This (SphereXP) is almost painful to use. Not that it's a bad design (it's very interesting), but I've seen the videos from a while back (I'm working on something that competes along these lines, have to keep tabs...). Two things I would say to the coder: 1.) CSGL is no longer being developed. Switch to Tao (http://www.randyridge.com). 2.) Try and keep the amount of effort (moving around, switching tasks) to a minimum. Download the videos, you will see what I mean. Lots of bad clicking and scraping while moving around the sphere.
The biggest problem I've run into (again, I'm working on something in the 3D Desktop arena), is that in windows, you cannot jack the Paint APIs (easily). So you can't just grab a window and throw it into OpenGL. Additionally, you can't modify the source (closed-source) to grab the windows...Which I am attempting to rectify with some assembly code, but it's still a pain.
The nice thing about Tao? Cross-platform (somewhat). As for my program? It will be released after I finish the assembly.
The two have a lot in common. They both look nice from a distance, but once you start using them, inexplicable thoughts of violence race through your mind...
Having said that, Windows has come a long way from the 9x series.
Red Bull is nothing. You want to get jazzed, try drinking a Sky Rocket (availible from thinkgeek.com). 100 Mgs of caffeine per ounce, 25 ounces total. 2.5 grams of caffeine. That will get you up in the morning.
I think the networks have found a new way for gaining revenue: adjusting the polls (keeps people watching the tube). Just when you think one candidate is winning (and you can go to bed), the networks do a 180.
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This (SphereXP) is almost painful to use. Not that it's a bad design (it's very interesting), but I've seen the videos from a while back (I'm working on something that competes along these lines, have to keep tabs...). Two things I would say to the coder: 1.) CSGL is no longer being developed. Switch to Tao (http://www.randyridge.com). 2.) Try and keep the amount of effort (moving around, switching tasks) to a minimum. Download the videos, you will see what I mean. Lots of bad clicking and scraping while moving around the sphere.
The biggest problem I've run into (again, I'm working on something in the 3D Desktop arena), is that in windows, you cannot jack the Paint APIs (easily). So you can't just grab a window and throw it into OpenGL. Additionally, you can't modify the source (closed-source) to grab the windows...Which I am attempting to rectify with some assembly code, but it's still a pain.
The nice thing about Tao? Cross-platform (somewhat). As for my program? It will be released after I finish the assembly.
Yes, because GoTo statements are in vogue!
The two have a lot in common. They both look nice from a distance, but once you start using them, inexplicable thoughts of violence race through your mind...
Having said that, Windows has come a long way from the 9x series.
How many people on slashdot have ever tried filing for a patent (software or otherwise)?
Red Bull is nothing. You want to get jazzed, try drinking a Sky Rocket (availible from thinkgeek.com). 100 Mgs of caffeine per ounce, 25 ounces total. 2.5 grams of caffeine. That will get you up in the morning.
I think the networks have found a new way for gaining revenue: adjusting the polls (keeps people watching the tube). Just when you think one candidate is winning (and you can go to bed), the networks do a 180.
Go Bush!