Comments on: Making Mac Your Business http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/ a technical discussion about all things Macintosh Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rhys http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4187 Rhys Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:24:36 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-4187 @Shash How the hell did you know about that!... @Shash

How the hell did you know about that!…

]]> By: Joe Ramsey http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Joe Ramsey Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:35:54 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-650 Hey guys, I always enjoy your shows but I wanted to take a minute to actually log in and comment for this one - it was really great. The advice was awesome and right on. I've had a lot of the same experiences working for both corporate I.T. and in I.T. consulting. Thanks for all of the work you guys put into producing the podcast and providing a great source of information and entertainment for all of the listeners! Thanks, Joe Ramsey Oracle DBA & Mac Enthusiast Hey guys,

I always enjoy your shows but I wanted to take a minute to actually log in and comment for this one – it was really great. The advice was awesome and right on. I’ve had a lot of the same experiences working for both corporate I.T. and in I.T. consulting. Thanks for all of the work you guys put into producing the podcast and providing a great source of information and entertainment for all of the listeners!

Thanks,

Joe Ramsey
Oracle DBA & Mac Enthusiast

]]> By: Shash http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Shash Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:53:31 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-628 Why the hell does mammals.org redirect to apple.com?.... Why the hell does mammals.org redirect to apple.com?….

]]> By: macbreaktech http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-626 macbreaktech Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:17:54 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-626 there's also the <a href="http://training.apple.com/certification" rel="nofollow">Apple Consultants training</a>. there’s also the Apple Consultants training.

]]> By: TGeary http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-625 TGeary Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:55:32 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-625 Is this the Mac Genius training you guys were talking about? http://www.apple.com/support/products/techtrain.html If not it seems like good training to have. Tim Is this the Mac Genius training you guys were talking about?

http://www.apple.com/support/products/techtrain.html

If not it seems like good training to have.

Tim

]]> By: macbreaktech http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-624 macbreaktech Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:37:57 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-624 you really have to be clear on your companies "don't ask, don't tell" policy. for example some editing houses strictly forbid employees from doing 3rd party work on company gear. it's a firing offense. meaning don't sneak "the band in after hours" to use the sound stage and $200K of audio gear. or if you do make sure it's crystal clear that its okay OR be on your way out the door already. we had one talented designer that worked for us that was always doing side projects. we let it slide because he was a) talented b) didn't let his other jobs interfere with real job c) he really was talented. but when the not so talented guy who was trying to do the same thing tried to hook up a hard drive to the "font and installer" server to make a copy of it all it was pretty clear what he was trying to do. we helped him toward starting his own company as he wasn't in his day jorb for much longer. using software owned by your company my also NOT be allowed as it's project may dictate it's use. I worked with one company that expressly required that hardware and software get purchased and dedicated to their project so there would be no possible crossover infection of intellectual property. you should always be careful of "education versions" of software. many times the EULA forbids doing commercial work with it. some software enforces it itself. Maya, for example, won't let you transfer models and scenes created with EDU software to a commercial version. you really have to be clear on your companies “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. for example some editing houses strictly forbid employees from doing 3rd party work on company gear. it’s a firing offense. meaning don’t sneak “the band in after hours” to use the sound stage and $200K of audio gear. or if you do make sure it’s crystal clear that its okay OR be on your way out the door already.

we had one talented designer that worked for us that was always doing side projects. we let it slide because he was a) talented b) didn’t let his other jobs interfere with real job c) he really was talented. but when the not so talented guy who was trying to do the same thing tried to hook up a hard drive to the “font and installer” server to make a copy of it all it was pretty clear what he was trying to do. we helped him toward starting his own company as he wasn’t in his day jorb for much longer.

using software owned by your company my also NOT be allowed as it’s project may dictate it’s use. I worked with one company that expressly required that hardware and software get purchased and dedicated to their project so there would be no possible crossover infection of intellectual property.

you should always be careful of “education versions” of software. many times the EULA forbids doing commercial work with it. some software enforces it itself. Maya, for example, won’t let you transfer models and scenes created with EDU software to a commercial version.

]]> By: Paul Brown http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Paul Brown Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:06:11 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-623 John, I particularly appreciate your comments about pirated software. I have a lot of friends who design websites with the products included with CS3, and in recent years when I have needed software for projects, I have done exactly what you said you did, you purchased the software after you got paid to do a project with the pirated version of that software. Makes perfect sense to me. One question I had, though, is what is you opinion of using my day-job's software to do a few contract jobs here and there outside of work? (let's say Kenji or Ben use all that awesome Pixel Corps software for their own projects) This kinda goes back to your Adobe side business, so I think I know what you are going to say. Just wanted to pick your brain, though, since y'all didn't address this specifically. John,
I particularly appreciate your comments about pirated software. I have a lot of friends who design websites with the products included with CS3, and in recent years when I have needed software for projects, I have done exactly what you said you did, you purchased the software after you got paid to do a project with the pirated version of that software. Makes perfect sense to me. One question I had, though, is what is you opinion of using my day-job’s software to do a few contract jobs here and there outside of work? (let’s say Kenji or Ben use all that awesome Pixel Corps software for their own projects) This kinda goes back to your Adobe side business, so I think I know what you are going to say. Just wanted to pick your brain, though, since y’all didn’t address this specifically.

]]> By: Round up of interesting things | View from the Dock http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Round up of interesting things | View from the Dock Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:25:53 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-622 [...] last episode of MacBreak Tech was very interesting. The topic was making your Mac your business. Lots of great tips, including [...] [...] last episode of MacBreak Tech was very interesting. The topic was making your Mac your business. Lots of great tips, including [...]

]]> By: macbreaktech http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-617 macbreaktech Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:20:12 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-617 I explored some of designer tools I found in a <a href = "logo designer" rel="nofollow">google search</a>. some of these things are complete rip offs. but you'll know those when you see them. another way to start would be to search for clip art and mod it up a bit. I explored some of designer tools I found in a google search. some of these things are complete rip offs. but you’ll know those when you see them.

another way to start would be to search for clip art and mod it up a bit.

]]> By: James Ledoux http://macbreaktech.com/old/63/making-mac-your-business/comment-page-1/#comment-616 James Ledoux Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:38:40 +0000 http://macbreaktech.com/?p=63#comment-616 Great episode guys. I am in need of logo services - what were the ones you recommended? Didn't see that in the show notes. Cheers, James Great episode guys.

I am in need of logo services – what were the ones you recommended? Didn’t see that in the show notes.

Cheers,

James

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