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Python Documentary
Python gets the Hollywood Treatment!
One for the geeks! The origin story of Python, the world’s most popular programming language (and used by Orchid Extender), has been made into a movie-length documentary.
 
Info-Explorer News & Tips
News & Tips - November 2024
This month's tips look at: Refreshing Info-Explorer Cubes; Advanced analysis functions on the Home Tab; Using the Collapse Hierarchy button.
 
Spreadsheet User
Is a love of Excel your guilty secret?
As we approach the 40th birthday of Microsoft Excel, we take a look at the history of spreadsheets and ask why Excel refuses to die.
 
Info-Explorer News & Tips
News & Tips - October 2024
This month's tips look at: Using Styles to format a cube; Using the "calculated fact values" filter.
 
Info-Explorer News & Tips
News & Tips - September 2024
This month's tips look at: Changing decimal places displayed; Connecting to a Database to read/refresh data; Understanding Facts vs Dimensions; How to Create/Amend/Delete a fact.
 
Lightning and Clouds
Powering the Cloud
The rapid growth of energy-hungry data centres, accelerated by the AI juggernaut, is a cause for concern in the corridors of power.
 
Info-Explorer News & Tips
News & Tips - August 2024
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