Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1142file-text
arrow-up1142external-link$16bn health agency managed finances with Excel spreadsheet.www.theregister.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekambusha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoShift+F9… annnnd, the data is gone
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoNot if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets. Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.
minus-squarekambusha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoExcel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.
Shift+F9… annnnd, the data is gone
Not if there is a BACKUP folder with daily copies of all your spreadsheets.
Sifting through the backups is so much fun when you’re trying to find when a particular issue started.
My backup is ctrl+z 😎
Excel is indeed super powerful. I’ve seen firsthand what they power in multiple Fortune 500 companies, and usually for a lot of critical tasks. It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this company was using it for finances.