AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, June 11, 2012
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, June 11, 2012
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, June 11, 2012
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- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:36:41 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, June 11, 2012
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 Safenetting : June Phishing / Spam
02 From the Frontline : School is Out
03 NEWS FLASH : FREE Picture Collage Maker
04 Father's Day Special
05 Summer games for big kids
06 SweetP Productions Cookie
07 11 iPad Business Apps
08 ProductivityMacs Bundle
09 Type2Phone 1.5
10 alternativeto
11 Best Network Protection Solutions
12 Quotes: Brody, Jewell, Smith
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01 Safenetting : June Phishing / Spam
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Cybercrime report
We ve been away from this column for a few weeks, and
yesterday was faced with three-hundred new items we would
like to cover! Whew here are just a few from this week s cache
* Explosive Growth in Infected Emails; Spam and Phishing On The Rise
* Flame espionage malware issues self-destruct command
* New phishing scam targets Dept. of Defense personnel
* Amazon becomes the third victim of hackers this week
* ProofPoint Tool Targets Spear Phishers
* Flame malware makers send suicide code
* Malware, Spam Growth Explodes in May
and more . . .
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/1206_phishing/
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02 From the Frontline : School is Out
Our lead story is a success story from Rockingham
County Schools and the Neustar/EverFi "My Digital Life"
initiative. Other stories include the classroom digital
device policy re-write in Rockingham County, as well as the
continuing Facebook saga, privacy on the web, Twitter, Gangs
and on and on . . .
* Five things to do before giving your teenager a smartphone
* New Facebook Effort Targets Educating School Counselors
* Do schools have the right to expel students for tweets?
* Rockingham County leads nation with My Digital Life
* Parent Traps Don t monitor your kids Web surfing
* Microsoft bolsters parental controls with Windows 8
* On Facebook, Your Privacy Is Your Friends Privacy
* Living Out Loud Should We All Be More Open?
* What to Do If Your Child Is Looking at Porn
* Stop Facebook from using YOUR pictures
* New Digital Device Policy for Schools
* Social Media Guidelines
* Meet the 2012 Winners
* Teens & Online Video
* Texting and Driving
* . . . and more :
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/frontline-2/
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03 NEWS FLASH : FREE Picture Collage Maker
Picture Collage Maker Giveaway for Father's Day is
FREE! until June 17 2012.
Picture Collage Maker, a simple-to-use photo collage
generator that turns ordinary photos and pictures into
stunning keepsakes to share with family and friends. With
just a few clicks, you can create collages, scrapbooks,
posters, invitations, calendars, and greeting cards. Unlike
photography software that takes days to master, this
powerful collage generator lets both seasoned collagers and
new hobbyists become productive in minutes.
Picture Collage Maker is for Mac OS X as well as Windows
system. The regular price is 29.90 USD, but it is totally
free before June 17, 2012.
http://www.picturecollagesoftware.com/promotion/ ...
http://www.picturecollagesoftware.com/picture-collage-maker.html
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04 Father's Day Special
Father's Day Special: from May 21 to June 17, ArtRage
for iPad will be priced at $6.99 available through Apple
iTunes Store. Pricing: $6.99 for iPad, $1.99 for iPhone ...
Reduced Pricing: $29.90 for ArtRage 3.5 Studio for
Mac/Windows, $59.90 for ArtRage 3.5 Studio Pro for
Mac/Windows -- Website: www.artrage.com
http://bit.ly/LN39dA
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05 Summer games for big kids
June is here, and schools closed for many the games
apps world has a whole new offering of amusements and
entertainment for your leisure!
* Reminder : you cannot get your money back after
downloading and discovering an app really sucks and most
do! We think these actually suck less!
* Shoot down enemy balloons and planes
* Grab your boots and your rifle and ride into Rogue Town
* Pacxon: Legend is back
* Building with Physics for fun and learning
* First game about Real Russian Policy
* Space Junk Runner
. . . and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/june_games/
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06 SweetP Productions Cookie
SweetP Productions has announced a Mac App Store
exclusive; a huge 87% discount off the price of Cookie, the
popular cookie and internet privacy management utility for
Mac OS X. Cookie is available at the discounted price of
$1.99 exclusively through the Mac App Store.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/sweetp-productions-cookie/
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07 11 iPad Business Apps
This article on Cliconomics talks about 11 iPad Apps
that the author, Jared Croslow uses in business.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/11-ipad-business-apps/
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08 ProductivityMacs Bundle
I have posted other bundles in the past, but don t believe
I have ever seen this one before, let alone talked about it.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/productivitymacs-bundle/
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09 Type2Phone 1.5
Houdah Software has announced the immediate availability
of Type2Phone 1.5.Type2Phone turns your Mac into a Bluetooth
keyboard for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Type2Phone
running on the Mac will emulate a Bluetooth keyboard. Pair
your iOS device with the Mac while Type2Phone is running.
Now every character you type is funneled through to the iOS
device.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/type2phone-1-5/
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10 alternativeto
To is a website dedicated to finding good alternatives
to software that you may not want to use. For example some
people want to do iCloud type syncing, but it doesn t
support Android. So what to do?
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/06/alternativeto/
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11 Best Network Protection Solutions
Network intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) are an
important investment for your organizations, as they can
detect and block attacks as well as acting as prepatch
shields for systems and applications. This Gartner Magic
Quadrant reveals the performance of the network IPS vendors.
Read now and discover the benefits of each leader,
challenger, nice player and visionary in the market.
http://www.idgconnect-resources.com/rt.asp?I=44D04X461A0X6&L=694671
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12 Quotes: Brody, Jewell, Smith
"Telling the future by looking at the past
assumes that conditions remain constant.
This is like driving a car by looking in the rearview mirror."
- Herb Brody
"To paint a fine picture is far more important than to sell it."
- Edward Alden Jewell
"The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man."
- Roy L. Smith
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13 ... 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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