Assorted resources that I regularly use. You might find them useful too.

Do you see technology as a strategic asset or a necessary evil?

EtreCheck

Download Micromat’s MachineProfile.

Apple’s System Status Page

Apple Order Tracking

Addigy Monitoring Client and serializer

Mac OS X

• OS X Application Compatibility Info (OSX 10.7-10.9)
• Snow Leopard Application Compatibility Info and here also (Mac OS X 10.6)
• Printer and Scanner Compatibility
• iCloud Status
• Apple still sells Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and Lion (OS X 10.7) for $19.99 each. Buy Snow Leopard from Apple’s web site. To purchase Lion call AppleCare at 1-800-275-2273. They’ll reportedly issue you a code that can be redeemed at the Mac App Store.
• Apple’s Mail Server Settings Lookup
• Buy Mac OS X Snow Leopard install DVD for $20 from Apple

Technical Details about Macs and other Apple Products

• MacTracker, EveryMac  and Low End Mac
• Identify your iPhone model and your iPad model
• Lookup your Mac’s Serial at AppleSerialNumber or PowerBook Medic or Chipmunk.
• EveryMac’s LookUp and Comparisons
• Geekbench benchmarks also EveryMac’s benchmarks
• Apple Developer Documentation
• How To Geek Mac Processes

Repairing Macs and other Apple Products

• Apple Exchange and Repair Extension Programs
• Apple Vintage and Obsolete Products-Apple will repair products for 5 years from the date the product was discontinued.
• Search Apple’s Knowledge-base
• Macintosh Take-A-Part Guides – iFixIt and PowerBook Medic
• Mac Parts – caveat emptor, read the detail and check the return policy: UsedMac, MacPartsOnline, WegenerMedia and MacPalace
• Repairing iPhones, iPads  and iPod Touchs
• iOS Data Recovery – Dr. Fone and iPhone Backup Extractor

Buying and Selling Macs, iPhones and iPads

• New – Mac Prices and Mac Rumors Buyer’s Guide
• Compare current Macs or iPads
• Used or Refurbished – LowEndMac Best Deals, PowerMax or UsedMac and RSS Feed for Apple refurbished Macs or accessories
• Pricing Your Used Mac – LowEndMac Deals and Seattle CraigsList or Phobio
• Selling iPhones and Other Electronic Gadgets
• Buying refurbished iPhones or iPads from Gazelle
• iPhone availability from iStockNow

Hardware and Peripherals

• Finding Best Prices – Google Shopping and DealMac
• Frequent Vendors – Provantage, Other World Computing and StarTech
• Cable, Adapters, Face Plates and More – Monoprice, Vetco Electronics, DeepSurplus, Geeks.com and CableJive
• Cable Management, Organizing and Labeling
• Hardware Reviews: Tom’s Hardware, The Wire Cutter and TrustedReviews
• Smaller Review Sections: Cult fit Mac and Ars Technica
• Scanners
• Custom Cables – DataPro in Ballard or Redmond Cable
• Hardware Stores – Aubuchon and Home Fix It Parts
• Ergnomic Resources – The Human Solution
• Synology Diskstations – DSM Support
• Pictures of the myriad of USB connectors

Training, Learning and Education Resources

• Lynda.com – hundreds of topics. Some freebies. Subscribe for about $25/month.
• NoteBook Productions – General Mac Training
• Apple’s YouTube video channel
• PC Classes Online – free online video training
• The Mac U – buy their Mac-related training apps for $2-$10 at the App Store
• ScreenCasts Online – membership-based online training
• CommonCraft – -blog, twitter, hardware, software, web browsers, QR codes and others
• Adobe Creative Suite Training Luminous Works, School of Visual Concepts, and American Graphics Institute
• SimonSezIT – Adobe, Microsoft, QuickBooks, Web Development, macOS training
• INE in Seattle – Bootcamps, classroom and online training. CompTIA, Linux, AWS, Google, Java, VMware, WireShark, SolarWinds, etc

Software

• Pure Mac, Open Source Software for Macs,

• Software Discounts – Academic Superstore
• TechSoup – Technology and Software for Non-Profits
• Microsoft Office – Office for Mac Help and Cortig. Also: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Download Office Updates
• Office365 Home and Personal or Business Subscriptions.
• Excel Semi-Pro, Office 2011 for Dummies, Daily Dose of Excel
• Remove Office 2016 licensing
• Remove Office 2016 completely
• Office End of Support, End of Life info
• Old Java for Creative Suite
• Time Machine
• UNIX
• Mac OS X Server – AFP548
• Recommended Secure Email Companies, ProtonMail and Hushmail.

iOS Tools

• PhoneView
• iBackupBot
• iExplorer
• Senuti
• MacFoneLab

iOS Apps

• AppShopper – provides price history
• AppStorm

Adobe Creative Suite

• Adobe CS 6 Macintosh System Requirements and here also
• Adobe CS 6 Product Matrix
• Adobe CS 5 Macintosh System Requirements and here also
• Troubleshot Adobe Creative Cloud installation issues
• Download Adobe CC Cleaner Tool – The tool removes installation records for prerelease installations of Creative Cloud or Creative Suite applications
• Download installers for Adobe Creative Suite, Acrobat & Photoshop Elements.
• Download installers for older Adobe Creative Suite and other products
• Download trial versions of Creative Suite
• Download Adobe updates for various products
• Adobe web site and FTP site for Acrobat Updates. Blog about Acrobat update
• Lion – known issues with Adobe products
• Mountain Lion compatibility with Adobe Creative Suite
• Creative Suite compatibility with OS X Mavericks (10.9)
• Extensis Suitcase Fusion compatibility info

Color Calibration

• Apple’s default Gamma setting explained
• Using Apple’s Color Calibration Assistant
• Monitor calibration explained
• Choosing Adobe Color Workspace Settings

Keyboard Shortcuts

• All keyboard shortcuts available during startup
• Apple’s list of keyboard shortcuts
• Common keyboard shortcuts presented in a user-friendly way
• Another list of shortcuts
• Some obscure keyboard shortcuts
• How to create keyboard shortcuts
• How to manage keyboard shortcuts
• iOS 7 keyboard shortcuts

Other

• Microsoft OneDrive
• WPengine Status Page
• Cheap or Free Static Website Hosting

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Tim was at once calming, supportive, and clear about what needed doing—and then quick at setting my Macs aright.

I cannot praise him, or recommend his services, too highly.”

Scott Freutel
Editor and book designer, Seattle

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