NZMac.com - Supporting the New Zealand Mac community

This is a feature that I had hoped to implement much earlier than this, but things got ahead of me a little. I'm please to announce a new feature allowing existing site authors (and other selected users of the site) to submit news items for publishing on the NZMac.com front page. Authors will see a new "Submit News" option in the left main menu when they are logged in.

There is no compulsion for users to participate in this process, however it is hoped that it will allow for an expansion in the amount of Mac-related news that is published, as well as an opportunity for User Groups to publish news items if they see fit.

IMPORTANT: If you are a regular users of this site but have not written an article for NZMac.com, and would like to be involved in submitting news, please send me an email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and I will add you to the Author list.

I'd like to take a moment to explain the reasoning behind setting up this new feature. Firstly, because of the time commitment to publishing news items, you will notice that other than direct Apple related news and Site news items, there are few other news items published on a regular basis. This has meant that major events such as the recent launch of the Adobe Creative suite CS3 applications have not been covered by this site with the exception of postings in the forum.

If you feel news like that should be on this site, then now is your opportunity to make it happen.

I want to stress 5 things:

• There is no compulsion to participate
• Those who can publish is restricted to those who have authored content on the site previously, frequent and well-known users of the site (by negotiation) and representatives from user groups in New Zealand (by negotiation). You'll be added to the 'Authors' group once you get in touch and agree to follow the guidelines
• All submitted content must be original or from a source that permits posting of content (e.g. press releases) and not breach copyright in any way
• You may not submit content promoting companies that you work for (i.e. a software developer) or have an association with (exclusions such as Macguide will be listed in the guidelines to be published in the forum)
• All content will be approved once submitted for publishing (auto approval will be considered in the future)

This process will also allow others to publish press releases that in the past I have had to set aside and deal with later. If you see a news item that fits the criteria that this article discusses, then feel free to post it.

I also need to point out that this is not an opportunity for those that visit this site occasionally to publish news. It is also not an opportunity for an onslaught of press releases from around the world. Instead it is an opportunity for regulars of the site to contribute and to expand the scope of news and to help with the site (if you wish).

Finally, as this feature is new, please allow for time for the process to settle, for the guidelines to be revised and altered. At all times, you should refer to the guidelines in the forum for the latest information of accepted practice and the approach to publishing.

Many thanks in advance to those that take the opportunity to support NZMac.com in its role of supporting the New Zealand Mac community.

PS....If you are a company and are reading this...NO....this is not an opportunity to start sending press releases. As stated on the contacts page, NZMac.com does not which to receive unsolicited press releases. What news goes up will be determined by the users of this site in association with the guidelines listed in the forum :-)

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