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Data Tables in Microsoft Excel 2008
Data Tables let you see how the results of a formula change as its underlying variables change. After entering data, select the entire table and choose Data > Table. Then tell Excel which row input cell and column input cells you want the table to use. Finally, click OK. Excel will crunch the numbers and present a new Data Table.
The Internet's spam volume has increased exponentially over the past four months. How? Spammers have found a new way to send their spam, in far greater volumes than previously thought possibleRead more...
The Tokyo version of Macworld Expo always comes off brighter, perkier, and quite different from the Macworld shows held in Boston and San Francisco. Booths are generally larger, have more staff, and the "booth babe" is a staple of nearly every venueRead more...
I have been intently watching (and participating) in Apple's evolving server strategy, especially since I have managed AppleShare (and other servers) for many yearsRead more...
A company like mine, with more than one location and seven people trying to retrieve messages while out of the office, presents significant phone management difficultiesRead more...
Last week's business article (TidBITS-248) drew several questions and lots of great mail. This article responds to some of the issue raised.
Quantities -- Last week I stated with undue confidence that there were about four times as many Power Macs in existence as Pentium-based systemsRead more...
Apple's financial results for the final quarter of the company's last fiscal year should be released tonight. Reliable sources indicate that the results are "wildly better" than most predictions.
Apple sold more in its fourth quarter (ended 30-Sep-94) than predicted, and dropped costs further than they said they wouldRead more...
