My wife needed to scan a whole lot of pictures for a party recently, and I was reminded that a ‘new’ feature introduced in Mac OS X v10.3 is the ability to share a scanner over a network. I’m a grumpy old bugger and didn’t want to a. move the scanner or b. clean my desk for her laptop. So
-this article updated 30 Jan 2012, all links now work and should point to up to date information- It’s end of financial year again, and we have a lot of savvy customers rolling in to buy laptops. Why? 1. Education Tax Rebate. If you have Secondary School aged kids, you can claim up to 50% of the education expenses for
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
The concept is this- you put a plug into the wall in different parts of your house, plug ethernet cables into the plugs and voila! Instant ethernet network. I recently installed a pair of these in the house, and here’s my experience but first a little history- When we moved into a new place recently we finally had an upstairs
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.
As if you don’t spend enough time in front of the computer during the year, here’s a list of a few things you should do regularly to keep everything running as it should. (Here’s a hint- if you don’t fancy doing this stuff, call us and we’ll do it for you!) Server Back it up before you shut it down!
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
Here’s a few link to keep you amused for the holidays (oops sorry a bit late now), and we all know that staying inside getting a computer tan is the best way to go in summer, right? Some of these links may have um, edgy content. But we’re all adults. Just remember NSFW means Not Safe For Work, I am
I know a lot of readers are interested in using a Mac as the central repository of media in their homes. I can’t think of a more perfect setup than using a Mac Mini with a Drobo attached to store all of those movies, music and photos. But Front Row, the Apple supplied media centre software, is a bit limiting
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
