OpenXML
One of the neatest things about Office 2007 is the XML file format that it uses to store data. This of course has a number of interesting ramifications, the most important ones being:
Presentation and data are separated, which means
You can change the presentation at any time, using clever means like an IIS Module
You can change […]
Patently Mad
Just when will this patent insanity come to an end?
Someone has patented the linked list. THE LINKED LIST!
Armageddon is at hand! Next will be the combo box and then we’re all buggered
Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory
One of my favourite expressions happens the be this one “Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory”. At a very simplistic level it means simply when you are on the verge of success, you do something of a monumentally doofus nature that knocks you flat on your back.
Numerous examples of these abound at Redmond, but […]
Pain Is…
Can you guess how this particular story ended? NOT WELL!!!
