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 Continue Reading
Christmas List Message to Santa
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 Continue Reading
Landing the Boeing 737
“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 Continue Reading
Flying the Boeing 737
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. Continue Reading