Examples of using your tech skills in real life?

[d000hg]

MF posted about his nifty TravelLodge Spreadsheet the other week (IIRC). I used my knowledge of HTML to knock up a handy LinkedIn messaging page by inspecting how their pages worked. And we all know about the CUK rep bookmarklet.

What cool things have you done based on knowing how stuff works beneath the hood, whether for websites or desktop or whatever?

[nomadd]

MF posted about his nifty TravelLodge Spreadsheet the other week (IIRC). I used my knowledge of HTML to knock up a handy LinkedIn messaging page by inspecting how their pages worked. And we all know about the CUK rep bookmarklet.

What cool things have you done based on knowing how stuff works beneath the hood, whether for websites or desktop or whatever?

Stripped my running machine down to the ground after it packed-in completely 6 weeks ago. Grabbed the multimeter and the basic electronics knowledge I'd picked up on the "hardware" side of my computer degree all those years ago. Result, one hour later - with the assistance of my Fluke MM - and she was fixed. Been fine ever since. Saved me £800 on a replacement.

[oscarose]

A macro to pick out at random 6 out of 50+ pubs and ‘establishments’ in Leeds for Fridays after work.

[AtW]

I once did a triple heart bypass with a steak knife in a pub - save that fella's life so he had to buy next round.

MF

[ChimpMaster]

A macro to pick out at random 6 out of 50+ pubs and ‘establishments’ in Leeds for Fridays after work.

Many eons ago I developed an Excel VBA app which was used by the IT department as a random number generator for lottery numbers. As well as using it for the National Lottery, we used it for an internal department lottery. Which I seemed to win more often than most

[EternalOptimist]

I run my business on a vb app wot I built

it does accounts , vat, trends , reports etc.


I planned my money in an access DB that I built about 15 years ago. savings, interest rates, buying houses, missus retiring, etc
it has proven to be spot on. It gives a lot of security actually, having a plan, knowing what you have to do and when you have to do it by

[SimonMac]

I managed to change the tapes in my old betmax machine

Milan

[TimberWolf]

I used to write programs to help answer just about anything I questioned in the life, the universe and everything, but haven't done so for a while.

[oscarose]

Many eons ago I developed an Excel VBA app which was used by the IT department as a random number generator for lottery numbers. As well as using it for the National Lottery, we used it for an internal department lottery. Which I seemed to win more often than most

The macro usually ensured our wallets were empty by the end of the night.

[Diver]

I quite often hold my breath and put my head under the water in the bath and can pull the plug out without surfacing.

Diver