Minutes of "MacTalk Hunter" General Meeting.
Wednesday Wed 1st May 2013
NB where possible links are included but really long links are just hyperlinked
Note; Text in italics with "quotes" is a direct copy from a site.
Apologies: David F.
Business arising:
Several members suggested the Rihac external cartridge was a good option. http://www.rihac.com.au/
Treasurer $2606 current balance.
General Business / Discussion:
Paypal take the time to set up multi-factor identification
The PayPal Security Key creates random temporary security codes that help safeguard your PayPal account when you log in.
It comes in 2 types, each with different advantages:
Get a visa card just for the internet.
Main Event: :Facebook - How to keep a safe low profile. David M.
Low Profile Facebook Account - MacTalk 2013-05-01
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1. What is Facebook?
Social media, since 2004
You must register and then create a profile
You can join common interest groups
You can follow people or companies
You can post own thoughts/ events/ etc..
Facebook has over 1 billion active users ** (or so they claim)
Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying,
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1. What is Facebook?
Social media, since 2004
You must register and then create a profile
You can join common interest groups
You can follow people or companies
You can post own thoughts/ events/ etc..
Facebook has over 1 billion active users ** (or so they claim)
Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying,
"How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers' birthdays, bug our friends,
and play a rousing game of Scrabulous before Facebook?"
Critics, such as Facebook Detox,[15] state that Facebook has turned into a national obsession in the United States,
Critics, such as Facebook Detox,[15] state that Facebook has turned into a national obsession in the United States,
resulting in vast amounts of time lost and encouraging narcissism.
41.6% of US population has Facebook account
Examples of types of posts, groups, causes (Sack Alan Jones) https://www.facebook.com/SackAlanJones
2. What is all the fuss about?
41.6% of US population has Facebook account
Examples of types of posts, groups, causes (Sack Alan Jones) https://www.facebook.com/SackAlanJones
2. What is all the fuss about?
**Privacy (this link is too long to type)
Your info https://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?post=413846952130
Your info https://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?post=413846952130
Control Your Information: Anywhere, Anytime, by Michael Eyal Sharon on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:02am,
You are in control of how you connect and share on Facebook. Recently, many of you said you wanted more streamlined controls,
so we made a number of changes to provide them. As of today, you can use these controls no matter where you are,
what kind of device you have access to, or when you want to make a decision about your information.
**Friends info https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy
We receive information about you from your friends and others, such as when they upload your contact information,
post a photo of you, tag you in a photo or ..........
Risks you face when you use Facebook.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-top-4-risks-you-face-when-you-use-facebook/
**One great danger is if you say something .... but forget who is reading - boss, relative, and remember that these posts
may stay on Facebook "forever". (Term of service state that Facebook "owns" your data.
Even if you delete it it will still be stored in their data banks.
**Facebook has been known to either deliberately or accidentally allow private info to get out - causing embarrassment,
**Facebook has been known to either deliberately or accidentally allow private info to get out - causing embarrassment,
and potentially contributing to identity theft.
** For the unwary there is the potential for stranger danger.
** Facebook has been known to become an Addiction
** For the unwary there is the potential for stranger danger.
** Facebook has been known to become an Addiction
** Facebook is willing to use your personal info to advertise to friends and has been known to send out spam requests.
Its important to be aware of all this and take steps
3. What info to put in? (a quick Google using "what information not to put on facebook" shows
Its important to be aware of all this and take steps
3. What info to put in? (a quick Google using "what information not to put on facebook" shows
HowStuffWorks "Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks" Quite a good read
10 Things YOU should NEVER Put on Facebook! | Information Technology Blog | Computer Networking Blog
Tradeoff: low profile vs all in
**Low profile -> less risk
**Low profile -> less risk
Keeping a Low Profile | Privacy and Security on Facebook | Peachpit http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1329503&seqNum=10
Here's your step-by-step guide to Facebooking on the down-low:,
a)Set your profile visibility to Only Friends (the narrowest possible setting) on the Privacy Settings > Profile page.,
b)You may also want to delete personal info from your profile, using the Edit My Profile link on your Profile page, if you've entered any.
The only info you can't erase from your profile is your name. Everything else—your hometown, your birthday, even your gender—is optional.,
c)Set Search Visibility to Only Friends (the narrowest possible setting) on the Privacy Settings > Search page. (This will also cause the Public Search Listing checkbox to disappear, and remove your public search listing, if you had one.),
d)In the Search Result Content settings on the Privacy Settings > Search page, deselect all of the checkboxes, so people you aren't friends with can't contact you, friend you, or view your picture or Friends list.,
e)On the Privacy Settings > News Feed and Wall page, deselect all checkboxes under "Actions Visible to Friends.", On the Applications page, deauthorize all applications.,
f)Leave any networks you've joined. You can do this by visiting the Settings > Account Settings > Networks page.
**All in -> more popular, easier to find,
If you like you could include all sorts of information and set lots of things to "public" and "everyone" but you need to be prepared for the consequences.
If you like you could include all sorts of information and set lots of things to "public" and "everyone" but you need to be prepared for the consequences.
Would you keep the lights on and the blinds drawn ALL THE TIME???
4. Privacy settings (Click on cog wheel)
4. Privacy settings (Click on cog wheel)
https://www.facebook.com/help/privacy this page is well worth the read
Facebook by default has almost everything set to open.
The company is constantly adding new settings - with the default set open.
Facebook by default has almost everything set to open.
The company is constantly adding new settings - with the default set open.
13 Million Facebook Users Haven't Touched Their Privacy Settings
(this page sets out many of the current settings in Pictorial "info-graphic" form.)
Next meeting .... June -Video files what to do with them and how to open ........
Meeting Close 7:30
Next meeting Wed 5th June
Central Charlestown Leagues Club
8 Bula Street. Charlestown. Ph. 02 4943 6622
5:30pm with sharing session starting at 5.00pm
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Upcoming topics.
June - Video files........
July - AGM followed by Q&A Session
August - Pinterest - What is it and what's it good for?
September - Watching TV that is overseas and won't let you watch it.
October - Games - What can you do with them?
November - Antivirus on Mac and Windows.
December - Q&A Sharing session and Christmas Party.
Possible future topics...
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