by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 UGNN Heartbleed Infomanager Report for April 2014
02 Easter fun for young and old
03 iPad InfoManager: April iPads info and rumors roar into spring
04 Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network with OS X
05 Cocktail 7.4 (Mavericks Edition)
06 Harry and Lulu: YTMS Guided Read-Aloud Book Shows How to Read to Kids
07 IDG: Introverts vs. Extroverts in Tech
08 Nine plug-ins for Apple Mail
09 Intego’s Flagship Mac Internet Security Suite
10 SMSLater for iPhone
11 Math Stars 3.1 released for iPad – Popular Educational Game
12 Introducing Chore-inator, Making Household Chores Easy
13 Quotes: Get to work
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01 UGNN Heartbleed Infomanager Report for April 2014
Okay… we’ll be brief. Everywhere there’s misinformation about Heartbleed. So the InfoManager brings you the latest and greatest info. Read these links, and you don’t need any other info on Heartbleed:
[*] The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now
[*] Heartbleed developer explains OpenSSL mistake that put the Web at risk
[*] Heartbleed bug: Check which sites have been patchedheartbleed
[*] U.S. Denies It Knew of Heartbleed Bug on the Web
[*] Heartbleed From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[*] Heartbleed bug: What you need to know FAQ
[*] Heartbleed bug affects gadgets everywhere
[*] Heartbeat overflow issue.
[*] The Heartbleed Bug
[*] Heartbleed test
and more…
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/heartbleed_infomanager/
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02 Easter fun for young and old
Many of you have children, many have grandchildren – here’s a fun lineup of books from the Dover collection that can keep the little folks occupied for quite a while. Have fun, and Happy Easter!
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/easter_fun/
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03 iPad InfoManager: April iPads info and rumors roar into spring
UGNN InfoManager news all about Apple and Apple computers: New iPads in the rumor mill and battling tablets roar into 2014…
* As Apple’s stock drops, pressure mounts for it to keep innovations…
* 2010 Steve Jobs e-mail sheds light on product roadmap, mentions Apple TV with apps
* Apple’s Donations To (RED) In Fighting AIDS Top $70 Million
* iPad Air 2 Release Date May Still Be In October This Year
* Apple Undervalued – Shares Are Worth North Of $650
* #AskJeffTech: How to print from an iPad
* Rumored iPad Pro To Be Called iPad 6
* What Office for iPad Means for Apple
…and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/ipad-infomanager_1404/
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04 Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network with OS X
This article is from The Next Web. In it “Boris” talks about a feature that was introduced in Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 and continues being available in Mavericks OS X 10.9.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/optimize-your-wi-fi-network-with-os-x/
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05 Cocktail 7.4 (Mavericks Edition)
Maintain has released Cocktail 7.4 (Mavericks Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running OS X Mavericks 10.9. Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair, and optimize your Mac.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/cocktail-7-4-mavericks-edition/
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06 Harry and Lulu: YTMS Guided Read-Aloud Book Shows How to Read to Kids
You TELL Me Stories has released Harry and Lulu 1.0, the fifth illustrated book app for iPad in the You TELL Me Stories Library. Designed to help parents learn and practice the most effective way to read to children, Harry and Lulu features WordWinks – questions, comments, and paraphrased vocabulary embedded in red within the text. While reading Harry and Lulu to their child, parents pause when they encounter red colored text, and read the question or comment in the more conversational tone of a parent rather than a narrator. Validated by educational researchers, the QC technique makes kids active participants in the reading process: enhancing listening, thinking, and talking skills.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/read-aloud-book/
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07 IDG: Introverts vs. Extroverts in Tech
Assuming popular fashion is to be believed, “geeks”, “nerds”, and “techies” are “IT” (pun intended). But are we really in an “introvert craze”? Are introverts better suited for tech? Or are we limiting ourselves by insisting on fitting everyone into a box? This week we look at introverts and extroverts in tech, including the potential skills gap and how it can be solved.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/idg-introverts/
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08 Nine plug-ins for Apple Mail
In this article on Macworld.com, written by Joe Kissell, he talks about how he has added plugins to Apple Mail.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/nine-plug-ins-for-apple-mail/
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09 Intego’s Flagship Mac Internet Security Suite
Offering a streamlined user experience, Intego’s flagship applications, VirusBarrier X8 and NetBarrier X8 have been updated to provide even stronger protection against the dangers of the Internet. For over 17 years Intego has made it its mission to protect Apple products, which means all its software is Apple-native and has been designed for Mac OS X specifically.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/integos-flagship-mac-internet-security-suite/
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10 SMSLater for iPhone
Instead of setting up reminders to send birthday greetings to your dearest ones, you can now prepare the greetings whenever you have free time and deliver them with a delay, all in one simple step. It doesn’t matter if you are in an important meeting while something big is happening – SMSLater will send the prepared message at just the right time to prove you are actively thinking about the people you love. Such a simple tool can make a tremendous impact on your private and personal relationships and help you save a lot of time and energy.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/smslater-for-iphone/
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11 Math Stars 3.1 released for iPad – Popular Educational Game
Play this game and become a Math Star! This highly-addictive game is fun and helps players of all ages improve their math skills. The Math Stars for iPad app has recently been updated and is now available in the iTunes App Store. This app is one of the most popular and most downloaded apps developed by the Laura J. White Mobile Development team.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/math-stars/
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12 Introducing Chore-inator, Making Household Chores Easy
The makers of Home Inventory, a Mac App Store Editors’ Choice and Mac App Store Best of 2013 pick, are proud to introduce Chore-inator, a new chore tracker app for the iPad. Chore-inator is picked by Apple as a Best New App on the App Store in the productivity category.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/04/chore-inator/
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12 Quotes: Get to work
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
– Dale Carnegie
The Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success – you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.
– Vince Lombardi
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
– Theodore Roosevelt
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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 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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