[INFO] InfoManager for Monday, November 21st, 2011

InfoManager for Monday, November 21st, 2011 ---------------------------------------------- by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker  What's Here: 01  Thanksgiving Malware 02  Fred has a music party 03  Protecting yourself from Financial Scams 04  CalPad iPad organizer 05  Inspector Pro for FileMaker 06  Dual Band USB 07  Stylish iPhone furniture 08  VRC - Dejal Systems 09  VRC - Binary Formations 10  MacXDVD Giveaway 11  Beware the 12 Scams of Christmas 12  Quotes: Friedman, Burroughs  ------------------------------------------------------------------- UGNN on Facebook -- http://www.facebook.com/groups/UGNet/ -------------------------------------------------------------------  01  Thanksgiving Malware       The cyber crime world seems to be heating up this season, from 400% increase in Android attacks to money-sucking cloud malware to the Twelve Scams of Christmas * How far can  hackers go before Pentagon has to blow someone up? * Microsoft seeks testers for limited beta of next-gen Security * McAfee Warns Consumers of the "Twelve Scams of Christmas" * DevilRobber now "improved", still nasty malware threat * Smart infrastructure plus malware equals disaster * Hackers Make Malware Download Appear Legitimate * DevilRobber Trojan now disguised as PixelMator * Malware writer claims to hacked Windows 8 * Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold * Avoiding the anti-malware trap * Cloud: money-sucking parasite . . . and more!  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/malware/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  02  Fred has a music party       When I saw this, I was shocked. In fact, I was actually in the process of inviting people to a party, with music, etc., so was surprised that this title shows up in the App currents.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/fred/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  03  Protecting yourself from Financial Scams       The cybercrime industry is taking a particular liking to financial scams as we approach the holiday season in a down-turn economy. They automatically assume that a percentage of their victims are looking for a job, transferring money, or trying to streamline their financial lives. JUST DON'T CLICK  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/protecting-yourself-from-financial-scams/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  04  CalPad iPad organizer       CalPad 1.4.6 is the most useful organizer you will need for your iPad. CalPad is the most rich-features and connectivity support application for iPad. It supports direct sync events to the built-in iPad calendar, which in turn can connect to Exchange, Mobile me; direct sync events to Google Calendar, tasks to Toodledo and to Outlook to-do list.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/calpad/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  05  Inspector Pro for FileMaker       Inspector Pro 3.1, an update to the tool for analyzing FileMaker database systems, lets developers use interactive data visualization to gain insight into their FileMaker Pro solutions. Inspector Pro 3.1 s new Script Universe and Script & Calculation Trees (currently Mac-only) provide unique, interactive views of database elements.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/inspector/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  06  Dual Band USB       You've heard of QuickerTek before. Now they've introduced Q4, the fourth generation Quicky which is an improvement over the previous Quicky models. The Q4 works in both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz wireless modes with transfer rates from 300 mbps running in either 2.4 or 5.8GHz.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/usb/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  07  Stylish iPhone furniture       Smartphone Coasters have quickly become the accessory of choice for Smartphone owners everywhere. Smartphone Coasters are sleek and attractive stainless steel stands that compliment any setting to provide an easily accessible base for your phone.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/coasters/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  08  VRC - Dejal Systems       From Dejal Systems" history page: "Dejal has provided many quality and flexible utilities to the Macintosh world over the years, starting back in 1991 with the pre-Mac OS X gems QuickEncrypt and SndConverter Pro. Nowadays, pretty much everything is developed in native Cocoa for Mac OS X  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/vrc-dejal-systems-llc/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  09  VRC -  Binary Formations       This is one of the newer vendors in the Macintosh community, since it was established in 2005. Its products are aimed at the consumer, not businesses, so I think that many MUG members would be interested in the Home Inventory and the one for those wanting to quit smoking. Check out the listing below, try them out and hopefully you will recommend them to your membership.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/vrc-binary-formations/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  10  MacXDVD Giveaway       Soon Thanksgiving will be kicking off the holidays. To celebrate MacXDVD Software officially has announced the Thanksgiving special offer through Nov 29, 2011, bringing 10,000 copies of MacX DVD Ripper Pro for free, and big discount on their all-in-one DVD video converting software.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/macxdvd-giveaway/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  11  Beware the 12 Scams of Christmas       Holiday revelers beware: real-life Scrooges and Grinches are out to steal Christmas.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/11/11194/  -------------------------------------------------------------------  12 Quotes: Dalai Lama       "Education is much more than a matter of       imparting the  knowledge and skills by which       narrow goals are achieved.       It is also about opening the child's eyes to the       needs and rights of others."           - Dalai Lama  -----------------------------------------------------  13   ... and have a great week!  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