For those new to Macs or the Forums who prefer to get their feet wet in a smaller pond. Respondents, please pay extra attention to user knowledge and experience levels when answering questions here.

DO NOT leave questions here! POST SOLUTIONS ONLY! You may copy/paste solutions from question threads in other forums.

For troubleshooting iTunes, iTunes Store, iPod, podcast, Apple TV, and iPhone issues.

MP3s, sound conversion, GarageBand, QuickTime, iMovie, iPhoto, cameras, etc.

Disc reading and burning, disc drives, Toast, iDVD, etc.

For problems with (yes, you guessed it) printers and printing.

Troubleshooting external hard drives, flash drives, scanners, external monitors and keyboards, mice, PDAs, Bluetooth...in other words, issues with external devices not covered in other forums.

For help with AirPort and other wireless networking.

For questions about getting online, web browsers, email, instant messengers, setting up a web site, blogs, .Mac, MobileMe, iDisk, iWeb, modems, dialup, DSL, Cable, firewalls, etc.

Local networks, ARD, VNC, OS X Server, Boot Camp, Parallels, Windows vs. Mac problems, etc. (Use Wireless forum for relevant topics.)

Troubleshooting Office v. X, Office 2004 and Office 2008 applications: Entourage, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Virtual PC.

For troubleshooting OS X software not covered in other forums. (Use Internet Related forum for email and browser questions.)

For troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard) *SYSTEM* issues only: installation, permissions, preferences, Finder, Dock, Spaces, Time Machine, etc.

For help with OS 10.4.x (Tiger) *SYSTEM* issues only: installation, permissions, preferences, Finder, Dock, Spotlight, FileVault, Migration Assistant, etc.

For troubleshooting OS 10.0.x (Cheetah), 10.1.x (Puma), 10.2.x (Jaguar), and 10.3.x (Panther) *SYSTEM* issues only: installation, permissions, preferences, Finder, Dock, FileVault, updating/upgrading, etc.

Covers hardware issues in Mac Pros, Mac minis, iMacs, eMacs, Power Macs and earlier models: internal hard drives, RAM, logic board, built-in monitor, etc.

MacBook Air, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iBook and PowerBook hardware issues: internal hard drive, RAM, logic board, display, keyboard, track pad, battery, etc.

For help with Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS 8.x and earlier OSes, legacy applications and utilities, and the Classic Environment in OS X.

For staff announcements and user suggestions/questions about the MacFixIt Forums. DO NOT post Mac troubleshooting questions here!

The place for discussion of just about any NON-troubleshooting topic, from aardwolves to zymosis, including Apple happenings and Mac news, cats (of course!) and 42.

Discussion and support forum for SubRosaSoft's data recovery tools. Search and rescue for your files. (Forum closed 3/10/09.)

Covers word processors, DTP, graphics apps, utilities, etc. [For browsers, email, modems, etc., use Internet Related Help.] (Forum closed 9/28/07.)

For the Office 2001 suite of applications. (Forum closed 9/28/07.)

Troubleshoot iDisk, iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto, iPod and iTunes here. (Forum closed 8/31/07.)

MP3s, sound converstion and Pro Audio. (Forum closed 7/24/07.)

QuickTime and other multimedia matters. (Forum closed 7/24/07.)

Any program that helps you add features to OS X, not limited to disk utilites. (Forum closed 3/25/07.)

For problems with *peripheral* devices (printers, scanners, CD-RW drives, etc.) in Mac OS X. (Forum closed 3/25/07.)

For use by staff to impart important information to users. Look here for MacFixIt Forums news, surveys, feedback requests and site reports. Users may reply, but not create threads. (Forum closed 1/15/07.)

Covers System 1 (ha!) and OS 7.x through Mac OS 8.6 problems. (Forum closed 1/07/07.)

For troubleshooting Mac-to-Palm Organizer, Visor, and even Newton issues. (Forum closed 12/27/06.)

Mac OS X Server and related applications questions. (Forum closed 7/31/06.)

For those who manage server-based Macintosh networks. (Forum closed 7/31/06.)

Educational software and games for OS X. (Forum closed 7/31/06.)

Forum closed 7/29/06.

Covers utilities from freeware/shareware to commerical; disk repair, enhancement, etc. (Forum closed 7/20/06.)

Support forum for TechTool and other Micromat products (Forum closed 4/03/06.)

3/01/06 - Forum closed. Post new NON-troubleshooting topics in The Lounge.

Symantec support forum for Macintosh products. (Forum closed 2/28/05.)

Aladdin Systems answers your questions. (Forum closed 12/31/03.)