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Do-It-Yourself Mac Tune-UP

Utilities Needed:

  1. DiskWarrior from Alsoft www.alsoft.com $69 (Bootable CD)
  2. Norton Utilities from Symantec www.symantec.com $95
  3. Virex from Network Associates www.drsolomon.com $55
    OR Norton AntiVirus from Symantec
    www.symantec.com $65
  4. Version Diagnostic Help! from Total Recall www.recallusa.com $90
    OR Update Agent
    www.insidersoftware.com $10 (1 time)
  5. Disk First Aid v8.6.1 Apple www.apple.com Freeware or www.versiontracker.com
  6. Techtool Lite 3.01 (OS 8.6 & >) MicroMat, www.micromat.com Freeware or www.versiontracker.com
  7. 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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