Interesting Internet Finds – WE September 16, 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

How To Use Twitter Lists To See The Most Important Tweets

http://www.wonderoftech.com/twitter-lists/
If you use Twitter and find there is just too much to go through, check out this post and start making lists.

Amazon Adds Free Audible Channels And Audiobook Streaming To Prime

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2016/09/13/amazon-adds-free-audible-channels-and-audiobook-streaming-to-prime/
Another reason for me to keep my Amazon Prime subscription. There are times I like to listen to audiobooks and now I have a lot of listening as part of my subscription.

How To Speed Up LibreOffice With 4 Simple Steps

https://www.maketecheasier.com/speed-up-libreoffice/
I have used LibreOffice for a long time. After reading this post I applied steps 1 and 3 shown. There was a significant speed increase for me, without any change in productivity.

How To View Google Maps Location History

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/view-google-maps-location-history/
If you use a mobile device with location history turned on Google Maps keeps a history of where you have been with it.

“In this article, I’ll talk about how you can view this history and also how to check if you have Location History enabled or disabled. If you just want to learn how to view the timeline, skip down to the View Maps Timeline section.”

Looks Like Google Is Getting Into The Speed Test Game

https://www.besttechie.com/google-speed-test/
BestTechie is my latest RSS addition. I was just wandering around and found this post. I tried it out on my desktop, laptops, and android devices. It worked fast each time.

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5 Interesting Internet Finds for the week ending September 16, 2016 (Click to Tweet)

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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Were any of these finds helpful for you?

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

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