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...
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...
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