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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

YouTube Slow Motion Effect

YouTube is always updating its service to make it better and sometimes it means adding a useful effect. One I like that has recently been introduced is the slow motion effect. In this week’s tutorial I use a video I … Continue reading

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Stopping Facebook Updates from Your Friends

How many of your friends are updating their Facebook so often you actually wonder where they have the time to do anything else. You might find that they fill up your news feed and miss other posts or perhaps the … Continue reading

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Multitasking Using the Samsung Galaxy S4

If you want to see two apps running at the same time on the Samsung Galaxy S4 then you can do that with multiview. You may want to read emails and keep up to date with Facebook or Twitter. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Why Go To Apple When You Have a Broken Screen

Sadly many of us have experienced the disappointment of breaking your screen on your beloved iPhone and immediately start shopping around to find the cheapest option for getting it fixed. However, this is not always a good idea and the … Continue reading

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Word Hyperlinks: Creating Links to Websites, Emails and Files

Adding a link to a website, email address or file in a Word document can be very useful. When you type in a website or email address it automatically creates the link, however, you may want to remove the link … Continue reading

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Voicemail on Samsung Galaxy S4 on O2

I recently had to get another phone, well an additional phone.  I still have the iPhone for personal use but needed something for work so I opted for a Samsung Galaxy S4. Before I get on to the irritating fact … Continue reading

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Sharing Files and Folders Using Dropbox

Dropbox is an excellent tool for storing files online, in addition it is also really easy to share files and folders with family, friends, clients and colleagues. If they have a Dropbox account then they can share the same folder … Continue reading

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Using Dropbox – What Does It Do?

Dropbox is simply one of my favourite apps and so many people I know use it, however, there are many out there who are not sure about it or don’t know how to use the features like sharing and version … Continue reading

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Creating Newspaper Style Columns in Word

If you are creating a newsletter or just need to use columns in a Word document then using columns is something that is easy to use and quick to learn. Here in this video tutorial you will see how to … Continue reading

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Excel: 3D Formulas

If you have been creating formulas in Excel then you may have been wondering about what to do if you have a formula that needs to used values from different worksheets or workbooks. This is known as a 3D formula. … Continue reading

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