Using the OS X, the Mac and iPhone for Business

16Jun Safari to Take Lead in Rich Internet Applications (RIA) War

Apple has announced that the next version of Safari will be much faster than the current version in one specific area.  JavaScript execution. Why?  MobileMe is based on SproutCore. A JavaScript framework for developing web applications that look and feel like real desktop applications.
With Apple actually delivering these applications and Microsoft just talking about it, [...]

16Jun Apple’s Assault on the Enterprise

With the recent announcement about Snow Leopard Server having Exchange support and it’s own Contact Server, updates to calendar server and other Exchange like features it would seem obvious that Apple is positioning itself for a move into the enterprise.  
Apple has historically not directly marketed itself as an alternative to business, but has chosen to let [...]

12Jun Mac Can’t Copy and Paste HTML Tables

A client of ours has a simple request.  They needed to copy the content of a web page, via cut and paste, then edit it by removing some unneeded portions, then print it.  Guess what?  You can’t do that on a Mac!  
Before the switch to Mac, in Windows, they would load up Firefox or [...]

11Jun Is MobileMe An Outlook Web Access Killer?

With the announcement of Snow Leopard Server and its new features driving it closer to an actual Microsoft Exchange competitor, it would seem that one critical component was needed.  
Outlook Web Access basically gives the PC user web based email, calendaring, address book and file access from any web browser, all linked to the company [...]

10Jun Snow Leopard + MobileMe = Apple Exchange 1.0

Is Apple truly unconcerned with the Enterprise market.  Obviously not.  Look at the new iPhone “push” features.  What about the constant reference to “Exchange for the rest of us…”.
Well, if MobileMe is Exchange for the rest of us, then Snow Leopard and MobileMe together must be the beginnings of a version Exchange built by Apple [...]

10Jun iPhone 2.0 Still Lacks Basic Features

Yesterday Apple announced the release of the iPhone 2.0 software and the actual iPhone 3G itself.
However, no mention of whether the most basic of all software features would finally be added.  
Cut, Copy and Paste!
Why not?  Is it security issue?  Does it drain the battery life?  Is there just no place on the screen for [...]

10Jun Welcome to Apple In Business

Here I will be discussing various topics, ideas and concepts about using the Apple computer platform, including the Mac, it’s operating system OS X, the iPhone and any other item of Apple technology that need discussion.
We will also be discussing topics for those considering the switch from Windows to Mac.  We will share our experiences, [...]