Tech

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

Arthur C. Clarke

Tech Resource Links

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Apps

• Bark ~ Best Parental Control Monitoring App
• Chrome Browser
• Cloudflare free Warp vpn
• Duolingo ~ Learn Spanish, French and other languages for free
• Google Calendar | Cloud Print | Docs | Drive | Find My Device | Keep | Mail | Maps | Music | News | Photos | Voice | YouTube
• Mint ~ Personal Finance & Money
• Mobile Apps and Voice-Enabled Skills and Actions | American Red Cross
• Should I Answer ~ Block all nuisance or dangerous calls
• Skype – free IM & video calls
• TuneIn Radio ~ Radio & Music
• Waze ~ GPS, Maps & Traffic

Books

• Amazon.com: Android Smartphones For Dummies eBook : DiMarzio, Jerome: Kindle Store
• Amazon.com: Chromebook For Dummies eBook : Gregory, Peter H.: Books
• Amazon.com: Computers For Seniors For Dummies eBook : Wempen, Faithe: Books
• Amazon.com: Digital Literacy For Dummies eBook : Wempen, Faithe: Books
• Amazon.com: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World eBook : Newport, Cal: Kindle Store
• Amazon.com: Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram For Seniors For Dummies eBook : Collier, Marsha: Kindle Store
• Amazon.com: iPad For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)): 9781119417125: LeVitus, Bob, Baig, Edward C., Chaffin, Bryan: Books
• Amazon.com: PCs For Dummies eBook : Gookin, Dan: Books
• Amazon.com: The Internet For Dummies eBook : Levine, John R., Levine Young, Margaret: Kindle Store

Charging Blocks & Cables

• Amazon.com: Amazon Basics: Cables
• Amazon.com: Anker: All cables
• Amazon.com: Anker: All Chargers
• Amazon.com: Belkin: Cables
• Amazon.com: Belkin: Wall Chargers

Cord Cutting

• Digital TV Reception Maps (FCC)
• ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV Check Available Cities | Watch NextGenTV
• How to port your landline number to Google Voice
• Internet
  • FCC Mobile Speed Test App
  • AT&T Internet Air Wireless Home Internet
  • Home Internet Service from T-Mobile
  • Prepaid Unlimited 5G Home Internet Plans | Metro by T-Mobile
  • Starlink ~ Satellite internet service
  • Starry Internet ~ The Internet Service Provider You’ll Love
  • Straight Talk Home Internet – Walmart.com
  • Total by Verizon ~ Fast and Reliable 5G Home Internet Service
• Streaming TV
  • Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) – Wikipedia
  • Crackle ~ Watch Hollywood movies for free-uncut and unedited
  • Amazon Freevee ~ Stream hit TV shows & movies for free
  • Internet Archive ~ Movies : Free Movies : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming
  • Plex ~ Stream Movies Free Online | Free TV and Movies
  • Pluto TV American streaming service owned by Viacom
  • Sports TV ~ Home for the ultimate sports and competition junkie. Stream hundreds of hours of games, analysis, recaps, highlights and more across our free channel lineup.
  • Stirr Ad-supported streaming service owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
  • The Roku Channel ~ Watch Movies, TV Shows & Live News Online
  • Tubi TV ~ Watch free movies and TV shows online in HD on any device
  • Xumo Over-the-top content service provider with free content paid for by ads
• Cable TV Streaming Alternatives
  • DirecTV Stream ~ Stream Anytime From Anywhere. The Future of Entertainment Is Here. Watch Live And On-Demand TV & Record Your Favorites! 500 Hours Of Cloud DVR.
  • Frndly TV ~ 30+ Live TV Channels | Hallmark Channel, A&E, The HISTORY Channel and More
  • Fubo TV Focuses primarily on live sports, including NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer, plus news, network television series and movies
  • Hulu U.S. based subscription video on demand service fully controlled and majority-owned by Walt Disney
  • Philo ~ Live & on-demand TV. 60+ channels. Unlimited DVR. No contract.
  • SlingTV ~ Customize your channel lineup and watch TV online with no setup, hidden fees or long-term contracts.
  • YouTube TV 70+ Channels Stream Live TV From Home

Cord Cutter – Antennas

• Amazon.com: Antennas Direct, Inc.
• Amazon.com: ClearStream Horizon Indoor Amplified TV Antenna with 60+ Miles Reception Range : Electronics
• Amazon.com: Antennas Direct ClearStream 4V TV Antenna, 70+ Mile Range, UHF/Vhf, Multi-Directional, Indoor, Attic, Outdoor, Mast W/Pivoting Base/Hardware/Adjustable Clamp/Sealing Pads, 4K Ready, Black – C4-V-CJM : Everything Else
• Amazon.com: Channel Master EXTREMEtenna Long Range Multi-Directional Outdoor TV Antenna – 80 Mile Range – Preassembled – Install on Rooftop or Attic | CM-4228HD : Electronics

Cord Cutter – Devices

• Fire TV Sticks, Streaming Devices, Smart TVs & More | Amazon
  • All-new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming device
• Amazon.com: Roku

Freeware & WebWare

• LibreOffice ~ Embeds several applications that make it the most powerful Free & Open Source Office suite on the market
  • LibreOffice – Microsoft Apps
  • Libreoffice Templates & Extensions
  • Creative Commons Clipart Gallery for Open/Libre Office
• Apache OpenOffice | Open Office Templates
• Apache OpenOffice – Microsoft Apps
• PortableApps Suite ~ Collection of portable apps, including the integrated menu and backup utility along with a set of custom icons, an auto-play configuration, folders and a quick start shortcut. Just drop it on your portable device and you’re ready to go.
  • PortableApps Suite (Lite Edition)
• Active@ Kill Disk ~ Hard Drive Eraser
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC ~ Create, edit, sign and review documents
• Advanced SystemCare Free ~ Protect, repair, optimize, and clean your computer in one click
• Audacity audio editor
• AVG Anti-Virus
• Balabolka ~ Convert text into a WAV, MP3, OGG, or WMA audio file
• Blogger (Create a blog) How to Create a Blogger Blog
• CCleaner ~ Registry and junk-clearing utility for keeping your system clean and optimized
• Google Sites – Sites Help | Start a new Google site
• QuotesCover – Fully-Featured Quote Maker
• WordPress.com | WordPress.org (Create a blog) Using WordPress to Create a Website
• Chrome Web Browser Chrome extensions
  • + Flip It
  • Adblock Plus
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Audacity Audio editor online
  • Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google)
  • Evernote Web Clipper
  • Gimp online – image editor and paint tool
• Google Docs | Drawings | Keep | Sheets | Slides | Voice
  • Inkscape ~ Editor for draws and graphics
  • Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides
  • Save to Google Drive
  • Screencastify ~ Screen Video Recorder
  • Send to Kindle for Google Chrome
  • Skype ~ Free IM & video calls
  • Sumo Paint
  • The Camelizer ~ Easily view historical pricing data
  • Video editor ~ OpenShot online
• Create Windows 10 installation media | Start fresh with a clean installation of Windows 10
• Easeus Partition Manager
• eM Client ~ Manage your e-mails, calendars, and contacts and sync with Gmail, Outlook.com or any other service
• Evernote ~ Workspace that syncs between all of your devices. Work everywhere and stay productive
• FontRiver ~ Free Downloadable fonts and dingbats for Windows and Mac
• FotoSketcher ~ Automatically turn digital images into work of art
• Google Backup and Sync for Windows
  • Google Dashboard
• Google Products
  •Google | calendar | contacts | docs | drive | finance | keep | mail | maps | news | photos | play | scholar | translate | travel | voice | youtube
• HyperCam ~ Captures the action and sound from any part of Windows desktop and saves it to standard AVI movie files
• KompoZer ~ Web page software
• Magical Jelly Bean ~ Keyfinder utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows
• Malwarebytes ~ Anti-Malware
• Microsoft Edge Browser
• Mozilla Firefox (Web browser)
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Net Nanny ~ Parental Control Software & Website Blocker
• Nitro PDF Reader ~ Create PDF files, fill and save forms, and add text to pages on your Windows PC
• Norton Password Manager ~ Free password manager that makes logging into your favorite sites easier and more secure
• Online file converter
• Paint.net ~ Free image and photo editing software
• PDF Candy ~ Edit PDF free with online PDF editor
• PDF Creator ~ Create PDF files from virtually any document
• Screenshot Captor ~ Designed for grabbing lots of screenshots with minimal intervention
• VPN best service of 2020 How to find the best VPN service
• Video
  • Davinci Resolve ~ Video Editing Software
  • HandBrake ~ Convert videos with various codecs to make them compatible on all your devices
  • HitFilm ~ Free Video Editing Software – FXhome
  • Lightworks ~ Easy to Use Pro Video Editing Software
  • Shotcut ~ Free, open source, cross-platform video editor
  • VideoPad ~ Video Editor

Kindle

• Fire Tablets | Fire HD 10, Fire HD 8, Fire 7 & More | Amazon
• The all-new Kindle family: Kindle Paperwhite, Colorsoft, Scribe & more e-readers | Amazon

PC’s and Peripherals

• Amazon.com: ASUS
• Amazon.com: Dell
• Amazon.com: Google LLC
• Amazon.com: HP
• Amazon.com: Samsung

Phones

• Cell Service
  • Amazon.com: Mint Mobile
    • Amazon.com: $15/mo. Mint Mobile Phone Plan with 5GB of 5G-4G LTE Data + Unlimited Talk & Text for 3 Months (3-in-1 SIM Card) : Cell Phones & Accessories
  • Amazon.com: Tello Mobile
    • Amazon.com: Tello Mobile – Bring Your Own Phone – 3 in 1 SIM Card Kit : Cell Phones & Accessories
  • Amazon.com: Tracfone
    • Amazon.com: Simple Mobile Prepaid Sim Card Kit (4G LTE Network) : Cell Phones & Accessories
• Cell Phones
  • Amazon.com: BLU Products
  • Amazon.com: Google LLC: Pixel Phones
  • Amazon.com: Motorola
  • Amazon.com: Samsung®: Mobile
• Amazon.com: Ooma
  • Amazon.com: Oome Free Home Phone Service with Motion Sensor : Cell Phones & Accessories

Miscellaneous

• Cyber Guy ~ America’s Technology Authority
• Decluttr ~ The Smart Way to Buy and Sell Tech
• Hard Drive Data Recovery 101
• Internet Crime Complaint Center(IC3) | Home Page
• Kim Komando Show ~ Free Tips & Advice for Your Digital Lifestyle
• Know2Protect | Homeland Security (dhs.gov) a Department of Homeland Security national public awareness campaign to educate and empower children, teens, parents, trusted adults and policymakers to:
  • Prevent and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
  • Explain how to report online enticement and victimization.
  • Offer resources for victims and survivors and their supporters.
• List of emoticons – Wikipedia
• Merge PDFs: ~ How to combine PDF files for free | Adobe Acrobat
• Open Source
• Linux – Wikipedia
• Linux Foundation – Decentralized innovation, built with trust
• linux.org
• Privacy:
  • Brave Browser ~ Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker
  • DuckDuckGo ~ Privacy, simplified
  • Proton VPN ~ High-speed Swiss VPN that protects your privacy
  • Signal ~ Free messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption to keep your messages and files private
• Recently Discovered Viruses @ McAfee
• Tech Deals & Promotions (Cnet)
• URL Shorteners
  • Bitly ~ URL Shortener – Short URLs & Custom Free Link Shortener
  • TinyURL.com ~ Shorten that long URL into a tiny URL
• Whatismyipaddress.com – Lookup details about an IP address

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