How-To Geek on MSN

Don't just hit save: 5 Excel formats that will change the way you work

Upgrade from standard Excel workbooks to specialized formats that shrink, shield, and streamline your spreadsheets.
PCMag on MSN

These 47 expert Excel tricks will transform you into a power user

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...
PC Gamer

Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the ...

Every so often, a wonderful thing happens: someone young enough to have missed out on using computers in the early 1990s is introduced to the Windows 3.1 "Hot Dog Stand" color scheme. Back in the day ...
IGN

Escape From Tarkov Shares Preorder and Beta Rewards as It Nears 1.0 Launch

Today, November 5, marks 10 years to the day Battlestate Games unveiled its extraction shooter, Escape from Tarkov. And now, 10 days from its 1.0 release, the developer has revealed preorder and beta ...
Ars Technica

Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation

Two Windows vulnerabilities—one a zero-day that has been known to attackers since 2017 and the other a critical flaw that Microsoft initially tried and failed to patch recently—are under active ...
The Red & Black

UGA Drop/Add period open through Aug. 19

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The University of Georgia’s Drop/Add period runs from Aug. 13 to Aug. 19, with the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Whoop Launches Slimmer Fitness Bands With Blood Pressure, ECG Features

Whoop Inc., the maker of increasingly popular, screen-less fitness bands, debuted updated hardware on Thursday with more compact designs, improved battery life and blood pressure tracking in the ...
WSB Radio

Max joins streaming crackdown on password sharing with new $7.99 add-on

Another major streaming service is tightening its rules on password sharing. Max, the platform formerly known as HBO Max, has announced a new feature called the “Extra Member Add-On,” allowing ...
Beebom

Max’s Password Sharing Restrictions Arrive with $7.99 Extra Member Fee

Max is introducing a new Extra Member Add-On, requiring an additional $8 fee per user. The plan is required if someone is using your account outside of your household. Extra members get access to ...
NPR

Formula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team

LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. "As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands ...