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These little-known Excel clicks can save you time every day
Small changes to how you interact with Excel can simplify formula writing, formatting, data entry, and navigation.
3 reasons a $70 Surface Go is the best tiny Linux laptop money can buy
Sometimes, the best laptop is just a cheap one off Ebay.
I stopped pretending Excel is a database and switched to this open-source app
Grist made it easier to connect related records, build dashboards without cell grids, and let those relationships drive the interface.
7 popular apps I refuse to install on my Windows PC
My PC doesn't need every popular app when built-in tools and browser-based alternatives already handle most of my needs.
I replaced Excel with this open-source alternative for a week—I wasn't ready for the difference
Many of ONLYOFFICE's core spreadsheet tools worked, but even basic Excel workflows became increasingly frustrating to reproduce.
I've used Excel professionally for decades—here's where ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini still fall short
AI can help solve Excel problems, but I still rely on Excel when rules, context, and verification matter.
PowerToys 0.101 adds one of its most useful Windows tools yet
Several useful upgrades after months of bug fixes and polishes.
I've used Excel for decades, and Ctrl+Enter is still the most useful shortcut I know
This overlooked shortcut lets me update cells, preserve formatting, repair formulas, fill gaps, and edit multiple worksheets simultaneously.
My best Excel PivotTables start with these 4 functions
Applying XLOOKUP, IF, TEXTSPLIT, and TRIM to my source data gives my PivotTable more useful fields and cleaner info to work with.
Windows 11's built-in weather app is silently eating over 1GB of your RAM
Who knew that a weather forecast could be so memory-hungry?
I made Excel remember my favorite worksheet setups with this little-known feature
There's no need to repeatedly adjust filters, hidden columns, zoom, and print settings—set them up once and save the arrangement as a custom view.
I finally found a reason to use Edge. Now Microsoft is taking it away
Drop became an essential part of my cross-device workflow, and its retirement leaves Edge with one less reason to keep using it.
AI prompts for Excel can take forever, so I built this 7-step shortcut
From describing your workbook to checking assumptions, a few simple prompt-building habits can make AI far more useful.
Excel isn't slow—you just built a workbook that takes forever to load
From forgotten worksheets and old names to volatile formulas and embedded images, hidden bloat can slow your workbook down.
Windows 11's hidden "End task" shortcut is the one feature every power user should enable
Skip Task Manager when an app freezes: Windows 11 can terminate it directly from the task bar.
I borrowed this developer habit for Excel, and it saved me hours of future work
Refactoring has changed how I handle formulas, workbook structure, repetitive tasks, and the clutter that builds up over time.
The 32-year-old Windows placeholder that Microsoft says is now a permanent feature
A “stopgap” solution that has outlived many other Windows features.
This official Microsoft tool revealed what programs actually start when I sign in to Windows
Task Manager and Startup settings only tell you so much—Autoruns reveals a much bigger picture.
6 guaranteed ways to make Windows faster without upgrading hardware or overclocking
These changes can go a long way in making your Windows PC feel snapier.