 Welcome to the September 2011 Edition of Cyber News, an ad free, spam free online magazine emanating from Stanley's Studio in Phoenix, Arizona. In Cyber News we'll try to pass along some useful tips and information about your computer, the Internet, computer products, digital photography, other related topics, and some stuff that's not related at all. You may not receive an email notification for the October edition of Cyber News as I'll be on the road on a photo adventure and giving an out of state photo seminar. The issue will be posted however on October 1st, so if you have Cyber News bookmarked as a favorite you will be able to access it. Cyber News is always on the Internet, just like any other site. The weather certainly has been the topic of conversation this summer. Powerful thunderstorms with thousands of tornadoes throughout most of the Nation, fires and dust storms in the West and of course the big headline was Irene. Over two million people had to leave their homes with great concern on what things would look like when they returned. Days before Irene was the Capital's earthquake! I don't know who Amy Stenoien is but she was quoted as saying: "The Weather Channel says the East coast earthquake was caused by an unknown fault line running under D.C. and Virginia. It is now being called Obama's Fault, though Obama will say it's really Bush's Fault. Other theories are that was the founding fathers rolling over in their graves or that what we all believed to be an earthquake was actually the effects of a 14.6 trillion dollar check bouncing in Washington!"
Last month Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, because of his ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer, but will stay on as Chairman of the Board. Technology salutes you Steve as being one of the giants in the industry! I simply love my iPhone & iPad, and look forward to the iPhone 5 to be announced soon. More about Steve's announcement from the Wall Street Journal. Speaking of the iPad I have just discovered something very exciting! I have been giving computer and photo seminars for years, but lately have wondered if it would be possible to use the iPad instead of my laptop. I googled the question and found an Apple presentation program called "Keynote." I further searched and found that I could import my Microsoft Power Point presentations into Keynote. Then to my surprise I found an iPhone app that will remotely control the presentation on the iPad. The real cool thing is that it will show the next slide before it appears on the big screen which is a real speaker's advantage, and I can control everything from anywhere in the room holding just the iPhone. Those attending my "ABC's of Digital Photography" seminar at the Quad Cities Computer Society on October 3rd will see this technology in action.
iPhones have been a sensation since day one! You'll hear someone almost everyday say "Oh I have an app for that." Well, here's a new twist. You can now mount a Canon or Nikon lens on your iPhone. Picture this. A huge lens mounted on this little cell phone? Cool idea or stupidly awkward, you decide! Will
the new Samsung Galaxy S II be the next king of cell phones? Widely
touted as the true iPhone-killer, Samsung’s new Galaxy S II is finally
coming to the U.S. -- with the bite to back up its bark. Samsung’s
mobile division unveiled the hotly anticipated handset in a gala fete
August 30th at its flagship New York store in the Time Warner Center,
announcing carriers AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile will begin shipping
the phone this fall. More on this story from Fox
News. Seems like everyone today is talking politics, but how do you rate with current political knowledge? Take this simple 11 question test and find out how you stand. Alright, here's another little quiz. This one will really show you how observant you are, or not! I wasn't too proud of my score, although I did score over the national average which is 7. Let's see how you do. How many times will you say "DARN"!
Want to feel good about yourself today? Turn up the sound and watch this short inspirational video in full screen. I never tire of it! If you use Firefox as your Internet browser; version 6 was released last month. Click here to see if you are up to date. If you speak Chinese you'll really enjoy this. If you speak any other language, you will still enjoy this! Do you like magic? Facebook's privacy settings are getting a facelift. The social network announced plans to introduce a slew of changes to its sharing, tagging and privacy policies, a move that will have far-reaching effects on how users share information and with whom. Here are 7 things you need to know. Watch this video commercial and see if you can guess before the end what they are advertising. This is a great example of today's photo technology, and is pretty amazing! The photo was made up from 216 shots all stitched together. This method enables you to zoom in on the crowd and recognize people. Give it a try, you won't believe it! And if that one wasn't cool enough, here's a photo of downtown Vancouver. Pan around and zoom in, but no window peeping!
Check out my personal Photo Site. You'll see over 1,500 pictures in 38 galleries that I've taken from around the world. We have had over 431,000 views on our Photo Site, with over 11,000 views last month, thanks in part to Cyber News readers! Check out this month's photo. Check out my Blog.
There you will find my thoughts about anything and everything with the
latest entry being "Attitude
is Everything!" Remember you can read previous editions of Cyber News by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page. You can also search previous editions of Cyber News by typing key words into the search box. If you would like to be added to our mailing list (absolutely not shared with anyone) just click here. You will be notified when each new edition is posted. Since spam filters seem to be getting stricter our notification may end up in your spam folder, so be sure to check that occasionally for any important email that may have ended up there. Cyber News is a permanent web site, so you can put it in your "Favorites" and refer to it anytime. "Live Life with Passion, in a Constant State of Joy, and with an Attitude of Gratitude!" Secrets to Safe Computing : Read each point below and be sure to follow the advice as outlined. Just a few minutes of work will go a long way in keeping your computer running smoothly!
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September
11th is the tenth anniversary of the horrific tragedy at the World Trade
Center Towers. As we remember this event I urge you to
fly the American flag on the 11th. Recently we watched an intensely
interesting program, on the Discovery Channel, of the rebuilding of
"Ground Zero." The Memorial Museum will be open this
month and we will fly to New York in the near future to visit and
photograph this amazing building. This is something I am really
looking forward to, and hope you get a chance to see it too. Read
about it and view photos 
In
conjunction with the above seminar I will co-lead one of this year's
Scott Kelby Annual World Wide Photo Walks, Saturday October 1st in
LeClaire, Iowa. Last year this event took place in over
1,000 cities all over the world and involved thousands of
photographers. Anyone with a camera can join in on the fun and
it's all free. Watch a short video and sign up 
New
AT&T app blocks SMS junkies from texting while driving. AT&T
is now providing a detox service for instant message junkies who just
can't help responding while driving. The app automatically replies
to a message informing the party that you are driving and will get back
to them as soon as possible. This is a step in the right direction as
texting while driving is contributing to countless accidents!
Details from 
Photo
Tip of the Month: Summer is waning, and so are the warm
days and easy opportunities to comfortably get out and make
early-morning landscape images. Before it gets too cold, you may want to
put these early-morning landscape tips to use for beautiful, and
comfortable, sunrise photos. 7 Sunrise tips from 
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