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Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) was long the undisputed king of the spreadsheet, but its dominance is finally waning. From security nightmares to the rise of modern tools, the era of legacy macros is coming to an end. It's time to embrace the new Excel.

Microsoft is finally checking off one of the biggest items on the Excel power user wishlist. The full Power Query experience is officially rolling out to the web app, which means you can import, transform, and automate your data workflows without ever opening the desktop app.

Mozilla is starting to test a split view mode for Firefox, allowing you to have two pages open at the same time without two browser windows. The browser is also getting editable notes for your tabs.

The verdict is in: The Rip is a hit. People have been loving the cop thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The movie is still occupying the top spot on the streamer as we speak.

I only started creating a smart home last year, so nearly all of my devices communicate via Matter. For the most part, things have just worked. As I try out different smart home hubs and troubleshoot the occasional issue, there’s only one simple thing I wish I did from the beginning that would have saved me a lot of frustration—write down my Matter pairing codes.

After more than a decade of flat, solid blocks of color, Android may be on the verge of yet another major design shift. According to a growing number of reports and leaks, a translucent, blurry look is coming with Android 17—and we have our first look at it.

Having a 3D printer is great! You can make just about anything you can imagine, as long as it's made from something that comes in the form of a filament. However, there are limits to what you should bring into the world from your imagination. For example, it's probably a bad idea to print any of these.

At a time when SSD prices are completely wild and almost guaranteed to get even worse, it's hard to shop for PC storage. There used to be a sweet spot for cost per terabyte, but that sweet spot is now long gone.

Luxury cars used to feel off-limits—flashy badges, confusing options, and prices that climbed fast. In 2026, that idea feels outdated.

DietPi is a popular Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi computers and other single-board computers. There's a new major release out this week, though it comes with some bad news for systems that can't be updated to Debian 12 or later versions.

If you are using external drives for backups, archival, or any other infrequent use, you should set up periodic reminders to check them for failures. You should do that right now, before you forget. Seriously. Now.

If you have a wide array of Milwaukee tools, you understand the struggle of constantly keeping all your battery packs charged up during a project. And if you use a combination of M12 and M18 tools, things are even worse. Thankfully, Milwaukee just announced a 4-bay simultaneous fast charger you'll love.

I’ve owned a Samsung Galaxy XR headset for a few months now, and I enjoy most things about it. But my experience joining video calls in particular has called into question not only whether we can place video calls from such a device, but should we?

Excel's logical functions test whether a statement or data is true or false, before enabling the program to carry out an action based on the result. They are useful for analyzing data, automating certain tasks or calculations, and, ultimately, making decisions.

Following months of rumors and speculation, Apple has revealed the second-generation AirTag trackers. There are some helpful improvements in the new model, but you probably don't need to rush with replacing your existing trackers.

In my quest to launch a SaaS app, I tried out several different hosts, including two of the biggest players for Next.js websites. However, I settled on an unlikely alternative that costs less and delivers more: a VPS. Here’s how I ditched Vercel and Cloudflare Pages for my own VPS, and why I think you should too.

Crossovers and SUVs have taken over showrooms, and somewhere along the way the sedan got treated like a bad idea. We’re told we need more height, tougher looks, and all-wheel drive just to survive a commute that mostly involves traffic lights and potholes.

microSD cards are fantastic storage tools, but they’ve never been one to win file transfer speed records—that is, until microSD Express. The latest microSD standard could completely revolutionize portable storage, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store.

Windows has been my bread and butter for most of my life, starting with Windows 3.1. Over time, it has just become more and more user-friendly, but in the last few years, and particularly since the advent of generative AI, working with Windows feels like wresting with an angry bear on a daily basis.

Unlike Android phones, Apple hasn't qute embraced the ridiculous charging speeds that are possible with modern chargers and batteries, but that doesn't mean you can't get into a situation where your iPhone isn't charging as fast as it should.