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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

Another neat feature with iOS 6 for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is that you can go back more than one page at a time to return to another page you have visited whilst surfing the internet. Previously you … Continue reading →

Posted on October 20, 2012 by garysch | Leave a comment

What Happened to Podcasts in iOS 6 and the iPhone 5?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by garysch

So there is a brand new iPhone and for those of us still content with the older versions of our iPhone and also iPad there is a new iOS which runs these devices. You will notice a few changes like … Continue reading →

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What is iOS?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by garysch

You probably keep hearing about iOS when people talk about the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and you’re not quite sure what it is. iOS is simply what makes these devices work, which is why you might here them referred … Continue reading →

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Using Symbols in Text on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Posted on September 15, 2012 by garysch

If you want to use symbols on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch other than just some smilies then you can add another keyboard that allows you to do that. I use the symbols a lot when I am creating … Continue reading →

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Connecting to Wifi That You Don’t Want To

Posted on September 8, 2012 by garysch

Do you have an iPhone or iPad and find that you get home or to your office and you think you are connected to wifi but nothing is coming through. Well I found this happening to me and some of … Continue reading →

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Problems Sending Email From iPhone and iPad

Posted on September 8, 2012 by garysch

When you set up your email on your iPhone or iPad it seems very easy to set up and you are getting emails in not time and in most cases it is really this simple. However, every now and again … Continue reading →

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Wifi on the London Underground

Posted on August 14, 2012 by garysch

For those of us that live in London we have two main bugbears the London Underground, affectionately known as The Tube, and the weather. I’m ire wherever you are in the world you are aware of the weather we endure … Continue reading →

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iPhone and iPad Dictionary

Posted on July 22, 2012 by garysch

The iPhone and iPad don’t have a dictionary app yet it does have a dictionary that you can use. It works on any app where you can select a word like looking at a website using Safari, email, Pages, Notes … Continue reading →

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Headers and Footers with a Different First Page and Odd and Even Pages

Posted on July 8, 2012 by garysch

If you use Microsoft Word you may want to add headers and footers but you want something different on the first page or perhaps nothing at all. For example, you may want nothing on the first page and then the … Continue reading →

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Freeing Up Memory on your Mac

Posted on July 3, 2012 by garysch

This little tip could speed up how you work and may well stop you getting that spinning wheel on your Mac. Your Mac is good at giving back memory it has been using when you close a file or program … Continue reading →

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