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Speed Up Your Work Using Macros in Excel

Posted on March 3, 2023 by garysch

The thing about Excel is you can have the same old tasks to do day after day. Import some data, then format it to look like the data the previous day and the day before that, then create a chart, … Continue reading →

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What is a gimbal?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by garysch

What is gimbal? It is a great device for vlogging or for capturing video with your smartphone keeping it nice and steady. Continue reading →

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How to Switch Between Cameras in Zoom

Posted on May 16, 2021 by garysch

As you already know Zoom is a great tool for teaching and doing demos and sometimes having a bit of flexibility with choosing a different camera angle can be very handy. Having a second camera can help get that angle … Continue reading →

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How to Get Even Wider Angle Photos on Your iPhone

Posted on December 27, 2020 by garysch

iPhones are pretty good for getting wide-angle photos and some like the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro have an extra lens that gives an extra wide view. However, there are times where you want to get even … Continue reading →

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Filming Tips When Working from Home #filmingfromhome

Posted on March 29, 2020 by garysch

For many of us we are now working from home and that has many challenges including staying engaged with your customers, students, colleagues and workforce. A great way to do this is to create videos,  something that I usually do … Continue reading →

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Adjust Your AirDrop Settings to Stop Cyber-Flashing

Posted on February 22, 2020 by garysch

AirDrop is a great feature in iOS as it allows you to share files like photos with people you are with or transfer from one device to another. The problem is when someone you don’t know sends you a file … Continue reading →

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How to Crop Photographs and Images in Word

Posted on May 23, 2018 by garysch

If you are adding a photograph, image or picture to Microsoft Word and you need to crop it you don’t need to do that before you insert it into your document you can crop it directly in Word. The advantages … Continue reading →

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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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Finding Your Parked Car

Posted on February 1, 2017 by garysch

It turns out that we lose up to four days a year looking for where we have parked our car. http://news.sky.com/story/drivers-waste-four-days-a-year-looking-for-parking-spaces-new-research-shows-10751024 People often laugh at me but one way around this is to take a photo of where you have … Continue reading →

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Drawing Shapes and Using Brushes on Photoshop Layers

Posted on December 26, 2015 by garysch

The great thing about layers in Photoshop is that they allow you to add things and move them about without affecting the original photograph or image. You can try out different shapes and designs on different layers and hide them … Continue reading →

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