Thinking of buy a Mac?

Read the Macintosh Minimums Buying Guide.

"Official" Apple sites...

Read the white paper by Apple’s Product Marketing team on Deploying Mac OS X for K12 Education using OS X Server Panther.  Read about Inherit Permissions issues on the Mac OS X Server.

Mac OS/Linux/Windows Single Sign-On - Details how to setup a Macintosh for file and print sharing on a Windows-based network.

Why Apple in Education?

Mac Folklore: Mac Heads will enjoy Mac Folk Lore, devoted to collective historical storytelling about the Mac, with sets of related stories describing events from multiple perspectives, as groups of people recount their shared history through interlinked anecdotes.

MacSetup: This page discusses common Internet and network topics, including how to connect to the Internet, how to troubleshoot your Internet connection, and how to set up a small network in OS X.

Mac Beep Codes: Modern day Macs no longer issue the dreaded "Chimes of Doom" when they fail to pass their hardware startup tests. Instead, they beep. But, they'll beep differently depending on the problem encountered and the Mac model.

MacClassic Troubleshooting provides information for troubleshooting situations that cause the Classic environment not to start up, to quit unexpectedly, or to stop responding ("freeze").

Mac Network Tools: Have you ever wondered how to get the Macintosh to help you diagnose network trouble? TCP/IP troubles? Appletalk problems?  You need diagnostic tools that give you the data about your environment.

Tips and Tricks: Brain droppings on various Macintosh issues.

Check out COCOA's OmniGraffle software made exclusively for OS X. It will help you keep a graphical map of your labs and networks (see example).

Managing Airport Networks

New Airport Administration Software

iLife for the Classroom: http://www.apple.com/education/ilife

Every school with a Web Communication and Design class or a Video Journalism (or Yearbook) class will benefit from the revised Apple Digital Campus Curriculum offerings. Prepare now for next year. http://www.apple.com/education/digitalcampus

Apple Professional Development Online Subscription

An online single or multiple-user, one-year subscription for educators that includes a collection of online courses, cornerstone research, articles, tools and resources.

PRICING and HOW TO PURCHASE:

Available for purchase from the K-12 and Higher Education Apple Professional Development, Curriculum Development, Product Training, and Technical Training Price List.

http://www.apple.com/education/pricelists

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/routingpage.html

Subscriptions available at the following prices:

SPECIAL OFFERS*:

Anti-spam email filter: http://www.matterform.com

FREE FileMaker tool for Community Relationship Management (fundraising): http://www.ebase.org.

Protect AND clean your laptop screen: http://www.radtech.us/screensavrz-laptop.html

Touch screen for any Mac: http://www.trolltouch.com

To learn about Apple training options: http://train.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Registration.woa/wa/displayTracks

To learn about Apple certifications:
http://train.apple.com/cert/

OS X.2 and You

If you are a teacher who has already purchased for yourself a copy of OS X.2, you can receive $69 off on your next Apple Store for Education online purchase by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE and identifying this issue.

Mac OS X for Education - Get Panther

With Mac OS X, educators can be assured that teachers and students will be able to focus on teaching and learning, not on maintaining the technology. Mac OS X has WAY less virus trouble and is more stable than Windows.

Here are 10 reasons why Apple believes Mac OS X is the best choice for education (and home):
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/macosx

Panther is the code name for the new release of Mac OS 10.3. Learn more about it at:
http://www.apple.com/macosx

Learn about Panther Server at:
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx

Perfect for cross-platform schools:
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/windows_services.html

For those of you eager to get up-and-running with Panther ASAP, Apple has a pair of exciting new self-paced or leader-led courses.

"Mac OS X Fundamentals" will acquaint you with all of the new features of Panther. http://www.apple.com/enews/eissue/2003/22/07ht.html

"Mac OS X Daily Productivity" shows you how to manage email, instant messaging, contacts, faxing, web surfing and searching in Safari, and printing more productively. http://www.apple.com/enews/eissue/2003/22/07ht2.html

Panther Adds a Lot
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/technology/circuits/23stat.html

These are just a few of the collaborators who Apple worked with in designing and developing the new Power Macintosh G5.

The PowerPC Microprocessor Web Site
http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/

The HyperTransport Consortium web site
http://www.hypertransport.org/consortium/index.cfm

The PCI Special Interest Group Web Site Home of the PCI-X Expansion Bus
http://www.pcisig.com/home

Serial ATA Working Group Home of new Hard Drive connection technology
http://www.serialata.org

BlueTooth Special Interest Group
http://www.bluetooth.org

Wireless Networks
http://www.wi-fi.org

The Firewire Traders Association Web site (this links to the "What is IEEE 1394?"
http://www.1394ta.org/Technology/index.htm

Tech Support sites...

This site would not be possible if not for the generous insights from many of my colleagues.  And an extra-special special thanks to Reed and Margaret at Apple for all the tidbits over the years (many of which appear here)!!