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Excel 2008 bugs make it useless for loans and private equity

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27 August 2008

Wow, I can’t believe Microsoft would ship a product like this. Beware, Excel 2008 won’t recalc XIRR correctly and in fact any sheet that has an intentional reference where loan amounts have fees that are dependent. This has worked in versions of Excel for the last 20 years. So sad,…
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Four ways to make Mac simpler

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26 August 2008

Mac 101: Four simple ways to make your Mac more efficient – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) 1. Easy access from the dock I always drag my hard drive and Applications folder into the dock. No need to minimize windows, invoke Expose or, worst of all, shuffle windows around manually…
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Chinese Olympic Nicknames and vocabulary

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24 August 2008

For the true student of chinese, here are the nicknames of “players”:http://www.nbcolympics.com/newscenter/news/newsid=236723.html. Some are really great! | Athlete | Nickname | Pinyin | Translation | Explanation | | LeBron James | å°çš‡å¸ | xiao3 huang2 di4 | Little Emperor | He’s King James | | Camelo Anthony | ç”œç“œ ï½œ…
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Advertising Opt Out

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17 August 2008

I normally just disable cookies, but if you want, you can also positively “opt out”:http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp which just means they won’t keep personal data. You will still see ads, but theywon’t keep personalization information.
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PDFPen Tips and Tricks

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14 August 2008

I bought both PDF Clerk and PDFPen for a “comparison”:http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/31/feature-review-pdfclerk-vs-pdfpen/ and there were some great reviews. We need this specifically to add signatures to legal documents, so the needs are very specific. We get a PDF from a legal firm and then we return the documents as PDFs and then…
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iPhone Olympic App

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12 August 2008

Lenovo Olympics 2008 App – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Lenovo, the Chinese manufacturer of ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebook PCs and other electronic devices, is providing the free Lenovo Olympics 2008 “App”:http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287487247&mt=8 in the App Store now. You can download it from your iPhone or iPod touch by going to…
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Olympic heaven

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12 August 2008

I’m completely addicted right now. First, Comcast has HD Olympics live on USA channel and KOMO-TV which are channels 660 and 105. With a DVR, it is nearly perfect, but with “NBCOlympics.com”:http://nbcolympics.com, you can watch four different events live. I’m going to be up all night! The best are the…
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Tell Bonzi to go browser independent!

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12 August 2008

Send your emails to “Bonzi”:http://www.bonzicentral.com telling them they should really go browser independent. Talked with a very nice woman from their customer support. They actually have people who call you back which is amazing! But how could you be dependent on the browser object model. That is just so sad.…
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iPhone and iPod Touch Firmware 2.0.1 available

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5 August 2008

It is a 256MB download, so hope you have a fast connectionApple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.0.1 – Mac Rumors Not clear what has changed, but early claism are – Backup process for the iPhone is much faster.- Netshare still works- SMS typing faster Apple releases iPhone 2.0.1 Software Update -…
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Battery Calibration

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31 July 2008

Apple has really made this way too hard, but if you want to get the most out of your battery, it is going to take all day. Basically, you have to run the thing into the ground and then recharge it every few months according to http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/30/battery-calibration-recommended-by-apple-why-no-utility/ explains what to…
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