AI Basics and How-To Guides
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Best AI for Data Analysis: Which Chatbots Actually Compute on Your File
The best AI for data analysis is ChatGPT or Claude, because both run real code on your spreadsheet instead of reading it and guessing. Claude does it on the free…
AI Toys in 2026: What They Are, Which Ones Exist and Are They Safe?
AI toys are plush animals and robots with a microphone and a chatbot inside. Common Sense Media rates them an unacceptable risk and advises against any AI toy for…
How to Get Your Business on ChatGPT: Claim It in Business Hub (2026 Guide)
Since 10 November 2026 you can claim your business inside ChatGPT. Open Business Hub, find your listing, verify it by phone, email, a DNS record or Shopify, then…
AI Training Jobs in 2026: Which Platforms Are Legit and What They Really Pay
AI training jobs pay people to write prompts, rate chatbot answers and check code for companies like Outlier, DataAnnotation, Mercor and Handshake AI. The big…
ChatGPT Pro vs Claude Max (and Ultra): Which $100 or $200 Plan to Buy
ChatGPT Pro and Claude Max both start at $100 a month, and both stop at $200 for most buyers. Since 30 October 2026 Claude's $200 plan is called Ultra, and at that…
Best AI for UI Design in 2026: We Gave 5 Tools the Same Brief
The best AI for UI design depends on what you want back. We gave ChatGPT, Claude Design, Gemini Canvas, Google Stitch and Figma Make one identical iPhone brief…
Claude Code Alternatives in 2026: 9 Options and the Plan You Already Pay For
The best Claude Code alternatives in 2026 are OpenCode, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Antigravity CLI, Grok Build, Aider, Cline and Kilo Code. Several of them…
How to Use Claude Personal Finance: Setup, Prompts and What It Can See
Anthropic announced Personal Finance in Claude on 5 November 2026. Claude can now read your bank and card accounts through Plaid, read-only, and answer questions…
Claude Science: What Anthropic’s Research App Does, What It Costs, and How to Install It
Claude Science is Anthropic's desktop app for research: Claude runs Python and R on your own computer and keeps the code behind every figure. Here is what it costs…
Google Ask Maps: How to Use It, Where It Works and How to Turn It Off
Google Ask Maps is the Gemini chat built into Google Maps. It launched in the US and India in March 2026, reached more than 150 countries in English in August, and…
ChatGPT Credits: What They Are, What They Cost and When to Buy Them
ChatGPT credits are a pay-as-you-go balance that keeps Codex, ChatGPT Work, Word, Excel and PowerPoint running after a Plus or Pro plan hits its limits. OpenAI's…
How to Make an Advent Calendar With AI: 24 Copy-Paste Door Ideas
Every guide to how to make an advent calendar spends its words on the envelopes and one line on what goes inside them. The inside is the hard part. This guide gives…
How to Turn Off Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows (2026)
How to turn off Copilot depends on where it shows up, because Microsoft gives every app its own switch. Word, Excel and PowerPoint need a checkbox in each app on…
Best AI for Writing: Which Model Wins for Essays, Books and Blogs
The best AI for writing right now is Claude Fable 5.1, the only model in the top ten of all three leaderboards that score prose. On Claude Pro it runs on…
AI Santa Video: How to Make One for Free, From a Talking Message to Santa Caught on Camera
An AI Santa video makes Santa talk to your child by name, appear in your own living room, or call them. Here is which free tool makes which kind, with the real…
Kimi vs DeepSeek: Which Chinese AI Should You Use?
Kimi vs DeepSeek is now a clear trade. On the new Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5, Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 46 and DeepSeek’s best model scores…
The 10 Best iPhone Duo Apps That Actually Use the Fold
Every app runs on iPhone Duo, but only some of them use the 7.6-inch inner display properly. These are the 10 best iPhone Duo apps, including Things 3, Fantastical…
Qwen vs ChatGPT: Which One Should You Actually Use?
Qwen vs ChatGPT is closer than most comparisons admit. Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max scores 45.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index against 47.6 for GPT-6 Sol…
Google AI Studio: What It Is, What’s Free, and How It Differs From the Gemini App
Google AI Studio is Google’s free, browser-based workspace for testing Gemini models, getting a Gemini API key and building apps. Its free tier includes Gemini 4…
AI Christmas Photo Trend: How to Do It, With 10 Copy-Paste Prompts We Tested
The AI Christmas photo trend turns one selfie into a festive portrait that keeps your real face, from a candy cane studio shoot to a Norman Rockwell painting. Here…
NotebookLM vs ChatGPT: Which One Should Hold Your Documents?
A free Gemini Notebook, the tool Google called NotebookLM until 16 July 2026, holds 50 sources in one notebook. A free ChatGPT Project holds 5 files. That tenfold…
Claude Duet: What Anthropic’s Proactive Agent Does, Who Can Get It, and What It Costs
Claude Duet is Anthropic's proactive agent app: it briefs you every morning, works on its own cloud computer and asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes. Here…
Codex vs Cursor: Which to Use Now That OpenAI Is Leaving Cursor
OpenAI plans to stop supplying its models to Cursor on 12 November 2026. Codex vs Cursor is no longer only a question of agent versus editor: it decides where you…
Claude Without Login: Can You Use It With No Account?
No, you cannot use Claude without login on claude.ai or in Anthropic’s apps. Every account needs a phone number that can receive texts, from a supported country…
How to Lock Chats in ChatGPT (and Hide Them From Your History)
You can now lock chats in ChatGPT. Since 20 October 2026, a locked chat disappears from your history, pinned chats and search, and opens only with a 4-digit PIN or…
Claude Connectors: The 15 Best to Add in 2026 (for Work, Life and Your Mac)
Claude's Connectors Directory lists 986 connectors as of 20 October 2026, and every popular "best Claude connectors" list is written by a company selling one of…
Cursor vs Claude Code: Which One Should You Pay For on a Mac?
Most Cursor vs Claude Code comparisons still say both cost $20 a month. Since 12 October 2026 that is wrong for anyone signing up today: Cursor now sells The X…
Grok Build: What It Is, What It Costs and How to Install It on a Mac
Grok Build is SpaceXSI's coding agent for the terminal, and since 12 October 2026 the free tier of the X Subscription includes a limited allowance of it. Here is…
Best AI for Physics: Which Model Actually Solves It
The best AI for physics in November 2026 is Claude Fable 5.2, at 35.7% on CritPt, the research-level physics test that Artificial Analysis runs. Claude Opus 5.5…
Can ChatGPT Make a PowerPoint? Yes, and Here Is Which Plan You Need
Yes, ChatGPT can make a PowerPoint, and every plan has a way to do it. Which way depends on what you pay, from the free PowerPoint add-in up to ChatGPT Slides on…
