Interesting Internet Finds – WE October 31, 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

Your Computer’s Two Worst Enemies

http://askbobrankin.com/your_computers_two_worst_enemies.html
Bob talks about the “three most important places that need regular cleaning, to keep your desktop or laptop running in top form.”

Use “Send to” to Easily Transfer Files to Your Android Device

http://www.howtogeek.com/199734/use-send-to-to-easily-transfer-files-to-your-android-device/
If you use Windows and transfer files to an Android device, this post from HowToGeek explains a simple way to do it.

4 Windows Command Line Tools That Every Windows User Should Know

http://www.maketecheasier.com/useful-windows-command-line-tools/
I had forgotten how useful the Windows command line tools are. Check out this MakeTechEasier post to refresh your memory about four of them.

Microsoft releases Fix It to plug SSL 3.0 vulnerability in IE

http://news.thewindowsclub.com/fix-it-disable-ssl-3-0-vulnerability-ie-69815/
Are you using IE, and worried about the “Poodle Attack”? If so, check out this post and get the Fix It from Microsoft to disable the vulnerability.

Quick Tips – Using Google as a Resource

http://www.terryscomputertips.com/computers/quick-tips-using-google-as-a-resource/
Want to know a unit conversion, spelling or definition of a word, convert currency, and more? If so check out this post from Terry’s Computer Tips.

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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