For those new to the column, MacNews Migration is our term for companies moving from Wintel machines to Macs — or at least adding or increasing the number of Macs they use. A MacNewsMigration Kit is an overview of Mac OS products for a particular occupation, such as dentistry, accounting, etc.) This week we look at grant writing software for the Mac.
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Read MoreApple — or, at least Steve Jobs — obviously loves touchscreen devices, so it’s just a matter of time until we see a touchscreen Mac. I suspect the iMac will be the first to make the move.
As we reported Thursday (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_patent_hints_at_touchscreen_displays_for_computers/), there is an an Apple patent involving touchscreen displays for computers. And earlier this year there were reports that Apple plans to launch a 22-inch touch-enabled iMac in addition to the current non-touch 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs.
Read MoreBig Nerd Ranch Europe is offering a new Cocoa Bootcamp (http://bignerdranch.com/classes/cocoa_i) April 19-23. Taught by Cocoa instructor Scott Ritchie , it provides a look at Apple’s object-oriented development environment.
Read MoreDevDay for iPhone (http://iphonedevday.com) is an interactive on-day conference for software developers and business professionals who want to learn how to build and market iPhone applications. DevDay for iPhone will take place at Dexter House in London, UK, on April 26.
Read MoreOn the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Grant Dahlke of Other World Computing shows the speed of their new Extreme Enterprise solid state drive by booting into all of the Adobe Creative Suite apps at once.
“MacVoices” is an Internet show and podcast that delivers in-depth discussions with the most influential people in the Mac industry, as well as “the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community,” according to host Chuck Joiner.
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