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Why?

CorySmith — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:17:00 GMT

Why aren't there any decent audio libraries for .NET? Don't get me wrong, it's nice that the framework supports some audio features in a very simple way if you want to just play something. However, if you need access to the audio data to manipulate it in whatever way or just want to know the duration, play location, audio levels, etc... why is it so difficult? To add, there are now nearly a handful of audio sub-systems to choose from... Windows Multimedia, Asio, DirectSound and the new audio subsystem included with Windows Vista / Windows 7. It seems that if you want to play in the world of audio, you really have to get your hands very dirty by digging at full depth into API land.

Oh well, guess it's time to get my hands dirty. ;-)

Touring through Northwest Arkansas

CorySmith — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:43:00 GMT

I'll be leaving either tonight or tomorrow morning (really early) to start heading to Fort Smith, AR. Tuesday evening will be in Springdale, AR and finishing up Thursday evening in Harrison, AR.

If you are in the area of *all* three user group, consider attending all three since each group will host a different topic.

LINQ - An Average Joe's Guide (or "It's not all about SQL")
Fort Smith .NET User Group (Fort Smith, AR)
September 14th, 2009 - 6:00pm

ClickOnce - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group (Springdale, AR)
September 15th, 2009 - 5:30pm

Comparing WinForms to WPF
Ozark .NET User Group (Harrison, AR)
September 17th, 2009 - 6:00pm

As always, look forward to a heathly dose of conversation (not presentation).

It's looking like it will be raining all the way through Wednesday. :-( Bad for motorcycling, but might be good for you. If you are in the area and would like to get together, contact me and we'll see what we can do.

Fort Worth .NET Users Group - January 20th

CorySmith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:12:00 GMT

If you're in the area, don't miss my presentation: What's New in .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1.

Additionally, I've decided to extend Microsoft's extreme generosity by giving away a copy of MSDN Premium **WITH** Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite!!!!!! Yes, you read that correctly! It's the edition that lists for $10,939!!!!!!!

I'm not giving away the actual packaged product, but what I'm giving away is a card that contains an activation number so you can activate your 1 year subscription. All you have to do is show up, participate in the meeting... oh yeah, and you ***MUST*** RSVP, following the instructions on the Fort Worth .NET Users Group site!!!!

Even if you don't win, it is my hope that your intention was to see my presentation. ;-)

All I can say is "Huh?"

CorySmith — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:23:00 GMT

OK, so I took the step forward and decided to live on the uber bleeding edge. As you can see from the image, I decided to go ahead and install Microsoft Visual Studio Codename Orcas Beta 1 on my main machine. Yes, the same machine I'm running Vista x64 on. The biggest reason for doing this is the "support" in Visual Studio 2005 for WPF is, ummm, let's just say lacking. So the first thing I do after completing the install is create a new WPF Application project and what do I see? (Look at the photo.)

Now don't get me wrong, I am completely aware that this is a beta. Yes, it's a relatively early beta. However, considering that WPF is installed by default on Vista and Vista (I would assume) is the short term future for Microsoft (over the next 5 years or so if recent release track times withstand)... wouldn't you think that the WPF designer would at least look like Vista on Vista? What is this TONKA TOY crap doing on my beautiful desktop?

At least when I launch the application, the window border looks as you'd expect. Whew! Scared me for a moment. ;-)

I haven't gotten much further than this, so stay tuned for further details as I progress forward.