Interesting Internet Finds – WE September 18, 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

Picasa And Google Photos: What Is The Difference?

http://picasageeks.com/2015/09/picasa-and-google-photos-what-is-the-difference/
If you want to know the differences this post explains them well. There is also a seven minute video explaining what they think is so special about Google Photos.

Android’S 5.X Lock Screen May Be Bypassed By Attackers

If you have an Android with a passworded lock screen you need to read this, and act accordingly. This only applies to those protected by a password.

Five Tips And Tricks For Finding, Sharing, And Organizing Your Google Drive On Android

http://www.greenbot.com/article/2983972/google-apps/five-tips-and-tricks-for-finding-sharing-and-organizing-your-google-drive-on-android.html
Do you use Google Drive on your Android? If so, check out this post to make things easier for yourself.

How Do I Share A Folder In Google Drive?

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how-do-i-share-a-folder-in-google-drive/
Dave Taylor explains how to share a folder in Google Drive. Stip by step instructions with screenshots.

How To Work With WordPad In Windows

http://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-work-new-wordpad
If you use Microsoft Windows 95 or better don’t need a dedicated word processor like MS Word, or event LibreOffice Writer, for all but the most complicated documents because you already have WordPad. This post from 7Tutorials explains how to use it.

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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