Excel Tip – VLookup Basics
The VLookup is the most useful and powerful function in Excel. I don't say that lightly. I've been working in Excel for nearly 20 years and have not used any ot...
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Animate your Tableau dashboards on the Web
In this tutorial you will learn how to animate your Tableau dashboards on the Web. This will require basic understanding of Tableau — basic HTML and Javas...
bit.ly data to CSV (for import to Tableau)
Recently I received a request to pull some metrics for our use of bit.ly in social media and display them in a Tableau dashboard. While Tableau doesn't have a n...
MoPal Elastic Search Query Tool
Have mounds of data buried away in Elastic Search where your favorite query tool, Tableau, can't reach it? Have no fear, MoPal is here! MoPal is a simple PHP ap...
Consumer Confidence Visualized…correctly
Recently NASDAQ OMX released their NASDAQ Economic Calendar Reports on Facebook. One of these reports attempted to explain that consumer confidence rose 6% mont...
Keyboard Settings for Excel via VMFusion
Ever have problems using your standard keyboard shortcuts in Excel when running it on a Mac in VMFusion? Me too… So, after some digging and testing I foun...
Delivering WOW through Data
Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos.com, wrote in his book Delivering Happiness that their first objective is to Deliver WOW through Service. In the book he described a p...
Finding your Tableau Server PostgreSQL database port
Ever have issues connecting to your Tableau Server PostgreSQL database due to a port issue? If so, you're not alone! I too have struggled with this before and a...
How to add an ‘All’ parameter option in Tableau
Ever wanted to include an ‘All' option in your Tableau parameters? Simple! Here's how: Create your parameter with the options available. In this example I...
Customizing Tableau Server Logos and Icons
When deploying Tableau Server for a client, I often find that clients wish to customize their Tableau Server environment with their own branding. The Tableau Se...