Introduction to OS X

This page is intended to be a resource for students who are new to MacOS X or developing on MacOS X. We will collect links and hints that help you getting started. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please send an email to Stefan.

From Apple:

• Apple's MacOS X page - get the marketing babble.
• Apple's MacOS X support - where to go once you figure out the marketing babble was just marketing babble. Contains some nice introduction to basic operations (using Email, burning CDs) and links to support forums.
• Apple's OS X resources - links to knowledge base articles, books and discussion forums. Not as much information as one would like to have, unfortunately.
• Apple Developer Connection - if you want to get deeper into developing on OS X, get a free web account here or the student subscription (which also includes a ~20% hardware discount!).
• Apple's developer pages - here you will find some information about developing on and for MacOS X.

Some links to help you get started with OS X:

• OS X Beginner - a 4 page PDF file with some references to MacOS 9. Good if you are familiar with OS 9 but new to OS X.
• O'Reilly Mac Center - resources for those who come from Unix, lots of good information. See also MacDevCenter.

Tips and tricks:

• MacOS X hints - lots of small tips and tricks for using MacOS X.
• Shortcuts - keyboard shortcuts in OS X

Mac News:

• MacNN - news site with a large forum.
• Apple on Slashdot - the Mac department of the popular news site.
• MacSlash - another new site.

Software:

• VersionTracker - large software archive

Tounge-in-the-cheek links:

• The Unix hater's handbook - like most funny things, there's some truth to it, and this (free PDF) book is not only an entertaining read but can also help you understand some pitfalls of Unix.

Plain humor:

• Joy of tech - Apple-related web comic.
• Crazy Apple Rumors - great parody of some famous Apple rumor sites.