Photo of the Week: Lafayette Greens

Lafayette Greens

Lafayette Greens is a hidden oasis in downtown Detroit.

You might miss it if your destination on Lafayette is one of two of Detroit’s best-known landmarks, American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island.

But if you walk another 30 steps down Lafayette away from the two coney islands, you’ll discover an urban garden, sanctuary, and interactive green space among the concrete high rise buildings. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lafayette Greens

7 Tips for Sharpening Your Excel Skills [Infographic]

7 essential Excel tricks every office worker needs to know

You probably know that person at work who’s a pro at Microsoft Excel. Give them a spreadsheet, and in no time, they’ve delivered a professional report with impressive charts, tables and Sparklines.

Better yet, they know how to use one of the most powerful features in Excel, the PivotTable, to count things, group data in ranges, and drill down to extract the data behind any total.

You wish you had their Excel skills. Continue reading 7 Tips for Sharpening Your Excel Skills [Infographic]

Google Voice Search Gets Faster and More Accurate

Google Voice Search: faster and more accurate

When I wrote about the new features in Google Translate last July, I highlighted how the app could quickly translate to and from multiple languages.

I mentioned the Deep Neural Networks and algorithms used by Google Translate to improve accuracy and provide translations both on and offline.

I was impressed with how Google used neural networks to improve product features and user experience.

So last week, when Google announced improvements to Google Voice Search, I was excited to learn more. Continue reading Google Voice Search Gets Faster and More Accurate