Basic “Advanced” Search Form with 3 selectors
Here is a basic search form done Dreamweaver MX that selects records based on the input from several form selectors.
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Acrobat PDF’s made from Powerpoint files show black borders around images
When converting a powerpoint presentation to PDF, using Windows Acrobat Professional 6.0, every image was given a 1 pixel black border. In the original powerpoint the images were a mixture of jpegs, word-generated art, etc.
Continue readingReading OS 9 comments in OSX
When I got my new computer about a year ago, I transferred all my files via ethernet from my OS9 Mac to the new one. In the process, although I didn’t know it at the
Continue readingScripting a webpage hit in Windows Task Scheduler
I needed to schedule an automatic hit to a page that resets a server in windows. Problem is that the Windows task scheduler will not open a shortcut. It errors out with “Invalid filename” because
Continue readingMS Word won’t print – other apps will
On the Mac, when Microsoft Word won’t print a document, but other applications will, check the fonts. I’ve found that if a file uses fonts that are not on the computer, it doesn’t substitute like
Continue readingHelp Center Links not Active in OS X
There is an intermittent problem with the OS X Help Center or Help Viewer application, where the links in the navbar stop working. Turns out the fix is to Quit Help Center, then throw out
Continue readingCan’t see .htaccess files with Fetch?
I realized at home I could not see .htaccess files or any files beginning with “.” when using Fetch 4.0.3 for OSX, although using the same version at work I could. Haven’t solved the “why”
Continue readingTry MS Remote Desktop instead of Virtual PC
A tip from a friend that was too good not to pass along: __________________________ “Just passing on some info in case someone else (like me) doesn’t know about Microsoft Remote Desktop. I just got my
Continue reading“Plug and Play” on Windows
I had occasion to reinstall Windows2000 the other day and got a chance to see what the rest of the world endures when using anything but the most basic standard peripheral devices.
I have a two monitor setup, one a Dell 17″ flat screen, nothing special. The other is a 19″ Dell UltraSharp.
My reinstall was done from a ghost image, made from the install disk that came with the machine. A stripped, basic reinstall, which only had my network settings and network software added on, so at least I didn’t have to do that again.
So, the reinstall went quickly, but then came the endless trips to Windows update, restarts, and back to Windows update for more. Quite a few of the updates have to be installed separately, then the machine restarted.
Oh, did I forget to mention, after the reinstall, the left monitor, the digital Dell Ultrasharp, was black. I figured it would be OK, once I got around to opening the display control panel and setting it to use both monitors.
Continue readingWhere to go when you have Final Cut Pro questions or problems
I’ve found these forums to be particularly useful in helping me solve my Final Cut Pro 4 issues. Apple.com’s FCP discussions Ken Stone’s Final Cut Pro Creative Cow Forums MacFixit.com
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