InfoManager for Monday, June 3, 2013

Posted on June 3, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 Travel and RV Apps for Kindle/Android/iPad/iPhone
02 Browsers for Macintosh
03 Camino Browser – RIP
04 How to Troubleshoot Four Mac Problems
05 Did Apple Buy Grokr?
06 Cyber Security: heating up for summer
07 Themes Back on the Mac
08 Easy Way to Resize Photos For E-mail or Web: Image Resizer Deluxe
09 New Peterson Mobile App For Budget-Conscious Nature Lovers
10 Blocks Rock! App Based on Student Invention Now Available for iOS
11 Supercomputer Watson to be Customer Service Rep
12 Quotes: Benjamin Franklin Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on June 3, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Intro to the Interface class at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No

Posted on June 2, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad class at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Macworld HELP DESK 05.31.2013

Posted on May 31, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

First and foremost, just how snoop-proof is your Mac? Chris Breen and the commenters have a lot of interesting things to say about this.

Does your calendar rule your life? Does something not exist if it’s not on the calendar? Use your iPhone, and Calendar doesn’t quite cut it? Replace Calendar with Fantastical on your iPhone. Again, interesting and informative comments.

Literally a grab bag; truth in advertising! Grab bag: Missing surround sound, a lost Mac, and more has a little bit of this, a little bit of that…

Other items of interest today:

For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 05.31.2013

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Shoulder Surfing

Posted on May 27, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

MacHiderRan across a post on makeuseof.com, Keep Your Secret Files Out Of Sight With MacHider. It starts out thusly:

…Mac OS X does a great job of keeping my data protected most of the time. Ironically, the most sensitive time for my data is when I’m actively using the computer.

I’m not talking about trojans or other such digital intruders. No, the pest I’m talking about goes by the name of shoulder surfing. The strength of my security doesn’t matter if everyone looking over my shoulder can see my most sensitive data. This is one of the main reasons why I keep my precious files hidden from sight at all times, by using tools like MacHider. It’s security through obscurity.

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InfoManager for Monday, May 27, 2013

Posted on May 27, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 Technology & Politics: From Web to Warfare
02 iPad InfoManager: Here comes summer and new iPads
03 Japanese Art Created Using MS Excel
04 How to create a RAM disk in OS X
05 Migrating from Kindle to iBooks
06 Will Vittle for the iPad Finally Kill the Need for Text?
07 Photographer takes iPad users on a free motorcycle ride through Mexico
08 iLuv Drawing Vehicles HD for iPad: Learn Secrets of Drawing Step-by-Step
09 Macware, Inc., Offers 50% off Holiday Weekend Sale
10 Disk Order 3.2.4
11 Quotes: Summer books and reading Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on May 27, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Play class, focusing on Garage Band, at Di-No Computers.

Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA  91107
(626) 795-6674

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Never Forget

Posted on May 27, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Memorial Day
U.S. Memorial Day History and Information
Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend

Never Forget

Those Honored Dead

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Macworld HELP DESK 05.24.2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Up first is All about About This Mac. In Mountain Lion, About This Mac gets a BIG shot in the arm. Chris Breen discusses several additions; be sure to catch the video, too.

How to photograph the moon

Ever have problems with updates and the Mac App Store? You’re not the only one… Chris Breen, and several commentors, have some very interesting solutions in Clearing up Mac App Store confusion.

Other items of interest today:

For the whole shooting match, PYBT: Macworld HELP DESK 05.24.2013

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Travelling? Gonna Need Help Communicating?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

The WorldHas makeuseof.com got a deal for you! Five iPhone Apps That Will Help You Communicate In A Foreign Language (presuming, of course, you use an iPhone):

…there are several iPhone foreign language apps that will help you translate simple phrases while you are exploring the globe. All of them are useful, but bear in mind that they are designed to help you communicate, not to help you learn the language.

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