As one might expect, there are a multitude of places to go on the internet for Macintosh information of every type. Here are some selected sites to aid you in your quest for knowledge, understanding and Macintosh enlightenment.
Other Local and Nearby User Groups:
Apple, Inc.:
Other Local and Nearby stores featuring Apple products:
Mac News & Reviews Sites:
Technical Assistance and Knowledge:
Repair, Parts, Service
Software Update Sites:
Mac Rumor & Speculation Sites:
iPod & Music Sites:
Gadget Sites:
Mac Shopping Sites:
Mac Podcast Sites:
Mac Training Sites:
Other Local and Nearby User Groups:
- iPUG - The iOS User Group in Tucson
- Mountain View Computer Users Group - Mac and Windows User Group in Sierra Vista
- Tucson Computer Society - Windows/PC User Group in Tucson
- Tucson Free Unix Group - Web site and mailing list for users of open-source Unix variants in Tucson.
- Computer Club of Green Valley - PC, Mac and UNIX users group. Part of Green Valley Recreation.
- Double Click Mac User Group of Milwaukee - Well maybe not so local but a fine bunch of people.
- Macintosh Users Group for the South Denver Area - Some Friends to the north.
Apple, Inc.:
- Apple's Home Page
- Apple's Online Store
- Apple's Online Store Refurbished
- Apple Store at La Encantada in Tucson, 2905 East Skyline Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718, Ph: (520) 529-9600
- Apple Store Scottsdale (Phoenix), 2430 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016, Ph: (602) 977-0285
- Apple Store Chandler Fashion Center, 3111 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226, Ph: (480) 726-8082
- Apple Support Website
- Apple User Groups
- Apple Developer Connection
- Apple Training
- Apple Press Info
Other Local and Nearby stores featuring Apple products:
- Simutek, the Apple Specialist in Tucson, 3136 East Fort Lowell Road., Tucson, AZ 85716, Ph: (520) 321-9077
Mac News & Reviews Sites:
- MyMac - Reviews, Podcasts and News, featuring contributions by several TMUG members.
- TidBITS - Mac-centric online and email newsletter. Highly recommended!
- Take Control Books - Expert advise from leading authors.
- The MacInTouch Home Page is the original Mac news site, providing timely, reliable news, information and analysis about Apple Macintosh systems since 1994.
- The MacObserver, The Mac Observer You'll get your Mac news here from now on.
- MacDailyNews is your source for daily news about Apple, Mac OS and the Macintosh platform.
- A complete guide of Every Mac, iPod, and Mac clone in the world, with detailed technical, configuration, and pricing information.
- Macworld: Apple, Mac, iPod, and iPhone News, Reviews, Tips and Discussion (note: lots of ads.)
- MacTech is the global entry point for technology information for the Apple Macintosh. Find links to all Apple Macintosh technology content here.
- Insanely Great Mac - Mac current awareness with an international flavor
- Daring Fireball - An interesting opinion and analysis site that follows the "Road Less Traveled."
- Ars Technica - Interesting news and analysis site. More technical than most.
Technical Assistance and Knowledge:
- Dan's Tutorials, over 30 years in the publishing industry, he has have created over 2,000 lessons on how to use the Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. He has over 1,800 of these video on his site
- Bare Feats - real world speed test results for performance minded Macintosh users
- Accelerate Your Mac!, The Source for Mac Performance News and Reviews
- iFixIt, Repair your Mac or iPod yourself. iFixit sells parts and upgrades for your iPod, PowerBook, iBook, or MacBook with free Fixit Guides.
- Fix Your Own Printer, need we say more?
- Low End Mac: How much Mac do you need?
- Zamzar, Free Online File conversion. Zamzar supports conversion between a wide variety of different file formats. They are adding support for new formats all the time.
Repair, Parts, Service
- iResQ, 24 Hour iPod, iPhone, Portable, Mac Mini and Apple TV Repair
- Tech Restore, Mobile Electronics Repairs & Upgrades
- Fix Your Own Printer, need we say more?
- Essential But Hard to Find Macintosh Software and Advice
Software Update Sites:
- MacUpdate is the most complete Apple Macintosh software website in the world, with iPod and iPhone utilities, and discounts on Roxio Toast and Parallels Desktop.
- Pure-Mac.com is one of the first Macintosh software compendiums on the internet. Download all your Mac OS X and Classic Mac software including freeware, shareware, demos, games, updates, software for iPhone, iPod, iTunes etc.
Mac Rumor & Speculation Sites:
- Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About
- AppleInsider Daily Headlines
- O'Grady's PowerPage is the definitive source for Mobile Technology and PowerBook news, reviews and information.
- The secret diary of Steve Jobs - Dude, I invented the friggin iPhone. Have you heard of it?
iPod & Music Sites:
- iLounge, The world's leading iPod resource for news, reviews, forums, tips, tutorials, software and more.
Gadget Sites:
- Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics.
- Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.
Mac Shopping Sites:
- Apple Buying Advice - By Josh Centers Mac Author and Columnist. A good first stop on your purchase journey.
- Other World Computing, Best prices, Mac upgrades, Laptop Batteries, PowerBook Batteries, FireWire Storage, PowerBook Upgrades, Mac memory, XLR8
- Newegg.com offers the best prices on computer parts, laptop computers, digital cameras, electronics and more with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.
- MegaMacs - The place for new and used Apple Macs, Powerbooks. Buy and sell equipment with us.
- PowerMax Computers, an Apple Specialist dedicated to getting you the new or used Macintosh system you need. We take your old Macintosh in on trade.
- Mac of All Trades, Mac of All Trades is your source for buying and selling refurbished Apple computers.
- ExperCom, New and refurbished Apple Macintosh computers
- Apple's Online Store
- Apple's Online Store Refurbished
Mac Podcast Sites:
- MacOSKen, With PowerBook in lap and tongue in cheek, Ken Ray brings 12 years of radio experience and 6 years of tech-news work to the Mac world.
- MacVoices is the internet show and podcast that delivers in-depth discussions with the most influential people in the Mac industry as well as the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community.
- Mac Power Users Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests
- MacBreak Weekly, Get the latest Mac news and views from the top journalists covering Apple today
- Mac Geek Gab, We are proud to bring you entertaining and informative audio content for your listening pleasure.
- Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast. Tips and torials by Terry White.
- Mac Cast, for Mac Geeks by Mac Geeks
- Your Mac Life, The Internet's #1 Mac Broadcast!
Mac Training Sites:
- Mac Sparky Field Guides David’s favorite thing to do is build the MacSparky Field Guides. Davis is a recovering lawyer.
- Mac Pro Video - HD video tutorials let you see and hear how multimedia and productivity software works - download or DVD training is available.
- lynda.com is an award-winning provider of educational materials
- Virtual Training Corporation, Online & CD, Computer Software Training
- Apple Training

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Last updated: January 23, 2023
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Last updated: January 23, 2023
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