Solving technology problems, one at a time
Other Mac OS X updates have gone more smoothly for me. Here are the problems I’ve noticed so far: Safari 3 seems to have trouble with interpreting clicks, particularly from devices like the Kensington Trackball
Continue readingMy old first-generation iPod finally gave up the ghost a few months ago. It showed the Folder-with-a-questionmark icon, no matter what I did. I fully charged it, attempted to restore it, reset it numerous times,
Continue readingAfter upgrading to 10.4.7 I started noticing frequent slowdowns in Safari. The “Spinning Rainbow Cursor of Death” was becoming a constant occurence.
There are plenty of recommendations about how to fix this common issue.
with a copy from a Mac OS X system that does not have problems
(subscription required)Since installing Dreamweaver 8, expanding the files panel to show both remote and local sites caused freezes. The application would become unresponsive, and a few seconds later “not responding” would show up by Dreamweaver’s title
Continue readingHave you ever associated an application with a file type, and wanted to change that choice? For example, when working with an acrobat form, I accidentally answered “Yes” once to Acrobat’s question “Do you want
Continue readingI noticed a dramatic slowdown after installing Panther when using Photoshop 7, particularly when using text, layer effects, and also when using the color picker. After some experimenting I found that changing to the Apple
Continue readingWhen 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 readingOn 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 readingI have a 6×8 Intuos 2 Wacom tablet, a real hand-saver. I use it on my right hand and a Kensington Orbit (the smaller version) trackball on my left, for easy tasks like scrolling and big mouse moves. This has saved me so far from the fate of many of my graphic designer/computer programmer friends who are virtually crippled now by hand problems, like carpal tunnel syndrome.
However, I have had a problem since getting the tablet: it would intermittently fail to load the driver on startup. I’m using Jaguar, and a dual screen setup – and the tablet is plugged into the back of one of the screens.
Continue readingThe other day, I was trying to install some script – and needed to edit an .htaccess file that was supposed to be inside the archive. I couldn’t find it – because it was invisible! I forgot that OSX is Unix based.
Here are some instructions to make those files visible on the local side, and still be able to test your site in local mode. (many thanks to Didier Laget for this tip!)
Now you can edit htaccess, it will work, and it will NOT be invisible!
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