Apple, Macintosh, Web Design & Social Media Resources

Important Apple Website Links

Apple Computer Home Page

Macintosh Products Guide - a listing of thousands of software and hardware products for Macintosh computers.
Apple Store Online – Free stndard shipping on all online orders. Make sure to visit the Special Deals section for factory refurbished Macs… you can save up to 40% off original prices!

Other Macintosh Consultants

Florida

MacFL. Provides FileMaker database development consulting solutions for small businesses in Orlando and Central Florida.
Mac Medic. Carries a wide variety of computers and accessories, and specializes in reconditioned systems. Also provide both in-shop and on-site support services.

Oregon

MacTonic - Offers expert technical support, training and solutions development for Mac users of all levels. Serving Eugene/Springfield, Albany, Salem and the Portland metro area.

Washington State

CreativeTechs. Friendly expert Mac support for Seattle area creative teams.
DigitalDesigns. Filemaker Pro database developer in Olympia, WA.

Recommended South Sound Windows PC Consultants

Olympia

Capitol IT Solutions. Small business Windows and Windows Server support. Cross-platform experience interfacing Macs and PCs. Grant Lutz, Owner.

Tacoma/Gig Harbor

BehavePC. Windows PC and Mac on-site support in the Tacoma/Gig Harbor area. Residential and business. John Herold, Owner.

Puget Sound, Washington Area Mac User Groups

Northwest Apple Pickers – A Mac user group serving Pierce County. New users meeting is the first thursday of each month; general meeting is the second sunday of each month.

Apple Macintosh South of the Lake User Group – Meets in Kent, serving the south Seattle suburbs.
dBug (The Seattle Mac Users Group) – Serves Seattle proper and surrounding areas.
South Puget Sound Macintosh Users Group – Serving the Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater area.

Computer Recycling

FreeGeek Olympia – Computer recycling and refurbishing store. Donate your old equipment for a small fee and they will clean it up and make it available to non-profits, volunteers, and people in need. They also have equipment for sale at low cost.

CRM Links

Information on CRM software for Mac OS and open platform CRM solutions.

Marketcircle DayLite - the premier CRM solutiion for Mac OS X. Written from the ground up for Mac users, DayLite is the perfect sales management and marketing solution for any Mac-based company.
CRM Link Site – Portal site with links for hundreds of Mac, Windows and internet-based CRM solutions.

Alternative Marketing Connections

These are links to all of our business websites.

Alternative Marketing Connections - We help small businesses and sales professionals build their business by developing stronger relationships with their prospects and customers through the social media, social media-optimized websites, customer management systems, and promotional tools.
Keepsake Card color plastic laminated business cards — Attractive and durable full-color, die-cut, laminated promotional products including business cards, bookmarks, keytags and luggage tags.
The Biz Venue – Coworking, meeting and conference space in West Olympia. A HUGE step up from meeting and working in coffee shops! Memberships start at only $49/month for unlimited use of our coworking space.

Useful Software for Macs and Mac-Compatible Services

DriveSavers. Hard drive crash? Need your data? We can save it!

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ProSoft Engineering. Purchase directly from ProSoft website. Excellent line of Mac utilities, including Data Rescue, Data Backup and Drive Genius.

Fundable Plans. Web-based business planning software. You enter your narrative and financial data through a series of interview questions, and their software generates a complete business plan as a PDF file with chapters. They make a point of stressing that they are 100% comptaible with Mac OS X 10.3 and above.

Mac Support Resources

AppleCare Service and Support Site – Apple's official support site. Contains a links to Apple software updates, knowlegebase articles for troubleshooting your computer, and an excellent discussion forums frequented by Mac gurus that seem to have the answer for everything.
MacFixit – Troubleshooting tips for the Mac platform.
MacOS X Hints – It is what it says… tips and tricks for working with Apple's modern UNIX-based operating system.

Mac File Downloads

AppleCare Downloads – Part of the AppleCare support site (above).
VersionTracker – An excellent download resource for Macs and PCs. Includes an up-to-date database of shareware, freeware, and updates for commercial software.
Download.com – If you can't find what you're looking for at VersionTracker, try here.

Mac News and Rumor Sites

As The Apple Turns – An amusing Mac rumor site. Lots of off the wall stuff.
AppleLinks – Mac OS news site and portal to other Mac sites.
MacCentral – The now defunct MacWeek magazine combined with these folks a couple of years ago. Now the most up to date news source for Mac-related issues.
MacinTouch – Macintosh news, information and analysis. The original Mac new and information site, since 1994.
MacNN – The most popular Mac news and chat forum destination. I always start my day here witha cup of coffee.
MacObserver – Another good Mac news, forum and portal site.
MacOSRumors – The most popular Mac rumors site. They have lots of industry connections and their predictions are often fairly accurate.

Mac Publications

MacAddict – Only for the Mac faithful. The most "hip" of the Mac magazines. Every issue comes with a CD-ROM full of shareware, demos, and interactive presentations.
MacHome – Targeted at the less experienced Mac user. A great place to start if you're a new Mac user or use you Mac primarily in a home setting.
MacWorld – The original Macintosh publication. The first issue shipped right after the first Macintosh was introduced in 1984.