Apple Mac and iPhone news for New Zealanders

 

The home of Mac info for New Zealanders, mac-nz serves daily Mac, iPhone and related news from the world of Apple Inc.

For reviews, tips, advice and interviews of new Apple and related hardware and software, take a look at the Newsletter section.

About this site

mac.nz is owned by Mark Webster, an accomplished 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 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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Apple Hardware & Software reviews

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

The mac.nz archive of reviews back to 2007 is hereThe archive includes:
Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro 2.53GHz 4GB/250GB, Canon 5D MkII professional digital 21.1MP SLR, Apple In-Ear Headphones, iLife ’09 and a lot more.

If you want your product reviewed for Mac or iPhone, please contact Mark Webster.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
The Sims is one of the few extremely successful computer games with a significant female following, plus simultaneous Mac and PC releases. The first of the Sims 3 expansion packs is World Adventures. Ary Jansen has been reviewing The Sims for national magazines since she was 12 – here's her take on this new game extender exclusively for mac-nz.... read more
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The idea with a server is that it’s on all the time, doing its … you know, serving. That’s why a server is normally installed on a standalone computer that’s not doing anything else, although it is possible to use it as your Mac, as the typical Apple apps are all there, just like on any other OS X Mac, (apart from iLife) along with some extra server tools.... read more
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
The benchmark for all Apple machines is the Mac Pro. And it's heavy enough to mark some benches, too. Whereas you may, these days, see the occasionally iMac in pro studios, you’re much more likely to see a great big visual statement of the aluminium tower, purring away in its austere beauty. ... read more
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Containing a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 4GB RAM wrapped in shiny 21.5-inch goodness, this is the bottom model of the iMacs.... read more
Friday, 13 November 2009
Written by Glenn Fleishman, edited by Tonya Engst (Version 1.0, published October 2009 by TidBITS Publishing Inc).... read more
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Adobe has released a new version of its consumer image editing software for Mac. ... read more
Sunday, 15 November 2009
A chic, stylish but oh-so-practical laptop bag from STM in Australia... read more
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Canon PIXMA MP550 has a self-opening paper tray and a new integrated easy-scroll wheel... read more
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Final Cut Pro is top class film editing software used on everything up to full cinematic releases... read more
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Final Cut Studio review part 2 — the auxiliary apps Soundtrack, Cinema Tools, Compressor. Motion & DVD Studio Pro... read more