AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 25, 2011
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 25, 2011
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 25, 2011
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- Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:46:13 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, April 25, 2011
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 iPad InfoManager 1104-25
02 Safenetting Infomanager 1104.25
03 iPhone InfoManager 1104-25
04 Henge Docks
05 Duck Duck Moose
06 Gmail Tips
07 Florist Now 1.3
08 Tippy Tower 1.2
09 Quotes: What makes a good leader
10 ... and have a great week!
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01 iPad InfoManager 1104-25
iPad news continues to update the slow-down progress from Asia,
and new twists in the reseller market
[] Conde Nast addition of iPad magazines
[] G-Slate a powerful, but pricey iPad
[] iPhone tracking technology under fire
[] Glut Of Mint Condition iPad Trade-Ins Spurs Resales
[] RIM Needs More From Playbook To Reclaim Mobile Mojo
[] The Only Honeycomb Tablet You Should Buy
[] Inquiries Grow Over Apple s Data Collection Practices
[] Apple Faces Mother of All Backlogs with iPad 2
[] Students exult over new iPad tablets
...and more, in this week s iPad InfoManager
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/ipad-infomanager-1104-25/
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02 Safenetting Infomanager 1104.25
The news over the past two weeks has revealed some pretty
telling info on the state or the cybercrime world.
I cannot believe the statistics that as many as 72% of internet
users can STILL be fooled by phishing! AmazingThis week s notes:
[] AVG Warns About Blackhole Attack Tool
[] Report Says Android Phone Apps Face Soaring Software Attacks
[] E-mail security: Back on the front burner
[] Tool Shows Vulnerability of Email Addresses
[] Malware Bypasses Security On 64-Bit Windows OS
[] Android Has Huge Malware Problem
[] Gold-themed spam fishing for personal information
[] Internet Crime Fighters To Gather in Kuala Lumpur
[] Internet users still fooled by scammers
[] Web Called Vulnerable to Hacks, Malware, and Attacks
. . . and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/safenetting-infomanager-1104-25/
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03 iPhone InfoManager 1104-25
We haven t had an iPhone update for some time, but as
iPhone 5 begins to circulate through the rumor mills,
along with this tracking issue, we decided to take a look:
[] iPhone Tracking Not News, Not Unique, and Not Ominous
[] Visualizing what the iPhone 5 will look like
[] Is Samsung s Galaxy S Really One Big iPhone Copycat?
[] IPhone Sales Help Verizon Edge Views
[] Report: Apple Sending Devs Dual-Core iPhone 4S
[] Two iPhone unlocking stores call it quits
[] Universal iPhone Unlocking Service Apple Might Be Behind It
[] The Army Just Picked Android Over iPhone
[] Police use Apple iOS tracking data for investigations
[] Samsung counter sues Apple over iPhone, iPad
[] Next iPhone To Be A Gamer s Delight
and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/iphone-infomanager-1104-25/
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04 Henge Docks
We have had Bookends for sometime as a docking station
for Powerbooks and iBooks and then the MacBooks and
MacBookPros. Now, there is an alternative.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/henge_docks/
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05 Duck Duck Moose
Independent children s app developer Duck Duck Moose has
won three 2011 Parents Choice Awards for their mobile apps.
Fish School won a Parents Choice Gold Award, Park Math won
a Parents Choice Silver Award, and Baa Baa Black Sheep won
a Parents Choice Recommended Award. Having won three
Parents Choice Gold Awards in 2010, Duck Duck Moose is the
only publisher that has received six Parents Choice Awards
in the Mobile Apps category.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/duck-duck-moose/
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06 Gmail Tips
This article by Kristin Burnham on the Australian
Macworld web site list 10 tips for using Gmail.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/gmail-tips/
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07 Florist Now 1.3
Independent developer Taha Bebek has announced Florist
Now 1.3 for iOS, an update to his free app that allows users
to send flowers for any occasion through the network of more
than 15,000 FTD florists in the US and Canada. The app
features a fully illustrated catalog of more than 400 floral
arrangements and plants in 26 categories, such as: Floor
Plants, Fruit Baskets, Get Well, Love & Romance, Roses,
Sympathy, and Thank You. FTD guarantees same day delivery on
orders placed before 1:00 PM, the recipient's local time.
Florist Now includes integration with existing names and
addresses stored in Contacts, and has a built-in alert
function for pre-loaded holidays and the ability to add
custom alerts for Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/florist_now_1-3/
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08 Tippy Tower 1.2
iOS apps developer company, Timaware has announced the
release of Tippy Tower 1.2, an update to their mind tower
building puzzle game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
devices. Tippy Tower is currently available with $0.99 for a
limited time.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/04/tippy-tower-1-2/
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09 Quotes: What makes a good leader
A leader is best
When people barely know he exists,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say:
We did it ourselves.
--Lao-Tzu
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10 ... and have a great week!
Remember, I invite all user groups to use this columnin
full or in pieces in your newsletter. Or add a link to
their web site.
Pau
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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 F
orumdays, then out onto the web.
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