In my previous job, I had the pleasure of working with an Excel ... "Super User" would be downplaying his skill set. He could make the program do the seemingly impossible. The best part is that he was an equally good teacher: He could show me a sample of what I would need to do… Continue reading Super User
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Hill of Beans
I have lots of crazy notions that I love to explore. As much as I enjoy learning new skills, I'm not big on watching videos as a first line of knowledge. I prefer to read about it, try it, and only if it goes so terribly wrong that I couldn't figure it out on my own do… Continue reading Hill of Beans
Too Late for Home Ec
I love YouTube. Not only is it the home of cat videos (!!!!), lately it has enabled me to watch full educational films that used to play in schools in the 1950s and 60s. While there have been a lot of really good ones, Iowa State University's Home Economics Story from 1951 has to be… Continue reading Too Late for Home Ec