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"The Lotus guys probably figured it didn't matter to be wrong": Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s — I'll think of this next time I want to cut corners

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
Microsoft Excel was originally created as competition for Lotus 1-2-3, which has had lasting effects on my favorite spreadsheet software. Here's how a small shortcut taken in the '80s has lasted through until 2026.

Excel spreadsheet with checkboxes

The upcoming checkboxes feature in Microsoft Excel makes it easy to visualize certain data.

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Microsoft 365 is paywalling most of Copilot in Office apps — what's changing?

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Microsoft is stripping Copilot Chat from Office sidebars for non-licensed users on April 15, 2026, rebranding the included version as "Copilot Chat (Basic)."

The Microsoft 365 Copilot logo appears on a smartphone screen in the Apple app store

Copilot Chat users will need to use the Microsoft 365 Copilot app rather than rely on an integrated version of Copilot in Office.

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Stack years of Microsoft 365 — this deal would have been a bargain in 2013

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Microsoft 365 is down to $64.99 for Personal and $99.99 for Family. You can stack up to 5 years and get Word, Excel, OneDrive, and AI features at a major discount.

Microsoft 365 app on Windows 11 with shortcuts to create documents in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 applictions.

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