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About this site

mac.nz is owned by 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. He is also a director of the CreativeTech conference.

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 Training

The Grey Lynn sessions

All of the Grey Lynn sessions last one hour minimum. They take place at Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd Grey Lynn, Auckland, with ample parking close to the North Western Motorway (Western Springs turnoff). They take place upstairs (head to the right) in the Balcony Room, beginning 7:30pm.
The sessions are inclusive and friendly, and discussion is open. 
For just $40 per person per session ($30 per person per session for students and beneficiaries) you get in-depth training from introductory to Mac OS X tips and power tricks, covering photography, music, multimedia, the iApps and more. 
Pay for four sessions at once for a 10% discount – that comes to $144 instead of $160 (or $108 for beneficiaries instead of $120). All prices include GST.
Do them all or pick your topic.
[The current series for 2010 has finished and no more are planned until further notice]

Content
Courses use projections to illustrate content, but feel free to bring a laptop if you have one. You receive a reminder tip-sheet after every session, plus a next-session schedule.
1/  Introduction to the Mac and OS X (series start)
2/ Looking after your Mac (hardware and software)
3/ The iApps (Address Book, iCal, Text Edit etc)
4/ The Internet (what it is, how to use it, Mail, iWeb and Safari)
5/ iPhoto (includes photography tips)
6/ MultiMedia, you and your Mac
7/ Power user tips and tricks (series end)

Endorsement: "The first five minutes of your tips were worth the drive and cost! The rest was just genius!" Jill Shaw, North Shore, Auckland

Additional services

I speak to company and institution staff about Mac topics, teaching tips and tricks and helping people gain knowledge of new hardware and software. Contact me for details. 

One-to-one training

I regularly visit clients within a 30-minute drive of the Auckland CBD, helping kick-start new-to- Mac users, to iron out problems and to demystify your Mac life, or to take you to the next level. The charge is $85 per hour inc GST, but the first session is 1.5 hours for the same price.
Contact me for details or for information about corporate/group rates.

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