Mac Therapy – Transcript

Intro: Mac users on the STU and UNB campus no longer have to live in the dark. “Mac Therapy” sessions are part of the schools efforts to make faculty, community members and students more technologically literate. With more on the story here’s Cailyn Bean.

Macs have become increasingly popular over the past few years. There were almost 4 million macs sold world wide during this quarter alone.

Many people have switched from PC to Mac. With so many differences in technology users find they need someone to show them how some of these programs work.

That’s what “Mac Therapy” is all about.

The program was started by a group of people who found that, there was plenty of knowledge and support for PC users but when it came to Macs there was none.

Scott Matheson – the UNB Apple representative – gives free bi-weekly lectures to faculty, community members and students on how to use Mac computers.

“Well in many ways I practice what I preach and I find it works for me. So I’m sort of happy to share those experiences with people, and just maybe – you know – tell them about a few things that they might not be aware of.”

Angela Gloss is a retired UNB Professor who is fascinated by technology. She hardly ever misses a “Mac Therapy” session.

“We get so entrenched in doing the same thing over and over and don’t take the risk to explore. And so, coming to Mac Therapy – depending on the topics – they go into area’s that I haven’t really explored at all.”

“While many programs are now made to be compatible with both Macs and Pcs, there are still significant differences between the two. If you compare the screens on a Mac and a PC, you can see that these differences range from where icons are placed to something as simple as the default program you use to get on the internet.”

“For STU Journalism, I’m Cailyn Bean.”