AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, November 21, 2016
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, November 21, 2016
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, November 21, 2016
- From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:53:32 -0500
InfoManager for Monday, November 21, 2016
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here
01 UGNN : What's hot and what's not in the user group community this week 1611-21
02 The Truth About Fake News
03 LiveCode for FM
04 Fake News InfoManager : Paramedia and the woes of social media!
05 10 Computer Tricks Everyone Should Know
06 BEWARE : Fake News might be dangerous
07 Parody of Apple's New Book
08 Fake news for you
09 ID2Office v2.2 ships
10 Beware : Spam of the season is out to get YOU!
11 Here's some fun
12 Quotes: Ogden, Collie, Garcia and Twain
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01 UGNN : What's hot and what's not in the user group community this week 1611-21
I'm happy and sad this week. Happy because we had some fun discovering things posted by Mugs and Mug friends. However I'm sad because stupid fake, and rude posts far out-numbered real content. Even more disturbing is that it appears to be a trend. UG members who used to find real treasures that we were proud to share now just propagate junk and crap. Some of the best known MUGS in the world, known for their hugely beneficial sites and pages now dwindle to one or two real contributors. The leaders in our field and industry now tweeting dominos and media pander. Social media has proven itself as a remarkably powerful medium -- for good or for bad. But it's discouraging when it seems to be moving toward deep, snoring, mediocrity, and that's sad.
* Android Phones Sending User's Personal Data to a Firm in Shanghai?
* Samsung phones are getting more and more like the iPhone
* Have an iPhone 6 Plus that's unresponsive to touch?
* Have Mac's Dashboard Widgets slipped away?
* Is an App Right for You?
* Apple Smith Haven
join the fun with this week's Mug Musings . . .
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/mug_musings_1611-21/
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02 The Truth About Fake News
this was one of the gems we ran across in building this week's "Fake News" edition
http://www.ugnn.com/paramedia/fake_news/main_stream_media.html
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03 LiveCode for FM
The first beta of LiveCode for FM has been released. This brings the easy English based coding of LiveCode to the much loved FileMaker database app builder. The convergence of these two powerful technologies creates a ground breaking solution for creating native data driven apps with interactive user interfaces, multimedia and deep API integration.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/livecode-for-fm/
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04 Fake News InfoManager : Paramedia and the woes of social media!
We started warning everyone about this in 2012. And, more recently we've turned up the heat on all click-bait and fake news sites! It's really not new, but the media sure seems to think it's new!
Even President Barack Obama addressed the issue of fake news stories going viral on Facebook and its role in galvanizing support for Donald Trump's successful run for the presidency. But hey : the pot don't call the kettle black . . . Obama was elected by Fake News too -- we screamed and screamed at people spreading click bait and fake news throughout the last three elections! (Over fourteen years!) But nobody listens to us, and we've got such a small readership the fake-news media rolled right over us.
Now, somebody else has noticed, and they're making a stink about how it's influenced the elections. Of course with any digital, online phenomena, the InfoManager is there. Here's just the tip of the iceberg . . . .
* How Alt-Right Fake News and Hoax Sites Trick Voters
* Nine Fake News Posts That Tricked Trump Voters
* Paramedia: How Did Donald Trump Win Again?
* How Fake News, Bots and Social Won Trump the White House
* Post-Election, Five Fake News Stories Scammed Millions
* We Need A Hero To Save Us From Fake News. Could It Be ICANN?
* A Psychologist Explains Why People Believe Fake News
* Why Are Americans So Stupid -- And So Proud of It?
* Zuckerberg shares some thoughts on Facebook and the election.
* Fluff Busting ( FB ) Purity
* Please Stop Sharing Links to These Sites
* What is Paramedia and why should you be afraid of it?
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/fake_news_infomanager/
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05 10 Computer Tricks Everyone Should Know
The Johnny Lists website by Johnny Webber has this list. I agree that all of these would be good to know. On the website, the lists includes links to the methods indicated. (Some items are more important than others.)
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/10-computer-tricks-everyone-should-know/
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06 BEWARE : Fake News might be dangerous
You see this meme on Facebook that echos your feelings toward a cause or issue . . . you CLICK TO SHARE without first peeking at the web site sponsoring that enticing meme. BOOM ... they gotcha! Please share this meme : Send to your user group members!
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/beware_fake_news/
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07 Parody of Apple's New Book
You may have heard that Apple has a new book on the market called "Designed In California." The book consists of 450 pages of pictures of Apple products from 1998 to this year. It comes in two sizes for $199 and $299.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/parody-of-apples-new-book/
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08 Fake news for you
so many people believe fake news it's an epidemic. YOU SHARED THAT Click Bait site? . . . . These sites aren't funny, and most are not true -- and that's intentional. They're cashing in on YOUR gullibility and knee-jerk outrage
http://www.fakenewswatch.com/fakehoax-news-websites
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09 ID2Office v2.2 ships
Recosoft Corporation, the developers of PDF conversion software and PDF to Adobe InDesign converter tools, has released ID2Office v2.2, the newest version of the InDesign to Word, PowerPoint and Keynote conversion plug-in for InDesign CC 2017.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/id2office-v2-2-ships/
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10 Beware : Spam of the season is out to get YOU!
Be extra careful in the days, weeks ahead. As the holidays approach the cybercrime industry has all new, and convincing ways to extract your identity, bank account, and privacy. Be alert. Be vigil . . . DO NOT CLICK! Please post this to your user group or social club ... share through your social media circles . . . don't let anyone fall prey to this evil.
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/11/alert_holiday_spam/
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11 Here's some fun ... Funny Facebook profiles
http://bit.ly/2gaNGKR";
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12 Quotes: Ogden, Collie, Garcia and Twain
I used to spend my nights dreaming about the life I wanted to live.
Now I live my dreams, and I spend my nights sleeping.
- Dan Ogden
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage.
In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time."
- Robert Collie
A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him,
than what it has denied."
- Baltasar Gracia
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence;
then success is sure."
- Mark Twain
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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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