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Mac Resources and Help

I'm an independent Macintosh™ computer tech...I help individuals and small businesses with their Macs and Mac Networks...
Software/Hardware/Internet, Set-Up/Troubleshooting and Upgrades of all kinds...

**IT'S OFFICIAL! Snow Leopard 10.6 **

Here's a Compatibility List...

Check the list for Adobe Products...
You might want to wait for more updates...before upgrading to 10.6

I'd remove all 3rd party extras before upgrading to 10.4...or 10.5...or 10.6

(at least make sure they are all compatible)

and as usual...back-up your files before upgrading....

And for folks that want to know about upgrading to 10.4....

seems to work fine in I-Mac 400MHZ and higher ....

(any Mac that came with a Firewire Port)....

10.5 is out now...you'll need a Mac with a 867 mhz or faster processor...

You can find the latest Security News Here.

10.4 or 10.5 can network with 9.2.2....check Here or Here.

The files basically say:

10.4 likes RAM...it makes a big difference in speed...

It will work with 256mb...but it's slow...

1gb is better...more than 1gb ...even better...

Especially if you have a bunch of music, photos, movies...

Check Here for current prices....

Some older scanners are not compatible with 10.4...

Check the manufacturers website for updated drivers....

(or see if Image Capture can see it)

There are 3rd party software options for most scanners.

New scanners are $100-$150...or less.

More info on Upgrading to OS X can be found Here.......

For Back-Up Hard Drives...Firewire works well...

SilverKeeper 2.0.1 is good backup software for 10.3.9-10.5...and it's free...
Version 2.0.2 is 10.6 compatible...

If you use OS X 10.5 Backuplist is another free Back-Up App...

Most older plotters work well in OS X (call me if you need help)....

Here's a link to Adobe's Flash Plug-in Software.

it's free and a lot of the Internet uses it...

Here's a link to check your Apple warrenty status.

Here's a link to TeamViewer.

Speed Test
Speed Test.net
Network Security Test

Edited 8-29-10

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