The Macintosh Pages
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General Support
Shrink-wrapped Software Support
Apple Pages
Macintosh Software
Development
Miscellaneous Resources
Cottage-Ware Vendors That I Like
Mac as a Second Language
A
very
abbreviated index of Apple KnowledgeBase articles
A few Unix things
General Support:
How to...
a variety of hacks not found in your owner's manual
Keyboard Shortcuts for a variety of products/platforms
3-Hole Printing
Label Printing
Macintosh Messages
Bits of trivia I've had to deal with in the past 14 years.
Shrink-wrapped Software Support:
Adobe GoLive
Adobe Photoshop
Apple HyperCard
AppleKeynote
Filemaker Pro
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
Apple Pages
http://discussions..info.apple.com/
Apple Discussion Forums
http://developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/
Apple developer reference library
http://www.apple.com/support/emac/
eMac Service and Support
http://guide.apple.com
Macintosh Products Guide
http://kbase.info.apple.com/index.jsp
Apple KnowledgeBase
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n75270
Knowledgebase Help
Macintosh Software
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/
a variety of freeware & shareware
ftp://ftp.ibacom.es
Utility: ProcessWatch
www.iconfactory.com
Has recommended utility iPulse
www.pacsw-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startups_short.htm
startup applets
www.xoverload.com/extensionoverload
http://www.macupdate.com/
For information on the latest product updates
Development
http://applemods.sourceforge.net/
Strong set of development tools
http://www.macdevcenter.com/
a sub-site of
http://oreilly.com/
http://www.apple.com/macosx/developertools/
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/gettingstarted/
http://www.stepwise.com/
http://www.macdevuniversity.com/
http://www.vortimac.com/community.html
Good set of Mac developer resources
http://www.codecomments.com/MAC/
Programming forum – AppleScript, CodeWarrior & lots more
AppleScript
http://www.applescriptsourcebook.com/home.html
http://www.macscripter.net/
"Your best source for all things Applescript"
http://newsite.macscripter.net/links/
and metalinks
http://www.natural-innovations.com/download/
http://applemods.sourceforge.net/
Darwin/BSD
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/
Darwin Source
http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/
http://www.opendarwin.org/
http://www.bsd.org/
Berkeley Software Distribution
MacPython (Interpreted, Interactive, Object Oriented Programming Language)
http://www.python.org/
http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/
Ruby
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/ruby/
Miscellaneous Resources
http://macs.about.com/
Not a bad source of information; heavy advertising
http://www.afp548.com/
"...provide an engaging and educational experience for Mac OS X Server..."
http://www.apple-x.net/
Apple news, opinions, rumors
http://www.applefritter.com/
Seems oriented towards older Macs, even Apple I, Apple II, Lisa
http://www.appleinsider.com/
daily Apple news
http://www.applelinks.com/pm/index.php
Mac news & boards
http://www.applelust.com/
News, reviews & fora
http://www.appleturns.com/
As the Apple turns... Macintosh rumors
http://www.atpm.com/
At This Particular Macintosh – an e-zine about the *personal* computing experience
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/
“Mac OS X Management Software and Tips”
http://briandunning.com
Filemaker downloads, articles, tutorials
http://www.davidpogue.com
NY Times columnist, Mac columnist
http://diveintoosx.org/
Good starting info for OS X or OS X Server
http://dotmac.info/
"THE Source for All Things .Mac"
http://www.dssw.co.uk/sleepcentre/
Discussions about Mac energy and power issues
http://www.everythingmac.com/
http://freaky.staticusers.net/
Freaks Macintosh Archives
http://freaky.staticusers.net/ugboard/viewforum.php?f=4
Macintosh Underground
http://www.google.com/mac.htm
l Google search restricted to Macintosh issues
http://www.hmug.org/
"Mac News That Matters."
http://www.hyperjeff.net/
Lots of good information, old and new
http://home.iprimus.com.au/swoz/Index2.html
Lots of info, but I'm not sure how current it is.
Mirror site
http://www.insanely-great.com/
Insanely Great Mac
http://www.lazerware.com/
MacBinary specs
http://channels.lockergnome.com/osx/
Lots of diverse info, from OSX to iPod
advertising heavy
http://lightning.prohosting.com/~maccases/index.html
Idiot's Guide to Mac Cases (how to disembowel your Mac)
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/
MIT's Info-Mac HyperArchive Root - lots of good Mac resources; lots also outdated
http://www.macattorney.com/
The Free Newsletter for Macintosh Using Attorneys
http://www.mactech.com/
Good source for Apple press releases
http://www.tidbits.com/
"covering the Macintosh internet community"
http://www.macfixit.com/
"troubleshooting solutions for the macntosh"
http://www.macintouch.com/
"macintosh news and information"
http://www.themacintoshguy.com/MacTips/
Tips for OS9 and prior
http://lists.themacintoshguy.com/Lists/
Lots of Macintosh forums
http://themacintoshguy.com/lists/
Macintosh mailing lists
http://maccentral.macworld.com/
more late Macintosh developments
http://mac.sillydog.org/
MacCentre701: "Macintosh and x86 emulating information centre."
http://www.maccritic.com/
Tips & tricks; somewhat ad & graphics heavy
http://www.macedition.com/index.shtml
"Industry-leading news and analysis"
http://www.macinstein.com/
Mac only search engine
http://www.macobserver.com/
Macintosh news "You'll get your Mac news here from now on."
http://www.macoptions.com/
Good, if somewhat elementary, instructions for using Macintoshes
http://www.funmac.com/
Macintosh forum
http://www.macminute.com/
Macintosh News Updates
http://www.macnn.com/
Macintosh News Network
http://forums.macnn.com/
Macintosh forum
http://www.macpronews.com/
Mac news
http://macusersforum.com/
"Utopia for Mac users!"
http://www.macweek.com/
"The latest News on the Mac OS"
http://www.macwrite.com/
Articles and a newsletter
http://www.omnigroup.com/developer/
Free source, tips, mailing lists
http://www.resexcellence.com/
"Everything you need to customize your Mac OS"
http://rixstep.com/
Thin, but also light; brutally honest product evaluations
http://www.securemac.com/
Macintosh security resources
http://www.ss64.com/
A guide to Oracle, Windows, Linux and OS X commands
http://apple.slashdot.org/
A Mac forum
http://www.talkaboutmac.com/
Another Mac forum
http://www.thexlab.com/
"...dedicated to ... outstanding information and services to users of Apple® Mac® OS X."
http://www.thinkdifferentstore.com/
Toy store, not informative
http://www.thinksecret.com/
Late breaking Mac news
http://www.woz.org/maclinks/index.html
Steve Wozniac's links & his OS X links
http://www.woz.org/maclinks/osx.html
http://www.xthemes.net
Themes for you Macintosh
My
Hypercard
Page
Development
www.macdesignonline.com
Tutorials for a variety of design products on the Mac platform
OS X
http://www.macosxhints.com/
http://www.osxfaq.com/
Technical News and Support for Mac OS X
http://www.osxzone.com/links.php
Cottage-Ware Products That I Like
Sleep Monitor
http://www.dssw.co.uk/sleepmonitor/index.html
Unfortunately, not for OS X yet (04.07.14)
Apple as a Second Language
The Arabic Macintosh
http://www.smi.uib.no/ksv/arabhome.html
A
very
abbreviated index of Apple KnowledgeBase articles
http://search.info.apple.com/
KnowledgeBase Advanced Search
25392 Isolating issues in Mac OS X
25623 Mac OS X 10.3: "/spool/cups/" Alert When Printing or Faxing
25676 Mac OS X 10.3: Can't send or receive faxes without /var/spool/lock Folder
50015 iMac manuals available for download
61466 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Activating Full Keyboard Access
61474 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Windows
61494 Mac OS X: Speech - How to Add a Spoken Command for Keyboard Shortcut
61529 Mac OS X: How to Use the Keyboard to Perform Actions
61530 Mac OS X: Alternative ways to control your computer
61544 Mac OS X: Shortcuts for Taking Pictures of the Screen
75130 Mac Firmware Update 4.1.9: Information and Download
75178 Knowledge Base: How to Use Keywords [in searching the knowledgebase]
75294 iPhoto 1.1.1: Additional Keyboard Shortcuts
75459 Mac OS X: Keyboard shortcuts
86117 Mac OS X: Chart of Available Firmware Updates
86209 Macintosh: Some Computers Only Start Up in Mac OS X
86245 .Mac Backup doesn't back up some of your QuickPicks
86252 Deleting files from the Backup folder on your iDisk
86259 Using QuickPicks in .Mac Backup
86687 .Mac Backup unexpectedly quits
86710 Restoring from Backup after reinstalling Mac OS X
106178 Startup Manager: How to Select a Startup Volume
106294 Mac OS X: How to Reinstall Mac OS 9 or Recover From a Software Restore
106567 Mac OS: Apple Pro Keyboard Shortcuts for Shut Down and Restart
106677 Mac OS X: Troubleshooting the Classic Environment
106692 Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Installation and Software Updates
106693 Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Installation From CD-ROM
106694 Mac OS X: Troubleshooting the Mac OS X Installer
106697 Startup Manager: Only Displays Mac OS 9, Not Mac OS X
106696 Mac OS: Press X Key During Startup to Select Mac OS X on Single-Partition Installations
106698 Startup Manager: Only Displays Mac OS X, Not Mac OS 9
106712: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Permissions Issues
106714: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting Printing Issues
106743 Mac OS X 10.1: Additional Features of the Dock
106747: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a PPPoE Internet Connection
106748: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a Dial-Up/PPP Internet Connection
106749: Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a Cable Modem, DSL, or LAN Internet Connection
107013: Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3: Mac Help Viewer unexpectedly quits
107078 Mac OS X 10.2: Screen Shots Are Saved in PDF, May Be Converted
107081 Mac OS X 10.2: Kotoeri Keyboard Shortcuts Have Changed
153133 Backing up files to your iDisk
153168 Backing up to CD or DVD discs
153175 Deleting the contents of your iDisk Backup folder
153306 About Backup
A Few Unix Things
vi Editor
UNC Chapel Hill has a decent intro & how-to
http://help.unc.edu/?id=152&type=article
http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html
"The Vi Lovers Home Page ... this makes a great starting point."
Get the editor & documentation from SourceForge
http://vim.sourceforge.net/
The extensive vi documentation
http://vim.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/help.html
Pico Editor
Indiana U. has a quick intro
http://www.indiana.edu/~ucspubs/b103/
A Few Useful Terminal Commands:
Last updated
05-04-15
15.21.09
