AUGD: InfoManager Monday, October 29, 2012 (RESEND)
AUGD: InfoManager Monday, October 29, 2012 (RESEND)
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager Monday, October 29, 2012 (RESEND)
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- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:50:39 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, October 29, 2012
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 Halloween: Coloring Puzzles for Kids and More
02 Safenetting : Holiday Malware is coming
03 Cocktail 5.3.7 (Lion Edition)
04 Macgadgets Acrylic Displays
05 iCloud.com email address
06 Apple Removes Java
07 Win 8 Password Easier to Steal?
08 Cyber Security: Focusing on Hackers and Intrusions
09 Elmo Story Collection App for the iPad
10 THUD! Presidents ready for Election Day!
11 Flashcards Creator for Kids HD
12 Big Cat Race: Children's Video Gaming and Fitness
13 Quotes: Twain, Hitchcock
14 ... and have a great week!
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01 Halloween: Coloring Puzzles for Kids and More
Cupertino, California -- As Halloween fast approaches,
trick-or-treaters now have something more to look forward to
aside from a few spooky frights and more candy than they
know what to do with: they can play the enchanting free new
children's puzzle and game app Halloween Coloring Puzzles
for Kids.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/halloween/
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02 Safenetting : Holiday Malware is coming
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Cybercrime report
The holidays are coming expect security alerts to go up, and
the frequency of attacks to increase. We publish the most news
worthy regardless of platform because no matter which platform
you use, malware, virus, trojans, botnets and the evils
spawned on the computer world effects us all. . . .
* IRS warns about fake web page for tax preparers identical to the real one
* Xerox, McAfee join hands to protect devices, data from malware in 2013
* 23 of the top 500 Google Play Apps considered to be malware
* Windows 8 features make account passwords easier to steal
* Delta-themed spam run delivers deficient malware
and more . . .
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/malware-7/
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03 Cocktail 5.3.7 (Lion Edition)
Maintain has announced the release and immediate availability
of Cocktail 5.3.7 (Lion Edition), the latest maintenance
update of Cocktail for users running OS X Lion (10.7).
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/cocktail/
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04 Macgadgets Acrylic Displays
San Diego, California -- New Macgadgets has re-created
the Apple Store experience with their new line of Apple
accessories designed to replicate the look similar items in
the retail outlet. NewMacgadgets Apple store displays have
been especially popular with businesses, retail outlets,
trade-shows, conference centers, schools and others that are
looking for a secure and elegant solution to showcase their
products.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/macgadgets/
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05 iCloud.com email address
On September 19th, Apple started issuing @icloud.com
address when people sign up for an email hosted by Apple.
Those with previous mac.com and me.com addresses can still
use them.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/icloud-com-email-address/
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06 Apple Removes Java
Apple has been making OS X safer for sometime. This
year in particular there has been a number of security
updates. A recent update has taken it one step further by
removing Java from use in a browser.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/apple-removes-java/
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07 Win 8 Password Easier to Steal?
According to Dan Goodin on ArsTechnica, the picture
based password with a 4 digit PIN, can be easily converted
into plaintext in some cases.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/win-8-password-easier-to-steal/
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08 Cyber Security: Focusing on Hackers and Intrusions
FBI Cyber Security Early last year, hackers were
discovered embedding malicious software in two million
computers, opening a virtual door for criminals to rifle
through users' valuable personal and financial information.
Last fall, an overseas crime ring was shut down after
infecting four million computers, including half a million
in the U.S. In recent months, some of the biggest companies
and organizations in the U.S. have been working overtime to
fend off continuous intrusion attacks aimed at their
networks.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/cyber-security/
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09 Elmo Story Collection App for the iPad
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization that
produces Sesame Street, and Impelsys have announced the
launch of the Sesame Street Elmo Story Collection App for
iPad. The newly released app includes six popular Elmo
titles, including three audio ebooks, two of which are
exclusive to the app.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/elmo/
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10 THUD! Presidents ready for Election Day!
Bethesda, Maryland - Okay - we've heard and seen
entirely too much political bantaring on Facebook and the
other media pipelines -- now it's time to put your money,
and your brains, where your mouth is just in time for the
presidential election, here comes THUD! Presidents Edition
game for iOS devices.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/presidents/
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11 Flashcards Creator for Kids HD
Melbourne, Australia -- iTunes have been bringing
forward the creations of intelligent programmers and app
developers. The platform is famous to offer all types of fun
and informative apps for iphone and iPods. Smart phone users
have been visiting the site, downloading their favourite
apps and also appraising the work of creators.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/flashcards-2/
(NOTE: this company listed themselves as New York, New York,
however are actually located in Australia!)
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12 Big Cat Race: Children's Video Gaming and Fitness
Sonoma, California -- GenZplay, a developer of
children's phone and tablet software, announced the
availability of Big Cat Race,' a new app that changes
children's gaming into an aerobic, outdoors activity. The
Big Cat Race app is the first title focused on moving video
gaming out of the home. Big Cat Race allows kids to have the
interactive fun of a video game combined with outdoor
exercise.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/big-cat-race/
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13 Quotes: Twain, Hitchcock
"A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds."
-- Mark Twain
"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."
-- Alfred Hitchcock
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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.
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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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