Applications
German Keyboard Modifier
I was asked the question “how can i get German letters with my keyboard” and so i have reworked an old application into a German Alphabet Helper app. You can simply hit the letter you want 3 times to transform it into the German Equivalent. At the moment only Ö ö Ä ä Ü ü ß are supported but this is easily modified.
To install simply Click Here to download and follow the steps below.
RegFodder – Windows Registry Modifier
This simple tool allows users to make a bunch of registry changes and save them into a script file. Each script has a title, description and optional image. When the app loads you are presented with a list of all of your scripts and a search box which allows you to filter the list. Scripts can also be nested allowing one script file to perform many smaller tasks.
A dock style shortcut bar.
This project is written in visual basic. The application sits above the clock and pops up when the mouse cursor hovers over it … clicking the icon runs the corresponding script. The scripts contain a list of programs, if the first one cannot be found; the second one will execute and so on. Download the application & sourcecode here.
There is also a general script that loads on boot that allows you to set shortcut keys, at the moment the application will launch google if F12 it pressed. Once run, the application will set itself in the registry to run when windows loads. This option can be disabled by right clicking the programs icon next to the clock and unticking the autoboot option.
Telephone Messenger – PhoneMsg
Phone Messenger is a fairly recent application I came up with. It simply drops your messages on an SQL database and Notifys you (within 30 secs by default) if someone sends you a message. When the app first launches it asks you to select your ID from a list and then it just sits quietly as an icon down near the clock. It will automatically add itself to the registry so it loads with windows, u can disable this feature by right clicking the icon and unticking the autostart option. Download Source & Server Files Here.
Internet Kiosk Software & Parallel Port Interface
This Visual Basic Project replaces the explorer.exe file on a windows machine to turn it into an internet kiosk. The parallel port is scanned for signal, on collecting a signal the application adds time to the browser. When the time runs out the session expires and a store advertisment appears. Hooking a coin reader into the parallel port was a bit too buggy, sometimes the system wouldnt read the coin drop, so we implemented a ticket system. › Continue reading
Fractal Generator (MandleBrot)
Sounds fancy doesn’t it, this application was a strange one to build. Its great fun to zoom down and claim your own spot in fractal space =D.
After reading a bit about how fractals are formed, I got a basic idea of how to go about drawing one. The program starts at a point on the screen, then it grows in intensity, when it gets to our desired value (derived from the equation) we put the color down that represents that value, then move on to the next pixel … sometimes the pixels do not grow to this desired value quickly so we have a cut off point (the black areas represent these points). From this point i simply multiplied everything or divided everything to zoom and shrink the image. It was great fun to make but requires a pretty powerful computer to run after a few zooms. Turning the threshold down will make the app run smoother but youll get a lot less detail.
Text Manipulator / Replacer
This cool little app I built to play a joke on a guy at work, every time he types certain words the application replaces the word with whatever I tell it. You can add as many words and their replacements to the replace.txt file as you like. (actually 500 is probably the limit). Download Source and Application Here
As well as being a great prank tool, you can use this app to make shortcuts. As a coder u might like to type <IMG and have the app replace that with a full line of <img src=” width=” height=” />. At the moment I have it running at work if we type “foodz” it presents us with a list of phonenumbers for the local pizza / sandwich shops etc =D
When defining your replacement text you can put some special characters in braces, for example: {enter} {tab} {up} {left} & many more, for a full list you can look at the visual basic sendkeys function here.
Simple Magnifier Application
This little app simply freezes the screen and pulls up a magnifying glass. Normal operations continue in the background, its just a snapshot of the screen that your looking at. Ive tested it in windws XP, Vista and Window 7 and its still a fantatsic little app to add to your quickstart menu next to start button. Download Visual Basic Source here or if u just want the Magnifier Here.
Visual Basic Shuffle Picture Game
this is a very simple picture shuffle game, you have to move pieces of a picture into their correct position, but they grow and shrink in different positions. Source Code is Included as well as Executable. Download Here.
Javascript Pick The Pairs Game
A very basic “flip the cards and find the pairs” type game, still needs a bit of work, sometimes I.E wont preload the images so you can’t see the images flipping. It works fine on most systems, just some I.E settings or updates on certain systems giving me grief (in I.E8 hit the compatibilty icon in address bar to fix) … still working on it! Simply replace images with whatever theme you like, at the moment its set up with random web icons.