Interesting Internet Finds – WE October 10, 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.

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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. 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

10 Tips for Evernote Users

http://www.labnol.org/software/evernote-tips/18077/
If you use Evernote, you should check out this post. There just might be a tip or two you did not know about already.

4 Important Rules to Safely use Cloud Storage as Cloud Backup

http://askleo.com/4-important-rules-to-safely-use-cloud-storage-as-cloud-backup/
Do you have a lot of cloud storage space? Leo provides some good advice for safely using it for cloud backup.

Email Basics: POP3 is Outdated; Please Switch to IMAP Today

http://www.howtogeek.com/197207/email-basics-pop3-is-outdated-please-switch-to-imap-today/
HTG explains why you should switch to IMAP if you are still using the POP3 email protocol.

Restart your Android Phone in Safe Mode to Troubleshoot Problems

https://www.labnol.org/gadgets/restart-android-safe-mode/28692/
I did not know about this option, but now I do should the need surface. Digital Inspiration explains how to get access to the Android safe mode, what it accomplishes, and what some of the drawbacks are.

7 Ways to Make Your LastPass Account Even More Secure

http://blog.lastpass.com/2014/10/7-ways-to-make-your-lastpass-account.html
Do you use LastPass as your password manager? Want to make it even more secure? If so, check out this post from the LastPass blog for 7 ways to do so.

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.

Feedback Requested

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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