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He was the editor of NZ Macguide magazine for five years and has worked exclusively with Macs for 20.

Mark is the author of the NZ history book Assembly: NZ Car Production 1921-1998 (Reed Books, 2002).

He is a speaker on Information Technology and automotive, historical and Apple subjects, and works as a Mac trainer with wide experience. Mark has dispensed Apple knowledge at Natcoll, to MAINZ, for ImageText, to 3Media, MacMillan Publishing and for Microsoft, and to dozens of individuals.

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mac-nz has one of the largest selections of Apple Mac news and in New Zealand, covering Apple Mac hardware, Apple Mac software and Apple Mac and iPhone accessories, to make it easy to find the most up-to-date reviews and information on Apple Mac and Mac-related products.

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Monday, 19 July 2010
Futurology #151: space, cells, neutrinos & arthur
Antimatter inside Earth predicts quakes; the thermosphere is contracting; Mercury flyby reveals more detail; remarkable 'ion trap' turns charged atoms into quantum information carriers; cold new vaccines; cells live many ways, die few; and evidence for the site of King Arthur's castle... read more
Friday, 16 July 2010
Mac sales grew
Mac sales reach 8-10 per cent in the US, climbing a third above the US industry rate; and how to force wireless connection at higher AirPort frequencies... read more
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Browsing browsers
Roundup of Mac web browsers; Day of Defeat WWII shooter is now on Mac thanks to Steam, and Google has put more HTML5 Gmail features into Safari. ... read more
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Macworld conference
Macworld conference registrations open; AppleJack updated for Snow Leopard; Toshiba launches drives for Macs; free video conversion software; Greenpeace chastises Dell to be more like Apple and most PC corps are still using XP!... read more
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Second Mac manufactuer
Apple hires second Chinese desktop manufacturer; Ballmer promises Microsoft tablets again; Time Capsule recall for some 2008 models; and how to run Safari 'clean'... read more
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Futurology #150: Bullet-proof custard
Super new battery; no-mouse computer mouse; bullet-proof custard; eye-impanted telescope; Japanese net asteroid dust; compound restores memories... read more
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Smartest CEO
Fortune reckons Steve Jobs is the 'smartest CEO'; essential Mac apps & tips from Cult of Mac and YouTube adds super high resolution videos – up to 4096x3072.... read more
Friday, 09 July 2010
Tickets now on sale for CreativeTech
The Byte Size Apple-centric conference takes place 10-11 September, featuring a wide range of expert presentations and some fascinating high-tech art thanks to the Creative Technologies Interdisciplinary Unit of AUT.... read more
Friday, 09 July 2010
Tips, MobileMe +
It's Five Tip Friday – but here's a PDF tip from Cult of Mac, too; how to sign up for the MobileMe Calendar Beta; Microsoft starts job chopping; new lower-powered Bluetooth coming; and how New Zealand did by GDP at the World Cup... read more
Thursday, 08 July 2010
mini SL server tick
iPad is not affecting Mac sales after all; MobileMe Calendar beta and PC World in the US gives Apple Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server a great review... read more