Hello again,

Since entering into the Devsta challenge 2008, i have been watching the devsta Vista sidebar gadget and waiting for it to countdown the draw results.  Instead i have been watching 00:00:00:00!

Well not anymore!  I have modified the gadget to actually countdown the draw (well, until 8AM on 29th October).  I have also modified it so that it actually displays the correct icon in the gadget pane, and when dragging onto the sidebar.  You can download from the following URL (Its safe, i promise):

Devsta Gadget Download

Now you can sit and wait and watch the countdown!!

cheers,

James

UPDATE: Well i came in at 5th place, and wn $2000 worth of prizes, i'm pretty chuffed :D

Its been a while since i've updated this blog so I am finally updating with my entry in the Microsoft Devsta 2008 competition.

In keeping with the old school demo and graphics scene, i have created an ascii image viewer.  It takes you back to the old image rendering method of using text to display graphics.

It is also complete with an ascii based intro / demo.

Whats different about this??  It take an 'old school' methodology and re-creates it using new cool technologies like GDI+ with Visual Studio 2008.

Lets see how it goes :O)