From patrick at cranstoninc.com Wed Jul 1 09:39:08 2009 From: patrick at cranstoninc.com (Patrick Cranston) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:39:08 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple Shadyside to close for Renovations - July 13-23 Message-ID: <20E7B3CC-1DA5-46E1-B852-3A00742A540C@cranstoninc.com> Apple is reporting on their website that they will be closed for 11 days for renovations. The Apple Store South Hills Village will be open during this time. http://www.apple.com/retail/shadyside/ Patrick Cranston Cranston Consulting & Media, Inc. 888-813-5558 www.CranstonInc.com patrick at cranstoninc.com Skype: phcranston From dave at davesevick.com Wed Jul 1 16:39:24 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:39:24 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] How much work has been done at Goodwill in 2009 so far ? Message-ID: <6E440B88-3115-407C-9432-3A649D9DF981@davesevick.com> According to our carefully kept database: We handled 2,188 pieces of used computer equipment at the South Side location this year. 1,133 misc items ( keyboards, mice, zip drives, etc ) and went for resale in the store. 344 computers were refurbished and went for resale in the store. 710 items were de-manufactured for proper eWaste disposal. The total weight of all handled items was 23,264 lbs. This is significant, as most recyclers measure work in poundage. We began doing this weight tracking Jan 1, 2009 ... :-) The overall sales value of the items we sent to the Goodwill computer store for sale ( not de-manufactured items that are down-streamed ) for Jan 1 - June 30, 2009 = $54,947 =============================================== Apple Recycling at Goodwill of Southwestern PA Apple Outreach with Hosanna Industries Apple User Groups from the Pittsburgh area PGHMAC.COM website by Nathan Brentzel Dave Sevick and Bob Donaldson dave at davesevick.com - 724-779-0099 radonaldson at mac.com - 412-477-9188 ----- Peter Carras and Marty Swartz pcarras+PAUGC1 at pitt.edu - 724-327-5870 marty.swartz at gmail.com - 412-818-8096 As Apple users in Pittsburgh, we are taking local action to keep the environment free from e-waste ..... =============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090701/d5f9daee/attachment-0001.htm From rmalnati at mac.com Thu Jul 2 07:41:42 2009 From: rmalnati at mac.com (Robert Malnati) Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:41:42 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] itouch/iphone and outlook Message-ID: <79B25769-5414-469D-878E-E2F48CF66826@mac.com> Received this from a friend of mine in New Hampshire bob > My three year old Palm Tungsten E|2 is fading and the power button > doesn?t work. It cost $195 in 2006 and new ones now sell for $599 at > Amazon ? same old... Palm sells no similar PDAs on their website ? > only phones. The ?wave? I guess. > > I need a ?PDA? w/o telephone capabilities, but with contacts, notes, > To-Do, and games and assorted apps. Phinie?s iTouch syncs with her > new Mac desktop nicely. > > Options for my Dell laptop, guys? > > It appears that the iTouch could fill the bill. It ?claims? to sync > with Windows Outlook. And it seems an iTouch can sync with one > computer only. Have you heard of anyone using an iTouch or iPhone > and syncing with Windows Outlook on a PC? > > Any advice is appreciated. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090702/705abe9b/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Fri Jul 3 11:59:36 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:59:36 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] The iPhone Killed Off Cargo Pants! Message-ID: <26992121-05CD-4279-849E-F121E30095C1@davesevick.com> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TipsFromTony/message/764 You remember cargo pants - Those long shorts with lots of extra pockets. I wore them all of the time, with keys, wallet, iPod, Palm Pilot, phone and whatever else to carry. Nobody seems to be making them any more - I blame the iPhone. I carry the iPhone in one pocket, and my keys and wallet in the other. I have no need to carry any other small, hand-held or electronic object, either. iPhones, with their built-in hardware and 50,000 applications (most of which are free), replace so much more: * LAPTOP - When we travel, we don't bring our laptops - The iPhone's email and web-browsing work just dandy. * READING GLASSES/MAGNIFYING GLASS. Not only do I use my iPhone to read menus at restaurants if I forget my glasses, I also went to Settings -> General -> Accessibility > Zoom and turned it on. Now, if I'm pulled over to the side of the road and want to read the tiny instructions leding me to a client's house, I double-tap the screen using three fingers, and I can see whatever is on the screen REALLY BIG and super-clear. * PAGER - Haven't seen one of those in a while, have we? * DAYRUNNER - I keeps ALL of my appointments in my calendar program, and always set it to use TWO alarms... One 24 hours beforehand, saying "2PM Wednesday Doctor Appointment", and another one, one before the appointment to remind me again. Since I have iCal set up properly on my Mac, my iPhone also automatically keeps me apprised of holidays and birthdays. * PHOTO ALBUM. I use this CONSTANTLY to show off my recent artistic endeavors, and to make a point about something I'm explaining. * BOOKS - I have probably a dozen audiobooks on my iPhone, and several dozen Kindle e-books. Since Kindle stopped the annoying left-and-right justification, the reading is comfortable as heck. I read myself to sleep every night. * STILL CAMERA - NO camera, no matter how expensive and fully- featured, is worth a warm bucket of spit if you don't have it available when the time is right. When the Forth Worth Police recently raided a bar and then made outrageous claims as to why somebody ended up in the hospital with blood on the brain, the other bar patrons immediately provided photographic proof that the cops were lying. * VIDEO CAMERA. Ditto. How many of us have perfectly nice video cameras that are of no earthly use, because they are somewhere in the closet? I went to the dog park with a neighbor who has a four-month- old Great Dane puppy. I shot several video clips, and immediately uploaded them, and sent the web-link via email to the puppy's owner without even leaving the dog park. Our expensive, high-definition video camera can do a far better job, but it never occurred to me to want to shoot video until I saw how happy little Olivia was. I went to Las Vegas recently, and it was time for the big volcano on the Strip to erupt. Big crowds had gathered, ready to enjoy the show, and I was struck by how I couldn't see anybody holding an actual, classic-style video camera - Everybody was holding up little flat objects with big, bright screens. The future is here. * THOMAS BROTHERS MAP BOOK - Google Maps on the iPhone works 100% of the time, except when it doesn't. I was annoyingly late to a new client's home yesterday, because Google Maps LIED to me, repeatedly, pointing me to streets and turns that simply didn't exist. To be fair, it was a new development, and several streets had changed names in the last few months, but it points to the fact that we are SPOILED. We expect rock-solid, factual information because we get it so often. This was the only timer Google Maps has ever gotten it wrong for me, in stark contrast to Mapquest, which seldom gave good travel information. * CALCULATOR - Not just the plain old calculator, but also the free, dedicated tip calculator software called CheckPlease. It's great for those nights when you need help figuring out how much everybody at the table needs to contribute so that the stressed-out waiter gets a decent, appropriate tip. * VOICE RECORDER - Why buy one of those little handheld audio recorders? It's so easy to make voice memos or to record an interview, now that the iPhone's built-in software 3.0 supports it. * WALKMAN - THERE'S an antique concept. * TV/VCR - No, these aren't handheld, nor can the iPhone show live broadcasts. But it's extremely satisfying to load 49 half-hour TV episodes onto a 32-gigabyte iPhone and not even fill it half full. The screen quality is exquisite. The shocking part for most people comes when I show the TV show playing on the iPhone's screen, and then take out a standard-size business card and lay it on top of the still- playing video. The screen SEEMS much bigger, but it's smaller than a business card! * POCKET WATCH OR WRIST WATCH - With my ape-like, hairy arms, I'm never comfortable wearing a wristwatch. I have several of them in a drawer. Sweaty, itchy uncomfortable. Now, not only does the iPhone show the time, it shows ACCURATE time, and I never have to adjust it, wind it, or hang around jeweler's shops trying to locate rare watch batteries. * NEWSPAPER - I get my information fresh every day, as I want it, using Google Reader. I have it bookmarked on my iPhone's home page. It's the fastest thing on my iPhone, and I subscribe to over 100 website RSS feeds. I don't have to deal with ads, or clicking around trying to find out if new information has been published. * COMPASS - This is not something I used a lot before, but I look forward to GPS programs that take full advantage of the magnetometer, turning the maps to match the screen's orientation. * FLASHLIGHT - Plenty of free applications, but I use it mostly by using the screen's light to see if there's a big, black dog laying at the foot of the dark stairs. I feel terrible if I step on one of our big doofuses. * ATM - I use Chase's website (which automatically reformats itself to match the iPhone's abilities) when I'm waiting in line at Costco. I've unwittingly bounced checks at Costco a couple of times, and they get really crappy about it. You have to come in, WITH CASH, otherwise your Costco card remains locked. So, if I'm not sure that I have enough in my account, I go to Chase's website, put in my password, tap "Transfers", and with a total of five taps of my finger, I have transferred funds and signed out, and those funds are ready for me by the time I've reached the cash register. * GAMES. Infinite choices. I could even use the concept of BABYSITTER, because there is nothing so useful for calming down a rowdy youngster than handing them an iPhone with Pocket God loaded and ready. * REMOTE CONTROL - Not in all cases, but at least when controlling our AppleTV. It's very useful, and I can't wait until Apple comes up with more remote control capabilities. * STOCK TICKER - The free, built-in software is great for those who use it. * ROLODEX - I have 1,200 people in my address book, and not only do I have all of their information with me, my iPhone adds them to the built-in spell checker, so I don't misspell people's names. * ACCOUNTING BOOKS AND PAPERWORK - Quicken is fully iPhone-friendly now, so you always have all of your financial stats available wherever you are, easily updated on the fly without having to wait until you get home and in the right mood. * WORKOUT CLIPBOARD - Just go to the App Store and look for Fitness... TONS of choices! Also, the iPhone replaces a PEDOMETER. The newest iPhones have the Nike hardware built-in, so all that you need is a cheap adapter to keep perfect records of your aerobic exercise. * POST-IT NOTES - Now that the Notes application on the iPhone synchronizes with the Mac's Mail program, I can keep track of the same lists of items and ideas on both items accurately. What did I miss? WHERE'S MY TRICORDER, APPLE!??!? I'm sorry, no, this simply isn't good enough... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090703/cf974f68/attachment-0001.htm From charles at firthconsulting.com Tue Jul 7 04:53:03 2009 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:53:03 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] New exploit in IE on XP/2003 Message-ID: <15985B8F-BAA3-4564-A647-E0B813B68B03@firthconsulting.com> Once again, there's a huge critical hole in Internet Explorer that has no fix. 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Get your questions answered by Kerio representatives at the event. Learn about Cranston Consulting's new hosted Kerio service for companies that do not want to host the own mailserver. Light refreshments will served and all attendees will be eligible to win door prizes. Learn more about Kerio at http://kerio.com/mailserver Patrick Cranston Cranston Consulting & Media, Inc. 888-813-5558 www.CranstonInc.com patrick at cranstoninc.com Skype: phcranston -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090708/26062295/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: kerio.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 251678 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090708/26062295/attachment-0001.jpg From patrick at cranstoninc.com Thu Jul 9 21:16:57 2009 From: patrick at cranstoninc.com (Patrick Cranston) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:16:57 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Cranston Consulting Introduces MySecureBackup Message-ID: <78844EED-AF69-48D4-8E63-24E521227B9E@cranstoninc.com> Today we introduced our new backup service, MySecureBackup. MySecureBackup is a managed offsite backup service that securely backs up your data online. While there are several options for online backups, what makes our service different is that we manage the backups for you. For a low monthly fee we will help you setup your backup, monitor your backups, and help you restore files if needed. Our monitoring system alerts us if there are any problems with your backup and we contact you to resolve them. This frees you from worrying if your backups are working properly and ensures that your data will be protected if disaster strikes. Visit our website to find out more about this service: www.cranstoninc.com If you would like join this service please call or email us at support at cranstoninc.com Sincerely Patrick Cranston Cranston Consulting & Media, Inc. 888-813-5558 www.CranstonInc.com patrick at cranstoninc.com Skype: phcranston From radonaldson at mac.com Fri Jul 10 16:18:45 2009 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:18:45 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill update, July 10 Message-ID: <9AAA7443-A68B-46F3-9F97-0AA8CA77B6AA@mac.com> Dear Mac friends: Many thanks to Charlie Hutchens, Rich Fitzgibbon, John Hamill, Tucker Trainor, and Dave Sevick for joining me at the Goodwill Computer Recycling Center today. After an idle 4th of July week and starting a recently tuned server, we resumed refurbishing Macs today in multiple-unit groups. We did test runs with the new server updates, and all bugs have been quashed. We refurbished 10 Macs to bring our all-time total to 1,965. We de-manufactured another 9 Macs. We'll have another workday next Friday, July 17. We'll resume imaging in large batches. We left nine iMacs connected to our server imaging the drives when we left today, and will have those nine ready when we walk in the door next week. The Goodwill ComputerWorks store is planning a Mac sale in the near future. We hope to offer a database on what's available on the PghMac.com website when details are final. I'll post a message when it's up on the site. Hope to see you next week! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From ronladams7 at gmail.com Fri Jul 10 21:41:32 2009 From: ronladams7 at gmail.com (R_Adams) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:41:32 -0500 Subject: [NPMUG] CARPE DIEM: Browser Marketshare for Microsoft Internet Explorer Message-ID: <9C50918C-B963-434C-B7E7-1153AAC4EB92@gmail.com> http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/07/browser-marketshare-for-microsoft.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090710/7e0062e9/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sun Jul 12 14:16:50 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:16:50 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Time Machine, cloning and more backup strategies ... Message-ID: <8E1CF761-BF77-40CB-8F12-CE5813F698F5@davesevick.com> Ted Landau's Mac Fixit Forum addresses backup strategies in this article. He reinforces the simplicity of Apple's Time Machine as we have done here many times. He goes on to mention cloning programs as handy for their ability to create a bootable backup. And he gives some examples of syncing and RAID solutions. This a good read for everyone, so I've copied the entire article below. Here are some solutions I strongly recommend: Time Machine http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ #tutorial=leopardtimemachine SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html Drobo http://www.drobo.com/resources/drobodemo.php P.S. More information coming here soon on the off-site backup MySecureBackup solution by Cranston Consulting: http://www.patrickcranston.com/mysecurebackup/ ( we had a demo of this at the last NPMUG meeting ) http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2009071015440278 Friday, July 10 2009 @ 03:44 PM PDT Time Machine debates: Time Machine vs. other solutions This week we have touched on a few of the hotly debated topics regarding Apple's Time Machine backup solution. So far, the biggest questions have been the proper size of drive to use for Time Machine, and ways to secure your backups from unauthorized access. Today, we'll discuss our last topic in this series regarding Time Machine, which is to compare and contrast it with other backup solutions, and briefly outline what might be best for an individual's uses. Time Machine Time Machine has been widely accepted because, for one thing, it comes with the operating system and is well-advertised, but is also very robust. It is an all-inclusive system that will by default back up every file on attached local disks, and as such creates a set-and- forget system that is appealing to home users. People don't have to worry about managing their backups by installing software and worrying about compatibility, and then dealing with extensive configuration and backup schemes. With Time Machine, you plug a drive in and it works. Beyond the ease of setup, the Time Machine drive is actively indexed and easily searchable, and backups run every hour the computer is awake to ensure an adequate history of backups is available. Therefore, you will only have up to 60 minutes of work loss in the event of a major crash or other data loss. Time Machine does have its drawbacks, which are that the backups are not bootable and it is not very configurable. If your system crashes and you need to continue working, Time Machine requires you to perform a full system restore, which can take hours. Apple's strive for simplicity with Time Machine has also made it rather difficult to suit all users. Some people may wish to have it run at a different interval than the hourly backups, and while this can be done, it takes using third-party utilities or command-line editing to work. If you are primarily interested in a history of backups, and maintaining an active workflow comes secondary, then Time Machine is a good and convenient solution. Cloning Cloning offers some of the options that Time Machine does not, including the ability to boot immediately to the clone and continue work in the event of a boot drive failure. The problem with cloning is that it does not have any history of backups, so you cannot follow file version changes or retrieve files that were lost before the latest backup was done. Cloning programs are highly configurable, both because third-party applications have extensive scheduling, and because Apple's solution with disk utility can also be implemented into user-defined scripts since it is available as a command-line utility. If you are primarily interested in maintaining workflow and being able to immediately boot in the event of a hardware failure, then implementing a cloning solution is a good idea. For more information about cloning solutions, check out our recent article on implementing cloning in OS X. Other backup solutions There are a variety of third-party history-based backup solutions that you can try besides Time Machine. One of the most commonly used is Retrospect, which has been around for years, and has survived by offering more versatility than Apple's solution, such as highly configurable scheduling, file inclusion and exclusion, and media support. Retrospect and similar solutions are very similar to Time Machine, but for the most part seem to be more suited for enterprise environments than home uses. Additional third-party alternatives to Time Machine are file synchronization solutions. While not exactly backup solutions, these software packages synchronize files on your computer to other locations, and therefore provide multiple copies of a single file that can be used as backups. The strive for synchronization these days is to propagate changes as quickly as possible (using "push" technologies, etc.) and that can cause a missing file to be almost immediately deleted from the synchronized locations. However, if you have it set up to run on a daily basis, then you should be able to retrieve a lost document from a synchronized location before synchronization runs again. Lastly, you can tackle hardware failures by implementing a mirrored RAID solution, which is similar to having an immediately synchronized clone. You can set up a RAID solution with hardware controllers, but also do this in software. Read more in our recent article on implementing RAID in OS X. Our recommendation We've mentioned in past articles that there is nothing stopping anyone from using the best of both worlds and implementing multiple backup schemes for data. We recommend that people use one history-based backup system such as Time Machine, and also regularly clone their boot drives using Disk Utility or a third-party cloning utility. With this setup, you should be able to quickly boot from the cloned disk in the event of a hard-drive failure and continue working, but still be able to browse through file changes over time with Time Machine. These days, backup solutions have become quite easy to implement, and can be fun to set up. If you are not backing up your files in any way, you are risking data and productivity loss. Given the cheapness of external drives these days, we strongly urge every user to take advantage of the powerful backup solutions available and safeguard their data. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2009071015440278 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090712/12a8bd96/attachment.htm From dave at davesevick.com Sun Jul 12 21:43:29 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:43:29 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] On the Shelf Now at Goodwill - new announcements on recycled Macs ready for sale Message-ID: <0EA58359-6F4A-47E3-90DF-86A45D408524@davesevick.com> 1. We encourage everyone to shop locally at the Apple Stores and MacOutfitters. Apple Shadyside - ( reminder - under construction July 13-23 ) http://www.apple.com/retail/shadyside/ Apple South Hills Village - http://www.apple.com/retail/southhillsvillage/ MacOutfitters of Cranberry - http://www.macoutfitters.com/locations_cranberry.html MacOutfitters of Oxford Centre - http://www.macoutfitters.com/locations_pittsburgh.html 2. You may know someone ... or be that someone .... who wants a used recycled Mac : Goodwill South Side - http://pghmac.com/iWeb/Discount_Macs.html ============= Now we'll be letting you know what is on the shelf at Goodwill as the shelves each month as they populate with older recycled Macs. On the Shelf Now at Goodwill: July 11, 2009 http://pghmac.com/iWeb/Discount_Macs.html ComputerWorks of South Side gianni at goodwillpitt.org 2600 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 hours: Mon ? 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Whether you run Safari on your Mac OS X or Windows computers, it's a good idea to keep up-to-date, as the update is also said to include fixes for two security holes. Both of the security issues are said to be in WebKit. The first is a bug that could mean (regardless of whether you are running a Windows or Apple Mac computer) visiting a website could trigger a cross-site scripting attack. The second vulnerability means that visiting an infected webpage using Safari (again, whether running Windows or Mac OS X) could trigger malicious code to run on your computer. Clearly it's very important that Safari users update their systems as soon as possible. Affected users can either retrieve the update to Safari via Apple's Software Update feature, or download it directly from Apple's website. Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From dave at davesevick.com Wed Jul 15 12:27:55 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:27:55 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] The Photoshop CS4 Creativity Tour coming to Pittsburgh, PA Message-ID: <3816917A-2775-4CE9-9C2A-4E1F2C129179@davesevick.com> View this message in a browser. Coming to Pittsburgh, PA Monday, August 17, 2009 Adobe? Photoshop? CS4 Creativity Tour It's time to give your creativity a serious boost! At long last, you can spend a day with the photorealist genius of our times, Bert Monroy. While you may not be able to draw like Bert does (no one can, he's truly the master) in this seminar you'll learn the techniques he's developed over the years to create stunning realistic images that boggle the imagination. It's the perfect seminar for Photoshop users, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers alike! Different from any seminar offered before, Bert will show you features that are underused and even overlooked by most people, yet powerful enough to make any imagined effect a reality. Learn to master Photoshop Layers, Layer effects, and Adjustment Layers. Finally, conquer Channels and Pen techniques for making perfect selections. Learn How to create and effectively and artistically use Brushes. Bert will also show you how to unleash your creativity using special effects, 3D, and filters, plus much more. After this full day of live training you'll be inspired to let your imagination run wild! "Bert Monroy is brilliant! The techniques shown were GREAT! I actually feel smarter! I WANT MORE!" E. Macallister, Attendee - view more testimonials with Bert Monroy Best-Selling Author, and Instructor for NAPP Register at www.kelbytraininglive.com today and secure your spot or call us at 1.800.201.7323. 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Thanks, bob malnati From charles at firthconsulting.com Wed Jul 15 17:00:28 2009 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:28 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Analyst explains how AT&T is getting screwed by the iPhone deal Message-ID: I said it two years ago when the deal was struck - at the end of the day, Apple would be king and AT&T would realize they got suckered. The iPhone deal was short-term awesome, long-term death. Now some actual "smart" market analysts are saying the same thing, and pointing to Apple's deals with the recording industry as the path AT&T is on. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/13/apples_iphone_wrecking_the_cell_industry.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Diane Otto From dotto1208 at aol.com Thu Jul 16 12:49:10 2009 From: dotto1208 at aol.com (Diane Otto) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:49:10 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] OpenOffice.org Message-ID: Thanks Bob. If I take OpenOffice, do I have to take the entire suite or can I selectively install. Diane Otto From dotto1208 at aol.com Thu Jul 16 13:45:55 2009 From: dotto1208 at aol.com (Diane Otto) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:45:55 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Apple Updates Message-ID: <05BD23EB-11CB-4DE4-A679-BA8665E8F7C0@aol.com> I did my Safari update and the java update. There are 11 or so other updates listed as being available, most of which are for applications which I will never use. Is it necessary to take every update that is offered or will I be OK if I choose only those that apply to apps I will actually use. Diane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Diane Otto From charles at firthconsulting.com Tue Jul 21 05:49:34 2009 From: charles at firthconsulting.com (Charles Firth) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:49:34 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] NPMUG meeting this Saturday! In-Reply-To: <39507E82-0161-44CB-8773-D1360311AC8B@firthconsulting.com> References: <39507E82-0161-44CB-8773-D1360311AC8B@firthconsulting.com> Message-ID: Once again I must apologize for the last-minute announcement - these months just keep blurring by! This Saturday is the 4th Saturday of the month, and that means it's time for the South Hills VIllage MUG meeting! Please find time to join us at 10am on Saturday at the Apple Store - as always the meeting will run for one hour, with brunch to follow at the Eat & Park This month's agenda: 1) Latest news from the world of Apple & technology in general 2) The iPhone 3Gs: feedback from users, worth the upgrade? 3) Main Topic: How did I get this email, and where did it come from? (Reading and understanding email headers) Learn about spoofed sender, envelope settings, and mail routing on the Internet. 4) Wrap up and Q&A I hope to see everyone there! Charles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090721/ab8cbc52/attachment.htm From radonaldson at mac.com Wed Jul 22 18:40:56 2009 From: radonaldson at mac.com (Robert A. Donaldson) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:40:56 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] Goodwill CRC update, July 17 Message-ID: <4F02018F-3552-473D-A164-3963078E3359@mac.com> Dear Mac friends: Many thanks to Charlie Hutchens, Rich Fitzgibbon, John Hamill, Tucker Trainor, Marty Swartz and Dave Sevick for joining me at the Goodwill Computer Recycling Center last Friday. This update is a bit tardy as our database was being fine-tuned so certain data fields could be directly exported to the Goodwill ComputerWorks store database so the process for getting our refurbished Macs onto the store shelves is streamlined. Goodwill can now take our data entry and not have to re-enter the information in their database, allowing them to put a Mac on sale much more quickly than before. On Friday, we refurbished 21 Macs to bring our all-time total to 1,986. We also re-imaged seven Macs from store returns, prepared four 17-inch CRT Apple Studio Displays, and de-manufactured seven Macs. We'll have another workday this Friday, July 24. With our volumes returning to higher levels, we could see our 2,000th refurbished Mac... Hope to see you Friday! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188 From dave at davesevick.com Thu Jul 23 07:41:01 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:41:01 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] "Erin Andrews peephole video" situation explained by Graham Cluley of Sophos ... Beware "Live Video Player" trap Message-ID: Erin Andrews peephole video leads to malware from SophosLabs on Vimeo. http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/07/22/youtube-snafu-erin-andrews-video-cleanup-backfires/ This is a very interesting story about a crafty way to get malware installed on your Mac by allowing a download of a special "Live Video Player" to enable you to watch a suggestive video of the very attractive ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Take note of Graham's explanation .... and let your friends and colleagues know of this new exploit of Mac users ... And do not download anything you are not sure of what it is !!!!! Such as "Live Video Player" ..... Dave P.S. As is now customary ... I am endorsing the installation and use of Sophos Anti-Virus above all others ( ie. Norton ) at this time. I do not endorse many products or companies openly on this listserve .... Sophos is one that deserves your attention in the way the company is great at : 1. Informing the public 2. Writing software that does not crash your system 3. Very Mac friendly More info on my website below .... ```````````````````````````` Dave Sevick Consulting Apple Certified Support Professional 10.5 Apple User Group Ambassador Apple Recycling in Pittsburgh Helping people use technology in Pittsburgh Western PA, WV, OH, MD ... Since 1988 724.779.0099 mobile/office dave at davesevick.com http://www.davesevick.com ```````````````````````````` -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Apple users seen as a "soft target" ... so be smart, know the enemy Message-ID: <948442D5-0FBD-40D2-B701-7C16E9D2F00B@davesevick.com> Six Months at a Glance 23,500 new infected webpages are discovered every day. That?s one every 3.6 seconds, 4 times worse than what it was in the same period in 2008. The US hosts more malware, relays more spam than any other country. 40,000 new suspicious files are examined by SophosLabs every day. 22.5 million different samples of malware in the collection of independent testing agency, AV-Test.org 15 new bogus anti-virus vendor websites are discovered every day. This number has tripled, up from an average of five detected per day, during 2008. 89.7 percent of all business email is spam. Approximately 6,500 new spam-related websites are discovered every day - accounting for one new website every 13 seconds, 24 hours a day. This figure is almost double what it was in the same period in 2008. Source: Sophos Labs Full Security Threat Report - PDF http://www.sophos.com/sophos/docs/eng/papers/sophos-security-threat-report-jul-2009-na-wpus.pdf Finally, for those of you who digest information via your ears rather than your eyes, here's a podcast where Carole Theriault and Graham Cluley discuss some of the findings of the report: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/07/24/threat-report-july-2009/ Here are some of the questions that you may have answered if you do decide to download the Security Threat Report: What did hackers claim Barack Obama had done on the eve of his presidential inauguration? Which veteran pop star was running a website that helped hackers steal your banking information? A hacker threatened to auction personal information about 8.3 million patients inwhich US state to the highest bidder? Which social networking site strikes the most fear into system administrator's hearts from the malware point-of-view? 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We've paired it with a 17-inch Apple ADC Studio Display. It's a nice Apple collector's item if you're into that sort of thing. The inventory tag at the ComputerWorks store in APL 8362; the display is APL 8341. In all, we refurbished 20 Macs to bring our all-time total to 2,005. We also re-imaged another Mac from a store return, and de-manufactured seven Macs. We'll have another workday on Friday, July 31. Hope to see you then! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 072409 CRC Mac 2000.jpg Type: application/applefile Size: 68647 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090725/b8730435/attachment-0001.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More about Kerio found at : http://www.patrickcranston.com/kerio/ ============ On Wednesday night Aug 5 the NPMUG meets at Cranberry's MacOutfitters 7-9PM led by Dave Sevick .... with a nightcap at Primanti Brothers after the meeting. More on MacOufitters: http://www.macoutfitters.com/locations_cranberry.html On Thursday night Aug 6 the COWMUG meets at Monroeville Public Library led by Peter Carras 7-9PM. More on these meetings: http://web.mac.com/cowmug/COWMUG/Welcome_to_COWMUG.html On Sunday Aug 9 we have a special Apple user group picnic led by Bruce Wells .... at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. 1 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301 http://pa-trolley.org/ The Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania will be present to help you learn how to trace your family roots. Spring House Brunch for only $8 ... kids $5 ..... More details to be posted soon by Bruce. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Apple LED Cinema Display (24" flat panel) connects to a computer using the Mini DisplayPort connector, an industry-standard port found on all current Macs, except for the MacBook. For older Macs, without a Mini DisplayPort, you will need a third-party converter, such as this one, which converts DVI to Mini DisplayPort: -Dave From dave at davesevick.com Thu Jul 30 22:43:35 2009 From: dave at davesevick.com (Dave Sevick) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:43:35 -0400 Subject: [NPMUG] New "MobileMe iDisk" app for your iPhone or iPod Touch - easy to use, fast, secure and FREE Message-ID: Immediately useful to me was a new app announced and released tonight by Apple: An important service message for MobileMe members. Dear MobileMe member, We're pleased to announce the availability of the new MobileMe iDisk app for iPhone and iPod touch. The iDisk app lets you access your iDisk folders and view files in formats supported by iPhone OS 3.0 including iWork, Microsoft Office, PDF, QuickTime, and more. The app also makes it easy to share files from anywhere. In just a few taps, you can email a link that lets friends and colleagues download a file directly from your iDisk. To learn more, watch the tutorial. MobileMe iDisk app is available now as a free download from the App Store. Before you install it, please make sure you are running iPhone OS 3.0 on your iPhone or iPod touch. We hope you enjoy this enhancement to your MobileMe service. Sincerely, The MobileMe Team =========== 1. Download and install the free app from the link above. 2. Enter your MobileMe account name and password and immediately see your iDisk contents. 3. Point to a document, choose the "Share" icon and you are presented with an email. - choose a recipient or many recipients - set an expiration date for the published link and a password if desired - MobileMe iDisk app sends a message along with the link in a handsome html email ( like iPhoto Gallery emails ) 4. ( the best part ) the recipient of the notification email ( mac or pc ) clicks on the link and gets a really fast FTP style download via their web browser. In the example screenshot I post below this 80mb file downloaded in less than two minutes ( 700-900k/sec over Armstrong Cable ). I did this with several other files. THIS IS A KILLER APP ! Well done Apple !!!! Simple, secure, FREE and very handy utility. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://davesevick.com/pipermail/npmug/attachments/20090731/f591970f/attachment-0002.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Marty Swartz' Mac notebook operation added another to our total. Our all-time total is now 2,023. A construction note: The PennDOT Carson St. widening project will close South 26 St. at the Goodwill Building main entrance in the near future. We'll keep you posted when the project affects entry into the building, and let you know any alternative entrance options. We'll have another workday on Friday, August 7. Hope to see you there! Robert A. Donaldson radonaldson at mac.com (H) 412-922-3303 (M) 412-477-9188