After a few changes the Xbox Friends Watch Gamercard now runs on Beta 2. The few changes I had to make included updating the project file in Visual Studio to match Beta 2 Adding System.Net as a reference since the WebClient class has moved there Changing Storyboard.GetClockState to…
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Xaps One of my favorite new features of Silverlight 2 is the new Application model. Moving on from version 1.0, where JavaScript instantiation was the only way to start your app and you were restricted to the same origin as the web page, enter the Xap. The new packaging model, not only …
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Download 1.1 Now Performance Improvements A week ago, I posted the first version of the Xbox Friends Watch Gadget. I received a lot of great feedback and feature suggestions. The most noticeable was the excessive amount of memory consumed for some people. I've gone through and …
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Wow, so much feedback on the Xbox Friends Watch Gadget its crazy. Major Nelson did end up posting a link to the gadget (thanks Duncan) and the flood gates opened. 47 comments so far on my post, 120 comments on Major Nelson's, 1,388 views on the demo screencast on Channel 9 and according …
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[UPDATE: version 1.1 has been posted, performance improvements and an auto version checker now included.]
HALO 3 is out and my Xbox is now getting the love it truly deserves. Multiplayer mode in HALO is a lot of fun and even more fun when you can play with friends. Thus, a perfec…
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I've had this entry rattling around in my head for a bit and after seeing Phil blog about it, its time to get it out.For my birthday my wife, with a bit of reluctance perhaps, gave me the gift of Oblivion. Now I was really looking forward to the game, I've always been a fan of fan…
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Yes, its finally happened. This weekend I had a little relax time and was able to play Geometry Wars, which is just about my sole purpose for getting an Xbox360. I unlocked the "Score 1,000,000" achievement! It feels good, I love that game.…
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On November 1st, we announced a Gadget contest on MicrosoftGadgets.com. Last night I was pleased to send congratulatory emails to our three winners. Thanks for the contributions guys, hope you enjoy your Xbox 360!DonavonLive Clock Community rockstarthat set the standardPopolDalXbox Live GamerTag …
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