AUGD: UGNN InfoManager for Monday, June 15th, 2015
AUGD: UGNN InfoManager for Monday, June 15th, 2015
- Subject: AUGD: UGNN InfoManager for Monday, June 15th, 2015
- From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 21:40:53 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, June 15th, 2015
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
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What's Here:
01 Safenetting Cybersecurity : Worst dreams coming true, everyone's hacked, IRS and more
02 Apple Watch InfoManager: Patents, Users Survey, Gold Apple Watch Crushed By Magnets and more
03 UGNN Malware Report: Cell phones, cell malware, ransomware, Mac malware and more
04 User Groups on Facebook June 13, 2015
05 A revolutionary app to organize your life
06 How to make a map to include on invitations
07 MacFamilyTree 7.5 for Mac
08 Google's Amazing Mobile Search: It Knows Where You Are Standing
09 Quotes: Goethe; Will Rogers and Ben Franklin
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01 Safenetting Cybersecurity : Worst dreams coming true, everyone's hacked, IRS and more
UGN Safenetting and Malware report The news of that major security breach in the U.S. Internal Revenue Serivce, and the latest hacks from China as well as the Russians and Chinese breaking the codes on Edward Snowden's laptop are the news runners, but believe me folks, it's a dangerous world out there...
* Ex-NSA official: Cybersecurity breach gave China intelligence 'crown jewels'
* SINETInnovation Summit NYC 25 June 2015: impressive cyber security event
* White House pushes '30-day Cybersecurity Sprint' after massive breaches
* A government surveillance bill by any other name is just as dangerous
* UK under pressure to respond to latest Edward Snowden claims
* British spies betrayed to Russians and Chinese
* . . . and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/1506_cybersecurity/
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02 Apple Watch InfoManager: Patents, Users Survey, Gold Apple Watch Crushed By Magnets and more
Now the watch is begining to soak into the society from the medical profession to the rich and famous. But watch out, Apple Watch 2 is on the horizon, and there's lots more fun for everyone! And don't miss the two videos below
* New Apple Watch Patent Covers Wearable Multi-Modal Physiological Sensing System
* Apple Watch Is Not Yet A Home Run With Users, Survey Shows
* $10,000 Gold Apple Watch Edition Crushed By Magnets
* Here are 7 people who returned their Apple Watch
* 18-Karat Gold Apple Watch Edition Unboxing!
* Apple Watch 2 said to launch next year
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/apple_watch_news_1506-14/
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03 UGNN Malware Report: Cell phones, cell malware, ransomware, Mac malware and more
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Malware report Moving into the summer we're seeing new and innovative new attacks intended to get your identity and money. Even your cell phone is no longer safe, and whole governments dealing with attacks. It's a dangerous world, and the UGNN InfoManager will be keeping you up to date!
* Iranian Authorities Banned From Using Smartphones To Protect against Cyberattacks
* Outrageously high cellphone bill could be due to malware
* 165% surge in new ransomware in Q1 2015: McAfee Labs
* Mac malware can survive hard disk formatting
* Germany says grappling with hacker threat
* Microsoft Brands Ask Toolbar As Malware
* . . . and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/1506-14_malware/
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04 User Groups on Facebook June 13, 2015
Here is some more great content items posted by user group members on Facebook! If you're not already with us, please feel free to jump in . . .
* KansasFest - Apple ][ Convention - July 14-19 - Kansas City, MO
* Hands-On Look at iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/user-groups-on-facebook-june-13-2015/
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05 A revolutionary app to organize your life
Itemtopia Inc. has launched the new cross-platform app Itemtopia, an app to keep your things organized and simplify your life. The application puts all of the information about things you own, manage or care about in one place, and creates a knowledge bank at your fingertips. Most importantly, all of the data is private, secure, and available anywhere.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/a-revolutionary-app-to-organize-your-life/
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06 How to make a map to include on invitations
Lesa Snider has written this article on Macworld.com.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/how-to-make-a-map-to-include-on-invitations/
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07 MacFamilyTree 7.5 for Mac
Synium Software GmbH has just launched version 7.5 of their popular and multi award-winning genealogy application that lets you to explore your own family history. Last year, Apple selected MacFamilyTree as one of the "Unforgettable Apps" of the last 30 years and recommended it on the Mac App Store welcome page countless times
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/06/macfamilytree-7-5-for-mac/
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08 Google's Amazing Mobile Search: It Knows Where You Are Standing
Danny Sullivan shared a demonstration he was at SMX Paris where Google's Behshad Behzadi showed just how amazing Google search is on your mobile device. It knows where you are, almost knows what you are looking at, and answers your questions based on being location aware.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-mobile-search-location-aware-20428.html
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09 Quotes: Goethe; Will Rogers and Ben Franklin<
"The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous,
the sensible man hardly anything."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie'
until you can find a rock."
- Will Rogers
"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy."
Benjamin Franklin
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12 And that's it .... have a great week!
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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.
Lynn is currently working to rebuilding the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
(TUMS) and also is a member of the Apple Corps of Dallas.
An active participate on several MUG Facebook pages as well.
Fred has been user group guy since 1986, through the AOL UG Forum days,
then out onto the web. Fred started and developed the User Group
Network as a parallele organization to the Mug News Service, then
continued through the founding of the Association of Apple Computer
Users and Groups, and continues today at UGNN.com
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