Interesting Internet Finds – January 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.

The following are some items I found interesting during the month of January 2013.
(Long URLs shortened with the Google URL shortener.)

First appeared in the February 2013 issue of Boca Bits.

Titles And Links

Why does a scan of a simple text document result in such a large file?
http://goo.gl/TJMg5

The Differences Between PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, SSTP and OpenVPN Connection
http://goo.gl/Vm7MT

Listen to radio stations in Google Chrome
http://goo.gl/FQjww

Download Project Gutenberg ebooks to your Dropbox
http://goo.gl/eGyLt

The Best Free Dictionary and Thesaurus Programs and Websites
http://goo.gl/KjhtP

How to Clean Up the List of Apps that Have Access to Your Accounts
http://goo.gl/8IIbW

7 Windows Frustrations You Can Quickly Fix
http://goo.gl/59mBk

Interesting Internet Finds – November & December 2012

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.

The following are some items I found interesting during the months of November and December 2012.
(Long URLs shortened with the Google URL shortener

First appeared in the January 2013 issue of Boca Bits.

Titles And Links

Shockwave keeps crashing. What can I do to fix it?
http://goo.gl/8ZVzs

I’m drowning in spam. What can I do?
http://goo.gl/a133b

How to back up your Samsung Android phone to PC
http://goo.gl/aYaVX

The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They’re Probably Wrong)
http://goo.gl/Th9aw

HTG Explains: What’s the Difference Between CC and BCC When Sending an Email?
http://goo.gl/2nFTx

15 WordPress User Errors That Make You Look Silly [Infographic]
http://goo.gl/mFI8i

3 changes you should make in the Options dialog box of PowerPoint
http://goo.gl/Z5Wb3

HTG Explains: What You Can (and Can’t) Do on the Desktop in Windows RT
http://goo.gl/Dbf3o

Rid Your PC Of Outdated Bookmarks, Duplicate Files, Broken Shortcuts & Empty Folders [Windows]
http://goo.gl/BNNUG

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The Lifehacker Tech Dictionary

While going through my RSS feeds today I ran across this post:

The Lifehacker Tech Dictionary

The post contains short descriptions of a lot of common technology terms, with links to more in-depth posts, on their site.

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Lifehacker is one of my favorite sites, with lots of useful information.

Let me know what you think about this post, and Lifehacker in general.

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