Quantrix is an Excel-like modelling tool that consolidates formula handling (so that you do not have to read the formula in every cell to see what's going on). The pivot table functionality is a bit slicker than Excel as well.
... until the collector arrives ...
This "blog" is really just a scratchpad of mine. There is not much of general interest here. Most of the content is scribbled down "live" as I discover things I want to remember. I rarely go back to correct mistakes in older entries. You have been warned :)