By Hiran de Silva In every organization, there’s a spreadsheet specialist — the go-to person when something urgent, messy, or mission-critical needs fixing in Excel...
By Hiran de Silva The Literal Direction vs. The Lateral Explanation A story about how we learn, who we trust, and why so many of us end up in the swamp. A tourist stands...
This is the companion demonstration to our earlier explainer on the historical background of Excel and databases.It follows naturally from the QCA Audit case study —...
(And Why So Many People Misunderstand It) By Hiran de Silva Introduction: A Word That’s Been Misunderstood The word database has been so loosely used on social media...
What My Engineering Mind Discovered About the State of Excel Education By Hiran de Silva My engineering mind has always worked in a particular way.It doesn’t just ask...
By Hiran de Silva A friend saw my CD collection and asked,“Can I borrow this one?” I said, “No — my moral standards forbid it. You should buy your own.”He agreed… then...
By Hiran de Silva Every few months, the topic of plagiarism resurfaces on LinkedIn — often when one educator recognises their own material being used elsewhere...
By Hiran de Silva Good morning, Ethan. The woman you’re looking at is Miranda Cole. She runs the supply chain administration for a fast-growing apparel business. When...
By Hiran de Silva A few days ago, I set up my computer to play an online course titled Advanced Excel Automation.Then, as an experiment, I sat my neighbour’s cat in...
By Hiran de Silva That’s the reaction I often get when I demonstrate one of my enterprise-grade Excel solutions. To the literal spreadsheet user — someone who still sees...