Category: Technology
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Macs in a Windows World
One class of questions that I hear frequently from Mac users in firms is how they can be better, more capable citizens on their firm’s Windows networks and resources. This question is the topic of an upcoming webinar I am doing on June 16th at 1:00 PM EDT; click here to register. I thought I’d…
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Spring Cleaning Your Mac
Now that May, and warm weather for those of us in northern states, is upon us, our thoughts naturally turn towards rebirth. In addition to household spring cleaning—i.e., packing up the winter clothes, cleaning off the patio furniture, planting your flowerbeds and gardens—your technology would similarly benefit from a spring cleaning. Here are some suggestions:…
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Mac Office Update for 2016
In the past, we Mac users were accustomed to getting short shrift from Microsoft. While iOS is changing that — if you haven’t looked at the breadth of MS apps for iOS, it’s really impressive – Office for Mac remains the runt of the litter. The last time we got a new release was 2010,…
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A Look at Outlook on iOS
January 29th marked an interesting and somewhat surprising day in iOS history. It was the first day that you could get all of the “core” components of Microsoft Office on your iOS device. For twenty years before the 29th, Microsoft Office was only available for Windows and Mac. With Outlook’s arrival, iOS and Android have…
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Mac Tips and Tricks
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Mac Bloggers to Appreciate
February is Client Appreciation Month at Affinity Consulting. Elsewhere in the newsletter you’ll see links to webinars we’re hosting throughout the month on a variety of topics, including a follow-up Mac Tips and Tricks webinar on February 19th. For those who attended the January 19th webinar, this will include new material. Click here to register.…
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Resolve to be More Efficient with Your Mac
Regardless of whether Santa brought you a brand-new Mac or if you’re working with one you’ve had for a while, there are always new tricks and tools that you can learn to save you time and make you more efficient. Below is a way to make you a more productive Mac and iDevice user. Macros…
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Affinity Buzz Blurb
Services For those of you who do not know, Affinity offers several Apple Mac and iOS-specific services to lawyers. First, we help folks using a Mac at work, in otherwise PC-centric firms, to connect to firm resources either directly through their Macs (where possible), or via a remote desktop connection or VPN. We are also…
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Tech Gifts for Your Apple Lovers
December’s newsletter is perhaps the easiest and most fun for me to write because it gives me the opportunity to rattle off some great tech toys and gifts. First up, an update on a recommendation from last year. For men who wanted a wallet case for their iPhone, I recommended a product from Speck, who…
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Productivity Improvements in iOS 8 and Yosemite
For the past several years, Apple has made its annual Mac OS X updates available as free or nearly free downloads from its Mac App Store. This year is no different and the version released earlier this month, 10.10 Yosemite, contains a boatload of enhancements for those who live in the Apple ecosystem. The primary…