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That 'lazy' spreadsheet my uncle made back in 2008 still saves me an hour a week
My uncle was a claims adjuster for an insurance company in Cleveland. He retired around 2010 and left behind a folder of old work spreadsheets. I found one a few years ago when I was helping clean out his garage. It was a simple thing, just a way to track how often certain types of fire alarms get false triggers based on the time of day and location. I copied the format for our own station logs. What was supposed to be a 15 minute data entry task each shift turned into something I can knock out in under 2 minutes now. It's not fancy, no macros or coding, just a few hidden columns with formulas that auto populate totals. Has anyone else stumbled on an old file or system that just clicked way better than the modern stuff you're supposed to use?
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phoenix_singh253mo ago
Old tools just work, no bloat needed.
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evan5433mo ago
@phoenix_singh25 basically zero bloat is why I still use a flip phone for calls lol
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mark_green3mo ago
Man that's exactly how it goes sometimes. Old stuff that someone actually built for the job beats fancy software every time.
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