Changed by: Albert Chou, 07-May-1996
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The Mac-Mgrs mailing list and Web page are sources of information
for people who manage Macintoshes (generally in rather large
numbers). Please read the Mac-Mgrs FAQ. You
may also be interested in the opinions of the
list as a whole.
Tips: This page is intended to help you get your
answers as quickly as possible. The fastest sources of answers
are at the top, and more involved ways of getting help appear
below. Hopefully you will not have to scroll very far down this
page to find a link to the answer you need. Be sure to
check the News section first for late-breaking
information that you may not find elsewhere.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Here's a list of Macintosh related sources of information on the
net that will answer many of your questions.
News, announcements, and current events
Check these sites frequently for the latest news and software
- most are updated daily!
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MacSense HotBits
- MacInTouch
- MacWeek
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Apple software updates (last 14 days)
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How to find Apple software updates
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Macintosh Software Update Report
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Macintosh Crisis Survival Guide
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Apple's Information Alley
Sources for fast answers
Searchable databases of the answers posted to mac-mgrs.
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Mac-Mgrs main archive
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Keith Robinson's archive: searches contents as well as filenames
of the summaries.
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Apple's Information Alley: index to volume 2
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Apple's Information Alley (with links to HTML versions)
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Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters update
- Macintosh Extensions Guide: What all those extensions and control panels are for!
- The Pruning Guide: Get rid of the extensions and other dead weight your Mac doesn't need!
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Net-Troubleshooting digests archive
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Macintosh-compatible monitor database
- FAQs on the net at (and pointed to by):
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A partial list of available FAQs)
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Apple Tech Support FAQs
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The Well Connected Mac
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Cult of Macintosh
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Nathan's Everything Macintosh
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Todd Lohenry's bookmarks
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Power Macintosh Resource Page
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Macintosh PCI Page
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PCI Power Macintosh Glitches Page
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PCI Power Macintosh Software Conflicts
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O'Grady's PowerBook PowerPage
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New PowerBook FAQ
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The Complete Conflict Compendium
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MacSupporters Home Page
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MacSupporters Lab Support Page
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Info on RevRdist, Assimilator, SimpleWave, MacJANET, FileWave,
MacSupervisor, MacPrefect, MacVisa, MacAdministrator, Mac Control, etc.
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Pin Assignments for Commonly Used Cables
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Motorola chip database
- ScriptWeb:
Macintosh scripting
- Apple information
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Apple product updates, etc.
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Apple Product Information and Product Support
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Apple Technical Information Library
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Top 100 articles at Apple Technical Information Library
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Macintosh hardware documentation index
- Vendor Contact Information
- The Well Connected Mac
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Microsoft Support Online: general support for Microsoft products
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Microsoft Office patches and support
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks 1: Installation Sizes and
What They Mean
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks 2: RAM Issues on 68K and
Power Macintoshes
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks 3: Power Macintosh Performance
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks 4: What's New in the Office
4.2 Applications?
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks 5: Word 6.0 Upgrade Tips
- Newsgroups:
- comp.sys.mac.advocacy
- comp.sys.mac.announce
- comp.sys.mac.apps
- comp.sys.mac.comm
- comp.sys.mac.databases
- comp.sys.mac.digest
- comp.sys.mac.games
- comp.sys.mac.graphics
- comp.sys.mac.hardware
- comp.sys.mac.hypercard
- comp.sys.mac.misc
- comp.sys.mac.portables
- comp.sys.mac.scitech
- comp.sys.mac.system
- comp.sys.mac.wanted
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Search Apple's USENET archive
- Search USENET archives
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List of Mac newsgroups from The ULTIMATE Macintosh
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Links to Mac newsgroups at The ULTIMATE Macintosh
- Help with purchasing
- Reviews at
The Well-Connected Mac
- Reviews at
MacUser
- Reviews at
MacWeek
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Ziff-Davis publications
- Search
MacWorld magazine articles and reviews
- Absolute Macintosh price lists, performance ratings, history, & future
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Apple CPP1 price list, updated monthly
- MacLinQ
- Macintosh Shopping Directory
- Bottom Line Distribution Online
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Cyberian Outpost's Macintosh department
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Mac Sale International
- Internet Shopping Network
- United Computer Exchange
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American Computer Exchange (used computers)
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Used Software Exchange
Wider-ranging sources
- Mac WWW starting points (w/links to just about everything
else on the planet)
- The Well Connected Mac
- Mac Resources
- Cult of Macintosh
- MacInTouch
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The ULTIMATE Macintosh
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Mirrors: The Ultimate Macintosh has mirrors in
Western
and
Eastern USA, and worldwide in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Asia.
Please use the site closest to you.
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Nathan's Everything Macintosh
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OzEmail's Macintosh CyberCentre
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Chip Rondot's Macintosh Resource Page
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ISU Macintosh Resource Billboard
: featuring
online application manuals and much more.
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User Group Web Pages
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South Jersey Apple/Mac Users Group
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MacSciTech Users Association
- Major software sites
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MIT Info-Mac HyperArchive
- Info-Mac
- UMich
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UTexas Mac archive
- Jumbo! shareware archives
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c|net Software Archives, etc.
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MacWorld magazine software library
- Apple
- US Apple mirror
- <="ftp://ftp.info.euro.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/">
European Apple software updates mirror
- Mac magazines online
- MacUser
- MacWeek
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Ziff-Davis publications
- MacWorld
- MacChat
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TidBITS
- RTFM Productions
- MacSense
- Search the Web (for the truly desperate):
- search.com: over 250 ways to
search the net
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Alta Vista: search both WWW and USENET
- Inktomi
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World Wide Web Worm
- Yahoo
- Lycos
- InfoSeek
Post to the Mac-Mgrs Mailing List
Exhausted all those sources and still haven't found your answer?
Then it's time to access the groupmind by
posting to the list.
Questions or comments? Send email to
<="mailto:albert@SEAS.UCLA.edu">Al Chou
(see Al's Web page) or
<="mailto:robertso@sdsc.edu">Michael Robertson.
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