April 2006 - Posts

• More on Scott Guthrie's sessions for the INDC

  Here are some more details regarding Scott Guthrie’s talks in Dublin on Wed/Thurs next week. Scott is often referred to the ‘father of ASP.NET’, but he is also now General Manager of the .NET Developer Platform over in Redmond so if have any questions Read More... Posted Friday, April 28, 2006 5:16 PM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments

• INDC Reminder

  Less than one week now to the INDC - the conference organised by the local developer community here for the community. I've included the latest agenda below. Spaces are filling up fast! Wednesday 3rd May 19:00 Welcome to INDC 19:30 Scott Guthrie - Keynote Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:33 AM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments

• Free MCP Certification Vouchers for developers in Ireland and Northern Ireland!

  If you are resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland, you may be interested in the following offer. Microsoft Ireland have made 200 free certification exam vouchers available. It's first come, first served - so if you are interested, sign-up quickly! Register Read More... Posted Monday, April 24, 2006 8:02 AM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments

• Developer Security Resource Kit

  Some of you may remember the Security Resource Kit that we distributed back in 2004. It was a great resource and very popular among Irish developers. Well, it is available again to work with VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005. Full details below. How to order? Read More... Posted Monday, April 24, 2006 7:51 AM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments

• MSDN Connection Ireland - redeeming benefits

  MSDN Connection Ireland is the way in which everyone in the Developer and Platform Group here in Microsoft Ireland keeps in contact with the developers in Ireland and Northern Ireland. We often also offer various benefits which you can claim on the MSDN Read More... Posted Monday, April 24, 2006 7:23 AM by Clare Dillon | 2 Comments

• Scott Guthrie to visit Dublin for first INDC Conference

  Scott Guthrie will be visiting Dublin on the 3rd and 4th of May to give the keynote for the first INDC conference. All the .NET user groups in Ireland and Northern Ireland ( INDA , IrishDev and NIMTUG along with ICS ) have come together to put on their Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:49 AM by Clare Dillon | 2 Comments

• Excellent Team Foundation Server Session coming to Belfast, Cork, Limerick and Galway

  A couple of weeks ago Martin Woodward gave a most excellent talk on Team Foundation Server to INDA Dublin. Martin has been using the product since it has been in development, and had a lot of hands-on experience to share with his audience. He is now taking Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:38 AM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments

• Last days for early bird TechEd US registration

  Quick note to let you know that the early bird registration for TechEd US is due to close tomorrow (14th) - so get in soon if you want to save the $200. Note that TechEd Europe isn't happening until November - so if you want your summer fix of TechEd Read More... Posted Thursday, April 13, 2006 4:33 PM by Clare Dillon | 0 Comments