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MiniCad Align Objects fix Regarding our previous report of the Align Objects command in MiniCad 7.0 not working in Mac OS … Read more
MiniCad Align Objects fix Regarding our previous report of the Align Objects command in MiniCad 7.0 not working in Mac OS … Read more
Robert Croy correctly notes that the CEToolbox extension is no longer required for QuicKeys v3.5.2. A statement form CE software adds: "You may, however, need to run the CEToolbox for other utilities such as Alarming Events, DiskTop, In Out, QuickMail client (versions prior to 3.5) and the QuickMail server. If you do not run one of the above mentioned utilities or applications, you may trash the extension and the CEToolbox preference file."
As to the previous report … Read more
Eric Stebelton writes: "When I turned off virtual memory and restarted my Power Mac 9500/200 with 72Mb of RAM, I got an alert that said the Finder could not start up because 'not enough memory was available.'" Reinstalling a new System Folder or starting up with … Read more
Greg Miller echoed the same problem: "Upon upgrading to OS 8 on a 7100/66, TWAIN Acquire does not function in Photoshop 4.01. I am using an Epson Expression 636 scanner and the function worked properly before the … Read more
Two readers who have UMAX clones have reported similar statements coming from UMAX tech support: "I informed the tech support person I was running OS 8 he said that UMAX was advising customers not to use it as it may be bring about a failure to start and eventually physical damage to the … Read more
Another reader describes this same symptom as "the List View has a tendency to jump or jitter. What I mean is that files in the hierarchy will move up and down on the screen. Sometimes items inside the nested folders appear to double themselves for a second and then disappear again. … Read more
45051: Q. I have an AppleShare Client that mounts our AppleShare server at startup. After upgrading to AppleShare IP 5.0, it now mounts the same AppleShare volume twice. Once through AppleTalk and once through TCP/IP. Why? A. This happens when the old AppleShare Prep file has an entry for the server using AppleTalk, then an entry is made with AppleShare IP 5.0 for the server through TCP/IP. To prevent the two volumes, you should throw away the AppleShare Prep file and create the … Read more
a. The problem only occurs if you use the version of SimpleText (version 1.4) that ships with Mac OS 8 and only if you use it while running Mac OS 8. So one simple way to avoid this problem in Mac OS 8 is to revert back to a … Read more