Gourt > Computers > Software > Spreadsheets (6)
A spreadsheet is a rectangular table (or grid) of information, often financial information. The word came from "spread" in its sense of a newspaper or magazine item (text and/or graphics) that covers two facing pages, extending across the center fold and treating the two pages as one large one. The compound word "spread-sheet" came to mean the format used to present bookkeeping ledgers -- with columns for categories of expenditures across the top, invoices listed down the left margin, and the amount of each payment in the cell where its row and column intersect -- which were traditionally a "spread" across facing pages of a bound ledger (book for keeping accounting records) or on oversized sheets of paper ruled into rows and columns in that format and approximately twice as wide as ordinary paper.
History
One of the first commercial uses of computers was in processing payroll and other financial records, so the programs (and, indeed, the programming languages themselves) were designed to generate reports in the standard "spreadsheet" format bookkeepers and accountants used. As computers became more available and affordable in the last quarter of the 20th century, more software became available for them, and programs to keep financial records and generate spreadsheet reports were always in demand. Those spreadsheet programs can be used to tabulate many kinds of information, not just financial records, so the term "spreadsheet" has developed a more general meaning as information presented in a rectangular table, usually generated by a computer.
More on [ Spreadsheet ]
Bricklin, Daniel :: Pioneers
Declarative :: Languages
Services capability. Check. Financing arm. Check.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:40:03 -0700
National Wind, the wind development company focused on encouraging local investment and ownership for its wind projects, has completed its purchase of investment banker Delphi Financial. Given how quickly National Wind is signing new projects, the company figured it made sense to acquire its own renewable energy...
Microsoft, eat your own dog food
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:06:12 -0700
"Eating your own dog food" is an odd software development-related term that describes the importance of ensuring that your own developers use the technology they are creating. When Microsoft has hewed closed to this principle, their products have achieved dominant market shares. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not applying this...
MSI Eclipse - First X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:50:27 -0700
MSI has unveiled details of its new Eclipse motherboard - the company's first X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Intel teases shape-shifting programmable matter
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:46:30 -0700
Intel CEO Justin Rattner teased his Intel Developer Forum audience with technology of the not-so-disant-future that could take an object design of any imaginable shape, 'hit the print command,' and see the matter take shape. SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Mobile phones in future could be thumb-sized in pockets, and in practically...
Nokia and Sun confirm S40, Java ME vulnerabilities
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:21:26 -0700
According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java Platform Micro Edition Java ME , giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish hacker Adam Gowdiak. Gowdiak left, one of the four LSD researchers...
Pulse provides novel training and tools configuration resource to aid in developer education, preparedness
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:08:42 -0700
MyEclipse maker Genuitec developed Pulse last year to monitor and update the most popular Eclipse plug-ins, but Pulse also has a powerful role in making Java training and tools preferences configuration management more streamlined, automated and extensible. by Dana Gardner
3D-Calc - Proposes a free three-dimensional spreadsheet program for Atari ST computers.
Abykus - Full-featured object-oriented spreadsheet for Windows. Freeware.
Meta Description: [ A unique new spreadsheet that can be downloaded for free. Allows complex data types such as matrixes, coordinates, polygons, etc. to be stored in individual cells. Freeware. ]
eMiddleware - Provides spreadsheet technology to work with established systems. Company information and product description. In Germany and the UK.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to BEA, a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for reducing IT complexity and successfully deploying Service-Oriented Architecture. ]
European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group - Promotes research regarding the extent and nature of the problem of spreadsheet risks.
Meta Description: [ European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (EuSpRIG) is an international group of academic researchers and expert practitioners that holds an annual conference on reducing risks of spreadsheet use in end user computing. ]
GNU Oleo - A GNU spreadsheet.
GS-Calc - Offers 512 columns and 2,097,152 rows, hierarchically organized worksheets, 2D and 3D charts, unlimited undo/redo, OLE client/server and COM functions. Description and screenshots of the program, online ordering.[Win9x/ME/2000/XP]
Mariner Calc - For the Mac, version 9 or X. Description of the product, presentation of the company.
Meta Description: [ Macintosh OS X spreadsheet and word processor solutions for business, consumer, and educational productivity. Offers Macintosh OS X word processor, spreadsheet and Macintosh Office software. ]
mySpreadsheet: - Offers a multi-user, web-based spreadsheet system. Online demo and presentation of the company.
Sharp Tools Software - Proposes a Java, Excel-compatible spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet Programming Help - Provides programming and design support and training.
Meta Description: [ Macros converted to Excel Visual Basic. A Certified computer professional helps you with your work. Excellent spreadsheet programming help when you need it. ]
Spreadsheet Tools and Their Producers - List of spreadsheets tools and books and their authors.
Meta Description: [ Spreadsheet (Excel, 1-2-3, etc.) tools
and their producers. ]
Spreadsheets Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ of the comp.apps.spreadsheets usenet newsgroup.
The Spreadsheet Page - Spreadsheet help, history, links, and even illustrated jokes. Files, FAQs, and release list for Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and Quattro Pro, but mostly Excel. By John Walkenbach (JWalk and Associates), author of the spreadsheet column for PC World magazine.
Meta Description: [ The best site on the web for information about Microsoft Excel. Downloads, tips, FAQs, and more. ]
Village Software - Offers pre-programmed, template, business and financial solutions to all major office suites. Presentation of the company, ordering ans contact information.
Meta Description: [ Village Software is a 14 year old custom software development company in Boston. Village specializes in custom development of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet templates, database systems, reporting tools, and web based applications. ]
VisiCalc - One of the first killer apps for personal computers. Information from its creators, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston.
Meta Description: [ VisiCalc -- Links to the information from its creators, Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, on this web site ]
Visual Baler Spreadsheet Compiler - Create windows applications from spreadsheets without programming.
Meta Description: [ The home of Visual Baler, DataBOSS, and other innovative business applications. ]
| Tutorial #3 introduces calculations and explains the basic mathematical operators in Microsoft Excel. ... Microsoft MS ... | |
| Next Video | |
