Apple - Jon Schwenn

My phone is faster than my Mac Pro.

Wow. My phone beat out my upgraded, 8-core Xeon Mac Pro in both single core and multi-core performance. Yes, the computer is 10 years old. But it's still hard to believe. That computer weighs over 40 pounds. That computer is painful to lug around. My iPhone X weighs 0.38 pounds.

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A week without the Mac Pro

Back on July 4th the video card in my 2008 Mac Pro died. Luckily the card was an Nvidia 8800 GT and was completely replaceable. Unfortunately it took a week to receive the

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ACTC 10.8

Between being busy at work and home it’s been harder to keep up with education and certifications. Luckily Apple makes recertifying a painless process. As I mentioned when I took the OS

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Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.7

Earlier this year I updated my Apple Certified Technical Coordinator to the latest version of OS X. Lion came out in the sumer of 2011 and days after I took the ACTC update

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Apple Certified Technical Coordinator

So far I’ve been able to take one test a month this year. In March I passed the Apple server essentials test. Just as with the support essentials test, my experience made

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Apple Certified Support Professional

I recently took my second certification test of this year. I am challenging myself to accomplish as many certifications as possible in 2010. This test was the Support Essentials test for OS X