Five Five Tech: Follow Me. Follow You. Follow Who?

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Five Five Tech

1. Twitter Contacts

Find folks to follow.

• About the Connect tab (Twitter Support)
• Twitter’s new ‘Connect’ tab makes it easier to find accounts to follow (The Next Web)

Here are screenshots showing where to access the new “tab.” NOTE: After recording the episode, I discovered that the Android app could show an icon in the navigation bar OR have a text link in the dropdown menu.

iOS

Android: Nav Bar

Android: Dropdown Menu

2. New ways to post to Facebook as your FB Page

Thanks to T4L reader Kat for the infoshare!

NOTE: I’m linking to the SocialMediaToday site how-to to get the information out. I’ll update here when I’ve updated the T4L post.

• Facebook Switches Page Management and Posting Options – What You Need to Know (The Verge)

3. “Cortana: Tell Microsoft to just stop it.”

No more using voice assistance with Chrome, Firefox, Google, or any other non-MS site.

• Microsoft upgraded users to Windows 10 without their OK (InfoWorld)
• This simple app will block Microsoft from downloading Windows 10 on your PC (Business Insider)
• Windows 10 forced update KB 3135173 changes browser and other defaults (InfoWorld)
• Microsoft Bans Google from Connecting to Key Windows 10 Feature (Softpedia)
• Windows 10: A T4L Special Section

4. Modern Tech meets Ancient Greece

Cool mapping features for the Rio Summer Games.

• Google Maps takes you inside Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic venues (Engadget)
• Apple Maps Gets Public Transit Directions For Rio de Janeiro Ahead Of Olympics (UberGizmo)
• Online Mapping: A T4L Special Section

5. Deals galore on Amazon devices

Because your Mom’s worth it.

• Find deals on Amazon e-readers, tablets, and streaming media players
• Need fast shipping? Check out Amazon Prime!
• Amazon Fire TV: What Is It and How Do You Use It (Tech for Luddites)
• Amazon Fire Tablets: The Good, The Bad, and the “Why, Amazon… Why?” (Tech for Luddites)

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