Mac Mason Training and Repairs

MacMason training and Repairs

Category: Tinker Blog

  • One year of MacMason Macbook and iPhone repairs

    Today our shop has been open for one year. We started our business in 2020 after I was made redundant during the lockdowns. With all the Mac shops that needed to hire a tech at my level being over a two-hour commute, we decided that maybe I should start my own business. The first repair…

  • iMac upgrade adds a little more time before buying a new one.

    iMac upgrade adds a little more time before buying a new one.

    The number of iMacs in my shop inspired me to write this blog post. There are a lot of people who think that an iMac that is only a few years old needs to be replaced. I am here to tell you that is not true. I’m currently writing this on an iMac (21.5-inch, Late…

  • Yarrr! What does opening a phone and Mac repair shop have to do with pirates?

    If you are thinking of piracy having to do with BitTorrent …. I’m not that guy. (I have Married a Copyright lawyer…besides, I like open source software ). But there is this quote from Steve Jobs that has always inspired me. “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?” Steve Jobs I have…

  • Coffee Shop and Coding in Bathrust

    About once a week I go to the Bathurst Seymour Centre to teach computer literacy for Seniors. Honestly, it is one of my favourite classes to teach. As the students are always happy to see me. We often get sidetracked and talk about life, the universe and everything. And other times I help fix their…

  • Katoomba Apple Expert

    If you have been to my blog before you would know that I’m a former Applecare employee who was trained in California. This does make me an expert at all things Apple. I was working at one of the local computer repair shops in Katoomba however COVID put my employer in a bad situation and…

  • OSX El Capitan too old – Maybe Try Linux

    If you are running into problems with not being able to use some websites on your old Macbook or iMac. It could be that you are using OSX 10.11. (Or older) This version of OSX is no longer getting software updates from Apple. (It came out in 2015 and in internet years that is VERY…

  • Mac Experts have problems with computers too

    There is this myth that Mac Experts never have problems with their computers. I can tell you this is a total myth because I’m currently reloading the OS on my Macbook Pro. So why do computer techs never seen to have problems with their computers. I’m going to talk about a few of those reasons…

  • The case of the Time Machine backup that was out of time.

    Now and then a customer will bring me an interesting case. Something that I have to actually think about instead of knowing the solution off the top of my head. This is where having an understanding of how OSX operates and a good sense of logic comes in. The case of the Time Machine backup…

  • View of my Desk at the Repair Shop

    Have you ever wanted to see a Computer Geeks Desk? I have to admit that it is not anything fancy. I don’t have anything expensive to show off. No latest Macbook Pros. No Purple M1 iMac. Not even unnecessary LED lights on the mouse and keyboard. Just the tools of the trade for repairing Macs…

  • My MacBook Pro 15″ Repair: Part 2

    In my previous post about the issues, I was having problems with my Personal MacBook Pro 15″ Repair. I mentioned that I need to do a little more troubleshooting before I could really pronounce the MacBook Dead. Because it was the weekend and I was not near my workshop I was unable to remove the…