Archive for November, 2009

Bringing the Magic to a PC Near You

Two weeks ago, I wrote a post showing you how to connect Apple’s newest bluetooth, multi-touch mouse, known as an Apple Magic Magic Mouse, to a Windows-based PC. In that article, Mickey Isn’t the Only Magical Mouse, I point out that it would be fantastic if the multi-touch features would work with a Windows-based PC, and at bare minimum the ability to scroll up and down on a web page as many computer mice currently do. After the record number of hits on the post, I decided that I would take some more time and investigate into a way to actually get the Apple Magic Mouse to operate on a Windows-based PC without limitations.

November 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Apple, Apple, Business, Consumer  3 Comments

Thinking Outside “The Box”

I realize that we in IT, can easily take for granted how difficult challenges such as a new computer can be for some consumers, especially coming over to anything new or different. After purchasing my new Apple MacBook Pro 13″ notebook computer system that I wrote about in the previous post, Apple Makes It as Easy as 1-2-3, thinking nothing of it, I thought that its quite likely that some of you may never have had the opportunity to see what the experience of taking an Apple computer home or to your office is like.

November 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Apple, Apple, Business, Consumer  No Comments

Apple Makes It as Easy as 1-2-3

As a general rule, I don’t like to “buy in” to television advertisements unless they can prove to be factual in some way or form, especially coming from a company like Apple who primarily runs their advertisement campaign to compete against the PC market. That being said, the video illustrated on customer service is painfully accurate as I can’t help but agree at how easy Apple has made the customer experience, after my recent visit at the Apple Store in the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, NJ. I went to the Apple Store with a simple question in mind: If I were to act as a typical business customer and show interest in purchasing a new computer from Apple, how hard would it be, and what would my experience be like?

November 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Apple, Apple, Business, Consumer  One Comment

Learning to Tame the Snow Cat

I started looking into different ways in which I could obtain training on OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” and found that there really are only two Apple endorsed options available: self study books published by PeachPit Press, or instructor led classroom-based training. It is important to note that the instructor led classroom-based training is only endorsed by Apple for those establishments that identify themselves as what Apple calls, Apple Authorized Training Centers or AATCs for short.

November 19, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Apple, Business  6 Comments

All It Takes Is the Initial Spark…

Microsoft WebsiteSpark allows you to take your small business further by creating new opportunities and supplying web professionals in your company with the software, support, training opportunities, and solutions that they need in order to ignite success!

November 19, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Business, Microsoft, News, Web  7 Comments


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