Apple iPhone & iPad

This category is all about the professional use of Apple iPhone and iPad in business. The specialist articles show how iOS devices can be optimally integrated into companies - from mobile office work to Business apps up to secure data management and Cloud solutions. Find out what advantages iPhone and iPad offer compared to traditional workstations, how they support productive workflows and what possibilities Apple technology offers for Self-employed, small businesses and larger companies opened. Whether as mobile POS systemfor Customer data management, in the Project management or in combination with modern ERP software - the iPhone and iPad have become an integral part of everyday business life.

Apple in transition: Early devices, personal experiences and an exhibition at the OCM

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Apple Macintosh Classic and Color Classic

If you are interested in computer history, a visit to the Oldenburg Computer Museum is particularly worthwhile. The museum is one of those places that doesn't have to be loud to make an impression and will be hosting a special exhibition from April under the motto „50 years of the Apple computer“. For many years, technology has not only been exhibited there, but kept alive. Devices are not behind glass, but often ready for use on tables - just as they were actually used in the past.

That's what makes the difference. You don't just see old computers, you get a feeling for what it was like to work, play and think with these machines. From early home computers to classic office computers and special one-offs, everything is represented - carefully collected, maintained and, above all, clearly arranged.

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When the Mac listens: What Apple's integrated AI with Gemini and Siri will mean for users in the future

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Apple, Siri and Gemini

When you open a Mac today, you expect reliability. Programs start, files are in their place, processes are well practiced. Many have built up a way of working over years - some over decades - that works. You know where to click. You know your tools. And this is precisely where the quiet comfort lies. But for some time now, a change has been brewing in the background that is bigger than new colors, new icons or additional menu items. For the first time, a form of artificial intelligence is moving in not just as a single application, but closer to the heart of the operating system itself. Where daily routines are created.

That sounds abstract at first. Perhaps even a little futuristic. But basically it's about something very down-to-earth: the computer should better understand what is meant. Not just what is clicked on. Many people have so far experienced AI outside of their actual work. In chat windows, on websites, as an experiment or a gimmick. You try something out, perhaps be amazed, close the window again - and return to your normal everyday life.

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AI for beginners: How to get started with artificial intelligence without prior knowledge

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AI for beginners

Artificial intelligence seems like a sudden phenomenon to many people. Just a few years ago, it hardly played a role in everyday life, but today it is constantly present - in the news, in discussions, in conversations at work. However, this impression is deceptive. AI did not emerge overnight. It has been researched, developed and used in specialist areas for decades. What is new is not the idea, but the approach.

Artificial intelligence has been around as a research idea for decades. For a long time, it was a topic for universities, large corporations and special applications. The big difference today is that many AI systems have matured to the point where they can be used by normal people in everyday life - via a simple input window, on a computer or smartphone.

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The silent danger of wearables: when convenience becomes surveillance

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Wearables, smartwatch, in-ear headphones

Wearables are now part of everyday life. Many people now wear a smartwatch as a matter of course, count their steps, monitor the quality of their sleep or set reminders to take breaks during the day. And I'm happy to admit it: I also have a Apple Watch myself, and I find this technology absolutely fascinating in its own way. It can do things that would have been pure dreams of the future just a few years ago. Nevertheless, I rarely use my Apple Watch.

And just now, after the latest reports and statements from experts, I realize once again that this reticence is not so wrong. After all, many modern headphones and wearables now contain sensors that can measure far more than you might think at first glance. Not all headphones do - but the trend is clear: more and more technology is moving inconspicuously into small devices that we wear close to our bodies.

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The digital euro is coming - what it means, what it must not do and what it could do

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The digital euro is coming

Public money is more than just a medium of exchange - it is a symbol of state sovereignty, a guarantor of economic order and a means for all citizens to participate freely in economic life. For centuries, cash was an expression of this freedom: anonymous, unconditionally usable, valid everywhere. With the gradual replacement of cash by digital payment methods, a central question is now being posed anew: who will control the money of the future - and under what conditions?

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Digital dependency: how we have lost our self-determination to the cloud

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Digital dependency with cloud systems

I've always thought it was a mistake for people to hand over their data - be it in the cloud, via apps or with any "free" services. For me, data sovereignty has never been a buzzword, but a question of self-respect. Anyone who uses technology without considering the consequences is entering into a dependency that often only becomes noticeable years later - but then has an even deeper impact.

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gFM-Business and the future of ERP: local intelligence instead of cloud dependency

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gFM-Business and AI + knowledge graph

For over a decade, the gFM-Business software has stood for something special in the German ERP market: it is not based on a cumbersome, difficult-to-maintain system, but on the lightweight, customizable and visually modelled FileMaker platform. This has many advantages: gFM-Business can be individually expanded, runs on Windows, macOS and iOS, and can be customized by both developers and ambitious power users.

With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) - especially through so-called language models such as ChatGPT - new opportunities are now emerging that go far beyond traditional automation. gFM-Business is actively preparing for this future: with the aim of not only managing data, but also unlocking knowledge.

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Remembering Steve.

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Remembering Steve.Another year has passed since Steve Jobs succumbed to cancer on October 5, 2011. Just a few weeks before that, Steve Jobs announced that he would no longer be able to perform his duties at Apple. This does not seem to have affected Apple's success since then, as the iPhone 5 is once again selling like hotcakes. However, Steve Jobs was still personally involved in the development of the current iPhone. Time for a little timeline in the form of a series of photos of previously current Apple mobile devices that the Apple CEO has launched since his return to Apple.

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