What are ways have repurposed free tools or software your company already had on-hand to get the job done without the best-in-class tool? As an example: at a prior job, my company was testing out ...

I've for years written in mostly Markdown, in plain-text apps like iA Writer and Ulysses, and shared team notes in Notion. But every once in a while, I'll still need to make a print invoice or mak...

Files are increasingly abstracted away, replaced by notes and designs and projects in modern software. You don't share a Figma design in Dropbox, or attach a Google Doc to a message; a link and a l...

Google lets you subscribe to a calendar using a URL - although when using an Outlook 365 Calendar link, events are copied over once, and then the syncing stops. This seems to be a relatively new is...

For over 30 years, the Office suite has meant a bundle of software including a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation tool among other apps. But are those the most relevant tools for a mode...

We use a combination of MS Office and GSuite, but I'm a bit over the recurring cost of MS Office when we don't use it all the time. It's something we have in case we get an excel file. Has anyone ...

It's been decades since spreadsheets became the original killer app on personal computers, one of the main reasons people bought early PCs and Apple IIs. And they're still some of the most versatil...

Beyond the team software your company pays for, which software do you subscribe to—from web-based SaaS to mobile app subscriptions? Anything you'd be the most sad to give up—or that you'd unsubscr...

Say you have a text file with contact info organized like so: Name: Bob Tester Email: bob@techinch.com Phone: 123.456.7890 Name: Jane Doe Email: jane@google.com Phone: 987.654.3210 Name: Matt G...

Have you customized the new sidebar in Slack? Or have you installed Slack Apps to make Slack better, or used Microsoft Team's built-in apps to collaborate? What are your best tricks to make team c...

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With Wunderlist shutting down soon I need to switch to Microsoft To Do but hate to quit using Wunderlist. How does Microsoft To Do compare today? Does it have every feature from Wunderlist now?

I have a spreadsheet with contacts in column A, and various tags in column B. I need to have each tag in a separate column, so instead of a column B for "Tags" I would have a column for "TagA" then...

Do you use tags and folders? Do you simply archive everything and use search? Looking for tips on how others keep track of important messages.

I used Microsoft Office exclusively in school and university as it was required, then switched entirely to G Suite in freelance work and early startup roles—and yet notice that Microsoft Office is ...

I've used Airtable extensively to build simple internal apps as minimal viable products, but would love to build something bigger without coding. What are your favorite tools to build MVPs?

Email apps come and go so fast—which one has kept you using it the longest, and why?

How does your team share notes, and what app did you settle on?

I still find it sad that Microsoft Access hasn't continued to be a well-supported way to build simple database applications, though Airtable has largely replaced it for my needs. What older deskto...

Hoping to find something a bit cheaper than the default $12.50/month per user.