Interesting Internet Finds – WE May 1, 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

What is it About Attachments?

https://askleo.com/what-is-it-about-attachments/
Leo talks about email attachments. He explains that they are useful, but also dangerous.

Five Ways Google Search Works Directly With Your Android Phone

http://www.greenbot.com/article/2914691/five-ways-google-search-works-directly-with-your-android-phone.html
If you have an Android phone, and use Google Search a lot, this post has some things to think about adding to your bag of tricks.

6 Really Cool and Useful Ideas for Utilizing Your Old Android Phone

http://www.guidingtech.com/42471/make-use-old-android-phone/
OK, you got the new Galaxy 6 smartphone. Now, what are you going to do with your old one? GuidingTech has some ideas for you.

Direct Messages on Twitter Just Got a Whole Lot More Powerful

http://www.wonderoftech.com/twitter-direct-message-anyone/
I don’t use direct messages myself, and am not planning to enable this feature. That said, it is a feature that might appeal to some, so if you want more powerful direct messaging, check out this post.

An Introduction to Office 365 — Should You Buy Into the New Office Business Model?

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/introduction-office-365-buy-new-office-business-model/
Thinking about subscribing to Office 365? If so, check out this post from MakeUseOf for some information.

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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