AUGD: Mug InfoManager for Monday, February 22, 2010
AUGD: Mug InfoManager for Monday, February 22, 2010
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InfoManager for Monday, February 22, 2010
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 UGNN Salutes NVMUG
02 Cybercrime, phishing, malware report
03 Macworld Tidbits
04 LOST CDs
05 iPad knock-off tribulations
06 Precision wireframe drafting for Mac
07 Fast and Automated Scanning
08 Digital photography assistant
09 Google Buzz
10 iVictrola iPhone and iPod Touch Amplifier
11 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Mac version)
12 Get A Mac, The Complete Campaign
13 Disney World Notescast 2.5
14 Mailbag: iPhone ear buds too big
15 Mailbag: Cheetah Revisited:
16 MailBag: You guys ROCK!
17 Quotes: The Pursuit of Happiness
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01 UGNN Salutes NVMUG
The Northern Vermont Macintosh User Group serves Mac and
Apple users in the St. Johnsbury, Northeast Kingdom and
throughout the Northeastern Vermont and New
Hampshire and Quebec areas.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/ugnn-salutes-nvmug/
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02 Cybercrime, phishing, malware report
We wish we could bring you good news, but it just isn't
happening. Here's our latest cybercrime update:
Cybercriminals exploit Haiti tragedy
* 95% content is malware, spam
* Hackers steal $4 million in carbon credits
* Botnet attack
* Scammers Move to Target Social Media Networks
* Phishing Campaign Targeting Attorneys
* Go online and know your enemies
* IRS phishing scam targets corporate email
* Phishing site spoofing secure login page ... and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/cybercrime-phishing-malware-report/
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03 Macworld Tidbits
Macworld is over, and here are several interesting
pick-up leads from the 2010 event. TUAW's Best in Show
* Far From Dead
* solar-powered
* Apple and e-book DRM
* Can E-readers and Tablets Save the News?
* Apple Store Kid Friendly, beware adults
* How the iPad fits into IT
* A new laptop aims
* Photo fx
* Google gets reMail
* Jobs calls Flash 'CPU hog' ... and others
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/macworld-tidbits/
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04 LOST CDs
You know the feeling. The client called and wants to update
and reprint that booklet you did in 2005. The job means
real money, but they need it fast. Where are those files???
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/lost-cds/
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05 iPad knock-off tribulations
The saga continues, and we're having a great time keeping
up as news and rumors about Apple's iPad abound...
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/ipad-knock-off-tribulations/
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06 Precision wireframe drafting for Mac
Graphite offers extremely powerful, precision wire-frame
drafting with the elegant ease-of-use that makes it productive
even when only used occasionally. It runs on Mac and Windows,
and now has an all new upgrade.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/precision-wireframe-drafting-for-mac/
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07 Fast and Automated Scanning
This unique scanning solution for Mac OS X features both
flexible scripting options and an easy-to-use interface.
It was developed specifically to provide native Mac OS X
support for high-speed Fujitsu scanners.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/fast-and-automated-scanning/
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08 Digital photography assistant
Second Shootr is a digital photography assistant for
professional photographers, that helps them plan every aspect
of their photography beforehand, leaving them free on the
day to get on with what they do best... taking awesome photos!
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/digital-photography-assistant/
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09 Google Buzz
I not sure when this exactly happened, but the web is alive
with the buzz about Google Buzz. Fortunately, I listened to
Leo Laporte discuss it on This Week In Google. (Part of the
TWiT podcast system.) Leo warned that it is overwhelming if
you have more than a few people in Gmail that you regularly
talk to and it opens up your list of friends so all of them
can see who you are corresponding with.
(A real privacy issue for some.)
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/buzz/
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10 iVictrola iPhone and iPod Touch Amplifier
You have to see the picture of this Victrola type
device for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/ivictrola-iphone-and-ipod-touch-amplifier/
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11 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Mac version)
From the makers of the Penumbra series comes a brand new
survival horror game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Today Frictional Games is happy to announce the release of
the game's web site and a first look at actual in-game
footage, in the form of a horrifying teaser.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/amnesia-the-dark-descent-mac-version/
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12 Get A Mac, The Complete Campaign
AdWeek, a trade journal for the advertising industry has
published all 66 of the "Get A Mac" advertisements.
Now they are saying it is complete, because they don't
make sense stacked against Windows 7.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/get-a-mac-the-complete-campaign/
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13 Disney World Notescast 2.5
TimeStream Software announced on Friday, the release of
its newly updated "Walt Disney World" Notescast 2.5 for the
iPod Classic, iPod nano and iPod Video. Turning iPod Legacy
devices into powerful new eReaders, the new "Walt Disney
World" Notescast is a complete guide to Walt Disney
World Resort and features over 230 pages of interactive
copy, more than 21 main categories, countless
subcategories and over 250 photos.
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/disney-world-notescast-2-5/
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14 Mailbag: iPhone ear buds too big
Infomanager reader J.M. from Dallas writes:
> Can you help me -- I am a petit female, the Apple
> ear buds are too big for my ears and they won't stay in.
> they fall right out.
iPhone and iPod ear buds are all the same size, and who knew
they were too big for some people's ears. I have not heard of
smaller ear buds or those which would fit more comfortably
on those who cannot hold Apple's in their ears. If you have
suggestions, please pass them along.
http://www.ugnn.com/contact/
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15 Mailbag: Cheetah Revisited:
All along the problem has been no real products for the
CADD / Industrial Design industry for the Mac. AutoCad still
rules the world, so we have to take our licks. Back in
October I reviewed a great new 3D solution for the Mac.
InfoManager reader Don, from Duxbury MA writes:
> Will Cheetah 3d run on my
> Power PC G4 Dual 876 V10.4.11
Yes, Don, they have two versions you can download demos to try:
If you use Mac Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
* G4/G5/Intel
* 1024 MByte RAM
* 16 MByte VRAM
* Internet connection (just during registration)
If you use Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) please use:
* Mac OS X 10.4 or newer
* G4/G5/Intel
* 1024 MByte RAM
* 16 MByte VRAM
* Internet connection (just during registration)
See our Cheetah review at: http://ow.ly/19zN7
and download Cheetah at
http://cheetah3d.com/
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16 MailBag: You guys ROCK!
Now these are the kinds of emails and comments we like to get!
Infomanager reader Fitz, from Hicksville, NY wrote in to say:
> Our kids LOVE this product --
> our biggest problem is getting them to quit!
> BRAVO for covering it in the Infomanager!
> You guys ROCK!
You can see the article here
* http://www.ugnn.com/2009/11/moving-picture-books/
And send your comments and praise here:
* http://www.ugnn.com/contact/
... And post your own articles here:
http://www.ugnn.com/post-your-article/
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17 Quotes: The Pursuit of Happiness
"The Constitution only gives people
the right to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself..."
- Benjamin Franklin
"All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them."
- Walt Disney
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18 Have a great week!
Remember, I invite all user groups to use this column in
full or in pieces in your newsletter.
Or add a link to their web site.
Pau
See last week's InfoManager
http://www.ugnn.com/2010/02/infomanager-feb-15-2010/
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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 served as volunteer from Honolulu to Boston and
many points in between.
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 Forum
days, then out onto the web.
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