More Interesting Internet Finds – WE April 12, 2013

Introduction

In the course of going through the more than 200 news feeds, I often run across things that I think might be of interest to other user group members.

I have published Interesting Internet Finds monthly in the Boca Raton Computer Society’s Boca Bits monthly newsletter, and share them through the APCUG PUSH program with other computer/technology user group newsletter editors, for some time now.

Each month, I have many more than I can use, so have decided to start publishing some of those that were not used here.

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As long as you are using this for non-commercial purposes, and attribute the post, you can use it in part, or whole, for your newsletter, website, or blog.

If you do use this post, or parts of it, please let me know via this blog’s contact page.

Finds

How to Prevent Your Kids From Spending Thousands of Dollars on In-App Purchases
http://www.howtogeek.com/142491/how-to-prevent-your-kids-from-spending-thousands-of-dollars-on-in-app-purchases/
Have an iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire, that you let your kids or grand-kids use to play games? If so, you really need to pay attention to this post.

Get A Free Disposable Spam-Proof Email Address
https://web.archive.org/web/20150318072919/http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/get-free-disposable-spam-proof-email-address.htm
I use aliases myself, but this looks good for someone who needs the occasional disposable address.

Windows Temporary Files – FAQ
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/temporary-files-folder-location-windows
The Windows Club provides a good explanation of how and why Windows Temporary Files are created, as well as where they are usually found.

Hello Talkwalker Alerts, Farewell Google Alerts!
https://web.archive.org/web/20220824063635/https://wonderoftech.com/hello-talkwalker-alerts-farewell-google-alerts/
Google Alerts! is another Google service that will be shutting down that I use, so this was a welcome find. (I started using it just a couple of days ago.)

View Office Documents In Chrome, Internet Explorer And Firefox Using Office Web Viewer From Microsoft
http://www.intowindows.com/view-office-documents-in-chrome-internet-explorer-and-firefox/
I have tried this and it does work. Now I can check out documents before downloading.

More Interesting Internet Finds – WE April 5, 2013

Introduction

In the course of going through the more than 200 news feeds, I often run across things that I think might be of interest to other user group members.

I have published Interesting Internet Finds monthly in the Boca Raton Computer Society’s Boca Bits monthly newsletter, and share them through the APCUG PUSH program with other computer/technology user group newsletter editors, for some time now.

Each month, I have many more than I can use, so have decided to start publishing some of those that were not used here.

CC License and Reuse

Creative Commons License
This work by Computers, Technology, and User Groups Blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

As long as you are using this for non-commercial purposes, and attribute the post, you can use it in part, or whole, for your newsletter, website, or blog.

If you do use this post, or parts of it, please let me know via this blog’s contact page.

Finds

20 Evernote Search Features You Should Be Using
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/20-evernote-search-features-you-should-be-using/
If you are like me and use Evernote, this post will be a big help.

Ubuntu vs. Mint: Which Linux Distro Is Better for Beginners?
http://lifehacker.com/5993297/ubuntu-vs-mint-which-linux-distro-is-better-for-beginners
Lifehacker’s Whitson Gordon provides information about the two most popular Linux distributions for beginners.

What Lossless File Formats Are & Why You Shouldn’t Convert Lossy to Lossless
http://www.howtogeek.com/142174/what-lossless-file-formats-are-why-you-shouldnt-convert-lossy-to-lossless/
A great explanation of the different formats and when to use them. I prefer to keep the lossless originals in a separate marked folder, and convert them to lossy in another folder, so I always have the best image, audio, video, etc. available. Of course I keep both backed up in various places.

How To Delete A Gmail Address
http://www.maketecheasier.com/delete-gmail-address/2013/04/01
If you have an old Gmail address you would like to get rid of because you no longer use or need it, this will show you how to delete it.

Convert MS Word Documents To Audio Files With AudioDocs
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/convert-ms-word-documents-to-audio-files-with-audiodocs/
This could be useful, at least for short documents, as long as you know how to convert WAV files to MP3.

Boca Bits – April 2013

bocabits_small_header-halfThe April 2013 issue of the Boca Raton Computer Society Boca Bits newsletter has been posted at http://brcs.org/bocabits/bb04_13.pdf

Some of the Contents

  • President’s Message
  • New Type Of Search Engine Provides More Information With “Mind Mapping”
  • The Seventh Son Of Windows
  • Tablets — A Review With Random Musings
  • Interesting Internet Finds