According to reliable sources, support training for Snow Leopard has begun, signaling an imminent release of the next major release of OS X. Sources claim a date of Friday, August 28th is extremely likely.

Amazon has Snow Leopard available for pre-order, $29 for a single installation (one computer), $49 for a Family Pack (5 computers).  Please note, that you must already have 10.5 installed on your computer to use the $29/$49 version of Snow Leopard.  If you are upgrading from an Intel-Mac with 10.4, you must purchased the Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard, which will also includes iLife 2009 and iWork 2009.

Mac OS X v 10.6 Snow Leopard for $29

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Family Pack for $49

Mac Box Set (with Snow Leopard)

If you want to schedule and installation of Snow Leopard or have question about upgrading Contact Tidal Consulting.  Also note, Apple has dropped the price of Snow Leopard Server Unlimited by $500.

Snow Leopard to hit next Friday via macenstein.com

Snow Leopard System Requirements via Apple.com

For the QuickBooks users out there Intuit is having a sale on their Quickbooks Pro for Windows and Mac.

Windows:

Download QuickBooks Pro 2009 Now! Save 20% + Free Learning CD

Mac:

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Payroll Service:

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Both are available as a physical CD or an immediate download. There are also some discounts available on the Premiere edition of Quickbooks and quickbooks.com has some information on the differences between the versions.

Desktop Model: Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Scanner

The ScanSnap S1500 provides users an effective way to greatly reduce paper clutter, storage space, and security risk associated with unmanaged paperwork at home or office. Even better, documents scanned by ScanSnap take on a higher level of accessibility and usefulness once liberated into the digital realm. — Fujitsu Product Website

Available in a Mac and Windows Model, for sale through NewEgg.com

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 PA03586-B005 Sheet-Fed Duplex Scanner Dimensions: 11.5″ x 6.3″ x 6.2″ Weight: 6.62 lbs. Light Source: White cold cathode discharge lamp Scanning Speed: Simplex or Duplex, 20 pages per minute (ppm) Interpolated Resolution: Color: 600dpi, B&W: 1,200dpi Max. Document Size: 8.5″ x 14″ Media Type: A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business card, Letter, Legal and Custom sizes Automatic Document Feeder (ADF): Yes

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M PA03586-B105 Sheet-Fed Duplex Scanner for the Macintosh Dimensions: 11.5″ x 6.3″ x 6.2″ Weight: 6.62 lbs. Light Source: White cold cathode discharge lamp Scanning Speed: Simplex or Duplex, 20 pages per minute (ppm) Interpolated Resolution: Color: 600dpi, B&W: 1,200dpi Max. Document Size: 8.5″ x 14″ Media Type: A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Business card, Letter, Legal and Custom sizes Automatic Document Feeder (ADF): Yes

Looking to go paperless, or just less-paper. Contact Tidal Consulting today to see how you can integrate a document scanner into your work flow.