With this sponsored post, we will discuss a great site called Mac OS X Tips! About a year ago (maybe a little more), I purchased a MacMini with the x86 chipset and thought it would accomplish a few things for me. The first big buying point was for web development. I have a few (and the list is continuing to grow) clients that use Mac and reported problems or bugs related with Safari and projects that I was currently developing on. It was incredibly frustrating to debug stylesheet and Javascript issues when I’m unable to view or reproduce the problem on my end. Also, along those lines, I wanted to know how to help the same clients configure their email accounts and problem solve their network issues, etc. The second buy point was the fun factor. Knowing that the core is a flavor of BSD, and with the new x86 chipset, I thought it would be great to compile various Linux tools, and get into the guts of the system, while still having my cool, slick windows manager.

With this sponsored post, we will discuss a great site called Mac OS X Tips! About a year ago (maybe a little more), I purchased a MacMini with the x86 chipset and thought it would accomplish a few things for me. The first big buying point was for web development. I have a few (and the list is continuing to grow) clients that use Mac and reported problems or bugs related with Safari and projects that I was currently developing on. It was incredibly frustrating to debug stylesheet and Javascript issues when I’m unable to view or reproduce the problem on my end. Also, along those lines, I wanted to know how to help the same clients configure their email accounts and problem solve their network issues, etc. The second buy point was the fun factor. Knowing that the core is a flavor of BSD, and with the new x86 chipset, I thought it would be great to compile various Linux tools, and get into the guts of the system, while still having my cool, slick windows manager.

Now with any new unfamiliar operating system, there is a small amount of time adjusting to it. Getting a feel for its elegance and sophistication and getting use to the stuff that totally bugs you. With Mac OS X Tips, you get the jump on configuring and dealing with the idiosyncrasies of your new Mac. Mac OS X Tips is nice simple site, written in a blog format, addressing many useful tips for working with your Mac.

If you’re a pro, you can submit a tip or help others work out their issues by commenting on posts. I was impressed with the number of categories listed and the sheer amount of content that is provided. The layout is clean and easy to navigate. If you’re a Mac user, I highly recommend this site.