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Office X doesn't quit (properly)! 362 Views / 1 Replies  
I have noticed that entourage, word, excel and powerpoint are all very, very slow to quit. I've tested this on two Macs (a 533/mp and a Powerbook G3/333).

Here's the interesting part: when the...
Posted by rickt, on Dec 10, 2001 at 04:05 PM, in Applications
OS X: can't reinstall, etc. Weird problems 290 Views / 1 Replies  
G4 533/DP

OS X installed fine, several weeks ago. The other day, I noticed that I couldn't get any Internet apps to recognize that I _was_ connected to the Internet (via PPP/dialup). Yes, I'm...
Posted by rickt, on Apr 16, 2001 at 08:41 PM, in macOS
OS X: can't reinstall, etc. Weird problems 332 Views / 1 Replies  
G4 533/DP

OS X installed fine, several weeks ago. The other day, I noticed that I couldn't get any Internet apps to recognize that I _was_ connected to the Internet (via PPP/dialup). Yes, I'm...
Posted by rickt, on Apr 16, 2001 at 08:41 PM, in macOS
OS X: PPP connection broken (?) 358 Views / 1 Replies  
G4 533/DP
OS X

I am able to connect just fine, my ISP gets dialed, and the connection appears to be working. But NONE of the Web applications recognize that the computer is connected. The browser...
Posted by rickt, on Apr 14, 2001 at 12:33 PM, in macOS
Since posting this originally, I've read... 376 Views / 5 Replies  
Since posting this originally, I've read elsewhere that this is a common issue, and it's not specific to any one application/program. I've tried rebuilding the desktop in Classic. That didn't work.
...
Posted by rickt, on Apr 6, 2001 at 07:15 PM, in macOS
I tried the Man Page thing. Good call. ... 488 Views / 5 Replies  
I tried the Man Page thing.
Good call.

Now I'm wondering whether there is a way to get the whole Man Page to appear, instead of pre-formatted sections based on the size of the window. I tried...
Posted by rickt, on Mar 29, 2001 at 01:35 PM, in macOS
OS X: "top" command in CPU Monitor 488 Views / 5 Replies  
Open the CPU monitor application, and do a command + T. That brings up a window, where system details are provided at length.

Know what I'd like to see?
I'd like to see someone disect this...
Posted by rickt, on Mar 29, 2001 at 11:30 AM, in macOS
OS X: check this out. . . 343 Views / 0 Replies  
G4 533/DP
512MB ram
Three internal HDD

1.) Entourage opens in classic, but I've never actually gotten it to retrieve email.
It acts like it's going to, but never does (retrieve them.) The...
Posted by rickt, on Mar 26, 2001 at 08:40 PM, in macOS
OS X: why won't files open? 376 Views / 5 Replies  
System: PowerMac G4 533/MP
512 mb RAM

Find a PhotoShop file on the hard drive. Double click it. PhotoShop opens in classic, but the image doesn't open. If I open the image from WITHIN Photoshop,...
Posted by rickt, on Mar 25, 2001 at 03:18 PM, in macOS
9.1 & office mgr: please read ! 3,399 Views / 1 Replies  
To those who use MS Office 2001:

I had written a post some days ago, complaining that I couldn't use my:

* Wacom Tablet
* XLR8 Mouse
* Toast
* Sandisk USB complact flash reader

All of the...
Posted by rickt, on Jan 16, 2001 at 10:27 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
OS 9.1: barely usable. . . 2,589 Views / 1 Replies  
I am totally unable to use my:

* Wacom tablet (extensions crash the system.)
* XLR8 USB Mouse (ditto)
* Toast (the extensions are the problem.)
* Sandisk USB compact flash card reader

There...
Posted by rickt, on Jan 15, 2001 at 01:08 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
CPU too hot! Big problems 652 Views / 17 Replies  
I have a G4/400. Lots of RAM. In the last week or two, I've noticed that when restarting the Mac, it just hangs when loading extensions. I've also noticed (by accident) that the temperature of the...
Posted by rickt, on Oct 20, 2000 at 03:26 PM, in Mac Desktops
OSX: Photoshop 6 in classic 437 Views / 4 Replies  
I just installed Photoshop 6.0 on both the G4 and the Powerbook (lombard).
The powerbook has OSX installed; the G4 doesn't. Also, the powerbook only has
128mb of RAM. Anyway, when Photoshop is...
Posted by rickt, on Oct 14, 2000 at 12:44 AM, in macOS
OS X hanging during startup 394 Views / 0 Replies  
I've been using OSX for about a week. But now it's hanging at startup. I'm able to boot into OS 9, and I've checked the disk for damage (there was minor damage, which was repaired).

Now, when I...
Posted by rickt, on Oct 3, 2000 at 10:45 AM, in macOS
Entourage & OS X: weird 427 Views / 2 Replies  
OS X and OS 9 are installed on a Lombard Powerbook.

I use the powerbook at work, where I have a T1 connection, and I'm able to check email using entourage (obviously in Classic, as Office 2001...
Posted by rickt, on Oct 3, 2000 at 01:21 AM, in macOS
 
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