Interesting Internet Finds – WE January 9, 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

Can I Delete Setup Files I’ve Downloaded?

https://askleo.com/can-delete-setup-files-ive-downloaded/
Leo answers this common question, with an explanation that these kind of files are the same as installation media.

How to Back Up Google Docs

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/52333/backup-google-docs/
If you use Google Docs to write your documents, you should know how to back them up, just in case. Any thing I write in Google Docs is immediately downloaded to my PC, and backed up regularly. I have not had any problems, but I just don’t want to lose anything, for whatever reason.

12 of the Best Places on the Internet to Get Free Help with Computer Problems

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/12-best-places-internet-get-free-help-computer-problems.htm
Gizmo’s Freeware lists what they consider the best places on the internet to get free help. I use seven of them myself, and will be checking out the others as the need arises.

How to Select a Battery Backup for Your Computer

http://www.howtogeek.com/161479/how-to-select-a-battery-backup-for-your-computer/
I think that every computer should have a battery backup. This post from HowToGeek explains how to select the right one.

Win7 Reaches Milestone; Prepare For Its Demise

http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/win7-reaches-milestone-prepare-for-its-demise/
This “top story” from the Windows Secrets comp version (accessible by all) is must reading for Windows 7 users, and those purchasing new computers.

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?

Do you know of other sites with information relevant to these links? If so let me know, so that I can add them to my RSS feeds.

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