Fast Sources
First-ditch troubleshooting techniques (you MUST try these before seeking further help)
- Application Issues and Basic Troubleshooting: (from Apple)
- OS X Troubleshooting Basics: (from Apple)
- Troubleshooting OS X Software Issues: (from Apple)
- Troubleshooting in Classic: (from Apple)
- Troubleshooting OS 7-9 Startup Issues: (from Apple)
- MacintoshOS.com's troubleshooting checklist: (Good for older computers)
- Pure Mac's list of diagnostic tools: (Good for older computers)
- archive.mac-mgrs.org: Rus Pagenkopf's archive (Mac-Mgrs official archive)
Key Apple Links
- Apple Product Information and Support:
- Current Software Downloads:
- Older software downloads:
- Apple Spec Database: hardware specs on all Apple products since 1997
- Apple Spec Database: Legacy Product:
- Mac OS X Info:
- Mac OS X Server Info:
- Apple's Memory Guide: How to upgrade the RAM of any Mac (last updated November 2000)
- Apple Manuals in PDF format:
- Apple Sponsored Mailing Lists:
- Search Apple's Mailing List Archives:
- Apple Support Search:
- Mac OS rumors and impressions:
Other fast sources
- AllExperts:
- MacFixIt: (successor to Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters update)
- The Mac Pruning Pages and the home of the InformINIT: Learn what all those extensions and control panels do, and how to get rid of the dead weight your Mac doesn't need!
- Westwind Computing's technical references:
- 200 ways to revive a hard drive (from TechRepublic.com):
- DOE's Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) site:
- Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Coordination Center:
- Symantec Antivirus Research Center hoax page: USA
- CIAC Internet Hoaxes:
- Myths home page:
- MMF page: fighting "Make Money Fast" schemes
FAQs on the net
- Type Creator Codes Database: Page was last updated in 2003.
- Black & Bleu:
- Macintosh Error Codes List:
- Macintosh Battery Web site:
- MacWindows:
- The Virtual Voice: - The Internet Telephony Companion
- MacGurus: motherboard schematics, System index, RAM FAQ, and more
- Stokely Consulting's Unix System Administrator's Resources:
- MacWindows:
- Windows Annoyances: Covers Windows versions 95 and higher.
- PC Guide's troubleshooting and repair guide:
- Stokely Consulting's Unix System Administrator's Resources:
- WWW FAQ: