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Release: SQL CRUD Generator CRUD = Create/Read/Update/Delete Wow, it has been over 7 weeks since my last post. I guess time just go away from me. Anyway, this week's release is a beta/preview of the SQL CRUD Generator that will allow developers to create simple tables for SQL Server, in addition to common stored procedures that accompany them (Create/Read/Update/Delete). Screenshot More Information/Download Posted By evandixon on 11/6/2011 7:26:37 PM View Comments (0)
Code Blog: Load Classes with Interfaces from DLL First Post! For all you developers out there, here is a new feature of this website: the code blog. Featuring code snippets and sometimes code libraries, here is the first post: How to load classes implemeting a specific interface from a DLL using VB.Net. Snippet Code: Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("[FileName]") 'Load the DLL Dim types As Type() = a.GetTypes 'Get all classes in the DLL Dim plugins As New Generic.List(Of [Your Interface]) 'This will be the list of instances of your interface For Each item In types 'Look at each class in the DLL For Each intface As Type In item.GetInterfaces 'Look at each interface this class implements If intface Is GetType([Your Interface]) Then 'Check to see if this interface is the one you are looking for plugins.Add(a.CreateInstance(item.ToString)) 'Add an instance of class implementing the interface you want to the list End If Next Next The code in the code snippet above will load a Generic List of [Your Interface] with an instance of every class implementing [Your Interface]. To make the code work, replace each [Your Interface] with the name of your interface (obviously), and you will also need to replace [FileName] with the URI of the DLL you wish to load from. Questions? Post a comment. [Legal Disclaimer (Yes, I have to include this): this code is provided as-is with no warranty. Use at your own risk] Posted By evandixon on 9/19/2011 10:13:05 PM View Comments (0)
Digital Powerpoint Theme Re-Publish No real update I've been so busy with things in real life, that I've neglected this website. But today, I have maintanenced the forum a bit so not only does it not have as many bugs, subforums are now supported, so I can divide up the news just like tags on a blog. This may enable some new things on this website, so check back later. Additionally, I have re-uploaded another powerpoint 2007 theme that you may want to try: http://www.uniquegeeks.net/index/downloads/fileinfo.aspx?fid=17&cpid=1 I don't have a screenshot yet, but I'll work on that. Check back next week for another update. Posted By evandixon on 9/12/2011 0:14:44 AM View Comments (0)
NDS Save Converter update Plugin system works for a larger range of formats now I am very hesitant to release this just yet due to lack of testing, but converting was somehow broken in v2.5, and I just had to release something. The conversion is fixed, and plugins are now updated. This is no longer the "NDS Save Converter", but the "Generic Save Converter that happens to have NDS formats built in". (Maybe I should just stick with the old name?) ANyway. Plugins no longer go in the /Plugins folder, but in the /Plugins/Format folder. Example, included is a GBA plugin in /Plugins/GBA. Developers can put plugins into folders like this, so they can use the converter to convert ANY kind of save file that has a raw format that comes in powers of two (256KB, 512KB, etc) and with a size less than 128MB. Download Page Posted By evandixon on 8/24/2011 10:43:15 PM View Comments (4)
Powerpoint Theme Re-Publish For lack of a program to release today, I am re-releasing a powerpoint theme featuring the background of this website's default theme: Space. Download Page Posted By evandixon on 8/14/2011 9:19:09 PM View Comments (0)
Class Gen Today, I have released Class Gen, a program that can create a class filled with readonly properties set with New() in Visual Basic.Net. Download Support Forum Posted By evandixon on 8/7/2011 10:54:50 PM View Comments (0)
Early Release: NDS Save Converter 2.5 Simple Batch Conversion and Plugins Today, I have released the NDS Save Converter v2.5, that supports simple batch conversion, and the ability for other developers to add their own save file formats in either VB.Net or C#.Net. Details included in download. Download Page Posted By evandixon on 7/30/2011 1:23:48 PM View Comments (1)
Sunday Release: Image Format Converter v2 Supports transparency I have released the next version of the Image Format Converter. This version can add transparency to PNG, TIFF, and WMF images. Download Page Posted By evandixon on 7/24/2011 12:59:33 AM View Comments (0)
Wednesday Preview: Future Update This time around, there isn't a new program, but an updates for current ones. This Sunday, either the NDS Save Converter will be updated for batch conversion, or the Image Format Converter will be able to add transparancy to images that support it. Check back later to find out. Posted By evandixon on 7/20/2011 7:41:56 PM View Comments (0)
Sunday Release: Encryption Pad Notepad clone with encryption The Encryption Pad has been released today. Download Page with more details Posted By evandixon on 7/17/2011 5:57:09 PM View Comments (0)
Wednesday Preview Of the upcomming Sunday Release of course. Sundays are when I plan on releasing things. Wednesday is now the day of revealing previews. I wonder what it will be? Hmmmm.... Posted By evandixon on 7/13/2011 10:59:02 PM View Comments (0)
Image Format Converter Released First weekly update in a hopeful series of weekly updates. I have released a new program: Image Format Converter (well, based on an older one that I lost the source to). It supports converting image files between the formats Bitmap, PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and WMF. This package has both a redistributable version and an MSI installer for those who prefer that. Download Page Discussion Forum Come back next week for a new software release (hopefully). Posted By evandixon on 7/10/2011 11:22:20 PM View Comments (0)
Server Change Complete And some other stuff The server change was a success, and the website has been updated to be more stable, and support more features (like the new downloads system). Additionally, the website has a new purpose now, and may have another one in the future (I'm still working on it, and don't want to announce it until I have content to support it). Just look at the top of the page - right underneath UniqueGeeks.Net. The system is still being constructed, so just check back later for more updates. I would like to say weekly updates, but I can't guarentee that yet. So, that was just a preview of what is in store. [Edit] It seems that data was slightly corrupted moving over to this new server. All line breaks in posts are now gone (editing them back in will fix it, though), in addition to some profile values (including signatures, birthdays, and even photos [only applicable to two users other than me. Contact me if you would like them back, because I have them in a backup I cannot restore]). Posted By evandixon on 7/3/2011 2:04:43 PM View Comments (0)
R2D2 Pumpkin More awesomeness Noel Dickover is the designer of the pumpkin shown above. Quote from Noel: For R2-D2, because I didn't have a pattern, I needed to have pictures of anatomically accurate R2-D2 pictures. I found these both with the Weta Sideshow R2-D2 sculpture and with some videos of fully functional R2-D2 units from the R2-D2 Maker's group. Then its a matter of taking the "real" R2-D2 and transposing it to the pumpkin you have. In my case, I might have made the top a tad to big, but overall, I was able to get all the elements into the pumpkin... I also used a sewing tape measure to keep certain distances internally consistent. Source Posted By evandixon on 10/20/2010 9:32:00 PM View Comments (0)
Stormtrooper Helmet made with Two Milk Jugs Here's an awesomely creative example of being resourceful A Star Wars fan built a Stormtrooper helmet out of two milk jugs. Yes, that helmet in the picture was made with those plastic milk gallons in your fridge right now. The full instructions are available over on his site but the gist of it was rather simple. He used an exacto knife to cut out specific pieces of the milk jug and a hot glue gun to put it all together. Some spray paint and a sharpie finished up the project, leaving him with the best bang for your buck Star Wars helmet available. I wonder how he would make Darth Vader. [Filth Wizardry] Send an email to Casey Chan, the author of this post, at cchan@gizmodo.com. This was posted on Gizmodo Posted By t3chmaster on 10/10/2010 9:18:17 PM View Comments (1)