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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
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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
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I had a fantastic weekend in Cork this past weekend for the third annual BarCamp Cork. Well done to Gordon Murray , Ciara Feely , Ciara Crossan , and everyone else involved! The crowd was excellent, and I met lots of new people and caught
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November just started and it’s shaping up to be quite a busy month already. The Silverlight Jumpstart course I mentioned previously on my blog kicks off its second round this week at the Westbury. The course is full for both in-person attendees
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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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Thanks to the over 200 of you who showed up to meet Scott Guthrie and hear him talk. Judging by the questions people were asking yesterday, people are very excited about ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET 4/VS2010! In fact there were so many questions,
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I just returned from an amazing holiday in Iceland where I spent 12 days road-tripping, climbing glaciers , exploring fjords , sea fishing for cod, and monkfish, snorkeling between continents , eating unbelievable food , hiking lava fields and enjoying
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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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Applications are now being accepted for the very successful Dublin Institute of Technology Hothouse Venture Program. Hothouse is an annual incubation programme for 16 graduate entrepreneurs to provide them with support, training, workspace, networking,
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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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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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I noticed this event coming to Limerick in June and wanted to give it a mention as I think a lot of people would benefit from this schedule of Ireland’s top experts in social media & online networking. According to the overview , topics included are
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I’m late on this one but figured it was worth posting as it’s today and tomorrow. If I hadn’t been in the US for the last week, I would definitely be up at the University of Ulster right now with some serious XNA experts. The Microsoft XNA Academic Summit
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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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