Interesting Internet Finds – WE March 21, 2014

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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.

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 to check out yourself.

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Titles, Links, Short Description

Beginner Geek: Hard Disk Partitions Explained

http://www.howtogeek.com/184659/beginner-geek-hard-disk-partitions-explained/
With more and more users going from Windows XP to Linux, this is a great explanation of what partitions are, and when and how to use them.

Download Office 2013 From Microsoft Using Product Key

http://www.intowindows.com/download-office-2013-from-microsoft-using-product-key/
Lost your Office 2013 DVD? Your Office 2013 was pre-installed? This post tells you how to download Office 2013 using your product key.

Is it safe to download from download sites?

http://askleo.com/is-it-safe-to-download-from-download-sites/
As the moderator of the BRCS Freeware/Open Source SIG, I get asked about what download sites to use all the time. Now I will be referring those who ask to this post.

Security Expert Bruce Schneier On Passwords, Privacy and Trust

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/secuity-expert-bruce-schneier-passwords-privacy-trust/
MUO gets Bruce Schneier to provide some privacy and security advice.

Simple Questions: What is the BIOS & What Does It Do?

http://www.7tutorials.com/simple-questions-what-bios-what-does-it-do
Many PC users have heard of the BIOS, but don’t really know what it is or what it does. This post answers those questions, should you be interested.

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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Other March 2014 Finds

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