Do-It-Yourself Mac
Tune-UP
Utilities
Needed:
- DiskWarrior
from Alsoft www.alsoft.com
$69
(Bootable CD)
- Norton
Utilities from Symantec www.symantec.com
$95
- Virex
from Network Associates www.drsolomon.com
$55
OR Norton AntiVirus from Symantec www.symantec.com
$65
- Version
Diagnostic Help! from Total Recall www.recallusa.com
$90
OR Update Agent www.insidersoftware.com
$10 (1 time)
- Disk
First Aid v8.6.1 Apple www.apple.com
Freeware or www.versiontracker.com
- Techtool
Lite 3.01 (OS 8.6 & >) MicroMat, www.micromat.com
Freeware or www.versiontracker.com
- Techtool
v1.21 (Mac OS 7 & >) MicroMat, www.micromat.com
Freeware
or www.versiontracker.com
Physical Cleaning Supplies
- Floppy
cleaner, CD cleaner, compressed air canister
www.apstech.com
~$35
Mouse cleaner, Kensington $10
Information
Needed:
- "Utility
Roundup" from Macworld www.macworld.com
Aug 1999 Issue
Macfixit 1998 Toolbox Awards www.macfixit.com
Macfixit 2000 Toolbox Awards www.macfixit.com
Macfixit Utility Library www.macfixit.com/library
Macfixit Troubleshooting Reports www.macfixit.com/reports
Macfixit Troubleshooting Extras www.macfixit.com/extras
Maintenance Tips at www.about.com
DiskWarrior Instructions from DiskWarrior Manual
Norton Disk Doctor and Norton Speed Disk Instructions
from Norton Manual
Virus Instructions from Virex Manual
Desktop Rebuild instructions from TechTool Readme
Optimizing your Macintosh macsupport.miningco.com
Extension information from Informinit or Extension
Overload www.versiontracker.com
Model Specific Information macsupport.miningcom
Mac Support on About.com macsupport.about.com
Macintosh Technical Manuals ServiceManuals
- ServiceManuals2
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