CreativeTech2012

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About this site — mac.nz is owned by Mark Webster, I am Mark Webster, an experienced writer and IT commentator with articles published over the years in Monitor, Stamp, Loose, Macguide, Tone, Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll, D-photo, NZ Classic Car, The Dominion Post, NetGuide, NZ Herald online and for PC World, and the author of the NZ history book Assembly: NZ Car Production 1921-1998 (Reed Books, 2002).

I am also a director of the CreativeTech conference.

I was the editor of NZ Macguide magazine for five years and I have worked exclusively with Macs for 22+ years. I have my own Apple-centric blog (mac-nz.com) and I write an Apple blog for the New Zealand Herald (Mac Planet). 

I am a speaker on Information Technology and automotive, historical and Apple subjects, and I work as a Mac trainer with wide experience. I have presented and trained at Natcoll, to MAINZ, for ImageText, to 3Media, MacMillan Publishing, Performing Arts School of the University of Auckland, to the Creative Technologies Faculty at AUT and for Microsoft, and to dozens of individuals and groups including SeniorNet.



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iDevice news

mac-nz carries one of the largest selections of Apple iOS and iDevice (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) news in New Zealand, with updates and links covering hardware and software.

Thursday, 23 February 2012
iDevices, IT & business
iPhones and iPads a big challenge to IT, maybe, but vital to business — Clear recreated in pure HTML5 — Mountain Lion 's threat to Android — Your iPhone is handmade — Beatles' ringtones — Twitter updated... read more
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Don't buy an iPad in Brazil; or NZ
Don't buy an iPad in Brazil, or NZ — Microsoft Office on iPad — Next iPhone September or October?... read more
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
iAccessibility
iAccessibility; Dutch inventor's accessibility accessories for iDevices — Notes may get Rich Text in iOS 5.1 — Comparing tablet readers — UK gets Microsoft Office abilities on iDevices — Latest iPad rumour scotches Quad-Core — iPad retina display icons would be BIG... read more
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Counting down to 25 billion apps
Counting down to 25 billion apps — Apple teaches app creation — iPhone app lets visually impaired type and text — clever new location-based note taker... read more
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Cuts, interface and RIM craziness
Apple cutting iAd pricing to boost uptake — Siri Learning Japanese — Gesture-based App really impresses — RIM 'deluded'... read more
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Apple at school
Stopping kids cheating with iPads — Apple going well with digital textbooks — iPad book publisher Inkling creates its own free e-book platform — Instagram pack for the fashionista — Football iPad book... read more
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Valentine speaking app
Talking treat for older iDevices and Valentines Day — iPad 3 launch rumour — Using apps to treat autism — Instagram much improved — Crazy iPhone buying experience — cleaning iDevices... read more
Friday, 10 February 2012
iPad 3, traffic
iPad 3 in March, perhaps — TomTom to supply driving info to insurers — Waze adds voice — Apple 'politely' accepts signatures — Three kindles for the price of one iPad... read more
Thursday, 09 February 2012
Smartphones before & after
Smartphones before & after iPhone — Apple takes lion's share of smartphone profits — Mass Effect App to increase game knowledge — Retina Display screenshots: 3GS soon to be discontinued? iPad at work... read more
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
driPhone
driPhone — Haliburton drops BlackBerries for iPhones — HTC admits LTE Phones were a mistake — Apple could be fined for the iPad name in China — The iPad at work — Apple cracking down on gaming the App Store rankings... read more