Interesting Internet Finds – WE October 9, 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

Is The Desktop Really Dying?

http://askbobrankin.com/is_the_desktop_really_dying.html
This question is one I hear frequently. Bob Rankin gives his thoughts on the matter in this post. (I use a desktop, laptop, and tablet, myself. It just depends on what I want to do at the time.

A Week With Samsung Pay, And Why Android Pay Might Still Be Better

http://www.greenbot.com/article/2986690/android-apps/a-week-with-samsung-pay-and-why-android-pay-might-still-be-better.html
Personally, I am not yet comfortable with using my smartphone for payments. But, this post comparing the experiences with Samsung Pay vs. Android Pay was very interesting to me.

What You Need To Know About Chip And Pin Or Signature Cards

http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-chip-and-pin-or-signature-cards/
This post has a lot of information about the new debit/credit cards with an embedded chip. If you don’t have one of these yet, or don’t know what to do with it yet, read this post.

A Few Good Reasons To Upgrade From Win7 To Win10

http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/a-few-good-reasons-to-upgrade-from-win7-to-win10/
At a meeting last night the subject of upgrading from Win7 to Win10 came up. Most said they were not going to upgrade, as Win7 is working fine for everything they need to do, I include my self in that group. That said, this Windows Secrets top story, from the free content, list some good, but not compelling, reasons to do the upgrade. Check the article out, and make your own decision.

How To Detect An Email Scam

http://askabbystokes.com/2015/10/how-to-detect-an-email-scam/
Abby Stokes gives examples and some good advice about email scams.

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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