I had read an excellent article about building a Community Isolation Support database. The author used Airtable as the database, and I was inspired! I downloaded the Airtable and commenced building a website for the public-facing side. At this stage Startup Tablelands came to the rescue, so we decided to build this initiative under the […]
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Spreadsheets versus Airtable
Airtable is not a spreadsheet. It’s actually more a database using spreadsheet user-interface. Spreadsheets were originally designed to do hypothetical calculations eg if I put $1,000 in the bank at 5% interest rate – what will the return be each year. Then, what if I go to a different bank and get 6% interest rate […]
Introduction to Airtable
“Part spreadsheet, part database, and entirely flexible, teams use Airtable to organize their work, their way.”
Airtable goes on to say: “Organize anything, with anyone, from anywhere.
Our native mobile and desktop apps make it easy to edit, comment, and collaborate in real-time — changes are instantly synced across everyone’s devices.”
Why I love Airtable
I loved Airtable from the moment I saw it. Clever software with a fantastic user interface, it is part spreadsheet, part database and all collaboration It lives in the cloud (obviously) and is a beautifully elegant piece of software. There are still bits about it that frustrate me, but usually they are on their roadmap. […]
Cate – Beyond War
“Seamus from Boldacious has been supporting us for the last 3 years. He has been on call, and is very helpful and explains things in a way that makes sense … “
