In my first spreadsheet tutorial, I described how I wanted to take this information from iTunes: and calculate the average song length. If you read that tutorial, you know that the average length of each item in my iTunes library (including podcasts) turned out to be 246.9675647 seconds. In this tutorial, we’ll find out how …read more…
Posts contained in the “OpenOffice” category:
I haven’t used Microsoft Office for a number of years, as Open Office is highly capable, extensible, and open-source, meaning that it is an effective and affordable alternative. Most of these tutorials focus either on the differences between MSO and OO, or on seldom used but highly useful features.
The iTunes Conundrum, part 1
There is a lot that you can do with a spreadsheet beyond simple sums and averages. If you are in business or science, you learn these more complicated functions quickly because everyone around you knows about them and uses them, but if you are in another field, they will probably remain a mystery to you. …read more…
OpenOffice
I recently replaced my old Dell Latitude D630 laptop with a bottom-of-the-line Toshiba Satellite C655. I got a lot of use out of the Dell, but I was its fourth owner. Its previous owner was a fourteen-year-old boy, so it’s proven itself to be a tough little machine. The Dell came with a …read more…
