AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, March 28, 2011
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, March 28, 2011
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, March 28, 2011
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- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:17:39 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, March 28, 2011
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 Does that App suck? Tell us about it
02 Phishing / Malware Update 1103.28
03 iPad Infomanager 1103.28
04 Video Tutorial on Pages for iPad
05 iPad Custom Greeting Cards
06 GoodReader just got better
07 iPad iPhone now read Adobe docs
08 Smart text editing for iPad
09 Cover Orange
10 Newest Promotional Item for the iPhone
11 MeMap
12 Time Bomb for Mac OSX
13 Yi Jing - Book of Changes 2.3
14 Tracker for Facebook 1.0.2
15 Quotes: limits and limitations
16 ... and have a great week!
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01 Does that App suck? Tell us about it
A whole new generation of application developers is
emerging, and experiencing unprecedented success. The
problem is, much of this new generation really doesn't have
any background or training in application or interface
design -- or good taste. Many of the apps we're testing have
so many problems we cannot mention them in UGNN -- in fact,
more really suck than don't! Yet they're getting beaming
reviews and endorsements from all over the web, including
the App store, and many of the online "authority" sites. So,
obviously buyers don't mind losing a buck or two when they
delete the app from their iPhone, iPad or iPod because it
doesn't work, or just plain sucks. That doesn't seem right!
So, tell us about the Apps you've bought that you love, and
more importantly, the ones that suck. Let us know which ones
have the worst App-spam, pop-up advertising, or simply don't
perform as advertised. We cannot necessarily compensate you
-- but you can relish in the prospect that perhaps you've
saved someone from throwing a few bucks or more down the
toilet.
Contact me here: http://www.UGNN.com/contact
or, post your own review:
http://www.ugnn.com/post-your-article/
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02 Phishing / Malware Update 1103.28
Our last report was on the 14th, and a lot can happen in
two weeks. Among others, we were blown away by the report that
spammers make 7-grand a day!
Others include:
* Your social media profile: Watch out for the risks
* Using Google Alerts For Reputation Management
* Could Facebook Keep Your Kid Out of College?
* The Risks of Social Media: Avoiding Disaster
* Spotify splattered with malware-tainted ads
* Web-search box at top of Facebook page may be malware
* NetQin Denies Claims of Malware with Its Antivirus Software
* Securing against identity theft
* Spammers Make $7000 a Day
* Dvorak : The Worst Spam Filter
* ID thief sentenced to more than 16 years in prison
* and more ...
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/phishing-malware-update-1103-28/
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03 iPad Infomanager 1103.28
Another two weeks and the news just keeps getting better!
Amazingly, I heard Kim Komando recommend iPads to three callers
yesterday - a switch for her - she built her brand on
Windoze but has now become a true Apple switcher!
Among other news this week ...
* Benefits of iPad 2 iOS 4.3
* Run Windows on your iPad???
* Samsung is betting big on Android tablets in the enterprise
* Your Solid 24kt Gold Apple iPad 2
* Little Falls schools to give iPads to students
* Apple iPad 2: The TechSpot Review
* Apple iPad 2 Gains New Real Wood Cover With Magnet Support
* 2010: The year Apple also became a chip company
... and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/ipad-infomanager-1103-28/
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04 Video Tutorial on Pages for iPad
Noteboom Productions has launched another great Video
Tutorial package - Tutor for Pages for iPad - watch videos
on your Macintosh to learn how to use Pages on the iPad.
Choose different video chapters to watch as
you go through the video tutorial.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/video-tutorial-on-pages-for-ipad/
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05 iPad Custom Greeting Cards
CardsFactory HD is designed specifically for use on the
iPad - this imaginative greeting card creator allows users
to easily design and send personalized virtual cards to
their friends, family, and loved ones for nearly any occasion.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/ipad-custom-greeting-cards/
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06 GoodReader just got better
GoodReader, named as 2010 s #2 best-selling iPad app in
the U.S., is now available with an amazingly simple-to-use
Auto Sync feature which enables users to download documents
or entire folders from remote servers and mark them to
automatically synchronize.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/goodreader-just-got-better/
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07 iPad iPhone now read Adobe docs
For the first time, mobile users can view art files away
from the office, on the road, or while meeting with clients.
SneakPeek saves time and keeps creative teams connected to
their artwork. Preview Adobe Illustrator and
InDesign Docs on Your iPhone and iPad
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/ipad-iphone-now-read-adobe-docs/
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08 Smart text editing for iPad
Most text editors for iPad really suck, no matter what
Apple tells you. We've been waiting for BareBones to release
BBEdit for the iPad - sadly, it just hasn't appeared. But
today, we discovered Textastic 2.1 for iPad - a plain text
editor for developers and webmasters featuring syntax
highlighting that rivals BBEdit!
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/smart-text-editing-for-ipad/
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09 Cover Orange
So many of the iOS games depend on figuring out puzzles
that are continuously getting more difficult.
This is one of them.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/cover-orange/
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10 Newest Promotional Item for the iPhone
With over 50 million iPhones currently in circulation,
newPCgadgets has created a promotional item for businesses
looking for an advertising edge. Smartphone Coasters are
sleek and attractive stainless steel stands that are ideal
for company logos. The durable design ensures that
Smartphone Coasters will be a desktop favorite for years to
come.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/newest-promotional-item-for-the-iphone/
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11 MeMap
MeMap, has unveiled an iOS app that enables everyone to
see which friends are around and what they're up to, without
any hassle. The current generation of location-based social
networks make actually seeing your social network difficult
and impractical in real time. MeMap's tight integration with
Facebook and Facebook Places aggregates all geo-data shared
via Facebook through any location-based social network into
one, easy-to-view map interface.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/memap/
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12 Time Bomb for Mac OSX
iLifeTouch has announced the release of Time Bomb 1.0
for Mac OS X. Time Bomb introduces a new way of keeping
time. Set an alarm or countdown timer in dramatic fashion
with Time Bomb. Pick the time and Time Bomb will simply do
the rest, from counting down the last minute to exploding
and notifying you of an important event in your life.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/time-bomb-for-mac-osx/
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13 Yi Jing - Book of Changes 2.3
Flat Earth Studio has announced another major update for
Yi Jing, with more new features and new book content for
additional purchase, including 'The I Ching: The book to
turn to for Wisdom and Guidance' by Michael Hurn with Claire
Hurn, published by Strategic / Eloquent Books.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/yi-jing-book-of-changes-2-3/
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14 Tracker for Facebook 1.0.2
This is a new application lets users see a map and a
list view of their Facebook friends' locations in real-time
and via Facebook Places Check-Ins. Users are able to also
send messages with smileys, hide their location and tracking
history and more. Tracker for Facebook also offers the
unique capability of being able to view friends in a camera
augmented reality.
http://www.ugnn.com/2011/03/tracker-for-facebook-1-0-2/
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15 Quotes: limits and limitations
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad.
Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times;
but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
--Helen Keller
The limits of the possible can only be defined by
going beyond them into the impossible.
--Arthur C. Clarke
You are never really playing against an opponent.
You are playing against yourself, your own highest standards.
And when you reach your limits, that is real joy.
--Arthur Ashe
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16 ... 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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