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Step-by-step guide to create a dynamic timestamp displaying the latest semantic model refresh date in Power BI.

Learn how to install self-signed S/MIME certificates on iOS, enable encrypted email in the Mail app, and secure your digital communications.

Learn how to use Power BI what-if analysis and modeling parameters to create interactive reports and gain insight into how decisions affect outcomes.

The steps attempted to recover data from a failed microSD Card, what worked, what did not, and the important lessons learned.

Explore whether old floppy disks, like 3.5-inch and 8-inch, are truly secure for data storage. Learn about data recovery, obsolescence, and access challenges.

Discover how switching to Markdown simplified content creation, improved focus on writing, and enhanced portability over WordPress and Gutenberg.

Learn how to use VBA and regular expressions in Excel to easily parse substrings from cell values without complex formulas.

How to create cascading drop-down lists in Excel using data validation and named ranges to improve data accuracy and quality in collaborative workbooks.

Learn how to create a Power BI slicer that splits delimited data, allowing easy filtering of multi-value columns without selecting grouped entries manually.

Reflecting on blogging for knowledge sharing and personal growth despite AI challenges and low traffic.

Learn how photo deduplication can help you manage digital clutter, save storage space, and organize your photo library with easy, effective methods.

Learn to manage draft posts in Astro by adding a property to your schema, filtering drafts in production, and keeping them visible in development.

Learn how to add a related posts property to your Astro content collection schema and display related posts links on your blog using custom components.

Create custom date tables in Power BI using Power Query for precise control over date hierarchies, calculations, and formatting in reports.

Generate a file list from a folder and subfolders using batch and PowerShell scripts. Handle long paths, filenames, and Unicode support.

Create a filled Donut chart in Power BI using DAX measures and Card visuals to display key metrics in the center.

Convert text values into colorful icons in Power BI using DAX measures and Unicode characters for Table and Card visualizations.

Create filterable card visualizations in Power BI using bookmarks and transparent shapes to enhance interactivity and user experience.

Combine clustered and stacked columns in one Excel chart without changing the source data structure.

Astro component adding relative navigation links to the previous and next blog post entries in a collection.