Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, October 3, 2021, and this is show number 856. Before I tell you about the most recent episode of Programming By Stealth, I want to take just a […]
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Pivot Tables Come to Apple Numbers!
On Tuesday I was delighted to hear from many Internet and real-life friends that Apple has added pivot tables to their Numbers app. It’s a well-known fact that I am wild about pivot tables. I realize, though, that this opening statement absolutely requires an immediate pause to explain first the problem to be solved, then […]
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PBS Tidbit 1 of Y — Display Values are not Data!
This is not a normal episode of Programming By Stealth, it’s what Bart Busschots is calling a PBS Tidbit. Listener @lbutlr pointed out to Bart and me on Twitter that Bart’s math was wrong in his solution to the challenge he posted in PBS 89. The assignment was to produce currency exchange rates for a […]
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NC #692 MacAlly MacBook Pro Charger, Excel and Numbers and Elapsed Time, Code-Free Automation Video, Security Bits
After last week’s brain-bending segment on battery calculations, I’ll give you three easy steps to follow that literally summarizes the entire segment. Then I’ll explain why I tried to use Numbers when I wanted to use Excel and how I continue to be disappointed by Numbers. My CMD-D video is finally up from last year […]
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Fighting with Excel and Numbers and Elapsed Time
You all know that I’m a huge fan of Excel. Nothing is as fun as getting a pivot table to turn a giant pile of data into actionable information or creating a graph that tells a story about your data. Heck, just this week, Michael Woerner was stuck on a tricky Excel problem and came […]
Continue readingNC #648 DTNS Live, Excel Replacements, Bluetooth Dropout Fixed, Previous Recipients
Fun with the Cool Blind Tech Podcast guys, My ScreenCasts Online tutorial is up about Parallels Toolbox. I was on DTNS Live and Steve captured some funny moments on video. I walk through all of the options for when you go to High Sierra and Office 2011 won’t work any more, centered around my love […]
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There’s No Place Like Excel
I may have mentioned a few hundred times that I love Excel. I serious dislike PowerPoint, and I see no need for Word, but Excel brings me great joy. I simply love taking piles of data and turning it into information, and Excel is how I do that. There isn’t a pivot table I don’t […]
Continue readingNC #637 Macstock Outbrief, Stump Stand, Apple IIe, Numbers for Meds, Security Bits
In this early show, I’ll give you an out brief on Macstock 2017. I’ll talk about the people and the presentations (and maybe a little bit about the parties). Then Sandy Foster joins us for a review of the Stump Stand for iPad and iPhone. Trevor Drover joins us with a fantastic tale of how […]
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Using Collaboration in iWork to Help Mom Track Medication by Terry Austin
Hi there, this is Terry Austin – long time Castaway, occasional contributor and random chit-chat visitor. Allison put out the plea over in the Facebook group for some audio spots during a busy time as she and Steve are off enjoying themselves a MacStock. By the way hope Jeff Gamet managed to deliver that hug […]
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