Archive for August, 2009

GraphicsPath Front – Vector drawing software

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

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GraphicsPath Front is vector drawing software based upon the GraphicsPath .net class.

Download (source and binaries) — Execute \bin\debug\GraphicsPathFront.exe or compile from source.

Some of the notable features include:

There are several limitations in this program due to the limits of the underlying GraphicsPath class. Though the code is in place to do so, nodes can not be directly edited once created, for example. Nor can different paths be drawn using different pens.

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Boggle.exe

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

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Boggle.exe is a computerized version of the Hasbro dice game. It’s intended to be played by multiple people infront of the computer using pens and paper, no internet play is supported as it’s ridiculously easy to cheat. The main neat feature of Boggle.exe over it’s physical counterpart is a board solver. Once the game is over, all of the valid words inside of the board are shown and can be highlighted (see picture).

Download (source and executable) — Extract to it’s own directory and run \bin\debug\Boggle.exe. words.txt must be in the same directory as the executable.

Installing Windows 7 from and to the same hard drive

Monday, August 17th, 2009

The reason why is pretty simple, DVDs are not remotely as fast as any other media, and in 2009, it’s starting to show. Flash drives are larger, faster, and more versatile than DVDs, and they’re costing less and less. But what about an older system that can not boot from USB storage? Well, there is an option, and that’s to use the destination drive as the source. Install the drive into a separate computer (via a usb dongle is fine) and follow these steps. Note that these directions work if you’re trying to make a bootable USB flash drive, too.

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Replacing an Inspiron 1525 LCD video

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Simple step by step guide to replacing the LCD on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop.

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