July 2008 - Posts
The University of Washington has published a case study looking at how the Digital Community Programme is addressing the issue of long-term unemployment in Dublin's inner-city. The programme focusing on the provision of IT access and training to people
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There's an interesting case study online (PDF) about how Laurencetown, Lenaderg, and Tullyish Community Association in Northern Ireland was able to kick-start a youth programme in the local community centre using Microsoft Office and Microsoft Encarta
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I mentioned PC Live's new podcasts previously - well now you can listen and link to each individual episode at their new podcast blog . Also PC Live editor, Niall Kitson is now blogging .
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The AcidRain team have published a short video of their eventful trip to Paris!
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Did you know TechCentral has a podcast? You can check out the latest installment with DJ Dusty Rhodes, PC Live Editor Niall Kitson and our own Martha Rotter . It also plays directly off the main TechCentral home page .
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If you're heading to Oxegen this weekend, make sure you check out the Xbox LIVE Stage, which is making its first appearance in Europe at the event. Boasting a massive 46 sq m, high-quality LED cinema screen, the Xbox LIVE Stage will become a focal point
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It appears that Team AcidRain's achievement at the 2008 Imagine Cup Finals in Paris has caught the imagination. The team, which hails from NUI Maynooth, has created a means of enabling diesel engines to use vegetable oil. They finished second in the embedded
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Microsoft is today launching a new online resources for nonprofit organisations. NGO Connection provides a single portal for technology resources, knowledge sharing, community building and real-life examples of how nonprofit organizations are using technology.
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Earlier today, Team AcidRain from NUI Maynooth came second in the Embedded Development competition at the Imagine Cup 2008, a worldwide competition that allows students to unlock their creative genius and create technology solutions that can help address
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Emmet has also posted a video report on Sligo IT's ParkIT team at the Imagine Cup finals in Paris. You can read the full report here .
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Emmet Ryan from ENN is at the Imagine Cup Finals, here's his video report on the progress of NUI Maynooth team AcidRain to the final of the Embedded Development category. You can read his full report here . Also Karlin Lillington has a post from Paris
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Well the 2008 World Imagine Cup Finals are well underway in Paris. Great news for the NUI Maynooth AcidRain team , they have made the finals of the embedded development competition. They will be competing in the final with teams from China, Korea,
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Microsoft has released Windows SteadyState 2.5 . SteadyState is a free application that enables you to protect your PC and its contents from accidental or intentional harm. It has been primarily designed for public access computers, for example
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Last May I wrote a post about the rising levels of spam and phishing e-mails arriving into people's inboxes. Many of these purport to be from Microsoft. Since I published that post it appears that the volume of these e-mails continues to rise. If you
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The AcidRain team from NUI Maynooth, who are one of two Irish teams competing in the global Imagine Cup finals in Paris later this week, departed for the finals driving a car which uses their new application which enables Diesel cars to use vegatable
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