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Computer Issues? We Can Help.

Computer Issues? We Can Help.

Computer repairs can be costly, time-consuming and you surely have better things to do than wasting time on a downward spiral of YouTube how-tos, DIY repair clips endorsed by the ever-trustworthy “this fixes everything!” commentary, courtesy of @ppleGuru47. Instead, let us help. As Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASP), we’re here for any and all of your Apple computer repair needs …

Welcome to the App Store

Welcome to the App Store

Earlier today, Microsoft followed through on their WWDC18 announcement by making their Office Suite available through Apple’s Mac App Store. This has a huge impact for not just users, but for those that maintain and support devices as well. With its addition to the App Store, you can now easily deploy Microsoft’s Office Suite through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP). …

A New Kind of Management

A New Kind of Management

Meet OttoBot Pro With Apple’s latest changes, it is more important than ever to have software manage your fleet of Macs, no matter how large or small. With our OttoBot Pro and OttoBot Enterprise offerings, you can now take advantage of the enterprise features that are needed, without the enterprise servers and cost. OttoBot Pro lets us utilize Apple’s DEP …

WWDC 2018

WWDC 2018

Well, it’s that time of year again. Apple held their WWDC Keynote earlier this month and recaps are making their way across the internet. We can’t talk about anything confidential, but we can glean some perspective based on what we’ve heard. MDM Matters First and foremost, it is now – more than ever- imperative that MDM tools be a part …

Goodbye, Dear Friend.

Goodbye, Dear Friend.

It is with great sadness that we report the loss of one of the pillars of Foundation. Harvey Vinitsky has served as our Controller for many years, and passed away this weekend surrounded by his family. His kind heart, and subject-line emails will be sorely missed. Harvey leaves behind his wife, Helen, two sons, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many friends …

Security Alert: WPA2 and KRACK

Security Alert: WPA2 and KRACK

If you’re in IT, you woke up to a flurry of articles related to a WPA2 encryption vulnerability. If you’re not in IT, you’ll still probably hear about it; it’s that big of a story. Essentially, there’s a vulnerability where an attacker can place themselves as a man-in-the-middle, and by impersonating the access point a device connects to, they could …

Do a Little to Do More.

Do a Little to Do More.

We’ve had the pleasure of being a technical advisor for a study conducted by the Center for Energy and the Environment. The project revolves around power consumption in small embedded data centers – here’s a synopsis of the study. While that may sound scary, we were looking at the equivallent of one to four racks of equipment. What we learned is important, and should be fully released …

New Site, Same Us

New Site, Same Us

It has been a few years, and we decided it was time. Time to take our brand and dust it off a bit with a new, more “us” version of our website. Mobile friendly, just like us. Our old site did just fine, great I’d argue. But a lot has changed in the world and at Foundation: • Our previous …

Password Problems

Password Problems

Let’s face it, we all hate passwords. The requirements are getting harder and the number of passwords one has to remember is forever growing. They are not going away. As long as you plan to be on the internet and take part you will continually need to create passwords. The frustration around creating and remembering all these passwords leads most …