Learn to leverage the power of DirectX in C# with the help of these videos. I started programming when I was 10 years old because I couldn’t afford to pay for video games so I learned how to create my own. I haven’t written any games since I was a teenager, though I recently created some educational games to help my kids learn to read the numbers 1-30. That was fun. Now I can finally build that MMPORG version of PONG I’ve been wanting to create! 
It’s good to see the continued progress and support for better desktop integration and performance as well as tighter integration for web services support without having to depend on Java EE.
In this Wired article Jim Harper takes John Glimore’s challenge to see what it’s like to travel on a plane cross-country without identification. One funny byproduct of his experiment is that you can get through the security checks faster without ID than with ID, assuming you dress well and act nice. Interesting read.
So Dell has some new models to show off. OK. The desktop is an interesting mod case. The XPS M1210 12.1″ notebook is a nice MacBook competitor. The real doozy is the XPS M2010, a huge portable desktop with a 20.1″ screen and weighing in at 20lbs! It has an interesting way of folding together for portability with a detached keyboard and all. I’m just not sure what the suite spot for this is. Uber LAN partier? Laptop for bodybuilders? Users reminiscing about the good ole Osborne days? It’ll be interesting to see how this model is adapted in the marketplace. CNet has more pictures and a review here.
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