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You ask why Adobe ignores MacWorld NYC. Because... 538 Views / 12 Replies  
You ask why Adobe ignores MacWorld NYC. Because Mac OS X versions of Adobe's flagship apps (Photoshop & Illustrator) are not yet ready. Since Mac OS X is the key topic at MacWorld, it seems silly to...
Posted by Costique, on Jul 3, 2001 at 03:15 AM, in macOS
Where to store global prefs? 452 Views / 4 Replies  
I need my game app to store a set of user-independent data, specifically hi scores. I know it's senseless to keep them in the current user's domain since hi scores should be shared among all the...
Posted by Costique, on Jun 18, 2001 at 08:25 AM, in Developer Center
I have at last found the solution. Boot into... 410 Views / 3 Replies  
I have at last found the solution.

Boot into single-user mode, run fsck to be sure the FS is OK. Then mount the partition with read-write access (mount -uw /), and run SystemStarter. The beast...
Posted by Costique, on Jun 9, 2001 at 02:14 AM, in macOS
HTML in addition to RTF, a way to choose an... 437 Views / 9 Replies  
HTML in addition to RTF, a way to choose an encoding, and a separate time interval to check each mail box.
Posted by Costique, on Jun 8, 2001 at 07:44 AM, in macOS
Regarding the TIL. What a freak to release a... 1,146 Views / 51 Replies  
Regarding the TIL.
What a freak to release a version of the same OS for every country! How long will we be seeing Mac OS 7.5.2 for UK and US? Go tell which app will work on UK version as fine as on...
Posted by Costique, on Jun 8, 2001 at 07:34 AM, in macOS
OS X no longer boots correctly - HELP! 410 Views / 3 Replies  
I have just installed 10.0.3 update and a couple of apps (incl. Drop Drawers), rebooted, and now all I see is the empty desktop - no menus, icons or windows. The machine is configured to login...
Posted by Costique, on Jun 6, 2001 at 03:00 AM, in macOS
Regarding automatic wake-up and all that. Check ... 810 Views / 19 Replies  
Regarding automatic wake-up and all that. Check http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/ . I'm not sure what it's like on OS X, but the utility is a complete scheduling solution.

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Posted by Costique, on Apr 17, 2001 at 10:21 AM, in macOS
Well, Aqua is great. Not solely because of its... 676 Views / 26 Replies  
Well, Aqua is great. Not solely because of its look and feel. It has a load of capabilities and it's rather fast. The problem is: any user should be able to turn off one feature or another, for a...
Posted by Costique, on Apr 17, 2001 at 09:22 AM, in macOS
Finder often quits when there is not enough... 2,878 Views / 8 Replies  
Finder often quits when there is not enough memory allocated to it. You can change it, opening a copy of Finder with ResEdit or Resourcerer and
changing numbers in SIZE resource;
changing its...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 16, 2001 at 04:54 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I always thought that discussing internal OS... 666 Views / 9 Replies  
I always thought that discussing internal OS builds is much like speculating on the final taste of a half-baked pie. It's obvious that pre-release builds can give a sense of a future product, yet...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 16, 2001 at 04:11 AM, in macOS
Hey, Gorgonzola, what's the point with window... 477 Views / 17 Replies  
Hey, Gorgonzola, what's the point with window resizing in WinNT? Is NT famous mainly for its window resizing speed? I have worked with NT, but didn't notice anything miraculous. And now we (err, he)...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 08:37 AM, in macOS
How curious you are! Yes, some parts of OS 9... 3,441 Views / 2 Replies  
How curious you are!

Yes, some parts of OS 9 have not changed much since System 7, but I think almost all of the OS code has at least gone through bug fixes and minor improvements. The problem...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 07:14 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Put this script as a compiled script in your... 3,278 Views / 7 Replies  
Put this script as a compiled script in your Start-up Items folder and forget about it:

--Begin AppleScript
tell application "Finder" to get the version
set FinderVersion to the result as text...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 06:39 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
If you are specifically interested why Finder... 2,851 Views / 5 Replies  
If you are specifically interested why Finder quits, there are a number of possible causes. First of all, there may be problems with a file system on one of connected disks. Second, lack of memory...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 06:27 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Bryh28, I think that a choice of OS should be... 3,923 Views / 16 Replies  
Bryh28, I think that a choice of OS should be based on your personal needs.

Let's consider some advantages and disadvantages.

OS 8.6 takes much less RAM than OS 9.
OS 9 features Sherlock...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 05:31 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
As far as I know, OS X and the latest Windows... 522 Views / 12 Replies  
As far as I know, OS X and the latest Windows both support OpenType fonts (check www.OpenType.com (http://www.OpenType.com) ). This is a relatively new standard, featuring PostScript-quality fonts...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 6, 2001 at 03:40 AM, in macOS
Do you really want freaks to stop freaking out?!... 424 Views / 6 Replies  
Do you really want freaks to stop freaking out?! You can shut a dog up so that it doesn't bark, but there will always be guys who can't stop.

Thanks for an idea, after all.
Posted by Costique, on Mar 5, 2001 at 11:15 AM, in macOS
WHAT? Resistance? What the hell are you talking... 577 Views / 8 Replies  
WHAT? Resistance? What the hell are you talking about?

OS X is a commercial product (remember $129?). Business has nothing to do with resistance, partisans, justice and the like. You are free to...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 5, 2001 at 10:56 AM, in macOS
Bravo, packley! Yours is the quote of the... 538 Views / 14 Replies  
Bravo, packley!

Yours is the quote of the day!
Posted by Costique, on Mar 5, 2001 at 10:28 AM, in macOS
No DVD support? Well, well... Do you really think... 386 Views / 11 Replies  
No DVD support? Well, well... Do you really think that Apple has forgotten about the horde of Macs with DVD drives? Apple cannot ignore it. If they have not completed their DVD drivers by now, be...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 5, 2001 at 10:07 AM, in macOS
Relax, guys! There is *no* final version of... 982 Views / 50 Replies  
Relax, guys!

There is *no* final version of any OS on earth unless its development is abandoned. Evolution is the thing. If an OS is getting better from version to version, the vector of...
Posted by Costique, on Mar 5, 2001 at 09:36 AM, in macOS
Thanks, Clebin! ------------------ Make no... 758 Views / 22 Replies  
Thanks, Clebin!

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Make no assumptions
Posted by Costique, on Feb 22, 2001 at 11:24 AM, in macOS
The real thing is somewhat more interesting.... 642 Views / 11 Replies  
The real thing is somewhat more interesting. iMacs have 2 slots, one of which holds 64 Megs. It's enough for OS 9 to boot, yet not enough for you to work. Try launching Illustrator (or worse still,...
Posted by Costique, on Feb 22, 2001 at 09:08 AM, in Mac Desktops
LauraJ, do you have OS 9.0 or 9.0.4, to be... 3,256 Views / 17 Replies  
LauraJ, do you have OS 9.0 or 9.0.4, to be precise? As a matter of fact, the former has some bugs and is not so stable as 9.0.4 update. What for 9.1, I have installed it on G3 and... nothing...
Posted by Costique, on Feb 22, 2001 at 08:34 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
I have never toyed with Mac OS X, so excuse me... 758 Views / 22 Replies  
I have never toyed with Mac OS X, so excuse me for a silly question. What in case of OS X does 'international support' mean? Can I name files and folders in a foreign language? If so, is my choice...
Posted by Costique, on Feb 22, 2001 at 03:17 AM, in macOS
 
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