Parlez-vous français? Then you might want to check out Compétence Mac, a French magazine dedicated to Apple's universe. The most recent edition features a four-page overview of Celtx, the new Celtx Studios and Project Central. Here's Compétence Mac editor, David Bosman, to tell you some more:
"Compétence Mac is a French magazine dedicated to Apple's
universe. It celebrated its first birthday with the last issue (in which
we presented Celtx). We work for a (very) small independent publishing
company that gives us the liberty to do things we want (& like),
the way we want.
Even if it is the youngest of the French Mac magazines, we are lucky enough to already have built a strong relationship with our readers. Through email, blog, Twitter,... they know they can reach us and that we _listen_to what they say. There is a permanent dialogue going on.
We deeply believe in sharing knowledge. As a matter of fact, we have put online almost 90 video tutorials (in French), plus quite a bunch of tips & tricks on our blog. All freely available: http://www.competencemac.com And there is more to come.
The magazine itself is a also bit different :
- First, there are no ads in it .
- Then, we do not chase news or gossip or rumors and seldom publish products reviews (most of the time, the Web is much more suited for this kind of ever changing content).
- At least 50% of the mag is made of practical how-tos. Each topic is given the place it deserve, so it is no surprise if, for example in the last issue, you 'll find something like 20 pages on customization, and maybe 25 pages on security questions. Or 4 pages just to introduce Celtx. Talking about that, I have planned something more in depth, regarding movie writing: I'll keep you and Celtx users informed :-)
We try to balance beginners and more advanced topics, and try to keep everything as simple as possible: I hate it when there is jargon in an article and/or when an author writes just to show how clever (s)he is. One can say I am KISS addict (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Readers also often tell me they appreciate the humor (and music and movie references) we put in the mag. We like it when it is fun ;-)"
Even if it is the youngest of the French Mac magazines, we are lucky enough to already have built a strong relationship with our readers. Through email, blog, Twitter,... they know they can reach us and that we _listen_to what they say. There is a permanent dialogue going on.
We deeply believe in sharing knowledge. As a matter of fact, we have put online almost 90 video tutorials (in French), plus quite a bunch of tips & tricks on our blog. All freely available: http://www.competencemac.com And there is more to come.
- First, there are no ads in it .
- Then, we do not chase news or gossip or rumors and seldom publish products reviews (most of the time, the Web is much more suited for this kind of ever changing content).
- At least 50% of the mag is made of practical how-tos. Each topic is given the place it deserve, so it is no surprise if, for example in the last issue, you 'll find something like 20 pages on customization, and maybe 25 pages on security questions. Or 4 pages just to introduce Celtx. Talking about that, I have planned something more in depth, regarding movie writing: I'll keep you and Celtx users informed :-)
We try to balance beginners and more advanced topics, and try to keep everything as simple as possible: I hate it when there is jargon in an article and/or when an author writes just to show how clever (s)he is. One can say I am KISS addict (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Readers also often tell me they appreciate the humor (and music and movie references) we put in the mag. We like it when it is fun ;-)"
So there you have it, folks. If you're an avid Mac user (or even just a Vista-chained admirer ;), you owe it to yourself to check out Compétence Mac today!
Laurie & the C Team
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