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Google Notes: Good!

( General and Web App )

I’ve been morning a bit lately so I thought I would take the time to make a post about some thing good!
I have been using Google notes for about a month or so now and I find it really works well.
Basically it allows you to copy bits of web pages (and stores a link back […]

Microsoft, you just get office developers don’t you?

( General )

hummm, insulting, fun, totally missing the point, a bit of all three?
VBA Person

Virtual PC’s how do you use yours?

( General )

Recently I’ve set up a Virtual PC, that is to say I’ve installed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. I’m running it on Window Vista Home Premium, which is not actually a supported OS but it seems to work OK all the same:
I set up my “Virtual Machines” like this:
One base XP install with sp2
Then VS6 + […]

Whats the second best Spreadsheet?

( General )

This morning I woke up (always a good start to the day), and had one thing on my mind. Whats the second best spreadsheet?*

As far as I can see there are only really (really) 3 spreadsheets that could be considered .
Excel
OOo
Gnumeric
OOo is working a way on the VBA API, when that gets there […]

On-Line Rubbish?

( Web App )

Last week I was in a meeting for my Cricket Club. One of the things we have problems with is collecting and recording membership fees. Currently I have a database and coaches etc have SS which they update, send to me and I update the database (.mdb). We also need to keep a load of […]

Computer Chronicles

( General and Videos )

Here at MIE, we strive to bring you cutting edge news and information :
spreadsheet wars
Worth a watch if you have a 1/2 hour with nothing better to do!
Hair cuts have come along way!

Is Managed Code Slower Than Unmanaged Code?

( General )

What’s you gut answer right now; without reading the rest of this post?
In my (seemingly) never-ending quest along the path of Uncapacitated Facility Location problems, I found myself thinking if I would be better of write some core functions in C (unmanaged) and calling them in my VB.net project? I thought that it probably […]