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Daft.ie Realtime: Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget for property updates in Ireland
Daft.ie is Ireland's biggest property website. Their listings include properties for sale, letting...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/21/2007
SQL Server 2005 SP2: Released, and Vista-ready
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 was released yesterday, and I've just downloaded and installed the...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/20/2007
Virtual PC 2007: Released, as free download
Microsoft has just released Virtual PC 2007 as a free download. Virtual PC is a client for hosting...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/20/2007
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 21 Feb 2007
[Default] Spotlight on: Windows Vista Innovate on Windows Vista Innovate on Windows Vista helps...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/20/2007
Windows Mobile 6: More than 6 things that I do with my Pocket PC.
I love my Windows Mobile device. In fact, I love it so much, that when I had a chance to buy a Zune...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/19/2007
First Irish web hoster offering ASP.NET AJAX!
I asked earlier this week if any of the web hosting companies in Ireland are offering ASP.NET AJAX...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/15/2007
Web Hosters are offering ASP.NET AJAX
Brad Abrams blogged a list of web hosters offering ASP.NET AJAX (formerly "Atlas"), including one in...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/10/2007
Outlook 2007: 3 Tips and Tricks (plus one bonus for the Vista-nated)
Here are 3 tips and tricks for Outlook 2007, plus a bonus tip for those running Outlook 2007 on...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/10/2007
SQL Server Management Studio Tip: Show Execution Plan
If you're looking to better understand what's happening under the hood when you execute a query...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/10/2007
Podge and Rodge Vista-nated?
My job here is done. I’m going to get these lads to do my Vista demos in future, or maybe even apply...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/08/2007
Windows Vista Developer Tip: Add Administrative Tools to the Start Menu
If you're a developer or IT Professional, you might want to add the Administrative Tools shortcut to...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/06/2007
Virtual Server R2: Compatible or what? (bonus: Hypervisors)
I was told yesterday I can't possibly overestimate the importance of virtualization to the...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/06/2007
Windows Live SDK for Developers
My first breakout session yesterday was with the Windows Live team, where they discussed their...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/06/2007
TechReady4 Kicks off in Seattle - Caption this photo of Steve Ballmer on fire.
The TechReady conference is off to a great start. I've shaken off the jetlag and am overwhelmed by...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/05/2007
NLarge - quick bugfix, and a CodePlex release of 1.02
NLarge is my little utility for technical presentations. It magnifies the screen through a smooth...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/04/2007
Designertopia on the web
Feedback about Designertopia on the web looks positive: lots of diversity in the presentations...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/03/2007
Ray Foley Vista interview about Vista, XBox360
I was on Ireland's Today FM today chatting with Ray Foley about Vista, but since it was Ray Foley,...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/01/2007
Express Yo'self at Designertopia with new Expression Betas
Two days of designer/developer fusion kick off today at the Designertopia conference in London. Just...
Author: RobBurke Date: 02/01/2007
Ireland Vista Launch Party - Republic of Loose photos
Irish band Republic of Loose played The Village in Dublin last night for Microsoft Ireland's Vista...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/31/2007
British Library WPF Application: Leaf through & annotate historic texts
The British Library has launched an application that uses the Windows Presentation Foundation to let...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/30/2007
Bill Gates on the Daily Show
Bill Gates was great on The Daily Show! (Link goes to Youtube clip.)
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/30/2007
WPF: Free DataGrid control, Doninoken movie
There were a couple of interesting Windows Presentation Foundation bits I've seen recently. A...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/29/2007
Photography Phriday: Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for Vista, and Microsoft Photo Info for Vista, XP
Two nice new downloads for photographers made me re-think my photo-processing pipeline today. Nikon...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/26/2007
A week in the arctic (.NET, AI, Photography, Moose)
In the spirit of five things you didn't know about me comes thing #6 you were blissfully unaware of:...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/25/2007
Allchin on Vista: Security Features vs. Convenience
This is excellent explanation and commentary by Jim Allchin on some of Vista's new security...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/24/2007
Upcoming Dublin Event: 'A Day of Connected Systems'
What do the Windows Communication Framework (WCF), BizTalk 2006 and SQL Server Service Broker have...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/24/2007
Develop, Design, Deploy
Over the holidays, I built a data-driven website for a family member. It gave me a chance to explore...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/15/2007
We are running the Imagine Cup in Ireland this year!
For the first time ever, this year's Imagine Cup competition will include Ireland! I just got out of...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/15/2007
Designertopia
I want to go to Designertopia, a conference about Microsoft's new designer-oriented tools that is...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/15/2007
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 15 Jan 2007
[Default] Spotlight on: Windows Vista [Default] Microsoft Across America Launch Event The release of...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/15/2007
The very differences : Professor Richard Harper, Microsoft Research, 17 Jan, Limerick
"People want technologies that support and deepen the very differences that make one place distinct...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/13/2007
Microsoft CES Keynote, Microsoft Home Server and my Sister's Husky
I'm watching the Bill Gates CES keynote today. For me, the coolest announcement is the Microsoft...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/09/2007
Back in action
There wasn't a whole of blogging (or snowing) going on while I was visiting family and friends back...
Author: RobBurke Date: 01/09/2007
Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and Exchange 2007 Developer Launch: Technical Links
On December 5th, Microsoft Ireland launched Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and Exchange...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/19/2006
WPF/E -- Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere -- Community Preview
Interested in developing applications in the Windows Presentation Foundation that you can run…...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/19/2006
Express Yourself (Expression Web, Expression Blend)
The Expression line of applications are a suite of designer tools that help integrate the designer...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/19/2006
Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals - Released
A very impressive addition to the Visual Studio Team System has been released for database...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/19/2006
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 20 Dec 06
[Default] Spotlight on: Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals Visual Studio 2005 Team...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/19/2006
Interact with 2D in 3D: 3D Tools for the Windows Presentation Foundation
With the 3D Tools for the Windows Presentation Foundation library, which is now available on...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/14/2006
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...
Author: RobBurke Date: 12/12/2006
Toothpaste (or, Flyer Beware)
They took my toothpaste at Derry. The previous day, the nice people at Dublin Airport nicked my...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/27/2006
Photosynth Screen Saver
Inspired by Photosynth's autoplay feature, I created a Photosynth screen saver this morning. :)...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/22/2006
Flash (SWF) to XAML converter
Mike Swanson has created a Flash (.SWF) to XAML conversion tool called SWF2XAML. Great stuff!!...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/21/2006
How does Windows ReadyBoost improve Vista's performance?
One of the Vista features I was intrigued by, and formerly a little confused by, is Windows...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/21/2006
Life, Virtualized (or: 3 reasons I love the virtual machine)
One of the things that me mate Dave has written a good bit about recently is virtualization....
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/17/2006
NLarge is now a CodePlex community project
NLarge is now hosted up on CodePlex as a community project! If you haven't seen CodePlex, it's like...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/15/2006
Fun with Photosynth's Autoplay - what a screensaver that would make!
The Photosynth Team describes a "hidden" switch that activates Autoplay on a Photosynth collection,...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/15/2006
Microsoft Press Pass on reliability features in Windows Vista - and my teeny little contribution
I'd been running test builds of Windows Vista for over a year prior to its release last week, and I...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/15/2006
Windows Vista Availability for MSDN Subscribers: Friday November 17th. (Office 2007 available now)
I had a zillion people ask me today when the Vista release will be available for download by MSDN...
Author: RobBurke Date: 11/14/2006