Posts Tagged ‘ mac ’

UPDATE: iPhone or Blackberry

UPDATE: iPhone or Blackberry

A decision had to be made.  Here is the original post iPhone or Blackberry. It was a tough decision. But based on feedback from employees, who are users of all sorts of smart phones, not one stood out. In fact, Blackberry was ruled out instantly along with Treo and anything AT&T. We have an AT&T flip phone (a few years old) and lost service driving between towns with the clinic that would be visited monthly. It was not about a novelty of having a cell phone nor was it about the gadgetry. It was down to practical and professional...

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iSkoot Scores

iSkoot Scores

iSkoot, the leading provider of carrier-friendly mobile VoIP solutions, today announced that the company has acquired Social.IM, the social network IM client. This acquisition positions iSkoot to grow beyond mobile VoIP and create a compelling and valuable consumer solution with a growing lineup of Web communications that can be integrated and pushed to your phone. “Social.IM has served as an instant Web communications desktop platform and we see a clear consumer integration with iSkoot‘s upcoming suite of Web to mobile push services,” said Mark Jacobstein, iSkoot CEO. “Acquiring Social.IM is a key step in our path to introduce later...

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I’m A Box Jockey

I’m A Box Jockey

The Problem(s) We have 4 computers and 3 cell phones in our house. All of which have music and picture collections on them. We need to backup the data on all of our computers. My computer has customer and project data. My wife’s computer contains her work files. The kid’s computer(s) have game data and homework on them. And as stated above, all machines/cell phones have music and pictures. If we loose any of the data on just one of these devices our life could be hell. Especially mine since I’m the IT person of the house. The Solution...

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Getting Schooled

Getting Schooled

I’ve compiled a list of sessions that I attended at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference 2008. All of the sessions other than the keynote were covered by non-discloser agreements so I can’t go into great details. I will provide hints where appropriate… Monday Keynote – Steve Jobs looks too skinny. I think the rumors of his sickness are true… 500 State of the Server Address 101 Mac OS X Administration Tuesday 312 iPhone Development Fundamentals – Had To “C” What All The Hype Was About 504 Deploying Network and Portable Home Directories – Looking for Tips/Hints/Tricks 908 Managing OS...

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Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid

Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid

The above picture was from my iPhone as I waited in line for the keynote address at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference 2008 in San Francisco. Every time there was a pause in moving, everyone would drop to the floor and open their laptops. Guess what they were doing? That’s right…blogging! What I’m enjoying most at this conference is a building full of experts that I can talk to about development ideas, issues and solutions. I also really appreciate the fact that I’m here at the conference and have been able to interact with Apple engineers, developers and technologists....

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