Tag Archives: Office 2010

UK Excel User Conference

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Biggus Dickus

My pal Simon Murphy, aka Smurf, is hosting another Excel User Conference in January in London on Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012. Here is a link to info on this session.  I think if you’re in the London area and you … Continue reading →

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PowerPivot CTP3 Hierarchies Make All The Difference

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Biggus Dickus

I have been around OLAP databases since 1994.  By “around” I mean that I have used them off and on for all those years without actually becoming a true BI dev – rather I am an occasional consumer. This is … Continue reading →

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What I Did This Summer

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Biggus Dickus

I have now returned home to Canada after an extended stay in the Netherlands over the summer working on an Access Services project.  Beyond the fact that there are much worse places to hang out than Holland, I also learned … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Storm

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Biggus Dickus

For years I have been arguing that the combination of Excel and Access is the strongest “story” in Microsoft Office – and the most ignored.  I have used these two products together and separately to deliver solution after solution that … Continue reading →

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What Does The Lack Of Microsoft Office Seminars Mean ?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Biggus Dickus

I just bumped into the SharePoint Conference 2011  on the Internet today ( http://www.mssharepointconference.com/Pages/default.aspx ).  I remember not too long ago that this conference was the Office Developer Conference (maybe 2 years back) and now I see not one reference … Continue reading →

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Is Excel 2010 Kinda Fragile ?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Biggus Dickus

I have once again run into a major probem in Excel 2010 related to doing major surgery on a large file and ending up with it being unwilling to Save and requiring me to perform some serious “sleight-of-hand” to save … Continue reading →

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Putting Tables To Work In Excel 2010

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Biggus Dickus

I was very lucky to be able to develop a major Excel 2007    “Application” shortly after it shipped.  In that file I used the new Structured References that are designed to work with the enhanced Excel “Tables” from that version.  I … Continue reading →

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SDN Conference, Zeist, The Netherlands

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Biggus Dickus

I am back this week from speaking at the SDN Conference in Zeist , The Netherlands last week.    If you speak Dutch: http://www.sdn.nl/SDN/SDNEvent/SDNConference2010/tabid/162/Default.aspx This was my second year at the Software Developer Network’s annual conference and as always I was … Continue reading →

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Office 365 And Office Professional And Access Services

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Biggus Dickus

So today Microsoft announced their “Office 365” Suite of “Cloud” offerings.  Previously known as BPOS (a name which I REALLY hated) it will soon include the option to “subscribe” to Office Professional as part of the deal.  Note that I said … Continue reading →

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I Am STILL Pleased With Access Services

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Biggus Dickus

Just a quick note in a busy day to state unequivocally that my experience with Access Services in Access and SharePoint 2010 has been a huge success so far !!  I have now worked for several months on a conversion … Continue reading →

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