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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/silverlight-5-rc-new-xna-features/' addthis:title='Silverlight 5 RC New XNA Features ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>The Silverilght 5 RC brings with it some new features for 3D and XNA – Effects, RenderTargets, Multisample Antialiasing, and more. We’ll be updating the online content soon, but in...2September 1, 2011

    Silverlight 5 RC New XNA Features

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/load-a-3d-model-in-silverlight-5-beta/' addthis:title='Load a 3D Model in Silverlight 5 Beta ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Silverlight 3D Model Importer Project If you’re looking for a quick way to get a 3D model loaded using the Silverlight 5 Beta, check out the Silverlight 3D Model Importer...6May 9, 2011

    Load a 3D Model in Silverlight 5 Beta

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/3d-effect-class-for-silverlight/' addthis:title='3D Effect Class for Silverlight ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Summary This article explains key differences between shaders and effects and describes how to implement high-level “effect” functionality and why you might want to. If you just want the code:...0April 23, 2011

    3D Effect Class for Silverlight

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/hlsl-shader-build-task-with-visual-studio-integration/' addthis:title='HLSL Shader Build Task with Visual Studio Integration ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Do you wish Visual Studio would compile your HLSL files automatically for you? With this build task it can! This is especially useful for taking advantage of the new 3D...15April 22, 2011

    HLSL Shader Build Task with Visual Studio Integration

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/hlsl-syntax-highlighting-in-visual-studio-2010/' addthis:title='HLSL Syntax Highlighting in Visual Studio 2010 ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I was looking for a quick way to get syntax highlighting for HLSL inside VS 2010 and came across the NShader project. Install the extension, restart VS, and if you’re...0April 21, 2011

    HLSL Syntax Highlighting in Visual Studio 2010

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/silverlight-3d-samples-from-mix11/' addthis:title='Silverlight 3D Samples from MIX11 ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>The 3D samples from my MIX11 session are now online. You can grab them on MSDN Code Gallery. XNA Math Library – Math library from XNA which is planned for...34April 18, 2011

    Silverlight 3D Samples from MIX11

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/silverlight-3d-graphics-at-mix11/' addthis:title='Silverlight 3D Graphics at MIX11 ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I’ll be at MIX11 on Wednesday April 13th to talk about a fantastic new feature coming to Silverlight 5 – 3D Graphics! I hope you can make the session or...8April 9, 2011

    Silverlight 3D Graphics at MIX11

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/change-the-computer-name-on-a-mac/' addthis:title='Change the Computer Name on a Mac ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Normally you can change the computer name on a Mac by going to System Preferences / Sharing. After binding a workstation to Open Directory I was unable to change this...2February 13, 2011

    Change the Computer Name on a Mac

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/age-of-mythology-under-parallels/' addthis:title='Age of Mythology Under Parallels ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Age of Mythology: Including Titans Expansion is a great game, and since the Titan’s Expansion was never released for the Mac, running the PC version is a job for Parallels....4February 6, 2011

    Age of Mythology Under Parallels

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/mac-with-insomnia/' addthis:title='Mac With Insomnia ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>One thing I have struggled with through the years is getting computers to sleep and wake up like they’re supposed to. I have usually found the culprit to be one...2February 5, 2011

    Mac With Insomnia

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/age-of-empires-iii-settings/' addthis:title='Age of Empires III Settings ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I noticed while playing Age of Empires III under Parallels that my settings weren’t saved. It turns out that the game uses a hard wired location for the path of...0January 30, 2011

    Age of Empires III Settings

  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://aarononeal.info/itunes-determining-gapless-playback-information/' addthis:title='iTunes Determining Gapless Playback Information ' ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_pinterest_pinit"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I recently experienced an issue where every time I launched iTunes it insisted on “Determining gapless playback information”. That wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t freeze iTunes for 2...2January 23, 2011

    iTunes Determining Gapless Playback Information

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