Back in the days when computers were beginning to make their way into the business workplace, I found myself staring at a beige cube with a tiny 9" monochromo screem, and this square box with a rubber ball rattling around inside. This was my first impressions of a Mac Classic (and a mouse), and like millions around the world we instantly fell in love with the ease of working with a Mac. It was a sad day when Schlumberger's corporate IT policy changed to Microsoft. I still have some of those initial documents created on Clarisworks... somewhere.

When I could afford one, I bought a Powerbook 150. And lugged that from oil-rig to oil-rig until the screen finally imploded on me somewhere between the Beryl Alpha and Bravo platforms in the North Sea. Sadly I was swayed to the dark side by the offer of a free work laptop PC, since everything we used in the oilfield was written in MS-DOS or Window 3.11. It took another seven or eight years until I purchased a iBook... for my wife!

Apple really got their act together in the 90's and have continued to produced award winning and beautifully designed products ever since Jobs really took hold of the helm. Between the two households, Elsa, Cameron and I have three Mac Books (13" ibooks, 15" MacBook, and 17" MacBook Pro), five iPods, three Airports, and the never-leaves-my-side iPhone.

So I know my way around a Mac. I know how to get the best from them. I know where to look for the really cool software. If you need help, I can help you. And if I can't, then I'll do my best to find the solution.

Apple Mac Tutoring: $60 per hour.