by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 Happy New Year from Lynn and Fred
02 Guess who? Not NSA? Facebook, Google, Yahoo spying on you big time!
03 Plans App for iOS
04 Five most annoying parts of using a Mac and how to fix
05 iSelfie 1.0 for iOS
06 Files United: The missing File Manager for iOS 7
07 Four Free OS X Utilities for All Mac Users
08 Best Games of 2013 (Mac & iOS)
09 Web Sites for eBooks & audiobooks for free or cheap
10 Thirtieth Anniversary of the Macintosh
11 Indie Mac Bundle from MacGameStore
12 Why you should never hire anyone based on their Facebook profile
13 Quotes: All about Change
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01 Happy New Year from Lynn and Fred
Can we last another year? Let’s see. Give us a jingle.
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02 Guess who? Not NSA? Facebook, Google, Yahoo spying on you big time!
It’s truly interesting how people just realized their e-mail is being read! LOL. Here’s they are all up in arms about the NSA, and Edward Snowden, when it really ain’t nothing new. Google has been doing it for over ten years. Yes, people are that stupid.
Last week, two Facebook users filed a class-action lawsuit against the social network, claiming that it violates state and federal law by mining information from their private messages for advertising purposes.Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley company facing heat on this issue. Google and Yahoo each face separate lawsuits filed last year over their practice of scanning the content of e-mails… San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Facebook-Google-Yahoo-all-being-sued-over-5114587.php
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03 Plans App for iOS
Berlin, Germany – The Gamma Project hasd announce the release of Plans – financial plans with sync for iOS, a financial app which not only looks great but it’s also easy to use. Plans is the best choice for anyone new to personal finance apps, and anyone who wants to get started, and keep at it, with as little effort as possible.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/01/plans-app-for-ios/
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04 Five most annoying parts of using a Mac and how to fix
This article by Alex Spencer on tutsplus.com is pretty interesting as I never thought of some of these items as being annoying. Or even necessary.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/01/5-most-annoying-parts-of-using-a-mac-and-how-to-fix/
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05 iSelfie 1.0 for iOS
Based in Hong Kong – Wimlog has announced the release and immediate availability of iSelfie – camera remote control 1.0, for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/01/iselfie-1-0-for-ios/
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06 Files United: The missing File Manager for iOS 7
Zuhanden GmbH, a developer of productivity apps with more than 4 million downloads, has announced the release of Files United, what it calls “the ultimate file manager app for the iPhone and iPad”. Play media, view images or open documents. Designed specifically for iOS 7.
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/01/files-united-the-missing-file-manager-for-ios-7/
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07 Four Free OS X Utilities for All Mac Users
OSXDaily has this article saying that all Mac users should have these 4 utilities. I don’t see how we can argue with their choice, but why limit to four?
http://www.ugnn.com/2014/01/4-free-os-x-utilities-for-all-mac-users/
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08 Best Games of 2013 (Mac & iOS)
MacLife has posted its opinion of the best games for the Macintosh OS X and for the best free iOS games for 2013.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/12/best-games-of-2013-mac-ios/
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09 Web Sites for eBooks & audiobooks for free or cheap
I’ve been looking at alternative resources to iBooks, Kindle, Nook and other recognized commercial ebook publishers. Also looked for audio books in MP3 format.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/12/web-sites-for-ebooks/
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10 Thirtieth Anniversary of the Macintosh
CNET is reporting that there will be a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Macintosh on January 25th, 2014 at the Flint Center.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/12/30th-anniversary-of-the-macintosh-2/
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11 Indie Mac Bundle from MacGameStore
Austin, Texas – Macgamestore.com has to announced the Indie Mac Bundle, a one-of-a-kind compilation of 10 amazing Indie Mac games (developed by independant game developers) for just $19.95.
http://www.ugnn.com/2013/12/indie-mac-bundle-from-macgamestore/
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12 Why you should never hire anyone based on their Facebook profile
Or Google+, or LinkedIN, or DeviantArt, or any of the other social networks. A new study, conducted by researchers at Florida State University, Old Dominion University, Clemson University, and Accenture, found that there is no correlation between how prospective employers rated someone’s Facebook profile and how well that person actually performed at their job.
http://bgr.com/2014/01/03/employee-facebook-profile-screening/
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13 Quotes: All about Change
Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.
– Richard M. Nixon
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
– John F. Kennedy
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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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