January 2007 - Posts
I've been using the Acer Ferrari on occasion for almost a month. You know, the one we received from Microsoft and AMD as a "review" unit. In general, I like it and yes, I really like Windows Vista Ultimate edition. No surprise to many I'm sure. :) In
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One of the documents admitted in Microsoft's Iowa lawsuit is an Office Systems Strategy Backgrounder memo from September 1991. One of the things that struck me as I read this was how relevant much of it still is. See the sections: What is the vision guiding
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I started writing an "Essential Office Programming" column last week that is aimed at beginning Office developers for The Office Letter . Every week, The Office Letter offers tips, tricks, and techniques for Microsoft Office. Learn shortcuts, explore
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There really isn't a lot of advice out there on how to approach migrating to VSTO. I came to VSTO from the perspective of a long time Office VBA developer. For me, the things I spent the most time on were developing an understanding of .NET/COM interoperability
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Recently a friend of mine asked me for help with a data management issue. Same story, different day - he had numerous Excel files (about 8-10 he tells me) with sales prospects that he needed to combine and clean. This friend is former professional water
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How do I retrieve the login name of the current user in Excel or VBA? This has to be one of the most common questions asked by people building Office-based applications. Though Charles covered it pretty throughly a couple of years ago, I thought I'd give
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