How to do Multiplayer Game Programming (w/CD)

Todd Barron, LostLogic “Multiplayer Game Programming w/CD”
Course Technology PTR | 2002-06-01 | ISBN: 0761532986 | 850 pages | PDF | 12 Mb

Multiplayer Game Programming is the first technical guide to enable you to write a complete Internet-ready video game using DirectX 8. The first part of the book covers the history of online gaming, the architecture of multiplayer games, basic networking, and an introduction to Visual C++ and Windows programming. After you cover the basics, you’ll move on to sockets, DirectPlay, Direct3D, DirectAudio, and DirectInput programming, as well as multiplayer game design. Whether you are new to game programming, or you have extensive game programming experience but want to break into the multiplayer phenomenon, this book is for you. Multiplayer Game Programming teaches you the skills necessary to create interactive, online games!
Download ebook and cd at Downloadanupload.blogspot.com here: http://downloadanupload.blogspot.com/2008/05/multiplayer-game-programming-wcd.html

Make 3D Web 2.0 Icon for your site with ease !

Well this is the latest trend, most of the well known sites has web 2.0 icons. Like many people, I am amazed at look of these icons. These icons generally have glass effect with tinge of 3D shadow.

I tried to make icon for my site(tothepc) and was successful to some extent. Most of my friends liked the icon, however there were some brickbats like: icon is too light, colors etc etc etc.

Here is my step by step guide of making a cool icon for your website or blog. FYI Davinder is my name !

Step1:Decide on the dimension of an icon. This depends on the structure of the template your are using. I went for 300px X 93px
Open Photoshop and and type the text for the icon. Then jazz it up with some stylish font type, I used ‘Garamond’

You can download and install font from this website or Google around. To install a font: go to C drive, Windows folder, fonts folder. Then click on File, click on install new fonts.

Step2:Create another text format of the stuff we have written till now. You can either write it again or use duplicate later function in photoshop.

In the box located at the bottom right part of Photoshop window, right click on the text you wrote in the first step.

In the pop up menu click on duplicate layer option. Then move the text as shown in the picture.

Step3:Now we need to rotate the second text layer and align it as shown in the picture. We can easily do this using rotate function in photoshop.

Here is how I did, Select and highlight the second layer and then press Ctrl and T. We will see guide lines forming rectangle around the text of second layer.

Move your mouse to any corner and then rotate the text. See the result in the picture.

Step4: Now we need to use shading or gradient to give that shadow effect. It is also very easy to implement.
Right click on the second text layer and then click on blending options in the pop up menu.

Then click on gradient overlay option in window titled ‘layer style’ Select gradient as ‘white-black’ shading. You can chose any based on the color scheme being used.

Step5: This is an option step, but is required to give that polished look to the icon. Here we need to add a vector shape and then increase transparency to give that 3D look.

In the toolbar on left select ‘rectangle tool’, then pick a oval shape and draw as shown in the picture. Fill white color in that and then we need to increase the transparency.

For this, highlight the oval shape layer and then move the opacity slider t about 30%. You can find opacity slider, right above the first layer in the little box with title ‘layer’

So, after doing all the above simple steps, we will get final logo in that web 2.0 look or what I say is 3D look. Of course, we can polish it further.

However, since I am still learning on it, I may write about enhancement in near future. In case you face any issue in performing any of the above step, feel free to contact me by adding a comment here.

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Make Windows Xp Genuine Forever

I am sure all of you must have heard of similar topics which promise to avail you the benefits of a genuine Windows Xp…..but even after you try all those methods you are probably disappointed.I wont disappoint you.

I promise that I will make you reap the benefits of a Genuine windows operating system.All I need is your patience to view this topic.

The most popular way? to make your Os genuine is to hunt up Genuine Operating system Product keys.I had tried this method before and to my suprise it worked…my Xp had become genuine,its not always a happy ending.I installed wmp 11 successfully by validating it,after few days I though of switching on automatic updfates as my copy of Xp was genuine…..It wasnt updating….I started wondering why??

I told myself that I should reevaluate my copy of Windows Xp.I did that and to my shock it wasnt a genuine one.WTF..How did this happen???It was genuine before a few days and now…non-genuine….I figured out why it had become non-genuine.This was because probably someone else had also found the genuine key I had hunted yp and they had used that key in an attempt to make windows genuie.

Now the key point here is that when I had the genuine key it was only? mine….i.e no one else had tried that key before…but when another guy uses that key Microsoft can find out two people are using that key.So because of that it considered that key as non-genuine.

Note:Genuine keys can only be used once.If they are used on different computers having same Operating system they become non-genuine.

Now I could have probably hunted upmore genuine keys,but I knew that hunting up more genuine keys wasn’t the solution to the problem because they can become non-genuine any time.I knew that I wasnt going to give up.No way…I have to somehow make my windows Xp genuine.

Finally I found out that some kind of registry change can be made to make Windows genuine.Chillax..Its not complicated.

Well…I probably bored you a lot.Let me get down to the point.

Ill tell you how to make windows Xp genuine.

Its more simple than anything you ever though about.

Explained in 5 simple steps.

Note:All the steps below are to be followed using Internet explorer otherwise they wont work.

Step 1:First we will confirm whether your copy of windows Xp is? non genuine.Click on the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx?displaylang=en

Step 2:On the right hand side you will find two options named “Validate Windows” and “Validate Office” Click on validate windows.

Step 3:You will find a pop up which will state”Did you notice the information Bar”Just tick mark the don’t show this message again box and click on Ok.

Step 5:On the top of your browser you will see the information bar where you will find the following text written”This site might require following ActiveX control…….”Click on the information bar and then click on install ActiveX control

Step 6:Another pop up box will appear asking you whether you want to install this software.Click on Install.

Step 7:Now it will tell you that you are a victim of software counterfeit,this means that your copy is pirated.If it doesn’t then your windows copy is already genuine.

1 simple step to make it genuine.

Download this file from rapidshare.It makes minute changes in the registry so that your windows xp becomes genuine.

Heres the link:http://rapidshare.com/files/115057416/GENUINE.reg.html

Run the file.It will ask you for a confirmation regarding whetjer you want to run it or not.Click on yes.

Now try all I told you i.e about how to validate your xp.After validating I bet that it wont tell you that your copy of x is pirated.It’s gonna congratulate you.

Try installing Wmp 11,Ie 7 or 8…..trying updating your Xp………..You are a free bird.Congrats!!!!

You have now got a Genuine xp.

DO COMMENT.

I told myself that I should reevaluate my copy of Windows Xp.I did that and to my shock it wasnt a genuine one.WTF..How did this happen???It was genuine before a few days and now…non-genuine….I figured out why it had become non-genuine.This was because probably someone else had also found the genuine key I had hunted yp and they had used that key in an attempt to make windows genuie.

Now the key point here is that when I had the genuine key it was only? mine….i.e no one else had tried that key before…but when another guy uses that key Microsoft can find out two people are using that key.So because of that it considered that key as non-genuine.

Note:Genuine keys can only be used once.If they are used on different computers having same Operating system they become non-genuine.

Now I could have probably hunted upmore genuine keys,but I knew that hunting up more genuine keys wasn’t the solution to the problem because they can become non-genuine any time.I knew that I wasnt going to give up.No way…I have to somehow make my windows Xp genuine.

Finally I found out that some kind of registry change can be made to make Windows genuine.Chillax..Its not complicated.

Well…I probably bored you a lot.Let me get down to the point.

Ill tell you how to make windows Xp genuine.

Its more simple than anything you ever though about.

Explained in 5 simple steps.

Note:All the steps below are to be followed using Internet explorer otherwise they wont work.

Step 1:First we will confirm whether your copy of windows Xp is? non genuine.Click on the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx?displaylang=en

Step 2:On the right hand side you will find two options named “Validate Windows” and “Validate Office” Click on validate windows.

Step 3:You will find a pop up which will state”Did you notice the information Bar”Just tick mark the don’t show this message again box and click on Ok.

Step 5:On the top of your browser you will see the information bar where you will find the following text written”This site might require following ActiveX control…….”Click on the information bar and then click on install ActiveX control

Step 6:Another pop up box will appear asking you whether you want to install this software.Click on Install.

Step 7:Now it will tell you that you are a victim of software counterfeit,this means that your copy is pirated.If it doesn’t then your windows copy is already genuine.

1 simple step to make it genuine.

Download this file from rapidshare.It makes minute changes in the registry so that your windows xp becomes genuine.

Heres the link:http://rapidshare.com/files/115057416/GENUINE.reg.html

Run the file.It will ask you for a confirmation regarding whetjer you want to run it or not.Click on yes.

Now try all I told you i.e about how to validate your xp.After validating I bet that it wont tell you that your copy of x is pirated.It’s gonna congratulate you.

Try installing Wmp 11,Ie 7 or 8…..trying updating your Xp………..You are a free bird.Congrats!!!!

You have now got a Genuine xp.

DO COMMENT.

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Edit ANY webpage!

This cool javascript that lets you edit any web page. Just copy and paste into your address bar.

javascript:document.body.contentEditable=’true’; document.designMode=’on’; void 0

To cancel EDIT MODE enter

javascript:document.body.contentEditable=’false’; document.designMode=’on’; void 0

Create Folders And Files With NO! Name

This trick will allow you to create files and folders without any name.

Just follow the following steps:
1.Select any file or folder.
2.Right click on it, press rename or simply press F2.
3.Press and hold the alt key. While holding the Alt key, type numbers 0160 from the numpad.

Note: Type the numbers 0160 from the numpad, that is, the numbers present on the right side of the keyboard. Don’t type the numbers which are present on top of the character keys.

4.Press Enter and the nameless file or folder will be created.

Reason: The file or folder that seems nameless is actually named with a single space.

But what if you want to create another nameless file or folder in the same directory ?

For this you will have to rename the file with 2 spaces. Just follow these steps below:

1.Select file, press F2.
2.Hold alt key and type 0160 from the numpad.
3.Release the alt key. Now without doing anything else, again hold alt key and press 0160.
4.Press enter and you will have second nameless file in the same directory.
5.Repeat step 3 to create as many nameless files or folders in the same directory.

(we’ve had a problem with deleting these folders, to do so, start your computer in safe mode and delete it from there.)

Crash Internet Explorer

Using Internet Explorer? There’s a good chance you’re IE Explorer crash on this site. A single line of code embedded in that site crashes most versions of IE.

Ha! My IE didn’t crash.. What do you say to that?!

No matter how you look at it, IE is still a horrible browser.

Prank Your Friends 😉
We encourage condemn tricking your friends into visiting this site…but if you really want to do it, here’s the link: Internet Explorer Sucks

How to Shutdown Xp Faster

Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers.

To shut down Windows XP faster you need to do some changes in your registry.

1. Click Start menu button -> Run…
2. Type in regedit and hit Enter.

3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Control Panel -> Desktop.

4. Now you must look for HungAppTimeout and WaitToKillAppTimeout. Make sure that HungAppTimeout is set to 5000.
5. Double click WaitToKillAppTimeout and set its value to 4000.

Click OK.
5. Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Control.

6. Double click WaitToKillServiceTimeout and set its value to 4000.

Click OK.
7. Restart your computer and next time you shut down it will be a lot faster.

Super Bluetooth Hack v1.08

Hey Guys Check out what I found from http://downloadanupload.blogspot.com/2008/05/super-bluetooth-hack-v108.html

Please note that this is for educational purposes ONLY

Once connected to a another phone via bluetooth you can call many functions.
– read his messages
– read his contacts
– change profile
– play his ringtone even if phone is on silent
– play his songs(in his phone)
– restart the phone
– switch off the phone
– restore factory settings
– change ringing volume
– And here comes the best

“Call from his phone” it includes all call functions like hold etc.
Notes:
1.) When connecting devices use a code 0000
2.) At start of programm on smartphones do not forget to turn on bluetooth before start of the application.

Compatible with:
Alcatel: One Touch 557, One Touch 557a, One Touch 735, One Touch 756, One Touch C550, One Touch C552, One Touch C552a, One Touch C750, One Touch S853
Asus: P525
Audiovox: SMT 5600
BenQ: A520, C30, EF51, P50
BenQ-Siemens: CL71, E61, S81, S88
BlackBerry: 6220, 6230, 6280, 6720, 7100, 7100i, 7130, 7130e, 7210, 7230, 7250, 7280, 7290, 7510, 7520, 7730, 8100, 8130, 8300, 8310, 8320, 8700, 8703e, 8707, 8800, 8820, 8830
CECT: A1000
Cingular: Cingular 2125, Cingular BlackJack
Dopod: Dopod 515, Dopod 557w, Dopod 565, Dopod 575, Dopod 585, Dopod 586w, Dopod 595, Dopod C720W
HP: iPAQ 510 Mobile Messenger
HTC: HTC MTeoR, HTC S310, HTC S620, HTC S650, HTC S710, P3400, P3450
Huawei: U526, U626
i-mate: i-mate Smartphone2, i-mate SP Jas, i-mate SP3, i-mate SP3i, i-mate SP5, i-mate SP5m, i-mate SPL
I-mobile: 510
Lenovo: V800
LG: B2000, B2050, B2070, B2100, B2150, C1100, C1150, C2000, C2500, C2600, C3100, C3300, C3400, CG225, CU400, CU500, F2400, G1600, G1610, G4015, G7100, KE770, KE800, KE820, KE970, KG110, KG195, KG200, KG220, KG225, KG240, KG245, KG290, KG300, KG320, KG800, LG KE500, LG-KE600, LG550, LX550, LX570, M4410, MG100a, MG105, MG220, MX510, P7200, S5200, T5100, TU500, U8210, U8290, U8330, U8500, VX9400, VX9900
LG Electronics: LG-B2060
Mitac: Mio 8390, Mio 8860, Mio 8870
Motorola: A1200, A760, A768, A780, A835, C155, C168, C257, C261, C290, C350, C350M, C380, C385, C390, C450, C550, C650, C975, E1000, E1070, E365, E380, E398, E398B, E398i, E550, E680, E680i, E770, E770-Vodafone, E790, E815, i830, i850, i930, K1, KZRK K1, L2, L6, L6i, L7-Vodafone, L71, Motorola Q, Motorola Q Plus, MPX220, PEBL U6, Razr V3, RAZR V3a, RAZR V3m, Razr V3x, RAZR V3xx, RAZR V3xxv, RAZR V6, RAZR2 V8, RAZR2 V9, RAZR2 V9m, ROKR E1, ROKR E2, ROKR E6, SLVR L7, SLVR L7e, SLVR L7i, SLVR L9, T720, V1050, V1075, V171, V177, V180, V186, V188, V190, V191, V195, V197, V220, V235, V300, V303, V360, V360-Vodafone, V365, V3c, V3i, V3m, V3r, V3t, V3v, V3x-Vodafone, V400, V500, V505, V525, V525M, V535, V545, V547, V550, V551, V555, V557, V600, V600i, V620, V635, V690, V80, V975, V980, V980M, W220, W315, W375, W490, W510, Z3
NEC: N600
Nokia: 2355, 2610, 2626, 2630, 2650, 2760, 2855i, 2865, 2865i, 3100, 3105, 3110c, 3120, 3125, 3152, 3155, 3155i, 3200, 3220, 3230, 3250, 3300, 3410, 3500, 3510, 3510i, 3530, 3586i, 3587, 3595, 3600, 3620, 3650, 3660, 5070, 5100, 5140, 5140i, 5200, 5300, 5310 XpressMusic, 5500, 6010, 6015, 6020, 6021, 6030, 6060, 6060v, 6061, 6070, 6080, 6085, 6086, 6100, 6101, 6102, 6102i, 6103, 6108, 6111, 6125, 6126, 6131, 6133, 6151, 6155, 6165, 6165i, 6170, 6200, 6220, 6225, 6230, 6230i, 6233, 6234, 6235, 6235i, 6255, 6255i, 6260, 6265, 6265i, 6267, 6270, 6275i, 6280, 6288, 6300, 6310i, 6500c, 6500s, 6555, 6585, 6600, 6610, 6610i, 6620, 6630, 6650, 6651, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6682, 6708, 6800, 6810, 6820, 6822, 7200, 7210, 7250, 7250i, 7260, 7270, 7360, 7370, 7373, 7390, 7500, 7600, 7610, 7650, 7710, 8600 Luna, 8800, 8800 Sirocco, 8910i, 9210, 9290, 9300, 9500, E50, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E70, E90, N-Gage, N-Gage QD, N70, N70-1, N71, N72, N73, N75, N77, N80-1, N90, N91, N92, N93, N93i, N95
O2: Ice
Orange: SPV, SPV C100, SPV C500, SPV C550, SPV C600, SPV C700, SPV e100, SPV E200
Panasonic: A210, SC3, VS2, VS3, VS6, X200P, X400, X400P, X500, X70
Pantech: PG-1400, PG-1410, PG-C300
Philips: 568, 588, 755, 756, 766, 768, 960, S890, S900
Qtek: 8100, 8500
QTEK: QTEK 7070, QTEK 8010, QTEK 8020, QTEK 8080, QTEK 8100, QTEK 8300, QTEK 8310, QTEK 8600
RoverPC: M1
Sagem: MY 302X, MY 301X, MY 400V, MY 400X, MY 401C, MY 401X, MY 401Z, MY 501C, MY 501X, MY 600v, MY 600x, MY 700X, MY C4-2, MY C5-2, MY C5-2 Vodafone, MY V-55, MY V-56, MY V-65, MY V-75, MY W-7, MY X-4, MY X-5-2T, MY X-6, MY X-7, MY X-8, MY X5-2, MY X5-2M, MY X6-2, MY Z-5, my411X, myX5-2v, Sagem myS-7
Samsung: A717, i300, i320, i320N, SCH A870, SGH A701, SGH A707, SGH C100, SGH C100G, SGH C130, SGH C140, SGH C160, SGH C170, SGH C200, SGH C207, SGH C207L, SGH C210, SGH C230, SGH C260, SGH C300, SGH C400, SGH C406, SGH C417, SGH D407, SGH D410, SGH D500, SGH D500C, SGH D500E, SGH D510, SGH D520, SGH D600, SGH D600E, SGH D720, SGH D800, SGH D807, SGH D820, SGH D830, SGH D836, SGH D840, SGH D900, SGH D900i, SGH E200, SGH E250, SGH E300, SGH E310, SGH E310C, SGH E315, SGH E316, SGH E330, SGH E330N, SGH E340, SGH E340E, SGH E350, SGH E350E, SGH E360, SGH E370, SGH E376, SGH E390, SGH E420, SGH E490, SGH E500, SGH E530, SGH E568, SGH E570, SGH E600, SGH E620, SGH E630, SGH E630C, SGH E690, SGH E700, SGH E710, SGH E715, SGH E720, SGH E728, SGH E730, SGH E736, SGH E760, SGH E780, SGH E800, SGH E808, SGH E810, SGH E820, SGH E830, SGH E840, SGH E870, SGH E878, SGH E890, SGH E898, SGH E900, SGH G600, SGH i300, SGH I320, SGH I607, SGH J600, SGH L760, SGH M600, SGH P200, SGH P300, SGH P310, SGH P400, SGH P510, SGH P777, SGH P850, SGH P900, SGH P906, SGH P910, SGH P920, SGH S300, SGH S300M, SGH S500, SGH T209, SGH T219, SGH T309, SGH T319, SGH T329, SGH T509, SGH T509S, SGH T519, SGH T609, SGH T619, SGH T629, SGH T729, SGH T809, SGH U600, SGH U700, SGH V200, SGH X100, SGH X100A, SGH X105, SGH X120, SGH X140, SGH X160, SGH X200, SGH X210, SGH X300, SGH X430, SGH X450, SGH X460, SGH X480, SGH X486, SGH X490, SGH X495, SGH X500, SGH X506, SGH X507, SGH X510, SGH X520, SGH X530, SGH X540, SGH X600, SGH X608, SGH X610, SGH X620, SGH X620C, SGH X630, SGH X636, SGH X640, SGH X640C, SGH X648, SGH X650, SGH X660, SGH X670, SGH X680, SGH X686, SGH X700, SGH X820, SGH X830, SGH Z107, SGH Z140, SGH Z170, SGH Z230, SGH Z240, SGH Z300, SGH Z370, SGH Z400, SGH Z400V, SGH Z500, SGH Z510, SGH Z530, SGH Z540, SGH Z560, SGH Z630, SGH Z720, SGH ZV10, SGH ZV40, SGH ZV50, SGH-i607, SPH A580, SPH A640, SPH A660, SPH A680, SPH A740, SPH A900, SPH A900P, SPH A920, SPH A940, SPH A960, SPH M500, SPH M510, SPH M610, SPH M620, Z130, Z150
Sanyo: S750, SCP-6600
Sendo: X
Sharp: 770SH, GX-L15, GX10, GX10i, GX15, GX17, GX20, GX22, GX25, GX29, GX30, GX30i, GXT15, TM100, TM150
Siemens: A31, A60, A65, A75, AL21, AP75, AX72, AX75, AX76, C55, C60, C62, C65, C65-Vodafone, C66, C72, C75, CF62, CF75, CF76, CX65, CX70, CX75, EF81, M50, M55, M56, M65, M75, MC60, ME75, MT50, S55, S57, S65, S75, SK65, SL42, SL45, SL55, SL65, SL75, ST60, SX1
Sony-Ericsson: D750, D750i, F500i, J200i, J210i, J220i, J230i, J300a, J300i, K200i, K300, K300a, K300i, K310, K310a, K310i, K320i, K500i, K508, K508c, K508i, K510a, K510i, K530i, K550i, K600, K600i, K608i, K610, K610i, K618i, K700, K700c, K700i, K750, K750i, K790a, K790i, K800i, K800iv, K810i, K850i, M600i, P1i, P800, P900, P910, P910a, P910i, P990i, S500i, S700, S700i, S710a, T226, T230, T250i, T290a, T290i, T610, T616, T630, T637, T650i, T68, V600, V600i, V630i, W200a, W200i, W300, W300i, W550c, W550i, W580i, W600c, W600i, W610i, W660i, W700i, W710i, W800c, W800i, W810i, W810iv, W830i, W850i, W850iv, W880i, W900i, W910i, W950i, Z1010, Z200, Z300i, Z310i, Z310iv, Z500, Z500a, Z520a, Z520i, Z530i, Z550a, Z550i, Z558i, Z600, Z610i, Z710i, Z800
T-Mobile: MDA Dash, MDA Mail, SDA, SDA (US name), SDA II, SDA Music
Tatung: M1
VK Mobile: VK4000
Vodafone: v1210, v1240, VDA II, VDA IV

Download: 1.19 MB
http://rapidshare.com/files/115057757/3153SBH.v1.07.rar

Mirror1:
http://w15.easy-share.com/1700388821.html

Mirror2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EZ3J4ILB

Mirror3:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jsnogmwnxvx

Pass: http://www.dl4all.com

Mirror4: (direct link for mobile browsers)

http://www.jamzezwebsite.webs.com/sbh.jar

40 Awesome themes for windows xp to look like Vista!

40 themes for windows xp | 29 MB
Download:
Go to http://downloadanupload.blogspot.com/2008/05/40-themes-for-windows-xp.html to view links