Getting You Started with Your Mac

This course is designed to help new users get up-to-speed quickly and become familiar with everything Mac. You will learn a number of skills that will provide a good foundation for using Mac OS X in your everyday life.

You will learn:

• How and where to plug things into your Mac (printer, scanner, digital camera, and more)
• How to navigate your Mac (open/save/move files and folders)
• The orientation of the operating system (where your files live)
• How to use applications and access the web

You just got your new iPad, now the fun begins!

Use your iPad to share photos & watch movies, send emails and keep your life on track.

You will learn:

• Setup your Email
• Share your documents between devices and computers
• Download and manage Apps
• Use the iTunes store
• Synchronize Contacts, iCal, Music, Movies & More

Essentially, you will learn how to use your Mac with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

This course is for intermediate users or to be taken after the completion of the “Intro to Mac” course.

You will learn:

• Mac User Account Essentials (managing user accounts and tracking passwords)
• Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
• How to use your amazing out of the box Applications:
  Address Book • iCal • Mail • Safari • iChat • Preview
• The most powerful search tool on your Mac • Spotlight
• Enhance your work-flow with Stacks & Spaces

OmniFocus | Your Trusted System

The GTD® approach promotes capturing everything that has your attention into a trusted system in a way that promotes both control and perspective. OmniFocus is one of the most powerful tools for implementing GTD. Learn to use it effectively and move towards mastery of the “Art of Stress Free Productivity”.

You will learn to:

• The basics principles of the GTD® methodology.
• Ways to capture everything that has your attention into OmniFocus.
• How to configure OmniFocus to match your lifestyle.
• How to create Perspectives – subsets of your tasks and projects.
• How to use OmniFocus on the go on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

Communicate Your Ideas

Deliver consistent, professional results and confidently share files across platforms. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

You will learn to:

• Create & work with templates in Word
• Work with adding graphics and other media
• Create functional spreadsheets for your financials using Excel
• Create polished business or student Powerpoints
• Share well with your PC friends & co-workers

No Way, I Didn't Know You Could Do That!

This class will let you in on Mac's most productive secrets to getting things done better and faster. Spend more time doing, and less wondering. We are also excited to share our most used productivity apps with you.

You will learn to:

• Manage your email and capture your to-do's
• Organize and manage your files
• Use shortcut's to get things done quicker
• Save time by creating & working with templates
• Understand the most common troubleshooting techniques

Amplify your Workflow

Whether you are a small business owner or manage a large team, our Marketcircle certified, hands-on class will empower you with the knowledge to utilize all of Daylite's powerful features. To learn more about our Daylite class, click here.

You will learn and understand:

• The core fundamentals and the key concepts behind Daylite
• The most efficient way to navigate around Daylite
• How to capture and organize your thoughts with intent to achieve goals
• New ways in which Daylite can increase business productivity
• How to successfully match Daylite’s features to your business needs

Learn inside and out Mac's big three.

You can learn to:

Mail

• Organize your email into folders
• Use rules for automatic sorting
• Add your personal signature to messages

Address Book

• Send contacts to friends
• Create mailing groups
• Make mailing labels

iCal

• Stay on track with your schedule
• Print out your calendars
• Make iCal viewable on the internet

Deliver professional results and get straight A's.

You can learn to:

Word

• Format your documents effectively
• Design documents using Themes
• Create & edit your own templates

Excel

• Working with workbooks
• Use the formula builder
• Make your own ledger sheets

Powerpoint

• Change the layout of a slide
• Add graphics, movies and hyperlinks
• Create animated actions between slides

Have A Virtual Jam Session

Have your kid rock out with Garageband in an interactive, educational, music experience. Use our own musical instruments to play along or use pre-recorded loops to compose your own songs.

You can learn to:

• Understand audio recording concepts
• Record your voice or other instruments
• Choose looped samples of other musical instruments
• Add effects and mix different tracks together
• Create different styles of music
• Share your music into iTunes or on a CD
• Share your soundtracks to your iMovie films
• Publish a Podcast

Your photos, your way

iPhoto allows the amateur photographer to effortlessly create, organize, and share photo albums. Make instant, stunning slideshows with animated titles and multi-photo layouts or create travel-themed photo books complete with custom maps.

You can learn to:

• Organize your events & albums
• Create slideshows, greeting cards & hardcover books
• Make instant, stunning slideshows with animated titles and multi-photo layouts
• Publish any photo, or set of photos, to Facebook and Flickr with a single click

Keeping Your Files Organized and Safe.

We are all familiar with the saying, “it won’t happen to me”. Most people do not have a sufficient backup solution in place because of this silly idea. What would you do if your computer suddenly stopped working? You kind of need those files.

You can learn to:

• Organize & find your files with ease
• Learn naming techniques & best practices
• Back-up your files to hard drives, online solutions, usb sticks, dvd's
• Understanding file types and how to deal with them
• Never lose or misplace a file again

Keep Your World In Sync

You can learn to:

• Add and manage photos and music
• Connect to the internet
• Share your documents between devices and computers
• Download and manage Apps
• Use the iTunes store
• Transfer purchases from your iDevice to a computer
• Print from your iPad