I learned, belatedly, that last October 17 was Spreadsheet Day, marking the 35th anniversary of VisiCalc, the Apple II program that started it all. This moved me to republish a long piece I wrote 30 ...

Much like money earned from selling goods and services, information is a form of currency crucial to the success of your small business. OpenOffice.org is a software suite that consists of five ...

Spreadsheets are super powerful, but they have limits. This article examines four big challenges of working in spreadsheets, and shows how data science tools such as notebooks can cleverly address ...

Xleak is a simple terminal tool that lets you open and inspect Excel files instantly, without ever leaving your command line.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aleksandra Bal covers indirect tax and technology developments. Despite the growing presence of AI and large language models (LLMs ...

An old rule of thumb for building a startup is to find a group of professionals who use spreadsheets to do their work and then build an app to replace their spreadsheet usage. Presto, you have a ...

I discovered artificial intelligence tool GPT Excel in my quest to cut down on all the busywork it takes to create and update spreadsheets. Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist ...

Smart business owners keep track of the financial data and business scenarios that can affect their bottom lines. Taking out loans to start up or run your small business means you have outstanding ...

Cardiff Metropolitan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Spreadsheet blunders aren’t just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences. And in ...