{"id":142,"date":"2010-10-09T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/09\/spreadsheet-day-october-17-2010\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T23:02:22","slug":"spreadsheet-day-october-17-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/09\/spreadsheet-day-october-17-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreadsheet Day October 17 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"calculator\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"calculator\" width=\"121\" height=\"95\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/> One dark, cold day in February, I suggested that we pick a day to celebrate as <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.contextures.com\/archives\/2010\/02\/15\/we-need-a-spreadsheet-day\/\">Spreadsheet Day<\/a>. You participated in a <a href=\"http:\/\/debradalgleish.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/15\/the-spreadsheet-day-poll\/\">poll to pick a suitable date<\/a>, and October 17th, the release date of VisiCalc, got the most votes.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that date is just over a week away, so it will soon be Spreadsheet Day 2010. How will you celebrate?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike Alexander has created a special meal that would be perfect &#8212; <a title=\"The Sheet Sandwich\" href=\"http:\/\/datapigtechnologies.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-official-excel-mvp-sandwich\/\">The Sheet Sandwich<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In a comment on the Contextures Blog, <a title=\"Bob Ryan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.simplylearningexcel.com\/\">Bob Ryan<\/a> suggested using our Excel expertise to help individuals or organizations that need it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just in time for Spreadsheet Day, there&#8217;s an interview <a title=\"with VisiCalc developer Dan Bricklin\" href=\"http:\/\/thisdeveloperslife.com\/post\/1270441885\/1-0-5-homerun\">with VisiCalc developer Dan Bricklin<\/a> on the &#8216;This Developer&#8217;s Life&#8217; blog. You can download the audio file, and the interview starts about the 27:00 minute mark.<\/p>\n<p>He reminisces about the thought process that led to VisiCalc, and what it was like to realize they&#8217;d created a hit product.<\/p>\n<p>______________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png\" alt=\"Spreadsheet Roundup\" width=\"378\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png 378w, https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One dark, cold day in February, I suggested that we pick a day to celebrate as Spreadsheet Day. 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