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Daily Links and Deals: We’re Not Ready for Online Voting

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, October 27,  2016:

Streaming TV bundle roundup: Everything we know so far (PC World) Some of these services are not available yet, but it looks like there will be more choices for cord cutting than ever.

London’s New Wi-Fi Kiosks Won’t Have Public Browsing Due to NYC’s Porn Problem (Motherboard) Guess who won;t be making that mistake again – and guess who suffers  for it?

BREAKING: Twitter is killing Vine (The Next Web) R.I.P. You can also read the notice from Vine’s blog on Medium here.

Google’s new art filters are like Prisma on steroids – but you can’t use them yet (The Next Web) I love Prisma, but I really want this!

FCC imposes ISP privacy rules and takes aim at mandatory arbitration (Ars Technica) Among other things, the FCC wants ISPs to to use opt-in mechanisms for sharing users’ information.

We’re Not Ready for Online Voting (Gizmodo) This subject has come up frequently during this election. This article looks at why we are still not there yet (unfortunately).

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Charming (Pax Arcana Book 1) by Elliott James.

In Today’s Deals, a Tripp Lite 1500VA UPS Back Up, AVR, LCD Display, 10 Outlets, 120V 900W, Tel & Coax Protection, USB (SMART1500LCDT). Also,  up to 50% Off American Tourister luggage sets.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life by Amy E. Herman. The Romance Daily Find is Primal Force (K-9 Rescue Series #3) by D. D. Ayres.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Miniaturist A Novel by Jessie Burton. The Extra Daily Deal is To Love a Cowboy: A Historical Western Duet, 2 complete novels by Patricia McLinn.

Also, a selection of titles called Romance On The Ice for $4.99 or Less until October Until October 31st.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is out of stock until November 1, 2016.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes This Side of Heaven by .Karen Kingsbury.

Google Books has a selection of Halloween Horror Sale: chills and thrills under $5.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on Twitter, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links and Deals: Lies, damned lies and ad blocking statistics

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daily_links_1Today, can you really trust those headlines about ad blockers? Also, Microsoft’s browser heads for the bottom, Apple release an update to an update and your WiFi SSID can spout poetry. In deals, there are savings on men’s watches, an Anker Bluetooth speaker and a lovely fountain pen kit.

Daily Links for Thursday, June 2, 2016:

A new Play Store uninstall manager will offer to clear up space, says report (PC World) So now Google will tell you if you haven’t used apps for a while so you can delte them first.

Users abandon sinking Microsoft browser ship at record clip (Computer World)  IE used to be the number one browser, Now, it is racing towards the bottom.

How to delete your Netflix history (CNET) A dead simple trick that will save you a lot of embarrassment….

The Wi-Fi Poet is an amazing and horrible idea (The Next Web)  Well, it beats calling your home Wi-Fi Skynet. PS, this article points out some funny possibilities!

Apple releases iOS update to fix iPad-bricking bug (The Verge) So, this is an update to fix an update that bricked people’s devices. Yeah, I feel real comfortable with that!

Lies, damned lies and ad blocking statistics (Digiday) The problem with ad blocking statistics is that there are no neutral parties.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes WIRED by Douglas E. Richards for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, Amazon is offering men’s watches for dads and grads starting at $39.99 and a Parker Urban Fountain Pen Medium Point Black with Gold Trim Kit with 4 Ink Cartridges. Also, a Anker SoundCore Sport Bluetooth speaker with microphone.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is the first four novels in the Hellmaw series for $2.99 each. The Romance Daily Find is The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson for $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi for $1.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Ordinary Daylight: Portrait of an Artist Going Blind by Andrew Potek for $1.99.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on Twitter, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.