Category Archives: Computing – general

Smart Indenter and Excel 2013

Posted on 27/01/2015 by dougaj4

I have recently installed Office 365 on a new computer running Windows 8.1 (actually the third one in just over a month, but that’s another story).  Office 2013 has several annoying features, but for me the most annoying was that … Continue reading →

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Finding Excel Version Information

Posted on 26/01/2015 by dougaj4

The information below was buried in an old post, but I had trouble finding it when I wanted it, so here it is in its own post: Finding the version information in Office used to be easy; it was always … Continue reading →

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“Yields circularity when preceded by its quotation” …

Posted on 15/04/2014 by dougaj4

yields circularity when preceded by its quotation. Today’s post takes us on a little circular tour of the internet, starting with: Grumpy Old Programmer (Mike Woodhouse) who returns from a long holiday from blogging to publish a nice little routine … Continue reading →

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Using Frame4Buckle with the Alglib solver

Posted on 01/03/2014 by dougaj4

The Frame4Buckle spreadsheet carries out a buckling analysis of a column or strut, which may be divided into any number of segments with varying cross section details, allowing the analysis of stepped or tapered members.  The spreadsheet includes a VBA … Continue reading →

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Skydrive becomes Onedrive

Posted on 21/02/2014 by dougaj4

As noted in the previous post, the free on-line disc space provided by Microsoft is no longer called Skydrive, but is now known as Onedrive.  On this occasion the change is not due to a desperate bid by their marketing … Continue reading →

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