AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 8th, 2011
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 8th, 2011
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 8th, 2011
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- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:25:43 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, August 8th, 2011
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 The changing Internet
02 Apple Updates 1108
03 Lion Changes/Compatibility Issues
04 iPhones, Backups and Toilets
05 FBI Child ID App is Free
06 Lion DiskMaker
07 Free Video Editor for iOS
08 Hype 1.0, the HTML5 Animation Builder
09 HDR Software for Mac OS X
10 PDF Reader Pro
11 Doxie U - Scanner
12 SMEStorage
13 Quotes: Ogden, Collie, Garcia and Twain
14 ... and have a great week!
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01 The changing Internet
As the fable goes, Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The
guardians of the internet are making the changes and
decisions that will change the internet forever. You may not
like what happens next. We're going to watch this issue a
little closer in the future. This issue :
[_] ICANN Killing the Internet as we know it
[_] Domain name changes and the Internet landscape
[_] ANA Fears Brand Squatting in ICANN's New Domain Plan
[_] ICANN plan 'potentially disastrous'
[_] Casting.xxx ushers in a new internet era
[_] Businesses buying .XXX porn domains
... stay informed, stay tuned.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/the-changing-internet/
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02 Apple Updates 1108
Seems even the writers who never write about Apple are
writing about Apple
... This issue :
[_] THE TRUTH ABOUT OS X LION: Don't Bother Buying It
[_] iPhone thief is caught after victim finds him using tracking app
[_] Apple's New, iCloud-Powered Find My iPhone Service Goes Live
[_] A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Bungie
[_] MacBook Air Selling Out In Some Stores
[_] Apple's new laptop, OS pack a powerful roar
[_] Why iPhone 5 is being delayed by Apple
. . . and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/apple-updates-1108/
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03 Lion Changes/Compatibility Issues
There are a number of web article that recommend changes
to your Lion settings. Others also talk about compatibility
issues with specific software. Here are some
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/lion-changescompatibility-issues/
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04 iPhones, Backups and Toilets
Kerplunk, There Goes Another Smartphone --
Which is more common, accidentally dropping a phone in
the toilet or being stung by a bee? If you answered a bee
sting you'd be right but not by as much
as you might have thought.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/iphones-backups-and-toilets/
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05 FBI Child ID App is Free
You're shopping at the mall with your children when
one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the
nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do?
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/fbi-child-id-app-is-free/
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06 Lion DiskMaker
Lion Disk Maker is a small application programmed
with AppleScript that you can use with Mac OS X 10.6
or 10.7 to burn a DVD or build a bootable USB key from
Mac OS X Lion's Installation programm.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/lion-diskmaker/
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07 Free Video Editor for iOS
From The Top Apps has announced the release of Video
Editor for FREE 1.0, its latest app available for all
iOS devices. The app is a quick real-time video editor
that is easy to use and great for kids, students, and
octogenarians alike. With a few swipes, the user-friendly
app can effortlessly trim, merge, and share video clips.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/free-video-editor-for-ios/
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08 Hype 1.0, the HTML5 Animation Builder
Hype 1.0, the HTML5 Animation Builder HTML5 has been
widely lauded as the future of the web due to its performance,
accessibility, and ability to run on smartphones, but no
designer-friendly authoring tools have existed until Hype.
This animation builder for Mac OS X, enables users to build
beautiful animated and interactive web content.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/hype-1-0-the-html5-animation-builder/
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09 HDR Software for Mac OS X
The award winning HDRtist Pro software for the Mac
has been upgraded, and is the more advanced version of
Ohanaware's free HDR software, HDRtist. It's been designed
to provide more creativity with HDR images, while
continuing to be easy to use.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/hdr-software-for-mac-os-x/
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10 PDF Reader Pro
PDF Reader Pro by YUYAO Software is a powerful and
cost-effective mobile PDF solution. Furthermore, its most
recent update has won the app a place in Top 5 in the
ranking chart of paid iPhone and iPad apps in the Business
category of more than 50 App Stores, including
US, UK, Australia, and Japan.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/pdf-reader-pro/
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11 Doxie U - Scanner
Apparent Corporation has expanded its award-winning
Doxie brand scanner lineup with a new model just for
teachers and students. Doxie U. is a smart, tiny, USB
powered personal paper scanner that makes scanning easy --
just insert your paper to digitize notes, handouts,
course materials, and more, automatically.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/10258/
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12 SMEStorage
SMEStorage has announced support for three new Storage
Clouds for iOS devices. These are Office365, the online
Sharepoint MS offering, Alfresco enterprise content
management system, and Amazon S3 compatible Clouds.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/08/smestorage-2/
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13 Quotes: Ogden, Collie, Garcia and Twain
"I used to spend my nights dreaming about the
life I wanted to live.
Now I live my dreams, and I spend my nights sleeping."
- Dan Ogden
"In every adversity there lies the seed of an
equivalent advantage.
In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to
win the victory next time."
- Robert Collie
"A prudent man will think more important what
fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied."
- Baltasar Gracia
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence;
then success is sure."
- Mark Twain
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14 ... and 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
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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 Forum
days, then out onto the web.
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