In our Mac 101 workshops we show you how to set up your Mac, get connected to the Internet, and become familiar with Mac OS X. We also show you how to customize your computer and safeguard your files. Email us for more details & bookings.

If you're a nOOb to GarageBand - we'll show you how it works. If you're an old hand we'll take you through the new features. From the automatic creation of songs with Magic GarageBand to doing multiple takes of a solo and then selecting the best one, it's recording studio features make music creation easy. Check out the new guitar rigs and effects and then learn about loops and tracks, Audio units and more. Find out how to use GarageBand to create an enhanced Podcast, or how to send a movie from iMovie and make an advanced score. Email us for more details & bookings.

Open a whole new world with iMovie 11. Not only are there new features for management and one click effects, but iMovie 11 boasts a new audio editor that is the answer to all previous iMovie audio related grumbles. The new trailers feature has left us wanting to make more trailers and less movie, it's that awesome. All the new features add up to a video editing package with more than most of us will ever need. Come on down and we'll show you how to master your masterpieces! Email us for more details & bookings.

The new iPhoto has a full screen option in all modes, (as opposed to iPhoto '09 which had full screen only in edit mode) which, as well as being beautiful, enable you to focus on the task at hand. We will go over the new books, new calendars, new slide show themes, new integrated email sheets...as well as cover the original features like faces, places, slideshows etc, Join us to get up to speed with the iPhoto '11 and make the most of your family & holiday snaps. Email us for more details & bookings.

Designing a website may seem difficult, but with iWeb, you can design the website you have always wanted. Let us show you how to create your site using Apple-designed themes. Customize it with photos, movies, text, and widgets, like RSS feeds, iSight photos and videos, a countdown timer, YouTube videos, HTML snippets, and other dynamic features Then publish to MobileMe or any other hosting service. Email us for more details & bookings.

Doing small tasks over and over again can really bog down your productivity. Luckily for you, Mac OS X comes with Automator, your own personal robotic assistant that will take care of whatever task you give it. With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. You can tell it to rename a large group of files, have it resize a batch of photos to fit in your iPhoto slideshow, automatically create iCal events, and do other things that can simplify your workflow. And you don't need to know a thing about programming to control Automator. Email us for more details & bookings.

The extra stuff you need to know. Want to get the most out of your Mac? Join us in learning great handy hints & tips, that will make many tasks easier & simpler. Find out ways to take screenshots, do advanced searches, set up hot corners, boolean searches, smart folders & many more tricks to make you love your Mac even more. Email us for more details & bookings.

Pages is both a streamlined word processor and an easy-to-use page layout tool. It allows you to be a writer one minute and a designer the next, always with a perfect document in the works. Even before you start writing, your document looks great. With over 180 Apple-designed templates to choose from, a professionally polished resume, brochure, school report, or invitation is waiting for you to make it your own. Email us for more details & bookings.

Plan a wedding. Save for retirement. Track your workouts. Keep a baby journal. Spreadsheets can help you organize and plan, and great-looking Apple-designed templates will help you get started. With the Template Chooser, you can preview over 30 templates to use for home, work, and school. Tables are already made. Formulas have been figured out. Fonts are in place. They're all ready to go. Just find something you like and make it your own. Email us for more details & bookings.

Aperture is designed for avid photographers who shoot in RAW, as well as hobbyists who've amassed very large photo libraries. It's also the best match for iPhoto users who want to do more with their photos. It's ideal for perfecting your images and presenting them as professionalquality prints, books, websites, and slideshows. Aperture includes Faces and Places, just like in iPhoto, and offers additional imaging controls, including Adjustment Presets that give your photos a professional look and Brushes for adding effects to your images. You'll have a complete set of tools to organize, edit, and share your images in one simple, integrated application. Email us for more details & bookings.

If there's a more neglected or misunderstood Mac utility than the Terminal, OS X's built-in command-line app, we've yet to find it. There are plenty of reasons for using the command line beyond mere nostalgia: speed, flexibility, and familiarity with OS fundamentals, to name a few and knowing these tricks is an invaluable addition to any Mac user's toolbox. From customizing your Mac's secret system preferences to remotely controlling another Mac or manipulating text files in a handful of sly ways, the terminal utility is more than just a Mac geek's home base. It's a place where, with a few expert tricks, all Mac users can feel right at home. Email us for more details & bookings.

Before Safari, browsers were an afterthought. One browser looked and felt just like another, so you chose the one that worked the best and crashed the least. They were ugly, cluttered affairs, whose interfaces competed for your attention and made browsing more difficult. Safari changes all that. Safari 5ʻs amazingly innovative & fast browser improves the way you view the web. With powerful new tools to help developers enhance and customize the browsing experience altogether, it makes it a pleasure to search online. Lets take a ride through new features, like Safari Reader, Top Sites, Coverflow and many more, to make your browsing experience more fun & efficient. Email us for more details & bookings.

Ever feel frustrated that you don't know what to do, or what to use, for performing routine maintenance on your Apple running OS X? Properly maintaining your Mac can ward off disasters that could leave your comfortable digital environment in ruins. And Mac maintenance is easy—there's even software that does most of the work for you. A little effort is all it takes to keep your technological house in order. We will show you what you need to know to go beyond the first line of TLC with your Mac. In fact we'll give you the confidence to throw around terms like "incorrect permissions", "log files" and we'll show you when and where to type /sbin/fsck -fy. Email us for more details & bookings.

With its easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and rock-solid stability, iOS - Apple’s mobile operating system - is the foundation of iPhone & iPad. This workshop is your opportunity to make the most of your iPad/ iPhone or iPod Touch and ask any questions related to these mobile devices. Email us for more details & bookings.

Tabs, Sections, Styles, Headers, Footers. If you don't know how to use these effectively you're adding hours to the time it takes you to create a document. And even more relevant - should you want to make changes to a long document, knowing how to use these tools saves you days - not hours. Not specific to any one word processor, we'll be covering the tools that make the difference between a two finger pecker and a word whiz. Email us for more details & bookings.

From its humble beginnings as a search engine, Google has become and indispensable tool in the modern digital workers armoury. Learn how to hone your Google-fu when you search. Search for images that match a certain colour rather than by file name. Plan your trips with Google Maps. Share documents with colleagues and family using Google Docs. Then there's Google Reader, YouTube. Google News, Google Calendar...the lista continues. Email us for more details & bookings.

With the familiar interface of its iWork siblings, Keynote packs the tools to transform your creativity into reality. Create compelling presentations which are rich with images, audio and video. Use the builds and transitions to keep your audience spellbound and hanging on your every slide. The beautiful templates will inspire you to excellence with your next presentation or interactive portfolio. Sharing is easy - across formats and platforms. Visit us and we'll help you turn a blank canvas into a masterpiece. Email us for more details & bookings.