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SBMUG Preferences …
 

Tech News, Apple & Mac Blogs & Rumors:

• Ars Technica has a variety of tech news
• Infinite Loop, Ars Technica’s Apple-centric journal
• RoughlyDrafted Magazine has loads of fascinating in-depth articles on Apple
• Your Mac Life features Apple news as well as Shawn King’s weekly Internet radio show.
• TidBITS, a free weekly electronic publication that covers news and views relating to the Macintosh and the Internet.
• MacSurfer’s Headline News™
• Macworld, the on-line version of Macworld Magazine
• The Macintosh News Network
• MacNews, the latest Apple, Mac and iDevice news
• Mac Observer, an on-line Macintosh magazine
• BusinessWeek’s Apple News
• Search for Apple, Inc. in the NY Times
• Daring Fireball: John Gruber’s inside look at the technology
• Mac OS Rumors: The Original Mac Rumor Site
• Mac Rumors: “news and rumors you care about”
• AppleInsider News and Analysis
• The Apple Blog
• 9 to 5 Mac: daily Apple news
• Loop Rumors: Apple news and rumors

Is it news, or is it entertainment?:

• The Register, “Biting the hand that feeds IT” (lively & amusing reports of Information Technology news)
• Folklore.org, anecdotes about the development of Apple’s original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it

Macintosh Internet “Radio” Shows:

• Your Mac Life, weekly Internet radio show hosted by Shawn King

Mac, iPhone & iPod Magazines:

• Macworld: Apple, Mac, iPod and iPhone news, reviews, help and tips
• MacLife: reviews, news, software for Macs and iDevices
• Beatweek Magazine has music articles and product reviews of iDevice accessories.
• MacFormat: reviews, news, software for Macs and iDevices
• MacTech: “The journal of Macintosh technology”
• Mac Game Store: news, previews, and reviews of the Mac gaming scene

iSync Resources for Personal Information Management (PIM):

• The Missing Sync for Mac, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Blackberry, Sony PSP

Tutorials:

• Many of Lynda.com’s tutorials are available for free.
• Peachpit Podcasts (video and audio) cover a variety of Mac-related subjects
• MacInstruct, tutorials written by regular Macintosh users
• Sermon on the Font, an article on fonts and readability, by SBMUG member Paul Norton (PDF, 166 KB)

Mac Problem-solving & Information:

• iFixit for on-line repair manuals and upgrade info
• Take Control of your Mac! New PDF books from TidBITS.
• Version Tracker for Mac OS X
• MacInTouch, Macintosh News and Information
• MacFixIt, Macintosh Troubleshooting solutions
• Mac OS X Hints, Macworld’s community-built collection of OS X hints
• Low End Mac, for general Macintosh news, refurbished Macs, and help with older Macs
• MacWindows, the web site for Macintosh-Windows integration
• Internet Speed Test shows upload and download speeds and your IP address number (requires Flash)

Mac and iOS Security Guides:

• iOS Hardening Checklist from the University of Texas
• Mac OS X Security Configuration Guides for various versions of OS X
• Hardening Tips for Mac OS X from the National Security Agency

Help from Apple:

• Apple’s Software Downloads and Updates
• Apple Product Manuals in PDF format; use the search feature for manuals you don’t see.
• Apple Support Search for help with specific problems, technical articles, and searching the Apple site
• Apple Developer Connection has technical info for product developers and web designers.

Software:

• Apple’s Software Downloads and Updates
• Version Tracker for Mac OS X
• Office for Mac, Macintosh software from Microsoft
• MacUpdate has software updates, games, shareware, freeware, & demos

AppleScript is a scripting language you can use to take the drudgery out of repetitive, complex tasks. Here are some AppleScript resources:

• Apple’s AppleScript Language Guide
• Mac OS X Automation has tutorials on AppleScript, Automator, and Services found in the Application menu of most applications
• Mac Automation Made Simple video series shows tips and tricks for using AppleScript and Automator (Peachpit Press)
• Automator World and Automator in Leopard
• Macscripter AppleScript forums, links, books & resources, and Automator Actions
• Learning AppleScript, a book excerpt by Macworld’s Andy Ihnatko
• Mac Scripting mail list at Dartmouth College
• AppleScript – Google Search

HyperCard:

• HyperCard – Wikipedia
• HyperNext, a freeware visual software development system inspired by HyperCard
• Google search: HyperCard

Thanks to Brian Carlin for compiling these links.

Internet Hoaxes, Viruses & Spam:

• But first, a word from Monty Python
• Urban Legends reports on hoaxes, urban legends and folklore
• Vmyths.com “Truth About Computer Security Hysteria”
• The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
• Symantec reports on hoaxes and “virus alerts,” fake or otherwise
• Also check McAfee Associates for virus news

Thanks to Becky Davis and Mick for compiling these links.