Thoughts from Microsoft Ireland
A random collection of news and links about Microsoft Ireland by Tom Murphy
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Hi, Thanks for visiting the blog. I am moving to a new role in Microsoft in the United States. As a...
Author: tomurphy Date: 02/10/2009
Windows 7 Editions Announced
Microsoft has announced the different product versions for Windows 7. From the PressPass interview...
Author: tomurphy Date: 02/04/2009
Windows 7 Beta – February 10th deadline for download
Customers will be able to download the beta release of Windows 7 until February 2009. After that...
Author: tomurphy Date: 01/26/2009
Microsoft Silverlight & Photosynth at the 44th US Presidential Inauguration..
The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) has selected Microsoft Silverlight technology to...
Author: tomurphy Date: 01/18/2009
Survey launched to understand online bullying and privacy for 14 to 18 year olds
Microsoft Ireland has launched an online survey intended to build a better understanding of the...
Author: tomurphy Date: 01/16/2009
Windows 7 Beta now available until January 24th 2009
Availability of the Windows 7 Beta has been extended until January 24th 2009. You can download...
Author: tomurphy Date: 01/14/2009
Updated: Keep Your Computer Safe Online – Internet Explorer Update Available
Dublin: December 17th 2008 - Microsoft is encouraging customers to follow simple safety...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/17/2008
Keep Your Computer Safe Online
Dublin: December 17th 2008 - Microsoft is encouraging customers to follow simple safety...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/17/2008
Outlook tips: want some more printing options?
Do you like print your schedule and your task list from Outlook? Would you like more...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/09/2008
Microsoft Supports Strong Industry Search Data Anonymisation Standards
Microsoft yesterday submitted its response to the Article 29 Working Party’s Opinion on search...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/09/2008
First BizTalk 2009 beta released
The first public beta of BizTalk Server 2009 is available for download. Microsoft BizTalk Server is...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/09/2008
Live Mesh turns a car into a mobile computing platform
Microsoft employee Ori Amiga has transformed his 12-year-old Porsche into a mobile computing...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/09/2008
New Internet Explorer Beta improves compatibility view
The next public beta release of Internet Explorer 8 will include improvements to Compatibility View...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/09/2008
Enable Ireland & Microsoft Ireland Recognised with Top European Award
Enable Ireland’s National Assistive Technology Training Centre has received a gold medal from the...
Author: tomurphy Date: 12/02/2008
Microsoft examines causes of 'cyberchondria'
From the International Herald Tribune. On Monday, Microsoft researchers published the results of a...
Author: tomurphy Date: 11/25/2008
Partnering for Success conference explores how NGOs can address emerging challenges
Last week in Croke Park, the “Partnering for Success” conference took place with over 200 attendees...
Author: tomurphy Date: 11/23/2008
How technology changes lives…
Last Friday we hosted the annual Enable Ireland National Assistive Technology (AT) course graduation...
Author: tomurphy Date: 11/12/2008
Microsoft Launches Support for Irish Start-Ups
At an event in the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin last Thursday night, Microsoft launched BizSpark an...
Author: tomurphy Date: 11/09/2008
Irish Teachers Excel at the Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum in Hong Kong
Five Irish teachers; Tom Fitzsimmons and Ciaran McLaren from Crumlin Integrated College, and Eileen...
Author: tomurphy Date: 11/07/2008
Europeans vote for Obama....
The ballots from the MSN European "Race for the White House" online poll have been counted...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/31/2008
Coalition launches to combat internet lottery scams as over a quarter of internet users fear they'll be a victim..
Microsoft, Yahoo! Inc, Western Union and the African Development Bank have come together to form a...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/29/2008
Microsoft Delivers Pre-Beta Release of Windows 7 and Previews New Web Applications Based on Office Software
Attendees at the Microsoft Professional Developers' Conference (PDC) yesterday, saw the first full...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/29/2008
Unique conference brings the voluntary sector and the corporate sectors together for Dublin conference
"Partnering for Success" is a unique conference which brings together the voluntary and...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/28/2008
Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure Services Platform at PDC 2008
Today, during a keynote speech at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008, Ray Ozzie,...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/27/2008
DigiYouthz aims to bring the magic of a career in technology to Irish students...
Microsoft today launched DigiYouthz, a new programme designed to help Irish students see the...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/23/2008
Silverlight 2 Released
Silverlight 2, which provides developers with a means of delivering powerful exciting online...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/16/2008
Microsoft to support autumn innovation forum in Dublin
Cisco Systems and Microsoft Ireland are the title sponsors of a major Irish Technology Leadership...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/16/2008
Microsoft Debuts Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2) was today unveiled at the VoiceCon event...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/14/2008
Next release of Windows named
The next release of the Windows operating system will be called: Windows 7. According to Mike Nash...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/14/2008
Microsoft Ireland Wins Repak Recycling Award
At the 7th Repak Recycling Awards last week, Microsoft Ireland won the Best Prevention Initiative...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/13/2008
How would the Irish vote in the US Presidential election?
MSN is inviting people in Ireland to “vote” for their preferred candidate in the global “Race to the...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/09/2008
Three teachers from Northern Ireland to travel to Hong Kong for the global Innovative Teachers Competition
Three teachers from Northern Ireland; Tom Fitzsimmons and Ciaran McLaren from Crumlin Integrated...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/07/2008
Teachers from Kildare and Tipperary to Represent Ireland at Global Teacher’s Competition in Hong Kong (Updated)
Updated: Kildare teacher, Kathleen O'Connor and Tipperary teacher, Kate O’Connell will be both...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/06/2008
Enable Ireland-Microsoft partnership recognised as CSR best practice
This week marks the second annual Corporate Responsibility Week in Ireland, an initiative driven by...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/06/2008
Meteor deploys Microsoft Office 2007 to over 800 users
Ireland’s third largest mobile communications provider, Meteor Mobile Communications has deployed...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/02/2008
Decorate your desktop with MSN Wallpapers
If you like to change your desktop wallpaper from time to time then MSN Wallpapers is just for you....
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/01/2008
New programme brings IT training from students to older people
Intel, Microsoft and An Post today launched ‘Log On, Learn’ a new programme that aims to...
Author: tomurphy Date: 10/01/2008
Irish companies need to re-think how they dispose of old PCs
Microsoft Ireland is asking Irish companies to re-assess how they manage the disposal of end-of-life...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/29/2008
Windows Live Beta Wave 3 Now Available
Beta versions of the next release of many of your favourite Windows Live products are now available...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/26/2008
Brief: Xbox 360 passes six million unit sales in Europe
It was today announced that sales of the Xbox 360 console has broken through the six million mark in...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/22/2008
I’m a PC
The next wave of the Windows Vista global advertising campaign has kicked off with the “I’m a PC”...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/19/2008
Xbox 360 now available for €179.99 in Ireland
From this Friday, 19th September, the estimated retail price for the Xbox 360 in Ireland will start...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/16/2008
Want to build a collage from your photos?
Microsoft Research has announced a new product, AutoCollage 2008, which enables you to take your...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/04/2008
What's a digital lifestyle?
Sometimes it's hard to keep track of the latest and greatest devices, online services and ...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/04/2008
Back to School: Simple Guidelines to Ensure that Children Stay Safe Online
As the children go back to school, many parents will be considering investing in a computer for...
Author: tomurphy Date: 09/01/2008
OneNote: The best kept secret for organising your life...
Microsoft OneNote is possibly the most under-rated component of the 2007 Office Suite. I was...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/29/2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Released
The second pre-release version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of Microsoft's web browser...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/28/2008
Keep up to date on news from Microsoft Ireland via Twitter
If you're interested in finding out the latest news, views and information from around Microsoft...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/27/2008
Project Mojave Experiment Demos Released
Project Mojave was a focus group where Windows XP users, who hadn't upgraded to Windows Vista were...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/27/2008
Photosynth review on Silicon Republic
Marie Boran has reviewed Photosynth over on Silicon Republic. So next time you go to the Notre Dame...
Author: tomurphy Date: 08/26/2008