AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 18th, 2016
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 18th, 2016
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, April 18th, 2016
- From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:59:24 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, April 18th, 2016
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here
01 CyberSecurity Update: cyber cars, IRS, cyber arms, Obama, and more!
02 CAUTION ALERT: Stalker Predator Sites
03 User Groups on Facebook for Week Ending April 16, 2016
04 Code Inventors -- 30% Off Sale
05 Automated Workflows
06 13 Gmail Hacks That'll INSTANTLY Maximize Your Productivity
07 PayPal spoofing is back
08 Apple : There's no biz like the search results biz
09 Apple puts an end to iTunes Allowances
10 Mac Users Attacked Again by Fake Adobe Flash Update
11 VideoDrive to iTunes
12 CORRECTION : Macintosh OS X Slowdown Solutions
13 Quotes : JJ Rosen on security
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01 CyberSecurity Update: cyber cars, IRS, cyber arms, Obama, and more!
Another week, another rash of cybercrime activities. Taxes tomorrow, and the impending internet give-away are impending. The more informed you can be the better off you'll be.
* Automakers, Tech Industries Must Plug Cybersecurity Gaps, Says U.S. Official
* Irate Over Taxes? IRS Progress on Cybersecurity Will Only Make You Angrier
* Report: U.S. Govt. Ranks Last Among Major Industries on Cybersecurity
* Data Breach? Consumers Probably Won't Stop Doing Business With You
* Inside the new era of warfare: Exploring the 'cyber arms race'
* British Telecom to recruit 900 for cybersecurity business
* Obama picks Microsoft employee for cybersecurity team
* Obama forms commission to bolster US cyber security
* Nandipur to Panama
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/cybersecurity_update_1604/
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02 CAUTION ALERT: Stalker Predator Sites
Unfortunately, we've come to the point where ALL of the sites purveying news are spam sites - some fare worse than others! ALL of the sites with cyber news unfortunately include stalker links, predators and possible click-wear. Be very careful what you click!
firefox reader mode LOOK FOR the Firefox 'READER' icon in the address window to read the articles without the risks! (More here)
http://www.ugnn.com/safenetting/ALERTS/avoiding-stalker-sites.png
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03 User Groups on Facebook for Week Ending April 16, 2016
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 . . .
* Apple to end support for QuickTime for Windows as two new vulnerabilities are discovered
* Apple's aging Mac Pro is falling way behind Windows rivals
* Apple's iPhone SE is bringing new consumers to iOS ecosystem
It's a good idea if you log into your Facebook account prior to reading this article.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/facebook_user_groups_1604-16/
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04 Code Inventors -- 30% Off Sale
Code Inventors today is pleased to announce a special sale on all of their Mac and Windows applications, 30% off license codes until 14 May 2016.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/code-inventors-30-off-sale/
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05 Automated Workflows
This web site is all about automating work on the Macintosh using AppleScript and Automator.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/automated-workflows-2/
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06 13 Gmail Hacks That'll INSTANTLY Maximize Your Productivity
Jillian Knox Finley wrote this article on her blog "MyDomaine." She opens with "Having a vicelike grip on your inbox features will maximize efficiency and streamline your day-to-day routine. We've rounded up our favorite hacks and apps to level up your email game and have you sorted to the Nth degree ... "
The list includes:
* Alias Based Filters
* Canned Responses
* Undo Send
* Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
* Link Tasks to Emails
* Verify Authenticate Senders
* Plain Text Formatting
* Zapier
* Boomerang
* Rapportive
* Followup
* Hiver
* HopEmail
* Triage
For the complete article with details see it here:
http://www.mydomaine.com/gmail-hacks
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07 PayPal spoofing is back
Share, ping, pin and pass along this to your readers
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/paypal-spoofing/
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08 Apple : There's no biz like the search results biz
Ahhh . . . looks like the good guys at Apple are discovering it's not nearly as profitable being a good guy as it is being a slick, cut-throat guy. You knew they'd come to this eventually right? Well, rumor has it they're about to rip a page right out of the Google play book : "How to make big money selling search engine results!"
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/selling_search/
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09 Apple puts an end to iTunes Allowances
In the days of totally automated merchandising programs you'd think everything works like a charm. It does. So when a vendor eliminates something, there's a reason. I think those reasons are tied directly to the bottom line. But how could a family allowance do anything but make money for Apple?
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/allowances_are_over/
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10 Mac Users Attacked Again by Fake Adobe Flash Update
Graham Cluley writes in to let you know :
> Mac users are once again being urged to exercise caution when
> installing updates to Adobe Flash Player, after
> a fake update was discovered infecting computers.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/flash_alert/
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11 VideoDrive to iTunes
VideoDrive 2.5 for Mac OS X is a great solution to put your videos in iTunes. VideoDrive supports all formats, including AVI, MKV, OGG and FLG. While importing, VideoDrive will browse online for matching artwork and descriptions. Your videos will be automatically identified as movies or TV shows and added in the right category
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/04/videodrive/
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12 CORRECTION : Macintosh OS X Slowdown Solutions
Last week, item #6 had the wrong link.
> Apple Solutions -- Randy B. Singer has been on a number of
> mailing lists that I subscribe to for a long time.
> I've never seen him steer a member wrong.
Randy wrote in to say :
> The link that you meant to give out is:
> Macintosh OS X Slowdown Solutions
> http://www.macattorney.com/sd.html
> I hope that users find the site to be helpful!
http://www.macattorney.com/sd.html
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13 Quotes : JJ Rosen on security
If I steal your ATM card it does me no good without your PIN,
and if I know your PIN it does me no good without your card.
Most techies know all about "two-factor" authentication and
often wonder why this is still not the standard worldwide.
JJ Rosen ~ founder of Atiba
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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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