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Offers a multitude of hints, tricks, and troubleshooting ideas for OS X.
http://www.savagetranscendental.com

Information about multiple aspects of using OS X.
http://www.ourpla.net/guiunix/GettingXGoing.html

Mac OS X tips, help, hints, how to, guides and secrets. Step by step tutorials on how to do common tasks with the new MacOS including its Unix underpinnings.
http://www.mactipscafe.com

A community-built site of hints and tips on using Apple's new Mac OS X operating system.
http://www.macosxhints.com/

One day training program on Mac OS X. Offered by Pratt Institute's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies, Manhattan Campus.
http://www.pratt.edu/prostudies/osx/

A large list of FAQs (frequently asked questions) and their answers, divided into categories.
http://www.osxfaq.com/

An OS X resource guide covering developer releases through the public beta, downloads, how to's, and news.
http://www.osxzone.com/

Tips and news, as well as a message board.
http://osx.blogspot.com/

Tutorials, product reviews, commentary, links, and discussions about MacOS X.
http://www.osxguide.com

A thorough Mac OS X news summary site that is updated daily.
http://osx.macnn.com/

Provides one-to-one technical mac support using volunteer techs along with a large forum community.
http://www.macosx.com

Delve into the UNIX underpinnings of OS X. Includes FAQs, forums, articles, and a newsletter.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/ct/51

Resources for users of Mac OS X, including tips, technical support, e-mail lists, links, to software, and scripting resources.
http://www.magicpubs.com/mac/macosx.html

Tips for the installation of X on X, a Macintosh computer running an X-Windows display server over MacOS X. Includes links to other software and tutorials.
http://www.westga.edu/~stu38902/

Tutorials on using Open Source Unix and freeware programs on Mac OS X and Darwin to record and edit audio, convert audio files to different formats, burn CDs, make ISO images, and build webpages.
http://homepage.mac.com/machiavel/unixonmac.html

Mac OS, Linux, and OSX news, links, snapshots.
http://panosg.netfirms.com

DVD based training, tips, and assistance for Mac OS X.
http://www.tackyshirt.com/

Apple/Cocoa resources for Mac veterans, switchers, users, and developers. Includes articles, downloads, reviews, tips, and links.
http://rixstep.com

List of 36 problems and potential solutions.
http://www.macattorney.com/tutorial.html

Reviews, tips, and OS X resources.
http://www.musox.com/

List of 25 problems and potential solutions.
http://www.macattorney.com/panther.html

"Mac OS X has significant performance and reliability improvements, but at the cost of compatibility with some older software."
http://www.rice.edu/IT/hwsw/software/macosx.html

Table of common key combinations in OSX and pointers to related official Apple documents.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459

OS X and Classic troubleshooting information with quick reference unix commands for OS X.
http://dub.dirtymouse.net

How to network computers - Mac and PC - with other Mac, PC, and network devices.
http://www.mac-connect.com

An A-Z index of the Apple OS X command line.
http://www.ss64.com/osx/

This site is about scripting with a particular emphasis on OS X. Since much of this works in any unix interface, it may be of interest to unix scripters as well.
http://www.bradrice.com/mtlogs/osx/

Maintained by members of the Apple Consultants Network for the purpose of raising the awareness and capabilities of all OS X users. Short tutorials and essays with many screenshots.
http://www.themachelpdesk.com/

Applies to Macintosh OS X 10.2 and 10.3.
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html

Review by John Siracusa.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/01q4/macosx-10.1/macosx-10.1.html

Review by John Siracusa.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/0...3/macosx-10.2/macosx-10.2-1.html

Extensive review by John Siracusa.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.3.ars/

Amit Singh attempts to give a hacker over-friendly answer to the question "What is Mac OS X?".
http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/

Explains the general process Apple uses to adapt to the newest versions of Java Runtime Environment.
http://www.intencha.com/adrian/apple_and_java_15.php

Quick list of keyboard commands for different operations on the Macintosh platform.
http://www.jacsoft.co.nz/Tech_Notes/Mac_Keys.htm

Article by Dan Frakes. Exploit the full powers of OS X’s Keychain.
http://www.macworld.com/2004/10/secrets/workingmac/index.php

Comprehensive site with articles and reviews covering various aspects of OS X software.
http://macosx.org/

A short list of things every newcomer to Mac OS X needs to know.
http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/miniguide.ars?29804

Guide with photographs.
http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/macmini/

If upgrading from an older version of the Mac OS, especially 10.2, this guide covers some differences worth noting.
http://diveintoosx.org/panther/

A technical weblog covering Apple's OS X, OS X Server, Xserve, Xserve RAID, and Xsan products.
http://todd.dailey.info/wp-rss2.php

A technical weblog covering Apple's OS X, OS X Server, Xserve, Xserve RAID, and Xsan products.
http://todd.dailey.info/

How to set up a dial-up connection with Macintosh OS X. Includes screenshots.
http://www.more.net/technical/mac/osxdial.html

Mac OS X advice and insight provided by linking to very useful resources.
http://www.lee-phillips.org/osx/

Article about the update cycle of the Mac OS and what to expect from the Tiger version.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/

Explains why repairing permissions once was necessary and now is rather pointless.
http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000410.php

Articles highlighting some of the new technologies in Tiger and shows what they will mean for developers.
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/tigerdevintro.html

Scott Knaster guides a tour of clever, and sometimes obscure, Tiger goodies.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html

How to use Samba more efficiently.
http://pettsson.cjb.net/portal/html/osx.html

Links to useful articles providing insights into various OS X features.
http://www.litux.org/wiki/MacOSX

By default journaling is on in 10.3 but was off in 10.2. Here's an explanation of what's happening and whether or not a user should keep the journaling on.
http://www.lafcpug.org/features_file_journaling.html

Experienced Mac user shares his method for regular, reliable backups of his computers.
http://matt.makalumedia.com/archives/000833.html

Tutorial article examines the methods OS X uses to makes files invisible, what and where the major invisible files are, how to change an item's invisibility status, and how knowing all of this can help in troubleshooting.
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040519001916749

There's a powerful Apache web server built in to every Mac OS X computer. Kevin Hemenway shows how to start serving web pages within minutes, then he gives the tools for advanced techniques that seasoned system administrators use every day.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/ct/49