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Making the Most of the Internet - References with Links

February


Australian Govt  'What is the Internet' Internet Basics  Department of Communication, Australian Government
WhatIsMyIPAddress.com  'What is a Web Browser'
News - worldwide www.newspaperindex.com
Video on Demand -  ABC - www.abc.net.au/iview   SBS www.sbs.com.au/ondemand 
BBC Webwise 'What is Facebook'
Wikipedia
What is You Tube

March 

Music - streaming (free)  Radio Tunes  (eg. Classical Guitar); Tune In (includes radio stations worldwide)
'What is an Internet Service Provider'   WhatIsMyIPAddress.com
Griffiths, Emma (2015) 'Data retention plan could cost almost $400m a year, Tony Abbott says' ABC News updated Feb 18, 2015
Grubb, Ben (2014) 'Metadata and data retention changes explained' Sydney Morning Herald October 31, 2014
Swan, David (2015) 'Metadata no magic bullet: AFP' The Australian February 23, 2015
ABC Technology (2011) 'Streaming vs Downloading' ABC
Netflix movie and data usage
Yelp.com  'What's the difference between memory and storage'
Standen, Susan 'A beginner's guide to Twitter' ABC Open   (see also link in article to ABC Open Twitter Tip sheet)
BBC Webwise 'What is wireless internet (Wi-Fi)' BBC 
and
Password Manager from Dashlane (https://www.dashlane.com)
www.howtogeek.com - 'Beginner Geek:  'What does CCleaner Do and Should You Use It'
mysurveys.com 'Make more money with paid surveys in Australia' (suggestion only)

April

Ghazi, Kouroush 'The TweakGuides Tweating Companion' Tweakguides http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html (accessed 12/04/205)
Idato, Michael (2015) 'Netflix v Stan v Presto v Quickflix v Ezyflix v Foxtel Play:  Your guide to streaming video services in Australia' Sydney Morning Herald March 24 2015 http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/netflix-v-stan-v-presto-v-quickflix-v-ezyflix-v-foxtel-play-your-guide-to-streaming-video-services-in-australia-20150324-1m6h46.html (accessed 12/4/2015)
Newman, Jared (2014) 'Wickr brings its self destructing messages to Windows, Mac and Linux'
Ramli, David (2015) 'NBN's Simon Hackett slams fibre-to-the-node technology' Sydney Morning Herald March 25
Rubenking, Neil 'Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0' PC Magazine http://au.pcmag.com/security-reviews/386/review/malwareytes-anti-malware-20 (accessed 12/04/2015)
Waddilove, Roland (2013) 'Why you need a VPN: here's what a VPN can do for your online security' PC Advisor http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/internet/3469301/why-you-need-vpn/

May

Youtube videos:  (refer also to Ian's Blog entry on 12/5/2015)
'A Senior Moment'
'Paypal'
'Picasa'
Windows 8 Cheat sheet - 'Keyboard Shortcuts' 'makeuseof'
Rainlendar 'Desktop Calendar' http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php
Gadwin 'Print Screen Capture' http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/
'Getting Started with Picasa'
'How to Buy Shares in Australia' http://www.absoluteinvestor.com.au/how-to-buy-shares.aspx
Comsec Securities Website 
Metadata and VPN update - 'Metadata, privacy concerns drive users to virtual private networks' Brisbane Times April 29
Weebly  www.weebly.com - including introductory video
Handout - notes on the first stages of using a website using Weebly.com.   Edited from Phi delta Kappa (2014)
'Creating a Website Using Weebly' 

June

Windows Club
Windows 10
Open Office
Google Maps
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay our respects to their elders - past, present and emerging.
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U3A Benalla Flier 2026 
Membership Application/Renewal
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Semester 1 Program Guide 2026
Semester 1 Timetable with Dates 2026
Developed and maintained by members, this website showcases U3A Benalla 
​Photographs - U3A members; Benalla Art Gallery website; ​Weebly 'Free' images;Travel Victoria and State Library of Victoria