Just went for a run…
✅ Final 10K test run of 2025. 45:38 is nine seconds better than what I did in September, although I’ve had my fair share of coughs and colds since then, which have stifled any progress. Still some way off the…
‘Football is for everyone’ — yeah, right
There’s a certain irony about FIFA’s anti-discrimination campaign. Using platitudinous slogans like “no discrimination” and “football is for everyone”, but then announcing World Cup ticket prices that are beyond the reach of most, is contrary to the very principles FIFA…
Calculate the running count in Excel
Running counts are useful for tracking how many times a value occurs consecutively. In this example, the football results in B2:B16 contain W for win, D for draw, and L for loss. The goal is to increment the count for…
Misleading and inaccurate Amazon products
Christmas shopping on Amazon is hard enough without having to trawl through fake reviews, sponsored listings and… misleading and inaccurate descriptions. Take this USB cable, for example. I was after the best possible USB-A to USB-B one I could get….
Stay on track with Excel’s Focus Cell
If you ever get disoriented in the worksheet grid, Focus Cell makes it much easier to stay on track. It highlights the active cell’s row and column so you can edit and input with greater assurance you’re in the right…
Generate random numbers in Excel
If you’re stress-testing a worksheet, running a simulation, or building a financial model, generating random numbers is a great way to explore different scenarios. Watch the video Here are three ways: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
