Interesting Internet Finds – WE February 20, 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

How You and Your Neighbors Are Making Each Other’s Wi-Fi Worse (and What You Can Do About It)

http://www.howtogeek.com/209450/how-you-and-your-neighbors-are-making-each-other%E2%80%99s-wi-fi-worse-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
HowToGeek explains wi-fi interference, and some solutions.

What to Do When an Application Stops Responding

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/what-to-do-when-an-application-stops-responding.html?cid=dn_article
If you are a Windows user I am sure you have had an application stop responding at one time or another. This post from Dummies.com (I am not saying you are a dummy.) explains what you should do in this case.

How to Remove Search History on Facebook

http://www.maketecheasier.com/remove-search-history-on-facebook/
I don’t use Facebook much and did not know about it keeping a search history. After reading this post, I went right to Facebook and cleared all searches. This is now part of my regular weekly routine, as I see no reasons for anyone to keep track of my searches.

Windows Shortcuts 101 – The Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut Guide

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-shortcuts-101-ultimate-keyboard-shortcut-guide/
MakeUseOf has a comprehensive listing of “windows shortcuts” in this post. The post also explains why you should bother with them at all. Check them out there might be something you didn’t know about already, which will be helpful for your working in the Windows O/S.

Gmail’s Warning for Suspicious Email Addresses

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2015/02/gmails-warning-for-suspicious-email.html
I have not received this warning yet myself, but if I do, I am sure going to check the email messages very thoroughly.

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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