Interesting Internet Finds – WE September 12, 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

Using Android’s Panorama and Photo Sphere Modes

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/using-androids-panorama-and-photo-sphere-modes.html
This post explains two photo modes available in the stock Android camera app. Try this out before paying for a camera app to do the same thing.

Store your Pictures on an External Hard Drive

http://picasageeks.com/2014/08/store-your-pictures-on-an-external-hard-drive/
Chris Guld explains how to keep your pictures on an external hard drive and still have Picasa watch and have access to all your photos, whether on the local or external hard drive.

How To Sync Ebook Read Positions Between Devices

http://www.guidingtech.com/32838/sync-ebook-read-positions/
If you read on a Kindle you know the ebooks you get through Amazon sync between devices. This post talks about getting DRM free ebooks to Amazon’s cloud, so they sync too. The post has some advice for those who don’t use Kindle as well.

Find Out If Your Gmail Password Was Stolen

http://www.ghacks.net/2014/09/10/find-out-if-your-gmail-password-was-stolen/
A database with more than 5 million Gmail email account user’s information has reportedly been leaked. This ghacks.net post explains how to check if your Gmail address is included as well as how to change your password and set up two factor authentication. Even if your Gmail address is not included, you are advised to change your password, and set up two factor authentication.

Five Ways to Make Android More Secure

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/five-ways-secure-android/
At my user group meetings, we are always talking about keeping our PCs secure. When I saw this post, I realized keeping your Android secure is mostly glossed over. Though I already follow those shown on both my smartphone and tablet, I think it is worth referring to here, for those of you that use Android, but might not be using the best ways to keep it secure.

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?

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