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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

Best Video Format for iPhone and iPad

iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are excellent ways to watch videos. Problem is every now and again a video does it play on the device because it is in the wrong format. However, converting to the … Continue reading

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iPhone Burst Mode – Get That Great Action Shot

Ever wonder how sports photographers get those great shots, well aside from having a good eye for it, and it helps to understand the sport, they have fast cameras. By this I do not mean just the shutter speed but … Continue reading

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Creating an Index in Word

An index is an important way to reference key words or phrases in a Word document. It compliments a table of contents and allows your readers to look for something specific n Thankfully you do not need to type out … Continue reading

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Creating a Table of Contents in Word

You know that feeling where you need to type up some instructions and you think it is not going to be too extensive but ends up being pages and pages, well that was one of the tasks when I recently … Continue reading

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Copying Excel Data into a Word Document

If you use both Excel and Word you may well want to copy data from Excel into Word and what would be really convenient is if the data in Word updated when you change it in Excel. Well that is … Continue reading

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Add Video to a PowerPoint Presentation

Whenever you go to a presentation it seems that most of the time they are using PowerPoint to help get their message across and adding video can certainly help. Video has certainly become easier to create even using your phone … Continue reading

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Is This The Best Selfie Stick?

It seems the whole world enjoys a selfie. I must admit I enjoy taking photos more than being in them, I wouldn’t describe myself as camera shy, you only have to check out my video tutorials to know that, it … Continue reading

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Running Out of Memory on Your Mac – Memory Clean App Will Help

If you have a Mac whether it be an iMac or one of the MacBook notebooks then you have probably seen the spinning beach ball from time to time. It may be because you are running out of memory. So how … Continue reading

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Selecting Data in Non-Adjacent Cells to Create Excel Chart

Creating charts in Excel is pretty straightforward and you can see how to that in this video, getting started with charts. What normally happens is you select a group of cells and then insert a chart but what do you … Continue reading

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Copy Video to Your Camera Roll on Your iPhone or iPad

If you are getting into editing and like the convenience of editing on your iPhone or iPad. This works well if you are using video shot on your own device but what about if you want to use footage from … Continue reading

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