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"Whoever controls sync controls the world"

Although most countries with nuclear arms will likely disagree, this was the statement made by Michael Gartenberg, vice president and research director at Jupiter Research in talking about the iPhone 2.0 launch today.

Spam: How bad is it?

Here's just a few numbers from our hosting servers to give you an idea of the scope of how bad a problem spam is:

Total messages handled for February: 2,835,385
Spam for February: 2,116,337 (75%)
Ham for February: 581,487

Total messages handled for March: 3,512,870
Spam for March: 2,026,343 (57%)
Ham for March: 510,425

Total messages handled for May: 2,598,944

NOTICE: For Any Service Customers with Labels

If you recently came in for service at our 252 Newbury Street location, you may have received a label with your service number placed on your equipment. We've found that recent labels used for this purpose are not coming off as easily as they were intended to. Below is an explanation of the problem and what you can do if you're experiencing an issue with removing one of these stickers.

"Apple Accounts For 66% Of PC Sales Over $1000"

Critics I'm sure will have a lot to say about the latest stat of Mac sales:

"Apple Accounts For 66% Of PC Sales Over $1000"

The Ortiz Caper, Explained

Since the Boston Globe coverage of our "Jersey" buried under the Apple Store broke earlier today, we've been inundated by calls and emails. Is it a curse? Have we been planning it for weeks? Do we want Apple to "lose"? Do we expect Apple to dig up the shirt?

Another Reason Why The US is Behind on Broadband

Earlier in April, a reporter from the Boston Globe called me to get my opinion on Boston's so far lackluster efforts to provide ubiquitous Internet access throughout the Hub.

Why you should care about the iPhone SDK

Last week, Apple made a somewhat understated announcement of the coming of their new iPhone software, version 2.0, and the software developer's kit in late June. While this wasn't a Steve Job-sian big media event, it was covered by technology and Mac press in detail.

"You have... 625021 messages"

TSP's hosting services provide Mac-friendly email and web hosting for over 150 companies throughout the US.  Email is the lifeline for many businesses today, which means that handling large amounts of email traffic is essential for any hosting company.

Here are a couple interesting facts about the amount of mail volume that we handle on our Apple Xserves:

What Steve Should Say in His Keynote

With the Macworld 2008 keynote only hours away, people are posting their predictions left and right about what Apple will release.  Even I've succumbed to it.

Macworld 2008 Predictions

Once again, Macworld San Francisco is upon us, and once again, it's prediction time! These are our guesses for what new amazing things will come out at this year's Macworld:

Microsoft Office 2008 – Ok, this is an easy one, cause it's already been announced.  But praise high heaven for an Intel-native upgrade to Office.  Microsoft's first major upgrade in 4 years!

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