Posted by Jeffrey Kabbe on December 23rd, 2007 in Internet | Permalink
Macintosh Daily Rituals
December 23, 2007I spend a lot of time trying to stay abreast of all the latest developments in the Macintosh community. New software or hardware, reviews, apple rumors – I want to know it all. To accomplish that, I have a fairly long list of websites that I visit. Most of the sites I only visit occasionally – maybe two or three times a week. Others I visit like clockwork every single day (some even repeatedly throughout the day).
Without further ado, here’s my list:
MacInTouch: MacInTouch helps me keep my software up-to-date. Almost every day, MacInTouch posts links to new product announcements, new versions, and beta versions for Macintosh software.
MacNN: MacNN has news and reviews for Macintosh users. MacNN is listed second because Macintouch is often the first site that I visit in the morning. I visit MacNN several times a day, though – I like to stay on top of Macintosh news.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): TUAW is – as its name suggests – structured more like a blog. The articles tend to be a grab-bag of product announcements, new product versions, tips, reviews, and other news. TUAW doesn’t cover everything – that’s not the point. They cover things that are interesting – to them – and hopefully to you as well.
MacSurfer’s Headline News: MacSurfer’s has links to news articles on all the major mainstream media and tech news sites that involve either Apple (the company) or Apple products. It can get a bit repetitive at times because when something major happens every news site writes about it. It’s pretty comprehensive, though. So, if you don’t mind sifting through a long list of news items, MacSurfer’s can be a pretty good resource.
Rumor sites: MacRumors and AppleInsider. Until very recently, Thinksecret was on this list. But, now only two remain. There are many other Apple rumor sites, but I see MacRumors and Apple Insider as the most reliable. Usually, any reliable rumor that shows up on another site makes its way to one or both of these pretty quickly.
What Mac websites do you visit every day? Is there anything that should be on my list, but isn’t?
I am not a lawyer (but I talk to them A LOT!) and I love my Mac, too. This is a GREAT site for all professionals using Macs and I thank you for the commitment to start it! I have added it to my RSS listing of places that I will review frequently for updates and pithy comments. I got here through a search about Bento, OmniFocus, iGTD and Daylite, as I am starting a new venture and need a better organization. ONE of these is going to work, I just don’t know which one yet! They are all similar yet different.
Thanks
Steve
Posted by SteveF | December 27th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
FYI, we decided to use Daylite in my wife’s law practice. I am currently writing up a post on how we’re using Daylite and why we decided to go with it. We’re still undecided on whether we’ll add OmniFocus to that.
Posted by Jeff | December 28th, 2007 at 10:56 am