XNA Game State Sample for the Zune

Monday, May 12 2008 - , - 0 comments

On the Creators Site you have access to lots of different samples that can assist you with your projects, or at least help with those small problems. One of the Samples which I use a lot are the Game State Samples, so I thought is would be a good exercise to convert the main sample over to the Zune and XNA 3.0 Platform. I have also made a couple of changes to make the system work a little better with the Zune System. The input system has been changed to allow the developer to work on the game inside the windows environment. To do this I have used the standard Zune Mapping of the Controllers and...

Earth Renders in Blender

Sunday, May 11 2008 - 0 comments

This week end has been busy, not only did I move the Site from one platform to another, but we also had the family over for most of the weekend. So to keep myself busy this evening I spent some time playing around with some rendering of a Planet Model. Here are some of the Renders I have saved. Well I am happy with them, now I should test them inside an XNA Application to see how the render....

Converted to Graffiti

Saturday, May 10 2008 - , - 0 comments

Over the last few weeks I have been playing with both Community Server and the Graffiti CMS Systems, and today as you can see I have swapped the site over to Graffiti. You may find that some of the old links are not working but as I go over the weekend I will fix and redirect all of those links.

ReMIX Australia and The Creators Club

Friday, May 09 2008 - , , - 2 comments

Following the Blogs for the last few days it turns out that the Sydney event is now Sold out, for those going to the Melbourne event you had better get in quick. What is ReMIX , REMIX08 is your opportunity to experience all that is new in Silverlight 2, Expression 2, Internet Explorer 8, Windows Live and a host of other great web technologies coming fast and furious from Microsoft. You will also see how local Australian innovators are creating the next generation of engaging websites and unprecedented user experiences for the web. On another note I will be there... So if you are going alone drop...

XNA 3.0 First Community Applications for the Zune

Wednesday, May 07 2008 - , , - 2 comments

The community has been busy, well a couple of the die hard's have. Nick Gravelyn has released a version of his Alien Aggressors game for the Zune , this download also includes the source code for you to browse. Included in the code are examples of changing the display from portrait to Landscape, as well as using different font sizes for Windows and Zune. Jsedlak (Krisc) has released a version of his Thrust Framework that can be used on the Zune. He has also produced a Copy of Galactic Wars that will run on the Zune (Includes Source Code). Technorati Tags: XNA 3.0 CTP , XNA 3.0 , Zune...

XNA 3.0 CTP has Been Released

Wednesday, May 07 2008 - , - 1 comments

Ok I know I am a little bit behind, or in front depends on how you look at it, but Microsoft and the XNA Guys have released the First CTP of XNA 3.0 . The three main features included in this CTP . The first gives us the ability to develop our applications using the Visual Studio 2008 System, which includes all of the different SKU's. Note that when you do install it it will run side by side with the Visual Studio 2005 system and your current XNA 2.0 systems, there is no need to uninstall. The Second feature allows us to use the new Sound Effect Class, this new Audio System allows us to just...

Xbox Gamer Tag Widget for Community Server 2008

Wednesday, May 07 2008 - 2 comments

Over the last few days I have ben testing the Community Server 2008 system, to do this I have made a copy of my production site and started to simulate what I currently have in the new framework. One of the things that I have always used on my site is a small section of code to display my Xbox Gamer Tag on my Blog. But in the past I have had to either hack the theme and insert the code or use the News section to add it. But with the release of Community Server 2008 the CS Guys have added Widgets to the system. So today I have sat down and done some coding. In the end I now have a customisable Widget...

Is this a sign of things to come

Tuesday, May 06 2008 - - 3 comments

As posted by www.zunerama.com , Microsoft is planning to release the next Firmware for the Zune Device. "Tomorrow morning, Microsoft will release Zune 2.5 - a spring update to Zune software, player firmware, and Zune Marketplace." Here is a link to the Story, Link Also here is a link to an overview of the Zune 2.5 Software Update . Technorati Tags: Zune...

How to use Exchange 2007 Powershell Scripts in a normal Console

Monday, May 05 2008 - , - 1 comments

I have been using Powershell for a while now, and now I am doing a lot more Exchange 2007 work. What I now wanted to do was work out a way that I could use the normal Powershell Console and run my Exchange 2007 Scripts. Another bonus of doing this would also allow me to use my Powershell IDE of choice "Sapiens' PrimalScript ". What I have found out is that the PrimalScript System uses the default Powershell console and Profile to configure it's IDE for Development, Intellisense and Debugging. So to get it to work with Exchange 2007 Scripts I needed to find a way. The solution...

Planing to Upgrade to Community Server 2008

Monday, May 05 2008 - - 0 comments

Over the past few years I have played around with many different blogging engines and Community Sites, but in the end I always seem to end up turning back to Community Server . So for the last 3 years I have been running different versions of Community Server , and with the release of the latest version I thought it was time to go through the upgrade process once again. To make sure that the process works over the weekend I spent a great deal of time dragging my current production site down to my home development server. In the end I did get it running but found out that it is not as easy as people...