Posted by
Andy Brown
on 27 November 2020
This awesome game shows what's possible using bookmarks in Power BI (think of it as the sequel to Sam's 2019 Pin the Tail on Rudolf game).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 November 2020
There's an uncanny correlation between the Mr Men series and the list of American presidents. Donald Trump comes in as Mr Rude, Barack Obama as Mr Cool … see how many correlations you can find!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 October 2020
What do you get when you combine the futuristic 3-dimensional mixed-reality environment created by the HoloLens 2 headset with Power BI reports? Read this blog to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 October 2020
Vancouver-based artist Tim Klein has used the fact that many jigsaws are based on the same template to create some truly weird and wonderful composite images.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 October 2020
Following a question from a recent DAX course, here are 3 recommended YouTube tutorial channels to help you learn to master DAX.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 October 2020
The new Excel LET function lets you create variables to store the results of calculations, making formulae easier to read and quicker to calculate.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 September 2020
Power Apps is fun, as this blog tries to show. It consists of one owl's very personal take on the 5 best things about using the software.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 September 2020
Any software has things you love, and things you ... don't love so much. This blog covers the latter set of things!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 September 2020
The XLOOKUP function has at least 7 advantages over an equivalent VLOOKUP function, as this blog shows. Convert to XLOOKUP now, and then convert your colleagues!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 19 September 2020
This blog shows a simple way to export a Power Apps app without creating a solution. If you've got a fairly simple app without too many resources or data sources, it describes a much easier way to back up and restore apps than the standard export/import approach.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 August 2020
You can have great fun taking your favourite image (a picture of your loved one?) and pixellating it in VBA. The results are stored as RGB numbers in a workbook - what you do with them then is up to you!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 August 2020
What IS Power Apps? In this blog we try to convey the essence of this enjoyable product, so you can make the decision of whether to invest in it.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 08 August 2020
Sadly we do occasionally make mistakes in our training, but when this happens we always try to correct them. Here, we explain that Power BI report page tooltips can in fact be any size.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 15 November 2023
This month's modest update allows you to use Excel financial functions in DAX, show a gradient legend and change your slicer header, among other minor changes.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 03 July 2020
Did you know that Outlook doesn't include your Deleted Items folder by default when you search? This owl didn't until today!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 June 2020
Windows now lets you retrieve up to the last 25 things you've copied. It does this by keeping a clipboard history, from which you can paste items with a single keystroke.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 April 2020
Clients can now sign on to our website to see a full record of everything they've booked. Wondering if Anna in Accounts has been on an Excel course? Log on to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 27 April 2020
The ComicGen custom visual allows you to show one of two characters (Dee or Dey) in a variety of poses, and with a range of emotions. Excitingly, the poses and emotions can depend on your data, making these the most human of KPIs. Find out more in this blog!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
A website which includes help messages which don't, a password with ridiculous rules, an unhelpful timer, annoying default options for almost everything - thoroughly recommended!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 13 March 2020
We receive a fair few requests asking us to publish the answers to our exercises. We have now decided to do this, on the understanding that they are for your personal use only.