Links
Virus Information
Dr. Solomon Software
Macintosh and PC anti-virus software.
http://www.drsolomon.comNetwork Associates
Parent company of both Dr. Solomon and McAffee Anti-Virus. News and information about viruses and Trojan horses, and software updates for anti-virus software.
http://www.networkassociates.comVirus and Urban Legend Myth Page
Information about common Internet virus hoaxes and scares, and good information about spotting hoaxes and fake virus "warnings." Also has information about "Java viruses," "cookie viruses," "email viruses," and other myths and legends.
http://kumite.com/myths/myths/#a2zComputer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC)
Virus, Trojan horse, worm, and Internet security bulletin site, maintained by the U. S. Government Department of Energy (DOE). Contains information about computer viruses, as well as other computer security risks, such as malicious applications, security holes, and the like. Also has information about phony virus warnings and hoaxes.
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/
Software Vendors
Quark, Inc.
Makers of QuarkXPress, Quark Immedia, and QuarkXPress Passport.
http://www.quark.comAdobe Systems Inc.
Makers of Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, PageMaker (now discontinued), InDesign, Adobe Type Manager, Adobe Type Reunion, and a large library of typefaces.
http://www.adobe.comMacroMedia
Makers of FreeHand drawing software; Fontographer font-manipulation software; and Fireworks graphics program, among others.
http://www.macromedia.comAladdin Systems
Compression and decompression software for Macintosh and Windows, including the Macintosh-standard Stuffit compression program, and its expander. Aladdin also makes other utility software, such as Spring Cleaning.
http://www.aladdinsys.comSymantec
Anti-virus and utility software for Mac and PC. Products include Norton Disk Doctor disk repair software.
http://www.symantec.com
Hardware Vendors
Apple Computer
Macintosh computers, MacOS, QuickTime.
http://www.apple.comThe Chip Merchant
Excellent source for high-quality, low-cost memory upgrades for Macintosh, IBM-PC, Power Macintosh, and G3 computers.
http://www.thechipmerchant.comAmerican Digital
High-performance hard drives, drive arrays, tape backup units, and CD/DVD recorders for Macintosh and Windows workstations.
http://www.american-digital.comAdaptec
High-performance SCSI cards and controllers for demanding pre-press and digital editing users.
http://www.adaptec.comAsante
Networking, 10-baseT, 100base-T, and gigabit Ethernet products for PC and Mac.
http://www.asante.com
Add-On Software
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Makers of Quark XTensions for PC and Mac, including ShadowCaster (a soft shadow generator) and QuickOpen.
http://www.alap.comExtensis
Plug-ins and add-ons for Quark, PageMaker, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
http://www.extensis.comDK&A
Makers of trapping and imposition XTensions for QuarkXPress.
http://www.dka.com
Miscellaneous Resources
MacFixIt
Troubleshooting, upgrade information, frequently asked questions, news, and reports about Macintosh software and hardware.
http://www.macfixit.comApple Insider
News and rumors from Apple; information on upcoming Macintosh hardware and software; troubleshooting and upgrading information.
http://www.appleinsider.comshareware.com
Clearinghouse for shareware and freeware for Macintosh and Windows computers. Includes utility software, games, plug-ins, filters, Internet and communications software, and almost anything else you can imagine.
http://www.shareware.comMacInTouch
More news and information about Apple hardware, software, and troubleshooting.
http://www.macintouch.comVersionTracker
Site that catalogs new versions of almost every piece of software available for the Macintosh, and provides links to updaters that can be downloaded over the Internet.
http://www.versiontracker.com