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HardlyWork.in: Make Your Facebook Feed Look Like an Excel Spreadsheet

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Do you work in an office that still allows you to access Facebook? If you do, then check out this awesome stealth way of looking up on your news feed. It makes your feed look like an Excel spreadsheet. Now that’s stealthy, thanks to HardlyWork.in!…

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July 3rd, 2011 by: Range

Tulipk Lamp Printed in 3d, Designed in Microsoft Excel

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While this definitely isn’t the first time I’ve seen a lamp designed on a computer, it’s definitely the first one I’ve seen where the primary design tool was Microsoft Excel.

Ben Geebelen used Excel to create the pattern on his TulipK lamp, then used software called 3-matic and output it…

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October 6th, 2010 by: Technabob

Ribbon Hero: Holy Crap! Microsoft Actually Went Through With It

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Remember the bit of news we shared a while back about Microsoft’s filing a trademark for “Ribbon Hero?” Well now the game/add-on/learning tool is available for download! It’s a manifestation of Mr. Schell’s vision of the future, but at least this time the game is for a product that a…

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March 9th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Excel Art is Lots More Fun Than Formulas and Functions

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Artist Danielle Aubert creates pixelated masterpieces using Microsoft Excel, with surprisingly dazzling results.

About the project, she says, “…the drawings are a part of a series that I executed on an irregular daily basis for 16 months. Each drawing is in a new ‘worksheet,’ which is automatically set up as…

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July 25th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Classic Arcade Games Excel in Spreadsheets

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Sure, you could use your copy of Microsoft Excel to create the business model for your next big multi-million dollar venture, or to calculate last month’s sales for your used car dealership, but why not put it to some really good use and play some arcade games with it instead?…

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April 5th, 2008 by: Technabob

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