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ASP.NET "Atlas" July CTP looks solid
I've just updated the Mosaic Art by Siofra site to the July CTP of Atlas. It's a simple site built...
Author: RobBurke Date: 08/16/2006
Temporary Post Used For Style Detection (4e760e67-20a4-4907-b4fe-b71238f90fa5)
This is a temporary post that was not deleted. Or perhaps it's more than that :) It's certainly a...
Author: RobBurke Date: 08/15/2006
XNA Game Studio Express
"XNA Game Studio Express is a set of tools based on Visual C# Express 2005 that allow students and...
Author: RobBurke Date: 08/14/2006
Microsoft Research, in graphic detail, at Siggraph 2006
While I was away in Canada last week, Siggraph 2006 was taking place down in Boston. Many of the...
Author: RobBurke Date: 08/09/2006
Windows CardSpace and its new sandbox: Identity, without the crisis
One part of .NET 3.0 that I haven't written extensively about is Windows CardSpace (formerly...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/19/2006
July CTP of .NET 3.0 (formerly WinFX) released (with caveats)
The July CTP of .NET 3.0 (formerly WinFX) is now available, but be careful; it may not be for you....
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/17/2006
Dublin Event, Thursday July 20: .NET Generics @ MTUG
A quick note for my fellow sundrenched Dublin readers (sundrenched Dublin readers?!) about an event...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/16/2006
I've subscribed to RSS integration in Outlook 2007
Last night, I took the plunge, and I'm now using Office 2007 Beta 2 on all of my computers. The last...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/14/2006
Great walkthrough: Build a media player in Expression Interactive Designer
Through KarstenJ comes this gem of a tutorial in the Expression blog that walks you through building...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/11/2006
Little Syncr - FAQ update
I haven't updated Little Syncr in a while. Little Syncr is my application that synchronizes metadata...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/04/2006
Strange brew (eh)
Here is my Canada Day jogging soundtrack from this morning, which you may also find suitable for...
Author: RobBurke Date: 07/01/2006
Technology behind Art (or, how I built 'Mosaic Art By Siofra') (ASP.NET, Atlas Control Toolkit, RSS Toolkit, Flickr.NET)
Mosaic Art by Siofra is a simple website built with ASP.NET that incorporates some interesting...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/30/2006
Fun with Sketchiness in WPF
I've been having fun recently using my own dreadful handwriting as a font, which I captured using...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/30/2006
Atlas keynote at ApacheCon Europe
Wow - thanks to everyone who attended my Atlas presentation at ApacheCon Europe today. I was...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/29/2006
ApacheCon Europe
I'm at ApacheCon Europe today, which is taking place here in Dublin. This morning's keynote was...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/28/2006
New Atlas Control Toolkit release on CodePlex
Have you seen CodePlex? It's like "Team Foundation Server in the Sky." I would love to have an...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/28/2006
WPF - 3:00 GMT. Brazil v. Ghana - 4:00 GMT.
If I'm not finished my WPF webcast by 4:00 today, I have a feeling my audience is going to be...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/27/2006
Webcast : Me on Windows Presentation Foundation : Follow-up
The webcast series continued this afternoon with me demonstrating the coolest bit of WinFX -- Robert...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/26/2006
MSDN Documentation Wiki goes live
The MSDN Documentation: It's immense, it's thorough, it eats over a gig of my disk (and is worth...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/21/2006
Webcast: Martin Woodward on Team Foundation Server : Follow-up
The Webcast Series continued (Thursday) afternoon with Team Foundation Server expert Martin Woodward...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/21/2006
Ireland Web Developer competiton - extended!
We've had a lot of interest in our Ireland Web Developer competition from a number of schools and...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/20/2006
Webcast: Kieran Lynam on Atlas: Follow-up
The webcast series began today with ASP.NET MVP Kieran Lynam -- Kieran Lynam: A Lap around AtlasJune...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/20/2006
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 19 June 06
Web Resources [Default] Game Developers: Make Contact in Seattle August 14 - 15, Seattle, WA Get...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/19/2006
Webcast Series: Atlas (20 Jun), Team Foundation Server (22 Jun), Windows Presentation Foundation (27 Jun), VB.NET 2005 (4 Jul)
There's a series of four afternoon webcasts coming up about new developer technologies, and you're...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/19/2006
Cork Event, Monday 19 June: SQL Server 2005 @ MTUG Cork
MTUG Cork Presents : SQL Server 2005 - What's New in the Database Storage Engine When: Monday, 19th...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/13/2006
Updated: Resources for Learning Windows Presentation Foundation (Beta 2 edition)
I've updated my "Resources for learning Windows Presentation Foundation" article to contain links to...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/13/2006
SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition - lightweight, flexible, free datastore
SQL Server 2005's Express Edition is free, it supports database sizes up to 4GB, it allows seamless...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/13/2006
"Free Concert in Galway," says Robbie
Along with my PADI diving certification this weekend, it turns out I picked up a nasty ear...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/12/2006
Underwater digital photography looks fun, expensive
I completed my first four open-water scuba dives over the weekend near Sandycove, just south of...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/12/2006
WinFX becomes .NET 3.0
"You can think of WinFX like .NET 3.0," I often said, while trying to explain how these new...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/12/2006
Mosaic Art by Síofra
Irish mosaics are the next big thing! p.s. This was part of my Atlas demo for it @ Cork p.p.s. The...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/09/2006
Cork geek dinner (Updated 9 June with pics & links)
I had a great time at last night's geek dinner here in Cork. Compliments to Damien Mulley for...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/08/2006
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 7 June 06
Web Resources [Default] Register for the Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Beta Experience Join the...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/06/2006
Galway Event, Monday 12 June : Windows Presentation Foundation @ ITAG
ITAG Presents : Raising the Stakes with "Avalon," the Windows Presentation Foundation When: Monday,...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/06/2006
Dublin Event, Monday 12 June : Applied Software Factories @ ArchTalk SIG
The ArchTalk SIG presents: Applied Software Factories, Experiencing Industrial-Strength...
Author: RobBurke Date: 06/06/2006
3D Tools for Windows Presentation Foundation - for WinFX Beta 2
Oh baby, there goes my evening. Daniel Lehenbauer has updated his community-driven 3D Toolkit for...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/30/2006
Windows Media Photo: a JPG alternative? a JPG-2000 killer?
Have you heard of the Windows Media Photo specification? Neither had I, until today! Windows Media...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/29/2006
New Windows Live Local - with traffic data, updated developer support, and more!
Windows Live Local (Virtual Earth) has released a new Beta version of their online mapping...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/26/2006
Web The Next (TM)
The only thing funnier than Something Awful's take on Web 2.0 is O'Reilly's take on the upcoming IT...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/26/2006
IT@Cork MiniConference on Web 2.0
Experts from all over the globe are gathering in Cork on June the 8th for a Web 2.0 half-day...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/24/2006
MSDN Flash Ireland - International Resources - 24 May 06
Web Resources [Default] All 52 MIX06 Sessions Online All 52 sessions, including Bill's keynote, are...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/24/2006
Vista Beta 2, WinFX Beta 2, Office 2007 Beta 2 (updated 9 June)
If you've been waiting (with beta'd breath) for the ideal moment to start exploring the upcoming...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/24/2006
Microsoft Ireland: Careers with Windows Live
[Updated 29 May] Microsoft Ireland's European Development Center (EDC) continues to grow. Over 100...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/22/2006
Cork, May 22, 7:00: Visual Studio Tools for Office talk
The Visual Studio Tools for the Office System, or roughly VSTO for short, allow you to use Visual...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/18/2006
Migrating from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 2.0 in Visual Studio 2005
I've recently met a number of web developers who are working with ASP.NET 1.1 and are keen to...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/17/2006
More INDC online information, including Paul Hand's BizTalk presentation
Paul Hand sent me along the Powerpoint slides from his BizTalk presentation at the Irish National...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/16/2006
RoboCup tournament at the National College of Ireland (and dancing robots in general)
While scanning through the papers this weekend (over some Taiwanese High Mountain green tea that was...
Author: RobBurke Date: 05/16/2006