Interesting Internet Finds – WE January 27, 2017

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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 by leaving a comment.

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Titles, Links, Short Description of Interesting Finds

A History And Overview Of USB

https://www.pcmech.com/article/a-history-and-overview-of-usb/
USB has been around a long time. I found this post about it interesting and informative.

Four Lesser-Known Wi-Fi Security Threats And How To Defend Against Them

http://www.techhive.com/article/3161450/wi-fi/four-lesser-known-wi-fi-security-threats-and-how-to-defend-against-them.html
Check to make sure you have taken precautions for these.

How To Color Correct Old, Faded Photos

http://www.howtogeek.com/289928/how-to-color-correct-old-faded-photos/
With Mom moving to an assisted living facility, I have a lot of old photos to scan. This will come in handy I am sure.

8 Useful Google Apps You Probably Aren’t Using

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3161766/android/google-android-apps.html
If you have an Android, you should check these out. And, they are all free.

Why Would Someone Want To Hack My Computer?

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/why-someone-want-hack-computer
Some are not concerned about their personal computer being hacked. They can’t think of any reason it would be worthwhile to someone. If that is the way you think, check out this post to learn reasons why someone would want to hack your computer, and close up any holes in your security to prevent it from happening.

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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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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