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The lowly Calculator sits there in your Applications folder. It’s so unassuming you barely notice that it has menus and little interface details that make it not quite so lowly after all. These tips ...

So let's say I have a spreadsheet, and I put in a BASIC function to do something fancy or to consolidate my code in one place under a meaningful name, or whatever. Here's the thing: If my function ...