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Ranking Sales with Power Query Conditional Columns: How I Stopped Using 7-Level Nested IFs and Reduced Classification Errors from 15 to 0 per Month

The Friday night I realized, "I can't even read my own IF formulas anymore." Let me start with the conclusion: if you are using nested IF functions to categorize sales data into ranks like S, A, B, or ...

I let Claude audit my messy Home Assistant setup, and it was a massive wake-up call

I gave Claude access to my Home Assistant. It helped me audit, debug, and improve my smart home better than I ever could have.
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Excel finally speaks regex, and it cleans the data I used to fix by hand

I didn't realize how much time I spent on cleanups until regex let me stop.
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I stopped overusing IF in Excel—and my formulas instantly became cleaner and faster

Modern Excel functions like IFS, SWITCH, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and LET replace most nested IF use cases.
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What Power Query Can and Cannot Do: Identifying Appropriate Use Cases

There is a common mistake that people who have learned Power Query tend to make: trying to do everything with Power Query. Power Query is not a panacea. It is important to understand what it excels at ...
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Ann Widdecombe latest: Murder police arrest white British male, 26

Man arrested on suspicion of murder: What we know so far A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of Ann Widdecombe. The former Tory minister's management announced ...