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Macintosh Information

Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?

March 9, 2010

Posted on Mar 9, 2010 7:35 am by Tom Kaneshige, CIO
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from CIO.com. Visit CIO’s Macs in the Enterprise page.
Macs in the enterprise aren’t just cheaper to manage—they’re a lot cheaper, according to a new survey released today by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance.
Keep in mind that Enterprise Desktop Alliance [...]

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Microsoft releases Office 2004/2008 updates

March 9, 2010

Microsoft released updates to Office for Mac 2004 and 2008, primarily to plug security holes in the program. The 2008 version should be more stable, as well, following the update.
The Open XML converter needed by 2004 users to read documents created by the latest versions of Office has been updated as well.
Back up your system [...]

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iMac 27″ Displays fixed!

February 26, 2010

Apple announced that the issues that affected some of the new 27″ iMacs are solved by two new firmware updates.
A small number of purchasers of the incredibly popular new iMacs found their displays a bit yellowish, or flickering, and when the new iMacs sold out of some stores and resellers, let to rumors that production [...]

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Win a new MacBook Pro and Office 2008 for Mac

February 22, 2010

Microsoft has a sweepstakes going, the winner to receive a custom-color MacBook Pro 2.53GHz and Office 2008 for Mac. The ways to enter are to follow @OfficeforMac or to retweet @OfficeforMac and include the hashtag #officeformac. Only one retweet will be counted per person.
US and Canada (ex Québec) residents 14 and older. The sweepstakes ends [...]

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Why HTML5 matters to Mac users

January 23, 2010

by Joe Aimonetti
Recent announcements from popular video hosting Web sites YouTube and Vimeo that they will now be offering HTML5 compatible video streaming have tremendously positive affects for Mac users. YouTube kicked off the announcement on Wednesday with Vimeo following suit shortly thereafter. If video on HTML5 gains traction, we could see the end or [...]

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MobileMe help, billing info, phishing warning from Apple

January 22, 2010

Apple updated and added knowledge base articles to help MobleMe users understand MobileMe billing, and to answer questions about emails from Apple regarding MobileMe.
The first article will help you understand what you need to do if you receive an email from Apple about your Mobile account, and how to get help resolving any issues. The [...]

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Managing Your Computer

January 17, 2010

January 15, 2010 | Charles Lindauer
There are two major complaints/issues for computer users, in my experience. The first is data loss prevention. Hopefully, you’ve never experienced this problem.
Protecting your data
Protecting business data should be a primary concern for all business owners and managers. As dependent as we all are on our computers, Macs or PCs, [...]

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Maintenance? On a Mac?

January 12, 2010

Yep. Maintenance. Just like your car, a Mac needs to have “stuff” done to it from time to time, to keep running normally and to prevent slow performance and the dreaded SPOD (spinning pizza-wheel of death).
CAUTION: Unless specifically noted, the links to applications will be for Snow Leopard versions. Contact the developer for earlier versions.
When [...]

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Into the New Year…

January 10, 2010

I hope everyone had a good holiday season… safe, full of laughter, friends and family, without drama. Unfortunately, not all of us did. I remember hearing a lot of sirens here in Petaluma (Sonoma County) and thinking that someone was not going to be so happy for the holidays.
If you know of anyone in this [...]

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4 Essential PDF Tips for Snow Leopard

December 28, 2009

From Macworld today, four great tips for working with PDFs in Snow Leopard, paraphrased below:
1. E-Mail PDFs with one click
Many of us use the PDF button at the bottom of the Print dialogue box to save a document as a PDF. That’s a great trick available in Leopard. Another great trick is the Mail PDF [...]

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