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Our practical tips will keep the cost of your meetings down while helping your team stay productive.

By Jill Duffy

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might realize. Become an Excel guru in no time with these 40 hacks and tricks.

By Eric Griffith

After first rolling out Notepad spell-check to select Windows Insiders in March, Microsoft is now releasing it to all Windows 11 users.

By Michael Kan  & Kate Irwin

Use timers for motivation, schedule meetings at strategic times, and follow these other tips for getting more done during the week.

By Jill Duffy

Proton now offers encrypted, editable, and shareable documents for users, making it a more viable Google Drive alternative. But it has some conversion issues, and Proton is working on a fix.

By Kate Irwin

The FTC alleges that Arise Virtual Solutions ran ads offering remote workers $18 per hour. But in reality, they made significantly less and were forced to pay extra fees.

By Michael Kan

Remote and hybrid teams bring out the best in all their members when they learn to work the right way and with the right tools. We explain how async might be right for your team.

By Jill Duffy
3.0

Notion is a good note-taking app for collaborating and is packed with features, including excellent AI integration, but it's overly complicated and doesn't work offline.

By Justin Pot

With Projects, Pro and Team members can dump all sorts of data into Claude, and the AI will spit out information personalized to that specific project.

By Joe Hindy
4.0
Editors' Choice

Adobe Acrobat Pro, from the company that created the PDF format, is a document editing and management powerhouse. A subscription isn't cheap, but if Acrobat Pro does what you need, it's an obvious choice.

By Edward Mendelson
3.5

Google's free word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation apps are minimal but robust, with a powerful revision-history feature.

By Edward Mendelson

Organize your life and complete tasks more reliably by using the right to-do list software. These are the top task management apps we've tested.

By Jill Duffy

Reduce clutter by cutting down on the paper you use and keep. Our simple tips will help you go almost completely paper-free.

By Jill Duffy
4.0

WordPerfect has the only Windows-compatible word processor that doesn't work like Microsoft Office. It allows for precise, predictable control over formatting, but new users may be turned off by its dated UI and lack of collaboration tools.

By Edward Mendelson
3.5

OnlyOffice is a free, open-source office application suite that integrates with cloud-based or on-premises networks for secure collaboration.

By Edward Mendelson

Don't email your coworkers early in the morning or late at night. Gmail allows you to select a specific time and date for that message to show up in their inboxes.

By Jason Cohen
4.0
Editors' Choice

RemotePC is an affordable service for remotely accessing another person's computer. It performs well, especially between Windows machines, and its business plans cost much less than the competition.

By Justin Pot

Just because your work-at-home lifestyle is flexible, that doesn't mean you should do all the household chores.

By Jill Duffy
3.5

TextExpander is the smoothest text expansion tool on the market, but its subscription pricing doesn't make sense for individuals.

By Justin Pot

Whether you have audio files to transcribe daily or only occasionally, our list of the top transcription services will help you pick the right one.

By Meg St-Esprit  & Jill Duffy