Oscar BaruffaWhy I love ExcelIt feels a bit weird to write a post about MS Excel, but I feel compelled to and I think it’s because I am a feeling a bit defensive of it…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
Oscar BaruffaThis is why you don’t understand blockchainI’ll be the first to admit that I am no blockchain expert. I’m looking forward to seeing how my views change on this in the weeks, years…Oct 14, 2017Oct 14, 2017
Oscar BaruffaHow to avoid being disappointed by your DataThe value of data has grown exponentially in the last few years. As people realise that good data and analysis leads to good decisions…Aug 13, 2017Aug 13, 2017
Oscar BaruffaA Software Development Guide for Non ProfitsDownload the much prettier PDF here.May 20, 2017May 20, 2017
Oscar BaruffaWasteTech: Curbing illegal dumping by predicting where it might happenIllegal dumping is a major headache for cities, and one that costs hundreds of millions of Rand to deal with every year.Apr 18, 2017Apr 18, 2017
Oscar BaruffaOpen Data in the Wild: How it helped me to accidentally help 37 000 peopleThis quote from the Open Data Handbook is a perfect way to introduce this post:Mar 29, 2017Mar 29, 2017
Oscar BaruffaWasteTech: Mapping Waste Picker routes for effective integrationThe informal sector provides a valuable service to the South African recycling economy, saving municipalities up to R750m per year.Mar 25, 2017Mar 25, 2017
Oscar BaruffaPresentations cost $$$, so make them goodThere are plenty of good reasons why the presentations you give should be as good as they can be. It’s not just so that you get your point…Oct 11, 2016Oct 11, 2016
Oscar BaruffaLies, Damned Lies & Beautiful StatisticsThere’s a bit of a worrying trend developing around the world, and that is for people to dismiss data and statistics unless the information…Oct 10, 2016Oct 10, 2016
Oscar BaruffaNot every new business needs to be a tech startup.You can still start a million businesses the old-school way.Jan 3, 2016Jan 3, 2016