What do you do when your internet connection goes down? Do you sit and twiddle your thumbs until it comes back up? Or do you realise how much it is costing you in lost productivity and yell at people until something is done? Recently my ISP (who shall remain nameless) caused me a great deal of heartache and a
… and nobody notices. Well, not quite. I did have one client put out because they swap files with someone who uses a Java based file loader. What’s more interesting is how Apple disabled it. Like most of you (OK big assumption) I ignored the fact that Apple has a technology they call Xprotect. This is a mechanism whereby
This will be a quick one, folks. As you are probably aware, Apple announced new MacBook Pros overnight Tuesday US time. First the speeds and feeds, then the analysis. MC374X/A MacBook Pro 13″ 2.4GHz/ 2X2GB/ 250GB/ SuperDrive $1,499 RRP inc MC375X/A MacBook Pro 13″ 2.66GHz/ 2X2GB/ 320GB/ SuperDrive $1,899 RRP inc MC371X/A MacBook Pro 15″ 2.4GHZ i5/ 2X2GB/ 320GB/ SuperDrive $2,199 RRP inc
Do you have 4 or more Macs? We’ve been servicing customers on a ‘one monthly payment gets you everything’ basis for some time now, and the thing that comes up when talking to prospective clients a lot is this- The customers already on the service love it, however new prospects can’t understand that they would need so much IT support.
Late last week Apple quietly snuck out price reductions on their remaining range which is almost unheard of. Typically Apple will only change a products price when a replacement comes out. For example- when the new iMacs were announced, one of the 27″ models came in below the price of the 24″ it replaced. This is due to the strong
Apple Service Providers have the ability to look up all sorts of information about your Mac just from the serial number, however that site is not available to the public. I’ve stumbled across a website that tries to mirror that information for the public- All about your Mac It includes a lot of great information, including the site of the
This interesting link (below) came out a little while ago, but is still relevant. You might know how this is going to end already since Buymax is a Telstra dealer, but the magnitude of the difference may surprise you. Last year I went on holidays past Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands and people laughed at me for having my phone
We are constantly trying to improve the service we deliver to our clients who have a maintenance agreement, and we’re extremely pleased to announce the availability of a new inventory system. This means that every detail of every piece of IT hardware is now secured in a cloud. Clients can add details like when a particular machine finishes lease, look
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