by Postmaster General | Feb 26, 2016 | Apple Inc., Deal of the Week, Mac
More than just a stunning 27-inch high-resolution LED-backlit display, the Apple Thunderbolt Display is the ultimate docking station for Mac notebooks. It lets
you move data between your Thunderbolt-enabled Mac and compatible devices with lightning speed. A Thunderbolt port, a FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet port make it a plug-and-play hub for everything you do. The Thunderbolt port alone lets you connect as many as six devices.
You’ve never seen a display quite like this:
- Thunderbolt I/O technology for lightning-fast data transfer and daisy-chaining up to six peripherals
- Works with all Thunderbolt-enabled Mac computers, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac,
Mac Pro, and Mac mini
- 27-inch glossy LED-backlit widescreen display
- 2560-by-1440 resolution
- Thunderbolt port, FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, and Gigabit Ethernet port
- MagSafe connector that powers and charges your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air
- Ambient light sensor
- Built-in FaceTime HD camera and microphone
- Built-in speaker system
Our everyday price for the Apple Thunderbolt Display is $999.99, and it’s an excellent value at that price point. But this week, while they last, we’re selling them for just $799.99!
This offer runs from Friday, February 26th to Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, or while supplies last. Limit one display per customer. Sorry, no rain checks. TM and © 2014 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
by Postmaster General | Feb 23, 2016 | Mac, Tutorials
Although a fully paperless office remains tantalizingly in the future, we get closer all the time. For many people, one of the most annoying uses of paper is the signature dance. You know how it goes—someone sends you a document via email that you need to sign, so you print it out and sign it. Then you have to figure out how to send it back: scan and email, run through the fax machine, or pop it in an envelope and mail it. There’s a better way, and it’s been built in to every copy of OS X since 10.7 Lion.
That’s right, the app you use to look at PDFs and images on the Mac boasts a feature that makes the signature dance a thing of the past.
You’ve likely used this surprisingly powerful program many times over the years: Preview. That’s right, the app you use to look at PDFs and images on the Mac boasts a feature that makes the signature dance a thing of the past. First, you create an image of your signature using either your Mac’s camera or its trackpad. Then you can drop that signature image into any PDF with just a couple of clicks, save the file, and email it back.
Follow these steps in Preview in OS X 10.11 El Capitan (earlier versions of OS X are similar):
- Open the PDF you need to sign in Preview.
- Click the Toolbox icon
in the toolbar to reveal Preview’s markup tools.
- Click the Signature icon:
- To use the trackpad to make your signature, click Click Here to Begin, and start signing. Press any key when you’re done. Honestly, this is hard to do with a finger—click Clear to try again—so if you have a rubber-tipped iPad stylus, use that to make the writing easier. Click Done once you have a signature you like.
- For an easier method, sign your name using a thick black marker on a white piece of paper that’s blank on the back. Then click Camera and hold your paper up to the camera. You can keep moving it around until the entire signature fits in the window and isn’t angled oddly. Once Preview captures it, click Done.
- To sign the current PDF and any others in the future, click the Signature icon again and click your signature to insert it as a graphic that you can move around in the document and resize to fit into the appropriate space.
That’s it—you now have your own digital signature stamp! One final tip. You can create and insert multiple signatures, and while the authorities frown on forgery, Preview makes it easy for an assistant to affix the boss’s signature to documents that don’t need the real thing.
by Postmaster General | Dec 31, 2015 | Announcements, Holiday, iOS Devices, Mac
Connecting Point will remain open until 5 pm today (December 31st). This includes both sales and service departments.
If you’re a business owner, that means you still have time to take advantage of the IRS‘ Section 179 deduction…
What is Section 179, anyway?
When your business buys certain types of equipment, it usually writes them off a bit at a time through depreciation. In other words, if your company spends $50,000 on a machine, it gets to write off (say) $10,000 a year for five years (these numbers are for illustrative purposes only).
Now, while it’s true that this is better than no write off at all, most business owners would prefer to write off the entire equipment purchase price for the year they buy it.
That’s the purpose behind Section 179: To stimulate the American economy (and your business) to move in a positive direction. For most small businesses, the entire cost can usually be written off on their 2015 tax return. In fact, this year Congress raised the ceiling on the Section 179 deduction limit to $500,000.
So don’t miss out – talk to your financial advisor right away. If it makes sense, pick up the computer systems, devices, and peripherals your business needs to remain strong and competitive in the coming year. And Connecting Point will remain open until 5 pm on New Year’s Eve to help make that possible. We can even offer up to 18 months interest-deferred financing for qualified applicants.
For more detailed information about Section 179, visit the Section179.org website. We strongly advise talking to a qualified tax professional before making any decisions.
by Postmaster General | Dec 24, 2015 | Events & Promotions, Holiday, Mac
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 12 – Thursday, December 24th:
$100 OFF Apple Mac mini 2.8GHz Core i5 8GB 1TB Fusion
(Reg. $999.99 SALE $899.99)
The fastest, most capable stock Mac mini available, on sale today only. Mac mini now has fourth-generation Intel Core processors, increased graphics performance, and ultrafast 802.11ac wireless networking. It also features two Thunderbolt 2 ports, great built-in apps, and OS X El Capitan. And it’s still the world’s most power-efficient desktop.
- 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5; Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
- Intel Iris Graphics
- Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 3 ports, HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet, SDXC card slot
- High-performance one TB Fusion Drive storage
- 8GB memory
This offer will be available all day Thursday, December 24th, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks. PLEASE NOTE: Connecting Point will be closing at 5 pm today (Christmas Eve), and will be closed Christmas Day.
by Postmaster General | Dec 20, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, Holiday, iOS Devices, Mac
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 8 – Sunday, December 20th:
Up to $100 OFF Apple Time Capsule
(2TB Reg. $299.99 SALE $229.99 | 3TB Reg. $399.99 SALE $299.99)
Elegant backup solution for your Mac. Powerful, reliable base station for everything. Back up a lifetime’s worth of memories with AirPort Time Capsule, a wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine in OS X. It’s also a full-featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support – which means it plays nice with all your computers, electronics, and devices.
This offer will be available all day Sunday, December 20th, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.
by Postmaster General | Dec 16, 2015 | Apple Inc., Events & Promotions, Holiday, Mac
12 DAYS OF SAVINGS | DAY 4 – Wednesday, December 16th:
Apple Magic Trackpad $40 Off
(Previous generation #MC380LL/A – Reg. $69.99 SALE $29.99)
The Apple Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It supports the full set of Apple gestures, so you can click, scroll, swipe, and rotate to control what’s onscreen. Magic Trackpad is made with smooth glass that feels great to the touch. And because it sits at the same height and angle as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, you can go from trackpad to keyboard in one seamless motion. Magic Trackpad works using Bluetooth technology and is completely wireless. It normally retails for $69.99, but as today’s 12 Days of Savings special offer, they are only $29.99 – that’s $40 off!
This offer will be available all day Wednesday, December 16th, 2015, or while supplies last. Sorry, no rain checks.
