I’ve been spending a lot of time working with Installshield X (yes I know there’s a newer version) lately and I’m pretty frustrated. I wrote some pretty cool install helper functions in VB.NET and bundled them all up into a .dll. According to InstallShield, I should be able to call functions exposed in this dll in … Read more
This was inspired by something I read in David Weller’s VB.NET game programming book. By the way, I have to admit the more I read of it the better I like it. The whole “mismatched source code” thing still bugs me, but the concepts are pretty solid. But I digress… I was working on towns … Read more
So I have this friend who works for a software company that is trying to find new and innovative ways to locate potential employees (mostly developers). She’s not a geek, so she asks me for some suggestions on how to attract the attention of my fellow geeks who might be looking for a job. Naturally … Read more
This is gonna rock!! I can’t wait. I definitely want to catch the Keynote (Blizzard!!) and I’m also really looking forward to catching the tracks on: Best Practices for Windows Development Speaker: Chuck Walbourn Developing games for the Windows platform means more than just using a few DirectX APIs. This talk covers a broad range … Read more
When I lived in New Orleans, back around 1995, I was driving through the French Quarter on my way to a Danzig concert at the State Palace Theatre. As usual, I was running late and driving a little too fast. I’m heading up Chartres Street towards Canal and this white utility van slams on its … Read more
Today after my regular decrease at the local railway station, I encountered with an old man holding a box of matches trying to catch bees near a small field of flowers. The older man had a lot of patience and really managed to catch bees with a box of matches, I asked him what he … Read more