Interesting Internet Finds – WE July 11, 2014

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I publish Interesting Internet Finds monthly in the Boca Raton Computer Society’s Boca Bits monthly newsletter, and share them through APCUG‘s PUSH program  with other computer/technology user group newsletter editors.

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Each month, I find many more things than I can use, so have decided to start publishing some of those that were not used for the newsletter on this blog most Fridays.

I do not go into much depth about each one, I just put them out there. I do not go into much depth about each one, I just put them out there for you. Check them out for yourself and let me know what you think.

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Titles, Links, Short Description of Finds

What Is A Megapixel?

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-a-megapixel/
I never really thought about it before, but when I saw the title of this MUO post I just had to read it. Now I know what a megapixel is, and what the limitations of multiple megapixels are.

Beware! FileHippo Tests Adware Distributing Download Manager

http://www.ghacks.net/2014/07/08/beware-filehippo-tests-adware-distributing-download-manager/
If you use FileHippo, you need to read this post from ghacks.

Google flips on Android mirroring for Chromecast

http://www.greenbot.com/article/2452188/google-flips-on-android-mirroring-for-chromecast.html#tk.rss_all
Check out this post if you are interested in mirroring your Android, and have Chromecast. If it works for you let me know, as I don’t currently have a Chromecast, but am thinking about it.

Android USB Connections Explained: MTP, PTP, and USB Mass Storage

http://www.howtogeek.com/192732/android-usb-connections-explained-mtp-ptp-and-usb-mass-storage/
Until I read this HTG post, I was confused about how my android handled USB connection with my PC. Now I understand.

Pictures at Your Fingertips with Google+ Photos

http://picasageeks.com/2014/07/pictures-fingertips/
Good reasons to use Google+ for your photo storage from the Picasa Geeks.

Disclaimer

I have not necessarily checked each link or process out, but if listed I have used the site enough to trust them.

That said, please let me know if something doesn’t work correctly, or the listed site has incorrect information.

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Other July 2014 Finds

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