{"id":58,"date":"2012-05-01T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2012\/05\/01\/london-t3-check\/"},"modified":"2015-08-10T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T16:33:10","slug":"london-t3-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/2012\/05\/01\/london-t3-check\/","title":{"rendered":"London T3. Check."},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\nAfter a week in the cold and wet London, I have managed to get home to sunny South Africa, and couldn&#8217;t be happier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-H2iFT_IVZ-s\/T5_d4_pHp5I\/AAAAAAAAAw8\/QkeZqAqDPiQ\/s1600\/IMG_1047.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1047.jpg?resize=320%2C240\" width=\"320\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The latest beta-course train-the-trainer in London was a great success, and shortly the course is going to be delivered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torque-it.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Torque<\/a>. Stay Tuned for info about it and the final outlines that is going to make your Mac Sys Admins drool with geeky anticipation.<br \/>\nI was lucky enough to be part of a group of trainers from all over Europe, and added up to more than 100 years of Apple experience and training between them.&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf you are interested in any kind of Apple training in Europe, go ahead and check out their LinkedIn profiles and get in touch.<br \/>\n<a name='more'><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/pub\/peter-argyle\/10\/999\/bb\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Argyle&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/hugomcosta\" target=\"_blank\">Hugo Costa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/pub\/matthias-fricke\/6\/33a\/b94\" target=\"_blank\">Matthias Fricke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/in\/ygini\" target=\"_blank\">Yoann Gini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/se.linkedin.com\/pub\/patrik-jerneheim\/3\/6ab\/a79\" target=\"_blank\">Patrik Jerneheim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/in\/lpertois\" target=\"_blank\">Laurent Pertois<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/no.linkedin.com\/pub\/yngve-sandal\/2\/43\/218\" target=\"_blank\">Yngve Sandal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nl.linkedin.com\/in\/mjsanders\" target=\"_blank\">Maurits Sanders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/se.linkedin.com\/in\/tycho\" target=\"_blank\">Tycho&nbsp;Sj\u00f6gren<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our mentor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/akarneboge\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Karneboge<\/a>, was amazing, and really delivered the content with precision and skill. Check out his company&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macspecialist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>&nbsp;for more info.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhile in London I managed to get one full day to get some touristy sight-seeing, unlike Abu Dhabi of course. But don&#8217;t worry, I promised that I wouldn&#8217;t turn this into my travel blog. But one thing that I think any Apple Fanboy (or girl of course) will appreciate, is my very first visit to an official Apple Store.<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter some serious walking through central London, I finally came across the Regent Street Apple Store.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe store itself is absolutely huge, and easily had about 800 people inside on that Sunday afternoon. Amongst the 800 though, could easily have been 100 or more staff, in their bright blue outfits with double-battery pack iPhones.<br \/>\nThe store was built up of sections for product placements and testing, 2 huge genius bars, a full training auditorium and of course, the famous glass-staircase.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo without much more blabbering away, check out the pics, take them in, enjoy them, and then carry on to the more informative articles to follow.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rscv_32c7U0\/T5_I9Fuon2I\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/lmt-PorZ-oo\/s1600\/IMG_1037.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1037.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Even from a distance it looks impressive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Bs4-tubjs6U\/T5_JLVnCkhI\/AAAAAAAAAvg\/44DaPhOr058\/s1600\/IMG_1040.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1040.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fweeMfPzvuI\/T5_JWUKRsTI\/AAAAAAAAAvo\/Qn0IesjIe1s\/s1600\/IMG_1041.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1041.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Famous Glass Staircase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NaPSAoWDc28\/T5_Jh_RA5pI\/AAAAAAAAAvw\/UIATLtzIKXo\/s1600\/IMG_1042.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1042.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-twUx8Ibq37g\/T5_Jr7UVH2I\/AAAAAAAAAv4\/FLolG25Vq9E\/s1600\/IMG_1043.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1043.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Training auditorium at the back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mYtT7lMTWTA\/T5_J4I1bUEI\/AAAAAAAAAwA\/YvVQ9MBcPC0\/s1600\/IMG_1044.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1044.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ee-tOEv-WcA\/T5_KKWf8tVI\/AAAAAAAAAwI\/bEyfZJNpyHE\/s1600\/IMG_1045.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1045.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Glass Elevator. Going up?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-iwN2ui6htf8\/T5_KVXweuoI\/AAAAAAAAAwQ\/BWl9XnsW88I\/s1600\/IMG_1046.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1046.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Geniuses at work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CNExPG3C2Qg\/T5_KilvD_BI\/AAAAAAAAAwY\/NJzChEQL4wQ\/s1600\/IMG_1048.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1048.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Staircase is very impressive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wLTmO4XDQJU\/T5_Ktpy3AII\/AAAAAAAAAwg\/RQ5WbSSNN2Y\/s1600\/IMG_1049.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1049.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4IFDrFT25Q0\/T5_K54CVNRI\/AAAAAAAAAwo\/HSg8JpYjfQw\/s1600\/IMG_1050.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1050.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" width=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ss-9AKBi6wY\/T5_LI6omvlI\/AAAAAAAAAww\/PyQT9oDZm7E\/s1600\/IMG_1051.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1051.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week in the cold and wet London, I have managed to get home to sunny South Africa, and couldn&#8217;t be happier. The latest beta-course train-the-trainer in London was a great success, and shortly the course is going to be delivered by Torque. 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