Basic4GL Facebook Page

About a Month ago I created a group on Facebook for Basic4GL, which can be found here.

There's more information about the group here on the Basic4GL forum.

OpenGL SuperBible Sources

The source code for all the examples in the 5 editions of the OpenGL SuperBible can be found here.

You can also browse the sources for the newest edition of the book here.

View unread emails in Gmail

Ever had the problem in Gmail where you've got unread emails but can't find them amongst all your other messages?

There is a useful tip on this webpage which will tell you how to find all your unread emails.

Basically it involves just typing label:Unread in the Gmail search box.

SDL_gfx-2.0.22

I've compiled the latest version of SDL_gfx for any Windows users who need it. The lib & dll files can be downloaded from here & the Code::Blocks project can be found here.

CoD: Black Ops Perks List

From this post on the Call of Duty: Black Ops Blog it looks like the full Perks list has been released for the game.

UEFI > BIOS

According to this news story on the BBC website by 2011 the BIOS chip in PCs will be replaced by a UEFI chip which will decrease boot times to a few seconds.

Live Search Site

Nice site here which uses the Bing API to obtain search results as you type.

BarTab Firefox Add-on

If you're worried about opening too many tabs in Firefox because it might use up a lot of memory, you should try BarTab.

3D Fractal Animation

Excellent video rendered with the free piece of software called Mandelbulber.

Replay YouTube Videos

Ever wanted a YouTube video to replay automatically?

If you have just visit TubeReplay.

Windows Audio Problems

Ever had this problem in Windows, where you can't hear any sound & you get the following message...

There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, Go to Control Panel and Other Hardware, and then click ADD HARDWARE.

Solving it is quite simple, just go to the Start menu & select Run... then type in services.msc.

In the Window which then appears on screen, scroll down & find Windows Audio then click start.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

A new video has been released showing multiplayer footage of Call of Duty: Black Ops.

SDL_gfx-2.0.21

I've compiled the latest version of SDL_gfx for any Windows users who need it.

If you just want the DLL & library then download this. If however you'd also like the Code::Blocks project as well, download this.