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Month: August 2022

Power Banks

Posted on 25 August 202219 June 2025 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Power Banks
Power Banks

Power banks are small boxes which act as a second battery for your tablet, mobile phone, or bluetooth headset. To prepare for the possibility of the main battery going ‘flat’ on you, you plug a power bank into the mains power for as long as possible (I find at least 30 mins is needed) to…

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Are you Social Network Smart?

Posted on 19 August 202230 June 2025 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Are you Social Network Smart?
Are you Social Network Smart?

Are children and young people aware of the pitfalls of social networking? This 5-minute animated video (hosted by www.jw.org) is a fun and easy way to teach them to be “Social Network Smart”. Just click on the picture below to open the video (in a new tab)

Children, Internet, Online, Security

Bible reading of interest to you?

Posted on 18 August 202227 April 2023 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Bible reading of interest to you?
Bible reading of interest to you?

Did you know that you can view an online version of the New World Translation on your desktop PC, laptop, tablet and smartphone? Although it’s made available by Jehovah’s Witnesses, it is freely available without any logon by simply visiting www.jw.org and you will see the homepage which looks like this (on a PC):- Scroll…

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Internet

Pop-up calendar in Windows

Posted on 15 August 202218 June 2025 By JuliaEEvans 3 Comments on Pop-up calendar in Windows
Pop-up calendar in Windows

You can get a really quick pop-up monthly calendar (as well as the date & time) if you simply click on the time in your system tray. See image below:-

Microsoft, Windows 10

Cloud storage on a budget

Posted on 5 August 202227 April 2023 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Cloud storage on a budget
Cloud storage on a budget

If you need more than the FREE allowance given by Apple, OneDrive or Google, did you know upgrading to 50GB, 100GB or even 200GB can cost as little as £3 on a monthly billing plan? Apple and OneDrive both offer just 5GB free, whereas Google generously offer 15GB.

Online

Viewing all open windows at a glance

Posted on 3 August 202217 April 2023 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Viewing all open windows at a glance
Viewing all open windows at a glance

Did you know that you can view a ‘snapshot’ of every single open window – by simply holding down your Windows key and then pressing the Tab key? Once you’ve seen the one you wish to view full screen – use the arrow keys or your mouse to open it full screen. All the others…

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Microsoft, Shortcut keys, Windows 10

Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)

Posted on 3 August 202220 June 2025 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)
Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)

Did you know that you can use Excel’s SUMIF feature to automatically generate a Cashflow spreadsheet? The screen below shows the one I use for monitoring my business income and expenditure across the year:- The 3 fields (Range, Criteria and Sum_range) enable Excel to constantly monitor them for any changes. This means that I change…

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Microsoft, MS Office

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