InfoManager for Monday, June 23rd, 2014

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

What’s Here:
01 UGNN Facebook Update: Getting faster, charity, crime, and the World Cup
02 Local Carrot – Fresh Produce In Your Neighborhood
03 PDF to Flipbook Software for Mac
04 System Monitor Utility
05 Eighteen OS X Yosemite
06 MUGs Facebook: Maps, Safety, new iTunes Content, and more
07 Change MP3 audio format to Audiobook
08 New iPad mini & iPhone 5 Security Kits
09 UGNN Cyber Security Report for JUNE, 2014
10 MUGS Talk on Facebook
11 Quote: YouTube, Twitter are the eyes of the world

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01 UGNN Facebook Update: Getting faster, charity, crime, and the World Cup

helping charities, locating criminals, speeding things up, and
the World Cup… Facebook is a BUZZ as usual. Let’s see:
[_] Facebook community steps up and helps Tullamarine mum and kids doing it tough
[_] Inaccurate Facebook Post About Bullying Causes Stir in South Hadley
[_] Facebook’s company trip to Africa leads to more efficient Android app
[_] Facebook offers up-front risk, chance for long-term reward
[_] On Facebook, World Cup is bigger than Olympics, Super Bowl
[_] Viral Facebook post warns against stick family decals
[_] Facebook photo of gunshot turtle leads to charges
[_] …and more

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/facebook_update_1406/

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02 Local Carrot – Fresh Produce In Your Neighborhood

After months of hard work and nurturing, Garden Produce Exchange has announced that the Local Carrot iPhone app has launched. Today’s launch of Local Carrot is our first step towards creating a place for local gardeners and fresh food lovers to buy, sell, and swap homegrown produce. The Local Carrot iPhone App is the fastest and easiest way for consumers looking for healthy, locally-sourced produce to connect with home gardeners who have surplus goods such as vegetables, fruits, herbs, seeds, eggs, honey, edible flowers, mulch, and compost.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/local_carrot/

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03 PDF to Flipbook Software for Mac

Hong Kong, China – FlipBuilder has released Flip PDF Professional for Mac, the PDF to flipbook software for Mac users. For a long time, Mac users have missed out on the benefits which can be provided by flipbook software. The Flip PDF Professional for Mac is an amazing tool which can be accessed and used by millions of Mac users interested in creating flipbooks.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/pdf-to-flipbook-software-for-mac/

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04 System Monitor Utility

Power APP has announced the release of version 2.0.0 of their app System Monitor Utility for iOS, an app that is designed to grant a quick overview not only of the hardware of iOS devices, but as well as detailed information about running processes or memory distribution.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/system-monitor-utility/

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05 Eighteen OS X Yosemite

This article on ComputerWorld.com’s Apple Holic blog by Jonny Evans lists 18 parts of Yosemite that are not commonly known.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/18-os-x-yosemite/

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06 MUGs Facebook: Maps, Safety, new iTunes Content, and more

I’m finding some pretty cool references on Facebook this week… if you missed these, you might want to take a look.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/1406-14_mugs/

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07 Change MP3 audio format to Audiobook

On the MacGroup-Detroit Web site, this article is called “Audiobooks? Yes, please.” It is written by Phyllis Evans.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/change-mp3-audio-format-to-audiobook/

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08 New iPad mini & iPhone 5 Security Kits

newMacgadgets today, introduces the first lock and cable iPad mini & iPhone 5 Security Kits. These lock and cable security kits are both light-weight and flexible in design making them ideal for all types of retail, business and home security applications.

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/new-ipad-mini-iphone-5-security-kits/

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09 UGNN Cyber Security Report for JUNE, 2014

Cyber Security seemed to fade off the radar for a while, but this summer, with the World Cup and everything going on in the Middle East, the cyber crooks have taken this as an opportunity to make some dough. So, start reading the Cyber Security Infomanager at Safenetting a little closer:
[_] NSA Names NYU School of Engineering to List of Cyber Security Programs
[_] Companies advised to combat persistent cyber threats with resilience
[_] The Human Factor at the Core of Federal Cybersecurity
[_] Why hedge funds are under attack by cyber-criminals
[_] Taft oil company ends cyber-theft case
[_] The buzz: Snowden hangover spreading
[_] Hacker Tactic: Holding Data Hostage
[_] and more!

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/cyber_security_1406/

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10 MUGS Talk on Facebook

What is being discussed on Facebook MUG pages this week:

http://www.ugnn.com/2014/06/mugs-talk-on-facebook/

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11 Quote: YouTube, Twitter are the eyes of the world

They are relying on social media Web sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, to tell the world about demonstrations and crackdowns in their cities and news agencies find themselves relying on the information these citizens publish.
– Voice of America News

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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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