Cyotek.Drawing.BitmapFont Version 2 Released
A new version of our BMFont parsing library has been released.
Cyotek Development Blog
Initial thoughts on the Adafruit I2S 3W Stereo Speaker Bonnet for Raspberry Pi
Thoughts and observations using the Adafruit I2S 3W Stereo Speaker Bonnet for Raspberry Pi over the last week and a half.
Richard Moss
Committing to a Git repository using custom dates
How to specify custom committer and author dates when committing to a git repository via the command line, helpful when setting up repositories for historical code.
Richard Moss
Adding Scripting to .NET Applications
An article describing how you could add JavaScript script support to your .NET applications via the Jint package.
Richard Moss
Writing DOOM WAD files
In a prior post, I described id's WAD format used by classic games such as DOOM and how to read them. This post covers how to write them. As with my first post, this only covers the original WAD format, not the enhanced ones which followed.
Richard Moss
Decoding DOOM Picture Files
In my previous post, I described id's WAD format used by classic games such as DOOM and how to read them. While researching the format though, I wasn't 100% sure that I was extracting lumps properly - the only readable file I'd discovered was `DMXGUS` in `DOOM1.WAD`, and also `LICENSE` in `DARKWAR.WAD`... hardly conclusive. Armed with the specification from the DOOM FAQ I decided to take a brief segue into decoding the pictures to verify the lumps I was extracting were valid.
Richard Moss
Reading DOOM WAD Files
WAD "Where's All the Data" files used by DOOM and various other games are simple containers, similar to zip and other archive formats, without additional complexity (such as compression) and data-centric rather than file. This article describes how to read the WAD files used by DOOM, DOOM II, Rise of the Triad and similar games of that area. The article covers reading of a WAD and extracting its contents
Richard Moss
A review of the Argon ONE Raspberry Pi 4 Case
A review of the Argon ONE Raspberry Pi 4 case and my initial experiences with it.
Richard Moss
Installing Mopidy and pHAT Beat on a Raspberry Pi
Installing Mopidy on a Raspberry Pi Zero W using the pHAT Beat audio hat.
Richard Moss
Tools we use - 2019 edition
A round up of the different software tools used by Cyotek over the past year.
Richard Moss
Resolving compile error "Interop type cannot be embedded. Use the applicable interface instead"
When working with COM interop libraries you may receive the compile error "Interop type cannot be embedded. Use the applicable interface instead". This article describes two common causes of this error and how to resolve it.
Richard Moss
CanoScan LiDE 100 Windows 10 and Windows 11 Compatibility
Although officially the Canon CanoScan LiDE 100 scanner is not supported on Windows 10 or Windows 11, I have found that it is fully functional. This article describes the versions of Windows I have tested the scanner with along with any observations.