On-campus links
- IST Mac-related
- IST Service Desks: The IST Service DesksÌýare a great resource for faculty, staff and students. It provides many services, including:
- Mac support information page
- Mac support services
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- The Ìý(formerly the Campus Techshop),Ìý provides excellent repair services for on and off warranty computers.
Apple links
- - Join the conversation. Share tips and solutions with fellow Apple product users from all around the world.
- Check based on serial no.
- Apple information
- List of shipped with a particular Mac model
Off-campus links
- is an excellent site not just for searching for software updates but also searching for opensource, shareware and commercial software packages.
- is a personal blog that is not always about Apple related subject matter, but when the subject matter is OS X, the technical information can be highly useful and thoughtfully explained.
- is an excellent site for determining the specifications, average price, and features of all Macintosh computers and all iOS devices, past and present.
- Determine when your mac was built (and its initial specifications). Free service is limited to 10 queries per 30 days.
- lists options for customizing your user experience using the 'defaults-write' technique. For power-users only ;-)
- is a mac deployment tool that is in wide use across campus. are available on their site.
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is another third-party Apple vendor. While not endorsed by MacTUG, they may be worth exploring. Remember to determine shipping/brokerage fees and warranty information.