MACximize Consulting can help you take advantage of extended year-end tax benefits.

Take advantage of favorable 2009 tax-year benefits for businesses by purchasing new hardware and software technologies for your business from Apple before December 31.

Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during the tax year. Most types of business equipment qualify for this deduction, offering small businesses a great opportunity to MACximize their purchasing power.

Here are a few key points about Section 179 deductions:
- Buying new equipment can be profitable for the tax year because the tax savings often exceed the first year’s payments (assuming a 35% tax rate).
- Businesses can take full deductions for purchases up to $250,000 (only for 2009) if overall spending is less than $800,000.
- Businesses can take advantage of accelerated depreciation for amounts over $250,000 in 2009.
- Eligible property includes computer hardware and off-the-shelf (boxed) software that has been acquired by purchase for business use.
- New and used equipment qualifies for deduction as long as it meets eligibility criteria.

We encourage you to consult with your tax advisor to find out if your hardware and software purchases qualify for deduction under Section 179.

As a member of the Apple Consultants Network, we are uniquely qualified to recommend solutions based on the latest Apple technologies. Give us a call and we can:
- Recommend purchases that support your business objectives
- Coordinate product acquisition and services with your local Apple Retail Store or with Apple’s Business Sales team.
- Install and integrate your systems
- Provide personalized training

Among the general issues addressed in the update are a well-publicized if unusual bug that could result in data loss when using a guest account, a problem that could cause a system to logout unexpectedly, Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts, the reliability and duration of VPN connections, VoiceOver performance, and video playback and performance issues that could crop up for the latest iMacs when AirPort is active.

Apple’s also broken down a number of other fixes into functionality categories. Font fixes, for example, include an issue with font space, font duplication issues, and a problem with PostScript Type 1 fonts not working properly; graphics fixes include glitches connecting monitors via DVI or Mini DisplayPort adapters and the brightness setting not getting remembered between restarts.

Mac OS X 10.6.2 also provides patches for a number of problems with Mail, including the return of deleted RSS feeds, a problem where you can’t preview attachments in new messages, Address Book and Mail freezing up when opened, and Mail’s unread count not updating properly when messages are read on another computer.

Lest you think MobileMe got left out, think again: your iDisk should now be snappier when accessed from the Finder and have better syncing performance; reliability and performance when syncing info via MobileMe, iTunes, or iSync should be improved; and you shouldn’t run into a problem where syncing iDisk files stalls at “checking items.” There are also a handful of minor fixes for network file systems, printing and faxing, and Safari.

My clients have reclaimed more than 10GB of space by upgrading. So as of today, thumbs up!

“For owners of Intel-based Macs who are still using the older Tiger version of the Mac OS, Apple is officially making Snow Leopard available only in a “boxed set” that includes other software and costs $169,” Mossberg said. “The reasoning is that these folks never paid the $129 back in 2007 to upgrade to Leopard. But here’s a tip: Apple concedes that the $29 Snow Leopard upgrade will work properly on these Tiger-equipped Macs, so you can save the extra $140.”

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090826/apple-changes-leopards-spots/

Please note, that only Apple OS X Leopard users are eligible for the Snow Leopard upgrade. Tiger & earlier OS users will need to purchase either the upgraded Mac Box Set (approx. $184, which includes Leopard, iWork, and iLife), or just Leopard + Snow Leopard Upgrade (approx. $160). Also, Snow Leopard will only run on intel-based Mac computers.

Apple announced the release of Mac OS X v10.6, Snow Leopard. Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a powerful and refined version of the world’s most advanced operating system, Leopard, with hundreds of refinements, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange, and core technologies that take advantage of the powerful hardware in every Mac.

Snow Leopard enhances the entire Mac experience in big ways and small, making the Mac more reliable and easier to use. Apple also announced the release of Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard Server. Snow Leopard Server includes dramatic performance improvements and innovative new capabilities that makes it easier than ever for the people in your customer’s organizations to collaborate, communicate, and share information. With Snow Leopard Server, users can:

• effortlessly share files
• schedule meetings and events
• exchange instant messages
• send and receive mail on the Internet
• access the organization’s network remotely
• publish podcasts
• and host websites, wikis, and blogs.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard ships on August 28. See the attached image for Snow Leopard Upgrade requirements. If you recently bought a new Mac, your cost may be as low as $9.95! Snow Leopard Server Unlimited Client Edition is only $$499. Take this opportunity before the End of Summer rush to MACximize your Macintosh before implementing Snow Leopard. As always, MACximize Consulting is ready to help you in any way we can. Your Mac will thank you!

1. Go into the Applications folder
2. Select your Application
3. Drag it and drop it onto the dock. Voila!
4. To remove, just drag it off the dock and drop it.

1. Hold Control and click (this works on all Macs)
2. Set up the “Place two fingers on trackpad and click button for secondary click” option on laptops that have multi-touch by going to System Preferences >>Keyboard & Mouse >>Trackpad.
3. Voila!