WCF, Remoting and Sockets

Don't fear transport protocol plumbing. Use sockets.

Word (Reviewing Toolbar)

Can choose "Final", "Final Showing Markup" from combo box. Then can "Accept change" or "Accept all Changes".

Unlearning Excel

Among the newfound-fangledness that begets the so-called modern new Excel, for which user-friendliness it would appear was not so high on the design agenda, is the difficulty of tracing precedents.

Tracing Precedents

Formulas tab - trace precedents, trace dependents.