spreadsheets

The days of the Spreadsheet are over!

Did you know that the humble spreadsheet made its first appearance as far back as 1984? Excel has been a good and loyal friend and done a good job, but the truth is that like many old friends, we’ve ended up giving it more credibility than we should and have extended its life into dotage because of it. The truth is, in our opinion, spreadsheets have had their day. It’s time to move on…BUT, don’t just take our word on this, let’s consider just a few of the reasons why… It’s open to human error. Think Chinese Whispers, one person
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Basking in Detail

How important is readily available and accurate data to you and your business? You’re at the wheel of your car, you glance at the dashboard and within a second you know your speed and revs, and have assurance that your oil pressure is fine, water temperature where it should be, that you have enough fuel and maybe even the temperature outside. That’s what the dashboard is for, to convey information at a glance but do you ever wish you could have one for your business data? Ask yourself the following questions; Are you frustrated with the current accuracy of data
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typewriter

Could a monkey do it?

There is an old adage that if you give enough monkeys enough typewriters and enough time, one of them will produce a work comparable with one produced by Shakespeare. We think this is improbable, not impossible, but improbable. We then set our minds to considering how a piece of custom developed software could help our primate friends accomplish the task in hand. We know that it is possible to teach monkeys the rules of precedence, so 3 buttons (1,2 and 3) should be within their capabilities to follow.   First things first, we need to create Shakespearean text. Instead of
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