tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230667452012-01-09T02:21:25.763-08:00Highlighting some of my more technical adventuresBricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15198181959237268022noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-25272516714650075672011-10-31T20:02:00.000-07:002011-10-31T20:06:12.252-07:00

In case anyone missed it, I released a second preview of Image Resizer 3. I wanted to get the existing bits as stable as possible so I fixed a few bugs and created a setup bootstrapper so there is no longer separate 32-bit and 64-bit installers. The main feature I added was multi-threaded resizing so now all those powerful cores on you computer can be used for resizing. I set this release as the

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I recently implemented a check for updates feature on my Image Resizer for Windows, and wanted to share my experience for the benefit of other CodePlex project coordinators and developers. When looking for a solution, I came across a few features of CodePlex that looked like they might be interesting, but most of them turned out to be dead ends. CodePlex Web Services Using the CodePlex Web

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I just released the first preview of Image Resizer 3. For more details, see the link.

Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15198181959237268022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-79608780406548255302010-12-03T18:51:00.000-08:002010-12-03T18:51:08.683-08:00

One of my biggest pet peeves is when, after switching resolutions, your windows' sizes become too small to work with. This is particularly bothersome in Media Player, Outlook, Visual Studio, and Zune. So I wrote the following registry script to reset them to their default sizes. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences] "XV11"=- "YV11"=- "WidthV11"=- "HeightV11"=- [

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I recently got a Windows Phone 7, and I had a great idea for a project: a lightweight Team Foundation Server client. It doesn't need to be a full-blown client because there are only a handful of things that I would actually care about on a mobile device.  My initial thoughts are to prioritize the features as follows. Work items Read and comment (Pri 0) Update (Pri 1) Create (Pri 2) Source code

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Lately, I've been working on version 3 of my Image Resizer.  I think I'm finally narrowing in on the interface design (your feedback is welcomed).  The text may change a bit for the final release, and I might add a footer to the dialog, but I'm pretty happy with the way it's looking. The Advanced settings link will pop up another dialog box that will let you set things like the following.JPEG

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I just wanted to give a quick update and let everyone know that Image Resizer 2.1.1 was released today.  Head on over to the downloads page to get it now. I'm getting serious about version 3 of the utility, and I wanted to get a few of the community-contributed features out to the public before I started changing everything.  The features in this release include the following. Progress bar (by

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A member of the CodePlex team at Microsoft recently contacted me.  He asked me if I would be interested in allowing CodePlex and PreEmptive Solutions to use my project as a showcase for an upcoming integration between their two companies.  I was flattered by this opportunity; however, I realized that in order to participate, I would have to rewrite a majority of my project into .NET.  Being the

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Today I did a little brainstorming about what I want version 3 of the Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows to be like. Probably the biggest thing I want to do is a complete overhaul of the user interface. This will probably include things like: More entry points Explorer toolbar resize option Drag-and-drop menu handler Better error reporting Branding Just so you can get a feel of what

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Version 2.1 of the Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows was actually released on Friday, December 11th, but I'm just now getting around to writing about it. (I've been sick for a few days.) This was a particularly tricky release to plan.  The decisions of what to include in this release were governed by the following principles: Release as soon as possible Only include work items that

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So, what do you get when you cross an android with a rhinoceros? I have no idea, but that's exactly what I've been doing over the past few weeks. I recently downloaded the Android Scripting Environment (ASE) that I discovered on Google Labs. ASE is a nifty little project that allows you to write scripts for your Android device. At the time, the project supported the following languages: Lua

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Today I installed SyntaxHighlighter on my blog. Now I can post beautiful code examples just for you fellow geeks! using System; internal class Program { private static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); Console.WriteLine(); Console.Write("Press any key to continue . . . "); Console.ReadKey(true); } }

Bricenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-67062256723120098762009-10-09T13:08:00.014-07:002009-10-29T11:44:47.415-07:00

About a month ago, I finally gave in and decided to join the smart phone revolution. After careful consideration, I decided to go with the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (powered by Google Android). I was attracted to the liberating UI, the elegant system architecture, and, of course, the great SDK. I had been racking my brain for a couple weeks trying to think of a great application to make when, all of a

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I've recently created a work item on my Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows project titled New Advanced Options. Basically, I am proposing the following changes: I would greatly appreciate any feedback you may have on this. Please see the Work Item for more details.

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Last Saturday was the one year anniversary of my Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows project. I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the project's highlights of the past year. A few years ago, my mother asked me if there was an easier way to resize photos. My dad had walked her through the steps of doing it one picture at a time through Photoshop, but that was such a tedious

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It's finally here -- the moment you've all been waiting for. Last night, I released version 2.0 beta of my Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows. The most notable new feature is 64-bit support. This project was a lot of fun because it was my first production-quality C++ application. The code could still use a lot of optimization and error handling, but I'm happy with my work. I have tested

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Over this past week, I have been working hard to get my Image Resizer Powertoy Clone for Windows working on Vista x64. I have tried every tweak I could think of to get the current version working, but to no avail. I believe that the problem is due to the fact that the project is written in C#/.NET. When a .NET Assembly is registered as a COM object, it uses mscoree.dll as the in-process server

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I just released another version of my Image Resizer PowerToy Clone for Windows. Thanks to a feature request by rshelq, the quality of images has been drastically improved. Would you believe it, that little tool is up to 10,209 total downloads. It's popularity just keeps growing; it has averaged 90 downloads per day in the past three months. It'll be exciting to see where it goes from here.

Bricenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-89704996641148870392008-10-31T10:19:00.005-07:002009-10-29T13:41:05.604-07:00

About a month ago, I switched my server from Gentoo Linux to Windows Home Server. I have quite enjoyed the new platform. I love how tightly it integrates with my other Windows desktops (and my XBox ...if I had one). I can pull up Windows Media Player and access any media on the server directly. There is also an external web page that allows me to connect to the server or other desktops on the

Bricenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-3381745875192339462008-04-12T08:58:00.003-07:002009-10-29T09:36:40.912-07:00

Remember that wonderful Image Resizer PowerToy Microsoft released for Windows XP? I have recreated it and now it will also work on Windows Visa! This is an incredibly useful tool that allows you to mass-resize images just by right-clicking on them. Click here to download Image Resizer PowerToy for Windows Vista. Enjoy!read more | digg story

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I have been thinking of a project that would be beneficial to everyone, and worth my time to develop. I think I have come up with it. Anyone remember Doug? Doug was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. Every episode begins and ends with him writing in his journal. We have been counseled many times by various people to keep a journal. Psychiatrist say that it helps us organize our lives

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Today I finally beat Minesweeper on Expert. It took me about a year of trying, but I finally did it.

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Rich Mina of CA spoke to us. He wasn't very techinical, but he had some good advice to concider for our future careers. Food was provided by Catering By Bryce. It was excelent as usual.

Bricenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-1147360787974534682006-05-11T08:12:00.001-07:002009-10-29T10:05:20.232-07:00

ACS had a lot of people come: Michelle Martin Lou Dibella Doug Barton Steve Gardanier David Carroll Steve McNamara Lunch was by Kneaders. They ran out of food, so I went to Panda Express with Lannon. I was late to the presentation, but the speakers that I heard gave us some really good advice. Concerning ACS, I don't think that I would want to work there -- They're the company does work for

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Jim Reach of IBM spoke today. Food was provided by Chick-fil-A. I didn't go for two main reasons: I don't like chicken. I have little iterest in IBM. "That guy was arrogant." - Mike Polleys

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Today, Chris Henley of Microsoft came and spoke to us during lunch. His speach was very interesting. He is a very passionate guy with a good set of values. He had a lot of great things to say about Microsoft as a company. I am definentally keeping the option of Microsoft as a career open for my future. Lunch was tacos from Gecko's Mexican Grill.

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This week is career week at Neumont University. This means that at noon every day this week we will have the operatunity to listen to a guest speaker from some big-name company. Oh, and the best part of all -- FREE LUNCH! Alan Clark and Cheryl Williams came to speak to us about some of the things that go on at Novell. I really liked their outlook on the future. Novell is highly involved in the

Bricenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23066745.post-1143758086520765482006-03-30T14:31:00.001-08:002009-10-29T10:34:06.125-07:00

Quick Searches (i.e. Smart Keywords or Search Prefixes) are supported by most web browsers. Here is a list of quick searches that I have found very useful: amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=Test map - http://www.google.com/lochp?q=Test google - http://www.google.com/search?q=Test php - http://www.php.net/manual-lookup.php?pattern=Test man - http://manpage.willempen.org/?search=

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Last week, David Oakes and I managed to complete the entire high-level design of our current project all by our selves (a task that should take a large number of people). Today, we meet with our professors for a project status report meeting, and they were quite astonished at our accomplishments. This seemed to justify the stress we underwent.

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Hello, I'm Brice, I am currently living in South Jordan, UT and going to school at Neumont University. I love developing software, and have been doing so (in some form or another) since I was 12-years old. When I am finished with schooling, I hope to move to the Puget Sound area. I've never blogged before, so I can't say exactally what I'll post here, or even if I'll post at all! But I'll try...

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