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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.



Mac News

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.

Friday, 18 May 2012
Supercharge your green button
Windownaut adds power to the green button — Free Mac antivirus — New build of Mountain Lion — Apple stopping hotkey support in apps — One man lowers Apple's stock price — Steam adds remote download — How to set Parental Controls... read more
Thursday, 17 May 2012
CS6, OS X cat names, more
Adobe Creative Suite 6 — Goodbye the 'Cat Systems' — Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Third Edition — Themes expand Microsoft Office — New version of Chrome — Sorkin to write Jobs film — TUAW looks at iBooks Author... read more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Mac and television rumours
Apple Flashback removal Tool for Leopard — Apple Television — Sparrow for Mac gets pop support — Rumour that new Macs will have NVIDIA graphics cards — Due for Mac — Kapersky not working with Apple — MobileMe users can still get mail — Perian video tool going Open Source... read more
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Lots of Mac news today
Lots of Mac news today! Wozniak would like a more open Apple — New MacBook design — Apple now working with Kapersky to fight viruses — Apple not on the 'good employer' list — MobileMe will go, but your email address should be safe — Adobe Creative Cloud — Apple TV Software Update 5.0.1 brings HD previews, bug fixes — Graphically Enhanced Manuals — Free FileMaker seminars... read more
Monday, 14 May 2012
Futurology 237: Intelligence mistake
Our intelligence from a mistake in cell division — Dinosaur farts altered the climate — Unknown ancient language — Ancienter Mayan calendar found — Scientists are working on a drug that appears to prevent drunkenness — Ghost city built for testing — Can Helium-3 actually solve our energy problems? Terrorists solve art mysteries ... read more
Friday, 11 May 2012
Wozniak special offer for Mac lovers
Special offer for Mac aficionados to see the legendary Steve Wozniak... read more
Friday, 11 May 2012
Mac OS X Update 10.7.4
Mac OS X Update 10.7.4 — Safari 5.1.7 — Adobe Lightroom in the Mac App Store — Alternative to the Mac App Store — Free FileMaker 12 seminars in Auckland this month — Tomb Raider Underworld... read more
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Rare transparent vintage Mac SE
Rare transparent vintage Mac SE emerges — Stunning gallery of Apple Store pictures — Louder Macs — Ivy Bridge Macs — Evernote update... read more
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Apple Fortune
Apple goes from 35 to 17 in Fortune 500 — Microsoft's Skydrive set to woo Mac users — MacBook part origins — Mac IT skills needed in business — Nice, minimal Mac clock screensaver... read more
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Creative Suite 6
Creative Suite 6 available today — New OS X seeded to developers — MobileMe user execution stayed... read more