GraphicCARE has a long-stranding tradition of training our customers. Whether you are looking to get the most out of your current technology, need a refresher or want to train an entire group of employees, our professional trainers can help. Our instructors are friendly, funny, sensitive to your experience level, competent and always willing to help out.
We offer flexible hours in your office or home, competitive rates and a good fun time for everyone! Use our sign-up form at the bottom of this page to get started. We will contact you to by email or by phone to discuss your individual requirements and get things going.
Workshops Overview
iLife
iLife is a suite of Mac apps that are the centre of your digital life style. It comprises 3 main apps: iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.
iPhoto: Learn how to import, organize, edit and share your photos in style with iPhoto. Take control of all of those important memories you have gathered over the years into a fun and stylish app. Make calendars, coffee table books, invitations and even custom emails! Share your photos with friends and family directly to Flickr or even FaceBook.
iMovie: Import, edit and share your movies from your digital camera or camcorder. iMovie is even easier to use than ever!
GarageBand: Are you a beginner musician, a small startup band or just wanted to have some fun making music? Look no further. Now you can create, edit and share your musical compositions the easy way without thousands of dollars in studio gear.
iWork
iWork is Apple’s office suite of apps that offer word-processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.
Pages: Create beautiful page layouts in either layout mode or word processing. Import and Export your Pages files in Microsoft Word files so you can share with the rest of the world easily. Create the best-looking documents you’ve even seen!
Numbers: The easiest to use spreadsheet there is! Create tables that look great, work great and are compatible with Microsoft Excel.
Keynote: Use the best presentation software in the world. The same one Apple uses for their presentations! Make an impression with your colleagues and clients when you use Keynote and get your point across in style. Import and export to Microsoft Powerpoint as well.
Mac Training
Beginner: Learn how to get the best out of your Mac. If you’re coming from Windows we can help you get a handle on how the Mac is different and similar to what you’re accustomed to and take you the next level of pure enjoyment. Experience the fun of computing again with a breath of fresh air!
Intermediate: Say you’re an experienced Mac user but need some guidance on the new features of the latest OS or want to go to the next level. Our intermediate training is perfect for you. Learn how to sync iCal and AddressBook with either Apple’s iCloud or Google Apps. Make your computers sync data between themselves with no effort on your part.
Advanced: You’ve heard the Mac is based on UNIX. Maybe you’re like to learn more about the command line? Ever wanted to dig deeper and learn how to write shell scripts for automation, maybe compile some open source software for your Mac server? The advanced level of training is geared towards the advanced Mac user who wants to really dig deep or maybe a Mac server administrator who wants to get the most of their server. Learning UNIX is key to a advanced level person. Learn UNIX POSIX and ACL permissions, shell scripting, command line customization and much much more!
iOS Training
Have a new iPhone or iPad and need some guidance? Let our instructors show you how to dig deep and get the most out of the best mobile OS out there. Sync your contacts, bookmarks, photos and much more with the free iCloud service. Learn how to connect to WIFI hotspots and the tricks of the trade that are not even documented!
Web Development Training
Want to learn how to develop for the web? Have a website you need to update on your own but feel intimidated by HTML code? Our 3 levels of instructor-led training can take the mystery out of HTML for you.
Basic: Perfect for the beginner who wants to learn HTML coding. We show you best practices, how to write HTML code the proper way and how to check for consistency with various browsers.
Intermediate: Have some experience with HTML coding but want to learn CSS to dress it up? See some feat effects on the web and want to implement the same thing on your site? This level is for you. Requires basic HTML knowledge and some experience building web pages.
Advanced: The next step in your journey in learning HTML. Create beautiful web pages using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 spec. We show you how to take a Photoshop comp and write symantec HTML code and dress it up with CSS3 without the pitfalls of using ancient coding techniques. Learn how to implement JQuery Javascript to create interactive sites. We can also show you how to use the PHP programming language to create database driven sites to really stand out! Requires experience in HTML/CSS coding and some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.