Ok, so I’ve drank the Kool-Aid, taken the plunge and gone Mac.

I was really excited to get my hands on one, and a lot of colleagues of mine have already switched and made comments like, “You’ll never go back to a PC”, or “I rarely ever use my windows VM”.

I decided to test these thoughts and go full emersion into the Mac OS, no Bootcamp partition with Windows 7 loaded as a safety net, and only allowing myself to use Fusion with a Windows 7 VM when absolutely necessary (Still no VI client on Mac.)

I did install the 2011 Office Business suite and decided to use the Outlook 2011 client for my email.  But I think I will review that in a later post.

Ok, here are my first impressions….

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Whenever anyone talks about enterprise computing, the discussion typically shifts to Microsoft and Windows. After all, the software giant’s operating system has long been the dominant force in the corporate world. And, aside from Windows Vista, each new version of the software has proven to be extremely successful on a corporate level. When Apple products get discussed in the enterprise at all, the conversation usually centers around the popular iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet, not the relatively prosaic Mac desktops and notebooks. However, a new study from the Enterprise Desktop Alliance could drastically change the conversation. Read more >>

November 23, 2010 — Charleston, SC — eGroup, Inc. has been officially approved to join the Apple team as an Authorized Apple Reseller. This gives eGroup the ability to work with organizations to plan and deploy customized Mac and Apple multi-platform solutions. The authorization process was both lengthy and rigorous as Apple selects only the most committed organizations to join its highly exclusive reseller community.

eGroup is authorized to sell the MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, Xservers, and supporting software. Look for eGroup to announce its iPad Authorization in early 2011. eGroup is authorized to sell to corporate customers – and also to end users, consumers, and individuals – at extremely competitive prices.

eGroup accepts credit cards to make purchases easy and seamless.

“eGroup is thrilled to become an Apple reseller, and to be able to bundle the increasingly popular Apple end-user devices with our sophisticated VMware, Cisco, EMC and Citrix data center solutions for the “total virtual desktop solution”, said Mike Carter, Principal, eGroup. Read more >>

OK – so here is the deal – I often tell customers that “Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t mean you SHOULD…” but I rarely follow this advice for myself – especially with technology at eGroup, and most especially on the weekends when my time is my own.

Sooooooooo….. there’s your warning……!

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As operating systems vary and new printers come online everyday, it seems like an opportune time to have an HP print driver refresher.

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It looks like Microsoft is gearing up to release a public beta of their free anti-virus service, "Morro". While the service is supposedly going to be "basic", I’m sure it’ll help prevent the massive wild-fire like spread of worms that captures media attention (and, of course, adds fuel for most Apple commercials– poor PC!).

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