Thoughts from Microsoft Ireland
A random collection of news and links about Microsoft Ireland by Tom Murphy
Bringing your photographs to life... Photosynth is live!
Photosynth is a new service from Microsoft Live Labs that changes how you think about using and...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/22/2008
Microsoft announces new licensing to ease the path to virtualization
Microsoft has announced new licensing and expanded product support policies help business customers...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/19/2008
Microsoft Releases Live Mesh in Ireland
Microsoft has today announced that the technology preview for Live Mesh is now available in Ireland....
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/18/2008
Office Labs introduces a new way to think about presentations
Microsoft Office Labs has released a prototype plug-in for PowerPoint 2007 that provides a new way...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/18/2008
New Microsoft web site and pricing aims to ease the back to school burden...
Microsoft Ireland is today announcing two initiative in the run up to the return to school: The...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/14/2008
Microsoft introduces free power management software for PCs
Two new applications have been released to enable consumers and business to improve the power...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/11/2008
Case Study: How ICT training helps people to reach employment
The University of Washington has published a case study looking at how the Digital Community...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/23/2008
How software helps a youth community programme
There's an interesting case study online (PDF) about how Laurencetown, Lenaderg, and Tullyish...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/22/2008
PC Live online
I mentioned PC Live's new podcasts previously - well now you can listen and link to each individual...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/22/2008
The Journey to the 2008 Imagine Cup Finals
The AcidRain team have published a short video of their eventful trip to Paris!
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/11/2008
TechCentral Now Podcasting
Did you know TechCentral has a podcast? You can check out the latest installment with DJ Dusty...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/10/2008
Going to Oxegen? Check out the Xbox Live Stage!
If you're heading to Oxegen this weekend, make sure you check out the Xbox LIVE Stage, which is...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/10/2008
Reaction: AcidRain's Imagine Cup Achievement
It appears that Team AcidRain's achievement at the 2008 Imagine Cup Finals in Paris has caught the...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/09/2008
Microsoft Launches New Online Resource for Nonprofit Groups
Microsoft is today launching a new online resources for nonprofit organisations. NGO Connection...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/09/2008
Report: SligoIT at the Imagine Cup Finals
Emmet has also posted a video report on Sligo IT's ParkIT team at the Imagine Cup finals in Paris....
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/07/2008
Report: NUI Maynooth make the Imagine Cup Final
Emmet Ryan from ENN is at the Imagine Cup Finals, here's his video report on the progress of NUI...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/07/2008
Imagine Cup Finals Underway
Well the 2008 World Imagine Cup Finals are well underway in Paris. Great news for the NUI Maynooth...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/05/2008
Now you can let the kids, customers, students or trainees loose on your PC
Microsoft has released Windows SteadyState 2.5. SteadyState is a free application that enables...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/03/2008
Receiving suspicious e-mail?
Last May I wrote a post about the rising levels of spam and phishing e-mails arriving into people's...
Author: tomurphy Date: 07/02/2008
Famous Microsoft Photo... updated
The photo below is a central part of Microsoft's corporate history. Taken in 1978, it's a portrait...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/26/2008
Microsoft Releases Virtualization Technology
Microsoft has released Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization technology...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/26/2008
Bill Gates: a video history
Bill Gates will move from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on June 27th 2008 to focus on Bill &...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/23/2008
Twitter and Outlook
If you're using Twitter, then you may have got bored reading the web page updates and downloaded a...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/19/2008
Irish Company partners with Microsoft to launch new online service for individual investors
Microsoft and Zignals a new Irish start-up company today announced the launch of a beta online...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/11/2008
Microsoft Releases Podcasting Kit for Sharepoint
The Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS), an open source initiative that helps companies develop and...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/09/2008
Windows Live Writer: new technical release available…
There’s a new technical preview of Windows Live Writer available. There’s some new image and video...
Author: tomurphy Date: 06/03/2008
Windows Live SkyDrive offers 5GB of free storage to computer users in Ireland
Windows Live SkyDrive is now available in Ireland offering 5GB of free online storage. ...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/23/2008
Beware: If it sounds to good to be true...
There seems to be a steady increase in spam and phishing at the moment. Recently I've been receiving...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/22/2008
Extended document format support in Microsoft Office announced
The next release of Office 2007 - Service Pack 2 - which will ship in the first half of 2009 - will...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/21/2008
Beta: WorldWide Telescope brings Space exploration to your desk or your couch...
The official public beta of WorldWide Telescope, is now available at:...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/13/2008
New Microsoft Ireland Podcasts on Live Mesh and Sharepoint
Martha has published two new podcasts from Microsoft Ireland: Podcast 3: Discussion on Sharepoint...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/08/2008
Microsoft releases DAISY plug-in for visual impaired computer users
Microsoft and the DAISY Consortium have announced the availability of a new “Save as DAISY...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/07/2008
Microsoft Ireland wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award
I'm delighted to report that Microsoft Ireland won the 2008 ICT Excellence award for Corporate...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/05/2008
Windows Live Maps Launches Bird's Eye Views of Dublin!
Windows Live Maps now has "Bird's Eye" views of Dublin! You can now zoom in to specific...
Author: tomurphy Date: 05/02/2008
The Microsoft Developer Developer Developer (DDD) community event comes to Ireland
The Galway Microsoft Technology User Group is hosting the first ever Developer Developer Developer,...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/16/2008
Microsoft Ireland Podcast: User Account Control
The second Microsoft Ireland podcast is out. This episode has a discussion between Martha Rotter and...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/15/2008
Do you use Instant Messenger to stay in touch?
The folks at Windows Live are hoping to discover how people are using Instant Messaging to keep in...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/09/2008
Microsoft Ireland Tech Podcast Series Launched (and Girl Geek Dinner in Cork)
Martha Rotter has published the first of the Microsoft Ireland technical podcasts. The first...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/09/2008
Microsoft Unveils Windows Mobile 6.1
Windows Mobile 6.1 has been announced today. The new release provides you with a range of new...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/01/2008
Microsoft launches the Interoperability Forum
Microsoft is today announcing the Interoperability Forum – a web-based resource designed to...
Author: tomurphy Date: 04/01/2008
Windows Live Calendar
Martha's taking a look at the new and improved Windows Live Calendar... Read more....
Author: tomurphy Date: 03/27/2008
Irish Microsoft Technology Conference hits Dublin on April 2nd
The third Irish Microsoft Technology Conference (IMTC), a three day event featuring over 40...
Author: tomurphy Date: 03/26/2008