John, Great news report. And yes I am aware Apple has a way to read it to me. (That's frequently the way I "proof read" what I have written.)
The Summary in Safari lets me know what to look forward to when I upgrade to Yosemite - assuming I get around to it before Apple introduces a new OS. I'm still using Mountain Lion. Anne On Jan 15, 2015, at 7:58 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Lee, I understand if you can’t let this go, has some good info the group > would find interesting but WAY over our limit. I send these out to many > folks in different groups, our group I can sometimes get small enough but to > keep it interesting for the others I have to include photo’s, graphics, etc. > etc. > > If it’s way out of line, throw in the trash… > > John > > > > My Fellow Geeks! > > > > Goodness, payday for many folks, so what better time to spread the good news…. > > This note is more like a dissertation, I will have Orals next week, but hang > in there as some of this is great stuff, the rest is simply awesome! > > First, do you know what “SUMMARY” is within Safari? Neither did I, it’s > really a cool feature when you are wanting to get to the meat of an article > on the Web and don’t want the clutter of all the icon’s and advertisements. > > Here is a shot of an article from Electronic Home concerning Apple’s HomeKit > (I’ll get to that next). It has the usual look of a webpage but I would like > to concentrate on the article…so. > > > > > <Pasted Graphic.tiff> > > > > > > > Look at the header, where the URL is listed, you’ll see “electronic > house.com”. Note to the left of the URL you see 4 lines like the lines on a > page of text. Click on icon, and this is what you get! > > Now, if you are wanting to save the article, or email it, this is what is > sent, not the page above with all the clutter. Click on the lines again and > you are taken back to the page with all it’s goodies. Sweet! > > > > > > <Pasted Graphic 1.tiff> > > > > > > > > > > Now, Apple HomeKit > > Apple has just introduced HOMEKIT, and many firms are already on board. I > won’t include the entire article as the list grows daily, but one of the neat > ones is INSTEON, this device allows many items in the home to be connected to > HomeKit, outlets, thermostats, light switches, lightbulbs, etc. etc. > allowing for a completely interrogated system that is controlled by Siri, > (you can talk to it) REGARDLESS of the manufacturer…WOW! > > Another is Chamberlain, the firm that is famous for their garage doors, they > are ready for HomeKit and an iOS App to monitor the garage door while away > from home. > > Elgato is producing a line of sensors that allow us to monitor our homes > remotely via iPhone or iPad. The sensors will inform us automatically of > climatic changes within the home such as a Weather Sensor, an indoor air > quality sensor, window/door sensors, an attachment for the shower head > measuring the volume and temp and ties in with energy consumption……this isn’t > your grandmothers home! > > FirstAlert has a new product, “OneLink”, providing Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, > checks humidity as well as temperature and low levels of CO, and the will > have a programmable thermostat as well. I am getting light headed! > > Schlage, the lock folks have a line that allow us to control the lock from > our iPhone or iPad, WITH SIRI!!! so we can speak to our door and it will > unlock….AND when tied to other devices the Schlage will trigger lights > on/off, and adjust the thermostat…..can we believe this is just the > beginning? I would say so! > > > > > Mac Computer Sales > > A quick note about how Mac is doing in the desktop world….remember when Apple > introduced the gumdrop computers in plastic and various colors? Back then > Apple commanded between 1% & 2% of the desktop world….things have changed and > Apple marches on….. > > Apple Sneaks Up on Cheaper PCs > By Shawn Hasto January 15, 2015 > > > <630x420.jpg> > Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg > A fulfillment center operated by Ulmart, Russia’s largest online electronics > retailer, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on March 7, 2014. > The drop in worldwide PC shipments slowed last year, from 10 percent to about > 2 percent, according to market researcher IDC. The biggest winner among the > top companies was Apple, which boosted shipments by almost 16 percent and > took the No. 5 spot from Asustek. > > > > > > ApplePay > > A mustard seed starts to grow, it’s still an infant but seems to be garnering > a lot of attention…..an article published today, then a personal experience. > > > > > Apple Pay Expands To Bay Area Supermarkets > Post Title Condition for Post Format > Post Content Condition for Post Format > > <apple-pay.jpg> > Like > > > Apple Pay is continuing its steady march to retail stores near you. > > Modesto-based Save Mart Supermarkets — which operates Save Mart, S-Mart > Foods, Lucky, Maxx Value Foods and FoodMaxx — announced on Thursday that > customers can now check out using Apple Pay at its 217 location in Northern > California and Northern Nevada. Nicole Piccinini Pesco, co-president and > chief strategy and branding officer at Save Mart Supermarkets, cited security > and convenience as the chief reasons for adopting Apple Pay, a mobile > payments system that lets people with the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus buy items in > stores by waving their phones at the register. > > “We are working diligently to transform the shopping experience for our > customers and this cutting-edge technology will help to speed them through > checkout,” she said in a statement. “Accepting Apple Pay provides shoppers a > secure and private way to pay for their groceries and we’ve added support for > this new mobile payment method solely for their benefit and convenience.” > > Analysts say grocery stores, a staple of most shoppers’ weeks, are precisely > where Apple needs to be if its mobile payments system is to transform from a > novelty to a reflex at checkout for consumers. Other grocery stores that back > Apple Pay include Albertsons, Bi-Lo, Jewel Osco, Wegmans, Winn-Dixie and > Whole Foods. Whole Foods told the Mercury News in November that it was doing > about $4 million per week in Apple Pay transactions. > > Meanwhile, in another high note for the Apple Pay progress report, Bank of > America shared that almost 800,000 customers have signed up for the mobile > payments service, enlisting about 1.1 million cards. > > > > > So, can we help in transforming our providers into moving to ApplePay if this > is how we wish our payments be made, if we are interested in security? > > With each bill I pay I include a note that I will be moving to ApplePay and > it is my desire to continue doing business with them and they allow me to pay > using the most secure system offered. > > Here are two responses: > > Now, what choice do I have with a utility? None of course, unless we go off > the grid, so sending my implications that I will do business with those that > support ApplePay is vapor to these guys, but they began corresponding with > me and today I received this response: > > > > > RE: Clark County REMC is Looking Out for You > > I heard back from the software vendor and they are working on integrating the > Apple Pay functionality into both the SmartHub App and into the on-site > payment locations. The contactless option for paying on-site is tentatively > due in June. The release date for the app changes hasn’t been announced yet. > I’m sure the more customers ask for it, the faster the development will > happen. Thanks for bring this to our attention! > > > > > > Thanks for bringing this to their attention!!! Holy Cow! I am very thankful > that they did their research and have jumped on board….one person’s vote does > sometimes count. > > > Another case in point. I have an account with Interactive Brokers. In > addition to their Logon, and Password they use a unique card system of > numbers and letters that you have to complete to gain access to their > platform for any activity. > > It’s very unique and very safe as I assume the numbers assigned to you on > your card are just your numbers. It works like this…..after the logon and > password I am presented with two sets of numbers. They go from 1 to over > 200. If you are given 21-89 then I have to look up on the card what letters > correspond to the two numbers, type on the series of 3 letters/numbers for > each. It’s a bit of a hassle and now that Apple has the fingerprint > technology on both the iPhone and iPad I have been pushing them to allow us > to have access to their Mobile app. via fingerprint authentication and do > away with the number system. > > I have written three times and yesterday I received their response: > > > > > Re: FW: IB Customer Feedback: TWS - Using iPad, iPhone Thumbprint technology > > Thank you and we will be working on this shortly. Please stay tuned; we > will make an announcement via the IB communique. > > Name: John Robinson > Email: [email protected] > Message: As a customer I would so appreciate your allowing trades from our > iPhones and iPads to be authenticated using the fingerprint technology > rather than having to use the codes that you distribute when we open an > account. > > I know you allow us to bypass the codes but as REAL security there could be > none better than what Apple has offered to verify our identity. Please > consider offering this to your clients. > > > > > So, shortly it will be available. We live in a new world, Apple is making > much of what we do more secure than ever and as consumers if we let our > voices be heard we can make a difference…. > > > I’ll conclude this marathon with the reason I am on a soap box over security. > If you hear any news at all you realize that EVERY week there is an a firm, > a social organization, media, the Pentagon, etc. etc. that is being hacked. > Windows and Android account for most all the breaches, if I am going to be > serious about security I want to try and bring those I do business with along > with me. > > > Mobile malware jumped 75 percent in 2014: Report > Cadie Thompson | @CadieThompson > > CNBC.com > > <102341295-168414952.530x298.jpg> > > > Getty Images > Mobile threats are soaring and are getting even creepier. > In the U.S. mobile malware rates jumped 75 percent in 2014 from 2013, > according to a report published Thursday by the mobile security firm Lookout. > (The report, which was based on the firm's 60 million users, reflects the > number of devices that were attacked. > > Mobile Blackmail > > The surge in mobile threats primarily stemmed from a boom in a specific type > of malware called "Ransomware." > > Mobile Ransomware is a type of malware that locks users out of their device > until they pay a ransom, and is usually spread by downloading software > masquerading as something else. > One notable type of Ransomware called ScarePackage poses as an Adobe Flash > update or as a anti-virus app and when downloaded it locks the user out of > their device. > > While infecting people with Ransomware may be more complicated than using > other types of malware, hackers are increasingly adopting this method of > attacking mobile devices because the payout can be big. > > Apple vs. Android: Which is safe? > > The report notes that the majority of the targeted devices were Android. Apps > for Android devices can be downloaded anywhere on the Internet and unlike > Apple's App Store, which requires all apps to be approved, apps in Google's > Play Store are not. > > > > If you are still with me, thanks, if you have gone to sleep you do realize > that Apple has a way for this to be read to you? > > Hope each of you are well, have a great year, be safe!! > > > > For Now My Fellow Travelers, I Am Out Of Here! > > > Daddy Mac > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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