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I have a very fast multi-core system, so I was puzzled because Photoshop always opened even tiny images slowly, sometimes taking 5 or 10 seconds, and freezing everything in the process. Thanks to a post
Continue readingIf you add screenshot images to a Word or Powerpoint document on a Mac, by either dragging them onto the page or pasting them in, chances are they will not be visible on a PC.
Continue readingSamba sharing has improved greatly on Panther, but it is still possible to get completely cut off – and not very obvious how to fix it. Here are some suggestions for things to try.
Continue readingI’ve discovered a new use for twisty-ties: keeping the “precision engineered” clamshell halves of my Dell Precision workstation together. I have to say, I am not impressed with the fit and finish on this machine.
Continue readingI 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.
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