July 2009 - Brian Peek's Blog

The second episode of my Coding4Fun Show is now up on Channel 9.  In this episode of the Coding4Fun Show, I interview Arian Kulp, creator of the MEF Utility Runner, a unified host for system tray utility applications.  Learn a bit about MEF and how it can be leveraged to create a plugin architecture for any application, as well as how it was used to create the MEF Utility runner, and how you can write your own plugins for this application.

You should see the video below if you have Silverlight installed, otherwise head over to the episode on Channel 9 to watch and download in a variety of formats for offline viewing.

The Coding4Fun Show: MEF Utility Runner with Arian Kulp

Enjoy!

I have posted a new version of WiimoteLib as a beta for people to play around with the Wii MotionPlus accessory.  Please note that this is not a stable release and should only be used if you wish to mess around with the MotionPlus.  Also note that only C# source code is included in this release as it is not a final build.  Here’s the change log:

v1.8.0.0

• Taiko Drum Master's TaTaCon drum controller supported (Dean Herbert)
• Bare-bones Wii MotionPlus support (wiibrew.org, testing by Tyler Tolley)
• WiimoteTest UI changed to add MotionPlus data
• Please note that the current version is VERY flakey and may not work at all for you.
• Pair your Wiimote, plug in your MotionPlus, call InitializeMotionPlus()
• Extensions plugged into the MotionPlus will give wacky results...not supported...yet!
• Internal changes to perhaps fix some threading issues

So remember, it’s a beta, it may not work for you, and the data you’ll get back from the accessory is just the raw data it provides.  You won’t get real orientation values.

That said, head over to CodePlex and give it a try!