Resources

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

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

Whidbey Telecom Map of Fiber Optic Service

Whidbey Telecom List of Services

Apple’s System Status Page

Apple Order Tracking

Apple Silicon
macOS
iOS
Technical Details about Macs and other Apple Products
Repairing Macs and other Apple Products
Buying and Selling Macs, iPhones and iPads
Hardware and Peripherals
Networking
Training, Learning and Education Resources
Software
iOS Tools
iOS Apps
Adobe Creative Suite
Color Calibration
Keyboard Shortcuts
Domain Registrars, Email and Web Hosting
  • Registrars: Hover offers a clean and simple web site. See if domain is available. Buy it if you’d like it. Their documentation is clean. Their support techs are helpful.
  • Website hosting: SquareSpace, Wix, Weebly, Big Mountain
  • WordPress hosting: WPengine, MediaTemple, Big Mountain and many others
  • Email hosting: Microsoft365, great option for 1 or 2 email accounts, Rackspace IMAP or Exchange with min $10/month charge,
  • Cheap or Free Static Website Hosting
Other
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When it comes to tech support, I want the provider I hire to deliver substance, service and integrity. Sound Support has been my choice for over ten years.Regarding substance, founder, Tim Hannon is a technology authority. His specialty is Macintosh, and his expertise ranges freely through electronic worlds from the known to the peripheries of the possible and back. What’s the latest? Ask Tim. Got a budget constraint? Tim will prioritize your needs and keep you connected in the meantime. Need a best practice recommendation? Ask Tim, or subscribe and check your email every Sunday morning for his weekly Tech Tip. My kids know me as a tech clutz. I needed to migrate my email to a new host server company last month and I did the whole thing myself by following the easy-to-understand and foolproof DIY steps Tim outlined in his tech tip on migration.Making tech knowledge available for those interested is part of Sound Support’s package, if you want it. Not optional though is Sound Support’s ultra responsive, reliable and convenient service! Last week during a hardware failure, Tim returned my call in less than five minutes and stayed on the line till he remotely fixed the problem and outlined next options. Sound Support’s service is designed and staffed so it delivers efficient, effective technical triage when clients need it.I love the way Tim’s mind works—how he analyzes an issue, summarizes the problem, considers and tests solutions, recaps the discoveries to cement what’s learned. And he doesn’t stop there! Six months later, he’ll accurately recall the details in an impromptu call. His extraordinary talent for technical problem-solving is matched by his integrity and his service with a smile.”

Susie Hammond
residential customer

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