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Save your [wet] portable electronics!

Betty

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [themudlist] Salvaging waterlogged electronics
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:11:21 -0500
From: Kurt

If your cell phone or iPod ever gets left in a pocket & goes through
the washer (or gets otherwise doused), try these steps:

1) Immediately turn the unit off & remove the battery.

2) Place a vacuum cleaner hose right up against any available port
for a minute or two to suck any possible droplets from the unit.

3) Place the unit for at least a day in a tupperware container of
Fresh Step With Crystals cat litter. (The "crystals" are silica gel,
the same packets o' stuff that are in your new Mac's box to keep it
good & dry.)  If no cat litter is available, you can use rice instead.

4) Re-battery the unit and turn it on with your fingers crossed.

#4211

From: "MdAPPLE@..." <MdAPPLE@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 4:10 am
Subject: Fwd: UG News: 45% off Ebook Purchases from O'Reilly

mdapple1979

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FYI - Another great offer from O'Reilly! Hopefully some of our members will be able to take advantage of this -- limited time -- offer.

Mical Wilmoth Carton

MdAPPLE@...

http://mdapple.org

Ambassador Emerita

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Date: December 2, 2009 7:04:25 PM EST
To: mdapple@...
Subject: UG News: 45% off Ebook Purchases from O'Reilly

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#4210

From: suncat@...
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 4:13 pm
Subject: Software discounts 50-70% off Ambrosia SW and Socialite/Eventbox

b1suncat

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Ambrosia utilities and games - MacHeist discounts:
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/promos/xmas09/?tag=macheist

      * WireTap Anywhere
      * Snapz Pro X
      * iToner
      * WireTap Studio
      * Soundboard
      * Dragster

      * Aquaria
      * EV Nova
      * Aki Mahjong Solitaire
      * Redline
      * SketchFighter
      * Apeiron X
      * Bubble Trouble X

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*Socialite (formerly Eventbox) out of beta, into your Mac*

by TJ Luoma (RSS feed) on Nov 30th 2009 at 2:30PM
Socialite, the Mac social networking application formerly known as
"Eventbox," has been released out of beta.

The application is intended as a "one stop" for Twitter, Facebook,
Google Reader, Flickr, Digg, and any site that supports RSS.

I've used Eventbox for some time now, as well as Socialite betas, and I
was impressed enough to buy a license before RealMacSoftware purchased
the application and changed the name. So far, I am impressed.

Twitter support includes multiple accounts, and it makes it very easy to
send Direct Messages as well as @replies. Socialite also includes
support for Twitter's new "Lists" and "Re-tweet" features. As far as I
know, Socialite is currently the only native Mac Twitter client that
supports lists. The application is the only way that I ever bother to
keep up with Facebook, and it can do so without all the "cruft" (ads,
for instance) in the browser interface for Facebook. Socialite is also a
great way to keep up with your Flickr contacts.

Socialite sells for US$20.00, and a demo is available. If you previously
purchased an Eventbox license, you will be contacted with instructions
on getting a Socialite license within 24 hours. Without a license,
Socialite is limited to three services, which will probably be plenty
for some people.

Download the 1.0 and check it out for yourself!

Update: RealMacSoftware's website seems to be taking a dirt nap. You can
download the 1.0 version directly from Amazon's S3 servers here. (MD5SUM
= f06c92ce51b7f9a3db96d5e9051adbdb)

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/30/socialite-formerly-eventbox-out-of-beta-into-your\
-mac/

[MacHeist 25% discount link:
http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/5f1c7e0d24a6c8a88ed555245996a503?pa=401774240]

#4209

From: JE Simms <furbyjinmd@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:27 pm
Subject: Re: Important FYIO

furbyjinmd

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If you recognize an email as phishing, the best rule to follow is NOT click on the links at all. If you don't recognize it, then you should educate yourself about Phishing.

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, suncat@... <suncat@...> wrote:

From: suncat@... <suncat@...>
Subject: Re: [MD_Apple_Corps_List] Important FYIO
To: MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:08 PM

Gerry Wiseman escribió:
> Info about phishing
> Please read
>
> http://tinyurl. com/ygj29aj
>

I got one of those yesterday from "PayPal". Most of the time, if you
point your cursor at the link, it shows the real link in the Status Bar
of my email client [I use Thunderbird] . Naturally, I was curious to find
out how well they did their fake site, so I clicked on the link.

It took my to a login page. First I checked the other links. They were
all good links to real PayPal pages. On the login page, I entered a fake
URL and "password" as the password. It took me to a page to "update" my
bank and credit card info. I filled in some fake info and the site
thanked me for the information.

Valid sites do ask you for information. They do give you links. I never
use their links. I go to the main login page on my own to check my info
and transactions. I don't trust any email that asks for my personal
information to be given at their location.

#4208

From: MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:26 am
Subject: MD Apple Corp Board Meeting, 11/24/2009, 7:30 pm

MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com

Reminder from:		MD_Apple_Corps_List Yahoo! Group

Title:		MD Apple Corp Board Meeting

Date:		Tuesday November 24, 2009
Time:		7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every month on the last Tuesday until Monday August 2, 2010.
Location:		Harris Silverstone - Home
Street:		100 Cedercroft Road
City State Zip:		Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone:		410-435-3582
Notes:		Check website for more information - http://www.mdapple.org

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#4207

From: "David" <tech@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:24 pm
Subject: Re: Important FYIO

davidovad

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Betty,

I don't waste a lot of time or worry for that matter about phishing etc.  I've
done a good bit to protect our home network in making good use of my last
Pentium 4 PC by sticking an extra network card in it, installing pfSense with
Squid proxy and SquidGuard running.  I've got SquidGuard blocking a good array
of nefarious web sites and also use OpenDNS with the same protections enabled.

When I travel I VPN all my laptops web traffic through my home network so get
the same protections when mobile for my laptop.

While no fortress is impenetrable especially when it comes to Internet bad guys
our environment would be a challenge I should think but if I can share any
tidbit to help others I'm only too happy to do so.

This stuff is my version of computer fun.  I guess if this was 1961 I'd be in
the yard digging a bomb shelter ;)

Dave

--- In MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com, suncat@... wrote:
>
> David escribió:
> > Great post, thanks!
> >
> > While we're on the subject of "Phishing" some important food for thought on
Tiny url's:
> >
> > http://blog.trendmicro.com/tinyurl-phishing-becoming-popular/
> >
> >> Info about phishing
> >> Please read
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/ygj29aj
>
>
> David
>
> We discussed this last week on the MUDlist [Mac Users of Delaware]. I
> use tinyURL and snipURL all the time. They're very convenient, and you
> shouldn't be scared away from using them because of potential phishing.
> TinyURL.com has a preview choice you can use,
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/cokher. MUD member [and former MUD president]
> Scott posted this thoughtful message:
>
> - - -
>
> "I agree that shortened URLs pose some risk. There's generally little
> risk of infecting your Mac with a virus (maybe a trojan horse if you
> invite it in). There is a risk of embarrassment and, worst case, getting
> in trouble and/or fired for inappropriate use of Internet access. It's
> also important to note that some web filtering systems utilized in the
> workplace block access to URL shortening services for security reasons.
> So, if you have a legitimate business need or just want to see where
> you're clicking the following may help:
>
> There are several ways to preview Tiny or Shortened URLs (there are many
> URL shortening services available). I use a Firefox add-on called UnTiny
> (see link below)and turn it on whenever I need to de-code a short URL
> before going somewhere I'd rather not be. The UnTiny add-on is
> controlled by a pop-up menu in the lower-right portion of the Firefox
> browser window. It's not perfect... so I tend to leave it disabled until
> I trip across a short URL. This approach works well for shortened URLs
> embedded in web sites. You can also use the UnTiny web site to expand
> shortened URLs.
>
> UnTiny website:  http://untiny.me/
> UnTiny Firefox Add-on:  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10181
>
> As a side-note, I also use a Firefox add-on called "InterClue" which
> provides previews and extensive information on links as you mouse-over
> them. It works on linked web pages as well as files. If you spend a fair
> amount of time splunking on the net this can be a helpful tool to avoid
> going places where you don't have any interest without actually loading
> the page or document."
>
> - - -
>
> Betty
>

#4206

From: MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:27 am
Subject: MD Apple Corp Board Meeting, 11/24/2009, 7:30 pm

MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com

Reminder from:		MD_Apple_Corps_List Yahoo! Group

Title:		MD Apple Corp Board Meeting

Date:		Tuesday November 24, 2009
Time:		7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every month on the last Tuesday until Monday August 2, 2010.
Next reminder:		The next reminder for this event will be sent in 4 days, 3 minutes.
Location:		Harris Silverstone - Home
Street:		100 Cedercroft Road
City State Zip:		Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone:		410-435-3582
Notes:		Check website for more information - http://www.mdapple.org

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#4205

From: suncat@...
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:31 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Important FYIO

b1suncat

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David escribió:
> Great post, thanks!
>
> While we're on the subject of "Phishing" some important food for thought on
Tiny url's:
>
> http://blog.trendmicro.com/tinyurl-phishing-becoming-popular/
>
>> Info about phishing
>> Please read
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ygj29aj


David

We discussed this last week on the MUDlist [Mac Users of Delaware]. I
use tinyURL and snipURL all the time. They're very convenient, and you
shouldn't be scared away from using them because of potential phishing.
TinyURL.com has a preview choice you can use,
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cokher. MUD member [and former MUD president]
Scott posted this thoughtful message:

- - -

"I agree that shortened URLs pose some risk. There's generally little
risk of infecting your Mac with a virus (maybe a trojan horse if you
invite it in). There is a risk of embarrassment and, worst case, getting
in trouble and/or fired for inappropriate use of Internet access. It's
also important to note that some web filtering systems utilized in the
workplace block access to URL shortening services for security reasons.
So, if you have a legitimate business need or just want to see where
you're clicking the following may help:

There are several ways to preview Tiny or Shortened URLs (there are many
URL shortening services available). I use a Firefox add-on called UnTiny
(see link below)and turn it on whenever I need to de-code a short URL
before going somewhere I'd rather not be. The UnTiny add-on is
controlled by a pop-up menu in the lower-right portion of the Firefox
browser window. It's not perfect... so I tend to leave it disabled until
I trip across a short URL. This approach works well for shortened URLs
embedded in web sites. You can also use the UnTiny web site to expand
shortened URLs.

UnTiny website:  http://untiny.me/
UnTiny Firefox Add-on:  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10181

As a side-note, I also use a Firefox add-on called "InterClue" which
provides previews and extensive information on links as you mouse-over
them. It works on linked web pages as well as files. If you spend a fair
amount of time splunking on the net this can be a helpful tool to avoid
going places where you don't have any interest without actually loading
the page or document."

- - -

Betty

#4204

From: "David" <tech@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:52 pm
Subject: Re: Important FYIO

davidovad

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Great post, thanks!

While we're on the subject of "Phishing" some important food for thought on Tiny
url's:

http://blog.trendmicro.com/tinyurl-phishing-becoming-popular/



--- In MD_Apple_Corps_List@yahoogroups.com, Gerry Wiseman <gerry.wiseman@...>
wrote:
>
> Info about phishing
> Please read
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ygj29aj
>
> --
>
> Gerry Wiseman
> Westminster, MD
> http://members.tripod.com/~Gerry_Wiseman/feature_article.htm
>

#4203

From: Gerry Wiseman <gerry.wiseman@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:55 pm
Subject: more pictures

gerwise

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Hi,
I've recently posted what I think are some interesting photos on my
Flickr site. It's at
http://tinyurl.com/ygyeqwq
Feel free to leave comments.
Thanks,

--

Gerry Wiseman
Westminster, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~Gerry_Wiseman/feature_article.htm

#4202

From: suncat@...
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:08 pm
Subject: Re: Important FYIO

b1suncat

Offline

Gerry Wiseman escribió:
> Info about phishing
> Please read
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ygj29aj
>

I got one of those yesterday from "PayPal". Most of the time, if you
point your cursor at the link, it shows the real link in the Status Bar
of my email client [I use Thunderbird]. Naturally, I was curious to find
out how well they did their fake site, so I clicked on the link.

It took my to a login page. First I checked the other links. They were
all good links to real PayPal pages. On the login page, I entered a fake
URL and "password" as the password. It took me to a page to "update" my
bank and credit card info. I filled in some fake info and the site
thanked me for the information.

Valid sites do ask you for information. They do give you links. I never
use their links. I go to the main login page on my own to check my info
and transactions. I don't trust any email that asks for my personal
information to be given at their location.

#4201

From: Gerry Wiseman <gerry.wiseman@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:38 pm
Subject: Important FYIO

gerwise

Offline

Info about phishing
Please read

http://tinyurl.com/ygj29aj

--

Gerry Wiseman
Westminster, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~Gerry_Wiseman/feature_article.htm

#4200

From: "MdAPPLE@..." <MdAPPLE@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:18 pm
Subject: Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--November

mdapple1979

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FYI

Mical Wilmoth Carton

MdAPPLE@...

http://mdapple.org

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To: mdapple@...
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From: William Bruce Watson <brucewatson@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:27 am
Subject: Interesting news for iPhone owners

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#4197

From: "David" <tech@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:54 pm
Subject: Interesting article on backups....

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Some good food for thought for all of us who have data that we value:

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Date: Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: MD Apple Corps General Meeting, 11/10/2009, 6:30 pm

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