Interesting Internet Finds – WE February 26, 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.

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Titles, Links, Short Description of Interesting Finds

How To Disable The Webcam On A Mac OS X Or Windows PC

http://trendblog.net/how-disable-webcam-on-mac-or-windows/
This post tells you how to disable the webcam with the operating system. I don’t do this myself, as I just put a post it over the lens unless I want to use the webcam.

How To Choose The Best USB Charging Station For All Your Gadgets

http://www.howtogeek.com/242766/how-to-choose-the-best-usb-charging-station-for-all-your-gadgets/
Have a lot of different devices that use a USB charger? If that is the case, and you are looking for a charging station instead, check out this post from HowToGeek.

What Internet Speed Do You Really Need?

http://www.geekersmagazine.com/What+Internet+Speed+Do+You+Really+Need
Geeker Magazine explains why you don’t need to spend money on the fastest internet out there. It all depends on what is best for you. Yes, it is nice to have things download really fast, but it is it worth it to you?

Going Paperless 2.0: Searching In Evernote, Part 3 Of 4: “When?”

http://www.jamierubin.net/2016/02/23/going-paperless-2-0-searching-in-evernote-part-3-of-4-when/
Jamie explains how to search your notes by date.

Say Goodbye To Google: 14 Alternative Search Engines

https://searchenginewatch.com/2016/02/25/say-goodbye-to-google-14-alternative-search-engines/
Tired of Google Search, or want to limit tracking? If so, check out this post for some alternatives. (I have gone back to using Ixquick more often to limit ads.)

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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Have you had any personal experience, good or bad, with anything related to the above links?

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