AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, June 6, 2012
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, June 6, 2012
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InfoManager for Monday, June 6, 2012
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 Stop Facebook from using YOUR pictures
02 30 Day Countdown
03 7 Things Computer Novice Should Know
04 Cookies: Will New Regulations Leave a Bitter Taste?
05 Master 5 OS X Utilities in 5 Minutes
06 Dan Rodney's Mac Tips & Hints
07 Cloud vs. Botnet
08 SnipEdges 1.0
09 Instant 1.1 update
10 1 Bit Stored on 12 Atoms
11 ClearDisk 1.0
12 Permanently Delete Files from Mac
13 Speedy, the power bar for Mac
14 Office for iPad
15 Free App of The Week
16 Quotes: Newton, Clark
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01 Stop Facebook from using YOUR pictures
Rumors are floating around that a new Facebook policy
allows advertisers to use members' pictures without
permission - or that Facebook has just agreed to let a third
party advertisers use all your posted pictures without your
permission. This is basically not true. But Facebook does
have a clause in its policy that if they start sharing your
photos for ads, then it's based on your settings. So, this
Infographic walks you through the settings you'll need to
block that process.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/facebook_ads/
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02 30 Day Countdown
That is the countdown to MobileMe's demise.
So what are some alternatives for the features that
are not going to iCloud?
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/30-day-countdown/
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03 7 Things Computer Novice Should Know
Ben Popken has written this article for The Consumerist
actually titled:
"7 Things Ex-Geek Squad Employee Wishes Every Computer Novice Knew."
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/7-things-computer-novice-should-know/
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04 Cookies: Will New Regulations Leave a Bitter Taste?
Cookies The new EU e-Privacy Directive - better known as
'the cookie law' takes effect tomorrow, May 26th. Even if
you're outside of the EU, it's likely the new regulations
will affect you if you have a website, so IDG is exploring
the subject in more detail in this week's Global Roundup
newsletter. Read our insight in IDG's latest blog, discover
what you need to do to comply, and learn more about the use
of cookies and tracking on mobile devices.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/cookies-2/
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05 Master 5 OS X Utilities in 5 Minutes
Mac|Life continually comes up with useful articles.
This one is about 5 Utilities that come with Mac OS X.
http://ow.ly/bkjdH
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06 Dan Rodney's Mac Tips & Hints
The page that I Stumbled Upon appears to be nicknamed
Mac Central, Your place for good, concise, Mac related
hints. Across the top of the screen, the menu is 'indesign
scripts, mac, iphone/ipad, reference, training, about'.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/dan-rodneys-mac-tips-hints/
There's a PDF for that :
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46393357/Rodneys_tips.pdf
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07 Cloud vs. Botnet
Almost every day we get at least one new press release
for this or that new cloud-based application. Yes, it's the
age of innovation. But are we innovating ourselves into a
corner? What happens when the cloud goes away?
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/cloud-vs-botnet/
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08 SnipEdges 1.0
Houdah Software has announced SnipEdges 1.0, its brand
new drag-and-drop snippet manager for Mac OS X. SnipEdges
keeps frequently used bits of text, images, - readily
available. Uses include: your signature, letterhead,
commonly used phrases, - Snippets also work as file / folder
templates. Create 'empty' documents by dragging a file
snippet to the Finder. Create folder hierarchies by dragging
a folder snippet to the Finder.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/snipedges-1-0/
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09 Instant 1.1 update
ThinkTime Creations has announced the release of Instant
1.1, a feature update for the popular Polaroid making app
for Mac OS X. Instant brings the Polaroid instant camera to
your Mac computer, with unique UI and workflow that mimics a
real classic Polaroid instant camera.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/update/
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10 1 Bit Stored on 12 Atoms
Signaling that Moore's Law may not yet be over after
all, IBM researchers have been able to store 1 Bit of data
using only 12 atoms. Current technology uses 1 million
atoms to store the info.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/1-bit-stored-on-12-atoms/
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11 ClearDisk 1.0
Nektony has introduced Clear Disk, a new Mac OS X
utility designed to clear the hard disk of useless files
which make Macs run low on disk space. ClearDisk analyses
the state of particular system folders which tend to clog
up, and enables the user to clean up the disk space quickly
by removing obsolete files. The advantages of ClearDisk over
other similar tools are its quickness and efficiency,
because it closely inspects the file categories that are
commonly used for storage of unnecessary stuff on Macs.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/cleardisk-1-0/
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12 Permanently Delete Files from Mac
Jeff Mincey has written this article on the
Bohemian Boomer website.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/permanently-delete-files-from-mac/
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13 Speedy, the power bar for Mac
Apimac has released Speedy 4.0, the new generation of
power bar for Mac. Speedy is a powerful utility that brings
you the power to quickly launch everything you need for your
everyday work as documents, folders, apps, and sites. Speedy
also gives you some unparalleled tools to improve your work
as multiple text Clipboard capability, workflows handling
and keyboard shortcuts creation.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/speedy-the-power-bar-for-mac/
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14 Office for iPad
According to BGR, Microsoft Office for iOS and Android
tablets will be available in November
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/office-for-ipad/
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15 Free App of The Week
Apple made a change to its App Stores. Now they are
planning to have an App of the week for both the Mac App
Store and the iOS App Store.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/05/free-app-of-the-week/
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16 Quotes: Newton, Clark
"If you can find a path with no obstacles,
it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
- Frank A. Clark
"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."
- Isaac Newton
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15 ... and have a great week!
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full or in pieces in your newsletter. Or add a link to
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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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