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Beginner Tutorials

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Beginner Tutorials

Transcribe a Meeting and Get the Minutes with AI

Transcribe a meeting with AI and get clear minutes in 10 minutes: 4 methods (2 of them free), the exact prompt, and the privacy rules you need to know.

9 min
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NotebookLM: Learn from Your Own Documents

Learn how to use NotebookLM step by step: create a notebook, query your PDFs, generate an audio summary, and understand the free plan's daily limits.

9 min
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Running an AI on Your Own Computer with Ollama: What You Need, and What It's Worth

Install an AI on your computer with Ollama: minimum specs, step-by-step setup, recommended models, and the real limits. Beginner's guide for 2026.

9 min
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ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini Free: Which One Should You Start With?

ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini on the free plan: the strengths, limits, and quotas of each AI, plus a 15-minute test to find the one that actually fits you.

9 min
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Free AI Courses vs Structured Training: The Real Matchup

Free AI courses or structured training? We compare the content, the real cost of stacking subscriptions, and the results, to help you choose.

9 min
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Cancel, Dispute, Claim: Letters That Get Results

Cancellation, dispute, or complaint letter templates: what each one must include, plus 3 methods to write yours fast and get a real response.

6 min
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Weekly Meal Plans and Grocery Lists in Five Minutes

Build your weekly meal plan and an automatic grocery list in five minutes with AI. Three step-by-step methods plus the exact prompt to copy and paste.

7 min
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Helping Your Child With Homework Using AI, Without Giving Them the Answers

How to use AI (ChatGPT, Skilzy's Lab) as a tutor that explains and makes your child think, without handing over the answer. Real methods and prompts inside.

7 min
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Cover Letter With AI: What Recruiters Spot

Write a cover letter with AI without getting caught: the signals recruiters look for and 3 methods for a letter that's genuinely personalized.

7 min
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Mock Interview With an AI: Train to Answer Like a Pro

Simulate your job interview with an AI that plays the recruiter: method, a prompt to copy, and questions to prepare. Step-by-step beginner guide.

7 min
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Removing a Photo Background on Android: Three Methods Tested

Cut out a photo on Android in under a minute: the Skilzy AI Lab, your phone's built-in feature, and third-party apps, with step-by-step instructions for each.

6 min
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Removing a Photo Background on iPhone: The Native Method and Its Limits

Cut out a photo on iPhone in 3 seconds with iOS's built-in tool. What works, what doesn't, and how to go further when you hit a wall.

7 min