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Using a LYR file in QGIS
I'm very excited about what I just did in a project in QGIS. I needed to make this single-colored layer look like the multi-color layer...

Julia Byers
Jan 172 min read
Even More QGIS Things Learned!
Since my previous post, I've continued on with the Udemy Map Academy courses, and wow! I didn't realize how much more I would learn,...

Julia Byers
Dec 26, 20241 min read


Furthering Knowledge of QGIS
I've spent the last few days extending my knowledge of how to use QGIS. I like to think that in the 7 months I've been using it, I've...

Julia Byers
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Creating an Image from a Map in QGIS
Today I learned how to use the Layout Manager in QGIS to create an image of a map with elements such as a title, a legend, a scale bar,...

Julia Byers
Aug 22, 20242 min read


My Path to Geospatial Analytics
It started with the appearance of an opportunity, and I seized it. In the month between learning of the opportunity and the actual...

Julia Byers
Aug 8, 20242 min read


MySQL Database Administration
I started the Maven Analytics MySQL Database Administration course. I feel comfortable querying to perform analysis, but my curiousity...

Julia Byers
Apr 12, 20241 min read


Restaurant Analysis SQL project
Today I decided to put my refreshed SQL skills to use and complete the Restaurant Analysis guided project by Maven Analytics. I started...

Julia Byers
Mar 29, 20241 min read


Power BI Data Models pt.2
Today I finished the "Creating a Data Model" section of the Power BI course. This included covering topics such as flow, filters, hiding...

Julia Byers
Mar 19, 20241 min read


MySQL Data Analysis
I started this course from Maven Analytics a long time ago on Udemy. I'm thinking I maybe didn't finish it though, because I don't...

Julia Byers
Mar 18, 20241 min read


Power BI Data Models
Today I started learning about connecting tables in the "model view" section of the front-end of Power BI. This section of the course...

Julia Byers
Mar 12, 20241 min read


Still Connecting and Shaping Data
I'm still in the first section of the course, and over the last couple of days I learned how to: Create Indexed columns Create...

Julia Byers
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Power BI Date & Time tools
Today I worked through the Date & Time tools videos and assignments Microsoft Power BI Desktop course from Maven Analytics. This portion...

Julia Byers
Mar 5, 20241 min read


Data Profiling, Text, and Number Tools in PowerBI
These are some really nifty tools! You're telling me that with a couple of clicks, I can get this much information about my data!? I'm...

Julia Byers
Feb 22, 20241 min read


PowerBI Assignment 1
Today I continued my dive into Power BI, so far I've made it through Assignment 1. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I feel like...

Julia Byers
Feb 20, 20241 min read


Starting PowerBI
Today I decided that I wanted to take a peek at Power BI, since it is so commonly used and referenced in job descriptions. I got started...

Julia Byers
Feb 19, 20241 min read


Coffee Shop Sales Dashboard
See my full Maven Profile here: https://mavenanalytics.io/profile/Julia-Byers/177636399 It felt really good to get that LEGO dashboard...

Julia Byers
Feb 6, 20241 min read


The Evolution of LEGO Dashboard
Is finally here. This project was a lot of wrapping my head around the things I've been learning and actually putting them into practice....

Julia Byers
Feb 5, 20241 min read


Custom Chart Templates in Excel
Today I learned that you can create custom chart templates in Excel. As I'm working through my Maven Analytics courses, Excel Charts &...

Julia Byers
Jan 25, 20241 min read
Named Arrays
Something I have learned recently in the Formulas & Functions course from Maven Analytics is named arrays. I had no idea that you could...

Julia Byers
Nov 30, 20231 min read
Excel Shortcuts
Last time I posted, I had learned about the formula auditing tools in Excel. Today I learned several new-to-me shortcuts that are going...

Julia Byers
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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