InfoManager for Monday, November 24th, 2014

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

Happy Thanksgiving…

What’s Here:
01 Net Neutrality: Obama, Wheeler, ICANN, Internet Freedom Act, FCC, FTC, and more
02 For your annual calendar, card or poster, try CollageIT PRO
03 User Groups on Facebook 11/22/2014
04 Smart PDF Scanner Pro for iPhone
05 Free Audio Books
06 Numerics 2.0 for Business Metrics in iOS
07 KnujOn reports on ICANN, November, 2014
08 Mac Yourself (Again!)
09 Thanksgiving Quote: What to give thanks for? Continue reading →

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The Romans Beat the Swiss to It

Yeah, I know it’s not computer-related, or even remotely modern, but it’s too cool to pass up!

PYBT: Roman “Swiss Army Knife”.

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Were You at the Meeting Last Night?

If not, you missed even more great iOS 8 tips, some seriously hysterical cartoons, and a great bunch of new people!

At Coco’s, we touched on Contacts on an iPad Mini, (shocking) revelations of age, Skype and/vs FaceTime, (Russian) counterfeiting, and potato vs sweet potato fries.

That’s my story; I’m sticking to it!

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Who are you and what do you do?

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.

Today’s victim, er, interviewee:

My name is Álvaro Serrano and I live in Madrid, Spain. I’m the author and publisher of Analog Senses, a website about the human side of technology featuring links and articles on design, photography, Apple, and the tech industry in general, as well as other interesting things currently happening on planet Earth.

For the past six years I used to work as a researcher and software developer at Technical University of Madrid. During that time I did quite a bit of software development in several major platforms, including iOS, OS X, Windows, Linux, Android and the Web. Right now I’m in the middle of a career transition and I’m trying to grow Analog Senses into a sustainable business. As of the end of July, I consider it my full-time job.

You can catch Álvaro’s complete story here: Álvaro Serrano’s sweet setup.

“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, subject TBA, 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

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad Basics class, focusing on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, at Di-No Computers.

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

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Veterans’ Day

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Who are you and what do you do?

At The Sweet Setup:

Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.

Today’s victim, er, interviewee:

My name is Fraser Speirs and I’m primarily a teacher of Computer Science at Cedars School of Excellence in Greenock, Scotland. I also have responsibility for all the IT provision at my school, so I’m a fully-responsible sysadmin too. I also blog at speirs.org and have a podcast with Bradley Chambers called Out of School.

You can catch Fraser’s complete story here: Fraser Speirs’ sweet setup.

“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

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

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

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November 17th General Meeting

3D Printing, Part 2

How did he do that?? We’ll tell you!

Regular Features

Apps & Traps – Our essential monthly feature on interesting new products and services for iOS and OS X, brought to you by Dave Whitby.

Apple News & Updates

Q&A

Our rewarding Monthly Prize Drawing includes a Gear Head USB 2.0 4-Port Hub with AC Adapter, Quirky Powercurl for MacBook Air, 4″ x 6″ Photo Postcards, a WD My Passport for Mac 1TB hard drive, and Tropical Software’s TopXNotes. Don’t forget: members receive one free ticket for our drawing. Bring a guest and get another free ticket! Support our group and increase your chances of winning some goodies – drawing tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00. The odds are great that you can be a winner!

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Following the general meeting, we have our informal Meeting after the Meeting at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 N. Lake Ave. (between Union St. and Colorado Blvd., at the southwest corner of Union and Lake).

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