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TekThing 38: Office 2016 For Free, Do All AntiVirus Apps Spy? Best Cheap GPU, Concert Earplugs, Verify SD Cards

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Office 2016: https://products.office.com/en-us/whats-new-office
Sway: https://sway.com/
Office 365 Planner: https://blogs.office.com/2015/09/22/introducing-office-365-planner/

Nexus 5x and 6p: http://www.cnet.com/products/google-nexus-5x

“My current pc needs a video card. It’s old AMD HD6450 is the bottleneck in the system. What would be a good replacement in the $100 +- category? I just installed Windows 10 and the system has a quad core  AMD Phenom II 840T, 12gb RAM, and a Corsair 750W PSU. 
Thanks!
-Billy”
The Radeon HD6450 vs GeForce GTX750Ti: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-6450-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti
The GeForce GTX950 vs GeForce GTX 750Ti: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-950-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti
The Radeon R7370 vs GeForce GTX750Ti: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R7-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti

@toddstallard tweeted “@patricknorton What are some good earplugs for going to a concert? Reusable preferred. I have a concert in Nov and need a good pair.”
V-Moda Faders VIP: http://v-moda.com/faders-vip
2 Doppler Labs Dubs: http://www.getdubs.com/
Dubs Tech: http://www.getdubs.com/pages/the-tech
L!veMusic HearSafe Ear Plugs: http://www.livingstonesbiz.com/
Etymotic Research ER20 ETY-Plug: http://www.etymotic.com/er20.html

AVG Free Antivirus has a new privacy policy!: http://www.avg.com/gb-en/privacy-new
Avast Free Antivirus: https://www.avast.com
Avast’s Privacy Policy: https://www.avast.com/en-us/privacy-policy
Panda Security: http://www.pandasecurity.com/
Panda’s Privacy Policy: http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/homeusers/media/legal-notice/#e10
Go Linux! Why You Don’t Need an Antivirus on Linux: http://www.howtogeek.com/135392/htg-explains-why-you-dont-need-an-antivirus-on-linux-and-when-you-do/
Malware Bytes: https://www.malwarebytes.org/

Bobby Parnell tweeted, “you have any recommendations on starting up a hackerspace?”
Hackerspace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace
Starting your own: https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/

Testing Speedtest Sites!
SpeedTest.net: http://www.speedtest.net
SpeedOf.Me: http://www.speedof.me
openSpeedTest.com: http://www.openspeedtest.com
TestMy.Net: http://www.testmy.net
SpeakyEasy.net: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest

Luzrfreak asks: @TekThing best music management program? Got 55k song (dj) and want to ensure easy to find and correctly metadata and such. Thoughts?
Lifehacker’s Alan Henry “Best Apps for Automatically Cleaning Up Your Music: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-apps-for-automatically-cleaning-up-your-music-1561265062
MusicBrainz Picard: http://picard.musicbrainz.org/
Jaikoz: http://www.jthink.net/jaikoz/jsp/overview/startup.jsp
Yate: http://2manyrobots.com/Yate/
MediaMonkey: http://www.mediamonkey.com/information/free/

“I just found out the SD cards I purchased from online are invalid using SD insight app.   I do not live near a big box store and need to purchase online replacement SD cards for my family's phones.  Do you recommend location online where I can get Trusted and valid cards? 
-Tom
PS the cards were purchased from Ebay.”
SD insight app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanlogic.sdi

Do Something Analog!
Go to a renaissance festival: http://www.norcalrenfaire.com/