InfoManager for Monday, January 26th, 2015

by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker

What’s Here:
01 InfoManager: 2015 Wearable Technology news, views and reviews kick-off
02 UGNN Facebook Update: New Year Rumors, news and views – again
03 User Groups on Facebook 1-24-2015
04 Cocktail 8.0 (Yosemite Edition)
05 Neoappz Releases Places Around 5.0 with Voice Search
06 3D Printing
07 Latest Videos we’ve seen on CES…
08 Quotes: Abe Lincoln & John Kennedy

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01 InfoManager: 2015 Wearable Technology news, views and reviews kick-off

InfoManager: Wearable Technology news: The Consumer Electronics show has come and gone and just about 80% of the news buzz is wearable tech from underwear to socks and eye-glasses. Yes, lots of new technology, but just not very much as cool as wearable tech. We’re in for the ride!
* New Wearable Technology Concept Aims To Save Cyclists’ Lives
* DuPont Introduces Stretchable Inks for Wearable Electronics
* Pogue: Future of Glasses, Wearable Technology 2015
* CES 2015: Wearable Tech You Might Actually Wear
* Wearable tech may finally go mainstream in 2015
* The 10 Best Technology Advances of 2014
* The week in wearable tech
* …and more!

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/wearable_technology_1501/

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02 UGNN Facebook Update: New Year Rumors, news and views – again

Here we go… it’s another year wil lots of fun and stuff on Facebook! All the online talking heads are predicting an exciting 2015 – and you know if it’s happening, the InfoManager will pass it on!
* Facebook’s phony year-in-review: Here’s what a real timeline of &quo;2014 on Facebook” looks like
* Facebook has an empathy team to teach employees that users are human beings
* Court Weighs Facebook’s Right to Challenge Search Warrants on Users’ Behalf
* Facebook’s Trending news section is about to go mobile.
* No dislike button for Facebook, declares Zuckerberg
* Runa Khan jailed for Facebook Syria terror posts
* Facebook offers solution to end drunken posts
* …and more!

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/facebook_update_1501-24/

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03 User Groups on Facebook 1-24-2015

Mac User Groups on Facebook: Here is some more great content items posted by user group members on Facebook…
* How to Get Around “App Can’t Be Opened” Alert Message on OS X Yosemite
* Apple Took Half of U.S. Phone Activations in Q4 2014 as Demand Stays Strong
* Health-monitoring components for modular Google smartphone
* Reset Forgotten Admin & Standard User Pasword OSX 10.10 Yosemite
* How to Set Speakerphone Mode to Automatically Activate on iPhone
* …and more !
It’s a good idea if you log into your Facebook account prior to reading this article.

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/user-groups-on-facebook-1-24-2015/

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04 Cocktail 8.0 (Yosemite Edition)

Maintain has announced the immediate availability of Cocktail 8.0 (Yosemite Edition), a new edition of Cocktail that is fully compatible with OS X Yosemite 10.10. Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair, and optimize your Mac.

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/cocktail-8-0-yosemite-edition/

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05 Neoappz Releases Places Around 5.0 with Voice Search

Neoappz, a mobile application development company, has announced the release of Places Around 5.0, an update to their popular travel app for iPhone and iPod touch. Places Around is a user-friendly application which allows anyone to easily find places in and around their surroundings. It works world wide and provides accurate and concise information.

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/neoappz-releases-places-around-5-0-with-voice-search/

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06 3D Printing

3D Printing is really capturing my imagination. And even going beyond what I would expect. Here are some stories that caught my eye this week.

http://www.ugnn.com/2015/01/3d-printing/

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07 Latest Videos we’ve seen on CES…

Couldn’t resist passing these along! They’re also in this week’s Wearable Technology, but these give you direct links:
David Pogue: Future of Glasses, Wearable Technology 2015
* http://www.ugnn.com//2015/wearable_tech_v/Nova_Science.html
Wearable tech may finally go mainstream in 2015
* http://www.ugnn.com//2015/wearable_tech_v/CES_2015_Canada.html
CES 2015: Wearable Tech You Might Actually Wear
* http://www.ugnn.com/2015/wearable_tech_v/CR_2015_CES.html

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08 Quotes: Abe Lincoln & John Kennedy

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and under a just God, can not long retain it.
– Abraham Lincoln

Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate.
– John F. Kennedy
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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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