NOTE: Most of the page remains as ARCHIVAL information and is not updated with any frequency.
Primary for our environment:
- SCS Facilities - Macintosh Support
- CMU - Computing Services
- The Usable Mac - Courtesy David Andersen (thank you!)
- Apple's Higher Education site
- The Carnegie Mellon Tech Store
- A note from Campus Computing Services re: Tiger support
Please send any recommended software or links to me at jennsbl at cs.cmu.edu. We want to make this a useful tool for the whole community!
SCS-CMUG
reference site
There used to be an iWeb for this... long defunct now. :-(
General Information
MacFixit (defunct)
Excerpt from Walter Mossberg's April 2005 Mossberg Report
"And if you're totally fed up with the security crisis but want to continue using your computer for common tasks, consider dumping Windows altogether and switching to Apple's Macintosh, which uses its own operating system, called OS X. There has never been a successful virus reported on OS X, and there is little or no spyware for the Mac.
In my view, Macs have better hardware, a better operating system and better bundled software than Windows PCs. They are as good as, and often better than, Windows PCs at e-mail and Web surfing; at word processing and other productivity tasks; and at handling digital photos, videos and music. And most popular Windows file types open right up in Mac programs, without the need for any conversion or translation.
Stay safe out there."
---------------------------------------Walt Mossberg's Mossberg Report column appears monthly in SmartMoney, The Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business, published by Hearst Communications Inc. and Dow Jones & Company Inc. To learn more, visit SmartMoney.com
Almost all vendors have academic pricing and honor our tax exempt status (for those that sell directly in PA)
Apple Store - be sure to log in to Education store.
MacOutfitters - Cranberry, PA
Local Shadyside Apple Store too!
Carnegie Mellon Computer Store
CompUSA Business - $0.1 shipping and local retail if you need something REALLY fast (can use Tartan Card, etc)
Mac4Sale Auctions and Classifieds
MacSales / Other World Computing (OWC)
MacZone - has a trade-up program in effect right now -- don't know when it expires though.
User Groups and Additional Reference Sites
Apple Stores:
Shadyside
South HillsApple Store Within a Store:
Compusa Monroeville
Compusa PittsburghPittsburgh Macintosh User Group - Held at Wilkins Township CompUSA. Contact Eric Dudek <edudek @ apple.com>
COWMUG - County of Westmoreland Mac User Group (Eastern Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties)
iCal calendar with COWMUG dates:
http://ical.mac.com/janker/User32GroupNetMUG - InterNet Macintosh Users Group
NPMUG - North Pittsburgh Mac User's Group
*NOTE: NPMUG is actively seeking older, FUNCTIONAL, Macs and PC's to refurbish for needy families. Primary use is word processing and learning basic computing skills. I've already managed to donate 1/2 dozen destined for the scrap pile here in CS! To date, nearly 400 computers have been donated from many sources!!!!! (see the NPMUG site for more info)
Apple.com pages useful for novice users:
Apple.com pages useful for experienced users:
Jenn's April 25, 2003 SCS-CMUG presentation:
Acrobat® PDF Version *Note: the links on page 10 for the two CompUSA PittsburghMUGs appear to no longer be valid. Sorry. Also, the email addresses in the PDF are not live links.
CMU iMac Comp Sci LabCheck out the new look and the tutorials - OS X - Tiger, iLife '06 with iWeb, blogging, podcasting and much more.
iDisk works with Windows XP (so we can share files easily with family members who are on the "Dark Side"
;-).Make use of iCal!
I've posted the CMU Academic Calendar at: www.icalshare.com. There are lots of other useful calendars out there to link to as well.You can view the academic calendar or subscribe to it by right or control clicking on this link, copying the link location and pasting it into iCal by opening "Calendar" > Subscribe...
I'm also maintaining an SCS-CS iCal calendar for those who are interested. It can be viewed at CMU_SCS-CS or you can use the same instructions above to use this link to subscribe.
Apple Conferences, Events & Local Classes or Workshops
Software Recommendations
Software (Freeware, Shareware, Updates, etc.):
Dashboard Widgets - The new Dashboard hosts nifty mini-applications called widgets that appear instantly and keep you up to date with timely information from the Internet. View stocks, check weather forecasts, track flights, convert currency and units of measure, even look up businesses in the phone book.Cocktail - 10.2 or later. Simplifies use of advanced UNIX functions and gives access to hidden Mac OS X files/settings.
Carbon Copy Cloner - Have you ever wanted a simple, complete, bootable backup of your hard drive? Have you ever wanted to upgrade to a larger hard drive with minimal hassle and without reinstalling your OS and all of your applications? Have you ever wanted to move your entire Mac OS X installation to a new computer? Then CCC is the tool for you! *Note: CCC is not entirely compatible with Tiger - an alternative, suggested by some Apple folk is to now use the built-in capabilities in Disk Utility. Another Bombich software that might be of use is NetRestore.
iPod
Zapptek.com - iSpeak It: Listen to your documents on your iPod. Take any document or web feed and convert it into an MP3/AAC track in iTunes using your Mac's built-in text-to-speech capabilities. Automatically download podcasts and copy them into iTunes. From there it's a quick sync to your iPod and away you go!
and
iPresent It: Who needs a laptop to give a presentation? Make your next pitch using your iPod photo. With iPresent It you can convert your PowerPoint, PDF and Keynote presentations into slideshows that are synced with your iPod photo. Never carry a laptop into a presentation again; it's all on your iPod!Utilities
SideTrack - From Raging Menace, SideTrack is a replacement driver for most Apple PowerBook and iBook trackpads. With SideTrack installed, your standard trackpad becomes a powerful multi-button scrolling mouse.
*Note: Apple's new PowerBooks include a scrolling USB trackpad. For information on how this affects SideTrack see the News page.Porchdog Software - Spike - No matter what business you’re in, sharing text, images, and files over a network is part of your workflow. Spike, the network clipboard, makes sharing not only secure, but as simple as cutting and pasting.
iWork (incl. Pages & Keynote; Avail. CMU Comp. Store)
FileMaker Pro (Avail. CMU Comp. Store)
Also available at the CMU Computer Store are reduced cost licenses for MS Office, Virtual PC 7, Windows XP (to run in Virtual PC) not to mention the Adobe Suites. Check with CS Facilities for things like Office 2004 for your office machines. The department has a site license. Another good place to look for site licensed apps is at MyAndrew. You will need your Andrew Login ID and password to access this.