Mad about movies? Passionate about pictures? Totally into tunes? Our free, hour-long Apple Retail Store Workshops let you extend your knowledge, boost your skills, and meet people that share the same interests. Qualified Mac Specialists present tips, tricks, and advice that’ll get you up to the next level.
Getting Started on a Mac
With over 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard will let you have more fun, and be more productive, no matter how you use your Mac. See top Leopard features including the new Desktop featuring Stacks, Finder with Cover Flow for your documents, iChat with fun new video effects, iChat Theater and screen sharing and Time Machine that will keep your Mac fully and automatically backed up.
Got a new Mac? Thinking about getting one? Learn how easy it is to use a Mac at the Getting Started Workshop. We’ll show you the basics, including setting up your new Mac, connecting to the Internet, sending email, importing and sharing photos, syncing music to your iPod, connecting a printer, and searching and organizing files.
Learn the basics of the Mac operating system in this hands-on workshop. You’ll see how your current Windows environment will look on a Mac. We’ll also answer all your questions, dispel common myths, and show you how your applications will look on a Mac.
Mac
See how .Mac offers innovative software and services including your own ad-free .Mac email account, 1GB of iDisk and email storage space, seamless syncing of personal data between Mac computers, elegant web page creation, online file transfer and retrieval using your personal iDisk storage on Apple servers, and easy-to-use Backup software. In addition, learn all about the online .Mac Learning Center containing interactive tutorials on Apple products.
Applications
Create your own music using an advanced spectrum of features and tools for computer based music production. Logic Express 7 provides a step up from GarageBand for aspiring musicians, producers and composers without breaking the bank. With the same flexible layout as Logic Pro, you can dive deeper into the creation and manipulation of audio and MIDI.
Find out how to create professional quality video using powerful DV editing tools, optimized now for DV and HDV. Also learn how to create animated graphics, text effects and custom soundtracks with LiveType and Soundtrack.
Find out about this customizable database software and how it delivers ready-to-use templates that help you manage inventory, assets, expenses, products, time billing, and much more.
iPhone
Get to know iPhone in a workshop that walks you through the basics. See how easy it is to make calls, send email, surf the web, and more.
Take a closer look at iPhone. Learn tips and tricks for syncing media, searching with Google Maps, using widgets, and more.
iLife & iWork
Get ready to change the way you watch digital media as we show you how Apple TV puts the movies, TV shows, and podcasts from your iTunes library right on your widescreen TV, so you can enjoy them in the comfort of your living room. You’ll also learn how to turn your favorite digital photos into a stunning high definition slideshow that everyone will remember.
GarageBand puts an entire recording studio right on your Mac, and we’ll show you just how to use it. Learn how to compose a song with loops, beats, live instruments, and vocals — no music experience required.
Get up close and personal with iLife ’08, the most significant upgrade ever to Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications. Discover new ways to organize and edit your photos in iPhoto, create amazing home movies with iMovie and iDVD, record music and podcasts with GarageBand, and share it all on beautiful websites with iWeb and the .Mac Web Gallery.
iMovie has been rebuilt from the ground up for iLife ’08 and it’s going to change the way you make movies. Discover new ways to store, organize, and browse your videos, as well as the fastest way ever to create amazing home movies to share with everyone in your life.
Find out why iPhoto ’08 makes it easier than ever to organize, enhance, and share your entire digital photo collection. You’ll learn new ways to make your photos look their best with professional-quality image adjustment tools and create impressive prints, photo books, and calendars.
Explore iTunes for Mac and Windows and learn why it is the best digital jukebox with the #1 music store inside. You’ll learn to import and organize your music, burn CDs, buy music or audiobooks from the iTunes Music Store, create playlists, and share your music. And with iPod, you can take your favorite music and even photos with you wherever you go.
Take your website, blog, or podcast to the next level. iWeb lets you create awe-inspiring websites and blogs — complete with podcasts, photos, and movies — and get them online fast. With iWeb and a Mac, you have everything you need to become a true web master.
Learn how easy it is to create dazzling DVDs — now in widescreen format. Choose a theme, add movies and photos, and voila! Burn a DVD with one click. And put your own masterpieces on your shelf next to the Hollywood blockbusters.
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