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May 10, 2009

Does Mac have a Virus?

After April's rumblings of the iBotNet virus attacking Macs, which got little or no press, those of us on the frontlines knew is was basically a hoax Trojan that infected a very small number of Macs. This week, Bob Levitus wrote for The Chronicle, putting the situation in perspective saying "Virus' isn’t what you’ve heard it is"

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May 3, 2009

Mac Private Detective

Some private investigators are finding it tough in these troubled economic times. But not this Atlanta Private Detective agency, thanks to their gumshoe marketing techniques driven by a bank of 24 Intel Macs. Using the latest Apple iMacs and iPhones, Eagle Investigative Services go about marketing their investigation business in a unique way.

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March 21, 2009

Mormons against Internet smut

Seems folks out in Utah, particularly the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are getting fed up with internet porn and smut. Can you blame them?

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Printing Borderless Photos in Photoshop and Elements

In this UGAB feature article, graphic artist and author Lesa Snider King shows you how to print borderless images from Elements.

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Colonies of 'Cybots' May Defend Government Networks

The Cybot Age could soon be upon us. But be not afraid; this isn't Star Trek. We're not talking droves of evil cyborgs bent on galaxy domination.

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March 8, 2009

Pirates at Bay

Three young men from Sweden created a website in 2003 -- and called it The Pirate Bay. Their plan was to build a catalog of all the illegal downloads available on the Internet...

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February 13, 2009

Twitter Etiquette

C.G. Lynch has posted an 'essential' story on CIO -- for all you Twitter junkies out there...

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January 31, 2009

Tech for 2009 ?

Did you rush out to Circuit City for a deal during their big "liquidation" sale? In this ABC News column by JONATHAN BLUM and DAN EVANS we get a peek at all the huge disappointments for the first 30 days. Is this a warning of what's to come?

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Advanced Twitter for Business

What would you say to the 17th person to sign into Twitter? What would you like to hear her say? Well, join us, and you can ...

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January 30, 2009

Top Ten Ways to Search Google

Want to perform more efficient and effective Google searches? There have been some changes, enhancements and additions to the Google venue --

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January 25, 2009

Believing Amazon

Every press release that comes to the UGN news desk claims to be the "best" or the "leader" in this or that field. It must be the rules of writing press releases in marketing 101. We always believe Amazon though -- or should we? Glen Fleishman asks the same question

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January 18, 2009

Safari vulnerability, Seagate failure info

SMUG member Terry Bowman ("The Mac Doctor") has forwarded these two news bursts -- one on the recently discovered Safari vulnerability, and the other on Seagate hard drive failures:

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January 15, 2009

Burn again and again

Now you can re-mount the disk like a hard drive volume and add or remove files, or even edit and change files several times. BurnAgain FS 1.0.2, a free update to the CD/DVD multisession burning utility for Mac OS X.

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Spam & Phishing on the rise

As we enter the new year, signs that cypercrime is on the rise increase. Here's a line-up of developments since the first of the year:
* Spam Levels on the Rise, Again
* The IRS is not trying to e-mail you.
* Fake CNN site hides a Trojan
* Best Practices for Protecting yourself
* Twitter hack explained by hacker
* Hack forces Twitter into 'full security review'

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January 6, 2009

Jobs and Apple Nutrition

Blogs are buzzing that Steve Jobs says he's been afflicted by a hormone imbalance that has caused weight loss. Sources say he wrote to AppleFreaks saying ...

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January 4, 2009

Remembering Macintosh

In the spirit of the kickoff of the documentary "Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us", we're revisiting just a few of the videos on YouTube about the evolution of the Mac.

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December 27, 2008

Photoshop CS4 Hardware

What’s it Going to Take to Run Photoshop CS4? Adobe Photoshop is about as rich a program as you'll ever encounter. But no quantity of tips, tricks, and workarounds can compensate for hardware that's inadequate for the task, or a poorly configured system. Conrad Chavez and David Blatner look at building an environment in which Photoshop CS4 -- and you can excel.

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December 26, 2008

iTunes Guide for Beginners

Best-selling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett share their best tips and tricks for working with music, movies, podcasts, Internet radio stations, and more in iTunes 'O8.

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December 25, 2008

Unlocking Your Mac's Dashboard

or ... How to Make Your Mac Bring You the Info You Need
Best-selling author Scott Kelby takes you tip by tip through Leopard's Dashboard and reveals his top 10 favorite widgets. Can you guess what they are?

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December 24, 2008

Spotlight Search Tips

Scott Kelby and Dave Gales walk you through Leopard’s amazing Spotlight search feature... Spotlight on Sam & Dave

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December 23, 2008

Customizing WordPress with Google AdSense Ads

Placing ads in your WordPress blog may not earn you a big wad of cash, but Google AdSense makes the process easy enough that it's worth the effort. Miraz Jordan shows how simply you can get rolling with AdSense.

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December 7, 2008

Problems in digital TV switch?

By now you probably already know about the switch to digital TV deadline looming in February. Bruce Kushnick for niemanwatchdog.org provides this insightful piece on the digital switch for Harvard University's Nieman Watchdog "Questions the Press Should Ask"

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November 28, 2008

Web 2.0 effect on online commerce

With the economy unravelling, says Web 2.0 for Business specialist WorkLight, the online shopping world is changing as companies look to augment their traditional online shopping destinations by leveraging Web 2.0 tools.

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November 7, 2008

Hot & Not for the Holidays

The title above is the title of the traditional topic for the November CMUG meeting. We used to do a game night, but haven't done that in a few years. This year, I am organizing the presentation. Of course, there is the obvious and some not so obvious, but I have trouble coming with "Not" items. Here is a tally of my "Hot" items.

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October 15, 2008

AOL Hometown closes down

We've seen the elimination of communities online before. Back in 1994, AOL decided the user group community was not profitable, so they shut us down. Now, they're eliminating another huge chunk of community services...

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October 5, 2008

Bailout Bill in Free Searchable ebook

Thanks to reader Ann Hartman for reporting on this new eBook for those who want to fully understand the government's recent emergency bailout. It's FREE ...

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September 21, 2008

Why no comments in UGNN ?

Someone wrote in last week to ask why our comments are turned off. Rather than a lengthy explanation, the answer is spam and spam robots, and you'll understand when you see these two screen captures ...

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September 9, 2008

ICANN, Malware, crime against internet users

All of our preaching for the complete dismantling and restructuring of ICANN is now being validated and reinforced by activities from several other internet crime-fighting agencies. We've reported the investigative work by KnujOn.com many, many times. A second agency has now entered the fray to provide yet more substantial evidence that ICANN is at the root of the cybercrime problem.

Read this article at www.safenetting.com

July 17, 2008

ICANN, Registrars threaten Internet security

Over the past several months we’ve reported on several issues within the ivory towers of Internet domain name management that affects every Internet user. These issues are now boiling to critical mass and you should at least be aware of what’s going on…

SafeNetting

July 16, 2008

Most promising Web start-ups

O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit, have announced the Launch Pad program, a unique public forum designed to uncover the most promising Web startups, is open for submissions.

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March 30, 2008

Pingology search engine

While setting up the User Group Network (UGN) in Pingology this morning, I discovered an interesting results of a search for my keywords --

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February 23, 2008

Mugs NJ present Shawn and Lesa King

Gloucester County College and MUGSNJ: Shawn and Lesa King Present digital photography workshop

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February 22, 2008

Attention Tech entrepreneurs

Do you have a very hot technology start-up company or concept? Do you need backing from the big boys? Here's where you might find it.

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February 9, 2008

BEWARE: iPhone theft

There's a good chance your new iPhone will be stolen. iPhone theft has become more popular now than iPod theft. After all, there's a lot more identity to be stolen on an iPhone than an ipod.

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InDesign, Photoshop training...

If you're in the Washington D.C. area, these courses are highly recommended...

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January 17, 2008

Lotus Notes For iPhone

According to an article in InformationWeek IBM is looking to work more closely with Apple. This includes porting its Informix "Cheetah" database to Leopard and introducing a version of its Lotus Notes e-mail client for the iPhone at Lotusphere conference next week in Orlando.

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January 6, 2008

Mac Benchmarks

At MacTech Labs, you can read Comprehensive Virtualization Benchmarks - Over 2500 tests performed to measure Windows on Mac solutions - Compares Boot Camp, Parallels, and VMware Fusion - Tests include baseline PC, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro

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December 21, 2007

Fake memory cards

Nothing's worse than buying a gift which uses a memory card, but doesn't come with one -- except buying a card which turns out to be a fake! BEWARE

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November 25, 2007

George Engel Reviews and Views

Many of you may remember George M Engel, originally at the Upstate Apple Users Group, frequent face at MacWorld Expos? George is now with the Lakeland Florida Mac User Group, publishing the newsletter, and sending his articles out for a much wider audience...

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November 4, 2007

Google Gotcha

All those who wanted to monetize their web sites had a big boost a couple of years ago when Google rolled out their AdSense program. I jumped on board, just like I jumped on the new upstart named "Amazon" when they first appeared on the scene. Amazon has cut its affiliates commissions back to near-oblivion, in the interest of their profits -- why did we think Google wouldn't do the same?

Read: 60-Second Window #205: Google Gotch'a

November 3, 2007

Fonts on web pages?

If you're a web page builder, you know the problems surrounding the use of custom fonts on web pages. Here's some news we're all keenly interested in. According to Alex Walker, editor of SitePoint's "Design" newsletter, the old web site fonts nightmare may be a thing of the past.

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October 30, 2007

24 hours of spam

Have you ever heard of anyone who actually wants you to send them your spam and junk mail? I know, it's crazy, but the folks at Knujon do indeed want all your spam. Why? So they can crush the criminals at the end of the money trail. You've heard me preach that everyone should have a SpamCop account. Well, now I'm emphasizing you should NOW also have a Knujon account.

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October 28, 2007

Face Recognition at 6Sight Conference

If you're near Monterey, California you may want to check out the
2007 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference (November 8) FotoNation will be showcasing some of the best international research scientists on face-based imaging technology

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October 21, 2007

Clone it... back it up

Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it. Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and SuperDuper are the two most recommended backup programs for Mac. We've used CCC since OS 9 days... you need it

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October 12, 2007

Hot tips for Mac Developers

Spin Studio has launched SpinTips for Mac developers -- SpinTips is a series of strategic and tactical business hints and tips articles exclusively for developers in the Mac industry.

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August 19, 2007

iMovie 8 Thumbs Down

Safe Netting guru Joe Showker points out some rather bad news for iMovie fans...

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August 7, 2007

SpamCop: Why you need it

Here's why SpamCop is an excellent bargain for your email provider. Using it correctly not only gives you a top-class email service, but contributes to the overall well-being of all honest, honorable web users

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July 30, 2007

Everyman's McLuhan

I had a friend in the shop the other day who commented on the cover of this book. I was SHOCKED he had never heard of Marshall McLuhan. It's time to learn... NOW...

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July 17, 2007

Memory Stick Risks

How many times have you used a USB stick to transfer files to or from someone else? The use of these sticks can be a very risky proposition.

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July 10, 2007

iPhone vs. Windows Mobile

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard a lot about Apple's iPhone. Will it change the world? Seth Fogie doubts it.

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June 19, 2007

iPhone for the rich

We've maintained all along that Apple products are only for those who can afford them, and the iPhone once again proves our point.

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June 12, 2007

UGN Jobs Feed

Help wanted. We've set up a job listings for members ... New job openings posted daily.

June 8, 2007

Mobile routers internet on the road...

WAAV, formerly Omniwav Mobile, is putting mobile cellular routers on the road... now users can access the Internet from their cars -- proven up to 100 miles per hour!

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May 27, 2007

Security breaches this week...

Betsy Scherzer, RMS PUBLIC RELATIONS sent in these statistics to keep readers alerted to the ever-present, ongoing computer security and privacy breaches

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April 21, 2007

Goodbye Apple Computer

Leander Kahney of the "Cult of Mac" asks : "What's Happening to Our Lovely Cult?"

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April 20, 2007

iTunes Painfully Slow

That's the first complaint of the guy who owns the world's largest iPod collection.

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April 8, 2007

Looking for a job?

Brendon Sinclair, editor of Sitepoint's "Sitepoint Tribune" points out a disastrous mistake you can make if looking for a job online.

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CRAPWARE

Way back in '05, Warner Crocker coined the phrase Crapware... Walt Mossberg relates his experiences with Crapware...

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March 11, 2007

Stock Spam Nose-dive

I felt great last week when I got email from my contact at the SEC... letting me know of the launch of "Operation Spamalot"

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February 25, 2007

InfoManager 2/19

Mug InfoManager for Monday, February 19, 2007

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February 17, 2007

Steve Jobs on DRM

Last week, Steve Jobs put out a public letter calling for the end of Digital Rights Management. Here, we present a brief overview of just some of the industry pros to cons...

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February 11, 2007

iPhone craze has begun...

Chasing the iPhone story

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February 4, 2007

Federal Income Taxes

Yes, it is that time of year again. I found it interesting that TurboTax is now including the Mac version on the same CD as the PC version.

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February 3, 2007

Copyright Laws Abused

Early in the "rich media" revolution, I predicted it would turn out to be an intellectual properties nightmare. Now, it looks like that prediction is coming true.

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January 20, 2007

iPhone Knock-offs

Follow along with our iPhone coverage from knock-offs to Microsoft's CEO...

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January 13, 2007

iPhone could be the one...

Fred may have found the ultimate hand-held device...

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January 8, 2007

Phishing for 2007

anti-phishing, online crime and spam kicks off a new year

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Macworld 2007

Key links to Macworld forcasts

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January 4, 2007

Bruce Fraser dies at 52

A universally respected author and digital imaging expert Bruce Fraser passed away at home in the company of his wife and friends on December 16, 2006. He had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer earlier this year. There will be a tribute event at Macworld Expo, January 10

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December 17, 2006

Cyber Crime: It's Here to Stay

Here are three not-to-miss articles from last weeks cyber-crime stalkers -- including the UCLA hack-attack announcements, and cyber attacks vented through Symantec's anti-virus flaw!

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December 16, 2006

If computers could

If computers could make new year's resolutions, here are seven they'd make for a safe, secure 2007

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December 10, 2006

How to Buy a Mac Computer

Deciding on which computer to buy can be a daunting experience, especially in today's world of constantly changing technology.

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November 19, 2006

iPhone

Will your next phone be... everything? Keep reading

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October 3, 2006

Copy Pictures From Your Phone

Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer shows you how to Copy Pictures From Your Bluetooth Phone

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September 28, 2006

Fall Projects With Your Printer

Another great workshop series by Washington Apple Pi at the Tysons Corner Apple Store...

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September 25, 2006

Controlling Macs over a network

OS X 10.4 has built in Virtual Network Computer built-in...

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September 16, 2006

Stock Scam Spam Revisited

Fred catches up on the resurgence of stock scam spams and pump-and-dump schemes and answers some readers' questions about such evils.

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September 2, 2006

Mac Office IMHO

instead of revising the Mac version of Microsoft Office ... what?

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August 27, 2006

Help for Switchers

iMac Mailing list has list of sites for switchers

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August 17, 2006

Net Neutrality Nuts and Bolts

free 10 page Adobe Acrobat white paper that sheds a great deal of light on the entire Net Neutrality issue.

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August 16, 2006

IPv6 the NEXT Internet

Who would have guessed that the sleepy little backwoods Virginia town, Harrisonburg, would become the focus of a global telecommunications revolution. While it wasn't really news to all of us, it certainly is news -- we will be the first site in the country to test the next generation of the Internet -- IPv6.

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August 15, 2006

The Ultimate Photographer's Road Test

photographer and author Mikkel Aaland invited eleven acclaimed photographers to join him in Iceland, where the long midsummer days are suffused in some of the most spectacular light on the planet.

SEE: www.user-groups.net/articles/adobe_lightroom.html

August 12, 2006

Woz drives to South Pole

At the AlwaysOn conference at Stanford on Thursday, Steve Wozniak announced that he is planning a little trip. . .

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August 9, 2006

Photo Journalism Ethics

How some news media can get carried away with Photoshop...

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July 17, 2006

AOL Gone Bad

... the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted... it's sad but true.
AOL Gone Bad

July 3, 2006

MacBook: Good News, upgrades, recalls

I've posted my weekly coverage of MacBooks... This week, there is some good news for a change, Apple MacBook upgrades and more (TWO full pages) ...

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June 21, 2006

Discovering Zodiac

For director David Fincher, making a movie is an exploration. A discovery. And Final Cut Studio plays a lead role in that revelatory process.

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June 19, 2006

Net Neutrality efforts intensify

Net Neutrality
'Save The Internet' Coalition Intensifies Net Neutrality Efforts

By Drew Clark

The Save the Internet coalition -- which includes advocacy groups on both the left and the right that support strong network neutrality language -- submitted 1 million statements of support for their position.

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June 9, 2006

Free Internet? Will it last?

Net Neutrality has been voted down... this time.

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June 7, 2006

Dear, Mr. Jobs

... who is actually who in those new TV commercials?

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April 22, 2006

Mac gets HSDPA

So you wanted to take your Mac on the road, but didn't want to drag along a static IP account? Well now, the first HSDPA support is available! What's HSDPA?

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How does your Office Run?

MacTech has released an extensive benchmark study of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac running on the latest Intel-based Macs.

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eBay User Alert: Don't Click

Phishing Alert: in the past three days UGN Crime Trackers have analyzed more than six phishing attacks utilizing a different scheme than usual.

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April 20, 2006

TAXPAYER ALERT: The Internal Revenue Service

UGN Crime Trackers issue this alert based on criminal phishing attacks in the past two days spoofing official IRS tax refunds. PLEASE READ AND SHARE

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April 16, 2006

Adobe getting tougher all the time

Getting up to speed on Adobe products may not be as easy as it looks...

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Dual-Boot Macs

There has been a lot of discussion about what the dual boot capabilities mean and where it will go from here.

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Boot Camp! You Sissies!!

A UGN Infomanager reader sent this one in and it's a real hoot!

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April 15, 2006

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

That familiar chorus line from the Dixie Chicks' song has been coined by an ever-growing segment of the video game playing community...

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April 13, 2006

Boot Camp on your Mac

So, you want to run Boot Camp on your Mac? Well, here's how...

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April 12, 2006

Password Safety

Just how safe is your password?

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April 10, 2006

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

That familiar chorus line from the Dixie Chicks' song has been coined by an ever-growing segment of the video game playing community.

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MySpace Update

Porn; Fire Bombing; sex charge; Extortion and more in this week's "MySpace.com" report...

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UGN InfoManager for today

I've posted this morning's InfoManager...

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April 9, 2006

Apple's April Surprise: XP on a Mac!

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NoteBook vs. Sticky Brain and Origami

Tonya Engst compares and contrasts the notetaking applications Sticky Brain and NoteBook,

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Spring Mactropolis Newsletter

from the Chicago Macintosh Users Group...

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April 2, 2006

What you'll be wearing in 10 years

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March 22, 2006

MySpace Update: Punishment? Knock-Offs?

Everyone wants a piece of MySpace.com... like Google starting a 'social' networking site... and the UK starting their own ... hmmmmmm....

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March 20, 2006

Today's Mug InfoManager

Mug InfoManager has been posted for Monday, March 20, 2006

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March 18, 2006

The future of the Palm Top?

Interesting developments in the world of very cool stuff...

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March 14, 2006

Parent's Nightmare / Predator's Dream

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iSafe America Training

Hear it from an expert a the school system just like yours...

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March 12, 2006

Photoshop CS2 Savvy

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Funky Finder Features

Maria Langer shares Five Funky Finder Features in Mac OS X

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March 11, 2006

CBS: Kid's "Missing" Game

Pass this along to your members...

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March 10, 2006

Mac Hackability

Is the Mac OS hackable? News reports would lead you to believe so.... but there are some conflicting opinions.

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March 9, 2006

Learning Maya 7 Maya Unlimited Features

A Hands-on Introduction to the Key Tools and Techniques of Maya Unlimited

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Safari Pull-Down Trick

If you haven't discovered this trick yet, I think you'll like it...


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March 8, 2006

Spam Stock Scams Update

Lynn, I've posted my "Stock Scams" update -- last week I saw a substantial increase in stock scam traffic. The UGN Spam Traps are getting hit with over 30 scams per day -- more than one per hour! Read this latest update:

SPAM STOCK SCAMS >>>

March 4, 2006

Blogs Changing Business

How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers...

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February 27, 2006

Buying Digital Cameras

Great article about digital cameras...

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Google and Blind Justice

Google appears to be falling victim of Blind Justice

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February 16, 2006

Tutorial: Circular Text in Photoshop

Some of your members may have asked "How to put text into a circle or a shape" ....

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February 15, 2006

Tech Toys at Toy Fair 2006

Technology in the toys and games industry... NOT what you expected...

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February 14, 2006

Accepting Charge Cards at your web site

At one time there were big barriers to entry when it came to accepting credit cards. Now it's easy... author Joe Walsh writes about Accepting Charge Cards at your web site
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February 13, 2006

Parent's Nightmare / Predator's Dream

Internet safety advocates have been watching the trend for some time -- now news of MySpace.com leading sexual predators and online criminals to minors has media and law endorcement attention ...
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February 11, 2006

Presenting Apple Scholars

Apple has long been the leader in providing innovative solutions to educational institutions -- that's why we created the Apple Scholars Program.

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February 10, 2006

Spam, HotStockChat, and the Pump n Dump

This update to last week's "Pump and Dump" article provides reader feedback and updated industry warnings ... Continue Reading...

February 6, 2006

How to Build a Quality Website

Building a web site can be very simple or very complex... Nowshade Kabir puts it into perspective...
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February 1, 2006

February: Black History Month...

This article shares some links and reference to the arts, innovation and creativity contributions of the black community. It would also be an appropriate topic for your user group discussion or meeting for February.

Dedicated to Coretta Scott King -- wife of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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January 30, 2006

New Drive Power: TechTool Protege

this is unlike any other -- its a compact, bootable diagnostic and repair tool with room enough for applications, etc. Its tiny size makes it easy to carry at all times to test and repair your Macintosh computers ... Continue Reading

Proven Web Content Success Factor: Scan-ability

Scan-ability is a measured, objective, scientifically proven criterion of successful written web content. While making content easier for users to scan rather than read word-for-word involves a number of factors, simply re-structuring web content into sections and lists can yield stunning improvements. ... Continue Reading

January 29, 2006

The Extreme Importance of Having Backups

Brian Cain writes: You've probably heard the old clich: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This couldn't be a more accurate statement when it comes to backing up ... Continue Reading

Computer Theft - Will you be the next victim?

Your computer is stolen. What do you do? You have a 1 in 14 chance of getting your computer stolen -- about one computer theft every 53 seconds. ... Continue Reading

January 27, 2006

IRS Alert: Tax Fraud

Howard Schwartz, noted tax and business consultant provides this brief about tax frauds to look out for this year ... Continue Reading

January 23, 2006

Most Depressing Day

January 24th is The Most Depressing Day Of The Year

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January 20, 2006

Make and Keep New Year Resolutions

Did you make a new year's resolution? If you plan on keeping it, this article by Nowshade Kabir will help get your year off to the right start... (CONTINUE READING)

Google Rebuffs Feds

Google has rebuffed the feds on search requests once again in the on-going battle over online search requests. How does it affect you, the computer user?

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Pump and Dump

I've posted my 60-Second Window article #179 "Pump & Dump Stock Scams" ... another of those traps from online crime... be careful trading stocks...

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January 17, 2006

Advantages of Accelerated Learning

Students can take classes at their convenience, allowing them to keep up with their regular jobs or family responsibilities. This article by Alexa K. Apallas fills you in on the advantages of Accelerated Learning (CONTINUE READING)

January 13, 2006

Mac RSS readers

Writer Brian Warren has a fairly extensive article on Newsreaders for the Macintosh.

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January 8, 2006

Picture Perfect Photos and Images

Article by : Maricon Williams -- Photography gadgets are now ample. They continue to cater to some aberrations for the betterment of photos and images.

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January 3, 2006

Info Manager Year-End Wrap-Up

The best and most popular from the pages of InfoManager during 2005

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December 19, 2005

Mac Security

Lawrence Charters of the Washington Apple Pi Journal, has written an excellent three part series on the many perils your computer may face.

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December 18, 2005

Review of Apple's Aperture

Dave Girard shares an interesting look at "Aperture" from Apple...

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Article: A Look at Keychain Access

Here's an important article for all Mac users... Giles Turnbull looks at Keychain Access and asks "Why should you care?"

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