Archives for Apple

Long Live the King: Steve Jobs Steps Down

One of the most creative visionaries of our time and moulder of culture through his products has called it quits.  Steve Jobs officially resigned from Apple as its CEO today citing his inability to do his job.  Full Story “Mr. Jobs will become chairman, a position that did not exist before. Apple named Tim Cook, its chief operating officer, to succeed Mr. Jobs as chief executive.” NY Times article.


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MacGroup Detroit Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The premiere Apple/Macintosh support group in Michigan and one of the largest in the country will celebrate a quarter century of tinkering with all things Apple.  The meeting is held at The Birmingham Temple, Sunday, 3:00 PM, August 21, 2011.  Click here for directions.

There will be a special guest speaker and loads of prizes for members to win.  Don’t miss the fun if you’re a Mac Head!  For full details visit the MacGroup Homepage.


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The Ten Best Anti-Virus Program for Macs

Ok, so we admit that Macs aren’t virus-proof! Happy? Here is a collection the ten best anti-virus programs for Macs.  Thanks to Steve Yuhasz for contributing this.


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Podcast: July 23, 2011

Cal Carson, Foster Braun, Shane Hamelin, Erik Anderson

Show Notes:

Erik Anderson’s MacMinute details the major Apple launches this week.

The second hour of the show is all yours.  Call us with your computer questions at 800-859-0957 and let our tech experts help you find a solution.

Podcast: July 23, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: July 23, 2011 – Hour 2
Angieslist Review
Spotify Review
Lion OS X Review 


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Lesson IBM Can Teach At 100 Years Old

We tend to think of tech companies in terms of the last 20 to 30 years when computing began its exponential growth. Who would have thought that the a Tabulating Company founded in 1911 would last long enough to teach companies like Apple and Micro a lesson or two despite its own challenges?  This is a great article about some of the reasons that IBM has stuck around this long. Makes you wonder what kind of shelf life Apple and Microsoft really have!


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Four Key Takeaways from Apple's New Strategy

This past Monday Steve Jobs and Apple announced a three fold plan for the future that will affect not only Apple products but, if the iPad and iPhone are any indication, the rest of the electronics industry.  Commentator Mark Sigal has four interesting insights into the implications of the new Apple Lion OS, iOS 5 for iPad and iPhone and iCloud.


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Is the iPad Really Eating into PC Sales?

Mike Elgan is a blogger with a flair for the dramatic and a year ago he brought nearly the whole blogosphere down on his head for predicting that the iPad spelled the end of the PC dominate era.  His most recent reflections are well worth the read as one analyst after another re-calibrates the impact that the iPad is having on PC sales.  At very least it’s worth looking at the ingenious graphic he created for the article!


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Podcast: March 26, 2011

Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Cal Carson, Foster Braun, Erik Anderson

Show Notes

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    Special return guest Josh Linkner outlines the kind of thinking and acting that will put America back on its feet again as a creative hotbed.  Josh is a serial entrepreneur who founded ePrize and a handful of other successful ventures.  During our interview Josh will share a five step process to getting the most creativity out of your life and/or organization.  Among other things Josh is an accomplished jazz musician and writes an insightful blog

  • We will also be hearing about Apple’s latest moves from Erik Anderson’s Mac Minute report and Cal Carson will give us the highlights of the upcoming MacGroup Detroit Meeting this coming Sunday.
  • Then we will have TWO FULL HOURS of taking your phone calls and finding answers to your computer questions with Gary, Ed, Cal and Foster.  Call us toll free between 5-7 PM at 800-859-0957.
  • TeachParentsTech.org
  • Disappearing DVD/CD Drive Solution

Podcast: March 26, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: March 26, 2011 – Hour 2
Podcast: March 26. 2011 – Hour 3


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Podcast: March 19, 2011

Show Notes:

  • Eric Abbot, Microsoft Online Solution Specialist, talks about Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, encouraging next generation of computing geniuses
  • Alumni of LifeCode Team, Steve Markovitch and Kun Wang from Wayne State University hope to compete in  July 8-13th in New York City for the Imagine Cup with their new project  Moov .
  • A brand new service from Google to help kids explain the Internet and computing to their parents and grandparents:TeachParentsTech.org

Podcast: March 19, 2011 – Hour 1

Podcast: March 19, 2011 – Hour 2
Podcast: March 19, 2011 – Hour 3
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Podcast: March 5, 2011

Whole Crew

Show Notes:

Links From The Show
Hotmail Help Hotline – 1-866-672-4551

Podcast: March 5, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: March 5, 2011 – Hour 2


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