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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:30 AM

CascadeSkier Architecture

A lot has changed since the last article about the architecture of the CascadeSkier apps. So let’s get geeky and peek behind the scenes. The ecosystem includes a Windows 7 gadget, Windows Phone app, and a Windows 8 app. With all of these various...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:30 AM

CascadeSkier Clothing

I’ve been running this CascadeSkier thing on the side for five years now. The sidebar gadget is still running but will be phased out as people move to Windows 8. The phone app just crossed 1000 sales and the Windows 8 app is on track to overtake the phone...
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Monday, October 22, 2012 12:30 AM

CascadeSkier for Windows 8

Ever since we started getting word about Windows 8, I’ve been getting asked if I’m going to write a new version of the CascadeSkier application. Up until now, only Windows Phone users have been able to enjoy it, but I expect the Windows 8 market reach...
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Friday, April 06, 2012 12:30 AM

Blog Books

As you may already know , I convert each year’s blog posts into a hardcover book. I skipped it in 2010, so over the last month I’ve been putting together the 2010 and 2011 books. They include not only the blog posts but also my moblog photos and all my...
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Monday, January 23, 2012 12:30 AM

CascadeSkier for Windows Phone 7

I’ve spent way too much time working on my most popular Windows Phone app this winter. Version 3.0 hit the marketplace in November and I just released version 3.5. There have been numerous updates for various things but biggest changes were support for...
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Friday, March 11, 2011 12:30 AM

Windows Media Center LCD Arduino Project

JimM got me interested in Arduinos . They are simple electronics boards that contain almost everything you need to get started with your project. When it arrived in the mail, I connected it to the computer via USB, opened up the development environment...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:30 AM

My Windows Phone Applications

I now have seven applications in the Windows Phone marketplace so I thought I’d give you a quick rundown. You’ll see that it’s not quite as impressive as it sounds since some are sort of duplicates.   Cascade Skier This is my most successful app...
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Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:30 AM

Ceton InfiniTV Media Center Demo

About a month ago, I wrote a post about the guts of my Media Center PC . But what does it really do? Why did I build it? Since you can’t all stop by and check it out in person, I’ve put together a demo video. It’s dorky, I know. The...
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:30 AM

CascadeSkier Windows Phone 7 Application Version 2.1

Version 2.1 is now available in the marketplace. This latest update adds an application bar and improves the way that live tiles are handled. You can get it for $0.99 by searching for cascadeskier on your phone or by going into the marketplace . The demo...
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Friday, December 03, 2010 12:30 AM

Ceton InfiniTV Media Center

I’ve always been intrigued by the beauty of Windows Media Center. It comes with virtually every SKU of Windows now, but how can I get my cable TV hooked up to it? There have been various methods for the past few years, but nothing was good enough...
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Monday, November 08, 2010 12:30 AM

Harry Potter Newspaper

After doing the Halloween video , I decided to give special effects another try. This idea had been floating around in my head for a while and here is the result. It’s not perfect, but I thought it was good enough to share. If you’re curious, the main...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:30 AM

Windows Mobile Podcast Player

I have bad news. My 120GB Zune died. The original 30GB is still alive and well but Tyla uses that. My Zune got daily use in my car. I had all my music on there and I mostly used it to play the many podcasts that I listen to ( TWiT , Car Talk , Home Theater...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:30 AM

Stebel Nautilus Horn Installation

I received a Stebel Nautilus Compact Horn (ST-100) as a birthday gift from Mom and Dad. It’s a nice upgrade to the stock horn on my 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS. If you ride a motorcycle, you probably the feeling when somebody merges into you with their...
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Friday, April 16, 2010 12:30 AM

Computer Build

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned I was about ready to pull the trigger on the new computer. That day finally arrived and I carved out some time to put it together on Wednesday. The final parts list looks close to what I said in that post. Core i7-860 GigaByte...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:30 AM

Lulu

Two years ago, I raved about Lulu.com as I finished publishing a hardcover book for each year of my blog going back to 2002. It’s time to give them another plug. As you saw in the moblog, I just published volumes 2008 and 2009 of my blog book series....
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