[INFO] InfoManager for Monday, December 12th, 2011

InfoManager for Monday, December 12th, 2011 ---------------------------------------------- by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker  What's Here: 01  Safenetting Holidays 02  Invoice Pro simple invoicing application 03  Drawing for iPhone, iPod touch 04  AccountEdge Pro 2012 05  I'm Away 06  Tap to Trap Apple 07  Office for iOS? 08  Custom Calendars with Posterino 09  Printer Pro 3 10  Appy Holidays Apps 2 11  DiskAid 5.0.4 12  VisualCommander v3.0 13  Kampel: What's Your Favorite FREE Software? 14  Ug Netnews via FaceBook: 15  FaceBook.com/groups/UGNet/ 16  TUAW : Best of 2011: Mac game apps 17  Mike Henigan: 12 Days of Facebook 18  Quotes: Broun, Adams and Drucker 19   ... and have a great week!  -----------------------------------------  01  Safenetting Holidays       User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Cybercrime report By now, you're probably finished with Christmas and working on the new year. Well, the cyber crime industry has not finished with YOU -- Here are the headlines:   * Suspension of Disbelief: magicians' friends targeted by phishing scam   * Sophos: most USB sticks lost on the subway are swimming in malware   * New zero-day vulnerabilities found in Adobe Flash Player   * Malware Programs Stuxnet and Conficker Interlinked   * Who would believe this is from Bank of America?   * Anti-spam law doesn't seem to have an impact   * Hitting 'reply' to a spammer can cost you   * CyberThieves Market Fake Win 7 Security   * Student phishing scam: Two remanded   * G Data Internet Security 2012   . . . and more!  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/safenetting-holidays/  -----------------------------------------  02  Invoice Pro simple invoicing application       Invoice Pro is a simple and flexible invoicing application. The app has been designed to manage several companies with the same application, and enables you to produce a PDF version of the invoice, ready to print or send via e-mail, in just three steps.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/invoice-pro/  -----------------------------------------  03  Drawing for iPhone, iPod touch       ZeusDraw Mobile, now upgraded to 2.3, is a versatile, professional drawing and painting program for the iPhone/iPod touch. It works for anything from doodling on a photo to serious drawing.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/zeusdraw/  -----------------------------------------  04  AccountEdge Pro 2012       Acclivity has announced AccountEdge Pro 2012, an important update to their premium small business accounting software for Mac and Windows. The latest version for the US market features a redesigned command center, mileage tracking, and the ability to create multiple billing rates. AccountEdge 2012 also contains numerous forms enhancements, more precise sales reporting, and updated company file maintenance capabilities.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/accountedge-pro-2012/  -----------------------------------------  05  I'm Away       Eltima Software has announced the release of I'm Away 1.0 for Mac OS X. I'm Away is a simple FREE utility that helps change your statuses in the most popular Instant Messengers on Mac with one click only. Statuses can be changed in Skype, iChat, and Adium with a hotkey you choose yourself.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/im-away/  -----------------------------------------  06  Tap to Trap Apple       FaceGroom Technologies, iOS apps and games developer, has announced the updates on their strategic Game app 'Apple Trap', has been turned to free for download. users can now download this freaky strategic game free for their iPhone and iPad device. The latest version Apple Trap 2.0 features 3D visualization of the apple arriving on the game play and Integration of GameCenter will support you to globalize your score and game play.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/tap-to-trap-apple/  -----------------------------------------  07  Office for iOS?       Tom's Hardware, which I feel usually understands Microsoft, ran this article a few days after the rumors started circulating about a possible Microsoft Office product for the iPad.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/office-for-ios/  -----------------------------------------  08  Custom Calendars with Posterino       Zykloid Software has revamped its popular software, Posterino, to include a new customizable calendar feature. To celebrate this latest innovation, the company is offering Posterino 2.5 for $19.99 USD through Sunday, December 11th. (Normally it is $29.95.) It's a small price to pay for software that lets you beautifully display your pictures in poster and now calendar format.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/custom-calendars-with-posterino/  -----------------------------------------  09  Printer Pro 3       Readdle has announced the release of Printer Pro 3, its printing application which gives users the ability to print documents, email attachments, web pages, photos wirelessly from the iPhone and iPad. This release incorporates a completely redesigned interface and streamlined printing process, along with faster performance.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/printer-pro-3/  -----------------------------------------  10  Appy Holidays Apps 2       Apps InfoManager Just in time for the holiday season -- whacky, wild, fun, unique holiday apps that are sure to offer something for everyone . . .   * Jazz Christmas And Bach Classical Guitar iPad apps   * Santa's Big Helper: 9 Christmas Apps in 1   * Christmas Lights Directory   * Henry Motlies Xmas story   * 3D Jingle Balls   * Recipes Genius  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/holiday-apps/  -----------------------------------------  11  DiskAid 5.0.4       DigiDNA has announced DiskAid 5 for OS X and Windows, an update to their Utility app that enables the transfer of files between any iOS device and any OS X or Windows computer. An advanced complement to iTunes sync and file transfer/copy, the free version of the app allows unlimited file copying from any iOS mobile device to an OS X or Windows computer, plus access to the iOS File System, the Camera Roll, and external USB storage. The paid version adds transfer of SMS text messages, call history log, voicemail, voice memos, notes, contacts list, music, videos, and podcasts.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/diskaid-5-0-4/  -----------------------------------------  12  VisualCommander v3.0       Princeton Satellite Systems has announced the release of VIsualCommander v3.0. VisualCommander is a revolutionary 64 bit Mac OS X application for data acquisition, hardware control, simulation and visualization. It provides a flexible, open environment that allows you to integrate all of your software tools and heritage code.  http://www.ugnn.com/2011/12/visualcommander-v3-0/  -----------------------------------------  13  Kampel: What's Your Favorite FREE Software?       I don't know about you, but I use my computer in only one (human) language -- English. And I'm willing to bet that you do too, albeit perhaps not English. So why do you have a bunch of localization files for the Mac OS X operating system filling up your hard drive? Enter Monolingual - a handy free utility for reclaiming your space for more useful things' like international mp3 files, email or whatever you like.         Monolingual is free from sourceforge.net for removing unnecessary language resources from Mac OS X, in order to reclaim several hundred megabytes of disk space. It requires at least Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and also works on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Version 1.3.9 is the last version for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).  Catch up with Gary at http://www.facebook.com/gekampel  http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/  -----------------------------------------  14  Ug Netnews via FaceBook:       Sorry you just missed David Pogue's "Techno Santa" ... unfortunately, this year's edition hasn't been posted yet ... but here you can see last year's.         "CBS News video: Techno-Claus Gift Rhyme - 'Tis The Season for electronic gift-giving. For those who fear you might give someone a high-tech lemon, David Pogue of The New York Times gives us some suggestions, in verse."  http://ow.ly/7VGiG  -----------------------------------------  15  FaceBook.com/groups/UGNet/       If you're not connected with UGN on Facebook   ... maybe you should! :-)  http://www.facebook.com/groups/UGNet/  -----------------------------------------  16  TUAW : Best of 2011: Mac game apps       During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad.  http://tuaw.com/tag/tuawbestof2011  -----------------------------------------  17  Mike Henigan: 12 Days of Facebook  On the 12th Day of Christmas my Facebook gave to me,   *  12 dudes I'm blocking,   *  11 friends just watching,   *  10 corny topics,   *  9 busted barbies,   *  8 friends complaining,   *  7 stalkers stalking,   *  6 party invites,   *  Fiiiiiiiiiiiiive Drama Queeeensssss,   *  4 game requests,   *  3 photo tags,   *  2 friends-a-pokin .. and   *  a creep who won't stop inboxing meeee!  via Regina Sponseller, posted by Mike Henigan, Atlanta,  * http://www.facebook.com/mikehenigan  -----------------------------------------  18  Quotes: Broun, Adams and Drucker       "Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else."            - Heywood Broun       "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that       one useless man is a shame,       two is a law firm, and       three or more is a congress."            - John Adams       "Management is doing things right;       leadership is doing the right things."            - Peter Drucker  -----------------------------------------------------  19   ... and have a great week!  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