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10 Hacks Every Google Sheets User Should Know

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If you don't spend hours every day working in spreadsheets, you may know only the basics of what Google Sheets can do: add, subtract, and sort data. But Sheets has a lot of powerful features that make data management simpler for even the casual user. Here are 10 hidden Google Sheets tricks everyone should know. Edit shareable links in Google Sheets to make documents into clean copies or downloadable CSVs One of the best features of Sheets and other Google Workspace apps is that collaborators can make and view changes in real time. In some cases, though, you may not want to share your live spreadsheet, instead providing a clean copy or a downloadable CSV. With editable sharing links, you don't need to make copies or export manually. Simply replace /edit at the end of the link with /copy (for a clean duplicate) or either /export?format=pdf or /export?format=csv (for file downloads). Create cell links to direct collaborators to specific cells or data blocks When you want collabo...
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AI Bots Can Steal Your Login Credentials, but You Can Protect Yourself

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AI agents are always getting better at finding things, which includes sensitive information like your passwords, financial information, and API secrets if they are left exposed in obvious places. You may have been following the recent news coverage on OpenAI’s rogue agent attacking the Hugging Face servers during an evaluation. But you may not have noticed that tucked in OpenAI’s public disclosure on the hack is an admission that its AI models have been targeting publicly exposed online credentials even before this incident. The day after OpenAI’s disclosure, Anthropic came forward with a report of similar incidents with multiple Claude models dating as far back as April of this year. A few years ago, Security Magazine reported on a study that found up to 24 billion username and password combinations circulating on the dark web in 2022. This doesn’t even begin to account for all the exposed tokens, secrets, and API keys sitting in public repositories acr...
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10 Snipping Tool Hacks Every Windows 11 User Should Know

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Snipping Tool is the default app for screenshots in Windows 11 . There's a lot more to the app than that, however: With it, you can take screen recordings, extract text from images or websites that disable copying, and use a reverse image search tool. While ShareX is still my favorite app for taking screenshots in Windows , I think Snipping Tool has reached a point where it's great for both beginners and power users. Here are 10 essential Snipping Tool hacks that every Windows 11 user should know . Use 'Scan Text' to copy text from images Copying text from images is one of the most common uses of screenshot tools, and Snipping Tool does it quite well. You can right-click any image in Windows 11, and go to Open with > Snipping Tool . Once the photo opens, you can click the Scan Text button to select all the text in the image. Windows will take a few moments to identify all the text in the photo, and, when it's ready, you can click Copy all text from the popove...
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10 Hacks Every Samsung Galaxy User Should Know

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you own an Android phone, it's more likely to be a Samsung Galaxy handset than anything else—Samsung is comfortably ahead of the likes of Google, Xiaomi, and others when it comes to global market share. And if you've got a Galaxy, you've got access to a selection of features you won't find on other Android devices. Samsung has added a bunch of its own ideas and settings on top of Google's mobile operating system, and if you want to make the most of your Galaxy, you need to know about them. Here are some of the best ways to hack your Samsung Galaxy experience. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (512GB) $1,049.99 at Amazon $1,499.99 ...
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This Is the Robot Vacuum I Use Every Day, and It's 47% Off Right Now

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I live in a 1,600 sf home, and vacuuming and mopping it by hand takes a considerable chunk of time. Passing that labor off to a robot vacuum was a great decision. I decided to go with the Roborock Qrevo CurvX since it seemed like a great fit for my circumstances. If you also have a dog, a mix of different floor types, and a gym with a workout mat, this robot vacuum might work for you as well. Amazon currently has it for $799.99 (originally $1,499.99), a 47% discount and the lowest price it has ever been, according to price tracking tools . Roborock Qrevo CurvX Robot Vacuum and Mop 22,000Pa Suction, 3.14’’ Ultra Slim, Dual Anti-Tangle System, Reactive AI Obstacle Recognition, AdaptiLift Chassis, Auto Hot Water Mop Washing & Drying ...
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This 55-Inch Samsung Mini LED TV Is $160 Off Right Now

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you’ve been looking to upgrade to a TV with better picture quality and Alexa built-in, this Samsung 55-inch Class Mini LED M80H smart TV is a good buy right now. It's $160 off, bringing it to $537.99, its lowest price ever according to price-tracking tools . It's filled with features designed to make whatever you're watching look as good as it can. That includes AI-powered 4K upscaling and automatic HDR remastering, which automatically analyzes whatever you're watching to boost the resolution, while the N4Q AI Gen2 processor works to deliver sharper images, smoother motion, and more vibrant colors. The Motion Xcelerator and 144Hz refresh rate offer speedy performance for gamers, too. Samsung 55-inch Class Mini LED Smart TV ...
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