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Apple Mac Pro Delivery Could Take Months

With it’s high price tag and touted high-powered features, the new Mac Pro isn’t for every business user. But reports now indicate those who have ordered the desktop or plan to will probably wait months to receive it. Speculations on the reasons include the fact that the Mac Pro is the first Apple product to be assembled in the U.S. ... Read More »

Dropbox Badge Lets You Collaborate on Windows and Mac

Dropbox has added a feature enabling users the ability to collaborate on projects created in Microsoft Office applications. The Dropbox Badge has been added to the Dropbox for Business suite. The badge appears inside any Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint project that’s shared among co-workers or team members. Here’s a video giving an overview: When users are inside a shared ... Read More »

The Cylindrical, Powerful New Mac Pro Carries a Hefty Price Tag

Apple introduced its unusual-looking Mac Pro last week, bringing the cylindrically-shaped desktop computer to the market before the end of the year. The company says the new computer should be available by December. Clearly, the first thing you’ll notice on the Mac Pro is its appearance. The company says the computer is designed around a thermal core and there’s just ... Read More »

Use Twitter on a Mac? There’s an Enhanced App

Twitter has millions of users, but for people running Mac computers, the social network has had some limitations. Twitter recently announced  enhancements for Mac users that should make the social network more engaging for this important group, too. As we’ve been reporting, Twitter remains one of the top online ways to reach potential customers and stay in contact with current ... Read More »

New OS X Update Improves Stability of Your Mac

Installing the latest updates a company provides for its software is key to ensuring the device and system you have in place are protected. While large enterprises have IT personnel to carry out this task, if you are a small business owner, it generally means having to do it yourself. The New OS X Update The new OS X El ... Read More »

QuickBooks App for Mac Can Save You Time Running a Small Business

Small business owners are always looking for effective ways to manage and save time running their businesses, and what better way to do that than with new software applications? If you are one of those business owners who would like to easily create estimates and turn them into invoices for your small business, seamlessly log hours and bill clients for ... Read More »

Big Mac Creator and Early McDonald’s Franchise Owner Dies at 98

The creator of the Big Mac has died. Jim Delligatti lived to 98 and is best known as a McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) restaurant franchisee in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His story and success show that one franchise owner can have a big league impact on the overall company. Indeed, Delligatti’s experimentation and “special sauce” propelled McDonald’s ahead of all its fast-food competition. Check ... Read More »

Mac Users, The Wait For a New Version Of Office May Soon Be Over

It isn’t easy to be an Apple fan and a fan of Microsoft Office, too. But some small business owners are certainly in that boat.You may prefer a Mac for work, but clients can’t stop sending you .doc files. So what is a Mac loving Microsoft Office using business owner to do? Well, fortunately a solution is at hand. The ... Read More »

Apple Includes Siri for Mac in Latest Update

The thirteenth version of OS X got a name change to macOS, also called Sierra, and just like its two predecessors Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has decided to keep the alpine theme with its latest operating system. But the feature that is getting the most attention right now is the availability of Siri for Mac. Siri for Mac Computers Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ... Read More »

VR, education and customer service: The social media trends to watch in 2017

Social media continues to serve as an important part of online interactions, but what’s in store for social in 2017? Education, virtual reality and using social media for customer service are key trends that will develop next year, according to Ryan Holmes, founder and CEO of Hootsuite. Hootsuite, founded in 2008, helps organizations manage multiple social media accounts and understand ... Read More »