AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 16, 2010
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 16, 2010
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InfoManager for Monday, August 16, 2010
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 Play it again - GAMES
02 Solar-Power for your phone
03 Heroes of the Computer Revolution
04 iPhone Foto Brush
05 Dreamweaver CS5: The Missing Manual
06 Designing Great iPhone Apps
07 Building the Realtime User Experience
08 Pocket Karaoke
09 Best iPad Games & Apps
10 SuperContainer for FileMaker Go
11 WikiHow
12 iPhone and iPod Credit Card Reader
13 Quotes: Young and Levenson
14 For August 16, have a great week!
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01 Play it again - GAMES
Whether it's for the iPhone, iPod or iPad, the games arena
for Apple products seems to be exploding! This issue covers
* Feel The Open Road To Your iPhone
* Fierce Combat Experience
* Cannon Cadets space age iPhone game
* Swivel-ittle iPhone Block Puzzles
* Classic Maya Solitaire
* Faster. Better. Real. Super Badminton
and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/play-it-again-games/
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02 Solar-Power for your phone
Dexim DCA199 Foldable Solar-Powered P-Flip for the iPhone 3G and
3GSDexim launches the new DCA199 Foldable Solar-Powered P-Flip for
the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Capable of extending talk time up to eight
hours, video or game time up to 15 hours, or audio playing time
up to 60 hours; the DCA199 is equipped with a 2000 mAh lithium
polymer battery and two camouflage-colored solar panels
that receive a charge from the sun.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/solar-power-for-your-phone/
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03 Heroes of the Computer Revolution
noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg,
Richard Stallman, and Steve WozniakThis 25th anniversary edition
of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer
revolution's original hackers -- those brilliant and eccentric
nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took
risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world
in a radical new direction.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/heroes-of-the-computer-revolution/
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04 iPhone Foto Brush
Foto Brush Pro 1.2 is an Apple featured programFoto Brush Pro
1.2 is an Apple featured program for the aspiring artist and
those who want to make their photos extra special. The app for
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users allows users to take a photo
canvas and apply creative touches before saving, emailing
or sharing with social networking friends on
Facebook, Twitter or Flickr.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/iphone-foto-brush-2/
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05 Dreamweaver CS5: The Missing Manual
Dreamweaver, Adobe's website-development program, lets you
revamp an existing site, or design, build, and manage a new one
without writing a single line of code. But keeping track of
the latest consumer-friendly updates to Dreamweaver CS5 is tricky.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/dreamweaver-cs5-the-missing-manual/
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06 Designing Great iPhone Apps
Designing Great iPhone AppsSo you've got an idea for an iPhone
app -- along with everyone else on the planet. Now, with
'Tapworthy', you can learn to set your app apart with
elegant design, efficient usability, and
a healthy dose of personality.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/designing-great-iphone-apps/
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07 Building the Realtime User Experience
Building the Realtime User ExperienceThe Web is increasingly
happening in realtime. With websites such as Facebook and
Twitter leading the way, users are coming to expect that
all sites should serve content as it occurs
... on smartphones as well as computers.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/building-the-realtime-user-experience/
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08 Pocket Karaoke
Zentertain has announced the release and immediate availability
of Pocket Karaoke 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Pocket
Karaoke is a revolutionary music app that allows you to sing
Karaoke and record your singing voice with all your iPod songs.
You simply choose a song from your iPod library, and the app
will remove the singer's voice automatically. Then you'll be
able to sing along with the instrumental-only music and your
voice will be recorded. After you record a song, you will be
able to play it with the speaker or headset and
show off to your friends.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/pocket-karaoke/
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09 Best iPad Games & Apps
IPads House made a list of the most popular iPad gaming
applications of the week both to be paid for and free available
at present through the iTunes store. The newcomer Fruit Ninja
HD gives way to the leading Hemisphere's Osmos and
Chillingo's Modern Conflict.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/best-ipad-games-apps/
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10 SuperContainer for FileMaker Go
360Works, a leading FileMaker product developer and innovator,
has announced the immediate availability of SuperContainer 2.75,
which has been optimized to support FileMaker Go on iPhone and
iPad. The update does not require any programming or database
changes for existing SuperContainer users.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/supercontainer-for-filemaker-go/
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11 WikiHow
We are all familiar with Wikipedia, but what if you want
to do something? This site probably tells you how.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/wikihow/
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12 iPhone and iPod Credit Card Reader
Missing Manual PhoneTransact has introduced Credit Card Reader
for iPhone and iPod touch, their plug-in hardware accessory which
allows the user to swipe credit cards, enabling secure and efficient
credit card transactions. The Reader's sleeve design fits snugly
and plugs in to the 30 pin charging connector of the iPhone or
iPod touch, providing bi-directional card reading meeting ANSI/ISO
standards. When used with PhoneTransact's iMerchant Pro Credit
Card Terminal app, the system works with any merchant account.
To receive swipe discount rates the merchant account must be
set up for 'Card Present' transactions.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/credit-card-reader-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/
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13 Quotes: Young and Levenson
"We are all born originals - why is it so many of us die copies?"
Edward Young
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder
and said,
'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand,
you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"
- Sam Levenson
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14 For August 16, have a great week!
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** THE INFO MANAGER
A weekly column from the mice of Lynn Wegley and Fred Showker.
Lynn is a UGN veteran (AOL User Groups Forum) and User Group Network.
He's been a supporter and volunteer on many, many UGNet and User
Group Academy projects. As a long time user group member, he's
been a volunteer from Honolulu to Boston and beyond.
Currently working primarily the with the Cowtown MUG of Ft. Worth
but also works with the Apple Corp of Dallas and is a lifetime
member of TUMS the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society).
Fred has been user group guy since 1986, through the AOL
UG Forumdays, then out onto the web.
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