AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, May 12, 2014
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, May 12, 2014
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, May 12, 2014
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- Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 08:01:50 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, May 12th, 2014
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 InfoManager Infographics to pin and share:
02 iPad InfoManager : Spring rolling with rumors and news
03 Google, Microsoft, Instagram, Apple and more all got Malware!
04 Safenetting : Phishing, Report for May 2014
05 Spotlight Tricks & Tips
06 System 1.0 Headquarters
07 New Outlining App
08 NoteSeller 1.0
09 iObserve educational observation app
10 US Move on Domain Name System Continues to Draw GOP Caution
11 Does Facebook affect our self-esteem, sense of belonging?
12 Quotes: Communications
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01 InfoManager Infographics to pin and share:
*** PayPal drive-by alert
. . . http://www.ugnn.com/safenetting/2014/alert_PayPal_phishing.html
*** Alert: illegal internet drug crime cartels
. . . http://www.ugnn.com/safenetting/2014/illegal_internet_drug_crime.html
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02 iPad InfoManager : Spring rolling with rumors and news
Now that we've passed the milestone of more tablets sold than
personal computers, we can move on. Spring gives way to summer, and
after May people will be on the road, graduating, getting married,
camping, flying, fishing, touring, cooking out, and sweltering on a
lounge chair at the beach. You can bet that 58% of them will have an
iPad or other tablet device along!
* Combined iPad, Mac shipments make Apple world's largest PC vendor once again
* Why Apple is so interested in Beats: It's not about the headphones
* Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet vs Apple iPad Air Price and Spec Review
* Apple Dominates Worldwide Computer Market Despite iPad Drop
* Beats acquisition called Apple's 'best idea since the iPad'
* The Next Generation Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPad will have what?
* Asus Google Nexus 7 vs iPad Mini 2 Price and Spec Review
* Apple iPad Sales Slow Down: Nothing To See Here, Folks
* Adobe launches storytelling app for Apple iPad
* Padcaster for iPad Air now shipping
. . . and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/1405_ipad_infomanager/
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03 Google, Microsoft, Instagram, Apple and more all got Malware!
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Malware report We are
seeing more and more of a shift to malware from the normal flow of
spam and phishing. We also usually report a day or two before the
mainstream media picks up on it. If you have not yet shared or pinned
our most recent alerts:
* PayPal drive-by alert
* Alert: illegal internet drug crime cartels
With the shift to mobile devices and tablets, there's also a shift to
unix and 'generiac' software with lots of bugs and lots of back doors.
So it's no longer a them verses us theme. It's how do I protect
myself, and how can I help protect others. And you've known for the
past quarter century . . . follow the InfoManager :
[_] 10 Reasons Today's Malware Threats Require Defense in Depth
[_] Google warns Demonoid users over possible malware threat
[_] Fake Instagram 'Image Viewers' Are Latest Malware Fad
[_] Malware infections tripled in Q4 of 2013: Microsoft
[_] Malware update: Happy 10th birthday mobile malware!
[_] Apple security: Securing your Mac and iOS devices
[_] Sefnit Malware Returns with Sophisticated Version
[_] Malware at all time High
and more . . .
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/1405_malware/
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04 Safenetting : Phishing, Report for May 2014
Although social media fraud, malware, and drive-by tracker sites
are increasing threats, plain old spam and phishing is still very much
alive. In our first quarter we reported and/or tracked over 6,000
individual spam emails, of which 43% were straight, in-your-face,
phishing. The Safenetting Pinterest page is one worth following! And
please pin: >Apple did NOT move to the Czech Republic
But as for this week's alerts :
[_] New era of 'mega breaches' signals bigger payouts and shifting
behaviour for cybercriminals
[_] 1,981 Baylor Regional Medical Center patients' information
compromised by phishing
[_] It Took Feds 13 Days to Unravel a TSP Cyber Hoax Perpetrated by-- Feds
[_] Spam in Q1 2014: US Once Again the Prime Target for Malicious Emails
[_] 'Unknown malware' hits enterprise nets 53 times a day
[_] Proceeds of phishing campaign balloon
[_] Scam Alert: PayPal fraud warning
[_] POP! goes the phisher
and more . . .
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/1405_phishing/
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05 Spotlight Tricks & Tips
This article on HackMac gives some shortcuts to get more
performance out of Apple's Spotlight search engine.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/spotlight-tricks-tips/
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06 System 1.0 Headquarters
Dan Vanderkam created this Web site about the original Macintosh
Operating System. He runs the OS on vMac, a program that will run
anything that would run on a Macintosh Plus. It will run System 1.0
through 7.5.5 or about 12 years of Macintosh programs.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/system-1-0-headquarters/
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07 New Outlining App
Graphic Node has unveiled Process for iOS. Process is a new iOS
application that enables organizing and sharing projects, tasks, and
ideas through an elegant, uncluttered interface. Process for iOS
allows the creation of hierarchical outlines and provides an instant
overview of the structure of the information at hand.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/new-outlining-app/
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08 NoteSeller 1.0
College students with a flair for taking great class notes who
want to help their fellow classmates ethically and responsibly improve
their grades -- and make some extra cash for their good deeds -- can
now download the brilliant new no-cost iPad app NoteSeller.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/noteseller-1-0/
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09 iObserve educational observation app
Prospect Training Services (PTS) has developed iObserve, a new
app that enables teachers, coaches and assessors to record audio of
their students', learners' or organizations' training or assessment
sessions, with instant time stamping to mark exactly when any
criteria, standards, or benchmarks have been met or any key points made.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/05/iobserve-educational-observation-app/
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10 US Move on Domain Name System Continues to Draw GOP Caution
Roll Call (blog) is reporting:
Republicans are still trying to put the brakes - at least
temporarily- on a National Telecommunications and Information
Administration plan to relinquish its connection to certain key
Internet domain name functions. But seriously folks, you really have
no idea how badly the "evil axis" wants to get their hands on the
internet.
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton said
"It would be irresponsible for Congress and the administration
to ignore those hostile governments that have openly expressed their
desire to seize and control the Internet ... Once we transfer this
role away, there is no going back."
Duh. Why can't the Democrats understand what's at stake here?
Letting the internet out of U.S. government control will be one of the
huge mistakes of the century.
http://bit.ly/1l7lz97
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11 Does Facebook affect our self-esteem, sense of belonging?
The Science Daily web site is one we recommend for good research
and info.
New research published in the journal Social Influence looked at how
Facebook communication impacts on feelings of social belonging which
in turn affects outlook on life; loneliness and self-worth.
Researchers, led by Dr Stephanie Tobin from The University of
Queensland's School of Psychology, conducted two studies centred on
'lurking' or passive Facebook participation and on ostracism, aiming
to analyze how participants would feel when deliberately 'snubbed'.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140508095456.htm
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12 Quotes: Communications
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue.
That's why there are so few good conversations:
due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
-- Truman Capote
Precision of communication is important,
more important than ever in our era of hair-trigger balances,
when a false, or misunderstood word may create as much disaster
as a sudden thoughtless act.
--James Thurber
Too much agreement kills a chat.
--Eldridge Cleaver
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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 active in UGs since 1986, first the AOL UG Forum, then
the User Group Network. He spoke at the original AppleWorld in 1987,
and served as Apple User Group Advisory Board Member for three years.
He founded the User Group Academy, and the Appleseeds Foundation
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