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Interesting Internet Finds – February 2013

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Introduction

In the course of going through the more than 200 news feeds, I often run across things that I think might be of interest to other user group members.

The following are some items I found interesting during the month of February 2013.
(Long URLs shortened with the Google URL shortener)

First appeared in the March 2013 issue of Boca Bits.

Titles And Links

How do I share my screen in a Google Plus Hangout?
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_share_screen_in_google_plus_hangout/

How do I copy photos from my phone to my PC?

Create Google Maps of Your Own To Share & Collaborate With Friends
http://goo.gl/ElVBY

5 Ways To Get Data From Your Desktop To Your Android
http://goo.gl/2Pb0d

How to Maintain Your DVD Player – For Dummies
http://www.dummies.com/home-garden/home-improvement/how-to-maintain-your-dvd-player/

How to Use Hyper-V Virtual Machines
http://goo.gl/4dxBh

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Webmail Security Presentation

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I have posted some presentations given to different computer user groups on Slideshare, and am now revisiting some of them, and will be posting others too.

The Webmail Security Presentation

This presentation was given to the Broward Personal Computer Association (BPCA), back in 2008, but I think it is still of value.

Webmailsecurity Apr08 from Steve Costello

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Check it out and let me know what you think. Is it still relevant, or does it need updating.

Feedly – The Google Reader Alternative I Choose For Now

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Since I posted yesterday, Google Reader Shutdown And Finding an Alternative, I have read a little more about alternatives.

Feedly

I finally decided to try Feedly, based on Micheal Hyatt’s Google+ post, and the comments to it:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115748662504454470929/posts/d5AyWVXeH1N

For those of you who are not on Google+, this is the link to his blog post:
http://michaelhyatt.com/feedly-to-replace-google-reader.html

When I went to the Feedly site, I first checked out their Transitioning from Google Reader to Feedly blog post and comments.

I added the Feedly extension to Chrome and installed the Feedly apps on my smartphone and Nexus 7.

Feedly Experience Today

It linked up quickly and well with my Google Reader on all three.

It will take a little getting used to, and setting up my preferences to get it to work the way I want, but so far I like it through the Chrome extension, but with the smartphone and Nexus 7 not so much. Maybe, I just need to experiment a little more with the Android devices.

What About You?

Have you settled on a Google Reader alternative yet?

If you have and it is not Feedly, what did you settle on and why?

Leave a comment, or visit the contact page of this blog to email me directly with your answers/suggestions.

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