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March 19, 2009
Spring Break
Usually I sneak off to Moab around now and this year is normal. This time, however, I will be attending the 2009 Moab MUniFest. Its an annual gathering for offroad unicycle enthusiasts. This year's rides include Soverign Trail and Procupine Rim. Put a knobby tire on your unicycle and join us!
Therefore I will be out of office on Friday, March 27 through Monday March 30th. Lisa will be in the office for scheduling and billing issues. Have a good spring break!
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
March 1, 2009
March is Back Up Your Mac Month
All hard drives fail, sooner or later. Sometimes with no warning. In the last month I've seen a couple of close calls and a current backup has saved the clients a lot of expense and/or heartache.
So for the month of March, 2009, I would like to help all the Mac users in the Denver area make sure their data has a fighting chance in case of a drive failure. We are offering a 500GB desktop drive and backup software installed for $200 plus tax. I would prefer to restore data from backup any day over explaining that a hard drive is now a paperweight and all of your work is gone. Offer is for Macs running OS X only. Some limitations apply. Call or email me for details.
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
February 11, 2009
To the Man With a Hammer…
…all problems look like a nail. Likewise, to the man with a copy of the new Filemaker Pro v10, all problems look like a customizable database.
My recent projects have included inventory management, time tracking, bar coding and merchandise rack design. Filemaker Pro is cross platform. My last project was developed on the Mac and deployed on Windows machines.
If you have some sort of general difficulty organizing data of any kind, drop me a line. There may be an easier solution that you think.
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
January 26, 2009
The Winter of our Discontent
So... its January. Nothing much interesting going on in the Mac world. Its cold and snowy out; way too cold to take a spin on the KTM even with heated gear. And a spin it would be out on the snow and ice.
This time of year combined with a daily avalanche of grim news can drag a person down. So why not lighten things up? Monty Python has released a load of free videos on YouTube.com. I put the link under "Time Wasters" to the left. There's enough there to waste an entire afternoon including the Parrot Sketch, the Killer Rabbit and other assorted British rudeness. Be warned.
Interestingly, since the content was released for free on YouTube, sales of Python DVDs at Amazon have reportedly increased 23,000%.
Now go away or I will taunt you a second time.
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
December 23, 2008
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2008 is almost gone. Have a great holiday everyone.
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
December 12, 2008
For The Record...
Passed the Advanced Server Admin test with room to spare. Dang that was hard. Thanks again to Doug Hanley, our fine instructor, of Mac-Tek in Las Vegas. Congratulations to Chris and Steve who also passed.
Dean Ingram
Apple Certified System Administrator 10.5
November 20, 2008
More Training
Just staying on top of things is a big part of the job. Apple offers a variety of training classes and certifications. As it happens, I have most of the technical certifications but some of them have to be renewed periodically.
The Apple Certified Macintosh Technician certification, for example, must be renewed annually. My ACMT is required to maintain our limited Apple Authorized Service Provider status. I renewed that yesterday. The Apple Certified System Administrator cert used to require renewal every so often but was changed last year. The certification is now tied to the version fo the system. I'm technically an ACSA 10.4 only right now but its permanent.
I recently took some more classes and passed the tests for 10.5 Deployment and 10.5 Directory Services. I already had the Service Professional and Technical Coordinator prerequisites. One more test is required for ACSA 10.5: Advanced Server Administration.
So I will be out of town one more time for the week of December 2, 2008 while taking this class and test. That should be about it for awhile. There are no more Apple technical certifications for 10.5 after ACSA. But hey, 10.6 may be out in a few months.
Lisa will be in the office that week for scheduling. I will be checking messages and can provide remote support if necessary. Last time I was out of town I had to reinstall the OS on an Xserve remotely so a lot is possible. Let me know if you have Mac problem and thanks again to you all for your support.
November 6, 2008
New website design goes live
After several years of being ignored, we finally changed the Sirius Onsite web pages. Say goodbye to the old brushed aluminum and that box that never worked right in Safari. This site is built with CSS and ought to be more stable. This site is a collaborative effort between myself and Lisa.
This page is designed to reflect recent news and information. It ought to be updated frequently. I'm not sure what it will be updated with yet. Its almost like a blog, except its not because a 'blog' sounds like something that needs to be treated with stain remover.
We have been, are now, and will remain focused on providing the best Mac support for business and home. Thank you for dropping by and don't hesitate to call if you would like to discuss support for your Macs.
