Mastering Microsoft Excel’s tools is a never-ending process, even for those who have used the program at work or at home for decades. With this in mind, here are some of my favorite Excel hacks I’ve picked up over the years that you can take away and use to speed up your spreadsheet workflow.
[mai mult...]Turn Off Windows recall to protect your privacy
Recall is an AI-driven feature that allows your operating system to “remember” what you’ve done, where you placed files, and other activities. It does that by saving snapshots of your desktop once every five seconds, then lets you search for information from those snapshots using natural language to help you remember what you were doing. Don’t remember where you saw that recipe for bolognese? You can just ask Recall.
Recall has been the subject of controversy since it was first announced due to the potential security and privacy concerns. It also eats up a respectable amount of storage—you’ll need at least 50GB free for Recall to work, and it’ll automatically disable itself once your PC’s free space drops below 25GB.
Microsoft claims the data is only processed locally (which is true, it works without an internet connection), but I’m still not a fan of having yet more of my data processed and analyzed.
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Have your Linux Terminal read to you with the espeak Command
eSpeak is a command-line tool that lets you convert text to speech. It works by taking text input and converting it into phonemes, which are then synthesized into speech using formant synthesis. This method models the human vocal tract to produce speech sounds, resulting in a clear but somewhat mechanical voice.
[mai mult...]How to install Windows 3.1 in DOSBox, set up Drivers and Play 16-bit Games
Windows 3.1 was actually just an application that ran on DOS, and DOSBox is an emulator designed to run DOS and DOS applications. Windows 3.1 in DOSBox is an ideal combination for running old Windows 3.1-era applications.
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