InfoManager for Monday, May 19th, 2014

Posted on May 19, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

After we started bouncing for posts over 17K, we trimmed the InfoManager back to less than 17K (a couple of years ago).

Now, InfoManager bounced because it was over 12K.

So, here’s a verion under 12K that hopefully will not bounce:

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

What’s Here:
01 Cyber safety vs. Cyber crime: Understanding the battle-lines
02 Toughturtle Develops A Cure For Road Trip Boredom With A New Bingo App
03 Savesm App lets you submit your Best Offer for any product or service
04 Counting Together released for iPhone and iPad
05 Google privacy ruling is just the thin end of a censorship wedge
06 Stream your photos directly to the audience in slideshow
07 Pen & Ink 3.0 – Beautiful Brushes in a Beautiful New Interface
08 Eleven Apps I Use Constantly
09 New Wonder Material?
10 After European Court Decision, Google Works on a Tool to Remove Links
11 Cut Me Out pro
12 Wispa – Buy Sell Find, Socially
13 Government not meeting cyber security expectations
14 QUOTES: The Internet Continue reading →

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Reminder: Mac Class at Di-No

Posted on May 19, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, focusing on Safari and the Internet (and possibly Maps), 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 May 18, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

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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An iTunes Update Broke What?!!??

Posted on May 17, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Did you upgrade Mavericks to 10.9.3 the other day? You may or may not have noticed a “little” bug, introduced by iTunes 11.2:

Thursday’s iTunes 11.2 release contained a bug that was both inconvenient and risky: If you have Find My Mac enabled, your Users folder (/Users) will be hidden at startup. Worse, that folder, along with /Users/Shared, will have their permissions set so that anyone can modify them, creating a security risk.

PYBT for Dan Frakes’ helpful post on Macworld: Apple issues iTunes update to fix /Users issue

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Better Safe Than Sorry

Posted on May 17, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

(Relatively) new to computers and the Internet? Don’t sweat it; we all were, at some point. Fortunately, there are a lot of hints and tips out there to help us all out.

Ryan Dube posted a *great* mini-guide on MakeUseOf, detailing some of the most common trip-ups and how to deal with them. PYBT: 5 Ways You’re Using The Web Wrong: Avoid Frustration & Embarrassment.

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Google’s at It Again

Posted on May 17, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Mark O’Neill reported on MakeUseOf this morning:

Google has just updated their terms of service allowing them to use your Google profile information in their ads. Which is worrying, because who really reads terms and conditions?

If you, like most everybody, would rather not appear in Google ads willy nilly, PYBT: Google Will Use Your Profile Information In Their Ads – Unless You Opt Out.

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Freemium Friday

Posted on May 16, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

MacAppware sent out an e-mail this morning. It started thusly:

We have been bringing you some great deals on great apps for Mac, but every now and again it’s nice to step back and appreciate some freebies that are available. Here is a list of full version apps to download for free (some may be familiar to you, others might be a new gem to dig up!):

AppCleaner free
Cyberduck $23.99 value
ClamXav free
SuperDuper! free
NameChanger free
Free Fonts free
Hallowe’en Fonts free
Free Fonts – Christmas Collection free

Hop on over and check it out!

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Snicker for the Morning

Posted on May 16, 2014 by SGVAUG BlogMaster

Well, it’s a major guffaw, actually!!

Kyped from George Takei on Facebook:

Schrodinger

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Wired Ranks the Rumors

Posted on May 16, 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: “iPhone 6” Photos Galore

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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Who are you and what do you do?

Posted on May 12, 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:

I’m David Chartier and I am a Content Strategist and Writer. I run marketing and PR for AgileBits (makers of 1Password and Knox) and a few clients. I also run Finer Things in Tech and got my start in the industry as a blogger for TUAW, then an Associate Editor at Ars Technica and Macworld. I freelance occasionally for Macworld, The Mac Observer, and The Wirecutter.

Editor’s note: David was kind enough to provide us with his Mac, iPhone, and iPad setups. To keep it all straight, we’ve deviated a bit from the normal format, but everything is labeled so you can enjoy the read.

You can catch David’s complete story here: David Chartier’s sweet setup.

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

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