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<title>Jefferson Consulting RSS Feed</title><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/index.html</link><description>Blog Posts from Jefferson Consulting</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><language>en</language><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>&#xa9;2021 Jefferson Consulting Associates LLC. All rights reserved.</dc:rights><dc:date>2024-01-31T09:45:00-05:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:05:47 -0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>Jefferson Consulting Celebrates 20 Years in Business&#x21;</title><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2024-01-31T09:45:00-05:00</dc:date><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/celebrating_20_years.html#unique-entry-id-142</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/celebrating_20_years.html#unique-entry-id-142</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Reflecting back on 20 years of "Not Working for the Man," I can say that my clients hire me because I know a thing or two. 

...As an Apple Certified Trainer, I led technician and help desk support certification courses and positively impacted the career paths of dozens of IT Professionals at partner training centers, classrooms on Apple campuses, and onsite at Johns Hopkins, MIT, Cornell, Colgate, UNC Chapel Hill and my own alma mater, Washington College. ...  I also worked with the U.S. Army 3rd PysOps Battalion at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) and former soldiers employed by a cellphone repair franchise based out of Charlotte, NC. 


...I refocused on the local/regional market, partnering with a company named Splashtop to provide remote support for business and home users during the COVID-19 pandemic.


...So here I am, crushing it, and always keeping in-mind those wise words of Henry Ford: "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."


...They can rest assured that Davis Jefferson, the technician with good &ldquo;people skills,&rdquo; the computer doctor who makes house (and office) calls and has an excellent &ldquo;desk-side manner,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Trusted Technology Advisor&rdquo; is going to be there for them when needed.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Blog Rebooting in 2024</title><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2023-12-27T12:55:49-05:00</dc:date><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/993a9981561eeea038dfbafe48ee822c-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/993a9981561eeea038dfbafe48ee822c-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[These important  communications tools were sidelined during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and we left them inactive while we focused on keeping our families and our clients safe. 


Some businesses struggled during the COVID lockdowns, but ours was steady, with an increase in remote support activity to offset the reduced onsite service calls. ...  So as we scrambled to take care of business, there was little time or energy left to devote to the blog and social media. ...  Now it is time to get back in the game - because the world needs to know that Jefferson Consulting Associates is alive and well and that we stand ready to help you with your technology support and training needs!


With Apple&rsquo;s new M-processors constantly being upgraded, new iPhones released every year, Microsoft&rsquo;s Windows 11 taking over, but not completely compatible with older Windows 10 PCs, and Windows 10 End of Life (EOL) slated for early 2025 - not to mention the increasing cybersecurity threat to home and small business networks - the tech world is just a crazy, crazy place.   Our job is to deal with the crazy for you, and make your life at work and at home, a little easier. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Apple Business Essentials now available for small businesses</title><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><category>News</category><dc:date>2022-03-31T18:47:24-04:00</dc:date><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/apple-biz-essentials.html#unique-entry-id-138</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/apple-biz-essentials.html#unique-entry-id-138</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From dedicated business teams in our stores to the App Store Small Business Program, our goal is to help each company grow, compete, and succeed,&rdquo; said Susan Prescott, Apple&rsquo;s vice president of Enterprise and Education Marketing. ...  Using this new service leads to invaluable time savings for customers &mdash; including those without dedicated IT staff &mdash; that they can invest back into their business.&rdquo;


...Managed Apple IDs can be created by federating with Microsoft Azure Active Directory and, coming later this spring, with Google Workspace identity services, allowing employees to log in to their device with a single business username and password. 

...This service includes 24/7 access to phone support, training for both IT administrators and employees, and up to two device repairs per plan &mdash; by individual, group, or device &mdash; each year.   Employees can initiate repairs directly from the Apple Business Essentials app, and an Apple-trained technician can come onsite in as little as four hours to get their iPhone back up and running.1


...Flexible plans can be customized to support each user and device in an organization with up to 2TB of secure storage in iCloud, starting at $2.99 (US) per month after a two-month free trial. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title> MacBreak Weekly Podcast: Apple Business Essentials</title><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><category>News</category><dc:date>2021-11-18T19:30:35-05:00</dc:date><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/dfff3f7452f33f69cc2b26a53423d7b4-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/dfff3f7452f33f69cc2b26a53423d7b4-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[On MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie talk about the announcement of Apple's Business Essentials services.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JEFCON Gains Mosyle MDM Certification</title><dc:creator>blog@jefferson-consulting.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><category>News</category><dc:date>2021-10-30T07:02:37-04:00</dc:date><link>https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/2101da8a2a8ec6b0c07ef81ab40f0735-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jefferson-consulting.com/blog/index_files/2101da8a2a8ec6b0c07ef81ab40f0735-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jefferson Consulting is pleased to announce that it has become an MSP partner with Mosyle Corporation, a leader of modern Apple 


...Lead Apple Consultant Davis Jefferson recently completed the required MSP certification course and earned the designation Mosyle Certified Admin.


If you are a small or medium size business owner, or IT manager, faced with managing multiple Mac systems, iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs, Mosyle Business can be a game changer!   Mosyle Business can help you manage your &ldquo;fleet&rdquo; of Apple products and protect your investment with uniform, pre-configured settings, allowing for both personal and business Apple ID&rsquo;s, reinstalled software, tracking, remote-wipe and other security features, all with minimal hands-on with the equipment, and without abusive pricing.


Mosyle combines a robust feature set for Apple Mobile Device Managemnt, without compromising on usability. ...  Mosyle MDM brings to the table state-of-the-art Zero-Touch Deployment: Just ship a new device to an employee and Mosyle Business will handle the rest, auto-enrolling the device, customizing the Setup Assistant, installing apps, and enforcing all policies.
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