Category Archives: Computing

How to Save Files from a Dropbox Link without Filling Up Your Dropbox Account

Posted on February 12, 2018 by garysch

Have you ever received a Dropbox link to some files or a folder but the problem is that they fill up your Dropbox account or you just don’t have enough space on your account anyway. Well there is a way … Continue reading →

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Using Dropbox – What Does It Do?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by garysch

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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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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Windows 7 Shortcuts – Speeding Up How You Work

Posted on June 30, 2012 by garysch

We’re all looking for that way to make our work simpler and to do things faster yet we often curse our computers for slowing things down and that is usually down to us having to do too many clicks to … Continue reading →

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Organising Files and Folders On a Mac by Colour Coding Them

Posted on June 9, 2012 by garysch

Looking through files and folders and remembering where you are up to can be really time consuming, but for some time now I have been colour coding my files so that I can see their progress. This is a great … Continue reading →

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Leaked Password on LinkedIn Means Changing Lots of Logins

Posted on June 7, 2012 by garysch

How many of you have used LinkedIn and been concerned about how your LinkedIn account has had its password leaked and need to hurriedly change your password? Well it shouldn’t be just LinkedIn you should be worried about, many of … Continue reading →

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Formatting an External Hard Drive to Use on Windows and a Mac

Posted on May 20, 2012 by garysch

Are you one of those people, like me, who uses both Windows and a Mac and has to transfer files from one to another with an external hard drive or memory stick. Mac OS X and Windows 7 can read … Continue reading →

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Backing Up Made Easy

Posted on September 30, 2011 by garysch

There is no doubt about it if you’re not backing your data up then one day you’re going to regret it, if it hasn’t happened already. I’m not just talking about your computer but also your phones and other mobile … Continue reading →

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