Category: Spreadsheet Day
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...
The local malls like to promote Christmas in July sales, so maybe you need a greeting card for this fake festive season.
If you spend most of your time sitting in front of a spreadsheet, you might suffer from a spreading waistline. You can monitor your weight with a spreadsheet, and keep track of what you’re...
If you find yourself running out of money before the end of the month, maybe a spreadsheet can help. If you don’t have the strength to put together a detailed personal budget, you could...
Just because you spend the day in a cubicle, staring at spreadsheets, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a bit of entertainment. Along with your analysis of banknotes, you can enjoy a few musical notes,...
Maybe you use a spreadsheet to create your grocery list, or keep track of your daily tasks. Frat brothers from the University of Virginia have taken those ideas, and added a splash of good...
JoAnn Paules uses Excel every day at work, to make financial charts and reports for her department. When she finally gets home in the evening, Excel helps her relax, by providing the canvas for...
Some of us find it relaxing to work on a spreadsheet, and look forward to spending the day neck deep in formulas. An article in Time magazine this week showed that a spreadsheet can...
While you’re sweating over the budget spreadsheets, or tweaking your sales forecasts in Excel, you’d be surprised to learn that the guy next door might be updating his combat and mutilate spreadsheets. It’s not...