Live happily with your Macs and iDevices!

I can help you with just about any aspect of any Apple product: purchase planning, setup, personal and professional use, specific applications, upgrades, troubleshooting, networking, security, and in general organizing your digital life. Below are some of my specialties at a glance.

Photography is a major passion (see www.ronaldgehrmann.com) and I love teaching all aspects: using the camera, importing/organizing photos, editing, printing at home or creating print projects online (calendars, books, cards), and sharing photos via websites, email, and social media.

Gift certificates available -- surprise a family member or friend with a birthday or holiday gift of tech tutoring!

Getting Started

purchase recommendations and setup of new computer and peripherals
Apple Silicon Macs - M1 processor
iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, Mac Pro
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
iPhone, iPad, iPod
Apple TV
Apple Watch
macOS Ventura (13)
macOS Monterey (12)
macOS Big Sur (11)
macOS Mojave (10.14)
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
macOS Sierra (10.12)
OS X El Capitan (10.11)
OS X Yosemite (10.10)
older and vintage Mac OS
iOS 16
iOS 15 and older
printer & scanner setup
data syncing
organizing documents,
media and email
switching from a Windows PC
AirPort & Wi-Fi wireless networking
pairing Bluetooth devices
FiOS, cable & DSL broadband
malware and security

Media

Apple TV
iTunes and Apple Music
Netflix, HBO Now, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo, etc.
Sonos and other sound systems
importing CDs and DVDs
Pandora and Spotify

General Productivity

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
exchanging files with Windows users
Apple Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders
Apple Pages, Keynote, Numbers
Dropbox, Hightail and other file sync/sharing services
iCloud for syncing contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more
file format conversion
Time Machine backup to external hard drive
CrashPlan, Backblaze, Carbonite, and other off-site backup services
font management
organizational strategies
keyboard shortcuts
time-saving techniques
Feedly and other RSS readers
miscellaneous utilities

Security

malware detection & removal
password management
email spam filtering
security best practices

Digital Photography

Adobe Lightroom Classic
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Apple Photos (macOS & iOS)
iCloud Photo Library
transitioning from Aperture to Lightroom
image editing & retouching
scanning prints & negatives
achieving optimal prints from your images
sharing photos on Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and other online services
building a portfolio website on Zenfolio, Weebly, Photoshelter, Format, SmugMug, Squarespace, and other platforms
creating photo books, calendars, cards
iPhone photography apps
choosing and using a digital SLR or point-and-shoot camera

Web, Email, Cloud

iCloud — all features
Safari, Firefox, Chrome browsers
Web surfing tips & shortcuts
iCloud email, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail and others
email attachments
email campaigns with Constant Contact, MailChimp, VerticalResponse and others
Skype, FaceTime and other messaging clients
Google, Bing, Yahoo and other web search engines
register your own domain name
build your own website or blog
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Nextdoor
CrashPlan and other offsite backup services

Graphic Design

Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Reader
page layout: newsletters, brochures, flyers, cards, etc.

Troubleshooting...and much more

I’ll help you hunt down bugs, glitches and weirdness wherever they may lurk: your operating system, your hardware, your applications, your network, your email, your Word documents, your Internet connection. If you don’t see it listed above, please ask! If I can’t help you, I’ll refer you to a qualified colleague who can.