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ASP.NET 2: DetailsView Control containing a Drop-Down List in Edit Mode?

Among the ASP.NET questions I received was one (out in Galway) where someone asked if it's possible...

Author: RobBurke Date: 04/01/2005

John Carmack explores mobile game dev

I'm back in Dublin and juggling a bunch of things: follow-up from this month's ASP.NET talks,...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/30/2005

Tonight in Dublin: Paul Fallon on Transactions

I'm looking forward to tonight's developers.ie meeting in Dublin, where Paul Fallon will be leading...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/24/2005

MSDN/TechNet Events in Cork this week

As Clare wrote this morning, we're down in Cork this week for the final leg of the March...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/21/2005

Thanks to everyone in Galway for your patience with my follow-up to last week's ASP.NET...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/21/2005

System.Transactions talks in Dublin and Belfast

If you're interested in transactional programming, you're in for a treat. Paul Fallon, who's handled...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/10/2005

Last Tuesday's Belfast MSDN day: ASP.NET 2.0 follow-up

Many thanks to everyone who attended the packed ASP.NET 2 session in Belfast last Tuesday! I've had...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/10/2005

News from Game Developers Conference 2005

News continues to pour in from this year's Game Developers Conference, which is taking place this...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/10/2005

Belfast Bound: Icebergs, MSDN, TechNet and Transactions

A Titantic-class iceberg isn't the only thing bound for Belfast these days. The .NET roadshow gets...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/05/2005

Sligo and ITNorthwest visit last Wednesday

Sligo's lush-green scenery was once an inspiration for poet William Butler Yeats, who penned much of...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/05/2005

Dublin City University students on the War Driving path this Saturday

From Silicon Republic: "War driving — the refined art of finding and using unsecured private...

Author: RobBurke Date: 03/03/2005

The Imagine Cup Software Design Challenge comes to Ireland

Calling all Third-Level Students based in the Republic of Ireland! Microsoft UK is sponsoring the...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/23/2005

Ireland, we're taking this tech show on the road

I'm delighted to invite all developers based near Galway, Cork and Belfast to visit Clare Dillon's...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/21/2005

DirectX 9.0 February 2005 SDK Update

Just in time for Valentine's Day (as they put it), the DirectX team is giving us a little love with...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/11/2005

From the Heavens Above to the C# Within

As the week winds down, here a couple of intriguing .NET-related things I've unearthed. The Heavens...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/11/2005

Hands-On Labs, XTreme Spear Tossing, and ClickOnce

Judging from your feedback and the kind responses I received today, yesterday’s Introduction to .Net...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/09/2005

INDA Event tomorrow night: Distributed Applications, Today and in the Future

Just a quick reminder that at tomorrow evening's INDA Event, Ingo Rammer will be discussing...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/07/2005

Dublin Introduction to .Net Hands-On Lab Tuesday: Spaces Available

Following on from December's MSDN briefing (An Introduction to .NET), I am writing to invite you to...

Author: RobBurke Date: 02/02/2005

Interview about a past life

Over at The Z Buffer, Andy Dunn posted an interview he did with me a few weeks back about my work on...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/31/2005

It's a photo finish at the inaugural Guerilla Coding Party!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, after a gruelling overtime slug and a five-minute presentation from each...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/29/2005

Guerillas enter the final lap in overtime deathmatch action!

Faster than you can say "infinite cat," our intrepid code artists have entered their final lap as...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/29/2005

Guerilla Code Party races into the second lap

Well, speaking as a cheeky judge, I have to say that the competition is looking pretty hot as we...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/29/2005

Developers.ie Guerilla Code Party live coverage

This is Robbie B reporting for you live from Dublin, here at the starting blocks of the first...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/29/2005

For MLE, whenever I may find her

[Links updated after MLE's web site was dismantled 1 Feb.] A old friend, who once played a major...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/24/2005

Hosting CLR code (and snow) in SQL Server 2005

As Paschal reports, Monday night’s INDA discussion topic was the use of the CLR in SQL Server 2005....

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/19/2005

WinFX and Avalon for the people

Just a quick note in case you haven't heard: even if you don't have an MSDN subscription, the...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/17/2005

When RSS feeds take over the world

It’s been a day for seeing RSS feeds being used in interesting ways. This dude has taken Bungie’s...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/13/2005

Interoperability Month begins Jan 18: Webcast Schedule online

Microsoft announces a month-long Webcast series focusing on interoperability – why it matters to...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/10/2005

Avalon3D on Channel 9: Lights, Camera, Viewport3D, Action!

Daniel Lehenbauer, normally the guy responsible for pointing lights and cameras on 3D Avalon scenes,...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/05/2005

Visual Studio 2005 Resources

Placeholder: This was in the process of becoming a collection of useful Visual Studio 2005...

Author: RobBurke Date: 01/05/2005

Paschal Leloup: Tsunami report from Phuket, Thailand

Paschal Leloup and his wife Sinead, who many of you may know through their involvement in...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/28/2004

Generics CLS Compliant in Whidbey

[Update: This article was meant to be titled GreatNews<GenericsClsCompliance> but something in...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/22/2004

There's nothin' like a little colourful insight

There are some great blogs out there. Hugh's gapingvoid is one of them. I discovered Hugh through...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/20/2004

Contractual Obligations (or, 'First Contact with Contracts')

Christian Weyer led a very interesting discussion last night at the IrishDev meeting about the...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/17/2004

A .Net outlook on extending Outlook

I recently got curious about how easy it is to extend Outlook using .Net. I currently use one...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/16/2004

MSN Toolbar Suite beta released

My first impression is that the MSN Toolbar Suite is very cool. Find out more here at Channel 9....

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/13/2004

IrishDev Thursday: Web Services and Replicants

I'm looking forward to Thursday night's IrishDev Special Event, which will feature two...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/13/2004

Sparklines and other inspirations

When someone brings up Avalon, I inevitably gush about how it will transform advanced desktop...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/10/2004

Last night's MSDN Evening Briefing: An Intro to .Net

At last night’s MSDN Evening Briefing, I presented an Introduction to .Net for a full house of...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/02/2004

MSN Spaces: A Space to call your own

If you're looking for a place to start a blog, check out MSN Spaces. It was just announced yesterday...

Author: RobBurke Date: 12/02/2004

Rob and Clare hit the road

We're taking Dr Strangelove on tour! Up to Belfast tomorrow and Galway Wednesday. I'll return with...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/22/2004

Avalon CTP Release - bring on the 3D!

If you're an MSDN subscriber (including Academic), and you're interested in graphics (including 3D),...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/22/2004

Upcoming Labcast: Developing Smartphone Applications in Managed Code

I've just discovered a phenomenon called a Labcast, where participants not only watch a Webcast...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/18/2004

Developer and Nuclear Fusion

Kudos to Clare and everyone else involved in bringing together the Dublin developer community at...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/16/2004

The Imagine Cup

The Imagine Cup is a group of international student competitions united by the theme that...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/16/2004

Upcoming Discussion: Web Services Standards Stack and WSE 2.0

Eamon O’Tuathail, winner of the Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Security...

Author: RobBurke Date: 11/11/2004

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