Pods are ruining LinkedIn’s credibility
I’ve long been aware of the practice, but up until a few weeks ago, I didn’t have a scoobies what LinkedIn pods are. You might not either, so here’s a quick definition: A LinkedIn pod is a group of people…
How many Excel worksheet rows and columns fit on my screen?
It’s fair to say the monitor market has been pretty stagnant for a while, but I did snap up a 40″ ultrawide monitor a week or so ago (LG 40WP95CP-W.AEK). It has a resolution of 5120 × 2160, giving me…
What is the answer to 6 ÷ 2 (1 + 2)?
Dear, oh dear. Looks like hundreds of thousands of Twitter (sorry, X) subscribers need a maths lesson. World of Statistics put out a poll a couple of days ago with the question: “6 ÷ 2 (1 + 2) = ?”….
Microsoft 365 has a new default font
This time last year, I posted about Microsoft’s plan to reveal a new default font to replace Calibri in Office — now known as Microsoft 365. After much deliberation in a belated two-year process, the new font has finally been…
Video game gets Excel integration
What had long been dubbed ‘Spreadsheets in Space’ became a reality last month, as EVE Online went down in history as the first video game to get a Microsoft-backed Excel add-in. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) was renowned…
Convert numbers to percentages the right way in Excel
In Excel, it’s common practice to store percentage values as numbers under the General number format; for example, 12, 6, and 16. By only including the percent symbol (%) in a column’s header, you can avoid repetition and extra clutter….
