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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:15 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:45 PM |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:48 PM |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:08 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:53 PM |

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.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:24 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 12:07 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:35 AM |

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...

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:08 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:11 AM |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 6:45 PM |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:45 AM | Comments (1) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:19 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:59 AM |

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.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:39 AM |

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

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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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:57 AM |

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...

Posted by Fred Showker at 4:45 PM |

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.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:05 PM |

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.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 6:01 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 12:59 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 2:15 PM |

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!

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:30 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:52 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:00 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:00 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:25 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:24 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:17 AM | Comments (0) |

Mug InfoManager for Monday, February 19, 2007

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:38 AM |

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...

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:53 PM | Comments (0) |

Chasing the iPhone story

Posted by Fred Showker at 9:04 AM |

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.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:51 AM |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:46 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 1:57 PM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:46 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:16 AM |

Key links to Macworld forcasts

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:07 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:45 AM |

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!

Posted by Fred Showker at 6:49 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:09 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:03 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:34 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:56 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:21 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:00 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 1:53 PM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:17 AM | Comments (4) |

iMac Mailing list has list of sites for switchers

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 2:11 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:27 PM | Comments (2) |

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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:43 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:32 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 6:45 AM | Comments (2) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 3:55 PM | Comments (1) |

... 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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:03 AM | Comments (0) |

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) ...

Posted by Fred Showker at 9:42 AM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:46 AM |

'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.

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:41 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 4:08 PM | Comments (4) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 1:10 PM | Comments (0) |

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?

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 2:25 PM |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 2:14 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 2:45 AM | Comments (2) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:47 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 2:02 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:25 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:17 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 3:12 PM | Comments (1) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 11:25 AM | Comments (0) |

Just how safe is your password?

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:18 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:45 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:40 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:25 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:29 PM | Comments (0) |

from the Chicago Macintosh Users Group...

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:00 AM | Comments (1) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 4:28 PM | Comments (0) |

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

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

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Maria Langer shares Five Funky Finder Features in Mac OS X

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:33 AM | Comments (0) |

Pass this along to your members...

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:25 AM | Comments (1) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:39 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 3:30 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:34 AM | Comments (0) |

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 >>>

Posted by Fred Showker at 4:01 PM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 2:42 PM | Comments (2) |

Great article about digital cameras...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 4:04 PM | Comments (0) |

Google appears to be falling victim of Blind Justice

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:56 AM | Comments (3) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:42 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:01 AM | Comments (0) |

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
Continue Reading...

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:28 AM | Comments (3) |

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 ...
Continue Reading...

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:23 AM | Comments (0) |

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

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Building a web site can be very simple or very complex... Nowshade Kabir puts it into perspective...
Continue Reading...

Posted by Fred Showker at 2:49 PM | Comments (0) |

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

CONTINUE READING

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:19 AM |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:45 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:31 AM | Comments (0) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:29 PM | Comments (1) |

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

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:27 AM | Comments (0) |

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

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January 24th is The Most Depressing Day Of The Year

Posted by Fred Showker at 9:34 AM | Comments (1) |

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)

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