I worked with Frank Mott many years ago when we were both in IT sales. He is a good guy, genuine, hard worker. He takes care of his customers, and he loves Macs. Frank has bought the store formerly known as Delaware Computer Exchange. Now with new management and a new name, Mac Exchange is having a coming out party!

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference kicked off today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Steve Jobs gave the keynote presentation and discussed the iPhone 2.0 SDK (software development kit), new third party apps for iPhone, enterprise "push mail" and "push calendar" capabilities, and the new iPhone 3G, featuring GPS and faster internet speeds.

MacNN reports that members of the British press are receiving a mysterious invite to an Apple UK event, accounts say. Sent by e-mail, the invite contains very little information; primarily it directs people to Apple's Regent Street store in London, where a press conference will be held September 18th, starting at 10AM GMT (5AM EST). Instructions are given for transporation and parking options. The only indication of the conference's subject is a one-line header, "Mum is no longer the word." While containing no specific references, speculation suggests that the header is referring to the iPhone, which has so far been absent from Europe.

Apple next week is expected to hold a Mac-oriented press event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The Mac event, confirmed by MacNN sources, will be held on Tuesday, August 7th and will cover Mac-related announcements, which many insiders believe will bring a new iMac and an update to the company's iLife suite. The suite, bundled with all new Macs and available for $50, contains applications such as iPhoto for photo management/editing, iMovie for video editing, iDVD for disc burning, GarageBand for music/podcast creation/editing, and iWeb for webpage creation. The company last updated its iLife '06 suite of applications more than 18 months ago at Macworld Expo in January 2006.

Several websites report that the event will not feature any announcements related to Apple's iPhone or iPod product lines. The event will begin at 10:00 am PDT at the Apple Town Hall on company's Cupertino-based campus. Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is widely expected to use the gathering to take the wraps off a new generation of 20- and 24-inch iMacs.
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source: MacNN

Hardcore technos and software developers descend on San Francisco this week for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Commonly abbreviated WWDC, the conference is held annually in California by Apple Inc. The conference is primarily used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for developers, as well as offering hands-on labs and feedback sessions. The number of attendees varies between 2000 to 4200 developers.

WWDC 2007 is in progress NOW, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and runs this week of June 11-15. Jefferson Consulting is not in attendance this year, but our friend and fellow Mac User Group member, Kurt Tappe is reporting back all the juicey details.

Be on the lookout for possible announcements regarding:
• iPhone
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
• new hardware (iMac or Mac Mini)
plus other third party software and hardware products.

Delaware Computer Exchange, an Apple Specialist store in Dover DE, is offering Christmas shoppers a lay-away option, with 25% down and pickup before Christmas, according to their website. The independently-owned Apple retailer and service center also has a 90-Days Same-as-Cash financing offer. For more information and store hours, contact Frank Mott at 302.735.7720. Newcastle County, MD, and PA customers can call 800.828.1060.

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Currently Playing on iTunes: ''Southern Cross'', by Crosby, Stills & Nash
The delayed stock quote for AAPL is: 91.12

Apple Store Christiana has posted holiday store hours at their website. Note that most US Apple Stores will remain closed on Christmas Day (December 25). On December 31 (New Year's Eve), most stores will close earlier than normal. Due to these special holiday hours, regularly scheduled workshops and events may occur at irregular times or be canceled on certain days. If you are interested in a specific workship, call the Christiana store at 302.292.3201 to confirm the workshop is still being held.

Jefferson Consulting was there... as Jason D. O'Grady of PowerPage was the keynote speaker tonight at the April meeting of the Macintosh Users of Delaware. Jason spoke to the group about Apple's new Intel-based MacBook Pro and brought his own unit to demonstrate all of the advantages of this mobile computing powerhouse. He pointed out that in addition to the Intel Duo Core processor, the MacBook Pro has a very fast 667MHZ backside bus, Serial ATA drive, a 67% brighter display, and it is overall "faster than you can imagine."

Jason also discussed the newly announced MacBook Pro 17" model, and Apple's Boot Camp public beta software that allows Windows XP to run on an Intel-based Mac. In addition to Boot Camp, there is a new "desktop virtualization" solution for Intel Macs called Parallels Workstation, which will run XP and other operating systems "in parallel" with Mac OS X.

Jason also talked about his favorite toy which allows him to digitally record podcasts while he drives in his car.

He wrapped up his presentation with some background information about "The Case," resulting from a story he ran in November 2004 about a never-released Apple product. According to O'Grady, Apple wants the courts to compel his internet service provider to release all of his email so that the source of the "leak" can be discovered.

Jason O'Grady is a Mac technology columnist who has been publishing the PowerPage since 1995, long before blogging was ever invented. Fan pages such as O'Grady's PowerPage provide free PR for Apple and other tech companies, and offer up news, reviews and commentary that customers crave but cannot get from other sources.

Join Jefferson Consulting and the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce on Tues., March 14, for a "Behind the Scenes" visit to the Apple Store in the Christiana mall! The staff will be giving demonstrations of products and services that can help increase the productivity of your business. Learn about software solutions such as Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, FileMaker, Final Cut Studio, Aperture. See demonstrations of the power of the new iMac and MacBook Pro, featuring the latest technology from Intel.

Where & When:
The Apple Store
308 Christiana mall #1547
Newark, Delaware
Tues., March 14
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

$10/New Castle County Chamber members, $20/non-members.
Click here to register. See you there!

Every Wednesday is Business Day at the Apple Store in Newark's Christiana Mall. March’s focus: Market Your Business Using a Mac. Discover iWork ’06. Learn how to use Pages 2 and Keynote 3 to create compelling brochures, newsletters, presentations, and more. While Microsoft Office is your everyday productivity suite, iWork ’06 is a design team at your fingertips. For more information on business solutions from the Apple Store Christiana, email Jim Driscoll or call the Business Desk at 302.292.3201 extension 3. Be sure to tell him that you were referred by Jefferson Consulting!

Every Wednesday is Business Day at the Apple Store in Newark's Christiana Mall. February’s focus: Time is money. Learn how to spend them both wisely. This February, Business Day workshops will show you how to get the most from QuickBooks: Pro 2006 for Mac. Discover how to manage your finances, including paying bills, printing checks, creating invoices, and more. For more information on Business Solutions from the Apple Store, go to http://www.apple.com/retail/christianamall/ or call Apple Business Consultant Jim Driscoll at 302.292.3201 ext. 3. Don't forget to tell 'em Jefferson Consulting sent you!