Why I stopped recommending NAS drives to normal desktop laptop users

If you’ve ever complained about running out of storage around a group of geeks, you’ve probably been told you need a NAS. With promises of 24/7 access and fancy backup solutions, it sounds more appealing than it actually is. I’m going to go against the grain today: most people don’t…

I built a portable PC diagnostic USB with my favorite tools—and it’s open-source

Windows has some great diagnostic tools for fixing PC issues, but what if you could create one USB drive with every diagnostic tool you'll ever need? Instead of keeping track of multiple recovery disks, I built a single bootable USB rescue media with password reset tools, virus scanners, disk backup…

Excel Has a New Way of Explaining Formulas To You

Summary Excel's new "Explain Formula" feature provides AI-powered step-by-step breakdowns of formulas, making it easier to understand. The feature uses Copilot to give contextual explanations based on actual use cases, referencing data involved in the calculation. Users can access the explanation by right-clicking on the cell or engaging with Copilot…

The Best Lookup Functions in Excel: Examples, Pros, and Cons

There are many ways to find and retrieve data from a table or range based on a lookup value. In fact, because Microsoft often comes up with new, modernized alternatives, there are too many ways! So, here are the three I use the most Note All the examples in this article look…

Windows 11 is testing Taskbar companions and it might be another AI feature

Microsoft appears to be working on a new taskbar feature called “companions,” and it could be another AI feature. Windows Latest previously learned that Microsoft is looking at ways to add “AI” actions to the taskbar. We don’t know how the feature is going to work. But references, which were…

Windows 10’s forced updates: A history of disastrous consequences

Whenever you get something for free, you should take a second to consider what it might entail. The upgrade to Windows 10 seemed like an easy way to get away from the mess of Windows 8.1, but it also meant that the beloved Windows 7 wasn't going to be a long-term plan.…

Best YouTube Channels to Learn Programming/ Coding

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How to master the Windows Command Prompt — The ultimate command line cheat sheet

How to master the Windows Command Prompt — The ultimate command line cheat sheet The Windows command prompt is a powerful tool you can leverage with these helpful prompts. Connect for MoreWindowsCommand Line Tools 1 at a timeNo layers or multiple software at the same time, so only one task at a timeTypingWe…

Tally Prime Edit Log 2.1 and above

Edit Log in TallyPrime – All You Need to Know Edit Log in TallyPrime allows you to keep a trail of each activity performed in transactions and masters to help you have a better internal control over your Company data. Irrespective of the nature of changes made in the data – financial,…

The Business Impact of Audit Trail (Edit Log) Rule

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified a rule mandating every business that uses accounting software to maintain their books of account to have an audit trail feature starting from 1st April 2023. The new rule mandates every company maintains a record and edit log of each transaction.  The new…