VT's Blog
The Blog of Viral Tarpara A Smart 27 year old's thoughts on Windows, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, and Productivity
Interview on Open Source & Collaboration with Craig Murphy and Andy Westgarth
Listen to the podcast where I get asked about my views on Microsoft’s collaboration story and...
Author: viralta Date: 01/05/2009
Creating Really Cool Powerpoint Presentations with pptPlex
Let’s face it, Powerpoint presentations in the 21st century are usually boring. There are so many...
Author: viralta Date: 01/05/2009
IE Patch Release - Fixes Data Binding Issues
All IE users can now rejoice. If you read my post, feel free to ignore the advice found...
Author: viralta Date: 12/18/2008
How To: Secure Internet Explorer Until a Patch is Released
UPDATE Dec 18th 2008 - Please follow the link for appropriate patching advice 1. If...
Author: viralta Date: 12/16/2008
Code Security in Mature Applications EXPLETIVE
This is a big deal for Microsoft and people inside the company are doing all they can to find a...
Author: viralta Date: 12/16/2008
Excel Junkies Unite for a Day of Tea, Coffee, and Some Exciting Pivot Tables
Mark you calendars for April - UK Excel User Group Meeting Wednesday 1st April 2009 and Thursday 2nd...
Author: viralta Date: 12/10/2008
London Blogger Meetup
Since my boy James Senior has been living the good life in Seattle as the Live Services Evangelist,...
Author: viralta Date: 12/10/2008
TechNet and MSDN Subscribers Set to Receive Windows Vista SP2 on Dec. 4th
Microsoft will launch the Customer Preview Program (CPP) for Windows Vista® Service Pack 2 (SP2) for...
Author: viralta Date: 12/02/2008
Windows 7 Battery Life Needs Manufacturers to Get On-board
Techradar has an excellent piece on the engineering efforts around Windows 7 battery life. ...
Author: viralta Date: 11/28/2008
New Plug-ins for Live Photo Gallery
Thanks James for the heads up on the new plug-ins! LiveUpload to Facebook - Created by Will...
Author: viralta Date: 11/21/2008
A Peak at Windows 7 Aero Peak
For those of you who read my article about a year ago about taskbars, expect a follow up regarding...
Author: viralta Date: 11/21/2008
SharePoint Patterns & Practices Guidance for November
This guidance helps architects and developers design, build, test, deploy, and upgrade SharePoint...
Author: viralta Date: 11/21/2008
People and Comments Drive the Internet Revolution
Here is an interesting article from FAST Company where they talk about the growing importance of...
Author: viralta Date: 11/21/2008
64GB Flash Drive from Kingston – Ultimate Readyboost?
I read on Gizmodo that Kingston upped the ante from their £63 32GB flash drive to a ridiculous £110...
Author: viralta Date: 11/21/2008
New Version of Xobni Adds Social Networking to Enhance Productivity
I’m absolutely in love with the new enhancements made to Xobni. They’ve added Facebook,...
Author: viralta Date: 11/19/2008
Xbox and Massive Used to Rock the Vote
It was big news a few weeks ago when Microsoft announced that US citizens could use their XBox 360s...
Author: viralta Date: 10/30/2008
30 Million Windows Mobile Phones Get No Love
Microsoft will sell roughly 30 million Windows Mobile phones this year. We are the #2...
Author: viralta Date: 10/23/2008
Really Funny Mac vs. PC Comparison
I particularly like the “8.2fps” attention to detail ROFL!
Author: viralta Date: 10/23/2008
Finally A Reasonable Software Agreement for Home Users of MS Office
I shouldn’t say “finally” because it has always been the case, but it amazes me that so many people...
Author: viralta Date: 10/23/2008
Track Your FedEx Package from Outlook 2007
I came across this little add-on from FedEx that allow businesses to manage their FedEx accounts...
Author: viralta Date: 10/20/2008
Microsoft Helps You Use PHP and Drupal
The Web Platform Installer Beta (Web PI) provides a single, free package for installing and...
Author: viralta Date: 10/17/2008
Tip of the Day – Excel 2007: How to Add a Watermark to a Spreadsheet
Watermarks are very useful when documents need to be printed out in a secure manner. ...
Author: viralta Date: 10/13/2008
Get Ready for Windows “Cloud”
There has been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere around some of Ballmer’s statements while on his...
Author: viralta Date: 10/07/2008
How ‘Search’ is Shaping Political Debates
I read an interesting article showing how Google analyzed the terms being searched by the minute...
Author: viralta Date: 10/07/2008
Tip of the Day – Word 2007: Easily Add Tables by Drawing in Your Word Document
Create Tables to Your Own Specifications Want to add a table with specific dimensions to your Word...
Author: viralta Date: 10/04/2008
A Day at Google Developer Days London – Visualization API & Chrome – Part 2
Is you missed Part I, you should read it to learn about the other sessions. Session 3 – V8...
Author: viralta Date: 10/03/2008
Steve Ballmer’s Keynote in London
The Web Pitch has a pretty good overview of Steve Ballmer’s London keynote session. Some of the...
Author: viralta Date: 10/03/2008
Tip of the Day – Visio 2007: Creating Rich Diagrams that are Dynamic from Excel Data
Generate a PivotDiagram from Excel Data In Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007, you can now...
Author: viralta Date: 10/03/2008
Tip of the Day – PowerPoint 2007: Increase the Number of Undos You Can Do
Add More Levels of Undo You can go back farther in Microsoft Office PowerPoint to undo actions. 1....
Author: viralta Date: 10/02/2008
Windows Live Wave 3 Beta is Released
Lots of updates with the new versions of Live Messenger, Live Writer, Search Toolbar, and Live...
Author: viralta Date: 09/17/2008
Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Finding Related Messages in Your Insanely Unorganized Inbox
This is usually not a big issue with me because I use Xobni which has similar functionality coupled...
Author: viralta Date: 09/15/2008
Tip of the Day - Visio 2007: Creating Classy Visio Diagrams with Themes
First off, I have to apologize for this week on my tip of the days. I'm in the process of...
Author: viralta Date: 09/09/2008
Office 2007 Ultimate for £39
A time-limited offer available to your university students with a .ac.uk email address (ends at the...
Author: viralta Date: 09/08/2008
What TechNet Events are coming up in the UK?
Here’s a list of the Microsoft UK TechNet events that are running between now and...
Author: viralta Date: 09/02/2008
Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Quickly Changing Gridlines Colors
Changing Gridline Colors You can change the look of your worksheet. With a Microsoft Office Excel...
Author: viralta Date: 09/02/2008
10 Worst Job Search Tips in the World
I'll admit, I'm pretty stubborn and set in my ways when it comes to searching for new jobs. I...
Author: viralta Date: 09/01/2008
Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Turning off Email Notifications When Working Hard
Turn Off E-Mail Notifications Because an e-mail notification icon appears whenever you receive new...
Author: viralta Date: 09/01/2008
Tip of the Day - Outlook 2007: Sending Business Card as a Read-Only
Send Contact Information in Read-Only Format Sharing contact information is easy in Microsoft Office...
Author: viralta Date: 08/29/2008
Tip of the Day - PowerPoint 2007: How to Inspect Documents Prior to Publishing
Inspect Your Presentation for Comments and Metadata If you need to publish your presentation outside...
Author: viralta Date: 08/28/2008
Tip of the Day - Word 2007: Finding the Last Edit in a Document
Returning to the Last Edit in a Microsoft Office Word Document If you want to return to where you...
Author: viralta Date: 08/27/2008
Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Quickly Replicate Cells
Fill a Selected Range with the Same Data Need to enter the same data in a range of cells?...
Author: viralta Date: 08/26/2008
Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: How to Print a Portion of a Spreadsheet
Setting the Print Area in Microsoft Office Excel Have you ever wanted to print only certain rows or...
Author: viralta Date: 08/25/2008
Tip of the Day - Excel 2007: Create a Linear Series of Values
Create a Linear Series of Values in Excel Here’s how to use Auto Fill to create a series of values:...
Author: viralta Date: 08/24/2008