July 23, 2007 by AC.

I recently helped set up a new Mac for a customer - a positively gorgeous 24-inch screen iMac.  The customer is not new to computers but definitely was new to Apple systems and the Mac OS.  I have worked with both and I am comfortable in either operating system, but I respect that the change can be difficult for most people.  Once the customer got into using the suite of software Apple provides, and got comfortable with the interface he was pretty excited.  As I said, this is a gorgeous system.  The color, clarity and picture quality is unlike anything out there and Apple give a lot of bang for your buck - both with system power and included (useful) applications provided.

In following up with the customer I came across a few sites that may help new Mac users get more out of the Mac OS:

http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/

http://www.macosxhints.com/

http://help.cnet.com/9606-12576_39-0.html?kw=mac

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July 23, 2007 by AC.

I try to stay current and on top of technology news and lately I have come across some great technology sites with information, tips & tricks.  Most are blogs, some by respected IT journalists, some are entertaining and some are really for tech professionals.  The blog concept still puzzles me - as much as I use it (like now) I am seeing more and more news being delivered, even broken through blogs than by traditional media.  But what is traditional media these days anyway.  Here are a few sites worth a read:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/

http://webworkerdaily.com/

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/

http://www.engadget.com/

http://gigaom.com/

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