Microsoft MVP Summit 2015: Reflections

Microsoft MVP Summit 2015: Reflections

Last week I participated in my first Microsoft MVP Summit and it was a great experience. Several thousand MVPs are invited–each Microsoft product has its own MVP program. Word. Xbox, SQL Server, PowerPoint, Project … everythign! There are approximately 100...
Mo & the Bull Named Gnarly Data

Mo & the Bull Named Gnarly Data

My friend Mo works in the areas of branding and marketing. He text messaged me over the weekend, but I didn’t see it until about 5 hours after he’d sent the message. He was asking if I had a second to go over some Excel stuff with him. By the time we did...
Excel, Rap, Music Education and Cole Mize

Excel, Rap, Music Education and Cole Mize

I was up at 1am today surfing YouTube and came across a How To Rap channel by ColeMizeStudios. Some of what I saw made me shout out loud because Cole Mize (pictured on the right) is a reminder that EVERYTHING IS DATA! Everything. Cole Mize brilliantly takes music and...
30 Years of Excel

30 Years of Excel

This week Microsoft Excel celebrates its 30th birthday and there’s a lot going on. Over at the Contextures blog, Excel MVP Debra Dalgleish sent out a general call for people to submit their early memories of Excel. This week she will be posting the stories. So,...