See what happens when you merge Mario, Lego and Plasticine and stick it all on your monitor. See the photo | read digg story Ian seems to think we’ve not had much to do this Friday afternoon but we were waiting for a build to finish, your honour 🙂
Using SAPI with nAnt
I’ve been successfully using Microsoft’s Speech API (SAPI) in Visual Studio 2005 to create samples to demonstrate how we can harness text-to-speech capabilities. However, to get this to work with nAnt I had to be able to reference the Microsoft Speech COM component in the <references> section in a nAnt build file.
Getting real with speech
As part of the continuous research into new ideas, I’ve been helping out research and evaluate RealSpeak Telecom from Nuance. One thing that’s not instantly clear from the documentation is how to play back the ‘standard.pcm’ file that the standard demonstration application they provide generates. To be fair to them, they do tell you that… Continue reading Getting real with speech
Blog It!
It’s been a busy time at Esendex Towers because behind the scenes we’ve created a whole new service for anyone whose wanting to blog on the move. BlogIt is a free service where you can sign up to be able to blog by text message. There are a lot of fancy mobile phones out there… Continue reading Blog It!
Windows Alive
In a way, Microsoft are trying (seemingly desperately) to play catch up. This is an ironic statement in itself being the market leader in so many sectors of the computing world. Windows Live services have been trying to keep pace with the various Google Apps that have been appearing, including Google Docs & Spreadsheets etc.… Continue reading Windows Alive
You don’t know XBox Live
Regardless of your thoughts on the various merits of each of the games consoles jostling for the top spot, the XBox 360 has the upper edge for me every time. Yes, the Nintendo Wii is amazingly addictive, but the Wiimote is often jittery and lacks accuracy at times (why bother with skill when you can… Continue reading You don’t know XBox Live
Having a Ballmer
“I would love to see all open source innovation happen on top of Windows” Ballmer: All open source dev should happen on Windows | The Register Obviously all that flapping up and down screaming “Developers, developers, developers, developers” (see after the break) has starved Steve Ballmer of critical oxygen supply to his brain of late.… Continue reading Having a Ballmer
Test Driven Documentation
Esendex fully embraces the idea of test-driven development (TDD), something I was introduced to during my time at Fujitsu-Siemens Computers. Microsoft have just released a new MSDN site called the Tester Center Home. Whilst I’m sure its got some useful information on it, the matter-of-fact MSDN style doesn’t invite me to delve into it to… Continue reading Test Driven Documentation
Joost a minute
With the news today that the Skype founders, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have quit Skype as eBay decide they’ve paid too much for the company, the future of the online telephony service is feeling a bit more shaky. Skype for all it has done for introducing IP based telephony to the masses is another… Continue reading Joost a minute
Wave goodbye to your cash?
With Visa payWave, you simply wave your Visa card in front of a secure reader, and you’re on your way. Most of the time, a signature is not required for purchases under $25, plus, you retain control of the card during the transaction, which reduces the risk of fraud. Visa USA | Personal | Visa… Continue reading Wave goodbye to your cash?