3rd February, 2008 TellyPrompter v1.1 released

Version 1.1 of TellyPrompter is now available. The main new feature is a rather neat programme grid, which displays all of your channels together so that you can view the whole day's viewing in one place.

Smaller features include real-time updates of the programme list and grid displays, and a new "check for updates" feature to make upgrading easier in the future.

25th January, 2008 TellyPrompter v1.0 released

I have just released the first version of a new freeware application which TV fans in the UK may find useful.

TellyPrompter is a TV listings guide and reminder service, covering 70 UK TV stations and 10 radio stations. Its main purpose is to allow you to configure flexible reminders for programmes you are interested in watching. TellyPrompter will then notify you of all forthcoming programmes each time you start your PC.

You can also use it to browse the next week of programme listings and to perform searches through all of the listings.

There are lots of options and different ways of using the application -- for more information and to download, see the TellyPrompter information page.

1st December, 2007 Retrospec Advent Calendar 2007 now online

It's that time of the year again, and I'm pleased to be able to announce that after a break for the last couple of years, this year we have put together another fantastic Retrospec advent calendar.

As always it's full of Christmassy images based on all your retro gaming favourites, and each day we'll reveal another picture. Just click the door for today to open it.

And best of all, we have a special surprise for the last calendar entry. But you'll have to wait to find out about that... :)

17th September, 2007 ADCollectionsVisualizer v1.1 and source-code released

Today I have made a minor update to ADCollectionsVisualizer so that it is now able to support all classes that derive from Collections.CollectionBase. Also included with this release is the source-code, so if you are interested you can download and examine how it all works.

If you have any suggestions for changes or improvements, I would love to hear them.

25th August, 2007 New web site launched: www.icangames.com

I am pleased to announce the launch of a new web site and a new game for children. The site, I Can Games, can be found at www.icangames.com. From here I plan to release a series of games for very young children, helping them to familiarise themselves with using the keyboard and mouse, and learn to interact with the PC.

The first of these games, I Can Press Keys is also available to download. This game, designed for children aged between 1 and 3 years, offers a number of different animated scenes and sound effects which are activated simply by pressing keys on the keyboard. The game takes over the screen completely, preventing your child from accessing the Windows desktop behind. This means they can use the computer without being able to access any applications or documents that they shouldn't be able to reach. The game is available to download now.

Have fun pressing keys!

3rd June, 2007 New VS2005 Visualizer: ADCollectionsVisualizer

My second Visual Studio 2005 visualizer is now available to download. This provides easy access to the content of a whole range of collection and dictionary objects in VB.NET or C# applications when in break mode. All of the System.Collections and System.Collections.Specialized classes are covered, as are several further classes used by IIS objects in the System.Web namespace.

The collection/dictionary content is displayed in a grid, and can also be saved to disk or copied to the clipboard if required.

Full details and instructions on how to install and use the Visualizer can be found on the ADCollectionsVisualizer page.

24th May, 2007 New VS2005 Visualizer: ADImageVisualizer

I have now released a new Visualizer I have been working on for Visual Studio 2005. It allows you to easily view images contained within variables in your VB.NET or C# applications when in break mode.

Image details are displayed such as the dimensions and pixel format, and the image may also be manipulated and saved to disk.

Full details and instructions on how to install and use the Visualizer can be found on the ADImageVisualizer page.

3rd January, 2007 Updated SnowFall screen saver

I have just released a small update to my SnowFall screen saver. Version 1.1 includes a "quality" setting. Reducing the quality will allow many more snowflakes to be displayed before the graphics start to slow down.

22nd December, 2006 New screen saver available: SnowFall

I'm pleased to announce the release of another free screen saver. This one is entitled SnowFall, and displays showers of beautiful snowflakes across the screen. Get it while it's cold!

22nd December, 2006 Minor Polymorf3D update

I've now released a minor update to Polymorf3D. The only new feature in version 1.2 is that it has support for widescreen monitor resolutions.