InfoManager for Monday, July 14th, 2014

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 IDG: What is the Future of Wearables?
02 iPad InfoManager: July – Summer is almost over but iPad market still hot!
03 InfoManager: Wearable Technology news, views and reviews 1407-14
04 UGNN Cyber Security Report: America Under Attack
05 Google Improves Docs and cloud storage
06 See how Web site is tracking you
07 iOS 8 Security Changes
08 Auction to benefit App Camp for Girls
09 Digiarty Win/Mac DVD Video Converter
10 UGNN Malware Update: broken, break in, breaking, breaches
11 Quotes: about freedom: Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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 John Voorhees. I live in Hinsdale, Illinois, with my wife and three sons.

By day, I am a bankruptcy lawyer at a law firm in Chicago. Most of my work is on large corporate Chapter 11 reorganizations for creditors like banks.

I also help my eldest son with Squibner Software, his iOS development business, which led me to learn iOS programming myself. I have two apps on the iTunes App Store, including a soundboard companion app to Myke Hurley and Matt Alexander’s Bionic podcast called Vlcnr. Next up is an iTunes affiliate linking app for bloggers that I expect to release when iOS 8 debuts.

You can catch John’s complete story here: John Voorhees’ sweet Mac setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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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Think Before You Clink

Posted on July 13, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Er, that should have been *click*…

And to help illustrated why, Dave Parrak posted a most informative article on MakeUseOf. PYBT: Crappy Crowdfunding: 10 Dumb Kickstarters We Did Not Support [Weird & Wonderful Web].

And, yes, the listed Kickstarters are weird and wonderful!

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on July 11, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

As Christina Bonnington reports in Wired:

Each week, there are dozens of rumors, reports, and patent filings that hint at what’s coming out of Cupertino next. Some are legit, but many are totally bogus. As always, we’ve parsed the rumors, ranking them in order from “utterly ridiculous” to “duh, of course”. First up…

DON’T COUNT ON IT: Sapphire Crystal iPhone Display Glass Tested in Video

It, of course, gets better from there. PYBT: This Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible for all the juicy tidbits.

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InfoManager for Monday, July 7th, 2014

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

What’s Here:
01 UGNN Facebook Update: What were you thinking?
02 WARNING: PayPal spoof attack
03 UGNN Cyber Security Report: America Under Attack
04 Albie: The Reddit Album Viewer released for iOS
05 Know on the go, with Hurricane Pro
06 FlipCard
07 Jettison: Close Your MacBook and Go
08 InfoManager: Wearable Technology news, views and reviews
09 Corel’s After Shot Pro 2
10 Ten Features of OS X Yosemite
11 Default Folder X 4.6.6
12 Seen on Facebook:
13 Quote: Cyber Security Continue reading →

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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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 Chuck Skoda. I’m a developer. My day job is at Tagboard building web-app-type-things and also posting GIFs to our Slack channels. Additionally, I make some iPhone apps, both independently, and with Sky Balloon, a company for side projects I started with a couple compatriots.

You can catch Chuck’s complete story here: Chuck Skoda’s sweet iPhone setup.

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

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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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Are You Sleeping? Are You Sleeping? Network Down…

Posted on July 6, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

If you’re on Mavericks (OS X 10.9.x) and having an unhappy time staying connected to your WiFi connection when the Mac wakes up, Alex Heath, at Cult of Mac, feels your pain, and and has discovered the (ostensible) fix: OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 fixes a super-annoying Wi-Fi bug.

There’s also a Safari update.

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Reminder: iPad Class at Di-No

Posted on July 6, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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

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

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