Put some magic into your life

Now you can have one....

My all new "Magic Message System" is now available for download. If you've ever wanted a message system as good as the one in Computer Science at Hull University then you can have one... For now. I'm going to make it play videos and do 3D next. And I might not give that version away......

Because it uses Windows Presentation Foundation you will need either Vista or XP with .NET Version 3.0 installed.

So, what does it do? Well, it will display a slideshow of your Flickr pictures and at the same time read messages off an RSS feed reader of your choosing. We are going to use it on our plasma screen in the meeting area.

You can find it here.

Comments

[Kim]

I've noticed this installed in the department 'chill out' zone. If I may be so bold, might I suggest a minor adjustment? It's just that the white text on pastel coloured backgrounds is rather hard to read, perhaps a darker palette would be better.

[Rob]

I'm addressing the colour schemes at the moment. I tested the output on an LCD which looked OK, but I have noticed that some of the colours look a bit washed out. Version 2 will fix this (as always...)