The Content Aggregator Called Excel

Posted on 31 January 2010

So you have been toiling away on a spreadsheet that must reach the CEO's desk before the end of the day. Your boss has been after your life to get this done as fast as possible with his frantic phone calls and a rather sharp pitchfork that he uses on special occasions like these. A gazillion formulas, allocations and calculations later, with your body screaming for some coffee, you allow yourself a break. As you return to your desk with ... Continue Reading

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Remove Background Tool in Office - Results from the Test Drive

Posted on 27 November 2009

The remove background tool is one of the new features introduced in Office 2010. Ever since I downloaded the public beta, I've been itching to take it for a test drive and this weekend, I did just that. I tried my hands at two images - one with high and the other with low contrast. So let's look at the results Remove Background from a High Contrast Image We picked up an ... Continue Reading

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Why do Women Shop

Posted on 09 November 2009

Of all the mysteries in the world, one of the most profound is - why do women shop. A man can probably go through most of his adult career with a pair of conservatively stitched suits and matching ties. My old man still takes great pride in a dark, striped one that he got stitched when he had just been commissioned into the forces. I remember the time when he even had a slightly worn one handed over to me ... Continue Reading

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Halloween Special - 3 Wicked Things You Can Do with Excel

Posted on 30 October 2009

I reckon that today would be the last working day before Halloween and it might be your only chance to get even. So here are a few Excel tricks especially for you this Halloween - each one getting progressively meaner. Send somebody a Workbook that just doesn't Scroll the Right Way This one is for your super boss (I mean boss's boss). Now wish as you may, you really can't do too many bad things to him, right - so this one's ... Continue Reading

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Funny Side Up - I

Posted on 28 June 2009

What was meant to be a leisurely stroll with my more-expensive half along the beachfront yesterday, turned into half an hour of soaking in the rain followed by about 2 hours of journey back home. While on the way back, I saw a man helping a blind old woman onto the train carriage. A few minutes into the journey, as the station approached, she began walking towards the exit door. Fearing that she could miss her step and hurt herself, I ... Continue Reading

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Funny Graphics

Posted on 21 June 2009

A couple of funny graphics to get you over the weekend blues :-) Viagra Sales (Courtesy: funnytimes.com) The right spot Finding the right man can be quite a challenge. (Courtesy: hottestsnaps.blogspot.com) Length of shorts (Courtesy: iamtheweather.com) The world of 100 If the world were to consist of only 100 people: ... Continue Reading

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