Comments on: No Topic http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: janiceenberg http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-39862 janiceenberg Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:05:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-39862 <p>I'm new here on the forum, found it by searching google. I look forward to chatting about various topics with all of you.</p> I’m new here on the forum, found it by searching google. I look forward to chatting about various topics with all of you.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-34759 Anthony Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:05:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-34759 <p>I would steer clear of software development. They're giving all of the work to people in India and China and Vietnam and everywhere else that developers quote insanely low prices. Idiot CEO's in this nation (USA), only thinking of their own wallets - as usual, have dumped very talented and experienced programmers onto the streets in lieu of these low-ball development groups from overseas.</p> <p>Its this outsourcing disease that is destroying the United States. Anyone with any sense of the future will find a new career in something they CAN NOT outsource. This is what I am planning on doing.</p> <p>Enough with competing with SQL Server DBA's in India asking for 9.59 per hour when here, in the USA, $100/hr is the average for that position.</p> I would steer clear of software development. They’re giving all of the work to people in India and China and Vietnam and everywhere else that developers quote insanely low prices. Idiot CEO’s in this nation (USA), only thinking of their own wallets – as usual, have dumped very talented and experienced programmers onto the streets in lieu of these low-ball development groups from overseas.

Its this outsourcing disease that is destroying the United States. Anyone with any sense of the future will find a new career in something they CAN NOT outsource. This is what I am planning on doing.

Enough with competing with SQL Server DBA’s in India asking for 9.59 per hour when here, in the USA, $100/hr is the average for that position.

]]> By: Jason B http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20556 Jason B Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20556 <p>Hehe... Did anyone else notice that this is cataloged under the tenth hole tracker?? Anyways... Back to figuring out my golf handicap!</p> Hehe… Did anyone else notice that this is cataloged under the tenth hole tracker?? Anyways… Back to figuring out my golf handicap!

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20542 Jon Peltier Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20542 <p>There's no truly secure way to do deactivate your program in 30 days, but you can make it hard for someone to workaround. I use a variation on this approach:</p> <p><a href="http://www.andreavb.com/tip080006.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.andreavb.com/tip080006.html</a></p> There’s no truly secure way to do deactivate your program in 30 days, but you can make it hard for someone to workaround. I use a variation on this approach:

http://www.andreavb.com/tip080006.html

]]> By: Harald Staff http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20537 Harald Staff Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20537 <p>Hi Amar</p> <p>There is no built-in way to do that, and Excel files are not safe as in Safe. Let the evil parts of your creativity play with the scenarios for a while. I believe that putting date somewhere, disguised, in the registry on first run is a pretty common way.</p> <p>Best wishes Harald</p> Hi Amar

There is no built-in way to do that, and Excel files are not safe as in Safe. Let the evil parts of your creativity play with the scenarios for a while. I believe that putting date somewhere, disguised, in the registry on first run is a pretty common way.

Best wishes Harald

]]> By: amar http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20533 amar Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20533 <p>Hi everybody.<br> It is my first written communication to this blog. I have created a small add-in (somehow............. at last). But I don't know how to make it a 30 day trial version, so that after 30 days anyone using it is required to register it or purchase it etc... </p> <p>Thanks in Advance.</p> <p>Amar</p> Hi everybody.
It is my first written communication to this blog. I have created a small add-in (somehow…………. at last). But I don’t know how to make it a 30 day trial version, so that after 30 days anyone using it is required to register it or purchase it etc…

Thanks in Advance.

Amar

]]> By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20500 Dick Kusleika Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20500 <p>gruff999: Bill does invite us up. MVPs attend a summit every 18 months or so. Last summit was pre-alpha time frame so it was the perfect time to give advice on the product. Our advice is a drop in the ocean of all the advice they get, so it seems like a lot of what we say falls on deaf ears. Nevertheless, it's great to get to talk to the Excel product team. It's also great to see Jon Peltier talking to the people who own charting - makes you think something might sink in.</p> gruff999: Bill does invite us up. MVPs attend a summit every 18 months or so. Last summit was pre-alpha time frame so it was the perfect time to give advice on the product. Our advice is a drop in the ocean of all the advice they get, so it seems like a lot of what we say falls on deaf ears. Nevertheless, it’s great to get to talk to the Excel product team. It’s also great to see Jon Peltier talking to the people who own charting – makes you think something might sink in.

]]> By: Mike Rosenblum http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20497 Mike Rosenblum Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20497 <p>> "When I use those, that floating thing should tell me the new keyboard combination so I can read it every time I use it."</p> <p>Yes, I have definately been thinking the same... but I'm guessing that they are aware of this idea? It's hard to know what stage they are at internally -- the Beta 2 is already a stale snapshot. I've heard talk about the "Technical Refresh", I think the rumor is that it's due out this month (August).</p> > “When I use those, that floating thing should tell me the new keyboard combination so I can read it every time I use it.”

Yes, I have definately been thinking the same… but I’m guessing that they are aware of this idea? It’s hard to know what stage they are at internally — the Beta 2 is already a stale snapshot. I’ve heard talk about the “Technical Refresh”, I think the rumor is that it’s due out this month (August).

]]> By: gruff999 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20496 gruff999 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20496 <p>My intro to Excel came when asked to calculate averages for my boss's skittle team (like U.S. bowling only 9 wooden pins and stronger beer). Who knew that a few weeks later I would have to do averages using Excel as part of a job interview, yes I got the job and I'm still here and still loving Excel.</p> <p>I'm now an 'advanced' user according to Aaron Bloods user scale (http://www.xl-logic.com/user_scale.html), so I often get asked questions at work. It's amazing how under used Excel is, I keep telling everyone how great it is for learning about other programming languages and computer logic generally, everything is so neatly contained! (unlike Word, yuk).</p> <p>My best bit of work is a fully functioning WW2 Enigma machine, that really stretched me but was great experience. It's the only way to really learn - set up a big challenge then keep chipping away (here's where I quote that scene from "Pale Rider" with Clint and the big rock).</p> <p>I've written a book for Excel beginners through to VBA (as it's not published yet I guess it's just a bunch of Word docs not a book). Some of you guys get credits of course. As I'm a user not a writer it may never see the light of day. But you never know.</p> <p>One question for regular contributors to this blog, in light of the major changes in Excel 2007 - how come Bill doesn't just invite you all over to get opinions and feedback first hand rather than just unleashing this stuff on an unsuspecting public.</p> My intro to Excel came when asked to calculate averages for my boss’s skittle team (like U.S. bowling only 9 wooden pins and stronger beer). Who knew that a few weeks later I would have to do averages using Excel as part of a job interview, yes I got the job and I’m still here and still loving Excel.

I’m now an ‘advanced’ user according to Aaron Bloods user scale (http://www.xl-logic.com/user_scale.html), so I often get asked questions at work. It’s amazing how under used Excel is, I keep telling everyone how great it is for learning about other programming languages and computer logic generally, everything is so neatly contained! (unlike Word, yuk).

My best bit of work is a fully functioning WW2 Enigma machine, that really stretched me but was great experience. It’s the only way to really learn – set up a big challenge then keep chipping away (here’s where I quote that scene from “Pale Rider” with Clint and the big rock).

I’ve written a book for Excel beginners through to VBA (as it’s not published yet I guess it’s just a bunch of Word docs not a book). Some of you guys get credits of course. As I’m a user not a writer it may never see the light of day. But you never know.

One question for regular contributors to this blog, in light of the major changes in Excel 2007 – how come Bill doesn’t just invite you all over to get opinions and feedback first hand rather than just unleashing this stuff on an unsuspecting public.

]]> By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/08/04/no-topic/#comment-20493 Dick Kusleika Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1466#comment-20493 <p>Are you guys using Beta2? The autocomplete for worksheet functions and defined names is quickly becoming my favorite new feature.</p> <p>There are still some old key combinations that I can't seem to shake. Alt+I+W to insert a worksheet, followed by Alt+O+H+R to rename it, are two that I keep falling back on. When I use those, that floating thing should tell me the new keyboard combination so I can read it every time I use it.</p> Are you guys using Beta2? The autocomplete for worksheet functions and defined names is quickly becoming my favorite new feature.

There are still some old key combinations that I can’t seem to shake. Alt+I+W to insert a worksheet, followed by Alt+O+H+R to rename it, are two that I keep falling back on. When I use those, that floating thing should tell me the new keyboard combination so I can read it every time I use it.

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