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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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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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April 30th was a very competitive day in Dublin. Students from around Ireland competed in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup competition at the Science Gallery in Trinity College. The Imagine Cup is a contest open to students all around the world.
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Last week I had an XNA talk at DCU. They had left me with a few questions to answer which I had left on my machine which went into the shop. I got it back yesterday and here are the questions: What is the accepted file size for games
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Voting is now open for DDD Belfast. As mentioned in my previous blog post, Developer Developer Developer is a free, day-long event with great presentations submitted by professionals. Now is your chance to make your voice heard and ensure
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If you were in Galway last year for the first ever Developer Developer Developer Ireland (Techprechaun!), you’re already familiar with the idea of a community-driven, developer-focused, multi-track day of talks, training, presentations and great fun,
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Yesterday Microsoft released its .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 . It is now available for download here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124150 . The new version of the framework includes: ASP.NET Dynamic Data Core improvements to
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For folks who haven't yet registered for the PDC, this week is the time to do so! If you register before August 15th, you'll save $200 on your conference ticket. This is a great deal, and the PDC will certainly sell out shortly after so get
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Just an FYI for those of you planning on attending TechEd Developers or TechEd IT Pro in Barcelona this year. There is a “ Super Early Bird” discount that saves you €300 plus gets you all kinds of bonus benefits like keynote priority seating and
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I know Clare has mentioned the .Net Coffee Break on her blog a few times before, but as they ’re now on their third show I thought it was worth mentioning again. The good folks over at Developers.ie have created a great idea in the form of a live webcast
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I’m pleased to say that the first ever DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper event ever held in Ireland was not only a successful event, but also a ton of fun. If you’ve never heard of DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper, you should check out the intro video here:
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Alan Crowley from DeCare Systems in Cork is in Dublin for the evening to talk with the Microsoft SQL Server User Group. The discussion is on “Visual Studio for Database Professionals”, and includes the following topics: Introducing DB Pro as a part
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If you haven't heard yet, for the third year in a row, Dublin is hosting the Irish Microsoft Technology Conference , or IMTC next week! For those of you who haven't been to an IMTC before, you can expect tons of high-quality sessions showcasing the latest
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Last Monday morning, I was doing some work at my desk, just like any normal Monday morning, except for one thing. There was someone standing over me, and an enormous camera pointed at me and my desk, filming some footage for a story on Ireland Girl Geek
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Today I went up to Belfast with Vincent Vergonjeanne and Liam Cronin to present at QuMIX '07. Mike McMeekin , who is a Microsoft Student Partner at Queen's University Belfast did a fabulous job setting up the afternoon, so special thanks go to him and
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