Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2018
Are you ready? Spreadsheet Day 2018 is almost here – Wednesday, October 17, 2018. What celebration plans do you have for this year?
Spreadsheet Day Beginnings
There is a “National Day of” or “World Day of” for almost everything you can imagine. Way back in 2010, I realized there wasn’t a Spreadsheet Day, so I started one! You can read the details on the About page.
VisiCalc Release Date
October 17th was selected as the celebration day, because that was the date, in 1979, when VisiCalc was first released – the first spreadsheet for personal computers. Read more about VisiCalc in the Spreadsheet History section.
We Love Spreadsheets
To help you get in the mood for Spreadsheet Day, Here are a few recent tweets from people who love spreadsheets. As you can see, spreadsheet can help you with all kinds of things!
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I love spreadsheets I wish I could make my entire life a spreadsheet
— Sarahhhh (@sarahdactyl2) October 11, 2018
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I made a spreadsheet for expenses to see if i can afford a puppy and………….
if i can find a job that pays 16.25 an hour, the answer is yes, comfortably.
I love spreasheets.— Countess Minerva VonSchatz, now a vampyre (@apfelmusser) October 8, 2018
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“God I love a good spreadsheet” – a real thing I just said out loud, in my room, alone.
— Alexus (@alexuseffler_) October 8, 2018
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My future boyfriend is out there somewhere, completely unaware that someday he’s gonna fall in love with the kind of fool who has a whole spreadsheet dedicated to Halloween couple’s costumes she wants to do someday
— Cameron (@camhope329) October 5, 2018
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Living the dream – Friday afternoon spreadsheet heaven!!! Rock tunes on, empty office, workmen still building the wall…..love it
— Kerrie Heath (@HeathKat) October 5, 2018
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Things have been a bit unstable for the past few months, so my crush sending me a spreadsheet of my trip, two weeks ahead of my arrival, with meals and activities laid out including a spa day, is a joy.
— leeeeeesaaaa (@Li_C_B) October 9, 2018
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Get Ready for October 17th
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Thanks for sharing. I use spreadsheets professionally and recreationally.
Thanks, Jim, and spreadsheets can help with almost everything!