by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 Wearable Technology news, views and reviews 1408-25
02 UGNN SafeNetting Report for August 25 2014
03 iPad InfoManager: Ready for September!
04 This week’s UGs on Facebook
05 Open Source Mac Software
06 Stop the Phone Books
07 iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program
08 iOS Business Card Scanner
09 60 Seconds: Cinemagraphs are moving pictures…
10 Quotes: Opportunities and the future
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01 InfoManager: Wearable Technology news, views and reviews 1408-25
We’re surfing the waves of the latest buzz on wearable technology! Now some doom-sayers are appearing on the horizon, but there’s also help for some in need! There’s just no slowing this new industry! And, don’t miss the “Kill la Kill” video at the end! When the big news is rolling, the InfoManager will be there:
[_] Is “Kill la Kill” a warning about wearable tech? PBS Idea Channel investigates
[_] Bitdefender introduces security to the world of smart wearable technology
[_] Is Wearable Technology Contributing To A Rise In Skin Allergies?
[_] Step closer: Ex-49ers star tackles wearable tech for Parkinson’s
[_] The Latest in Wearable Tech: Electronic Music-Inspired Clothing
[_] Wearable technology makes Google Glass completely hands-free
[_] Wearable technology isn’t seeing astounding sales figures
[_] Is the Player Nervous? Just Ask His Shirt
…and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/wearable_tech_1408-25/
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02 UGNN SafeNetting Report for August 25 2014
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Malware report. We had a reader comment in an e-mail the other day that “…UGN Safenetting is a God-send for our user group… nobody else is looking out for the users’ interest like InfoManager! Thank You!”
Well, that’s why we’ve held the Safenetting mission for the last two decades.
Gmail malware… Cyber security training… iTunes and Robin Williams cybercrime traps… It’s an interesting summer, and as we move toward September the news, views and reviews just don’t slow down.
[_] White House Cybersecurity Guy Proud of Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge or Skills
[_] Researchers malware steals Gmail password, online banking data
[_] Cyber security experts find 92 percent successful Gmail hack
[_] More than 1000 businesses affected by same malware as Target
[_] Ready, aim, click: we need new laws to govern cyberwarfare
[_] Triangulating Cyberespionage for Better US Diplomacy
[_] PSA: Beware iTunes, Robin Williams Phishing Scams
[_] Israeli officers learn to fight cyber-war
[_] GCHQ Launches National Hacker Competition
[_] Iran Aided Hamas in Cyber-War on Israel
[_] NYPD warns of hotel and E-ZPass scams
…and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/safenetting_1408-25/
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03 iPad InfoManager: Ready for September!
UGNN InfoManager news all about Apple and Apple computers News is buzzing about new iPads and new iPhones – but there’s some down side as well: delays, jailbreaking, and more. Follow along as we catch up with the latest on iPad and iPhone:
[_] Apple iPhone 6 suppliers “struggling to get enough screens ready for launch”
[_] Apple iOS 8 Release Date for iPhone 4, 5, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2
[_] Essential Back-to-School iPad Accessories for Study and Fun
[_] InfoWorld is so, so wrong about iOS jailbreaking
[_] Will Apple’s Smartwatch Delay Hurt Investors?
[_] Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Is Just Good Enough
[_] 4 Ways Tim Cook Has Changed Apple As CEO
[_] Phone draining data plan? Check your apps
…and more!
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/1408-25_ipad_infomanager/
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04 This week’s UGs on Facebook
This week’s subject on UGs are listed below. If you know of any user groups that aren’t mentioned, please let us know. This week we saw:
[_] Save 50% on Take Control Books
[_] Dutch Artist Creates 3D Printer That Can Print Complex Ceramic Pots
[_] How to use photos on iMovie (part1)
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/this-weeks-ugs-on-facebook/
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05 Open Source Mac Software
I am preparing to present Open Source Software for the Macintosh to the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society in September. A few years ago, September was declared Open Source Month by someone and I’ve tried every two or three years to find what I can get and tell the group about what is available.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/open-source-mac-software/
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06 Stop the Phone Books
Each year, we not only get white and yellow pages from the local phone company, but there are several additional companies that also produce books for the telephone market that list addresses and phone #s.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/stop-the-phone-books/
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07 iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program
According to 9to5Mac, Apple has announced a recall of SOME iPhone 5 batteries. They say: units “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.” The iPhone 5 was originally launched in September 2012, and Apple says that the affected units were sold between that month and January 2013…
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/iphone-5-battery-replacement-program/
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08 iOS Business Card Scanner
HandL has announced an update to its popular business card scanning App – Contact Snapper for iOS. Contact Snapper scans business cards and instantly turns them into a contact on the address book. With the update, Contact Snapper is powerful than ever before, highly intuitive and delivers break-through performance. Google Contacts is now deeply integrated into Contact Snapper with complete fully managed 2 way sync capabilities.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/08/ios-business-card-scanner/
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09 60 Seconds: Cinemagraphs are moving pictures… the evolution of the animated GIF
I just watched a special on BBC about an artist in Europe producing Cinemagraphs, or as they are sometimes called “animated gifs” …he mispronounced the word “gif” several hundred times, saying “gift” rather than “Jiff” …anyway, this is cool stuff, and if you’re graphically inclined, try it out:
http://www.graphic-design.com/60-seconds/310_cinemagraphs
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10 Quotes: Opportunities and the future
Look for the opportunities in the difficulties, not the difficulties in the opportunities.
– Victor Fiorelli
The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face.
– Jim Bishop
An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
– Mae West
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…and 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.
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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