Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 June 2022
If you’ve been following the saga of the weight-loss competition between Sam and Shaun, you'll be wondering whether the loser got a tattoo showing the winner's name. Wonder no longer!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 22 June 2022
It's a tad confusing having two software applications from Microsoft with such similar names, particularly when they do such different things! This blog tries to clear up the confusion.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 22 June 2022
This blog will be updated in the next few days.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 21 June 2022
If you need to build a GUI system in Python, PyQt5 is probably the best choice, but don't take our word for it - read this blog and see what you think.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 21 June 2022
An explanation of why our current HTML editor needed replacing, how we decided what technology to go for and the solution we ended up adopting.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 June 2022
Following last month's high-level comparison between Power BI and Tableau, what aspect of these two popular BI software tools would you like us to focus on next?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 June 2022
Much has changed in the 2 years since we first launched our Power Apps course - this blog is intended to give previous course delegates a chance to catch up on anything you might have missed!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 June 2022
This month sees a smattering of new features, including nicer-looking tables, a new data hub and story-telling in PowerPoint.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 June 2022
Power BI and Tableau are the two leading BI tools, but how do they compare? We've teamed up with Steve Adams of Viz DJ to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
See how many reams of paper in weight Sam and Shaun lost, who won their competition and what they now look like without their beards!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
Bored in your lunchtime? See if you can guess films from condensed five-second clips or from up to 6 still photographs, or songs from clips lasting for as little as one second.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
Small improvements this month, but welcome ones - particularly the ability to zoom in and out, and to select data points in (some) charts using a selection rectangle.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2022
What happens when you try to defy gravity in Python, and why Excel sometimes creates worksheets with foreign names
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2022
If you're a fan of Boolean algebra, or are in two minds about Schrodinger's cat, these Ts are for you!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2022
Changes are coming to your version of Excel! The navigation pane is excellent, while sheet view will help you work on files being reviewed in isolation.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
Get a preview of the 3 text functions and 11 array functions coming to your version of Excel very soon!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
Did you know that you could use Power BI as a tool to scrape websites, using the Html.Table M function? We didn't either until now!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
A 146-page document online summarising forthcoming changes to the Micrsooft Power Platform
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
A small update this month, with the main change being the addition of a few formatting options for matrices and chart legends.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 March 2022
Marco Russo of sqlbi.com is a (the?) expert in Power BI, so any new tool announced by him has to be worth consideration. Bravo is a new Power BI add-in which lets you analyse your data models, format your DAX, automate the creation of date tables and export data model tables to Excel.