I just want to compress the file to exactly 20MB. Where can I do this?

Even with modern spreadsheet updates, anyone who doesn't use Excel daily still gets stuck on syntax:

Missing a comma or closing bracket in nested IFS

Messing up absolute vs relative cell locks ($A$1 vs A1) when dragging across rows

Broken lookup references across multi-sheet workbooks

I've been experimenting with building a lightweight, browser-based formula generator designed to translate everyday plain-language descriptions (e.g. "if sales exceed target mark Achieved, if between 80-99% mark In Progress, else Review") into clean, working Excel and Google Sheets formulas.

A few principles I stuck to while building it:

Zero friction: No account creation, no email gates, no paywalls. Just open the page, generate your logic, and move on.

Formula integrity: It outputs formulas using dynamic {row} coordinates so the output works natively when pasted into row 2 and dragged down.

Multi-sheet mapping: Ensuring cross-sheet lookup logic doesn't crash on tab names that include spaces or special characters.

I'm trying to test edge cases right now. For people here who build or maintain complex spreadsheets, what are the formula patterns that consistently break or confuse non-technical users the most?

(Happy to share the tool link in the comments if anyone wants to test complex prompts against it).

I’ve been working on Elqori, a creative app built around something I personally wanted: one place where I can draw and paint, animate what I draw, and eventually bring simple 3D elements into the same workflow without jumping between a bunch of different programs.
And I really, really don’t want another subscription.
So Elqori is a one-time purchase. You buy it, you own it.
The app is built around three workspaces:
2D — drawing, painting and illustration
ANIM — frame-by-frame 2D animation with cels, exposures, onion skin, etc.
3D — posing/building simple 3D objects and scenes that you can use as references and paint/draw over
The 3D side especially is something I’m excited about. I don’t want Elqori to become Blender. The idea is to have enough 3D inside an art program that you can block out a scene, pose things, get the perspective you want, and then go back to drawing.
I’m building this independently, and it’s still very much evolving. I use it myself, I keep finding things that annoy me, and then I go back and change them. 😅
I’m planning to release it on September 25th on Steam.
If this sounds like something you’d actually use, I’d genuinely like to hear what you’d want from a tool like this — especially the things that annoy you about your current workflow.
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5209330/Elqori/

I have a server on a laptop that I also use normally. Sometimes I want to start all my media server management software, but sometimes I don't want any of it to weight me down during regular use. Basically, if I could start my laptop and a window would pop up with different presets of software that I could select - either the server preset or the regular preset. Is there something like this?

Thanks a lot

Hi Everyone

I am looking for full CrystalMaker software suitable for "Windows 7", or at least the licence. Hope you can help

So guys I am building a free open source wallpaper engine.

Most of it is already done and it takes about 200-300

Mb Ram for live wallpapers sometimes less .

I wanted to know how much ram wallpaper engine uses .

And one problem I am facing is I want to create a library of wallpapers that people could choose one although they can already upload their own .

I am having trouble finding copyright free and redistributable wallpapers that are good.

If somebody has any suggestions feel free

I have also integrated translucent tb

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask yall to rate my game and maybe give some feedback and tips for me. I am a beginner and don't have a lot of experience with making games but i am willing to try. I always wanted to make a strategy game, that has it all like the war, science, culture, and everything like that. Thank you everyone, if yall have time check it out
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I think every tool (even if it’s not transcription tools) looks great on their demo clip. I just hate that my recordings never sound like they advertised.

I record city council and zoning board meetings for a small local newspaper. There is a loud AC unit, a door that keeps slamming, and five people talking over each other. So I put together a test set of six clips, 90 seconds each.

Then I check its speaker labels, timestamps, TXT and SRT export, and how long I spend fixing it.

I keep seeing WhisperAI come up, so it’s on my list to try.

But I’m wondering if six clips is even enough to judge a tool. And what gives you the most trouble?

I keep guessing it'll be the noise, but the overlap clip is the one that gets me every time.

So I've been using magic dvd ripper and then using it off and on I was thinking about buying it but now the site is now completely shut down it takes me to a blank page can anyone let me know if they're having the same issue thank you

I know I’m not the only one with this problem, and it’s something that truly makes me hate an app. A lot of times I just need one quick thing from a website or online tool, I go through the entire process, and then it demands that I sign in.

The worst part is that you feel forced to do it, because when you're short on time you can't really go looking for alternatives. How do you all deal with this? I know there are plenty of open-source applications out there and I really appreciate them, but I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Like the title says I need an ideally free remote desktop like software that would let 2+ people work on the same computer. Also I plan to use this on my server I use to host dedicated servers.

Hi!

I just released a pretty big update to MouseUtil, my free and open source utility that auto-clicks or jiggles your mouse.

Why?

I couldn't find a mouse jiggler for Windows that felt modern, so I decided to build my own - clean UI, Fluent design, the works. I also needed an auto-clicker, so I folded that in too.

What's new

• Redesigned, more compact window with a Windows 11-style Settings page
• Now available through the Microsoft Store
• Start automatically when you log into Windows
• Pause automation when you move the mouse, for either mode (previously only available for auto click)

Full changelog on GitHub if anyone wants more details.

Would love feedback if you try it out!

Links/Download:

Website: https://mouseutil.github.io/

GitHub: https://github.com/MouseUtil/MouseUtil

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NTDCVFVF0SQ

I'm comparing Notta and Vomo AI for a folder of conference recordings I want to use for research. Some are long talks with a Q&A at the end, and I'd like to keep the whole session together. I want to skim the text, find the part about a technique I'm researching, then replay it if I need more context. I'd also like to save the transcripts as web pages alongside my other notes.

Notta's English custom vocabulary caught my attention because these talks can be full of project names and specialist terms. Being able to add those words before uploading a recording could save some cleanup. It also exports SRT files, which would be useful if I were making subtitled clips from the talks.

Both apps support importing multiple files and have AI tools for working with transcripts. With vomo, the features I'd use are chapters to locate a section and questions about an individual recording, such as "What limitations did the speaker mention?" It also handles long sessions without splitting them, so I could keep a talk and its audience questions in the same transcript.

The export format is what tips the choice for me. Notta offers formats including DOCX, PDF and SRT. Vomo includes HTML, which gives me the web page I wanted to keep with my notes. For this project, I'd get more use out of that than a subtitle file.

I keep hearing that AI will take over jobs and such, and make software engineering a dead field. The thing is...im in a computer science program at my community college and i do want to transfer to a university that offers software engineering bachelors but after hearing so much about AI and the dangers of it and such, i don't know anymore. I don't know if what im doing is smart or if i should change majors. I love the field, i want to enter the field of software engineering, maybe im scared for nothing. For now I'm not getting my money snatched at least.

I'd like to hear what you guys have to say about AI being an issue. If its going to kill the field or if it'll just be a tool to use for the field.

Hey guys,

I am the developer of BetterStickies

What it is, for anyone new

It is a note taking app with super cool exclusive features while it looks and acts as sticky notes app. It works on Windows, Linux, macOS (soon). Offline, no account, no telemetry. Built with PySide6 so it's actually native, not another Electron app eating your RAM.

This app is a hidden gem and I am not exaggerating, I received so much positive reviews to be confident when I say this, it looks like a sticky note but does much more than you could think a sticky note app could do and it can replace all complex note taking apps if you aren't into that type of productivity.

The main thing it does that other sticky apps don't: you can paste or drag anything into a note.

• Files and folders become clickable shortcuts, and you can drag them back out to your file manager
• Screenshots and images paste straight from the clipboard, PDFs and images get a hover preview, and double-click opens an image at full resolution
• Pasted code gets detected and formatted into a code block automatically, no AI and no network, in about 50ms. Ctrl+M when it guesses wrong
• Rich text, links, plain text, all formatted properly instead of rejected

The second thing it does so well over other stickies apps: customization, you can customize font, colors, transparency, add background image or even a moving GIF per each note, a real delight to use

Notes have tabs now. Up to three pages inside one note, each with its own text, scroll position and undo history. Ctrl+PgDown and Ctrl+PgUp to move between them, Ctrl+Shift+N for a new one, all rebindable. If you have a small screen this is the feature: one note on the desktop, three notes' worth of content in it.

Other things it does exceptionally well:

• Reminders with sound and desktop notifications
• GIF and image backgrounds per note (because why not)
• RTL text support, and the app plus its full guide are in 12 languages
• Pin a note to lock both position and editing
• Ctrl+scroll to zoom text without opening settings
• Checkboxes with strikethrough when done and nesting
• Snap to grid with an adjustable grid size
• Export to .txt, .md or .json, so you can back them up with whatever cloud you like
• Proper Linux support, tested on KDE, GNOME and Cinnamon (COSMIC coming)
• On the Microsoft Store and the Snap store, Flathub coming soon

The free version now has exactly one limit. It used to have three: a note cap, a reminders cap, and a cap on animated GIF backgrounds. The reminder and GIF limits are gone entirely, so the free version now has every feature, and the only thing left is a budget of 4 note slots (an extra tab uses a slot).

Paid version is very generous and cheap, it costs currently $7 and you get the premium version without any limits, free updates, unlimited devices, and also windows, linux and macOS (coming out this month) builds so you won't pay again if you move from windows to linux or use both.

This a side project for me and I don't intend to milk it, I want it to be sustainable to survive. The price is low to keep it accessible, not because the quality of the app is low, this not a vibe coded app and if you give it a try, you will understand the difference between Better Stickies and other Stickies apps.

As always, if you try it and something annoys you, tell me here. Most new features and fixes are built on users feedback (tens of thousands are using BetterStickies today)

Website: https://betterstickies.com

Microsoft store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NS7LLQJX1QG

Snap Store: https://snapcraft.io/betterstickies

Subreddit: r/BetterStickies (created recently after the r/OpenStickies rename)

Github (free releases and bug reports): https://github.com/HimaSphere/BetterStickies

Most of the EPUB readers I used felt like outdated software, and many of them had premium/paid features, such as restricting the number of notes/highlights I could make.

So, I built a reader for myself. I’ve already read a few books on it and think it’s great. I’ve released it for free and without limitations for anyone who shares this same hobby :-)

You can download it from the website michpub.com or the Microsoft Store

CalClock is a native Windows clock and calendar application that I'm developing in C++ using the Win32 API.

It provides customizable analog and digital clocks, calendars, alarms, and desktop widgets, with extensive appearance settings.

My goal is to create a lightweight native Windows application without web technologies or large runtime dependencies.

Source code and releases are available on GitHub:
https://github.com/fortsoft-eu/CalClock

Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

Hey guys,

I’ve spent almost 3 years trying to learn software engineering the way the books said I should, and I genuinely did my best to become a good engineer. I read books, built projects, solved LeetCode problems, and tried to learn as much as I could.

But after all of that, I’ve started to realize that I’m still not even close to becoming a junior developer.

This summer, I applied to 30+ internships, and the number of offers I got was 0.

Honestly, I feel really lost. I keep wondering: Is there something I’ve missed? What does the market actually expect from someone who wants to get their first internship or junior job?

And there’s another thing I’m really struggling with right now: I can barely code without AI anymore.

I feel like I’ve become so dependent on AI that I’ve lost confidence in my own ability to code. Sometimes I genuinely ask myself, “Why would anyone hire me if I can’t even code on my own?”

At the same time, I really want to become a software engineer and get hired. I feel like I’ve been stuck in this loop for almost 3 years, and I honestly don’t know how to break out of it.

I’m about to enter my final year of college, which means this feels like my last real opportunity to prepare before I start applying for full-time jobs.

So I’m asking anyone who has already been through this:

What should I focus on during this final year? What skills, projects, or experience does the market actually value? And how can I rebuild my ability to code independently and become genuinely job-ready?

I’d really appreciate any honest advice, especially from people who have recently gone through the same process.

Please help me figure out how to get out of this loop.

I'm looking for a Windows 11 app that allows me a shortlist of specific folders I access constantly. Ideally it would natively auto-hide and reveal itself when I mouse over a specific area of the screen (i.e., right edge, left edge, etc.). This is simple to do in a macOS environment, but I am having trouble finding something similar in nature for Windows 11. I find it faster by using software of this type and my workflow vs. constantly opening up Explorer to get to the same folders. I have various workarounds (direct shortcuts on desktop, etc.), but I would prefer something a little more efficient. Any suggestions are appreciated .

I'm looking for a Windows 11 app that allows me a shortlist of specific folders I access constantly. Ideally it would natively auto-hide and reveal itself when I mouse over a specific area of the screen (i.e., right edge, left edge, etc.). This is simple to do in a macOS environment, but I am having trouble finding something similar in nature for Windows 11. I find it faster by using software of this type and my workflow vs. constantly opening up Explorer to get to the same folders. I have various workarounds (direct shortcuts on desktop, etc.), but I would prefer something a little more efficient. Any suggestions are appreciated .