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Capturing that darn webcam streamApr 06, 2008 at 8:50 AM
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Ever wanted to do capture a webcam data stream and save it to a WMV file? The UberDemo blog over at the MSDN blogs shows you how to accomplish just this. They had to create a Cirque du Soleil demo for MIX '08 and shows the basics on how to do this. They do note this isn't a… -
Burn baby burnApr 02, 2008 at 8:24 AM 1
Over at Code Project, Eric Haddan created a very nice API to burn CDs and DVDs. He uses the IMAPI v2.0 to be able to do this complex ability. Eric talks about some of the issues he had to accomplish this with .Net along with how he solved it. In the article also he talks about… -
Software License breakdownMar 31, 2008 at 1:48 PM 0
Always wonder what is the difference between the GPL, the Ms-PL, Creative Commons, and the MIT software licenses are? Over at the Code Project, they have a extremely easy to understand breakdown of software licenses. Provides copyright protection Can be used in commercial applications… -
You need 20 pieces of flare for your applicationMar 27, 2008 at 8:52 AM 0
FluidKit is a great open-source kit for WPF applications. One of the new features in the kit is called ElementFlow which recreates some effects from another company who's logo may or may not be an Apple. In addition to just the element flow stuff, FluidKit has a few other cool tricks… -
Code Faster: Activate Snippet PowerMar 26, 2008 at 4:11 AM 0
The VB Team has a great article on snippets. Well, first off, what exactly is a snippet? It is a bit of code you constantly use over and over again. A great example is a property. If I start typing "Pro" Then I'll get: The green fields are called… -
Silverlight - Everything you wanted to knowMar 25, 2008 at 6:38 AM 3
Dave "DaveDev" Isbitski posted a video over on Channel9 outlining a lot of things you'll need to know about Silverlight. His video includes: What it is Where to get the software and tools to code in it What been updated in Silverlight 2.0 project styles compared to 1.1 How to use…
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My band is "Unsigned", is yours?Mar 19, 2008 at 10:52 AM 1
Louis Ingenthron has created a XNA clone of everyone's (well, my favorite) xbox 360 game, Rock Band, called Unsigned. I'm not sure yet if it works with the microphone or drums but it is only a matter of time. I'm impressed how close the user interface elements are to the Rock Band… -
Clint, you left the soldering iron on ... again.Mar 14, 2008 at 10:04 AM 1
Over at Popular Science, they've created a neat little project for people on the go, an electronic Post-It note system. With about $175 worth of parts and a day's worth of spare time, you'll be able to create one of these wonder machines. (1) LCD + carrier board (SparkFun… -
Congressman Foster, you're not allowed to import classes in billsMar 13, 2008 at 11:30 AM 0
Due to a special election, a new congressman was put into office. Now, normally, I shrug my shoulders and not care. However, Democratic Representative Bill Foster from Illinois has some skills. Foster is a physicist and can do something most computer programmer can't, he can code… -
If I zoom in close enough, I think I see my brainMar 11, 2008 at 6:45 PM 0
I had the opportunity to attend MIX '08 this year and I got to see Deep Zoom in action in Silverlight 2.0. Some of you may know Deep Zoom by its old name, Seadragon, however, it is a new beast. Scott Hanselman goes into detail on how to create a Deep Zoom project in Silverlight and a real…
