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Archive for April 14th, 2026

Google Sheets actually has a ton of Excel compatible functions; wish the User Experience was better though

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/04/14

I have been using Microsoft Excel since it beat the Quattro Pro limitation of rows and columns with the version 12.0, on Windows more commonly named Excel 2007 (which also introduced a fully new user experience including the vertical screen estate eating Ribbon – the main reason I like 16:10 monitors over 16:9 ones) and on Mac as Excel 2008.

It means I have like 20 years of Excel experience not just on what it can technically can do (see my Excel posts) but especially on the user experience bit.

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Honghong Lu on Twitter: “Alcohol+paste flux = liquid flux It is pretty good, especially when I use to tin the cable with the solder pot.”

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/04/14

Smart: [Wayback/Archive] Honghong Lu on Twitter: “Alcohol+paste flux = liquid flux It is pretty good, especially when I use to tin the cable with the solder pot.”

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