Useful Mac Pointers

If you are using the computing facilities of the University of Cambridge Computing Service you might first want to have a look at the general information provided by the Computing Service.

On this page we have put together a list of sites, mainly outside Cambridge, that you might find useful as soruces of further information:

Apple Computers UK Ltd

• Apple UK Site
• Apple UK Higher Education Site
• Apple Spec Database - contains technical specifications of Apple products.
• Search Apple's Knowledge Base

Non-commercial Software

• Some useful programs and updates kept locally
• Free Open Source Software for OS X
• TuCows Macintosh site

Commercial Software Companies

• Adobe - including info on Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker, PhotoShop
• EndNote
• FileMaker - Info on Filemaker and Bento
• McAfee - info on VirusScan for Mac
• Microsoft (Mactopia) - info on Microsoft Office for Mac
• SPSS - info on SPSS for Mac

Where to buy Apple products

• Apple Higher Education Store - personal or institutional purchases with education discount and extended 3 year waranty.
• Apple Store Grand Arcade - should be able to match education discount.
• John Lewis - local
• Jigsaw
• Cancom
• 2nd Chance PC - if you are interested in buying Refurbished Macs
• Crucial - for memory upgrades

General

• MacWorld
• MacInTouch
• Mac Supporters - Jiscmail mailing list for Macs in HE
• MacUser magazine online
• TidBITS