May 2009

Math-wiz Stephen Wolfram, who published his first scientific paper at the age of 15 and who received his PhD in theoretical physics from Caltech by the age of 20, has made a contribution to the internet community.  Wolfram Alpha. 

What do you get when you combine an unlimited data plan, a smart phone, an 1/8 inch cable, and the Pandora app?  Yes, you guessed it...poor-man's Sirius Satellite Radio...well...kind of.  Sure, it doesn't have all of the talk shows, real-time sports, and radio personalities, but it does do one thing pretty well...stream commercial-free music to your car at no additional cost.

Microsoft has been working hard on their next operating system and has recently announced the general availability of a preliminary version that can be used for testing and evaluation purposes.  We'll discuss some of the highlights of the new operating system, and point to some online resources in case you'd like to check it out in more detail.

This short 2 minute video provides an overview to one of the most useful Excel worksheet functions...vlookup.  For additional narrative, please feel free to visit our Excel Vlookup page which also includes sample Excel workbook files that you can use to practice.