Following MacWorld earlier this week, there has been some inaccurate information circulating online regarding VBA support in Office for Windows. While it's true that VBA isn't supported in the latest version of Office for the Mac and the VBA licensing program did close to new customers last year, we have no plans to remove VBA from future versions of Office for Windows. We understand that VBA is a critical capability for large numbers of our customers; accordingly, there is no plan to remove VBA from future versions of Excel.
Point by point:
1. VBA isn't supported in the latest Office for Mac
2. VBA isn't being licensed for third party inclusions anymore
3. There are no plans to remove VBA from future versions of Office for Windows
4. No plan to remove VBA from future versions of Excel
So, its not supported for Mac, and new developers cannot include it in their products, but it will remain supported in Office for Windows apps. Not sure what blog you were reading!
Why the support on Slashdot for anti-spam laws then? If your smtp server accepts my connection and accepts the mail I subsequently send to you through that connection, how is this any different to the arguments posed elsewhere in this thread about public access services and presumed legality?
Funnily enough, back when our company ran on green screen Wyse 60 terminals (sadly this side of 2000), the most likely way for one of them to die was with a very loud *bang* and a significant amount of smoke pouring out the back for some time.
The "Autopilot" that landed in a forest was not an autopilot at all, it was the fly-by-wire computer system that overrulled the pilot by decending when he was trying to pull up.... Not even that - the Habsheim A320 crash was caused primarily by pilot error, as he both changed his plan of action at the last minute, reduced height to below that of the surrounding obstacles, reduced power below that he would require so he maintained a descent angle, and basically left it too late to do anything about it before he hit the trees. There has never been any evidence to show that the A320s systems caused the accident, despite many conspiracy theories surrounding the case.
The difference is, when separate companies actively work together to force other parties to their will, ugly words such as 'price fixing', 'antitrust' and 'deceptive business practices' are thrown their way. Why should it be any different for many separate employees working together to force a company to their wishes?
You mean the 1958 US test of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon didn't produce any junk, despite disabling several satellites? How about the 1985 ASM-135 ASAT against an obsolete US satellite, which resulted in a successful interception and destruction of the target? Get off your high horse.
Dunno about anyone else, and I'm not explicitly defending this guy, but many webhosts give away Google AdWords vouchers for free - in the past year Ive personally used about $200 worth of adwords placements without paying a penny.
I disagree - sure, it took me a day or so of being fairly lost when I switched from Office 2K3 to 2K7, but after settling down into it, I can honestly say that I most certainly prefer the 2K7 interface without a doubt. There was nothing especially wrong with the 2K3 interface, but the 2K7 one just feels so much easier to use after that initial learning curve.
As a PC gamer for over a decade, I haven't ever had one centralised, unified online play centre for all my games in the same manner as the Xbox has XBox Live. While some were OK, for other games I have played in my time, I would certainly have paid for them to have had a better interface for online play, thats for sure!
What a patently stupid and infantile argument - firstly, its not your airspace, and secondly, I hardly think you would say the same about your wifi, cell phone or other similar services.
Unless I am very much mistaken (I have only recently taken over administration of a companies AD infrastructure), one of your Active Directory Domain Controllers (usually the first one in the domain) is more important than any of the others, and must be treated as such in disaster recovery scenarios. If it dies, the AD suffers.
But that's only what I have surmised from about a months worth of hands on experience and nothing else - anyone care to correct me (please?!)?
Actually, if you set up Sharepoint using host headers (vhosts or whatever), IE *won't* automatically log you in - the site is no longer within the intranet zone, so you have to explicitly set the site up in the Trusted Sites zone, and also turn on the automatic login if you are using IE7. As for the protocol used, its either kerberos or NTLM, dependant on the server configuration.
The 'BA and AF got their Concordes as freebies' is another myth surrounding Concorde - both BA and AF initially ordered five and four aircraft each respectively, and both paid the list price for those aircraft.
BA's additional two, and AF's additional three, were at a discounted rate because every other airline had cancelled their orders and those five were left sitting there.
G-BOAF was purchased by BA in 1980 for several thousand pounds for the airframe and engines in an unfurnished state, and subsequently spent several million pounds refurbishing the aircraft for entry into service.
G-BOAG was loaned to BA as a spares aircraft, until it was acquired in 1984 under an agreement that saw BA take over ownership of a large amount of spares.
From the British Airways Concorde FAQ:
Did the British Government give Concorde to British Airways for one pound UK sterling?
Claims that we paid GBP1.00 (UK Sterling) for the Concorde fleet or that it was given in trust are wrong.
British Airways predecessors paid the manufacturers more than GBP155 million for the Concorde fleet (source:1977/78 Report and Accounts) and over the following 27 years of operation British Airways has invested more than GBP1 billion in the fleet.
The Concorde book value was written down to nil in 1979 and subsequent capital investments to 1983 were also written off to nil. (source: 1987 Prospectus on British Airways privatisation)
In March 1984 the government ended its involvement with Concorde when British Airways assumed full responsibility for Concorde support costs. British Airways Board paid GBP16.5 million to acquire the government's stock of spare parts and was released from the profit share scheme under which the government collected 80 per cent of Concorde operating surpluses.
In 1987 the government privatised British Airways and collected more than GBP900 million for selling its interest in the airline, including Concorde. http://www.britishairways.com/concorde/faq.html#6
How much profit did Concorde make for British Airways?
On average Concorde made an operating profit of £30-50 Million a year for British Airways in the boom years where many passengers were travelling first class. British Airways reportedly received £1.75 Billion in revenue for Concorde services against an operating cost of around £1 Billion. Air France made a much smaller profit. http://www.concordesst.com/retire/faq_r.html
The Eurofighter Typhoon is both in production (and entered service before the F-22) and can supercruise (attain and sustain supersonic flight without the use of reheat) - the F-22 is neither the only aircraft nor the first aircraft to supercruise.
You do realise that the Boeing SST project was funded by the US Government from the outset, with the contract being awarded to Boeing in 1966 by the NST (formed by JFK in 1963 in order to commit to a 75% subsidization at minimum of an SST project), and the project was canceled by Boeing *after* Nixon removed government funding in 1971?
And as for the economics, British Airways operated their Concordes profitably from the mid 1980s to 2000.
The First Amendment says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.' - unfortunately, settling a dispute between two parties within a court room does not involve making a law.
Do that and your face becomes the target for any loose items in the cabin that decide to make a break for freedom during the emergency breaking or the violent deceleration that happens when the aircraft goes off the runway etc. Thats one of the main reasons for putting your head on your knees during such an incident.
Oh, also, many merchants can get away with this by simply not having any low value items for sale - in this case, MS don't have to set a limit as their cheapest product (points bundle) is the limit.
Visa merchants aren't allowed to set a minimum purchase amount, but many online retailers are not Visa merchants, as they use a third party processing merchant, and thus they can set whatever limit they wish.
I've had an iPhone since they were launched here in the UK and I cannot honestly say I have experienced any signal problems and if anything I get better voice quality on the iPhone than my previous phone (w810i).
I'm not exactly in a major metropolitan area either, out here in a commuter town in the South West, but my signal strength hasn't really been a problem - I'm always able to make calls or connect via GPRS or EDGE, so I'm pretty much happy at the moment. I've travelled a bit as well in the past 2 weeks and I've yet to experience signal loss, even out in the country side.
It happens at least once a year on scheduled flights, and no, all those nationalities do not count - the baby gets to claim the parents nationality and the destinations nationality.
You think *thats* annoying - theres someone with my name using a *very* similar gmail address (I think he suffixes his with jnr), but puts down mine on anything he needs to, including his friends social mailing list, his lawyers correspondance, his childrens school contact form and lots of other stuff.
I'm receiving all sorts of what should be privileged information, and I have informed him of this to just be told 'stop reading my email!' and various threats.
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Point by point:
1. VBA isn't supported in the latest Office for Mac
2. VBA isn't being licensed for third party inclusions anymore
3. There are no plans to remove VBA from future versions of Office for Windows
4. No plan to remove VBA from future versions of Excel
So, its not supported for Mac, and new developers cannot include it in their products, but it will remain supported in Office for Windows apps. Not sure what blog you were reading!
Why the support on Slashdot for anti-spam laws then? If your smtp server accepts my connection and accepts the mail I subsequently send to you through that connection, how is this any different to the arguments posed elsewhere in this thread about public access services and presumed legality?
Funnily enough, back when our company ran on green screen Wyse 60 terminals (sadly this side of 2000), the most likely way for one of them to die was with a very loud *bang* and a significant amount of smoke pouring out the back for some time.
Not even that - the Habsheim A320 crash was caused primarily by pilot error, as he both changed his plan of action at the last minute, reduced height to below that of the surrounding obstacles, reduced power below that he would require so he maintained a descent angle, and basically left it too late to do anything about it before he hit the trees. There has never been any evidence to show that the A320s systems caused the accident, despite many conspiracy theories surrounding the case.
The difference is, when separate companies actively work together to force other parties to their will, ugly words such as 'price fixing', 'antitrust' and 'deceptive business practices' are thrown their way. Why should it be any different for many separate employees working together to force a company to their wishes?
You mean the 1958 US test of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon didn't produce any junk, despite disabling several satellites? How about the 1985 ASM-135 ASAT against an obsolete US satellite, which resulted in a successful interception and destruction of the target? Get off your high horse.
Dunno about anyone else, and I'm not explicitly defending this guy, but many webhosts give away Google AdWords vouchers for free - in the past year Ive personally used about $200 worth of adwords placements without paying a penny.
Weirdly enough, every single time I access the Microsoft site, its via Firefox. And I have absolutely no problems at all.
I disagree - sure, it took me a day or so of being fairly lost when I switched from Office 2K3 to 2K7, but after settling down into it, I can honestly say that I most certainly prefer the 2K7 interface without a doubt. There was nothing especially wrong with the 2K3 interface, but the 2K7 one just feels so much easier to use after that initial learning curve.
As a PC gamer for over a decade, I haven't ever had one centralised, unified online play centre for all my games in the same manner as the Xbox has XBox Live. While some were OK, for other games I have played in my time, I would certainly have paid for them to have had a better interface for online play, thats for sure!
What a patently stupid and infantile argument - firstly, its not your airspace, and secondly, I hardly think you would say the same about your wifi, cell phone or other similar services.
Unless I am very much mistaken (I have only recently taken over administration of a companies AD infrastructure), one of your Active Directory Domain Controllers (usually the first one in the domain) is more important than any of the others, and must be treated as such in disaster recovery scenarios. If it dies, the AD suffers.
But that's only what I have surmised from about a months worth of hands on experience and nothing else - anyone care to correct me (please?!)?
Actually, if you set up Sharepoint using host headers (vhosts or whatever), IE *won't* automatically log you in - the site is no longer within the intranet zone, so you have to explicitly set the site up in the Trusted Sites zone, and also turn on the automatic login if you are using IE7. As for the protocol used, its either kerberos or NTLM, dependant on the server configuration.
BA's additional two, and AF's additional three, were at a discounted rate because every other airline had cancelled their orders and those five were left sitting there.
G-BOAF was purchased by BA in 1980 for several thousand pounds for the airframe and engines in an unfurnished state, and subsequently spent several million pounds refurbishing the aircraft for entry into service.
G-BOAG was loaned to BA as a spares aircraft, until it was acquired in 1984 under an agreement that saw BA take over ownership of a large amount of spares.
From the British Airways Concorde FAQ:
Did the British Government give Concorde to British Airways for one pound UK sterling? Claims that we paid GBP1.00 (UK Sterling) for the Concorde fleet or that it was given in trust are wrong. British Airways predecessors paid the manufacturers more than GBP155 million for the Concorde fleet (source:1977/78 Report and Accounts) and over the following 27 years of operation British Airways has invested more than GBP1 billion in the fleet. The Concorde book value was written down to nil in 1979 and subsequent capital investments to 1983 were also written off to nil. (source: 1987 Prospectus on British Airways privatisation) In March 1984 the government ended its involvement with Concorde when British Airways assumed full responsibility for Concorde support costs. British Airways Board paid GBP16.5 million to acquire the government's stock of spare parts and was released from the profit share scheme under which the government collected 80 per cent of Concorde operating surpluses. In 1987 the government privatised British Airways and collected more than GBP900 million for selling its interest in the airline, including Concorde. http://www.britishairways.com/concorde/faq.html#6
How much profit did Concorde make for British Airways? On average Concorde made an operating profit of £30-50 Million a year for British Airways in the boom years where many passengers were travelling first class. British Airways reportedly received £1.75 Billion in revenue for Concorde services against an operating cost of around £1 Billion. Air France made a much smaller profit. http://www.concordesst.com/retire/faq_r.html
Also, read the following article - http://www.thetravelinsider.info/2003/0411.htm
Concorde was a very profitable venture for British Airways.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is both in production (and entered service before the F-22) and can supercruise (attain and sustain supersonic flight without the use of reheat) - the F-22 is neither the only aircraft nor the first aircraft to supercruise.
You do realise that the Boeing SST project was funded by the US Government from the outset, with the contract being awarded to Boeing in 1966 by the NST (formed by JFK in 1963 in order to commit to a 75% subsidization at minimum of an SST project), and the project was canceled by Boeing *after* Nixon removed government funding in 1971?
And as for the economics, British Airways operated their Concordes profitably from the mid 1980s to 2000.
The First Amendment says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.' - unfortunately, settling a dispute between two parties within a court room does not involve making a law.
Do that and your face becomes the target for any loose items in the cabin that decide to make a break for freedom during the emergency breaking or the violent deceleration that happens when the aircraft goes off the runway etc. Thats one of the main reasons for putting your head on your knees during such an incident.
Oh, also, many merchants can get away with this by simply not having any low value items for sale - in this case, MS don't have to set a limit as their cheapest product (points bundle) is the limit.
Visa merchants aren't allowed to set a minimum purchase amount, but many online retailers are not Visa merchants, as they use a third party processing merchant, and thus they can set whatever limit they wish.
I've had an iPhone since they were launched here in the UK and I cannot honestly say I have experienced any signal problems and if anything I get better voice quality on the iPhone than my previous phone (w810i).
I'm not exactly in a major metropolitan area either, out here in a commuter town in the South West, but my signal strength hasn't really been a problem - I'm always able to make calls or connect via GPRS or EDGE, so I'm pretty much happy at the moment. I've travelled a bit as well in the past 2 weeks and I've yet to experience signal loss, even out in the country side.
It happens at least once a year on scheduled flights, and no, all those nationalities do not count - the baby gets to claim the parents nationality and the destinations nationality.
Why not? Apple is getting a cut of AT&Ts iPhone plan revenue, so why would Apple cutting in others on their iPod revenue be unlikely?
You think *thats* annoying - theres someone with my name using a *very* similar gmail address (I think he suffixes his with jnr), but puts down mine on anything he needs to, including his friends social mailing list, his lawyers correspondance, his childrens school contact form and lots of other stuff.
I'm receiving all sorts of what should be privileged information, and I have informed him of this to just be told 'stop reading my email!' and various threats.
What do you do?!