Boing Boing on MSN

There's finally a way to get new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint without a subscription

TL;DR: Replace Microsoft 365 with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024, now on sale for $129.97. The thing about software subscriptions is you're stuck paying for something you'll never ...

You no longer need a subscription to get Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft 365 is $99.99 per year, at minimum. A more affordable alternative is to switch to Microsoft Office 2024 Home and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to Use the VSTACK and HSTACK Functions in Microsoft Excel

You can use Excel's VSTACK and HSTACK functions to append data in regular cell ranges, Excel tables, or named ranges. into cell E1 stacks the three arrays in the cell ranges A2 to C6, A9 to C13, and ...
Wall Street Journal

How the Sauna Became the Hottest Place to Network

Dating is a nightmare. Loneliness is an epidemic. Phones have ruined both our attention spans and our posture. Inflation! Life just feels harder than it did even five or 10 years ago. If you ask ...
CBS News

Senate Republicans move on rules change after Dem warnings against going "nuclear"

Washington — Senate Republicans moved ahead Thursday with a change to Senate rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump's nominees amid a blockade from Democrats, who have warned against the ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic

Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic’s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and ...
Reuters

Microsoft to use some AI from Anthropic in shift from OpenAI, the Information reports

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will pay to use Anthropic's technology for some AI features in Office 365 apps, the Information reported on Tuesday, in a sign that the software ...
TechCrunch

Plex urges users to change passwords after data breach

Streaming giant Plex is urging its customers to change their passwords after it disclosed a data breach of one of its user databases. The company said in a post on Monday that it was aware of a ...
The Hill

Senate GOP tees up ‘nuclear option’ to end Democratic nominee blockade

Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in order to expeditiously confirm dozens of President ...
WIS TV

Chapin Town Council votes to change picketing ordinance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Chapin took a step Thursday toward changing an ordinance at the center of a federal lawsuit. Chapin Town Council held a special meeting at 5 p.m. The only agenda item was the ...
The Conversation

What actually happens in your brain when you change your mind?

Dragan Rangelov does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Yahoo

The Unexpected Skin Change That’s Linked to Heart Disease

Let’s be real: When it comes to detecting heart disease risk, you probably aren’t checking your skin first. And why would you? Skin health and heart health are unrelated, right? Not quite, doctors say ...