Sebastien St-Laurent's (AKA Sebby) WebLog
EasyRegex Update and release of EasyBarcode
I have released a minor update to EasyRegex. Turns out a little bug in my licensing code would cause...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/14/2006
EasyRegex, new tool for the avid .NET Regex developer!
Download EasyRegex 1.0.0 and use it free for the beta period. Build libraries with your regular...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/11/2006
Paradoxal Press, 10% off Amazon Sale
This month, Paradoxal Press is running a 10% off Amazon's price on all their books. This means:...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/10/2006
Tom Miller's review of "The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide"
Tom Miller has posted a review of "The Complete Effect and HLSL Guide"...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/10/2006
Amazon Sales Rank Watcher Version 1.1 is now out...
Managed to find some time to do some more work on my Amazon Sales Rank Watcher software. I want to...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/09/2006
"Practical .NET2 and C#2" featured on The Code Project
A new post is up on "The Code Project" in regards to "Practical .NET2 and C#2" containing general...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/07/2006
Practical .NET2 and C#2 Now Shipping and on Sale!
We have recieved our copies of "Practical .NET2 and C#2" last week and all orders on...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/02/2006
Flight Simulator 10 : Shader 2.0, 3.0... Do I need to upgrade my hardware?
By now, i'm sure you have seen some of the latest screen shots for Flight Sim 10. If not, take a...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/01/2006
Books : "Practical .NET2 and C#2" by Patrick Smacchia
By Patrick SmacchiaISBN 0-9766132-2-0Jan 2006 (896 pages) List Price: $59.95 Our Price: $41.96 and...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 02/01/2006
Practical .NET2 and C#2 has arrived!
Finally recieved my copies of Practical .NET2 and C#2 on Monday. Been busy shipping pre-orders and...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/26/2006
Farewell Steve Lacey and good luck!
Steve Lacey, my boss, mentor and the man at the core of Flight Simulator graphics is leaving the...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/26/2006
Amazon Sales Rank Watcher (Take 2)
For those who had difficulties installing the app, there was a dependancy problem I had not noticed...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/16/2006
The cat is out of the box (or the plane is our of the hangar)
I'm a little late with the news but at CES, the next version of Microsoft Flight Simulator was...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/14/2006
Author/Self-Pub Tool - Amazon Sales Rank Watcher
I have written a little took to track and chart the sales rank of various products on Amazon.com. It...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/14/2006
Paradoxal Press announces “Practical .NET2 and C#2” (ISBN 0-9766132-2-0), a complete manual to taking advantage of C#2 and the Microsoft .NET2 Framework
REDMOND, WA – Paradoxal Press (www.ParadoxalPress.com) is proud to announce the first title of its...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 12/17/2005
Free PDF Version of "The COMPLETE HLSL Reference" is up for grabs!
Paradoxal Press has just released a free PDF version of their "The COMPLETE HLSL Reference". The...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 11/15/2005
www.TheHopeMosaic.com to raise funds for hurricane victims
Since hurricane Katrina hit, I wanted to find a way to help the victims of the hurricane. Although...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 09/25/2005
Moving my blog to https://sebby1234.blogspot.com/
I've made the decision to move my blog to more neutral grounds. Although being on blogs.msdn.com is...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 08/20/2005
Playing "Doctor Hot Potato"...
If you occasionally read my blog, you know about the weird illness that my wife has been dealing...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 08/14/2005
Volume Shadows VS Shadow Maps.?.
Recently I have been experimenting with using shadow maps instead of volume shadows. I was a fan of...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 08/04/2005
Self Publishing Update.
Well it is finally time. After about 8 months of labor on my own time, my second book (The Complete...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 08/04/2005
Press Release - Video Game Developers Take Full Advantage of Graphics Hardware with “The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide”
Paradoxal Press (www.ParadoxalPress.com) is proud to announce that the official release of “The...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 08/04/2005
Press Release - All Microsoft Meltdown 2005 Attendees to Receive a Free Copy of...
All Microsoft Meltdown 2005 Attendees to Receive a Free Copy of “TheComplete HLSL Reference” on July...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 07/15/2005
My book proof is in!!
Yesterday, I've recieved the proof version of my upcoming book "The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide"....
Author: sebby1234 Date: 07/01/2005
Books: "The COMPLETE HLSL Reference"
By Sebastien St-LaurentISBN 0-9766132-0-4May 2005 (20 pages) Order Today!List Price: $7.99 Our...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 07/01/2005
Book: "The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide"
By Sebastien St-LaurentISBN 0-9766132-1-2September 2005 (324 pages) Pre-Order Today!List Price:...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 07/01/2005
Free IPods... Myth or scam? (2 month update)
It has been about two months since I initially started the process. Although I have not posted an...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 06/04/2005
Long time no post... Again!
Well it has been a little over one month since my last post. As usual, life has a way of drowning...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 06/04/2005
Long time no post....
It has been somewhat of a while since i've posted anything significant. I have a few minutes to burn...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 04/22/2005
Free IPods... Myth or scam? (week 3 update)
Well, it has been almost 3 weeks since my initial post (more like 2 1/2) and its time for another...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 04/16/2005
Free IPods... Myth or scam? (week 1 update)
It has been about one week since my original post and thought it might be time for a little update...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 04/04/2005
I will be speaking at the upcoming GDX (Game Developers eXchange 2005)
I have been invited by Thomson (Course PTR) to conduct a secction at the upcoming Game Developers...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/31/2005
Book Announcement: The COMPLETE HLSL Reference
In my press release earlier today i've announced two new books. Well, one book and one booklet. I've...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/28/2005
Book Announcement: The Complete Effect and HLSL Guide
In my press release earlier today i've announced two new books. Well, one book and one booklet. I've...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/28/2005
Press Release - Paradoxal Press Announces “The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide” and “The COMPLETE HLSL Reference”, a Complete Set of Reference Manuals for Video Game Developers
REDMOND, WA (PRWEB) March 28, 2005 -- Paradoxal Press (www.ParadoxalPress.com) is proud to announce...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/27/2005
When it rains, it pours!! (part deux)
Just wanted to do a quick appology to everyone who found my post depressing. Was by no means my...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/27/2005
Free IPods... Myth or scam?
[EDIT] Taken my referal link out since some people seemed irritated by it. My point is to see who...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/27/2005
GDC 2005: Microsoft GDC Slides Now Online...
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e9d5a43-a045-4ed8-99ae-09f3d69211ee&Di...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/21/2005
RenderMonkey 1.6 has been released.
This kinda went under my radar but on March 3rd, ATI release a new and improved version of...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/18/2005
GDC 2005: Conference Slides Online.
Both NVIDIA and ATI have posted their GDC presentation slides online for your viewing pleasure....
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/18/2005
SCAD-Atlanta and Thomson Course Technology Present Game Developers eXchange 2005
Also note that I will be a speaker at the following conference... Atlanta, GA; March 15, 2005 -- The...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/15/2005
GCD: Radiance Transfer (Irradiance Volumes for Games)
Thought the talk would be more interesting but overall is a same rehash of the classic spherical...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/15/2005
GDC: Optimizing for DX Graphics
First of all, this was a session sponsored and given by ATI so obviously what is mentioned here is...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/15/2005
GDC: Industry Rants (Burning Down the House)
This year at GDC, one of IGDA's big focuses was the quality of life issues that have been brought up...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/15/2005
Work, GDC, Publishing, ... (Update for 03/07/05)
It's been a while since i had much of interest to discuss. Thought I'd do a roundup of what has been...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/07/2005
Finally Back...
After almost a whole month of no posting, I am finally back. I have been spending the last four...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 03/03/2005
Paradoxal Press seeks authors of computer graphics and programmming books.
Yes that is correct. We are looking for new or veteran authors who have completed manuscripts or...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/28/2005
The Worst of News (part 2)
You may remember a little while back i had mentioned that my mother had been diagnosed with a form...
Author: sebby1234 Date: 01/28/2005