by Oz du Soleil | Oct 11, 2013 | Data Management
Today’s blogpost is driven by a concern that experts are irresponsibly encouraging people “you can do this, too.” And those of us who want to learn a new expertise aren’t asking: what will it take for me to become effective? In the world of...
by Oz du Soleil | Sep 27, 2013 | Data Management
Today Chandoo posted an interesting blogpost on “The Best Excel Interview Questions.” This is interesting for many reasons. For one, in Excel forums this question comes up a lot in very different variations: Someone says they’re an Excel expert, how...
by Oz du Soleil | Sep 3, 2013 | How Tos and Q&As
QUESTION What are the elements of a strong spreadsheet? This question came from Judie Knoerle of Red Cup Presentations. Judy and I attend a networking group and I spoke highly of a friend’s spreadsheet. My friend had asked me to look at her spreadsheet and...
by Oz du Soleil | Aug 27, 2013 | Spreadsheet Development
BFTBY: Blogging From The Backyard This weekend a friend asked me to take a look at her spreadsheet for a bit of manicure and polish. When I received the document, it was beautiful. So, the polish that I had was easy to apply. I can’t share the data with you...
by Oz du Soleil | Aug 23, 2013 | Case Studies, Data Management, Excel Geekdom
Yes yes! This is the spicy part of Excel, right here. Somebody’s out there in the world with an idea or a need for an app that will make them richer, more accurate, happier, smarter or all of those. In many instances an app is as close as a search in Bing,...
