Dan Kessler is the owner of MacMaven Consulting.
Apple’s new iPad Air and iPad Pro are extremely compelling, if you’re a content creator who can be fully productive with iPadOS applications. iPad software becomes more desktop-like (in terms of power) year after year. If I were an artist, I’d be drooling over the Pencil Pro. Despite the pricing complaints from naysayers, the $999…
MacMaven Consulting can help your children in elementary through high school with their computing needs:
I’ve been an Apple investor for many years. I’ve learned to ignore the stock price pullbacks and take comfort in that Apple is run by one of the best management teams in the world. I will never understand those who take a short position in AAPL. Betting against Apple has been a losing proposition. Based…
I was saddened to learn of Doron’s passing. I’m posting this for others who are concerned and might not have known. While I could not find a newspaper obituary, his synagogue posted a death announcement in November. He will be missed. Feel free to use the comment section below to share your memories of Doron.
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It’s important for any business with more than a handful of computers to centrally collect security logs. Using a SIEM, situational awareness is greatly improved via event correlation and automated alerts. Apple provides a command line tool and an API to extract event logs. For those businesses that prefer commercial software, JAMF Protect sends MacOS…
I’ve been a fan of 1Password for years. It has served me very well, and I recommend it without reservation to most of my clients. Unfortunately, I had to stop using it because of DoD CMMC requirements. When storing CUI (controlled unclassified information), any cloud service must be either FedRAMP authorized or have FedRAMP-equivalent security.…
Several MacMaven clients have inquired about whether their old iMac can be used as an external monitor with a recent Mac model. The short answer is it depends. It depends on the specific Mac models, whether DisplayPort or Thunderbolt is being used, and the operating system versions of each computer. The community consensus is that…
MacMaven clients know that their bills will be fair. Can you say the same thing about your consultancy? If you feel like your bills are excessive, bad news, they probably are. I’ll explain MacMaven’s billing practices. MacMaven charges a range of billing rates, depending on the complexity and experience level needed to perform a job.…
The only MacBook that’s a well-timed purchase is the 2022 M2 MacBook Air. It’s a solid choice for those who want a general use, very portable Mac. The 256 GB configuration should be avoided, due to its single storage chip. Configurations with larger storage use dual chips, allowing for much faster parallel processing. I would…