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Parallel programming on PlayStation 3 (Cell architecture) by example: Puzzle solving
19 Feb 2008 Updated:
14 Jul 2008
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A bird's eye view of the programming model for the new PlayStation 3 console and an interesting example of useful concurrency.
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Using 2D controls in a 3D environment
26 Aug 2006 Updated:
26 Aug 2006
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WPF allows users to create rich 3D interfaces, but it cripples productivity by not allowing a standard way of using the 2D controls in such an interface. Let's see if it can be done manually.
3D gadgets for your WPF Desktop
20 Sep 2006 Updated:
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Have you ever imagined having 3D objects float on your desktop? Lets see how we can achieve such a result using only C# and WPF.
WPF Windows: Code-based layout versus XAML
12 Aug 2006 Updated:
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Designing your windows from code has suffered from the introduction of WPF and its XAML. Nevertheless it is possible not to use the descriptive language at all. Lets see how.
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Command Prompt Gadget
30 Jan 2007 Updated:
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A sidebar gadget that allows you to do what you usually did in the Command Prompt Window.
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Thumbnailgadget: Windows Vista API meets the Sidebar
23 Jan 2007 Updated:
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Most Sidebar Gadgets are simple scripts. The Sidebar, though, the has potential to host any application, even if it uses the native API. This demo gadget allows you to preview any window using the Sidebar.
Quine McKluskey Algorithm
30 Sep 2006 Updated:
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The Quine McKluskey algorithm is the most widely used algorithm for logical function minimisation. This article proposes a learning-oriented implementation using visual Karnaugh maps to simplify data input but also with increased usability in professional applications.
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Drag and Drop Archiver gadget
10 Feb 2007 Updated:
10 Feb 2007
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The proposed gadget allows compression of files and folders dragged on the sidebar using almost any format.
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Dragos Sbirlea
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Romania
Dragos is currently a student at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He likes keeping up to date with new and amazing technologies and he hopes he will one day master the mechanisms behind modern day programming languages so that he can write the best possible code from a performance and maintainability point of view.
He keeps track of the things he learns on a daily basis on his blog, at http://picobit.wordpress.com/ .
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