April 2008 Blog Posts
I've done the unthinkable and have decided to try out Twitter. You can "follow" me at http://www.twitter.com/BrianPeek . Let the grand experiment begin...
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I have posted the slide deck and sample code used during my Introduction to Microsoft Robotics Studio with Lego NXT session given at the Tech Valley Code Camp on April 19, 2008. Thanks to all who attended my session and the camp. Looking forward to the next one...
Cross Posted from www.brianpeek.com.
Steve Hobley recently sent me a link to his amazingly awesome project, a "laser harp" implemented using a Wiimote and my Wiimote library. The video is below. Fantastic project!
Cross Posted from www.brianpeek.com.
Where have I been? Sadly, nowhere good. My father passed away extremely unexpectedly on March 4, 2008 and life has been hectic and chaotic ever since. I'm finally back into some sort of routine, so it's time to update here and explain what's going on outside of the unpleasantness. First off, I've been contracted to co-author a book for O'Reilly (tentatively) titled Coding4Fun with Dan Fernandez from Microsoft. The book will be a compendium of 10 (give or take) projects that, as the title suggests, combine fun and coding. I'll update as we go through the process. Secondly, I'll be...