Securing Techology
I have put in an order for a new HP ENVY 13″ notebook to replace my stolen blogging system which I should be receiving sometime this Friday. I am extremely excited about this, as I am not a fan of writing my blog on my MacBook Pro 13″ (Mid-2009 model), no offense Apple, I just miss myNV. In any case, I have decided to take this as an opportunity to answer a key question that has been circulating in my head especially after this horrific event: In a world where technology is so key to our daily lives, where it is so accesible, how can we secure it?
May 31, 2010
Tags: AbsoluteSoftware, Apple, crime, documentation, info, information, infosource, James Zepp, Kensington, locks, LoJack, notebook, PC, physical security, recover, safety, security, solutions, stolen, thief Posted in: Business, Consumer 
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A New Era Arrives
For many people, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 was no ordinary day. On January 27, 2010, Apple announced for the first time to the world that all the rumors and speculation over an “Apple tablet device” were true. This was the first time that we heard the term Apple iPad, and the buzz was incredible! Some people claimed the iPad to be nothing more than an oversized iPhone, some claimed it to be “the netbook killer”, and others saw it as a multimedia haven to where printed media can finally meet the digital age in a single, accepted format. Whatever the claims, and wherever you were, there was plenty of buzz surrounding this product that was announced to be 60 days away from general availability. Then, finally when Apple announced the availability to start preordering the iPad for its arrival on Saturday, April 3, 2010, people started slowly finding their way into their nearest Apple Store location to talk about the newest addition to the Apple device family. As I awoke this past Saturday morning at 7:30 AM, it actually dawned on me that the wait was over. The day that many were waiting for in anticipation had finally arrived. The day a new era arrived was here…the launch of the Apple iPad.
April 5, 2010
Tags: 2010, A4, App Store, Apple, Apple Store, applications, Apps, Business, compatibility, Easter, General, info, information, infosource, intro, iPad, iPhone, James Zepp, launch, Mark Chessler, new, NY, overview, processor, review, revolutionary, SoC, Staten Island, tablet Posted in: Apple, Apple, Apple, Business, Consumer, News, iPad, iPad 7 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: Apple, desktop, difficult, experience, fear, Gateway 2000, info, infosource, James Zepp, MacBook Pro, new, new computer, new purchase, nostalgia, OS X, setup, Setup Assistant, Snow Leopard, step-by-step, technical support, tutoirial, unboxing, walkthrough, Windows 95 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: Apple, Apple Store, Business, customer service, Edison, experience, infosource, James Zepp, MacBook Pro, Menlo Park, NJ, purchase, Scott Goldstein 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: AATC, ACT, Apple, Bill Keogh, certifications, infosource, James Zepp, Michael Piper, Novaworks, OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard, Snow Leopard 101, training Posted in: Apple, Business 6 Comments
Name: James Zepp
Occupation: CTO
Company: Acxsis
Age: 26
