Learn-A-Mac

Learn-A-Mac Private, individual lessons on your iMac, MacBook, iPhone or iPad from an Apple Certified Trainer with 30 years experience.

Lesson can be in person or remote via screen share.

Virtual Apple Lessons!Make your time more productive! Invest in yourself and learn to get the most out of your Apple com...
06/12/2023

Virtual Apple Lessons!

Make your time more productive! Invest in yourself and learn to get the most out of your Apple computer or devices from an Apple Certified Trainer with over 30 years experience with Macs and 7 years with Apple Retail as a trainer.

Learn-A-Mac has helped people across San Diego County to maximize their productivity and become more comfortable with their Macs, iPhones and iPads.

Training can cover any of these topics: For the Mac - macOS, Photos, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, iTunes, iMovie, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X and Motion.

For the iPhone or iPad - iOS/iPadOS, all Apple branded apps and iCloud.

What’s needed for a virtual training session? A Mac - lessons (including screen sharing) are conducted via the Messages or FaceTime app. For iPhone/iPad a device running the current software or the ability to plug into your Mac via USB.

Sessions are $50/hour. Payment is accepted via PayPal or Venmo. A package of four one hour sessions to be scheduled once a week are available for $180 - a 10% discount over purchasing separately. Commit to your learning!

Send me a message for more info or to schedule your first lesson.

Thanks! Michael

Please note that the service being offered is training, and is not technical support.

04/25/2023

Make your time more productive! Invest in yourself and learn to get the most out of your Apple computer or devices from an Apple Certified Trainer with over 30 years experience with Macs and 7 years with Apple Retail as a trainer.

Learn-A-Mac, founded five years ago, has helped people across San Diego County to maximize their productivity and become more comfortable with their Macs, iPhones and iPads.

Training can cover any of these topics: For the Mac - macOS, Photos, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, iTunes, iMovie, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X and Motion.

For the iPhone or iPad - iOS/iPadOS, all Apple branded apps and iCloud.

What’s needed for a virtual training session? A Mac - lessons (including screen sharing) are conducted via the Messages or FaceTime app. For iPhone/iPad a device running the current software or the ability to plug into your Mac via USB.

Sessions are $50/hour. Payment is accepted via PayPal or Venmo. A package of four one hour sessions to be scheduled once a week are available for $180 - a 10% discount over purchasing separately. Commit to your learning!

Call Michael at (442) 257-5835 for more info or to schedule your first lesson.

Please note that the service being offered is training, and is not technical support.

06/06/2018

Tip: Force Touch on the iPhone behaves very similar to a 'right click' on a Mac. It often reveals shortcuts to make using the app easier. Simply press slightly harder on the screen to enable Force Touch. Experiment and have fun discovering what it can do!

09/30/2016

Those of us with Touch ID on our iPhones have gotten used to a simple 'press/rest' of our finger on the home button to unlock our devices. With iOS 10, the unlock procedures a little different. (A swipe to the right no longer unlocks the phone. That gesture now slides the notification screen over). Unlocking the phone now requires an extra press of the home button. While an extra press is no great excursion, our muscle memory is used to the old way! If you'd like to unlock your phone the pre-iOS 10 way, you can do so in Settings. Tap on General. Tap on Accessibility. Scroll down to Home Button. Enable Rest Finger To Open. Now you can unlock your Touch ID iPhone the way you've always done!

09/25/2016

On September 20th, Apple released macOS Sierra. New and improved features include upgrades to Photos and the ability to share all you files in iCloud among all your devices.

Perhaps the most exciting new feature is Siri on your Mac. Once you've installed macOS Sierra, you can activate Siri by clicking the icon in the dock, the icon on the right of the main menu, or by the default keyboard command: cmnd -Space. Siri opens in a small window in the right corner of the screen, ready to do your bidding. Not sure what Siri on the Mac can do? Click the '?' button in the bottom right corner of her window and she'll show you a sample list of tasks she can perform!

10/09/2015

Tip: Ever lose your cursor? We all do at some point or another. You can't seem to find that little arrow anywhere on the screen. In OS X El Capitan (10.11), if you wiggle your mouse or brush your finger back and forth on the trackpad, your cursor will wiggle and become larger for a moment allowing you to find it on the screen. Never lose your cursor again!

09/06/2015

Tip: if you're running iOS 8 on your iPhone (you can check by going to Settings > General > About > Version), you've got additional control in the Camera app. While in the Camera app, tap on the subject of your photo. A box will appear around the subject. On the right hand side of the box is a small sun. Drag the sun up and you brighten the photo. Drag the sun down and you darken it. Exposure control right there on the screen!

08/12/2015

Tip: Need an accented character? On your Mac/iPhone/iPad simply hold down in the letter you wish to have an accent ('e' for example). Your device will pop up a menu of all the accented versions of that letter. Choose the one you want and it's inserted automatically!

07/30/2015

Tip: Adding an attachment to an email can sometimes require multiple steps. The Mac makes it possible to send an attachment a snap. Simple drag the file from the desktop or Finder to the Mail icon on the Dock. When you release the mouse, Mail will automatically open a New Message window with the file already attached. Simply address the email and send!

04/26/2015

Tip: If you like keyboard shortcuts, there is a great one you can use to move a file from Finder or the Desktop to the trash. Click once on the file to highlight it, then press Command Delete and the file is moved to the trash! It won't actually be deleted from the Mac until you empty the trash.

04/24/2015

Tip: The top section of a Finder window that contains all the buttons is called the Toolbar and it can be edited. To modify it, make sure your in Finder (it should say Finder in the top left corner) and click on View in the Main Menu. Choose "Customize Toolbar" and a drop down appears over the Finder window. Now you can drag any button to the Toolbar. I usually suggest New Folder and Delete. You can also turn on labels for the buttons by clicking in the bottom left corner of the drop down where it says Show: Icon Only and choose Icon and Text. Click Done in the bottom right corner when you are finished. Voilà! You've just customized your Toolbar!

04/19/2015

Tip: Did you know most of what you do on a Mac can be undone? If you ever get that sinking feeling while working on your Mac, go up to the Edit menu and choose Undo. It's the very first item on the menu. Many times you may be able to undo more than once, allowing you to get back onto solid ground again. There is also a keyboard shortcut for Undo: Command Z.

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