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Just in time for the holidays (and the AGU Fall 2011 Meeting)- a list of the overarching requirements we are working on for the Excel…

Over the last couple of months I have seen a lot of scientists’ Excel spreadsheets.  Approximately 150 spreadsheets, to be exact.  All of this important…

It’s American Thanksgiving this week, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic and wistful.  In honor of this occasion, I thought I would list a few…

A few weeks back I posted some nifty Excel functions that you might not have been aware of.  I’m certainly no expert in Excel, but…

In the previous post, I covered some basic steps for preventing Data Hangover, however all of my suggestions pertained to actions you can take prior…

What happened? This is a common question among co-eds, Mardi Gras celebrants, and many scientists. I’m not referring to alcohol-soaked evenings at conferences, but instead…

Data citation. This is a phrase you are likely to hear a lot in the next few years.  The idea is simple enough: cite a…

The Cloud.  You have probably been hearing this phrase thrown around quite a bit lately. It reminds me of something straight out of Orwell’s dystopian…

For the last few days, I have been at the lovely Tamaya Resort and Spa, located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I did…

I advocate for open science.  I love the word open and all of the things that his word implies for science.  In keeping with last…