Mac Magazine Overview
MacTech
MacTech is a monthly magazine for Macintosh programmers. A subscription includes a CD-ROM with a searchable archive of over 10 years of issues as well additional developer information and tools. MacTech Magazine and the CD-ROM are a useful resource for Mac developers. The website contains Macintosh development news and a searchable archive of information. Unfortunately it does not seem to contain many of the articles that appear in the printed version. I looked under the "topic" section, did a search for "Java" and did not get back any significant Java programming articles that I know appeared in the printed version.

MacUser
MacUser is one of the two major monthly Macintosh magazines, the other being Macworld. It provides Mac news, reviews, special reports and sections on such topics as desktop media, networking, a "Hands On" section for technical tips and help. Because MacUser is a Ziff-Davis publication, along with MacWEEK, their web sites are cross linked. Unfortunately, the MacUser site is not nearly as zippy as the MacWEEK site, and I was unable to access several of the articles.

Macworld
Macworld is very similar to MacUser, although it seems to contain more reviews. At this time I can't recommend one magazine over the other, so I read both. The Macworld website is speedy, well designed, and has a good search engine for accessing articles from past issues.

MacWEEK
MacWeek is the trade weekly of the Macintosh industry. It contains in-depth reviews, technology tips and overviews as well as industry gossip. I highly recommend this magazine to Macintosh managers and developers. The website is one of the best. It has a very clean design which loads quickly and offers a searchable archive of past articles.


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