InfoManager for Monday, October 7, 2013

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

What’s Here:
01 Steve Jobs: The Man, The Business, The Legacy
02 UGNN Malware Report for 1310-07
03 Cyber Security – Adobe Hacked! Cyberseurity Awareness Month and more
04 Optical Disc Burning solution for new Mac Pro
05 Psykopaint
06 Terrific Online Video Sites That Aren’t Netflix, Hulu, or iTunes
07 How to Maintain Your Privacy on Social Networking Apps from an iPhone or iPad
08 Secrets of the iOS 7 Keyboard
09 Tips & Tricks Guide for iPhone at Apple.com
10 “Iconic”
11 Other World Computing
12 Quotes: To overcome evil

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01 Steve Jobs: The Man, The Business, The Legacy

With the second anniversary of his death coming up, this week we look at Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and the legacy he’s left behind. As one of the most famous companies in the world, Apple Inc. needs no introduction, but how did the American company get to where it is now? We look at Steve Jobs’ &rs\\ldquo;inspirational” leadership, what Apple should be doing with their profits, and how the company is affecting organisations around the globe with the “Apple-ization” of the Enterprise.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/steve_jobs_legacy/

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02 UGNN Malware Report for 1310-07

Although only thousands have signed up for Obamacare, millions have been phished for Obamacare! Just one of the top stories in this week’s malware report. As we continue coverage of various malware and exploit attacks, we are reminded that malware attacks are on the rise, and the attackers are getting more and more creative with their attacks. We have started posting many of our alerts to our Facebook group. If you are not a UGNet facebook follower you probably should be: http://www.facebook.com/groups/UGNet/
Here goes :
* Information-theft malware Napolar is gaining traction, researchers warn
* Adobe source code breach – is it a gateway for new malware
* PandaLabs: Malware Creation Hit Record Levels in Q2 2013
* SPACE.com Malware Notifications Are Incorrect
* McAfee puts the freeze on malware
* Hackers go phishing with Obamacare
* A Smartphone Charger That Sniffs for Malware
* Mobile Malware Hits the 1M Mark
* Google: Android Malware Threat is Vastly Exaggerated
and more…

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/malware_report-for-1310-07/

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03 Cyber Security – Adobe Hacked! Cyberseurity Awareness Month and more

I guess the biggest news is Adobe’s getting hacked. It is amazing that nobody noticed the vulnerability of moving such operations to the cloud. What were they thinking? YES, it’s Cyberseurity Awareness Month – keep yourself protected and help your neighbors get more aware of the risks they take! Here’s where we watch future history unfold:
* National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
* Keep Yourself Protected: Don’t Become a Victim of Identity Theft
* Air Force cadets earning honors as academic hackers
* Adobe Hacked, Silk Road Sacked
* Cybersecurity Summit 2013 Takeaways
* US cyber-security trade delegation to Kuwait undeterred by surveillance leaks
* Students Should Take Precautions Online During National Cyber Month
* and more…

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/1310-07_cyber-security/

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04 Optical Disc Burning solution for new Mac Pro

NuMac is excited to announce the NMBDR6x, a single cable solution for burning optical discs with Apple’s soon-to-be-released Mac Pro. The round, low-profile design of the NMBDR6x allows the device to sit right beneath the Mac Pro, keeping clutter to a minimum.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/optical-disc-burning-solution-for-new-mac-pro/

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05 Psykopaint

Psykosoft has announced Psykopaint 1.2.1 for Mac. Psykopaint (the most popular painting app on the Chrome Web store), is a painting application with a twist that allows you to paint while the colors are selected automatically based on a photo. Until now, the app was accessible exclusively online and now is a fully-packaged app for Mac.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/psykopaint/

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06 Terrific Online Video Sites That Aren’t Netflix, Hulu, or iTunes

Everyone knows the major names in streaming video: iTunes, Netflix, Amazon.com, Hulu, YouTube. Those services offer lots of great movies and TV shows from across genres and across the world. But they’re not the only streaming video sites on the Web. Actually, if you’re looking for niche content (like anime, horror, cartoons, humor, educational programs, and more) they’re not always your best option. Sam Costello, author of My iPad for Kids, shares 11 of these alternative streaming sites.

http://bit.ly/17KluWb

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07 How to Maintain Your Privacy on Social Networking Apps from an iPhone or iPad

Jason Rich passes on this sage advice from his book iPad At Work… The online social networking services are excellent for keeping in touch with your friends, family, coworkers, former classmates, and other people from your past and present. In this article, Jason offers some useful strategies for maintaining some level of privacy when using these popular services from an iPhone or iPad.

http://bit.ly/1fTaU50

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08 Secrets of the iOS 7 Keyboard

Kirk McElhearn in his blog Kirkville has a series of articles about how to use the iOS 7 Keyboard.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/secrets-of-the-ios-7-keyboard/

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09 Tips & Tricks Guide for iPhone at Apple.com

Apple has added new Tips and Tricks sections to its iPhone marketing Web sites.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/tips-tricks-guide-for-iphone-at-apple-co/

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10 “Iconic”

Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation is a new coffee table book by Bryan M. Wolf.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/iconic/

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11 Other World Computing

Other World Computing is celebrating its 25th year.

http://www.ugnn.com/2013/10/other-world-computing/

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12 Quotes; To overcome evil

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.
– Tyron Edwards

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
– Henry David Thoreau

To overcome evil with good is good, to resist evil by evil is evil.
– Mohammed

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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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