Command Control Power: Apple Tech Support & Business Talk

We did something special for our 100th episode: during the live broadcast, we invited listeners to join us on the air! To kick off this free-for-all, we were honored to be joined by Kim Manitt of MacDivas & Neil Ticktin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MacTech. Neil announced his own milestone: printing the 350th issue of MacTech Magazine! (Also: 25K food servings. [Alcoholic beverages? Not fit to print.]) Kim and Neil talk with us about the upcoming series of MacTech Pro events. Listeners: check it ou

We did something special for our 100th episode: during the live broadcast, we invited listeners to join us on the air! To kick off this free-for-all, we were honored to be joined by Kim Manitt of MacDivas & Neil Ticktin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MacTech. Neil announced his own milestone: printing the 350th issue of MacTech Magazine! (Also: 25K food servings. [Alcoholic beverages? Not fit to print.]) Kim and Neil talk with us about the upcoming series of MacTech Pro events. Listeners: check it out! Use our link (pro.mactech.com/go/ccp/) for $200 off, plus a full year of MacTech Magazine in both print and iPad. On a sad note, condolences to the family and friends of longtime ACN, Kevin Lockey, who has passed away after a battle with cancer. Kevin will be missed. Huge thanks to our impromptu live guests: Ben Mason, BestMacs and Mac-MSP, Kansas Mike Kingsley, Kingsley Mac Consulting, Utah Allen Hancock, The Orchard Solutions, Louisiana (and Watchman Monitoring!) Remie Cremers, SUPER REMIE, the Netherlands Michael Reinhart, Above Studio 1, Edmonton, AB, Canada Plus, we discuss the genesis of the show. Jerry recommends the BlueBuds X wireless bluetooth headphones. And thanks to all of our live listeners for showing up month after month for our live broadcast.

Recorded on April 28, 2015 This week we are pleased to be joined by Alex Narvey of Precursor Systems, based in Winnipeg, Canada. Alex is known for promoting the RAIS concept, which is a method to maintain a "hot standby" server using Target Disk Mode and a mirrored RAID. R.A.I.S. stands for Redundant Array of Independent Servers. Alex's RAIS page is a wealth of resources and information, including products and services for your servers. According to Wikipedia, RAID originally stood for "redundant array

Recorded on April 28, 2015 This week we are pleased to be joined by Alex Narvey of Precursor Systems, based in Winnipeg, Canada. Alex is known for promoting the RAIS concept, which is a method to maintain a "hot standby" server using Target Disk Mode and a mirrored RAID. R.A.I.S. stands for Redundant Array of Independent Servers. Alex's RAIS page is a wealth of resources and information, including products and services for your servers. According to Wikipedia, RAID originally stood for "redundant array of inexpensive disks" and is now commonly considered to mean "redundant array of independent disks". Joe's joke to start the show was originally considered pretty bad, and is now commonly considered to be just awful. Dealing with differing network hardware across two machines, e.g. Mac Pro with two Ethernet ports and Mac mini with one, sometimes it's easier to just manually intervene rather than engineer an automated solution. Doing something predictable, according to best practice, consistent with the expectations of an educated client or another consultant – rather than over-engineering a more "tricky" solution.

A weekly Podcast where three Apple Certified Consultants look at the Mac Tech industry. Lively discussion about backing up your Mac and your client machines. The guys share their personal favorites and chat about “real world” experiences relating to backup strategies. Discussion regarding issues with G-Technology drives and failure to correct incompatible Firewire firmware.

A weekly Podcast where three Apple Certified Consultants look at the Mac Tech industry. Lively discussion about backing up your Mac and your client machines. The guys share their personal favorites and chat about “real world” experiences relating to backup strategies. Discussion regarding issues with G-Technology drives and failure to correct incompatible Firewire firmware.

A weekly Podcast where three Apple Certified Consultants look at the Mac Tech industry. Lively discussion about trying on the Apple Watch, Yosemite Server Upgrades, Periscope and backup.

A weekly Podcast where three Apple Certified Consultants look at the Mac Tech industry. Lively discussion about trying on the Apple Watch, Yosemite Server Upgrades, Periscope and backup.

Recorded live on April 7, 2015 Thanks to special guest, Pam Lefkowitz of Core Computing, for joining us for this special live episode in which we discuss the difficult subject of firing clients. Follow Pam@alwaysdns on Twitter! - Pam recommends the "Hold Harmless" contract when clients refuse to take our advice - Sam shares his own recent experience parting ways with a client - new follower Jason Joyn shares a quote from Carnegie Institute of Technology: "85% of your financial success is due to your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Shockingly, only 15% is due to technical knowledge."

Recorded live on April 7, 2015 Thanks to special guest, Pam Lefkowitz of Core Computing, for joining us for this special live episode in which we discuss the difficult subject of firing clients. Follow Pam@alwaysdns on Twitter! - Pam recommends the "Hold Harmless" contract when clients refuse to take our advice - Sam shares his own recent experience parting ways with a client - new follower Jason Joyn shares a quote from Carnegie Institute of Technology: "85% of your financial success is due to your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Shockingly, only 15% is due to technical knowledge."