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I just wanted to give a shout out to former Office Zealot blogger Ty Anderson and the guys from SoftArtisans. They've got a product called OfficeWriter that generates fully-functional Excel spreadsheets and Word documents over the web without the need for Microsoft Office on the server. Ty is a author of Office 2003 Programming: Real World ...

What does your programming environment look like? Do you stick with the defaults or do you change it up?  For the past ten years I've used a light grey background with blue for keywords, black for identifiers, red for plain text and operators, and teal for comments. I like this scheme because it really makes hard-coded items pop out and ...

  Be sure to put your name in the hat for an Acer Ferrari laptop to be given away on April 27. We've got some other swag to give away too including a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate!  Register at http://www.officezealot.com/register.aspx. Prize winners will be notified on April 27. Good luck!  

If Fox Day has any meaning to you (sorry stefox - not your day, but you can still enjoy it!), I'm sure you're reflecting on the great memories you have of Fox Day as a student at Rollins College. Fox Day is a cherished tradition at Rollins where the Dean surprises everyone each spring by placing a fox garden figure out at the center of campus ...

Continuing in the Office Zealot tradition of VSTO MVP's Chris Kunicki and joining OZ blogger Maarten Van Stam, I was recently awarded a Microsoft MVP related to my work with Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO). Thanks to everyone involved in the process for the award! I really appreciate it. I think this is a great product and I hope ...

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 application features, and boost your productivity with hands-on how-to's ...

Baseball lost an icon today. A great baseball player who played the game with an infectious, exciting, good-natured attitude. A legitimate down-to-earth superstar who never forgot where he came from. He played with a genuine love for the game that was truly inspiring. ''I want my young teammates to know right now -- when you put the uniform ...

I had a conversation with a client recently regarding my new iPaq h6315. I was telling him that it was one of my top 3 productivity enhancement gadgets of the past three years. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to list my favorites as a developer and consultant. What are some of your favorites? 1) USB Flash Memory - As I constantly need ...

Is anyone aware of a way to set the default Research Service to something other than “All Reference Books”?