by Oz du Soleil | Apr 17, 2012 | Case Studies, Data Management, Excel Geekdom, Spreadsheet Tidiness, Tips
Converting PDF to Excel. OMG! Several of my clients have needed critical information that was locked in a PDF file. Maybe they wanted to sort thousands of entries by zip code, # of employees, square-footage or by industry. No-can-do in a PDF! There are lots of PDF to...
by Oz du Soleil | Apr 17, 2012 | Data Management, Tips
Crap data is costing you money. Crap data is keeping you from making money. Your needs don’t call for a pre-packaged system with more bells and whistles than you need. Your needs don’t call for an expensive pre-packaged system with more bells and whistles...
by Oz du Soleil | Apr 14, 2012 | Data Integrity, Data Management, Excel Geekdom, Spreadsheet Development, Tips
Do you work with password protection in Excel spreadsheets? If so, I have good news and bad news. BAD NEWS: the passwords are easy to break GOOD NEWS: the passwords are easy to break If you’re sanitizing data, repairing and modifying spreadsheets, it means...
by Oz du Soleil | Apr 13, 2012 | Data Management, Excel Geekdom
I’ve watched this Simon Sinek video several times and it always has me reflect on my passion for Data Hygiene, Data Management and spreadsheets. Throughout the video Simon insists “people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” So, why...