Interesting Internet Finds – WE August 5, 2016

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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 for you. Check them out for yourself and let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

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Titles, Links, Short Description of Interesting Finds

Everything You Need To Know About Wi-Fi Calling

http://www.cnet.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-wifi-calling/
Have you heard about wi-fi calling? I don’t have great cell reception in my condo. But, now that I have been using wi-fi calling on my Sprint Galaxy 6 I make calls with no problem. I have not tried it in other places myself, but think it would work just as well as long as I have wi-fi.

Clean Up My Kindle Devices On Amazon.com?

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/clean-kindle-devices-amazon-com/
Tired of seeing Kindle devices you no longer have, and want to clean them up in your Amazon account? Dave tells you how to do it in this post.

Securely Erasing Data Just Got Easier

http://askbobrankin.com/securely_erasing_data_just_got_easier.html
It is the time of year again where people are getting new desktops/laptops for school. This leaves them trying to figure out how to dispose of old hard drives. Bob Rankin talks about erasing those drives before disposal.

The Easy Way To Get Videos From Your Phone To Youtube

https://learngooglephotos.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-easy-way-to-get-videos-from-your.html
If you have videos on your phone and use Google Photos, check out this post from Chris Guld and post them to Youtube.

What To Do If Your Amazon Order Never Arrives But They Say It Was Delivered

https://www.theinternetpatrol.com/what-to-do-if-your-amazon-order-never-arrives-but-they-say-it-was-delivered/
This is information I hope I never have to use. I have been using Amazon Prime for years, and have never had the problem. That said, it is nice to know what to do.

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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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