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173: A QuickBooks Kobayashi Maru

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Recorded September 13, 2016

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TOPICS:

- The CCP crew begins the show sharing some distant and recent client “fails”.

- The Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe designed to test the character of Starfleet Academy cadets in a no-win scenario. The Kobayashi Maru test was first depicted in the opening scene of the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and also appears in the 2009 film Star Trek. Screenwriter Jack B. Sowards is credited with inventing the test. The test's name is occasionally used among Star Trek fans or those familiar with the series to describe a no-win scenario, a test of one's character or a solution that involves redefining the problem.

- latest QuickBooks 2016 (R6) update requires El Capitan whereas previous versions of QuickBooks 2016 would run on Yosemite; kind of bad timing to do this right before a major macOS update, since El Capitan may no longer be easily downloadable after Sierra is released

- 146: Upgrading Late Model iMac's with JD Strong of Strong Solutions http://commandcontrolpower.com/podcast/2016/3/12/146

- iMac Intel 27" Retina 5K Display Adhesive Strip Replacement This is the kit you need to open and remove the glass along with strips to re-glue the panel back on the chassis.

- Recommended Samsung EVO SSD Drives - http://amzn.to/1QPDG7H

- Cindori Trim Enabler  https://www.cindori.org/software/trimenabler/

- SSD FanControl (free) - http://exirion.net/ssdfanctrl/

- Macs Fan Control (free) - http://www.crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control

- Discussion regarding different ways to mange task and systems for remembering items “to do"

172: Peeves At The Tiki Lounge

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Recorded September 6, 2016

We are sponsored this week by Prosoft Engineering Inc., and its award-winning Data Rescue software and other software utilities. In 2009, the company expanded by offering data recovery services with the creation of The Data Rescue Center based in Livermore, California. Prosoft Engineering Inc,. and The Data Rescue Center have become recognized as industry-leaders in the field of computer data recovery.

- Prosof Engineering Data Recovery Center https://thedatarescuecenter.com/

Coupon Codes:
20% discount - tech20 on the Prosoft Product LineupData Rescue, Drive Genius, hear, Media Tools Wipe, Picture Rescue, Data Backup. 

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TOPICS:

  • Bluetooth headphones with Lightning connector, auto-pairing with connected device (like Mouse and Keyboard)

  • Jaybird X2 Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Midnight Black -

  • Follow up on client upgrading to macOS Sierra beta, ScanSnap Manager crashing: updated to Revision 2 of beta and problem appears to be solved, scanning successfully

171: Tenacious Joe

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Recorded September 3, 2016

We are sponsored this week byGruntwork by Mac-MSP. 

Gruntwork is the ultimate managed service package for you and your clients. "Think of what you would do when trying to solve a user’s support request: run a disk verification utility. Run permission repair. Update the affected software to the latest version. With Gruntwork, those chores have already been accomplished. Your time spent troubleshooting issues is greatly reduced when the common maladies are already ruled out. Better yet, Gruntwork prevents many common problems, so the Mac just works and you can focus on higher level tasks for your client." 
Find out more at - http://mac-msp.com/gruntwork and tell them CCP sent you.

TOPICS:

- Joe talks about a client who upgraded his Mac to the Sierra beta

- Sam shares his story of losing his recent family vacation photos in the Photo app

- Joe talks about problems sending audio out through his external Dell monitor.

- Jerry chats bout upgrading a clients Mac Pro with an SSD and using the OWC Accelsior S
Storage Expansion With a Speed Boost

- Joe talks about a managed client who decides to have their intern change their domain and then was surprised that email wasn't working properly.

169: Interview With Todd Kane, President of Evolved Management Consulting

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Recorded August 18, 2016

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Todd Kane and Evolved Management Consulting is on a mission to make IT a valuable enabler of small to medium businesses. Bringing 20+ Years of industry experience to your business.

Todd has led technical groups for several of largest and high growth companies in western Canada. Experience with major businesses like EnCana, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, WestJet, Bell Canada, Long View Systems, and Fully Managed.

His work has been recognized with numerous awards, both technical and business.

Book a Consulting Session With Todd:  http://www.evolvedmgmt.com/world-class-msp

- Great Game of Business by Jack Stack http://amzn.to/2bEvmam

- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker - http://amzn.to/2bMync0

- BrightGauge dashboard software - http://www.brightgauge.com

- Leading Geeks on money. Money and Fairness
Geeks are generally not captivated by money. It's not that they're uninterested in money; it's just not the primary motivator. Money can be very important to them, but not for the common reasons. Most people who are motivated by money are driven by the power, position, prestige, or possessions that money brings. Geeks not only are generally nor interested in these things; they tend to look down on those who are. Their attitudes toward money are much more tied up in their strong sense of fairness and justice. No one wants to feel taken advantage of; everyone wants to feel fairly compensated for their value. The passion for reason combines with a strong belief... 

- Enjoy Command Control Power and want more commercial free programs? Please visit our Patreon Page where you can support Command Control Power and help us bring you more commercial free programming.

Thanks to all our Contributors: 

Kevin Ginger, kGinger Consulting - Weldon Dodd - Rewind Tech -Mats Schwieger - envision design, llc - Adam Rice -  Daniel Escobar, Proactechs - JD Strong, Strong Solutions - Luis Giraldo, Ook and MonkeyBox

And thanks to our other wonderful supporters who chose to donate without any reward.

168: Interview With Guillaume Gète - Consultant & DiskMaker X Developer

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Recorded August 9, 2016

We're sponsored this week by Watchman Monitoring, a favorite tool of ours that should be in every professional consultant's toolkit

TOPICS:

This week Command-Control-Power is joined by Guillaume Gète of Gete.Net Guillaume is a full-time Apple consultant, living and working near Paris, France. Gete.Net has been in operation for 10 years old and he has been working in the Mac environment for over 20 years. He is additionally an author, podcaster but perhaps best know for his applcation to create OS X installers - DiskMaker X

 

- Power Macintosh 6200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_6200

- ClarisWorks and AppleWorks for Mac FAQ - http://lowendmac.com/2014/clarisworks-and-appleworks-for-mac-faq/

- Firing Customers - 097: Firing Clients, featuring Pam Lefkowitz

- Mac Admin & Developer Conference UK - http://www.macad.uk/

- Promise RAID Systems - http://www.promise.com/us/

- DiskMaker X - http://diskmakerx.com/

- Flat Stanley https://www.flatstanley.com/

- SSD FanControl - http://exirion.net/

- DragThing - http://www.dragthing.com/

- DeBug Podcast, James Thompson Interview https://player.fm/series/debug-11576/77-james-thomson-of-pcalc

-Finder Pop http://www.finderpop.com/

Guillaume Gète Website : www.gete.net

Guillaume Gète Blog : blog.gete.net

Listing Of Guillaume Gète Authored Books : http://www.gete.net/consulting/?page_id=16 

DiskMaker X icon designer, Benjamin Renaut : http://nekoto.tumblr.com

Co- host Of The Podcast 3 hommes et 1 with Laurent and Mouradhttp://3h1p.fr

Online Magazine - Competence Mac http://www.competencemac.com/Competence-Mac-47-Protection-Sauvegarde-Partage-Gerez-mieux-vos-donnees_a2842.html

Conference Presentation ”Apple : the passion of design", at Paris La Defense : https://vimeo.com/17826430

@ggete Slack & Twitter

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167: "Lawyer Up" With David Sparks - Business Attorney

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Recorded August 2, 2016

TOPICS:

This week, Command Control Power welcome David Sparks, business attorney to discuss the importance of running your IT practice with proper legal documentation. David Sparks is an Orange County, California business attorney and a geek. David is a podcaster, blogger, and author of MacSparky Field Guides who writes about finding the best tools, hardware, and workflows for using Apple products to get work done. David also writes for Macworld Magazine and is a professional speaker on technology.

You can listen to David's podcast on the Relay.FM Network-
Mac Power Users -   https://www.relay.fm/mpu/
and his new show with Jason Snell -  
Free Agents - https://www.relay.fm/freeagents

You can find David Sparks on the internet at his website - http://macsparky.com
and on Twitter @macsparky

For professional legal business, David can be contacted at Sparks Law http://www.sparksesq.com

 

 

 

- Enjoy Command Control Power and want more commercial free programs? Please visit our Patreon Page where you can support Command Control Power and help us bring you more commercial free programming.

Thanks to all our Contributors: 

Kevin Ginger, kGinger Consulting - Weldon Dodd - Rewind Tech -Mats Schwieger - envision design, llc - Adam Rice -  Daniel Escobar, Proactechs - JD Strong, Strong Solutions - Luis Giraldo, Ook and MonkeyBox

And thanks to our other wonderful supporters who chose to donate without any reward.