LOCAL CONTACTS

MAC SUPPORT
COMTEC COMPUTERS LTD in Greatstone. Brothers Craig and Stuart Sayer look after me, and have been helpful. They have a Mac computer museum. Callout is £25 within 25 miles of Greatstone, £35 for up to 35 miles etc. Hourly rate £70, pro rata for less than an hour’s work, £80 for server work. Inspection/minimum charge: £35. Prices exclusive of VAT. You can buy equipment through them at warehouse prices. t: 01797 366333, m: 07973 840461
CHRIS WEBB, based in Robertsbridge comes in around the same rate: £30 an “incident”, then £60 an hour, £80 for server work, minimum half hour. Several Groucho people use him. Like the plumber whose own plumbing needs fixing, he says, he doesn’t have a website, so call or email him: t: 01580 881 212, m: 07770 960 632 e: chris@macservice.co.uk
SEAN DALE: May Corfields writes: "My Mac man is called Sean Dale, he is based in St Leonards and his contact details are: Phone: 01424 447810 Mobile: 07952 024082 Email: sean@afp-support.co.uk I have always found his rates reasonable (he sounds much cheaper than the people currently on the Groucho site) and he is really is a Mac expert."

AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSCRIPTIONS
TAKE 1 Based in Stone Street, Cranbrook, and the Strand, this company transcribes sound recordings into digital word format. “Leading transcribers to the TV industry”

NETWORKING
MEEJAHUB “Social networking for media and creative professionals” Meets monthly, usually on the Dom Perignon lounge in the Hotel du Vin, Tunbridge Wells