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I bought the Formac 2010 in September, and it... 762 Views / 3 Replies  
I bought the Formac 2010 in September, and it finally arrived in December. As shipped, the picture is too bright and too blue. After using the calibration tools in the Displays control panel, the...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Feb 6, 2003 at 02:17 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The hot corners work fine for me, but I have a... 518 Views / 4 Replies  
The hot corners work fine for me, but I have a different problem. When it kicks in after the set period of inactivity, it works fine as long as the SETI@Home app is already running. If not, the...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Jan 5, 2003 at 02:22 PM, in Applications
I just got my new Formac 2010 today. I had to run... 1,998 Views / 20 Replies  
I just got my new Formac 2010 today. I had to run the calibration routine to adjust the color, but when I did, my color photos (CMYK in Photoshop) look just like the printed versions (offset press,...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Dec 3, 2002 at 01:07 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I thought Jaguar was supposed to solve the... 671 Views / 4 Replies  
I thought Jaguar was supposed to solve the problems relating to peripherals like printers and scanners. I wonder if other printer manufacturers, like HP, have full parity between their OS X and...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Nov 30, 2002 at 04:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Epson 960: no roll printing in OS X 671 Views / 4 Replies  
If you're looking for a printer to print 4x6 prints from iPhoto, the Epson Stylus Photo 960 may not be your best choice right now.

I just bought one, mostly to print photos from iPhoto (OS X...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Nov 28, 2002 at 01:56 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Yes, I was referring to remote debugging. A few... 611 Views / 3 Replies  
Yes, I was referring to remote debugging. A few years ago it was done using serial ports between the Mac running CodeWarrior and the PC running the program being debugged, but I understand it's now...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Nov 5, 2002 at 06:37 PM, in Developer Center
CodeWarrior and VirtualPC 611 Views / 3 Replies  
CodeWarrior on the Mac can compile for Windows and, from the Mac, debug an app running on a networked Windows PC.

Has anyone done this using VirtualPC? My research indicates it can't be done, but...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Oct 31, 2002 at 11:17 PM, in Developer Center
or older SCSI to FireWire? 624 Views / 1 Replies  
I have an older SCSI external Orb that I'd like to convert to FireWire because of OS X's problems with SCSI (the cartridges won't even mount on the desktop in OS X). I'd like to hear if anybody has...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Oct 13, 2002 at 09:15 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Orb is great, but... 981 Views / 11 Replies  
I got a SCSI Orb when they first came out. I had some trouble at first, but much of this was because of changes (improvements) in the drivers. I lost all of the data on one of my discs, but...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Oct 13, 2002 at 09:12 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Epson Photo 960 vs. 785EPX 456 Views / 0 Replies  
I'm seeking advice on a general purpose home printer, also for printing photos from an iMac on OS X. The Epson Photo 785EPX looks pretty good, especially at $149, and especially with a $50 rebate for...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Sep 27, 2002 at 06:38 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Nikonscan 3.1.3 breaks under Jaguar 2,028 Views / 29 Replies  
The OS X version of Nikon Scan 3.1.3 worked great under 10.1, but under Jaguar it says it can't find any scanners. I downloaded VueScan, and VueScan can see the scanner (Coolscan 4000 ED) just fine....
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Aug 29, 2002 at 06:27 PM, in macOS
Men in Black use OS X 415 Views / 2 Replies  
Did anyone notice that the car's computer in the movie "Men in Back II" runs OS X in n oval-shaped screen, complete with a dock along the bottom? I'd sure like to see a screen shot of that. Maybe...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Jul 6, 2002 at 06:49 PM, in macOS
I'm having a similar problem with my Microsoft... 438 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm having a similar problem with my Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer. I'm using OS X 10.1.5 on a G4 450, and single clicks are often interpreted as double-clicks. I tried clicking with different...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Jun 25, 2002 at 08:19 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I didn't know that, either, until I read the... 752 Views / 7 Replies  
I didn't know that, either, until I read the ResEx info you steered me to. Thanks for your help!

-- Rick

[ 04-28-2002: Message edited by: Rick Johnson ]
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 28, 2002 at 08:23 AM, in Developer Center
Thanks for taking the time to post this along... 752 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks for taking the time to post this along with the link, but I actually did run QuickConvert. That's how I confirmed that the KMAP resource isn't in that file. It does contain the KCHR resource...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 26, 2002 at 07:11 AM, in Developer Center
Thanks, I did find some related threads at... 513 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks, I did find some related threads at macosxhints, but not what I really needed.

I fear you're right about having to just learn to deal with it, but... I'm certain that it can be done, and...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 25, 2002 at 05:44 PM, in Applications
Thanks for the lead! There are threads there... 513 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks for the lead!

There are threads there that may lead to my solution. The code available is beyond my experience level, but at least there's hope!

Rick
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 25, 2002 at 08:48 AM, in Applications
Thanks! This is great, but... This ResEx... 752 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks! This is great, but...

This ResEx page (http://www.ResExcellence.com/hack_html_99/12-27-99.shtml) says that to remap modifier keys one needs to edit a KMAP resource, which I didn't find in...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 25, 2002 at 08:45 AM, in Developer Center
remapping the keyboard 752 Views / 7 Replies  
Is there a straightforward way to swap the positions of the Command and Control keys in OS X? My wife loves her new iMac, but it's confusing for her to be switching between OS X at home and Windows...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 25, 2002 at 04:03 AM, in Developer Center
swapping Control and Command keys 513 Views / 4 Replies  
Is there any way to swap the positions of the Command and Control keys? My wife loves her new iMac, but it's confusing for her to be switching between OS X at home and Windows at work when the...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Apr 25, 2002 at 03:53 AM, in Applications
Doug, Thanks! Yes, that helps a lot! I also... 656 Views / 5 Replies  
Doug,

Thanks! Yes, that helps a lot! I also downloaded "MakeEffectSlideShow" which was on the same page. That looks promising as well.

Thank you *very* much for your help!

Rick
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Mar 6, 2001 at 10:44 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Yes, just like that! Only with automatic... 656 Views / 5 Replies  
Yes, just like that! Only with automatic scrolling. Can something like that be done with the QuickTime Pro viewer, or does that require special multimedia software?

Of course, if I wanted a huge...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Feb 19, 2001 at 09:16 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Creating scrolling QT panorama 656 Views / 5 Replies  
Call me a wuss, but this seems to be much more difficult than I believe it ought to be. All I want is a small QuickTime movie with an image scrolling continuously in a loop, like a scrolling QTVR...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Feb 18, 2001 at 09:03 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Thanks, the period trick worked perfectly. I made... 2,878 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks, the period trick worked perfectly. I made the site <http://homepage.mac.com/graffix> in GoLive, and had to put the ".Public" folder in a <mylogin> folder ("graffix") at the same level as my...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Feb 18, 2001 at 06:30 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
linking public files from mac.com home page 2,878 Views / 6 Replies  
I've made my shareware titles available for download in my mac.com iDisk's Public folder. Now I'd like to give a description of them with links from my home page, but iDisk doesn't work anything like...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Feb 17, 2001 at 01:06 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I have a second internal Quantum Viking SCSI hard... 606 Views / 7 Replies  
I have a second internal Quantum Viking SCSI hard disk, partitioned as two drives, and an Adaptec 2930 SCSI card on my G4 450 MP. After I installed OS X on my main hard disk, I was no longer able to...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Jan 6, 2001 at 02:17 PM, in macOS
What? ATI PCI cards are not compatible with G4... 458 Views / 6 Replies  
What? ATI PCI cards are not compatible with G4 sleep? Good Lord! I ordered my G4 450 MP a month ago with the extra ATI PCI video card, and have been having trouble with the Mac waking up from sleep....
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Jan 6, 2001 at 08:22 AM, in Mac Desktops
I'm having trouble getting my dual G4 450 (Mac OS... 844 Views / 29 Replies  
I'm having trouble getting my dual G4 450 (Mac OS 9.0.4) to automatically start itself in the morning. I have the Schedule tab set in the Energy Saver control panel, but it does nothing. My old 7300,...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Dec 17, 2000 at 03:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
Free AltaVista can't connect 504 Views / 23 Replies  
I'm trying to set up AltaVista's free for the retired couple next door. I gave them a 7200 with MacOS 8.6 and a USR Sportster 56K modem. I downloaded and installed the software for them. It dials a...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Dec 3, 2000 at 02:18 PM, in Applications
Given the overwhelming importance of a... 678 Views / 8 Replies  
Given the overwhelming importance of a multi-button mouse on new Macs per a poll at www.macosrumors.com, (http://www.macosrumors.com,) I'm surprised to hear from nobody who's actually using an iMac...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Dec 10, 1999 at 07:23 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Kensington mouse and OS9 678 Views / 8 Replies  
Does anybody use Kensington's Mouse in a Box USB (two buttons plus scroll wheel) with a Rev. B iMac with OS9? I've replaced the mouse and tried every trick suggested by Kensington tech support, but...
Posted by Rick Johnson, on Dec 8, 1999 at 10:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
 
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