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How Alpine Roofing uses Zapier to make sure nothing slips through

A single roof can be a $30,000 job. That makes a missed request from a new customer one of the most expensive mistakes a roofing company can make, and with "hundreds of small tasks going on" in every job, as Ben Beckett puts it, there's no shortage of chances to make it. Ben is…

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Outlook vs. Gmail: Which platform is best? [2026]

Many folks are as fiercely loyal to their chosen email platform as they are to their sports team. That makes the world pretty divided on Outlook and Gmail, so I decided to get to the bottom of the Outlook vs. Gmail debate. I'm a Gmail user, but I created new accounts on each…

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Google Sheets vs. Excel: Which is right for you? [2026]

After taking a college statistics course that introduced me to Excel's complex formulas and functions, I decided at the time I was better off sticking with Google Sheets. In my defense, I don't need to use advanced data analysis tools very often in my line of work. What I need…

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Meta Muse AI agent: How to use the personal AI agent

At this point, announcements about new AI agents trigger a very "Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking." response in me—which also means I've gotten very good at tuning them out. Muse, Meta's new personal AI agent, almost got that response from me too. But it piqued my interest…

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What is AI orchestration? A guide to intelligent systems

My house has a graveyard. It's not in the backyard—it's a drawer in the entertainment center, and it's filled with remote controls. There's one for the sound bar, one for a Blu-ray player (RIP), two for gaming systems I don't use, and one that might control a ceiling fan in…

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Meta selects Zapier as named Connector inside Muse

Zapier today announced that its connector is now available in Meta's Muse agent. Once authorized, users can connect Muse to more than 9,000 apps and 40,000 actions through Zapier MCP. With Zapier MCP, Muse can take action across the tools your team already uses, but only the…

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Meta AI Muse Spark: A guide to Meta's AI models

Meta has shifted to a new flagship AI model called Muse Spark and sent the Llama "herd" of models to the farm upstate. It's a dramatic but understandable shift in AI strategy from the company that was once pioneering open models. Muse Spark is a multimodal reasoning model, and…

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The best large language models (LLMs) in 2026

Large language models (LLMs) are what most people think of when they think of AI. They're what you're interacting with in ChatGPT and Claude, they write the code generated by Claude Code and Codex, and they power other AI features like Google's AI answers and Apple…

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Claude integrations: How to use Zapier with Claude (Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, and more)

With every new model release, Claude tops almost every benchmark. And chatting with Claude makes it clear why: it's good at everything. But while there's power in a back-and-forth conversation, you can accomplish a lot more when you use Zapier to connect Claude to the rest of…

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12 Google Docs formatting tricks to make your files pretty

We all have our reasons for loving Google Docs. (Mine is that it keeps my computer desktop clean—thanks for asking!) And while Google Docs isn't generally known for its looks, it has a whole load of features that help you add some flair to your documents. Unfortunately, Gemini…

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Which AI models can you automate on Zapier? (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Moonshot AI, Z.ai, and more)

Staying up to date on the latest AI models is like trying to keep my house vacuumed in the height of my dog's shedding season (a losing battle). New AI models drop practically every week, and it's not exactly obvious which ones deserve a spot in your workflows. This guide is…

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Claude 5.5: What you need to know about Anthropic's AI models and chatbot

I've been using Claude long enough to remember when the main selling point was that it was a nicer chatbot to talk to than the alternatives. (That's still true, for what it's worth.) But Claude no longer just talks to you about your work; it also does your work for you. You can…

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