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• Tableau 2021.4 top new featuresJanuary 20, 2022
  Like the last time I walked through the top new features (for 2021.2), I’m going to do a video walk-through for 2021.4 and a brief text summary below. Walk-through video Summary of top features Tableau […]
• Bad bookmark behavior – an inside look at a personal habitNovember 8, 2021
  Click here to jump straight to the dashboard Some people are normal when it comes to saving things they care about. Some people have problems physically hoarding objects that link them to past memories. But […]
• Game-changing features in Tableau Online 2021.2July 2, 2021
  I’m going to try a little different format for this post. Instead of mostly text, I did a walk-through video of the new features. There’s still a summary of the best new Tableau Online features […]
• Quick Tip: How to develop more efficiently with big data sets Tableau DesktopMay 27, 2021
  If so, you’ve come across frequent loading screens when you switch dashboards or worksheets. This is when Tableau is querying the data source again to grab the most up-to-date data.
• Quick Tip: The MAKEDATE Function in Tableau DesktopApril 26, 2021
  Have you ever had a pesky data set in Tableau that has Year, Quarter, Month, Day, Minutes as separate fields? Let’s fix that.
• Quick Tip: Hide the Null indicator in Tableau Desktop when you don’t want to filter the dataMarch 16, 2021
  Let’s say you want to leave everything as-is, but don’t want to have that ugly NULL bubble in the bottom right corner of your worksheet view. The way you can do that is LITERALLY THE EASIEST THING EVER.
• The hardest part about making dashboards for Tableau PublicFebruary 5, 2021
  Tableau Public is great. It’s a free option for data visualization developers to publish their Tableau work for the world to see. No matter if you’re a fresh, new developer or a seasoned expert. Publishing […]
• Fails to Deliver and GameStop – A Look InsideFebruary 3, 2021
  Note: Like what you see? I’m available for contract work! Reach out to me (407-906-6902) if you have an analytics project you’re looking to complete! Click here to jump straight to the dashboard You probably […]
• My Top 5 Quick Tips for Speeding Up Development in Tableau DesktopNovember 29, 2020
  What are some ways that a Tableau developer can hop into the next echelon of skill? I’ve compiled five of my favorite quick tips to speed up your workflow.
• 2020 Presidential Election: Florida early and mail-in voting participationOctober 30, 2020
  Election day is closing in! Let’s take a look at one of the swing states current voting stats: Florida. Florida releases early voting and mail-in voting statistics on their Division of Elections site. I used […]
• Twitter still hasn’t unlocked the New York Post’s accountOctober 26, 2020
  Then one must ask, why is the New York Post’s Twitter account still locked?
• What could the polls be missing in this Presidential election?October 26, 2020
  Recently I wrote an article on the New York Post’s Twitter account still being locked. This is still the case, and it made me brainstorm many other topics associated with elections . This thinking session […]
• Quick Tip: Filtering and Searching in Tableau’s Data PaneOctober 13, 2020
  Did you know that Tableau has the option to filter the data pane by field types on top of just their names? As of 2020.3 you can filter your searches by 4 different queries: C:, M:, D:, and F:.
• Some awesome new features announced at Tableau Conference-ish 2020October 8, 2020
  This post will be relatively short. There were a few announcements at Tableau Conference-ish over the first couple days that are a huge deal for Tableau Desktop developers. These new feature announcements are certainly not […]
• Quick Tip: Create and use custom color palettes in TableauSeptember 24, 2020
  Looking to speed up your dashboard development and add a personal touch to your dashboards? I’ve got a quick and easy tip for you. Make your own custom color palettes! Tableau Desktop allows you to […]

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