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Things to Consider Before Moving to iOS7

Many clients have been asking about the iOS7 update.  I thought I’d provide the salient notes I’ve collected so far:   Still have an iPhone 4? I wouldn’t recommend the upgrade.  It’ll slow down your iPhone and reduce battery life.  Probably time to check on getting an upgrade.   Have an iPhone 4S, iPad 2nd Gen or iPad mini 1st Gen? Be …

Welcome to the New Us.

It’s been a long time coming.   We decided about a year ago that it was time for some change. Our new site and branding has roots in our past, but also helps move us forward. We’re doing new and great things, while remaining true to our core. We’re very excited to move forward.   After tweaks and turns, and …

Our New Identity

Special thanks again to our friends at Ideas that Kick for their hard work on freshening us up. We couldn’t be happier.

Invisible Collisions

I had heard about the fact that modern cars are designed to crumple upon impact. I watched Richard Hammond and other preeminent scientists gesture expressively at the unrecognizable chassis of a late-model car, rhapsodizing about why it was better for the cabin that force is dispersed away from the core of the structure as opposed to transferred directly to the driver. …

Adobe Creative Cloud – The 5.5 Things You Need to Know

There have been many rumbles and grumbles after Adobe’s announcement a few weeks back regarding their “radical” shift to the cloud. It has left many long time Adobe followers dazed and confused, not knowing whether to stay the course or jump ship. Adobe has been the industry leader for document, design, photography, web, and video editing software for the past …

Another Reason for MDM

iOS updates are great. Getting them over the air is truly magical. Until it causes problems. We’ve been in the IT world for quite some time, and our opinion is that IT companies should say yes far more than they should say no. We’d prefer to enable people. That’s part of the reason why mobile devices are such a big …

Think Big for Little Retailers

Ok, so maybe it isn’t just for the little guy, but we think it’s a big deal. One of the struggles for all of retailers is point of sale. Big, small, near and far. Building a POS that isn’t a POS is no easy task. Especially for under $1,000. That’s where we might be able to help. Historically, buying a …

We know the type.

Ok, so maybe not. But we can tell you that font licensing lawsuits are becoming more common. It may be time to look at mitigating your risk. We can help, and so can Extensis.   Proper licensing of software is a must, however an often overlooked liability is font use. There have been several instances where organizations have incurred litigation from …

Anticipation Exacerbation

It’s true. The rumor mills are abuzzing with “news” about what’s next at Apple. (Un)Fortunately, we have no idea what is going to happen. We’ve got our hopes and our dreams, just like everyone else, but there’s only one thing we do know. Apple continues to make revolutionary (and magical) devices that we didn’t think of, or that we’d ever …