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Looking for a handy calendar to plan the coming months? Then you may appreciate this calendar to see all the Bank Holidays (as well as weekends). If you like it and would like to download a JPG copy please head to https://pcgp.biz/resources. To stay up to date with updates on this calendar – and all…
As a followup to this post:- If your device has a USB-C port, you could keep your regular USB port free for other items and use the C one. But is that a good idea? According to an experienced user, USB-C ports don’t hold the cable as tightly which means it can easily slip out…
It allows you to add a live feed from your webcam to the slides of your presentation – visible constantly as you play the slides Below is a still image of me in my office, within a PowerPoint presentation. If we were playing this slideshow as part of a online meeting (whatever platform you use…
Your mouse experience is one area where you can make improvements, especially if you use a laptop with an integrated trackpad. It was a great usability experience to switch from the one that came with my desktop PC to this ergonomic one (which is cabled).. Suddenly all my tasks seemed easier as the mouse glided…
Did you know how easy it is to create a shortcut to your favourite program (eg Word)? 1. Simply find its icon within the Start Menu 2. ….. click with the right mouse button ! 3. From the menu which pops up, you will see options for adding an icon to the Taskbar (bottom of…
Many people just delete such email from their inbox. But the problem is you may continue to be inundated by emails from the sender. The correct way to deal with unwanted emails is this:- A. See if the sender if an organisation or person you’d corresponded with in the past, or signed up to their…
Do you know what the “tell tale” signs are? Many are in the picture below – Scroll down to see if you spotted them all ! How many did you spot? Julia the PC GP Answers: A. Ppl Team – PayPal would not use this! B. Dear customer. If PayPal were actually writing to you,…
If you’ve bought a laptop in the last few years, you may well have found it doesn’t have a physical network port, called an Ethernet port, which looks like this image below:- If so, it doesn’t mean you can only connect the laptop to internet using wi-fi (though it is more convenient for most people)….
Struggling with poor sound quality during a video-conference call in Zoom? If so, this super little tip – which takes just a minute to do – can restore your ability to hear others, and be heard. It did yesterday for me during a meeting when the host said they couldn’t hear me even though I…
If you have Microsoft Office 365, you probably use Word, Excel and PowerPoint as its popular programs. Have you considered one of its other packages Publisher can turn this image:- …. into this image, ready for printing on an A4 sheet Publisher is part of many MS Office 365 Packages (Home and Business) – and…
