Interesting Internet Finds – WE May 15, 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 to Free Up Google Drive Space

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-free-up-google-drive-space/
Do you use Google Drive? If so, are you running out of space? This c|net post gives some tips on how to free up Google Drive space. I went from 5GB of attachments in Gmail down to 2.85GB just by deleting emails with attachments more than a year old and not needed anymore.

Can Edge be the Revival of IE?

http://www.maketecheasier.com/edge-the-revival-of-ie/
While Edge has not yet been released to the public, maketecheasier provides a peek at what to expect.

Backup Your Blog

http://deeannrice.com/backup-your-blog/
Do you have a blog? If so, is it backed up? DeeAnn Rice tells of some of her experiences with problem and no backup in her early years of blogging. She also provides a short video about doing a manual backup of your WordPress blog.

Your Smartphone May Be Tracking You And Everywhere You Go (with Timestamps)

https://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/smartphone-privacy/
This blog post explains how your iPhone or Android can track everywhere and when you move. There is a link to an NBC News Video which has instructions for how to find this buried tracking component and shut it off.

Windows 10 Editions Announced

http://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-10-editions-78298/
The Windows Club summarizes the announced Windows 10 editions.

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?

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