6/29/09

PASSING OF ANOTHER GOOD FRIEND

Is sadden to hear the passing of Client and friend, Entertainer, Impressionist, Comic, Singer and Songwriter Fred Travalena, after a seven-year battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma on Sunday the 28. A Memorial Service, which will be open to the public, will be announced soon. Click here to check out the great works of Fred Travalena on YouTube.

6/22/09

APPLE SELLS OVER ONE MILLION iPHONE 3GS IN THE FIRST FIRST DAYS
iPhone 3.0 Software Downloads Reach Six Million

Apple® today announced that it has sold over one million iPhone™ 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. In addition, six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release.

“Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.” - Steve Jobs.

6/12/09

SAFARI 4, OVER 11 MILLION DOWNLOADS IN THREE DAYS

Apple® today (6/12) announced that more than 11 million copies of Safari® 4 have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads of Safari for Windows. Safari 4 is the world’s fastest, most innovative browser and is built on the world’s most advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine that executes JavaScript nearly eight times faster than IE 8 and more than four times faster than Firefox 3. Safari quickly loads HTML web pages more than three times faster than IE 8 and three times faster than Firefox 3.

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6/08/09

APPLE UPDATES MACBOOK PRO LINE-UP

Apple® (6/8) updated the aluminum unibody MacBook® Pro line to include 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models featuring Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to 40 percent longer battery life. Each MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display with greater color intensity, the innovative glass Multi-Touch™ trackpad, an illuminated keyboard, an SD card or ExpressCard slot, a FireWire® 800 port and state of the art NVIDIA graphics. Starting at just $1,199, the MacBook Pro line is more affordable than ever, with some models up to $300 less than the previous generation. The industry’s greenest notebook lineup, every Mac® notebook achieves EPEAT* Gold status and meets Energy Star 5.0 requirements, setting a new standard for environmentally friendly notebook design.

The new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models include Apple’s innovative built-in notebook battery for up to seven hours of wireless productivity on a single charge without adding thickness, weight or cost. Using Adaptive Charging and advanced chemistry first introduced with the 17-inch MacBook Pro earlier this year, the built-in battery delivers up to 1,000 recharges before it reaches 80 percent of its original capacity—nearly three times the lifespan of conventional batteries.** The longer battery lifespan equals fewer depleted batteries and less waste.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is a significant upgrade at a lower price than the original aluminum MacBook it replaces. With the same sleek and durable design popular with consumers, students and professionals, all 13-inch MacBook Pro models now include a seven hour built-in battery, an SD card slot, a FireWire 800 port, an illuminated keyboard and an improved LED-backlit display with 60 percent greater color gamut. Featuring the powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is available in two models: one with a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive priced at $1,199, and another with a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive priced at $1,499.

The perfect balance of performance and portability, the 15-inch MacBook Pro now features a seven hour built-in battery, an SD card slot, an improved LED-backlit display with 60 percent greater color gamut and 4GB of RAM across the line at an entry price $300 less than before. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro is available in three models: a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 250GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics for a new entry price of $1,699; a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 320GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics for $1,999; and a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 500GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics for $2,299.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro, which includes an eight hour built-in battery, an ExpressCard slot, a brilliant LED-backlit display, 4GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT graphics, has been updated to include a faster 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a larger 500GB hard drive for $2,499, which is $300 less than before.

All MacBook Pro systems feature Apple’s revolutionary aluminum unibody design and for the first time can be upgraded with up to 8GB of RAM, and up to a 500GB hard drive or up to a 256GB solid state drive. The 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models can also be upgraded to a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. All MacBook Pro systems include a next generation, industry-standard Mini DisplayPort to connect with the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display.

Apple also updated the incredibly thin and light MacBook Air®, making it more powerful and more affordable. Measuring just 0.16 to 0.76-inches thin and weighing just three pounds, the MacBook Air is available in two models starting with the new entry price of $1,499 for a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 120GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, and a 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 128GB solid state drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics for $1,799.

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6/08/09

NEW iPHONE 3G S—THE FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL iPHONE YET
(iPhone 3G Now Available for $99)

Apple® (6/8) introduced the new iPhone™ 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299.** And beginning today, iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model—a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.

iPhone 3G S offers incredible speed and performance, on average up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, so you can render web pages quicker and launch applications faster. iPhone 3G S takes advantage of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for stunning high-quality 3D graphics, making mobile gaming and other graphic intense applications better than ever. iPhone 3G S is not only faster, but with longer battery life you can watch more videos, listen to more music, browse the Internet or keep using your favorite apps even longer. The new iPhone 3G S also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds.***

iPhone 3G S features a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera that takes amazing pictures and video, making it easier than ever to capture, edit and share those moments instantly with family and friends. The new autofocus camera adjusts focus, exposure, color and contrast for the best possible image and includes an automatic macro focus for extra close up shots. With the new “tap to focus” feature, you simply touch the display to select an object or area of interest and the camera automatically re-adjusts focus and exposure. You can record incredible high-quality video clips and edit them right on your iPhone 3G S by simply trimming the start and stop points. With iPhone 3G S you can send photos and video by email or MMS and post them to MobileMe™ or YouTube with just one tap.

The voice control feature in iPhone 3G S offers hands free operation for both iPhone and iPod® functions. Simply speak the appropriate commands into the built-in microphone or headset microphone to dial by name or number. With voice control you can play your favorite music by artist, album or playlist and activate the Genius feature by saying “play more songs like this.” You can also tell iPhone to pause the music, play the next track, turn on shuffle or ask, “What’s playing right now?”

iPhone 3G S features a new built-in digital compass for instant navigation.**** The Compass app shows you which way you are headed and rotates as you change direction. You can orient yourself to true north or magnetic north, and iPhone’s built-in GPS automatically displays the coordinates of your current location. The new built-in digital compass is also integrated within Maps, so it automatically orients any map to the direction you are facing.

iPhone 3G S provides new accessibility features including VoiceOver, a screen reader that speaks what appears on the iPhone 3G S display, enabling visually impaired users to make calls, read email, browse web pages, play music and run applications. The new universal Zoom function magnifies the entire screen, and the White on Black feature reverses the colors on screen to provide higher contrast for people with low vision. iPhone 3G S also supports Mono Audio which combines left and right audio channels so that they can be heard in both earbuds for those with hearing loss in one ear.

iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 software with more than 100 new features including: Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; Spotlight Search to search across iPhone or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari®; expanded parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with the new Voice Memo app. iPhone 3.0 software also includes a new Find My iPhone feature that works together with MobileMe so you can locate your lost iPhone on a map, send a message that will appear on the screen or play a sound to help you find it even if your phone is set to silent. If you cannot find your iPhone, you can erase all data and content on your iPhone with the new Remote Wipe feature. New iTunes® features available with iPhone 3.0 software include wirelessly downloading movies, TV and audio programs as well as iTunes U so students can download learning materials on the go.

iPhone 3G S will be available in the US on June 19 for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and just $299 (US) for the new 32GB model. Click the banner below to get yours!

6/08/09

APPLE UNVEILS MAC OS X 10.6 SNOW LEOPARD

Apple® (6/8) unveiled Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world’s most advanced operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies, out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange and new accessibility features. Snow Leopard will ship as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009 for $29.

Apple engineers focused on perfecting the world’s most advanced operating system, refining 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects in Mac OS X. Users will notice a more responsive Finder™; Mail that loads messages 85 percent faster and conducts searches up to 90 percent faster;* Time Machine® with up to 50 percent faster initial backup;* a Dock with Exposé integration; a 64-bit version of Safari® 4 that boosts the performance of the Nitro JavaScript engine by up to 50 percent** and is resistant to crashes caused by plug-ins. Snow Leopard also includes an all new QuickTime® X, with a redesigned player that allows users to easily view, record, trim and share video to YouTube, MobileMe™ or iTunes®. Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version and frees up to 6GB of drive space once installed.

For the first time, system applications including Finder, Mail, iCal®, iChat® and Safari are 64-bit and Snow Leopard’s support for 64-bit processors makes use of large amounts of RAM, increases performance, and improves security while remaining compatible with 32-bit applications.

Snow Leopard builds support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 right into Mac OS X Mail, Address Book and iCal so you can use these applications to send and receive email, create and respond to meeting invitations, and search and manage your contacts with global address lists. Exchange information works seamlessly within Snow Leopard so users can take advantage of OS X only features such as fast Spotlight™ searches and Quick Look previews. Snow Leopard is the only desktop operating system with out of the box support for Exchange 2007 and businesses of any size will find it easier to integrate Macs into their organization.

Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard in September 2009

6/08/09

THE WORLD’s FASTEST & MOST INNOVATIVE BROWSER, SAFARI 4

Apple® (6/8) released Safari® 4, the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser. Available for Mac® and Windows PCs, Safari 4 features the Nitro engine which runs JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3.* Safari 4 makes browsing more intuitive and enjoyable with innovative features, such as Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow®, and support for modern web standards like HTML 5 and advanced CSS Effects.

Safari 4 is built on the world’s most advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine that executes JavaScript nearly eight times faster than IE 8 and more than four times faster than Firefox 3. Safari quickly loads HTML web pages more than three times faster than IE 8 and three times faster than Firefox 3.*

Safari 4 includes Top Sites, for an incredible visual preview of frequently visited and favorite pages; Full History Search, to search through titles, web addresses and the complete text of recently viewed pages; and Cover Flow, to easily flip through web history or bookmarks. Other innovative features include Smart Address Fields for automatically completing web addresses from an easy to read list of suggestions; Search Fields, to fine tune searches with recommendations from Google Suggest or a list of recent searches; and Full Page Zoom, for a closer look at any website without degrading the quality of the site’s layout and text.

In Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, available later this year, Safari runs as a 64-bit application, boosting the performance of the Nitro JavaScript engine by up to 50 percent.** Snow Leopard makes Safari more resistant to crashes by running plug-ins in a separate process, so even if a plug-in crashes, Safari continues to run and the user simply has to reload the affected page.
Safari 4 is available for both Mac OS X and Windows as a free download at www.apple.com/safari.

6/04/09

PASSING OF A GOOD FRIEND

MacMyDay was saddened to hear the passing of client and friend, motion picture and TV star David Carradine. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. He will be missed.

5/27/09

APPLE UPDATES WHITE MACBOOK, STILL ONLY $999

Apple has quietly upgraded their $999 white polycarbonate MacBook to the following specs: 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo • 2GB DDR2 Memory (800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB) • 160GB hard drive • NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. You can't beat the price, this is one of the best, out-of-the-box laptops. A perfect first time laptop for students and grads, or people who don't need a MacBook Pro. Click the banner below to order.

MACMYDAY AND THE MAN WITH KALEIDOSCOPE EYES

Pictured (L to R): MacMyDay's own Tommy Grafman and artist Alan Aldridge.
Hanging out last night (5/12) at the art gallery Mr. Musichead on Sunset strip to see the works of the famous artist Alan Aldridge. Alan is a client of MacMyDay, and one the most talented artist I have ever seen. Alan has worked with the Bealtes, Elton John, Cream The Who as well as designed logos for The House Of Blues and Hard Rock Cafe. You can check out his works too at: http://alanaldridge.net

5/07/09

ANOTHER MACMYDAY SUCCESS STORY.

In the world of computer support they are many choices. I've used a few of them but none compare to MacMyDay. Tommy always seems to be available and willing to help. Many times I called him from a road trip in a panic and he helped me resolved the problem over the phone. When I have him come in to service or update my home computer or Studio, he always goes beyond the call of duty. I only use MacMyDay from now on period. Thanks Tommy!
Tony Clark
www.magicconsultant.tv

www.tonyclarkmagic.com/studio

4/23/09

ANOTHER MACMYDAY SUCCESS STORY.

"I had a horrendous problem with my PDA losing my appointment book data! Well, Tommy was the one who rode in like a knight in shining armor! He not only fixed my issue, he cleaned up my hard drive, and most importantly set me up with a backup system. As if that were not enough, he arrived exactly when he said he was going to, and did exactly what he said he would do, and then some.
Integrity... me likey!!!" - Debbie Reiner

4/11/09

ANOTHER MACMYDAY SUCCESS STORY.

I have used MacMyDay for over six years now; initially for my personal home computer. Then when I opened my business, Lavender Natural Beauty in 2005 and wanted to integrate a Mac as my cash register and another one for our office, Tommy and MacMyDay helped us decide which were the best business solutions; They set us up and also helped with training. He continues to perform routine maintenance and gives everyone a dose of his unique sense of humor with each visit!

-Dianna Mandel, Owner
Lavender Natural Beauty.

3/18/09

ANOTHER MACMYDAY SUCCESS STORY.

MacMyDay were called in to help Cathedral Chapel School (CCS) in Los Angeles to consult with a new computer lab solution. After the initial consultation, they went with our recommendation of the new Intel iMac for their aging computer lab. Their computer lab consisted of 36 old and tired G4 eMac's. Todd and Tommy looked at the job in front of them, and started to work. The removal and set-up of the computers were done in a assembly line manner. Some of the iMac's needed to migrate old user information. While working, the kids were looking on, excited and cheering. The basic job was completed in a day, all 36 iMacs. Miss Marlow (the computer lab teacher) wrote this about the day...

ONCE UPON A MAC
A story of endings and beginnings.  A story of pride and commitment.  A story of the CCS  Computer Lab.

It all started with 36 iMac's. Each iMac lined up like a proud solider waiting to be called to duty...The old eMacs were worn and tired.  They have done great things at CCS, but it is now time to be replaced by the young and the fit.  The fast and the strong... There were two captains leading the old out and the new in... (Todd & Tommy). A few of the eMacs remained quiet and silent as they were about to be replaced. A few of the eMacs did not blink for a second.  They did not want to miss the transition.  Would each iMac understand fully what would be expected of them? Friendships were made... iMacs waited their turn... They found their new station... which would be their new home... and lined themselves up. They are ready for the new challenges that will soon face them.   PowerPoint Reports, Mult-Media reports, Charts, Formulas and Functions in Excel, Typing, WebQuests and more.  They will take our learning into the 21st Century and Beyond!