We’re dedicated to instruction on the Macintosh OS X platform. We help you choose the Mac most suited to your needs. We come to your home to set up your new Mac so it does what you need it to do. You’ll receive customized lessons on Apple’s Safari web browser, Mail (email) program, and all the built-in, built-to-enjoy software that Apple provides—from iTunes and iPhoto to iMovie and more! We’ll also make sure you have the necessary software to handle all those attachments your PC friends keep sending you in your email: free alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Media Viewer.
Keith Richardson
For those who need help selecting a Mac,
You may want to check out this page first.
For one-to-one instruction on your Mac in your home,
call MacSeniors: (604)-777-9365 .
Basic rate: $45 per hour.
2 hours, one day, $90.
(usual cost of set up and introduction to your Mac)
3 hours, one day, $125.
(appropriate for combining hands-on-instruction with iPhoto and iTunes,
Mail, Address Book, and iPhoto, etc.)
3 hours split over two days: $130.
Most clients start with a 2-hour session, then book follow ups.
Note: Folks over 80 years of age receive a small discount on all packages!
We serve Greater Vancouver, including Vancouver,
Burnaby-New Westminster, Langley-Surrey-White Rock-Delta,
Richmond-Tssawassen, Coquitlam-PoCo-Port Moody-Maple Ridge,
and the North Shore.
LEGACY GIFTS with iLife
In 2005, I made iMovies and iPhoto slideshows of each of our grandchildren’s birthday celebrations, by collecting digital still and video images and editing them into short keepsake presentations then recorded on DVDs. My children and grandchildren enjoyed them immensely at Christmas. Last year (2009) my granddaughter who was three then, specifically requested that I make a DVD of her seventh birthday—because she so much enjoyed seeing how her soon-to-be-eleven-year-old sister had changed (along with the world around them) in the past four years.
Making these gifts requires time that only grandparents are likely to have these days.
The skills can be acquired.
With Apple’s always evolving and improving iLife suite, it’s relatively easy to create slideshows in iPhoto and to import the background music from iTunes. Making iMovies from digital video, imported pictures and sound clips, and burning them with iDVD is a little more challenging, and even more rewarding. If you haven’t seen what iPhoto ‘09 and iMovie ‘09 can do now, you’ll be dazzled!
Have a blast, too, ‘making music’ in Garage Band for soundtracks to accompany your presentations. Either create your own tunes, OR import tracks from iTunes and edit them before adding them to iMovie.
The seamless integration of your Mac’s applications is simply amazing and amazingly simple!
And if you’d like to make audio story books, Garage Band is exactly what you’re looking for.
Lay down your audio track, then add some music and sound effects included with the program.
You can even publish your podcast on the Internet.
Click here for a sampling of my podcasts for grandkids.
ANNIVERSARY or RETIREMENT PARTY coming up?
or
Planning to make A DVD MEMOIR for GRANDKIDS
when they’re curious enough to want to more about you & your life?
Why not give me a call? I’ll set up your lesson(s)
and help you produce quality digital gifts for family and friends.
Check out the other pages under the About MacSeniors tab at the top of this page.
We’d love to hear from you on any topic.
Contact us by e-mail or phone: 604-777-9365