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Are you up for a challenge? Join Jessica Harrington and Brent Michaels for another year of crazy fun as they participate in our 2x4 virtual challenge weekend! Sign up to run at VirtualBakersfield.run (Secret hint: follow Brent and Jessica for a exclusive discount code).

If you don’t want to run but still want to support Active Bakersfield Alliance we have many ways you can participate! From sponsoring a mile of Brent & Jessica’s run, to becoming a Gold or Silver Sponsor for our flagship, in-person race in March of 2022! And we'll need tons of volunteers to support our in-person race so reach out to us and we’ll get you set up!

Macroscopic is a PROUD sponsor of the 2019 Bakersfield Marathon. Give 'em some volunteer love!

VOLUNTEER ON RACE DAY!!

We're a few volunteers shy in filling our Course Monitor roles. We need capable 18+ members of our community to line the course at particular intersections for the safety of our runners. You'll have a chance to wear our 2019 Volunteer T-shirt and work alongside the Bakersfield Police Department. It's a great way to serve your community and go behind-the-scenes in one of the more complex events taking place in our town!

REGISTER:
https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/CA/Bakersfield/BakersfieldMarathonandHalf #13145

We can also register you in-person at our Volunteer Booth at our Health & Wellness Expo on Saturday the 16th at Bakersfield High School from 10am to 4pm.

Or send us an email at [email protected].

Save a few bucks and support CSUB & The Bakersfield Marathon!

**ONLY 12 HOURS LEFT BEFORE PRICE INCREASE**

The Bakersfield Marathon has the greatest SWAG in the Central Valley....

In addition to a gorgeous USATF-certified course, every runner receives a Tech Tee, Runner Hat, Enormous Medallion, and entry into our Finish Line Party!

Do it before midnight TONIGHT and save a few bucks!

Business Conference & Expo | Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce

Excited to talk tech with the Bakersfield Chamber today!

bakersfieldchamber.org The Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are partnering to host the region's largest business e...

Excited to talk tech with The Bakersfield Chamber today!

Bakersfield Marathon

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! In honor of our nation's anniversary, we're thrilled to offer a one day FLASH SALE! Use code JULY4TH until midnight tonight to save $10 on any of our 2017 events! Visit runbakersfield.com to register and join us in November!

Macroscopic is a proud sponsor of the Bakersfield Marathon. There are many ways to get involved: run, volunteer, sponsor, or just come out to cheer on the runners and support our community!!

**PRICE INCREASE ALERT**
48 hours remaining before prices increase for the Second Annual Bakersfield Marathon, Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay and 5K. Sign up now and get ready to join us in November. Register now at www.runbakersfield.com

Galaxy Note 7 recall, Part 2: Samsung admits replacement units are unsafe

If any of our Samsung pals are looking for a safe haven, you can find awesome, non-exploding phones here: apple.com/iphone Stay safe, friends!

arstechnica.com “Safe” Note 7s aren’t actually safe. Samsung starts second recall.

Walt Mossberg

Stay safe, friends.

This is outrageous. Why should anyone trust this company again? Remember, this is happening now to supposedly safe replacement models with different batteries. If you have a Note 7 -- any Note 7 -- please stop using it now.

Excited to present a little geek-talk at the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Conference!

The New Realities: VR & AR | Macroscopic

Our latest blog post as featured in the August/September issue of the Kern Business Journal.

macroscopic.net If you’re anything like me (possibly a product of the 80s) you’ve been waiting ever so patiently for the future to arrive. And while the complete George Jetson ...

Apple discontinues Thunderbolt Display, no replacement announced

RIP Apple Thunderbolt Display. 2011 - 2016.

appleinsider.com After going years without an update, Apple has decided to discontinue the Thunderbolt Display, marking an end to the company's first-party monitor product line.

Energy (and Life) Efficiency Through Gadgetry | Macroscopic

Our latest blog post as featured in the June/July issue of the Kern Business Journal.

macroscopic.net I recall a Disneyland visit in the late 90’s where they presented an exhibit demonstrating the “modern, connected home.” While the tech was bleeding-edge it was...

Apple - 40 Years in 40 Seconds

Happy 40th, Apple!

youtube.com Apple turns 40. A celebration of four decades of ideas, innovation, and culture.

First Mac-targeting ransomware hits Transmission users, researchers say

It's officially time to safeguard our Macs against malware with always-on, vigilant protection. We've helped our PC clients with ransomware events and the outcome is always costly. Whether you "pay and pray" or accept the data loss, neither option is acceptable when there are preventative measures available....

arstechnica.com Rogue copy of BitTorrent client results in KeRanger install, which demands 1 bitcoin.

Warning: Bug in Adobe Creative Cloud deletes Mac user data without warning

Not good! Latest Adobe Creative Cloud update breaks Backblaze online backup. In addition to the ArsTechnica article below, here's a blog post direct from Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/latest-adobe-creative-cloud-update-breaks-backblaze/

arstechnica.com Adobe has stopped distribution of an update believed to be triggering the deletions.

STRICTLY BUSINESS: Bakersfield IT business reviews shifting paradigm in technology integration

What fun to talk with Louis Amestoy about emerging tech trends. Stay tuned for the full podcast....

bakersfield.com Apple has become quite a force in the business world, according to Bakersfield based IT business Macroscopic. But it didn’t always start out that way.

MacKeeper to pay out $2M in proposed class action settlement

This is your last week to get a refund from these charlatans.... Our 2¢: stay clear of MacKeeper.

appleinsider.com

Only 5% of Mac users at IBM need help desk support, compared to 40% of PC users

Here's yet another great reason to consider Macs for your business....

appleinsider.com IBM's internal deployment of Mac hardware has been a resounding success, the company announced this week, with rapid adoption and very little need for employee technical support.

iOS 9 is arriving any minute now! Get your download engines ready....

Waiting for Android’s inevitable security Armageddon

Waiting for Godot for the digerati....

arstechnica.com Editorial: Android's update strategy doesn't scale, and that's recipe for disaster.

New exploit turns Samsung Galaxy phones into remote bugging devices

Breeches like these are what keep us committed to Apple's mobile platform. No ecosystem is perfect – but data security and privacy are paramount to the businesses Macroscopic supports. And Apple takes a privacy-first approach in everything they do....

arstechnica.com As many as 600 million phones vulnerable to remote code ex*****on attack.

How often do Bright House Networks outages affect you? We're frequently at their mercy with little information why connectivity is failing. Please comment with your experiences....

MacTech Conference 2014: About | MacTech

Just finished prepping the Manhattan Beach Marriott network for MacTech 2014. Excited for a splendid geek-fest!

mactech.com ... to join us on November 5-7, 2014 in Los Angeles for three days of learning that goes beyond technology (and a fourth day if you'd like to come to our new Pre-Conference Workshops on November 4th!). Come talk about the future.

#Apple and #IBM forge global partnership to transform enterprise mobility

Big news in the Enterprise iOS space....

ibm.com The landmark partnership develops mobile solutions for businesses, redefining the way work gets done.

Apple - iPhone 5s - TV Ad - Parenthood

Great new ad from Apple. Powerful Parents.

youtube.com With the power of iPhone 5s, you're more powerful than you think. This film is accompanied by a song called "Life of Dreams" by Julie Doiron and is available...

Apple - OS X Yosemite - Overview

Big news today at Apple's WWDC. OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 bring new interaction between your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

apple.com OS X Yosemite is coming Fall 2014 with a redesigned interface, powerful built-in apps, and some amazing connections between your Mac and iOS devices.

Bentley's 'short documentary' shot on iPhone 5s, edited on iPad Air

Shot on iPhone -- then edited in the backseat. Killer.

appleinsider.com In what amounts to a lengthy ad, luxury motoring brand Bentley on Wednesday posted to the Web a "short documentary" covering the design theory and history of its cars, with the video shot and cut entirely on Apple iOS devices.

Stanford’s password policy shuns one-size-fits-all security

An interesting new password policy out of Stanford.

arstechnica.com University relaxes hated character complexity as password length increases.

ISSUU - Kern Business Journal

Take a peek at our latest article in Kern Business Journal.

'The Password' joins death and taxes on the list of guaranteed, unfortunate realities....

issuu.com Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers.

iFixit – An Apple Company - iFixit

Very interesting news for the DIY community. Curious to see how iFixit will be integrated into Apple.

ifixit.com With more than 10,000 repair guides and millions of community members worldwide, iFixit has become the most trusted source for ?before-you-buy? reviews of consumer electronics and ?after-it-breaks? repair documentation.

Careful of this new and prolific email-based scam.... Apple doesn't lock accounts in this fashion. If you have any concerns about your Apple ID, go to http://appleid.apple.com.

I'll be fielding tech questions in a new regular Kern Business Journal column beginning in June. Drop me a message with your digital difficulties and computer conundrums....

Do you have questions about how to work all those great electronic/computer devices and software you bought? David A. Milazzo, the founder and principal of Macroscopic, a Bakersfield-based Apple enterprise technology consultancy, will be answering your questions in a regular Kern Business Journal column. Email your questions to him at [email protected]

CarPlay is live. Now you have an excuse to buy a Ferrari.

http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/