November 2012 - Rich Stokoe

Automatic Task List in Visual Studio

Posted on November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 by rich

The Task List in Visual Studio is apparently very well hidden. But if you’ve ever put a “TODO” comment in some code in Visual Studio, you’ve already started to use it! This is a feature of Visual Studio that has been around since at least VS 2005 and yet I talk to so many developers […]

Christmas List Message to Santa

Posted on November 8, 2012 by rich

This morning I sent my Christmas list to Santa Claus, ol’ Saint Nick, Pére Noel, Hanky the Christmas Poo, or if you’re feeling traditional, Father Christmas. To: Amy (The Wife) From: Richard Subject: Christmas List Dear Santa, This year I have been a very good boy, I even let Amy get a rabbit (even though […]

Landing the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012 by rich

“Ladies and Gentlemen, does anyone know how to fly a plane?” The question they should be asking is, of course, “does anybody know how to LAND a plane?” Flying is easy. Landing is hard. It is every Flight Simulator geek’s dream to be asked into the cockpit to save a pressurised tube full of terrified holidaymakers. […]

Flying the Boeing 737

Posted on November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 by rich

Last weekend I traveled to Harrogate in Yorkshire to try my hand at flying the Boeing 737-200 airliner. Hidden away in a hangar on the outskirts of the beautiful (and quite historical) town is Real Simulation, a company selling flight simulator experiences in their full-motion 737 and F4 Phantom sims. Upon arrival (arf arf…), I […]