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UGNN News for 2006, 3rd Quarter
September 2006
- Redline racing game The need for speed... quinched....
- Lightzone Image Editing Light Crafts photo editing software company, ushers in a new generation integrated digital workflow tool....
- UGN SafeNet Phishing & Net Neutrality Reports: - A contest for who can report the most phishing attempts * A new system to fight phishing * IRS warnings * Vishing latest threat since Phishing * SonicWALL Security 300 * Net neutrality fans rally in 25 cities * National Outpouring of Support * Group lobbies Salazar
- Stock Scam Spam Revisited - They're back! Those online crooks who sell you bogus stocks... UGN Safe-Net catches up on the resurgence of stock scam spams and pump-and-dump schemes and answers some readers' questions about such evils....
- Zune Soon with Tunes - Microsoft is going after the iPod market with their new music player called "Zune" and this holiday season find it with some rather impressive features and goodies.
- Backup for Disaster Recovery What's the worst case scenario? Are you prepared? While this article was aimed at Windows users -- it does provides a solid foundation on the steps and terms used for proper backups
- About Photoshop Elements 5 In a sea of digital photo software, online tutorials, books and books, an affordable pearl -- the newest Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage -- explains everything you need to know about Adobe Photoshop Elements 5
- HumanEyes 3D Unveils PrintPro 2.0 Award-winning 3D capture and creation software for design through print now offers: Fastest conversion of any 2D pictures to 3D - Timeline feature for precise creative control of Animation Effects and Flips
- Typinator types it for you Typinator enables you to rapidly insert text or graphics into any type of application - Typinator's intuitive interface and ease-of-use result in immediate productivity gains
- Keep Visitors in your Photo Gallery Eugene Panin provides tips to Keep Visitors in your Image Gallery... scripting to change images for fresh views
- iPod Workshops - by Apple Pi WasApplePi Presents "Socket in Pocket" Workshop At Tysons Corner VA Apple Store... next week!
- MacBook: Response to exploit, Heat Battle and more This week we cover: MacBook "hack" controversy * "hack" deconstructed * Apple Denial * death threats * Heat Battle: Dell Latitude vs. MacBook * "I'm dead" says MacBook replacement * Motion-Controlled MacBook * demand exceeds production * Hi-def PB/MBP * Random Shutdown Syndrome (RSS) * Core 2 Duo Coming * overwhelming demand * Hon Hai MacBook Contract * Tips for new Mac converts... and more
- IPv6 Update Report - On the move: Proposed rule would mandates IPv6 * IPV6 Resource Center * IPv6 Today * AT&T, Global Crossing and IPv6 * 10 things to consider before rolling out Vista * Councils: Make more IPv6 products available * NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Case 2005-041, Internet ... * Gov eyes perks for new telecom system * Acquisition councils alter regs to account for IPv6 * CICT eyes widespread IPv6 deployment in RP * IPv6 Forum India * Occoquan Going Wi-Fi * Microsoft Transition Technologies * CICT studying local carriers' networks * China leads India toward IPv6 * IPv6 security: The forgotten element * What is IPv6?... And more
- Generating ideas It happened unexpectedly! Your business was doing pretty well, but one fine morning you started to notice that the sales started to diminish! What do you do? You need new, creative ideas now. Nowshade Kabir Generating ideas to overcome business downturn
- JavaScript: The Definitive Guide JavaScript: The Definitive Guide The new edition has been thoroughly updated so that it covers JavaScript the way it is used today, rather than the way it was used in 2001.
- New Technology from CS Odessa Common architecture for all ConceptDraw applications provides you with the ability to open your documents in any ConceptDraw application ... New Technology from CS Odessa allows the resulting product to execute natively on any supported OS.
- Snapz Pro X Gets Upgrade We've said it before: Snapz is the best screen capture in the bizx. Now, Ambrosia Software has rolled out Snapz Pro X 2.0.3, an Intel-compatible update to this outstanding video capture product!
August 2006
- Digital printing reports analyze the market Digital Printing 2006: Growth and Convergence in the Marketplace - take a comprehensive look at the continued growth and expansion of digital printing into these key market segments.
- Convert InDesign to Quark If you use Quark for desktop publishing -- ID2Q7 conversion tool -- a quick and easy way to convert InDesign files into QuarkXPress documents.
- Practice of Design Inside/Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design, Second Edition - updated second edition of the classic bestseller from Malcolm Grear
- Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography Tap into Tapp for Workflow Expertise "Photoshop Workflow Setups: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography" -- put Photoshop in overdrive
- Ready,Set,Go! is BACK Many of you remember using RSG back at the dawn of desktop publishing -- which was no longer supported after the introduction of OS 9 for the Mac. I just found out it's been upgraded and is better than ever...
- Snapz Pro X Gets Upgrade We've said it before: Snapz is the best screen capture in the bizx. Now, Ambrosia Software has rolled out Snapz Pro X 2.0.3, an Intel-compatible update to this outstanding video capture product!
- Default Folder X makes OS X Better It's no secret that OS X Finder windows have serious flaws. Default Folder fixes many of the flaws and poor design features in Apple's OS X folder navigation... make better use of Spotlight and more
- Will IPv6 spell the end of spam ? IPv6 the NEXT Internet -- Harrisonburg, Virginia becomes the focus of a global telecommunications revolution as first site in the country to test the next generation of the Internet -- IPv6. Why is this important to Safenet?
- Phishing and Online Crime coverage Phishing attacks never let up -- This report reflects on the Cost of Spam * Katrina relief scam, * Can Authentication Restore Trust in E-Mail?, * Phishing Yahoo * College student warnings * Symantec efforts * Countermeasures for the Phishing * Digital Certificates * Ireland anti-phishing stance, * Horde breaches ... and more
- MacBook Exploited in Under 60 Seconds -- This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... Hacked MacBook * MacBook Exploited * SanDisk Cruzer vs Car * Baker technology boost * MacBook firmware * Wi-Fi hack * MacBook Manufacturer * SMC Firmware update * battery replacement * SuperDrive failure * ExpressCard update * 64-bit Macbook Pro * virtual desktop manager * JIVE W205R Core Duo * MacBook clone * Consumer Reports * 8 others! (Two pages)
- Free Color Poster XeikonPrints.com introduces an offer for 1 free poster printed from YOUR file, on the Xeikon 5000 printer! Offer includes free shipping, so get going now.
- 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. Follow along...
- Designer's Guide to Mac OS X Tiger This book is especially geared toward designers who've become comfortable working under Mac OS X and are ready now to make the Tiger transition.
- Get the Most from Your Digital Camera A complete bookshelf on mastering digital SLR photography * taking beautiful wedding pictures * exploring travel photography * getting perfect color every time.
- Digital Photo Blow Up At last! Now you can enlarge digital JPG files and retain or enhance quality! Digital Photo Blow Up - offers the highest quality image enlargement available.
- Mac in Africa -- For three weeks, Fred got to experience using a Mac in a 3rd world. Here are some of his reflections on email and why NOT to use Mac.com if you plan to travel...
July 2006
- July 17: Phishing, Vishing, & the latest defenses including: Fraudsters Defeat Two-Factor Authentication * Phishing for Gmail Dollars * Telephone version of phishing * Phishing in Yahoo! Geocities? * Voice and VoIP Phishing Scams On The Rise * OpenDNS Touts Controversial Antiphishing Service * AOL ponders free service * IRS warns of bogus e-mails from phishing identity thieves * Firefox Version 2.0 Beta Candidate Released ... and 17 others, 3 Pages!
- MacBook: "Hot enough to fry an egg..." This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... How hot is the MacBook? Hot enough to fry an egg! * Apple's Next Pro Mac * Multiple monitors on a MacBook Pro? * Office alternatives abound for new MacBook * Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) Performance * MCE offers 160GB hard disk for MacBooks, Pros, minis * Transcend Unveils 2GB SO-DIMM Module * Apple under increasing fire for faulty products and quality gaps * Unhappy campers take to the web * MacFixIt articles require a subscription * * 8 others! (Two pages)
- Net Neutrality: Gap widens, Legal threats - This week even more Senators chime in from both sides of the political bench. Also: John C. Dvorak checks in * Red State / Blue State * Senate Committee Cuts Amendment * US Democratic Party * Perspective * Bureaucrats divided * Blogging * Gnomedex * Pre-Presidential Politics * Google Antitrust threats * Senator confused by concept * Tech Faceoff * and many others in this week's postings (0703)
- 60 Seconds #188 AOL Gone Bad - Here's 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 ... sad but true.
- Phishing and Online Crime coverage - This report reflects a new resurgence of criminal phishing online including how it affects the Senate tax proposal... Plus a lot more: There's a new version of Nigerian scam * new attacks on eBay * Man-in-the-Browser Attacks * Google Fixes XSS Holes * Symantec's new security software * IRS Warningss * Beefing up VISTA security * ICICI Targets * Norton Confidential * RoadRunner targets * Comcast targets... and more (three pages)
- MacBook: Apple catches up with problems This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... Apple silences fans, responds to whining * batteries experiencing failure * screen failures * MacBook Pro Handle * New Configurations * 15-inch version * trackpad woes * MacBook wait times rise * Moo' Fix * Apple Acknowledges Staining * Sudden Motion Sensor * biometrics * leaving Mac OS X for Ubuntu * New logic board * premature age spots * 11 others! (Two pages)
- Cashing in with Google This comprehensive guide takes a close look at advertising on the web-how it works and how Google's advertising programs can turn your site into a money maker.
- Dreamweaver 8 Make Great Looking, Sophisticated Web Sites -- Create, Maintain, Update them using Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual
- Chris Georgenes to teach Flash Flash Design Portfolio-Builder Program -- Master Animator Chris Georgenes Instructs Creative Pros in Flash Animation for DesignMentor Training
- On The Job 2.1 Time Tracking Software On The Job 2.1, featuring new fixed rate tasks is the most elegant, and user friendly time tracking software on the Macintosh platform
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