Teach Mac

With all the excitement surrounding the Apple brand lately, many people are buying their first Mac after many years using a Windows PC. This course will focus on teaching the translated differences between  platforms, how to migrate files between Windows and Mac, and learning the core Mac functions.

Are you new to Mac computers in general? 

We can help you get up to speed!  Our instructors are patient and excellent in translating all the geek-speak into regular plain English terms. This course focuses on understanding the core functions of a Mac computer. 

We’ll explore how to get on the Internet, load pictures off of a digital camera, install applications, write an email to a friend, and overall best practices for the Mac.

The new suite of Apple applications includes Photos, iMovie, Pages, and iCloud Services. 

We will also explore Adobe Creative Cloud and their competitors to help weigh which is right for you. This course we’ll explore the functions of each application and how to get the most from them.

With Yosemite macOS 10.10 Apple released an all new photography application named Photos. This new application replaces iPhoto to provide photo storage, editing, and sharing all within the application.

Over the years Photos has evolved into a feature packed application capable of storing, organizing, editing, and showcasing your lifetime of digital photos.

In this course we will explore all of the many features and functions Photos has to offer. Also along the way we’ll share best-practices to get the best results from your pictures.

Today its never been easier to shoot a video and create a presentable movie. 

iMovie provides a simple and powerful set of tools to import,  organize, and edit your movies so that you can quickly share them on  DVD, YouTube, or by QuickTime video. We’ll explore best practices, along with basic and advanced editing techniques.

Did you know that you can run Microsoft Windows on your Mac?

From 2006 through 2020, Mac computers had Intel processors which enable them to run both the Mac OS and Windows.  More recently, Apple Silicon processors can also run Windows through virtualization however they do have specific ARM software limitations.

In this course we’ll teach you how to  configure your Mac to run Windows, and the advantages of a Virtual Machine versus Apple Boot Camp. Additionally we’ll configure a virtual machine, install Microsoft Windows, and teach best-practices along the way.