Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published October 19, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
At the ICT In Education blog, Terry Freedman suggests interesting ways to teach modelling and sequencing in the classroom, by using Excel. In his article, Why Teach Spreadsheets, Freedman shows that spreadsheets aren’t just...
Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published October 17, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
It’s finally here — the occasion you’ve been waiting for all year — Spreadsheet Day! October 17th was voted the best day to celebrate spreadsheets, because October 17, 1979 was the release date of...
When you’re celebrating Spreadsheet Day on October 17th, you might want to light your office with this lovely TulipK lamp, designed in Excel by Ben Geeblen. The lamp’s six petals close and open, and...
Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published October 9, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
One dark, cold day in February, I suggested that we pick a day to celebrate as Spreadsheet Day. You participated in a poll to pick a suitable date, and October 17th, the release date...
Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published September 30, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
Happy birthday to Microsoft Excel, that was first shipped to retail stores on September 30th, 1985 — 25 years ago today. I’m proud to announce that 1985 was also the year that the Canadian...
Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published August 18, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
Well, maybe Excel didn’t actually save Hallowe’en, but it helped the Double Fine video game company allocate staff for their Hallowe’en game — Costume Quest. In an interview at MTV, Tim Schafer, Double Fine’s...
Spreadsheet Day / spreadsheets
by Debra · Published August 11, 2010 · Last modified October 18, 2019
Have you ever made your own jam? I’ve made strawberry jam a few times, and it’s delicious, but lots of trouble to make. It’s much easier to grab a jar from the grocery store....
Spreadsheets aren’t just for project planning at the office — it’s great for planning home improvement projects too. Fred Chidester Sr., who claims to be in his 70s (hard to believe!), is always looking...
When I asked people to send examples of interesting things they were doing with spreadsheets, Peter Burke sent this example of John Conway’s Game of Life simulator, programmed in Excel. Peter, who’s from Glasgow,...
Do you ever go camping? My family had camping vacations every summer, when I was growing up, and Dad always had everything meticulously organized. However, those were the dark ages, before spreadsheets had been...
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