Karl Computing Services

09/14/2013

We are excited to soon be offering an in house VoiP solution that will cost $7/month plus cost of initial setup and hardware. All in all it will be considerably less than most small businesses pay for phone service currently. If you are interested please contact us.

05/14/2013

Just learned a neat little trick for people that use either the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro in Clamshell Mode (lid closed with an external display and keyboard attached). I've noticed that the fans on my MB Air run a lot more with the lid closed. Reason being that the vents are at the hinge point of the screen just above the keyboard. While it can run with the lid closed it does run hotter and thus reduces the life of the components. If you have the lid open then you have issues of the screens being split and it can be a pain to deal with. To rectify this situation take a weak magnet and put it on the left side of the keyboard in the area of the power port. This will make the MBA think that the lid is closed and your displays will run like normal but your airflow will be increased and your fans won't run as loud or as constantly. Since I do not have a MacBook Pro to test I can not tell you where the sensor is for that but google should be able to.

05/08/2013

05/01/2013

We are super excited to announce the launch of our new online help desk. Now customers are able to submit trouble tickets online directly to us. Our goal is to reply to all tickets within 4 hours. Take a look and let us know what you think. https://karlcomputing.freshdesk.com/support/home

04/09/2013

As of right now Apple iMessage and FaceTime are both down. If you need to send a message send it as SMS. Hold down the Blue Bubble and then select "Send as SMS". You can check the status of Apple's services at: http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

System Status

03/23/2013

New web-site is up and running. Check it out: www.karlcomputing.net

03/20/2013

You hear it all the time that Mac's don't get viruses and such, but as the article points out most Mac users do care about security, there just aren't as many security issues as there are for Windows, but they are still out there. If you think that Mac's are not susceptible to Malware then maybe you also believe that Nickelback is a good band.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2031159/macalope-insecurity-complex.html

Oh, you Mac users and your wacky beliefs!

03/19/2013

iOS 6.1.3...Not much in terms of an update unless you're in Japan then maybe Maps will work correctly.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2031212/ios-6-1-3-brings-lock-screen-fix-and-improved-maps-in-japan.html .fb_mw

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 6.1.3, a minor update that fixes a few small bugs.

03/19/2013

Two patches from Apple today. Apple TV 5.2.1
http://www.macworld.com/article/2031249/apple-tv-5-2-1-brings-redesigned-hulu-plus-app-security-fixes.html .fb_mw

Apple’s Apple TV 5.2.1 software update, released on Tuesday, brings a redesigned interface for the television and movies streaming app as well as patching a number of bugs.