It’s January and you’ve gone and done it: You’ve resolved to keep better track of your personal finances. But deep down, you’re not sure where to start. Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up ...

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My first vibe-coded app turned out to be more useful than I had envisioned.

Drop-down lists in Microsoft Excel (and Word and Access) allow you to create a list of valid choices that you or others can select for a given field. This is especially useful for fields that require ...

Today’s topic may seem like an unnecessarily basic one, but I can tell you that nine out 10 shared spreadsheets I receive from team members are unusable for analysis because they can’t be sorted. I’m ...

Any number of spreadsheet programs will work to help you keep track of your liquor supplies for a mom and pop liquor store. A spreadsheet allows you to not only track inventory, but to keep a list of ...

Free spreadsheet apps are a cool idea, as long as you’re comfortable with their limitations. Many are ad-supported, for instance, so expect part of your screen to be trying to sell you something.

If you resolved on Jan. 1 to keep better track of your personal finances, are you sure where to start? Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up for a service or poke around your bank’s online ...