Rob Calvert, Author at Second Son Consulting, Inc.

August 12, 2016

Upgrading computers before Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.11 are discontinued

As you’ve probably heard, Apple is releasing a new operating system, macOS Sierra, this fall, and Microsoft will stop selling PCs with Windows 8 at the end of October.

Technology LifeCycle

June 23, 2016

Preventing Windows 10 from auto-installing

You may have heard in recent tech news that Microsoft is making a strong push to encourage users to upgrade to Windows 10.

Windows

October 1, 2015

Should you upgrade to El Capitan

The easy answer is “eventually, but not yet.” There is a lot of great press about how El Capitan offers improved performance and stability.

macOS

July 11, 2015

Should you upgrade to Windows 10

The easy answer is “probably, but not yet.” (And yes, you’ve heard us say this before…)

Windows

October 11, 2014

Should you upgrade to Yosemite

The easy answer is “probably, but not yet.” Unless you have some super urgent business need for some of the new features...

macOS

September 23, 2014

Wait for iOS 8

With the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6+, also comes iOS 8, with Yosemite (Mac OS X v10) soon to follow.

October 24, 2013

Don’t jump to Macericks!

We’ve received many calls inquiring about the new version of Apple MacOS, 10.9 Mavericks. Your Mac computers may automatically offer to install the upgrade.

macOS

October 6, 2011

Why you should wait for IOs 5 and Iphone 4S

It has been an exciting week for iPhone and iPad users! With the launch announcement of the iPhone 4S and iOS 5, it’s important to understand what this means for your business.