Interesting Internet Finds – WE September 2, 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 Keep Specific Android Apps From Auto-Updating

https://www.maketecheasier.com/prevent-specific-android-apps-auto-updating/
If you don’t already know how to keep Android apps from auto-updating. Check out this post, it will save your data charges.

How To Decide If A Chromebook Is Right For You

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-decide-if-a-chromebook-is-right-for-you/
A lot of people I know are thinking about getting a Chromebook. If you are one of them, check out this post. It can help you decide if it is right for you.

Should You Backup Your Google Data?

http://askbobrankin.com/should_you_backup_your_google_data.html
Did you even know you could backup your Google data? Bob Rankin explains some available options.

Why Your USB Drive’s File Format Matters: FAT32 vs. exFAT vs. NTFS

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3109559/hardware/why-your-usb-drives-file-format-matters-fat32-vs-exfat-vs-ntfs.html
After reading this post, I reformatted one of my 32GB thumb drives to enable larger than 4GB files. If you have large files, especially if you share with MACs, read this post and format accordingly.

Google Duo Simplifies Video Calls, And Impresses With A Clutter-Free UI

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-duo-simplifies-video-calls-and-impresses-with-a-clutter-free-ui/
This post talks about Google’s answer to FaceTime. It is available for both Android and Apple phones. It pairs with the device phone number not the device itself. My wife and I love it.

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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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