Monthly Archives: Jan 2012

Excel Developers’ Conference Jan 25 London report

Posted on Jan 25, 2012 by Patrick O'Beirne, Excel/VBA developer

http://xlconf.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/uk-excel-developer-conference-london-january-2012/ Simon Murphy of Codematic had lined up an array of speakers and topics that drew a packed crowd. Morten Siersted’s company F1F9 sponsored the lunch for all the delegates.  Simon opened the conference with a summary of the evolution … Continue reading →

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Talk at SoftTest 26 Jan 6pm Dublin on “Test Centres of Excellence”

Posted on Jan 18, 2012 by Patrick O'Beirne, Excel/VBA developer

http://softtesteventjan2012.eventbrite.co.uk/ Annex meeting room in the Central Hotel, 1 – 5 Exchequer Street Dublin 2 Thursday, 26 January 2012 from 18:00 to 20:00  Too often companies are relying on hard work, experience and luck rather than planning and executing tests … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Translator VBA code sample

Posted on Jan 9, 2012 by Patrick O'Beirne, Excel/VBA developer

Microsoft Datamarket is retired from April 30, 2017. Continue reading →

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Happy new year!

Posted on Jan 1, 2012 by Patrick O'Beirne, Excel/VBA developer

Twelve years ago I wrote the book on the Euro Changeover in IT systems (“Managing the Euro in Information Systems”, Addison-Wesley, 1999). I wonder will 2012 see the year some countries have to switch back? Internally it should be easy … Continue reading →

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