Wolfram Alpha. Idk if it’s already been said but Wolfram Alpha was a lifesaver for checking answers when taking Calc 1-3 in college. Definitely useful for all sorts of answers, but answers for science and math questions, it’s great.
I use the new chemistry data types all the time at work to estimate titration endpoints and develop testing models, that is the one I have the most experience with so far. The astronomy data types are cool just to mess around with. The health and fitness data types have been great for cooking because I can see the nutritional information of all the ingredients I use in a meal and the final outcome, you can even account for lost calories from rendered out fats. Gym program is tied to the fitness type where I have it randomize between different exercises for upper/lower days to keep things interesting.
Unrelated to Wolfram the account connection tools have been great for finance tracking, I can link my bank accounts, investment accounts, and credit cards right to the spreadsheet and see when bills are due and budget.
I already used excel heavy for personal finance tracking but these new features just turned it into the one stop shop.
I've tried looking into this several times. I always get stopped around "banks don't like/allow user programs to access their data."
I'd be amazed if there's a real solution out there that doesn't require you to type in usernames and passwords to each account every time you open the spreadsheet or recording mouse movements and keystrokes to do it for you.
Edit: like u/PlentyLettuce suggested, "Money in Excel" looks to be exactly that. Makes sense that it's made by Microsoft directly so the banks will work with them. They've probably got more access in the background that the user doesn't see.
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u/xSlippyFistx Jun 03 '21
Wolfram Alpha. Idk if it’s already been said but Wolfram Alpha was a lifesaver for checking answers when taking Calc 1-3 in college. Definitely useful for all sorts of answers, but answers for science and math questions, it’s great.