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Practical guides to get started with AI tools.
Paula Janaszczak
Jun 212 min read
Copilot in Excel: smarter than you think, and a different tool than it was in 2024
Learn what Copilot in Excel can do in 2026, how the experience differs across the various interfaces, and practical tips for getting better results in data analysis.
Paula Janaszczak
May 278 min read
Wispr Flow: A simple tool that changed my workday more than I expected
A review of Wispr Flow, how it differs from other dictation tools, and four ways it has changed my workday.
Yngve Mongstad
May 237 min read
How to write better prompts for Claude Opus 4.7
A practical guide to prompting Claude: the principles that work, concrete examples, and what's changed with Claude Opus 4.7. For anyone using Claude in chat, Cowork or Projects.
Paula Janaszczak
May 199 min read
An intro to Codex for office workers without an IT background
A practical intro to Codex for office workers without an IT background: the most important features, simply explained.
Yngve Mongstad
May 1512 min read
Skills: when you need them and how to build your first one in Claude
Claude Skills let you turn repeatable workflows into reusable recipes Claude can pull up when needed. This guide covers what Skills are, when they're worth building, and walks through creating, saving, testing, and improving your first one step by step.
Paula Janaszczak
May 149 min read
Copilot Notebooks: better than you think, as long as you avoid the classic mistakes
How to use Copilot Notebooks the right way. A short intro to the tool and 5 decisions to make so you avoid the most common pitfalls.
Yngve Mongstad
May 1125 min read
How to use Claude Cowork
A practical step-by-step guide to getting started with Claude Cowork: how to set up folder structure, context files and instructions so Cowork actually works as an AI colleague in your daily work.
Paula Janaszczak
May 46 min read
Copilot Create: what's the point, and when should you use it?
Copilot Create: what's the point, how does it break with Microsoft's old logic, and when should you actually use it?
Paula Janaszczak
Apr 296 min read
Intro to Gems (small AI helpers) in Gemini
A practical, honest guide to what Gems can do, when they're useful, and the limits worth knowing about.
Paula Janaszczak
Apr 288 min read
The NotebookLM guide you didn't know you needed
A practical intro to NotebookLM if you want to understand the tool, get up and running quickly, and use it in a smart way.
Yngve Mongstad
Apr 2511 min read
How to set up Claude Code as your personal assistant - Part 1
A practical guide to installing Claude Code locally on Mac or Windows and using it as a personal assistant.
Yngve Mongstad
Apr 66 min read
How to switch from ChatGPT to Claude without losing everything you've taught it
By analyzing your full ChatGPT conversation history with Claude Cowork -- not just the saved memories -- you can transfer far more context than the official method allows.
Yngve Mongstad
Mar 298 min read
How to set up Claude Projects properly
A step-by-step guide to setting up Claude Projects with instructions, files, and Memory.
Yngve Mongstad
Mar 2910 min read
How to get 10x more out of Claude: From chat to working partner
Most people use Claude as a chatbot. Here's the progression from chat to Projects, Artifacts, Skills, and Cowork.