Mac Group

The Mac Group meets on the second Friday of the month at 2.30 pm. All welcome!   We ask for a $2 contribution toward overheads. No enrolment is required - just drop in if you are a financial member of SeniorNet Nelson.

For SeniorNet Nelson Mac communications, you should use this email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

At your request we can update your personal details, including the Mac version you have, as the version of OS X has some bearing on suitable courses. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Club Open Source Recommended List

The list is of open source software suitable for the Apple Mac versions from 10.6 onwards. Some are labelled with the particular versions of Mac and OS X (Ten) they will run on.  In each case, the applications are ready to install, and do not require unpacking.

Once installed, run the application from the Finder/Applications folder where it will be waiting for you and listed by name. Double click on it and you are in business. Installations will be covered in more detail in courses.

Find them using Google and download them:

Libre Office (Office Suite)

Bean (Word Processor)

GIMP (Image Editing)

Scribus (Desktop publishing)

Thunderbird (Email client)

Firefox A  (Web Browser)

Audacity (sound recorder and editor)

Handbrake (DVD ripper and HD encoding)

VLC (a very capable video player)

More is listed at http://www.opensourcemac.org/

Knowing what version of the Mac you have is necessary if you are to instal software because in some cases, the software is suitable for only a narrow range of Macs.

Courses

The  Introductory Course (run on either members' own computers and Learning Centre computers).  We have several tutors, and we are on the look out from amongst our graduates for more.