I often hear people referring to Microsoft Excel as a database—but that couldn't be further from the truth. Compared to true database systems, Excel is insecure, hits size limits too quickly, and ...

Spreadsheets are great tools. Spreadsheet programs have been around for over 25 years and many contractors have built some pretty respectable spreadsheets over the years for their estimating.

I’ve been helping an administrative assistant (who also happens to be a close relative—see what comes of having a reputation for using technology?) who needs a database on her job to track employee ...