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It’s been far too long since the last TechLudd, so we were thrilled to help relaunch TechLudd and at the same time celebrate the arrival of WebsiteSpark in Ireland. There is a lot more information on WebsiteSpark in my previous blog post, but the short
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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
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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.
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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As designers and developers know, it’s so critical to stay up to date on the latest technology, newest tools and ideas to keep yourself, your ideas and your applications fresh. MIX Essentials , happening in Dublin on Wednesday June 24th is all about that.
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When I’m browsing on my MacBook, I prefer to use Safari. But it used to bug me that I didn’t have the option to use Live Search in the browser. When bing came out recently, I wanted the option to use bing as my primary search engine in the browser. I
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I admit it – I am a complete sucker for cool technology videos. This one even makes me a little emotional as it’s hard to believe we’ve come so far. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. And just because I thought it was hilarious, I’m also
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If you’re a student studying computer science, development, IT, software design, web design or anything along those lines, sign up for the Microsoft Ireland Student Newsletter . This twice-monthly newsletter contains guest articles by fellow students,
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I was on the MIX09 site earlier today and noticed a few interesting discounts I thought I’d mention here. Last Chance to Save on MIX: If you haven’t yet bought your MIX09 ticket, be sure to use RSVP code MIXLastChance to save $300 USD when you book by
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On Tuesday, February 24th, Microsoft Ireland together with the Digital Media Forum is bringing a day-long event designed to help accelerate the startup community in Ireland & Northern Ireland. The Innovation Accelerator is free and is taking place
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The Northern Ireland Microsoft Technology Users Group is hosting an event on Monday evening, December 1st (I can’t believe it’s almost December already!). It’s called “rePDC: The Best of the PDC.” If you weren’t able to make it to the PDC
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With the arrival of XNA Game Studio 3.0 on the scene (now released and deployable to Xbox 360!), I’ve gotten a few questions that I thought might be useful to share with other people. 1) I want to write a platform game using XNA, but it’s hard to find
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