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Grim Fandango Font Editor 2008-03-15 10:55:00 This will allow you to edit fonts for the game Grim Fandago. It works like an icon editor andit was used for converting the game's codepage to greek - translation project forum pageFirst get a codepage ascii character map like this.Check which codes you need to change for the game to support your codepage.Load a laf file, change the fonts for each character code and then save it.Get it here: GrimFontEditor
Cycle nvidia display outputs using command line and autohotkey 2008-03-14 21:46:00 New nvidia graphic cards usually come with a tv output, a vga output and a dvi output. You can use those outputs at the same time or you can switch between them. I prefer the latter. Going to the control panel all the time to switch displays was a pain in the ass. So I made this autohotkey script to cycle between my TV, my Monitor and my Projector using Ctrl-F2:currentMode = 0^F2:: ;Ctrl-F2if (currentMode = 0) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard TA,,Hide ;TVcurrentMode = 1} else if (currentMode = 1) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard DA,,Hide ;DVIcurrentMode = 2} else if (currentMode = 2) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard AA,,Hide ;VGAcurrentMode = 0}return Read more:command
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AutoHotKey + Two SoundCards + One Volume Control 2008-03-14 21:36:00 I use my audigy 2 for my speakers and my onboard sound card for my headphones so I can switch between them without plugging and unplugging anything.AutoHotKey is a nifty program that helps you assign scripts to keyboard, mouse or remote. It's quite useful for stuff you do often.Using AutoHotKey I managed to synchronize the volume for my two sound cards. It was getting annoying for me to monitor both volumes so I just came up with this script:SC120:: ;Mute Button on Microsoft Multimedia KeyboardSoundSet, +1, , mute, 3SoundSet, +1, , mute, 1returnSC12E:: ;Volume
Down ButtonSoundSet, -5, , ,3SoundGet, vol_Master, Master,, 3SoundSet, %vol_Master%, , ,1returnSC130:: ;Volume Up ButtonSoundSet, +5, , , 3SoundGet, vol_Master, Master,, 3SoundSet, %vol_Master%, , ,1returnWhere 1 and 3 are my sound c Read more:Control
Desktop Tower Defence Review 2008-03-16 13:58:00 In 1998 the mighty Blizzard released my favorite strategy game which is Starcraft. I'm still playing it 10 years after its release and I can't wait for the sequel. There is a Starcraft's custom map/mod called Tower
Defense. Your purpose in this mod is to kill all units before they reach the other side of the map. If a unit reaches the destination you lose. Your only way of stopping those units is by building and upgrading different kind of towers. You pay for the towers and the upgrades with the money you earn by killing creatures. There are many flying units, armored units, fast units, bosses that come wave after wave, with each wave getting stronger as time goes by. This sounds simple and silly but it's exactly the opposite. It's an extremely addictive and enjoyable puzzle game. You cou Read more:Desktop
A lookup combobox in flex 2008-03-17 23:37:00 If you are used to the LookupComboBox control in delphi or the similar ones in .net and you wish you had something like that for flex well wait no more. Here is a LookupGridColumn component:LookupGridColumn.mxml code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mx:DataGridColumnxmlns="*"xmlns:mx=""editorDataField="LookupValue"labelFunction="Lookup"><mx:Script><![CDATA[// LookupGridColumn.mxml// Help here: -combobox-in-flex.html //the lookup field of the lookupProvider objects[Bindable]public var lookupField: String;//the description field of the lookupProvider objects[Bindable]public var resultField: String;//the provider for the values of the combobox[Bindable]public var lookupProvider: Object;//given an object, it will return the lookup's descriptionpublic function Lookup(
Change speaker mode using command line (speakersetup) 2008-03-24 14:01:00 My new program is yet another command
line utility. This time it's about changing speaker settings mode found under control panel. I developed it mainly because I got tired of going to control panel to change my mode to headphones every time I wanted to play Counterstrike. It's best suited for gamers and htpc addicts to change between speaker modes using shortcuts and remote controls. I myself just created two shortcuts. One for headphones mode ("speakersetup.exe hp") and one for stereo speakers ("speakersetup.exe 2"). I assigned a hotkey to each and now I can just press ctrl-f2 before starting Counterstrike to switch to headphones. You can also use it with AutoHotKey to assing a single hotkey to cycle between speaker modes (go there for an example). So here are the details:Useage:speakers Read more:Change
A lookup combobox in flex 2008-03-17 23:37:00 If you are used to the LookupComboBox control in delphi or the similar ones in .net and you wish you had something like that for flex well wait no more. Here is a LookupGridColumn component:LookupGridColumn.mxml code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mx:DataGridColumnxmlns="*"xmlns:mx=""editorDataField="LookupValue"labelFunction="Lookup"><mx:Script><![CDATA[// LookupGridColumn.mxml// Help here: -combobox-in-flex.html //the lookup field of the lookupProvider objects[Bindable]public var lookupField: String;//the description field of the lookupProvider objects[Bindable]public var resultField: String;//the provider for the values of the combobox[Bindable]public var lookupProvider: Object;//given an object, it will return the lookup's descriptionpublic function Lookup(
Desktop Tower Defence Review 2008-03-16 13:58:00 In 1998 the mighty Blizzard released my favorite strategy game which is Starcraft. I'm still playing it 10 years after its release and I can't wait for the sequel. There is a Starcraft's custom map/mod called Tower
Defense. Your purpose in this mod is to kill all units before they reach the other side of the map. If a unit reaches the destination you lose. Your only way of stopping those units is by building and upgrading different kind of towers. You pay for the towers and the upgrades with the money you earn by killing creatures. There are many flying units, armored units, fast units, bosses that come wave after wave, with each wave getting stronger as time goes by. This sounds simple and silly but it's exactly the opposite. It's an extremely addictive and enjoyable puzzle game. You cou Read more:Desktop
Grim Fandango Font Editor 2008-03-15 10:55:00 This will allow you to edit fonts for the game Grim Fandago. It works like an icon editor andit was used for converting the game's codepage to greek - translation project forum pageFirst get a codepage ascii character map like this.Check which codes you need to change for the game to support your codepage.Load a laf file, change the fonts for each character code and then save it.Download it: GrimFontEditor
Cycle nvidia display outputs using command line and autohotkey 2008-03-14 21:46:00 New nvidia graphic cards usually come with a tv output, a vga output and a dvi output. You can use those outputs at the same time or you can switch between them. I prefer the latter. Going to the control panel all the time to switch displays was a pain in the ass. So I made this autohotkey script to cycle between my TV, my Monitor and my Projector using Ctrl-F2:currentMode = 0^F2:: ;Ctrl-F2if (currentMode = 0) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard TA,,Hide ;TVcurrentMode = 1} else if (currentMode = 1) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard DA,,Hide ;DVIcurrentMode = 2} else if (currentMode = 2) {run rundll32.exe NvCpl.dll`,dtcfg setview 0 standard AA,,Hide ;VGAcurrentMode = 0}return
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AutoHotKey + Two SoundCards + One Volume Control 2008-03-14 21:36:00 I use my audigy 2 for my speakers and my onboard sound card for my headphones so I can switch between them without plugging and unplugging anything.AutoHotKey is a nifty program that helps you assign scripts to keyboard, mouse or remote. It's quite useful for stuff you do often.Using AutoHotKey I managed to synchronize the volume for my two sound cards. It was getting annoying for me to monitor both volumes so I just came up with this script:SC120:: ;Mute Button on Microsoft Multimedia KeyboardSoundSet, +1, , mute, 3SoundSet, +1, , mute, 1returnSC12E:: ;Volume
Down ButtonSoundSet, -5, , ,3SoundGet, vol_Master, Master,, 3SoundSet, %vol_Master%, , ,1returnSC130:: ;Volume Up ButtonSoundSet, +5, , , 3SoundGet, vol_Master, Master,, 3SoundSet, %vol_Master%, , ,1returnWhere 1 and 3 are my sound c Read more:Control
PropellerTray 2008-03-28 07:18:00 So now that I have everything set up for diggbeep so it works ok, I thought about releasing a similar program for www.propeller.com. So after 3 hours of copy-pasting code I present you the "copy-paste-replace-etc" release notes:This windows application monitors your recent propeller (www.propeller.com) stories from your traybar. It will show you how many people vote each of your stories and how many people left comments using a simple MSN-like interface. You can also hear a sound when any of your monitored stories gets voted or commented while you do other stuff with your pc (Optional). All you have to do is run propellertray and enter your username.You need the .net 2 framework in order to run this. Get it from microsoft.Recommendations:- Use as long interval as possible because this will
DiggBeep - Hear your stories getting digged! 2008-03-26 20:13:00 DiggBeep is my new GUI program. It sits on your traybar and monitors your most recent stories. If you are a digg addict and want to know about your story's appeal you'll love this.DiggBeep will show you how many people digged each of your stories and how many people left comments using a simple MSN-like interface. You can also hear a sound when any of your monitored stories gets digged or commented while you do other stuff with your pc (Optional). All you have to do is run diggbeep and enter your digg.com username.You need the .net 2 framework in order to run this. Get it from microsoft.Recommendations:- Use as long interval as possible because this will consume both yours and the digg's server bandwidth. The default is 60 seconds.- For the same reason be cautious of how many stories you'l
DiggBeep 1.10 2008-04-06 16:03:00 The new version of DiggBeep is out! Now "popular" stories will be displayed using a blue background to separate them from the "upcoming" ones and when you double click on a story it will open the story page instead of the external link so you can see the comments. I also fixed a bug that appeared whenever someone undugg your stories and would make diggbeep beep forever!For those of you who haven't tried diggbeep yet, it's a story manager that sits on your traybar and whenever someone diggs or comments your stories it will beep! Find more information about it here.Note: First decompress this and then run it. It won't work if you just run the exe from the zip file.You can get it here: DiggBeep 1.10
PropellerTray 2008-03-28 07:18:00 So now that I have everything set up for diggbeep so it works ok, I thought about releasing a similar program for www.propeller.com. So after 3 hours of copy-pasting code I present you the "copy-paste-replace-etc" release notes:This windows application monitors your recent propeller (www.propeller.com) stories from your traybar. It will show you how many people vote each of your stories and how many people left comments using a simple MSN-like interface. You can also hear a sound when any of your monitored stories gets voted or commented while you do other stuff with your pc (Optional). All you have to do is run propellertray and enter your username.You need the .net 2 framework in order to run this. Get it from microsoft.Recommendations:- Use as long interval as possible because this will
DiggBeep - Hear your stories getting digged! 2008-03-26 20:13:00 DiggBeep is my new GUI program. It sits on your traybar and monitors your most recent stories. If you are a digg addict and want to know about your story's appeal you'll love this.DiggBeep will show you how many people digged each of your stories and how many people left comments using a simple MSN-like interface. You can also hear a sound when any of your monitored stories gets digged or commented while you do other stuff with your pc (Optional). All you have to do is run diggbeep and enter your digg.com username.You need the .net 2 framework in order to run this. Get it from microsoft.Recommendations:- Use as long interval as possible because this will consume both yours and the digg's server bandwidth. The default is 60 seconds.- For the same reason be cautious of how many stories you'l
Change speaker mode using command line (speakersetup) 2008-03-24 14:01:00 My new program is yet another command
line utility. This time it's about changing speaker settings mode found under control panel. I developed it mainly because I got tired of going to control panel to switch my mode to headphones every time I wanted to play Counterstrike. It's best suited for gamers and htpc addicts to change between speaker modes using shortcuts and remote controls. I myself just created two shortcuts. One for headphones mode ("speakersetup.exe hp") and one for stereo speakers ("speakersetup.exe 2"). I assigned a hotkey to each and now I can just press ctrl-f2 before starting Counterstrike to switch to headphones. You can also use it with AutoHotKey to assing a single hotkey to cycle between speaker modes (go there for an example). So here are the details:Useage:speakers Read more:Change
New blog launch 2008-04-15 17:44:00 I launched a new blog this week. It's all about babes found in video games. I couldn't find any good site about this.. weird topic so I built one myself. I do all the editing and photoshop (or should I say paintshop) work to fix, resize and optimize them for correct resolutions. If you want to contribute let me know. Here it is: 3d game babes. Hope you enjoy it!
A Unified Theory of Forces 2008-09-15 10:36:00 Let me start by quickly proving Einstein wrong. Dark Matter. There you go Mr Einstein. Goodbye theory of special and general relativity. Now say with me aloud: DARK MATTER IS GRAVITY WITHOUT MATTER. Go on... Say it three times.. four!.. 10 If you really think you got it now continue to the next step. You now have a unified theory of everything. Welcome to our early universe. Nothing there but just Read more:Forces
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