AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 23, 2010
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 23, 2010
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InfoManager for Monday, August 23, 2010
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 R.I.P. Smile On My Mac
02 Here comes gPad ?
03 iPad Accessories for Back to School
04 Got more games?
05 ComicBookPad 1.0 for iPad
06 Practical HDRI
07 Being Geek
08 Flash Optimizer for Mac
09 ProteMac Meter 3.7
10 NameBench
11 Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One
12 Gamestorming
13 Quotes: Dolly Parton and George Halas
14 For August 23, have a great week!
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01 R.I.P. Smile On My Mac
Yes, Smile On My Mac is gone. But don't be distressed
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/r-i-p-smile-on-my-mac/
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02 Here comes gPad ?
Yes, it's yet another iPad contender, but this one's getting
some serious attention all over the world -- probably because
it's from Google. And, riding in on the wings of
Verizon could be a major play
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/here-comes-gpad/
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03 iPad Accessories for Back to School
Now you can give your iPad a custom look with these unique
accessories just introduced from newPCgadgets. The Security Case
is a cushioned leather form-fitting case with a two digit combination
lock. The Vanity Plate for the iPad is a custom engraved stainless
steel name plate. The Pedestal Base for the iPad is a stylish
black acrylic base that holds your iPad in your dorm room, office
or home. With school just around the corner, now is the time to
make your new iPad stand out from the crowd.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/ipad-accessories-for-back-to-school/
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04 Got more games?
Whether it's for the iPhone, iPod or iPad, the games arena
for Apple products seems to be exploding! This issue covers
* Feed Your Cow - JetCow
* Space Battle for iPhone
* LawnMower Man Dodgeball on Wheels
* Arena 9 - Trading Card Game *
Gorilla Monkey Crunch
* Angry Birds
* My Kingdom for the Princess
... and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/got-more-games/
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05 ComicBookPad 1.0 for iPad
Developica has introduced ComicBookPad 1.0 exclusively for iPad,
their full-featured comic book reader that allows simultaneous
reader functionality and iTunes playback in iOS 3.2 or later.
The app operates so as to permit this multitasking despite the
present lack of an iPad compatible version of iOS 4. The iPad
optimized reader includes: real-time display and zoom, thumbnails
of every page, a file library with stacks, no-lag page
turning, and .cbr, .cbz, .rar, and .zip file import capability.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/comicbookpad-1-0-for-ipad/
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06 Practical HDRI
"Practical HDRI, 2nd Edition", by pro photographer Jack Howard,
leads you into the new frontier of high dynamic range imaging
(HDRI), a multishot technique used to digitally capture,
store, and edit the full luminosity range of a scene in
ways not possible in a single captured image.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/practical-hdri/
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07 Being Geek
Being Geek Michael LoppAs a software engineer, you recognize
at some point that there's much more to your career than
dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager?
Tell your boss he's a jerk? Join that startup?
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/being-geek/
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08 Flash Optimizer for Mac
Missing Manual Eltima Software, the global software development
company, has released Flash Optimizer for Mac version 2.4 with
full support of Flash CS 5 files. This is a powerful and feature-rich
tool that is able to reduce SWF files size up to 60-70%.
Its functionality is based on unique algorithms of vectors, shapes,
morphs, Z-buffer, fonts and other optimizations. As a result
SWF file has a smaller size and saves considerable amount
of traffic and loading time.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/flash-optimizer-for-mac/
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09 ProteMac Meter 3.7
ProteMac has announced the release and immediate availability
of ProteMac Meter 3.7, an update to their network Activity monitor
and network traffic logger utility for Mac OS X. With a focus
on ease-of-use, ProteMac Meter allows control network activity
for every application on your Mac, showing you exactly what
was transmitted and to where. The capability to audit what
flows in and out of every piece of software is critical for
security aware users. ProteMac Meter provides real-time
processes (applications and services) monitoring
and shows the history of every network activity.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/protemac-meter-3-7/
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10 NameBench
Is your Internet connection as fast as it could be?
Google has an application called NameBench that will look
for the fastest DNS server in your area.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/namebench/
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11 Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One
Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-OneMaster the fundamentals of
Photoshop CS5 and make all of your images come alive.
In 'Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One', author Deke McClelland's
gives you step-by-step tutorials, hours of DVD-video
demonstrations, and lots of hands-on projects to
help you improve your knowledge and hone your skills.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/adobe-photoshop-cs5-one-on-one/
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12 Gamestorming
Dave Gray author of Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators,
Rulebreakers, and ChangemakersGreat things don't happen in a
vacuum. But creating an environment for creative thinking
and innovation can be a daunting challenge. How can you
make it happen at your company? The answer may surprise you!
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/gamestorming/
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13 Quotes: Dolly Parton and George Halas
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,
you gotta put up with the rain."
- Dolly Parton
"Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it."
- George Halas
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14 For August 23, 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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