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Mac Big in Paris Retail

Michael — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:37:06 +0000

On my trip to Paris, mixing a little business with pleasure, I’ve noticed that there are quite a few retailers with Macs at the front counter. Less so in the big money / “touristy” areas like the Champs-Elysées, but more so in the smaller parts of town like Saint Germain des Prés– about 1 in 5 of the boutiques I encountered had a Mac of some kind front-and-centre.

These smaller parts of town where the smaller boutiques thrive are the heart of Paris. The place where the real people and culture come together. The merchants do a good business and are revered by the local people.

Talking with one of these merchants, at the place pictured above, she was unaware that there was a POS system for the Mac. At her store, they’re using a Windows based POS in a Virtual Machine. When I explained LightSpeed to her, she was delighted, expressing her love for her Mac.

From the beautiful ladies prêt-à-porter boutiques to wine merchants run by the same family for generations– clearly, in Paris, the Mac is valued for its gorgeous design and functionality.

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Michael — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:18:49 +0000

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FileMaker Go, iPad/iPhone Rock Small Biz

Michael — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:30:06 +0000

Using an iPad or iPhone and Filemaker Go is a game-changer for small business.

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By putting one single Filemaker database file into the cloud, teams of people can take core business data “into the field”, viewing and updating it in real-time. This could be the single most useful application for small business I’ve seen in years.

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