Summary: Recorded live on November 27, 2013 Follow Up: Joe installed Knock app last week and noticed that it moved itself from the ~/Downloads folder to the /Applications folder without needing to authenticate despite being logged into a standard user account. Joe checked permissions on /Applications and found that the folder permissions were configured to give Everyone Read/Write access. Repaired permissions for the first time in forever and it corrected this and a few other things. Topics: New Mac Pro on December 3rd? Expect Promise to release new Pegasus 2 alongside Apple's Mac Pro release. Look for discounts on original Promise Pegasus models. Jony Ive biography by Leander Kahney, recommended by Jerry Fast Company Weekend Reading: An Oral History of Apple Guest Pass app to generate iOS profile granting temporary access to a wifi network KeyCard app to lock and unlock your Mac based on iOS device proximity Indigo for home automation Nest Thermostat and Smoke Alarm Client gifts: how to select clients? Contract clients? Nurturing existing client relationships and rekindling old client relationships. Client gift ideas: chocolate macaroons, iKlear kits, scotch Tip from Ryan Powell: I gift throughout the year by giving new clients a "new client care package" with little Klear singles, microfiber cloth, referral cards drive savers pamphlet and an explanation of my monthly support plan. The referral card is a little elevator pitch about the company, short link to the contact form with the promise of a free phone consultation, then when a client books an appointment I'm sure to give the referring client a small account credit as a thank you. Sending a Thank You cards to new clients Referral credit vs. something tangible like an iTunes gift card What's in your Consultant Go Bag? Examples: MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Thunderbolt to FireWire Thunderbolt to Ethernet USB to Ethernet Ethernet cables USB flash drive with partitions for Mac OS installations, diagnostics FireWire 400 to 800 FireWire 800 to 800 USB, mini USB, micro USB USB to Lightning USB to 30-pin iPhone Headphones Tools including screwdrivers, spudger, putty knife Memory assortment for all Intel Macs from lifetimememory.com Joe's current bag: iBackFlip Somersault
