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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.

Interviews

See the archive of older mac.nz interviews.

Monday, 24 May 2010
Don McGlashan, Dean Spanley & Macs
I was enchanted by the movie Dean Spanley, and the soundtrack played a big part in that enchantment. So I asked musician-composer Don McGlashan about that, and about the Macs in his life. ... read more
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Kiwa Media, the iPad & QBook
With the iPad, Apple could become a leading intermediary for the publishing business, as it largely has for the music industry. Magazine and newspaper publishers have been working on iPad editions for months already. Over here in Auckland, Kiwa Media has been working on an iPad book solution for a year – just read this fascinating interview with Luke Tomes.... read more
Friday, 05 March 2010
Bruce Ferguson of darkroom.tv
Bruce Ferguson of darkroom.tv – audio-visuals ‘to the Macs’ – As the final moments of Webstock finished, a tremendous show was projected onto the end wall of the Wellington Town Hall. It not only encompassed (indeed, used) the massive Wellington Town Hall pipe organ, it was tailored to fit every alcove in the wall behind as well. I found out how it was done – using Macs, of course. (Pic – L-R Shaun, Mike and Bruce)... read more
Monday, 22 February 2010
Interview: futurist Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce (pronounced, I believe, ‘peshi’) worked in California as a networking coder for Apple in the 1980s and ’90s then went on to invent virtual reality patents. After moving to Australia, he has been working with media and business professionals to integrate the lessons of the first decade of the web into 21st-century business practices using social media and other tech phenomena. ... read more
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Brian Fring on iPhone, iPad & the future
Brian Fling of Seattle is an expert on mobile app design and implementation across platforms. An abridged version of this interview is on Mac Planet on the NZ Herald – this is the full, fascinating interview covering mobile apps, iPhone and iPad. It's fascinating insight into mobile apps and the future of technology... read more
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Eric Wilfrid, Microsoft Mac BU
Eric Wilfrid of Microsoft started programming in BASIC when he was eight. Now he heads the Mac Business Unit.... read more