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.



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.

Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Python in your pocket
Python in your pocket — Goodbye Bluetooth OnOff app — Microsoft puts millions into Nook — Using FTP with an iPad — Full-sized wired keyboard for iPad... read more
Friday, 27 April 2012
iPad booms in business
iPad booms in business — Google expected 33% of the tablet market by now — LinkedIn app a 'must have' — Samsung ramps up anti Apple campaign, hiring mob to harass Apple Store... read more
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Exploring with Apps
Fragile Earth — Timeline World War 2 — How to rip your DVDs for iPad... read more
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Image editing on iPad
Good image editing on iPads — 3D models from photos... read more
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
More Mobile Misadventures
RIM trade-ins accelerate — Microsoft's mobile comeback isn't really a comeback — case turns iPhone 4, 4S into a microscope or telescope camera... read more
Friday, 20 April 2012
Computing with iPad alone
Computing with iPad alone — Online banking migrating to mobile — Mattebox offers fuss-free shooting — Add to Pages templates... read more
Thursday, 19 April 2012
10% of men want iPads more than sex
Ten percent of men want iPads more than sex — Logitech's slim new iPad keyboard case — Bluetooth OnOff about to disappear... read more
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Samuel L, Zooey iPhone 4S ads
Samuel L Jackson and Zooey Deschanel do iPhone 4S ads — PDF Expert does it all — iPad revolutionises hospital — Little app makes iDevice Bluetooth much more usable... read more
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
iPad 3 bug
iPad 3 bug — Cards app updated by Apple... read more
Friday, 13 April 2012
FileMaker Go really goes
FileMaker Go really goes — Dropbox gets a competitor from LogMeIn — TomTom adds social media — Security for enterprise iDevices — Kiwi baby photographer launches book app... read more