40 years (almost!)

That’s how long Microsoft Excel has been around. It’s come a long way from a clunky, black-and-white number cruncher to an AI-powered spreadsheet wizard. It’s crazy to think an estimated 1.1 billion people now excel at using it.

Tags: AI (artificial intelligence), anniversaries, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets


Trivia

What was the most common length of a blank audio cassette like those used for making mixtapes in the ‘80s and ‘90s? In minutes, was it … A.) 30, B.) 60, C.) 90 or D.) 120?

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Trivia

Many of today’s big tech companies have a “Chief Evangelist,” whose sole job is building a community of passionate users. Was the first company to adopt this position … A.) Amazon, B.) Apple, C.) Microsoft or D.) Sony?

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Jeff Bezos has a unique rule about meetings at Amazon. Is it … A.) Hold meetings only on Mondays at 8 a.m., B.) Share the presentation with everyone 10 minutes before a meeting, C.) Serve lunch with two cheese pizzas or D.) Include a warehouse manager?

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Do you remember the sound of a dial-up modem? Ah, the robotic cat screeching, followed by the sound of pebbles in a blender, a high-pitched whine of a fax machine and a UFO holding a conversation. Back then, in the 1990s, how long did it take to download a four-minute song? Was it … A.) 3 minutes, B.) 17 minutes, C.) 36 minutes or D.) 74 minutes?

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Which social media platform was originally named Picaboo? Was it … A.) Instagram, B.) Snapchat, C.) Twitter or D.) Pinterest?

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Trivia

Which of these tech terms is not found in the Oxford English Dictionary? Is it … A.) “Al desko,” B.) “Screenager,” C.) “Egosurf” or D.) “Cloudophile?”

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Which of these words isn’t part of the CAPTCHA acronym? Is it … A.) Completely, B.) Automated, C.) Turing or D.) Hackers?

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We rely on GPS satellites to help us figure out exactly where we are. How many of them are orbiting Earth right now? Is it … A.) Four, B.) 15, C.) 24 or D.) 31?

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