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NLarge, unexpected benefits, and encouraging shared-source community contribution on Codeplex

I received a really nice and unexpected bit of feedback on my NLarge screen magnifier utility , which is a shared-source project available for download on Codeplex. I use NLarge to magnify the screen, make annotations and focus attention during technical Read More...
Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 4:35 PM by robburke | 4 Comments

MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 11 Apr 2007

Evaluation Center Experience the New MSDN Evaluation Center The new central location to register to download trial software. Receive updates during the evaluation period and enjoy a set of technical resources put together to enhance your evaluation experience. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 12:29 PM by robburke | 1 Comments

MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 20 Mar 2007

[Default] Evaluation Center Experience the New MSDN Evaluation Center Register to download software and receive regular updates during the evaluation period, directing you to technical resources, including how-tos, webcasts, downloads, virtual labs, and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:09 PM by robburke | 1 Comments

MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 21 Feb 2007

[Default] Spotlight on: Windows Vista Innovate on Windows Vista Innovate on Windows Vista helps fast-track solutions to success, by qualifying for a logo that tells everyone your existing application works with Windows Vista, and by providing plenty of Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:03 PM by robburke | 1 Comments

Express Yourself (Expression Web, Expression Blend)

The Expression line of applications are a suite of designer tools that help integrate the designer and developer's workflows. Expression Web Expression Web was released earlier this month. It's a professional design tool for creating modern, data-driven, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:22 PM by robburke | 0 Comments

MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 20 Dec 06

[Default] Spotlight on: Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Power in Simplicity Are you interested in building robust and reliable, mission-critical applications? From architecture through development and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 3:49 PM by robburke | 0 Comments

XNA Game Studio Released, just in time for the holidays

Vista has launched here in Ireland, and I'm long overdue for writing about that (soon, soon)... but what better way to wrest myself away from Gears of War than to say that XNA Game Studio Express has been released , and now you can author your own games Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:00 AM by robburke | 1 Comments

Photosynth Screen Saver

Inspired by Photosynth's autoplay feature , I created a Photosynth screen saver this morning. :) [EDIT: I've taken this down. I've had enough people tell me that it doesn't work properly on their PCs. I have left a link to the code down below, in case Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:44 PM by robburke | 4 Comments

XNA Video Montage shows nascent indie games (and XNA Studio Beta 2, with Content Pipeline!)

I'm impressed by the diversity and quality of the nascent indie games featured in this XNA Video Montage , which was released on Major Nelson's blog in a format which is optimized for the Zune.* XNA Game Studio is a set of tools based on Visual C# Express Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:58 AM by robburke | 0 Comments

SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition - lightweight, free, flexible datastore - available as Release Candidate 1

I'm hanging out at the Visual Studio booth in the Ask the Expert area at Tech Ed Europe: Developers. I took a swing around the Ask the Experts area to see what's going on, and to meet some of the folks from the product teams. I met two guys from the SQL Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:32 AM by robburke | 9 Comments

Students ask the most interesting things

Last Wednesday I gave a presentation to SkyNet , the University of Limerick Computer Society. About 30 undergrad and graduate students turned up for Atlas, Vista and pizza, in that order. What I showed them was basically a riff on my ASP.NET "Atlas" presentation Read More...
Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7:13 PM by robburke | 2 Comments

New Team Foundation Server features in Service Pack 1 Beta (and Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Betas)

The Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta has just been released. Here's the official announcement . You can register for and download the Service Pack updates at http://connect.microsoft.com/visualstudio . (The Connect site is a bit finnicky. If you Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 9:59 PM by robburke | 0 Comments

Top Tips for free Microsoft support and training resources

Clare asked Dave and me to reveal some hidden gems that are available from Microsoft for technical support and learning. This was our list of the shiniest gems that we find devs and IT pros don't always know about. I also posted the Best of the Rest as Read More...
Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 11:39 AM by robburke | 5 Comments

Dave and Rob's Top 5 Tips for Free Microsoft Support and Learning Resources (and the Best of the Rest!)

Dave and Rob ’s Top 5 Tips for Free Microsoft Support and Learning Resources 1. MSDN Forums – http://forums.msdn.com Looking for answers to your toughest technical questions? The MSDN forums are regularly visited by members of the product teams, MVPs, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:57 PM by robburke | 1 Comments

MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 19 Sept 2006

Special Section: ASP.NET 2.0 [ASP.NET] [Windows Forms and Smart Clients] Dundas Map for .NET Released Dundas Software has officially launched Dundas Map for .NET - available for ASP.NET with AJAX support and Windows Forms. [ASP.NET] September ASP.NET Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:27 PM by robburke | 4 Comments
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