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AI promises to make tedious work easier, but I wanted to know whether it could deliver in real Excel projects. Rather than asking Claude for formulas or snippets of code, I tested whether it could handle three types of automation: creating a workbook from scratch, building a reusable reporting system, and developing a tool that analyzes existing spreadsheets. The goal was to see how much of the work Claude could handle and where I would still need to step in.
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Moving files and configuring settings and preferences when setting up a new Windows computer (or after a reset) can be frustrating. But with Windows Backup integrated into Windows’ Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE), the process has become much easier.
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How to quickly fix CSV files in Excel using Power Query
Web apps love exporting CSV files, but they don’t always play nice with Excel. Leading zeros disappear, dates break, and text fields merge together. Most people waste time fixing these problems manually, even though Excel includes a built-in Power Query tool that automatically cleans and reshapes messy data in seconds.
[mai mult...]Changing these 3 settings instantly makes your Android phone more private
Android has terrible defaults for settings that directly concern your digital privacy. They’re all built on an “opt-out” design, so you’re expected to turn them off yourself if you don’t want to give away all your personal information.
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Exploring older operating systems and trying out different Linux distros on a virtual machine is one of my ongoing hobby projects (I have a lot of those). One of the main issues I’ve had is shuttling different ISO files between VMs.
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