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My decoder ring will finally be usefulJun 27, 2007 at 9:13 AM| 29 views
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When hiding an object, in plain sight may be the best approach. Steganography accomplishes this task while hiding the "payload". The common form of this encryption is using images as the medium. Alaa Jebran has created a few examples in Visual Basic to do… -
Visual Studio Express 2008's new magicAug 10, 2007 at 4:28 AM| 28 views 0
Dan Fernandez has created the first article in a series of five all about the new features in Visual Studio Express 2008. In his first article, he talks about Auto-Implemented properties, inferred Data Types, array initializers, LINQ query, custom extension methods and XML… -
My, my, the mona lisa, looking goodDec 09, 2008 at 6:49 PM| 28 views 0
Roger Alsing saw a challenge and it was to recreate the Mona Lisa in only 50 semi-transparent polygons. Prior to the challenge, he created a small program before to help do some genetic programming and adapted it to the challenge. The image on the left was render 1635 and the final… -
Who would cross the bridge must answer me these questions threeNov 15, 2006 at 9:24 AM| 27 views 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.… -
Viper Robots, Powershell and LOGO?Feb 20, 2007 at 8:10 AM| 26 views 0
Scott Hanselman has createda follow up to his first article on controlling the Microbric Viper Robot. Scott now added in Powershell and created a LOGO-like experience with .Net. He created a video, which is on Channel 9, showing off the robot in action. The… -
Guitar Hero for Commodore 64Mar 11, 2008 at 7:48 AM| 26 views 3
Toni did something most people wouldn't have. He programmed Guitar Hero in his Commodore 64, which he calls Shredz64. Here are a few of the features: The ability to play (many) SID files, including ones added by the player. The ability to edit "notes" (the buttons that scroll… -
I want my 3D engine right now guys, goshNov 19, 2007 at 10:47 AM| 26 views 3
If you're an XNA developer that has been looking for a quick way to develop a 3D engine, look no further than the QuickStart Engine. The community designed it to help a programmer create a 3D game in XNA Game Studio as quickly as possible. It can be found over on Codeplex…
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Plotting Zip CodesOct 11, 2007 at 9:34 AM| 25 views 0
So I'm in the process of reading through Matt Berseth's blog after the last post with his awesome GridViews and found another really neat item he's done. By using ASP.Net Ajax and the Virtual Earth Map Control, Matt has created an application that locates a zip code's boundary. He… -
On the 14th day of Windows Mobile, What did someone develop for me?Jun 30, 2008 at 9:08 AM| 24 views 1
Chris Craft decided to do 30 days of Windows Mobile development. Seeing some of the applications Chris created, I must say, I was a tad jealous. Getting past my bruised ego, I started checking out the applications he wrote and saw some really neat stuff. He has multiple applications… -
Incredible Machine wins an award!Oct 04, 2008 at 6:05 PM| 24 views 0
A project one of our partners, Imagination, created for Maker Faire in May just won the National Multimedia Award in Austria under the “culture, entertainment, and games” category. This multiuser game puts the focus on Windows Mobile smartphones. Using them as interaction devices, visitors can…
