at 9:41 AM 0
The ASP.Net team has brought up a feature I always forget about. Visual Web Developer has Starter Kits you can download and come prepackaged with the tool. If you haven't seen or used one, they are end-to-end working web site templates that you can use as a starting point for your… -
I'm not hurt, I'm adaptingNov 17, 2006 at 7:56 AM 0
Via Engadget, Cornell University released seomthing rather neat today, a robot that adapts to injury. Cornell taught the four legged creature to first learn about itself, then revise that model when damaged. Now only if they could teach my Roomba that it actually isn't stuck, it just… -
From the Coding4Fun Inbox: Reading ID3 Tags from MP3 FilesNov 15, 2006 at 2:50 PM 1
In a recent Coding4Fun email, Coding4Fun reader “G.S.” writes: I have been working on a project (media library), and I was looking for a good article on how to read ID3 tags (for mp3s) in Vb 2005. But I couldn't find any. I was wondering if you could maybe write an article for this? Thanks G.S.…
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Coding4Fun has a new article! Building a .NET Sidebar Gadget for VistaNov 15, 2006 at 10:49 AM 1
Here is a new coding article that deminstrates how to build a Windows Sidebar Gadget using .NET. Rohan Singh shows how to create an unread e-mail counter for your computer using Vista beta 2 and Visual Studio Express
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Who would cross the bridge must answer me these questions threeNov 15, 2006 at 9:24 AM 0
Coding 4 fun has had a few motion detection articles but I think this kid's project went a bit over the top. Since everyone loves their gadgets, I was over at Gizmodo and saw a robotic sentry. After acquiring its target, the sentry then uses an BB gun to deter the target away.… -
Scripts so sharp ...Nov 14, 2006 at 5:20 AM 1
I was glancing at Scott Guthrie's blog and saw he mentioned one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. The project is called Script# and it is written by Nikhil Kothari. Script# So what is it? It is a c# complier that generates JavaScript. He goes on to mention why it…
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MySQL, MySQL, how can I get you play nicely?Nov 13, 2006 at 9:13 AM 0
If you've used PHP, you may have had the pleasure of using MySQL, an open-source SQL engine. Jeffery McManus has pointed out a few helper points for problems he has had with the .Net framework and MySQL. The two main points are Dates and unsigned integers and he explains why… -
Am I a computer? Lets use a Turing Test to be sure.Nov 13, 2006 at 5:38 AM 0
Over at Code Project, Jeff Atwood, posted a rather neat article on a Captcha control. A Captcha is a way to help prove you're a human attempting to do something rather than a computer. There is are a few great articles on Human Interactive Proofs out there if you're interested in… -
Entering the Matrix in 5...4...Nov 10, 2006 at 7:42 AM 0
Lifehacker dropped this Microsoft Live Labs released a tech preview of Photosynth. The software analyzes photos of a simular area then reconstructs them into three-dimensional space, flyable environment. Photosynth is a collaboration between Microsoft and the University of…
