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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
ASP.NET 2.0: Articles, Demos, Links and More
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