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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 News

Saturday, 31 July 2010
New Apple products reviewed
Apple's latest 21.5-inch iMac reviewed; Slashgear's Magic Trackpad review; new Mac Pro on sale soon; new 27-inch iMac can hold two drives; and where were the Friday tips?... read more

iPhone

Saturday, 31 July 2010
Essential iDevices
iPhone 4 on sale in New Zealand. Kinda; essential iPad accessory – magnetic fridge holder; Fortune magazine for iPad; UK military using iPads in training; Apple deploys its own GeoLocation services on iDevices; Apps that use the iPhone 4 's new gyro well; iPhone 4 – auto-panoramas; Ballmer pronouncements; and free travel apps... read more

Reviews

Thursday, 15 July 2010
Four products in one review
Short reviews: This stuff has been building up on me so I decided to do them all in one review: Blue Lounge CableDrop multipurpose cable clips; Australian SmirkAbout budsocks, SmirkAbout iPhone and iPod skins and Norton Internet security for Mac and Windows... read more

Tips

Friday, 23 April 2010
Where are the tips?
Just ask for the MagBytes monthly free mac-nz PDF newsletter – all the tips are compiled in there, so if you miss the Five Tip Friday tips or you want a refresher, everything is OK; they're all available in a form you can refer back to.... read more