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Life At Microsoft Part II

About a year ago, this video was posted which revealed that Microsoft geeks are incredibly competitive and that we love having code-offs. I love this video & use it all the time in my talks and presentations. I was thrilled to find out the same Read More...

Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 2:57 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft

Catch Up on PDC Videos with MSDN & Channel 9

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time over the last few days trying to catch up on Microsoft PDC videos, especially all the Silverlight 4 announcements. Channel9 has done a great job of connecting with a lot of the PDC speakers and posting short interviews Read More...

Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 2:48 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, technology, Training, MSDN

PDC – Be There Virtually

I’m not in Los Angeles this week for the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. Which is unfortunate, because yesterday all attendees were given free ASUS multi-touch laptops. And besides the exciting giveaways, there have been some Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:40 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, technology, events, Training, webcast

Surface SDK Available on Microsoft Download Center

Perfect timing! I had a great time talking with people about the Microsoft Surface device last weekend at BarCamp Cork, and now the Surface SDK has been released this week at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. Previously, to design Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:56 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Developer, technology, sdk, Surface

Please Welcome WebsiteSpark!

Last year, Microsoft provided a program to help new start-ups get developer tools, discounts and a business network at practically no cost. BizSpark helped over 300 Irish start-ups in the last twelve months. This year, the Spark family is extending to Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:37 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, technology, web development, Training, Expression, software development, designer

Azure Academy Module 1, Dublin Oct 22nd 2009

Microsoft Ireland and the National Digital Research Centre present Azure Academy, a series of FREE Level 300 Technical training seminars for a select group of invite-only customers and partners. Half-day instructor-led training seminars will be run on Read More...

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 11:43 AM by ronang | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, Azure

Can’t Get Enough Scott: “Gu And A” Scheduled for Sunday September 27th

The Scott Guthrie event on Monday, September 28th filled up in three days. We have a waitlist for the event at the moment. So for those of you who would still like to see Scott, he has graciously agreed to host a second event on Sunday evening. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:15 PM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, MTUG, Developer, ASP.NET, events, dublin, .NET Framework

NDRC calls for proposals under 3 newly launched programs

This looks v. interesting. Drill down into each of the links to get details of the funding available etc. (in some cases funding of up to 100% is available!) The NDRC is currently calling for project proposals under three newly launched programmes: Entrepreneurial Read More...

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 12:55 PM by ronang | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, BizSpark, startup

The. Red. Polo.

I just realized that a red polo means something different in Ireland than it does in the US, doesn’t it? We may have to temporarily rename Scott Guthrie’s red polo while he’s here in Dublin in two weeks. I loved this video that Scott created of Read More...

Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 3:25 PM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, events, dublin, .NET Framework

Guathon

I couldn’t help but laugh at the Manchester GUATHON event registration page for Scott Guthrie . Scott is dropping by Manchester after his visit to Dublin, and they did a great job compiling a list of “things you might not know about Scott Guthrie” Read More...

Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 9:03 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, events, dublin, .NET Framework

SCOTT GUTHRIE COMES TO DUBLIN!

This is HUGE news – Scott Guthrie is coming to Dublin to do an afternoon with .NET developers in Dublin city centre! I couldn’t be more excited! You can register here: http://short.ie/scottgu Who: THE GU! What: A full afternoon workshop covering Read More...

Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 9:43 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, Silverlight, ASP.NET, events, Training, dublin, .NET Framework

Windows 7 ISV App compat drop-in clinics : week of 31st August 2009, Dublin

With the recent release to manufacture (RTM) of Window 7 now is the time for ISVs to make sure your applications are ready for Microsoft’s latest version of Windows. Over the next few months we will be running a number of Application Compatibility briefings Read More...

Posted Monday, August 10, 2009 9:59 AM by ronang | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, ISV, Windows 7

Get Your PDC On: November 17th – 19th, Los Angeles

http://microsoftpdc.com/ The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is one of those tech events where magic happens. It’s a forward-looking conference with industry leader speakers which brings audiences from around the world to learn about the Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:20 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Developer, Silverlight, technology, events, Training, Azure

Out-of-band security bulletins

This is post is to notify you that Microsoft released two out-of-band security bulletins on July 28, 2009. One bulletin is for the Microsoft Visual Studio product line; application developers should be aware of updates available affecting certain types Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:50 PM by ronang | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft

Bizspark logos for Network Partners and Startups

We now offer a BizSpark logo program for Network Partners and Startups (see NP home page screenshot below). You simply need to log in to your home page, accept the logo agreement and you can use the BizSpark logo in your Marketing Materials. Here are Read More...

Posted Friday, July 03, 2009 10:50 AM by ronang | 0 Comments

Filed under: Ireland, Microsoft, BizSpark