[DM-MUG] Fwd: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 30, 2010
Victoria L. Herring
VLH at HerringLaw.com
Mon Sep 6 21:08:11 CDT 2010
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>What's Here:
>01 August Phishing Round-up
>02 Typeface Design Degrees
>03 Rules for Documentary Filmmakers
>04 Digital Artists Conference
>05 iPad, iPhone Trade-In Programs
>06 5 Apps to "Pimp" your Mac
>07 PaperFinance 2.0 for iPhone
>08 Tortoise Buffett and Trader Hare
>09 DeepSleep Widget
>10 Use Gmail to make VoIP calls
>11 DIY: Wicked WordPress Themes
>12 Flex 4 Cookbook
>13 Quotes: Will Rogers and Ben Franklin
>14 For August 30, have a great week and a great September!
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>01 August Phishing Round-up
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> Be very careful with your online banking. Don't underestimate
>the bad guys! Read the warnings in this issue. Then follow:
>* IBM: Biggest threat to the cloud could be security issues
>* Anti-Phishing Group Targeting Fax-Based Scams
>* Phishing Attacks Target Car Sales Companies
>* Facebook Phishing Increases, Making It Second Most Phished Brand
>* iTunes accounts hacked * Safety tips for banking online
>* 'LOL is this you?' spam spreading via Facebook chat
>* University e-mail fraud threatens student security
> . . . and more
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/august-phishing-round-up/
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>02 Typeface Design Degrees
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> Your user group probably has a member or two who like to
>play with fonts, and may even have visions of becoming a
>font designer. Now, one of the most esteemed design schools,
>Cooper Union, has introduced a degree in typeface design!
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/typeface-design-degrees/
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>03 Rules for Documentary Filmmakers
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> The Digital Production BuZZ, the world's only interactive
>talk radio show for digital production, post-production and
>distribution, aired a live interview with Eddie Schmidt,
>President of the Board of IDA (International Documentary
>Association) and an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker.
>Schmidt comes to the BuZZ to share his perspective on the recent
>copyright ruling favoring documentary filmmakers by the
>U.S. Copyright Office.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/rules-for-documentary-filmmakers/
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>04 Digital Artists Conference
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> iAMDA (International Association of Mobile Digital Artists)
>will hold its first annual MobileArtCon at NYU ITP at the Tisch
>School of the Arts, October 23-24, 2010. The conference will
>bring together visual artists, designers, musicians and app
>developers from around the world to discuss art and music
>created on handheld touchscreen devices (iPhones/iPads, etc)
>from a creative, technical and historical perspective.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/digital-artists-conference/
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>05 iPad, iPhone Trade-In Programs
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> PowerMax Inc., an Apple Authorized Specialist and online
>destination for the latest in Apple products, as well as
>discontinued and used Macs and iPods, has launched new
>trade-in programs for both the iPhone and iPad.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/ipad-iphone-trade-in-programs/
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>06 5 Apps to 'Pimp' your Mac
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> The Igloo Blog has posted this list of applications for
>customizing a Mac.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/5-apps-to-pimp-your-mac/
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>07 PaperFinance 2.0 for iPhone
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> has released its 2.0 update for PaperFinance, the company's
>flagship money-tracking app. PaperFinance 2.0 adds six brand new
>features, an interface makeover, and more than 30 total changes.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/paperfinance-2-0-for-iphone/
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>08 Tortoise Buffett and Trader Hare
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> Lucas Remmerswaal, the author of The Tale of Tortoise Buffett
>and Trader Hare, has just released the latest update for iPad users.
>The Tale of Tortoise Buffett and Trader Hare 1.0 is a fresh take
>on a timeless children's tale that teaches the good habits that
>fueled the success of billionaire and philanthropist Warren
>Buffett. Mr. Buffett's values and principles are powerful and
>effective yet, as this story shows, are so basic and simple
>that a child can grasp them. Released just in time for Warren
>Buffett's 80th birthday, The Tale of Tortoise Buffett and Trader
>Hare 1.3 was inspired by his life and success.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/the-tale-of-tortoise-buffett-and-trader-hare/
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>09 DeepSleep Widget
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> I Stumbled Upon this application Saturday evening.
>They point out that many Mac users just close the lid on
>their Mac- Hibernate your Macbooks and Macbook Pros to
>put them to sleep. But if the mobile device isn't used
>for awhile, it can still get its battery drained.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/deepsleep-widget/
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>10 Use Gmail to make VoIP calls
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> Jessica Dolcourtse, wrote a hands-on review of Google's new
>voice service. She talks about last week's Google rollout of a
>new program that allows you to add voice to Gmails built-in Google
>Talk. Is uses a plugin that lets you use a dial pad so you can
>launch VoIP calls from the Gmail.com in-box, or from within iGoogle.
>Of course, it is currently only to U.S. Gmail users.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/use-gmail-to-make-voip-calls/
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>11 DIY: Wicked WordPress Themes
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> Written in response to huge demand, 'Build Your Own Wicked
>Wordpress Themes' will not only show web developers and designers
>how to build premium WordPress themes, but how to sell them.
>
>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/diy-wicked-wordpress-themes/
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>12 Flex 4 Cookbook
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> With a large collection of proven recipes, 'Flex 4 Cookbook'
>is the ideal problem-solving guide for developing interactive
>Rich Internet Applications on the Adobe Flash Platform.
>You'll find answers to hundreds of common problems you may encounter
>when using Adobe Flex, Flex 4 Framework, or Flash Builder, Adobe's
>GUI-based development tool.
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>http://www.ugnn.com/2010/08/flex-4-cookbook/
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>13 Quotes: Will Rogers and Ben Franklin
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> "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie'
> until you can find a rock."
> - Will Rogers
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> "Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy."
> -- Benjamin Franklin
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[images, ordering site]; Blogs: http://blog.journeyzing.com [JZ];
http://www.herringlaw.com [lawfirm]; Chicago Photo Forum Int'l. Comp.
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