One of the major advancements we've made for Tech Field Day in 2011 was streaming and posting video of all presentations. For all events in 2012, we will be posting video to both YouTube and Vimeo, and we've had great viewership numbers at both sites. I know the viewership numbers because I have developed a custom Google spreadsheet that automatically imports video statistics … [Read more...] about How to Automatically Import YouTube and Vimeo Viewer Statistics into Google Docs Spreadsheets
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Cool Google Spreadsheet XML/XPath Mojo
Google Spreadsheet sure isn't as responsive for a power user like me, but I love the ability to share information with others and cooperatively edit a workbook. It's become our main tool for planning the Gestalt IT Tech Field Day events. I was thrilled to discover that Google's spreadsheet supports the importXML tag, which allows it to automatically gather information from … [Read more...] about Cool Google Spreadsheet XML/XPath Mojo
Long-Term Versus Longer-Term Archiving
How will you retain records for the long haul? It depends on how you define "long". Nearly everyone (individual and business alike) has certain records to retain for years, and some may need retention for decades or centuries. How can you accomplish this? First, consider whether to store records as atoms or bits. You can convert paper to data or vice versa, and there are … [Read more...] about Long-Term Versus Longer-Term Archiving