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Brian Peek

http://www.twitter.com/brianpeek

Microsoft C# MVP, Author and Geek

Areas of Expertise:

  • C#
  • .NET
  • VB
  • XNA
  • GIS
  • ASP.NET
  • Hardware
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • programming
  • training
  • writing

Biography

Brian Peek is a Microsoft C# MVP who has been developing in .NET since its beginnings in beta form0. Along with .NET and its associated languages, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also an expert in a variety of technologies including web development, GIS, graphics, game development, robotics and hardware interfacing. In 2005 he developed the software for The Finalizer, the world's first .NET-driven battlebot, showcased at TechEd 2005. Currently, Brian is a member of the Coding4Fun writing team, contributing articles on a monthly basis. He has developed demos and content for various events Microsoft has participated in including Mix and Maker Faire. His Wiimote library is currently the most viewed and downloaded project on the Coding4Fun site. You can reach Brian via his blog at www.brianpeek.com.

Books

Coding4Fun Coding4Fun
by Dan Fernandez , Brian Peek
November 2008
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99

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Blog

Brian's blog posts are hosted at:
http://www.brianpeek.com/blog/

Ask the Experts at MIX10

March 10 2010

As I posted earlier, I’ll be attending MIX10 this year, and I will be taking part in the Ask the Experts panel on Monday evening at 5pm.  I will be at the C# table since I’m a C# MVP, so stop by and start a discussion!  Experts in a… read more

ThinkGearNET Library

March 08 2010

I have written and posted a new library that allows .NET developers to easily connect to and use the Neurosky MindSet headset from any .NET application.  You can find the source code and a binary of the library at CodePlex.  Usage is very simple and may seem familiar to… read more

MindBlaster Article Posted

March 08 2010

My latest Coding4Fun article on the creation of my game MindBlaster is now available!  This is a game I wrote using XNA Game Studio 3.1 that combines a Nintendo Wiimote and a Neurosky MindSet headset to create a game you play entirely with your head.  If you were at… read more

MIX10, Coding4Fun Show, and You!

March 08 2010

I will be at MIX10 showing off MindBlaster once again.  More on that shortly… But, more importantly, are you going to MIX10?  Do you have a fun or interesting project you’d like to talk about?  Let me know!  I’m looking for people to interview for the Coding4Fun Show.  I’m… read more

TweeVo

February 20 2010

TweeVo, my latest article and application, is now up at Coding4Fun.  If you own a TiVo and have a Twitter account, this is for you.  TweeVo is a simple background application that polls selected TiVo boxes in your home and tweets what they are recording to a specified Twitter account.… read more

Acer 1420P Leaky Handle Driver Fix

January 31 2010

I wasn’t lucky enough to receive the Acer 1420P laptop given out at PDC this year since I was “staff”, however I wound up picking one up on eBay for a very reasonable price.  I received it last week, added an additional 2GB of RAM, used my Windows Home Server… read more

Multi-touch Madness Slides and Code

January 13 2010

Thanks to everyone who attended my TVUG session last night!  I have uploaded the slides and code for this session which can be downloaded here.  Note that you’ll need Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 for most of the samples, and you will need to have the Surface Workstation SDK… read more

Multi-touch Madness at Tech Valley .NET Users Group

January 08 2010

For my fellow Capital District folks, I’ll be giving a session to the Tech Valley .NET Users Group (TVUG) this Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 6:30pm all about everything you’ve ever wanted to know about multi-touch in Windows 7 and beyond!  Here are the details…. Multi-touch Madness! Where: Versa… read more

Coding4Fun at PDC Video Recap

December 20 2009

It looks like all of the Coding4Fun videos pertaining to PDC09 have been posted along with most (all?) of the Channel 9 Live videos.  For those interested in the Coding4Fun recap vids, have a look… Channel 9 Live at PDC09: Coding4Fun Clint Rutkas, Brian Peek and Tim Higgins with… read more

Coding4Fun Show in Orlando

December 09 2009

I know it’s short notice, but is there anyone in or around Orlando, FL working on a cool or interesting project that would like to have it shown off on Channel9 and Coding4Fun?  I’ll be in town Thursday and Friday this week (12/10/09 and 12/11/09) and would love to… read more

PDC2009, Coding4Fun, and Mind Blaster

November 23 2009

Another PDC is over and I’m happily relaxing before work starts again on Monday.  Lots of announcements, free laptops for attendees (not me, sadly), and plenty of time spent in our Coding4Fun area with my project.  We even had the opportunity to take part in a live broadcast on Channel… read more

PDC 2009

November 09 2009

PDC 2009, starting November 17th, is almost upon us and I’ll be heading out to the conference once again with my Coding4Fun/Channel 9 playmates.  Anyone else heading out to the big show? We won’t be doing a Coding4Fun session like we did last year, but I will have another fun… read more

Tech Valley Code Camp 2009

October 29 2009

The Tech Valley Code Camp is almost here!  This year’s camp will be taking place on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at SUNY Albany from 9am-3pm and is absolutely, 100% free for everyone to attend.  So far we have 18 sessions scheduled for everything from LINQ to Silverlight to the iPhone… read more

Akismet Spam Filter for Community Server 2008.5

October 25 2009

It appears the fantastic Waegis spam filtering site used to block blog comment spam has been down for over a month as the author tries to find hosting and figure things out.  Sadly, that leaves a lot of Community Server users with no decent comment spam blocking solution since… read more

Windows 7 Launch Party in NYC

October 24 2009

I had the extreme pleasure of being invited to and attending the Windows 7 Launch Party in New York City on October 22nd.  I went down to the city with fellow MVP Bill Pytlovany, author of the popular WinPatrol security software.  You can watch a video of the entire… read more
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