Macintosh Resources
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Subcategories: Apple · Hardware · Software · Hints/Tips/FAQs · OS/GUI · Internet Broadcasts · Other OS · Sales · Communities · Reading · Networks · Special · Int'l
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Official Product Guide |
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| Macintosh Products Guide | Apple’s guide to Mac hardware and software. |
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Hardware |
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| Accelerate Your Mac | News and reviews to help you get that performance edge out of your Mac. |
| Every Mac | A comprehensive index of every Apple Macintosh model as well as MacOS-compatibles and processor upgrade cards. |
| Low End Mac | Sooner or later, every Mac (even yours) will be considered low-end. Use this site to make the most of it. |
| MacMod | News, guides, forums, and links for Macintosh modding. |
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Software |
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| Microsoft Mactopia | If you’re using any Mac software from Microsoft, you’ll need this web site. (It’s okay ... it’s not THAT bad!) |
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Hints, Tips, and FAQs |
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| Mac OS X Hints | This is where people who ask “I wonder if I can do XYZ in OS X” post what they learn after tinkering around. |
| MacTips | Practical tips that help you use Apple stuff. There’s also a YouTube channel. |
| OS X FAQ | Solutions to the most commonly desired wishes of OS X. From here, subscribe to Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus’ daily OS X tip by e-mail. |
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MacOS and GUI |
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| The Creative Box | Desktop pictures, icons, hacks, schemes, and more. |
| DesktopPictures.com | Large index and collection of desktop pictures. |
| DV Graphics | Icons, desktops, design servies, and home of “Iconize Me!” |
| Macalicious | Desktops, Icons, Boot Panels, ATMs, and more—geared to OS X with Classic resources also available. |
| MacDesktops.com | Huge, high-quality wallpaper collection offered by Mac News Network. |
| MacKiDo | A cult of Mac advocacy, how-to’s, reference, news, and more. |
| MacintoshOS.com | Shareware library, discussion boards, classifieds, Mac museum, and “the cult.” |
| RAILhead Design | Everything you need to get you on your way to total Macintosh interface customization. Includes daily news from the Mac/art community as well as notable software releases, icon collections, desktop pictures, high-quality free and commercial fonts, Kaleidoscope schemes, and top-quality design services. |
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Live and Archived Streaming Internet Broadcasts |
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| Apple Events | This page lists the most recent Apple events available for streaming on demand or, in some cases, live. Events include Macworld Expo and WWDC keynotes, television commercials, and product demonstrations. |
| MacRadio | Providing live Mac entertainment five nights a week. Content includes commentary, gaming, tips, and interviews. |
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Other Operating Systems/Scripting |
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| AppleScript | Apple’s own AppleScript resource center. Includes help and examples, free scripts, ratings of scriptable applications, and a developer section. |
| MacScripter | Large index of AppleScript resources including news, message boards, weekly script picks, debugging software, books, an e-zine, and outside links. |
| MacWindows | The web site for Macintosh/Windows integration solutions. |
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Buying/Selling |
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| The Missing Bite | The Missing Bite specializes in Apple Logo Gear and Think Different Posters. There’s also Apple shirts, hats, mugs, stickers, watches, and more. Free shipping anywhere in the USA. |
| SecondhandMac | Venue for selling and buying used Macs. |
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Communities |
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| iCalShare | A large directory of shareable calendars which are free to download and can be imported by programs such as Apple’s iCal and by Mozilla Calendar. |
| Postforum | Exchange ideas, get help, and learn from others in the world of digital post production. The emphasis is on editing, animation, compositing, and multimedia production—including DVD authoring. |
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Reading Material |
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| Applefritter | Read “the Obscure, the Unusual, [and] the Exceptional” stories of Macintosh modification and little-known Apple hardware. |
| Apple History | An excellent corporate history of Apple Computer, Inc. Includes bios of every Apple and Macintosh computer known. |
| The Apple Online Museum | The Apple Online Museum is dedicated to the history of Apple Computer, featuring a comprehensive database of historical facts and information on the company and its products. |
| Design : talkboard | An interactive graphic design and creative field forum for designers of all disciplines. |
| The Mothership | An archive of Lisa and early Macintosh advertising and brochures. |
| WikiMac | The Wiki Information Project for Macintosh Users is a multilingual, international Macintosh knowledgebase that can be freely read and edited by any viewer. WikiMac aims to be a complete Macintosh information database. |
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Networking/Internetworking |
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| EMailman | Resources for all things e-mail: clients, hosting, servers, lists, attachment encoding, webmail, PDAs, etc. |
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Special Interest |
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| Woz.org | The home page of “the other Steve.” |
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International Communities |
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| Austrian Macintosh Online Community (AMOC) | An Austrian-based Internet community offered in the German language. |
| Club Mac | An Australian-based user group started in 1985. Besides the web site, paying members have access to Club Mac’s magazine, MACinations; a comprehensive public domain software library; a nine-line bulletin board service for member e-mail, news, software, etc.; Club Mac Helpline; and monthly meetings. |
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