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What are some things that Linux can't do, but Windows can? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 10 months ago by Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is literally the only current reason I use windows

[–] randomTingler@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I started using Google sheets. I know the implications on storing/sharing personal data with Google.

But Google sheets is being used as my mini db to store all kind of data. I automated many stuff with Google app script with telegram bot.

I am 100% sure that now I can live without Excel.

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Plus, libre has gotten good these days... Or you could use WPS office

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've tried using Google Sheets but it can't manage simple mailing labels that Excel has been able to do for the past 30 years. In Google sheets, you need to sign up for a monthly subscription plugin to get that feature.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At least they added the mail merge feature for emails, which required me to build a Google App Script to achieve a similar outcome.

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/06/google-sheets-now-integrated-with-gmail.html

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I started trying to write labels into Google Sheets as an app script but soon realized I was wasting my time.

It would have been easier to ignore Sheets altogether and write it in as a web page with JavaScript and CSV data.

Instead I installed a 15 year old version of MS Office and had the labels printed in minutes.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah I kinda gave up with Google for label printing, I use the app for my thermal label printer along with a CSV file if I need to print a batch of them..

[–] randomTingler@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Office 2007 was good with serial key activation.. it became cumbersome with new versions..

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think the last version I bought was 2003 student edition- which anyone could buy because didn't need online registration with a student email.

I did sign up for office 365 to help my wife with some vba scripts. It's insidious because you can turn the subscription on and off but forget to turn it off.

[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 10 months ago

Google Sheets is missing a lot of Excel's functionality. The web version of Excel is a lot closer, but still not as good.