Monthly Archives: July 2012

Treat your Mac to a little TLC these holidays

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Keeping your Mac up to date and working like new can take more than online DIY fixes. Defragging and deleting old things doesn’t always work. And sometimes something happens that not even your IT friend down the road can fix. Apple dealer, Next Byte, can help with their iConcierge repairs and Vacation Care servicing.

iConcierge is a service team dedicated to providing customers like you with solutions to all your Apple problems. They fix all Apple products from iPods and iPhones to Mac computers and laptops. They can help you with upgrading your system or fixing an ongoing problem and are constantly learning to keep up with new technology. Next Byte’s iConcierge staff keep repairs away from heat, sun, dust and liquid so you can be sure it is in safe hands.

Another service the iConcierge staff offer is Vacation Care. Vacation Care allows you to put your Mac in for repair and service when it isn’t needed, like your annual holidays. They provide a full Apple Diagnostic sweep and when hardware issues are found, they will be repaired under your Apple warranty before you need it back. This service is mostly used by schools, universities and other education facilities, but can be helpful to small businesses and individuals too.

If you need someone to repair your Mac or service your iPad, why not look into Apple dealer Next Byte’s iConcierge team. They are equipped with up to date knowledge and the best technology to make sure your Mac is fixed and runs better than ever with their services. Take a look online at Next Byte for more information now.

Next Byte Cairns – all your Apple needs in one place!

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While most people head to an Apple store when something goes wrong with their MacBook Air or iPad 2, more and more are turning to Australian Apple retailer, Next Byte, for all their Apple related problems and purchases. Next Byte has stores all over Australia, from Tasmania and Western Australia to New South Wales and Queensland. Their most recent expansion has found them in one of Queensland’s most famous cities, Cairns.

The new Next Byte store in Cairns Central offers all the services you need when it comes to buying, protecting, fixing and upgrading your Apple products. Their staff are dedicated to offering you the best advice and products available, with qualified Apple professionals and technicians within store. The store features over 20 specialised in home and in store services for all your Apple problems, including the iConcierge Academy, group training courses and great deals you won’t be able to find anywhere else.

Like every Next Byte store, you can see and experience Apple’s entire product range when you come to visit. Whether you want to check out the new iPad, the iPhone 4S or anything in the new Mac range, they have it all. They even have a wide range of accessories so you can personalise your Apple device. As an authorized Telstra dealer, Next Byte can also get your iPad or iPhone connected to Australia’s fastest mobile network, Telstra Next G Network.

So, for all your Apple needs, head down to the newest addition in the Next Byte Family, Next Byte Cairns. The Apple retailer prides themselves on being the largest and most awarded Apple Premium Reseller in Australia, offering solutions to all your problems and questions. Visit them online or call 1300 361 119 to contact the Cairns Central store today.

Look after all your PC and Mac devices in one simple and easy interface with Absolute Manage

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Do you have multiple Mac devices that you want to link up? Or maybe you have a Mac and a PC that you would like to manage in an easier and unified way? Whether it’s simply at home or at the office, it is important to manage a variety of operating systems in an efficient and cost effective way. Absolute Manage is a cross -platform configuration lifecycle management solution that may be able to help.

In a business situation, you may have a diverse group of smartphones and computers that you need to manage in order to avoid bedlam. Absolute Manage is a solution that works with iMacs, iPhones and all kinds of iOS4 Apple devices. It has a number of tools to make this process easier, including tracking installed applications, setting powerful security, managing all your in-house custom applications by automating time-consuming configuration and provides IT admin with a choice of Mac or PC interface to manage Apple devices.

Absolute Manage can also gather more than 65 hardware and software information items like MAC addresses, telephone numbers, device serial numbers and more. It puts everything you need in one place so you can keep your business functioning efficiently. The system requirements for this software are Windows 2000 SP4 or newer, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer as well as other Mac OS X clients.

Absolute Manage can also be used for Apple mobile devices with the Absolute Mobile Device Management software. It requires Windows 2000 SP4 or newer or a Mac OS X 10.4 or newer. If you think Absolute Manage is for you, take a look at Apple Dealer, Next Byte online to get a quote. Or for information on anything else, head in to one of their stores today. You can locate a store by looking at their ‘contact us and locations’ tab on their website.