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Tech / How to remove Classic from an old PB

« on: June 09, 2010, 06:56:58 PM »

Paddy,

I read the reference you provided. Indeed that may be useful. Thanks!

Perhaps I should have mentioned this earlier. The HD is partitioned and replicated vis SuperDuper, so I can, I think (hope), boot into one drive and delete the above files from the other. Would that work?

Re the OS clean install, when I moved 18 months ago, the system discs somehow got misplaced (by my wife of course). And yes, there are applications I wish to preserve.

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Tech / How to remove Classic from an old PB

« on: June 09, 2010, 02:46:18 PM »

I have an old Lombard PB 10.3.9 that I am going to give to a granddaughter.

The PB also has Classic on it that I want to purge as she will need the HD space.

If I recall correctly, I can do this by:
1. Deleting Applications (OS 9)
2. Deleting the System Folder, NOT the "System" (that has the X on it).

Is that  correct?  

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Tech / Critical vulnerability in Flash and Acrobat Reader *updated June 8*

« on: June 09, 2010, 05:32:20 AM »

Good info all, Paddy, thanks!

While I don't think I visit bad sites, even good sites can get infected. This nefarious stuff moves around the Internet in a flash.

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Tech / Japanese Plugins

« on: April 05, 2010, 06:43:23 AM »

Included with the Dictionary.app are three plugins (size varies) that you probably don’t need, well, unless you know Japanese:
1. Shogakukan Daijisen.dictionary (44.8MB)
2. Shogakukan Progressive English-Japanese Japanese-English Dictionary.dictionary (66.9MB)
3. Shogakukan Ruigo Reikai Jiten.dictionary (5MB)

Even if one uses a foreign language package remover, these plugins may remain.

It is safe to delete them, but if you are wary, they may moved to a new location in case you need to return them whence they came. Of course, there'll be no savings that way, but you may feel more secure while verifying the safety of my counsel.

Not a big savings, but every 116MB helps…

The location of these plugins is: Computer/Library/Dictionaries

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Tech / iTunes 9.1 out now

« on: March 30, 2010, 04:03:18 PM »

Indeed I did.

Thanks Paddy!

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Tech / 10.6.3 available now

« on: March 29, 2010, 03:57:26 PM »

10.6.3 breaks SmartScroll.

What else? Stay tuned...

P.S. In an email from the developer, he advised that a fix/update should be published on 31 March.

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Tech / Mac Word Questions

« on: March 22, 2010, 08:31:46 AM »

Ron,

In addition to the wealth of information you will get here, a nice adjunct (IMNHO) is: Office 2008, The Missing Manual.

And indeed, a most hearty welcome!

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Tech / New Macs on the horizon

« on: March 21, 2010, 08:32:17 AM »

While I don't see it coming along soon (or ever?), I long for a new line of iMacs --24" iMac. And oh yeah, with a matte screen.

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Tech / iPad now on the Apple.com Nav Bar

« on: March 20, 2010, 04:55:08 AM »

Not exactly a major event, but for those that follow this sort of thing...

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Community / george

« on: March 15, 2010, 06:55:43 AM »

'You are old, Father William', the young man said,
   'And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head --
   Do you think, at your age, it is right?'

'In my youth', Father William replied to his son,
   'I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
   Why, I do it again and again.'

'You are old', said the youth, 'as I mentioned before,
   And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door --
   Pray, what is the reason of that?

'In my youth', said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
   'I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment - one shilling the box -
   Allow me to sell you a couple?'

'You are old', said the youth, 'and your jaws are too weak
   For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak -
   Pray, how did you manage to do it?'

'In my youth', said his father, 'I took to the law,
   And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
   Has lasted the rest of my life.'

'You are old', said the youth, 'one would hardly suppose
   That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose -
   What made you so awfully clever?'

'I have answered three questions, and that is enough,'
   Said his father, 'don't give yourself airs!
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
   Be off, or I'll kick you downstairs!

From Mr. Carroll and moi, the very, very best of birthday cheers.
                           

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Tech / Print envelopes

« on: March 08, 2010, 11:33:58 AM »

Thanks Jon! Muchly appreciated.

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Tech / Print envelopes

« on: March 08, 2010, 10:36:38 AM »

Jack,

Glad to hear that all is again right with the world.

And when you have a moment, please forward a copy of Snail Mail. Who knows, maybe I'll even give it a go: *??//pndrgnsvc // at // aol.com##

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Tech / Print envelopes

« on: March 08, 2010, 08:43:20 AM »

Jack,

You might try this (if you have not)...

Prior to actually printing the envelope, go to File> Page Setup, and ensure that the "Format For" has your printer still selected in the drop down menu.

I'm wondering/guessing/hoping that your printer is no longer selected and that the default "Any Printer" has become reinstated.

If this is so, you may need to trash your .plist (Home/Library/Preferences/a-sharp.addressix.plist). But before doing that, let's see what the developer says or if just your making the above change helped...

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Tech / Print envelopes

« on: March 08, 2010, 06:45:15 AM »

Jack,

I use Addressix and am quite happy with it, but I have only used #10 envelopes, so any help of mine is (even more) suspect.

Still, please provide a bit of detail as to what it is that is giving you grief, perhaps I can lend a bit solace until you choose another envelope app. BTW, are you using v1.4.10?

Also, have you contacted the developer?

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Tech / Sound & Brightness Tip

« on: March 04, 2010, 10:46:40 AM »

Did you ever notice that when adjusting the sound (or brightness) that the “steps” are too great and what you really want is something in between?

Well, then this tip is for you-

Hold down the Option and Shift key when pressing the sound or brightness buttons. Then, rather than whole steps increments, the increase or decrease will be in quarter steps.