TCS - The Mac Corner

The Mac Corner

by Kurt Jefferson
Central Kentucky Computer Society
From the May 2002 issue of the I/O Port Newsletter

About Mac support

Want a Mac site that's chock full of goodies? Try the About.com Mac support page:
http://macsupport.about.com/mlibrary.htm

What I especially like about this page are the numerous links in the left-hand rail. You'll find links for G3 and G4 processors, iMac, iBook and PowerBook support, upgrading old Macs, installing memory and maintenance tips. As you know, half the battle of finding what you want on the web is, finding it. This site helps you find the Mac stuff fast. What don't I like? The pop-up ad that dropped behind my browser on the day when I visited this page. That's a pain.

April 15 looms

Still working on those taxes? Visit the I.R.S. online:
http://www.irs.gov/

You'll find links for help, downloadable tax forms, a place to e-file your taxes, and more. Some studies show that tax help sites are some of the fastest-growing places on the web.

Here's one of my favorite tax sites:
http://www.tax.org/

This page is filled with links that not only inform, but teach.

Then there's H & R Block's Tax Cut software:
http://www.taxcut.com/
http://www.apple.com/macosx/applications/taxcut/

And of course, Intuit (makers of TurboTax for Mac) has its tax page filled with goodies:
http://www.quicken.com/taxes

Here's where you can find the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet's page for downloadable tax forms, news, tax laws and more.
http://revenue.state.ky.us/

Good reviews

The folks over at c|net sure like the current crop of Apples. I checked out their reviews of the newest iBook, PowerBook and iMac. The iBook made the Editor's Choice list. c|net says that laptop continues to be a great consumer notebook. The PowerBook G4 also is named Editor's Choice. c|net says it has "heart-pumping performance." And the new iMac is so new that only a preliminary review by Mac user Gene Steinberg was available when I wrote this. But 92 percent of the folks who took the time to review the new iMac (with the base that resembles a volleyball cut in half) gave it thumbs up. From early sales, it appears the new iMac will outsell the original.

I'm a member of Central Kentucky Computer Society (CKCS) in Lexington, Ky. I head up the Macintosh SIG (special interest group) which meets once a week. I also write a monthly Mac column for the official CKCS publication called 'Computer File.' send an email if you use this article.

There is no restriction against any non-profit group using the article as long as it is kept in context, with proper credit given to the author. This article is brought to you by the Editorial Committee of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG), an International organization to which this user group belongs.



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