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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

Excel: Formula Auditing

Posted on April 2, 2013 by garysch

Excel worksheets can be full of formulas and functions and in many instances you did not create them and are trying to decipher how a formula was created. It might also be that you created it some time ago and … Continue reading →

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Adobe Reader App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

Posted on April 1, 2013 by garysch

PDFs are amazingly useful documents that can be read on so many devices, in many cases you don’t have to install any software and if you do it is freely available on the adobe.com website. If you have an iPad, … Continue reading →

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Handbrake Videos That Are Broken Up

Posted on March 5, 2013 by garysch

If you are using Handbrake you may find that the video you have converted breaks up, perhaps the video is choppy or pixelated. Here is a solution that has worked for many people who have dropped me a line about … Continue reading →

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Converting PDFs to Word

Posted on February 21, 2013 by garysch

If you have ever had to get text or images from a PDF file to a Word document or another word processor then this tutorial will help you out. It used to be that PDF files were made not only … Continue reading →

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Free Music, Movies, Apps and More

Posted on January 1, 2013 by garysch

There’s nothing like getting a freebie especially when you usually have to pay for it. With the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas app you get free apps, movies, music and more from the 26th December for 12 days. Get the … Continue reading →

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Restricting Access to Children on Their iPod touch, iPad and iPhone

Posted on December 30, 2012 by garysch

Children have a habit of doing things you don’t want them to whether it is surfing the Internet or downloading movies, TV shows or apps. On an Apple device like an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad they could be buidling … Continue reading →

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Creating an iTunes Account without a Debit or Credit Card

Posted on December 27, 2012 by garysch

If you want to set up an iTunes account you have to enter a means of payment, but what if you don’t have a debit or credit card to do this or you want your children to have an account … Continue reading →

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Panorama Feature in the iPhone Camera

Posted on December 25, 2012 by garysch

No they did not include this as a feature for the iPad and iPad mini, I have no idea why. However, if you do have an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 then you can use this feature and it is … Continue reading →

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New iPhone, iPad or iPad Mini for Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2012 by garysch

If you’re luck enough to have got a new iPhone, iPad or iPad mini then you must be grinning from ear to ear. The people at Apple have made it simple to get started and all you have to do … Continue reading →

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New Google Maps App for iPhone – December 2012

Posted on December 16, 2012 by garysch

It wasn’t that long ago when Apple released iOS 6 and replaced Google Maps with Apple Maps and things didn’t work out so well. It has taken a little while but Google have released their map app for the iPhone … Continue reading →

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