Interesting Internet Finds – WE November 13, 2015

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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 Finds

Medicare ‘Open Enrollment’ Scams

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/medicare-open-enrollment-scams
It is Medicare open enrollment time. Check out this post from the Federal Trade Commission blog to be aware of some scams, and tips to avoid being scammed.

3 Useful Drag-and-Drop Tricks That Work In Any Browser

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-useful-drag-and-drop-tricks-that-work-in-any-browser/
MakeUseOf provides 3 drag-and-drop tricks I did not know about. I have tried them myself in Chrome and Firefox, and will train myself to use them more often, as they are quick and easy.

Is Sharing Your Netflix Illegal?

http://askbobrankin.com/is_sharing_your_netflix_illegal.html
Are you sharing a Netflix or other streaming account? If so, check out this post from Bob Rankin.

How To Open a WPS File

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/ms-office-tips/open-wps-file/
Did you somehow receive a WPS file, and don’t know how to open it? If so, check out this post for possible solutions.

Getting Your Pictures Down From The Google Photos Cloud

http://picasageeks.com/2015/10/getting-your-pictures-down-from-the-google-photos-cloud/
I know a lot of you are now taking photos with your smartphone and automatically saving them to the cloud with Google Photos. Chris Guld provides four options in this post to download them from there. Method number three is what I use, but one of the others might suit you better.

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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