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About garysch

A bit of a techno nut who likes sharing what I know about technology, especially with those who struggle with it. Also through my podcast www.jargonfreehelp.com

Photoshop Layers: Adding Text

If you want to add some text to a photograph using Photoshop then you are better off adding it as a layer. It give you more control and retains the original image should you ever change your mind. Here you … Continue reading

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Understanding Photoshop Layers

Layers are a really useful feature of Photoshop, however, all too often I meet people who hear about them and then put off using Photoshop yet they are quite easy to use. Once I explain what they are for and … Continue reading

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The Trick to Moving PowerPoint Presentations from a Mac to a Windows PC

I hear this all to often “I’m not getting a Mac again as I can’t use my PowerPoint presentations on a Windows PC”. Well yes you can and the same applies from Windows to a Mac. I usually hear this … Continue reading

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Wi-Fi Assist Could Be Using Up Your Mobile Data Allowance on Your iPhone pt iPad

It seems like a good idea that if you don’t have a good wifi connection your iPhone or iPad will switch to using your mobile connection whether it be 3G or 4G. The down side to this is if it … Continue reading

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Marking Up Photos You Email in iOS 9

I imagine many of us send photos using our email and I bet that is almost a daily occurrence. Whoever had the idea of putting a camera in a phone is partly to blame and also a stroke of genius.  … Continue reading

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Using Dropbox to Share Files and Folders

I can’t believe that at one point I would have to share files by sending floppy discs, CDs or DVDs to clients, colleagues, friends and family. Today not only can I send bigger files it is almost instant.  It seems … Continue reading

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Public Transport Info in the New Maps App in iOS 9

Next time you are running for that bus or train  and wondering if you are going to make it you can check when it is going to arrive with the new Apple Maps in iOS 9. If it looks like … Continue reading

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New Notes App in iOS 9

I use the Notes app on my iPhone and iPad a lot. I always seem to be hitting something down and have found the app really useful. However, with the release of iOS 9 Apple have upped the ante and … Continue reading

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How to Select Visible Cells in Excel

If you have every copied cells in a range that has some hidden rows our columns you soon discover that the hidden data gets copied too. Same applies to other features including subtotals. What would help is a command or … Continue reading

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Getting Started with Charts for Excel for Mac 2011

Charts are a really useful way to present data and to analyse it. Aside from being good at doing calculations Excel is also good at creating charts. There are lots of different options for creating the charts and what you … Continue reading

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