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First look – Tableau 6.1, Data Visualisation Software

By Bernie | September 19, 2011

I spend most of my time with clients trying to get more out of their existing tools, more often than not some combination of an ERP tool (JDEdwards, SAP etc.) a selection of more “pure” databases such as Oracle, Access, SQL and a lot of spreadsheets. All of these tools have well understood strengths and…

Digital Watch - is it any quicker?

Graphs, your choice of watch and how not to get eaten.

By Bernie | April 11, 2011

I can still remember how excited I was when, aged 7, I got my first digital watch. It was clear to me that digital watches, with their accuracy and lack of complicated hands, were going to conquer the world. So why am I here 33 years later with an analogue watch? Surprisingly it’s to do…

Lazy and dull

By Bernie | October 25, 2010

What are the dangers of using defaults on Excel and why do we put up with it?