A Mac-centric View
I like Mac users. Some of my best friends love to go on and on ... and on ... about how the Macintosh is better, and how Macintosh users themselves are superior human beings to Windows (or Unix) users, and how everyone's life would be better if we simply adopted a more Mac-centric view of the world.
I don't have to agree or disagree in order to be amused. I like Macs. Just about all the graphics on the SNET web sites were produced by Macintosh people using Macintoshes. And now -- after more than a year of nagging -- I've gotten one of those Macintosh people to agree to share some actual words, not just images.
Without further ado, here's Rich, our able and Mac-centric web and graphics designer.
Quality Mac Resources Online
By Rich Stevens
I've been online
with my Macs for almost 5 years now, but still remember the frustrations
of my early days. Since then I've gotten my mom online with her
iMac, I've gotten quite a few of my friends up and running using
- you guessed it- Macs.
In the interest of providing SNET's Mac users with some solid links
they can use, i've compiled this list of my top 5 Mac sites.
Here's where I go for Mac news and good reading:
AppleInsider-
Insider news and rumors.
This is where you find out about the new iMacs three months before
they are officially announced. this is where you find out what the
next version of Photoshop will look like. This is nothing short
of a Mac crystal ball and in my opinion it is actually quite accurate.
www.appleinsider.com
Iconfactory-
Quality freeware icons for your Mac.
Free icons, desktops and interface links. If you ever wanted to
change anything about the look and feel of your Mac, this is the
site to go to. Possibly my favorite Mac site.
http://www.iconfactory.com
The Macintosh News Network-
Mac news all day
This site is essentially the clearinghouse for Macintosh
news. You'll find lots of obscure shareware software and updates
that you might not otherwise find.
www.macnn.com
Audion-
A great Mac MP3 player
I was not terribly interested in MP3s until I found Audion. It maintains
great playlists of music, skips even less than Apple's own Quicktime
Player and has an amazingly customizable interface.
http://www.panic.com/ppack/audion/index.html
Accelerate your Mac-
Tons of great upgrade info. This is the place to find
out about upgrading your Macintosh. It has an especially impressive
section devoted to blue and white G3 machines. (Like the one I have
at home.)
www.xlr8yourmac.com
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