by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 IDG: Salaries & Skills: Autism & iPads
02 Tiny Changes May Make Fall For iOS 7
03 Cyber Security – NSA, Congress, Cyber security insurance
04 iPad InfoManager: Retina, Apple, Verizon, Samsung
05 Ten Best Writing Apps for iPad
06 How to Make Your Mac More Secure
07 Ten materials that could transform tech
08 Book Creator App Now Free
09 Eleven of Merriam-Webster’s Dictionaries for Mac OS X
10 Election Hack: Stealing Votes the Cyber Way
11 Dispose of unwanted electronic devices
12 Quotes: Back to School
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01 IDG: Salaries & Skills: Autism & iPads
Data breaches, cyber-threats and fraud In the logical, numbers-based world of software; autistics can thrive. SAP has realised it, so why haven’t the other tech giants? This week we look at the tech industry and the IT skills it needs – exploring why the tech giants don’t employ more autistic people, getting personal insight into what tech can do for those with autism, and where the tech industry stands today in terms of skills and salary. What do you think – are autistic people perfect for the IT industry?
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/idg_update/
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02 Tiny Changes May Make Fall For iOS 7
TUAW has an article by Mike Wehner, that looks at some of the “small“ changes in iOS 7 that maybe more significant than originally thought.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/tiny-changes-may-make-fall-for-ios-7/
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03 Cyber Security – NSA, Congress, Cyber security insurance
We’re following the development of public and institutional awareness of the evils in cyberspace. The keepers of the grid recently announced their number one concern is no longer natural disasters like storm Sandy… but now, cyber security. Here’s where we watch future history unfold…
* Why waiting for Congress to fix cybersecurity is a waste of time
* State Dept. cybersecurity office practically worthless, says IG
* NSA chief defends surveillance programmes at cyber security
* Implement a Cybersecurity Plan – The Threat Vector
* The App Economy: A Ticking Cybersecurity Timebomb
* The right role for government in cybersecurity
* Cyber security insurance takes off at last
…and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/cyber_security_8-3/
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04 iPad InfoManager: Retina, Apple, Verizon, Samsung
With a new iPad on the way, everyone has an opinion! The iPad InfoManager gathers the most interesting or entertaining news about iPads – these are among this week’s best tidbits …
* iPad mini with Retina Display enters production: Will there be enough to satisfy demand?
* Expert: Wahlroos’ iPad accusations are “bold and to the point”
* iPad Mini 2 Release Date: High-Res Screen Production
* EMS gets iPad technology for each emergency vehicle
* iPad mini 2 vs. Nexus 7 and iPad 5 at Christmas
* All you want to know about iPad 5
* Returning students talk iPads
…and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/ipad_infomanager/
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05 Ten Best Writing Apps for iPad
The article on the Next Web Web site by Josh Ong lists 10 applications dedicated to writing on the iPad.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/10-best-writing-apps-for-ipad/
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06 How to Make Your Mac More Secure
Mac|Life has come up with another article that could be used for the basis for a MUG presentation, this one on securing your Mac. (This article by Cory Bohon)
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/how-to-make-your-mac-more-secure/
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07 10 materials that could transform tech
This article on techradar by Gary Marshall is a list of 10 materials that could make a big difference in high tech gear in the near future.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/10-materials-that-could-transform-tech/
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08 Book Creator App Now Free
Over one million e-books have been created using Book Creator for iPad since its launch in 2011, at a rate of 80,000 per week. In order to celebrate this and make the app even more accessible, the developers are launching a free version.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/book-creator-app-now-free/
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09 Eleven of Merriam-Webster’s Dictionaries for Mac OS X
Eleven of Merriam-Webster’s best-selling Dictionaries and Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Dictionary at a Special Price of Only 99 Cents Available Now for Mac OS X of eleven monolingual and bilingual reference classics from Merriam-Webster for Mac OS X.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/new_dictionaries/
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10 Election Hack: Stealing Votes the Cyber Way
Digital Evidence Response Team
22-year-old candidate for student council president at California State University, San Marcos, hoped to guarantee victory by rigging the election through cyber fraud, but he ended up winning a year in prison instead.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/08/election_hack/
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11 Dispose of unwanted electronic devices
Many of you may have seen our post about recycling electronics.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/10/recycle/
Thanks to reader P. Bryant who writes:
I’m working on a project to help spread awareness about electronic recycling. Here is a program that helps the environment by providing a safe way to dispose of unwanted electronic devices. There is also an incentive to receive a gift card with each donation. I think it would be really helpful to spread the word about this and other recycling programs. I really appreciate you taking the time to create and maintain your wonderful site. Keep up the great work!
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12 Quotes: Back to School
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
– Benjamin Franklin
Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
– Beatrix Potter
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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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