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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

Using the SUMIFS Function in Excel

I would say one of the first things people learn in Excel is how to total up a column or row of numbers. This is done very simply by using the SUM function. The AutoSum button in most cases does … Continue reading

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Counting Empty Cells in Excel Using the COUNTBLANK Function

So you might be aware of some useful functions that allow you to count up how many cells have text or a value in it using the COUNT function, you can also count cells based on specific criteria using COUNTIF … Continue reading

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Upgrading to iOS 8

Another software update to Apple’s latest iOS for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is almost here, 17th September 2014, and although upgrading is usually straightforward it is a really good idea to backup your device first. In fact I highly … Continue reading

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How to Stop Videos Playing Automatically in Facebook on iPhone and iPad

Not so long ago Facebook added a feature where video started playing automatically as you scrolled through your timeline. I found this particularly frustrating and others have said to me that this has eaten away significantly at their mobile data … Continue reading

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Showing the Last Saved Date of a Word Document

There are things that are handy in Word that we can get to display automatically in the body text of a document, header and/or footer like the current date, page number, author, file location etc. This week I was asked … Continue reading

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Better Security on Apple’s iCloud Available to You

So some celebrities thought a good place to store photographs of themselves in various states of undress was somewhere online! I guess they could be forgiven for believing that online cloud storage like Apple’s iCloud should offer them security and … Continue reading

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Making Font Bigger on iPhone

As so many of my friends are hitting that age where they need reading glasses it has become apparent that reading the text on their iPhones has become a little tricky or they have to keep putting on their glasses. … Continue reading

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Open Favourite Documents Quickly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access

We all have documents we use regularly and even though they conveniently appear on our recent file list we can make them even more prominent. This can be done by pinning these files in the recent files list. This is … Continue reading

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Using Do Not Disturb Feature on iPhone and iPad

Before the Do Not Disturb feature came along on my iPhone I had to make sure it was switched to silent before going to sleep. Like so many I keep my iPhone on overnight but if it wasn’t switched to … Continue reading

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Organizing Meetings Made Easy Using Doodle.com

Organizing meetings, training sessions or events by email often takes ages or never happens. However, there is something I have been using along with many other people I know. Doodle.com. It is easy to use and you can give people … Continue reading

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