ISSN 1496-3221
November 28, 2003
I promise I’m not going to make a habit of quoting the lyrics of Kenny Loggins songs, but I couldn’t seem to pry this one out of my head. A few kind folks have sent me messages inquiring why I haven’t been posting much over the past few weeks. Thanks for asking. The gist of … More
November 17, 2003
So here’s the deal. The Panther install discs do not contain the components needed for the Classic (OS 9) environment. I guess it is assumed that if you require Classic for running certain legacy applications, you more than likely installed Panther over an already existing Jaguar that had an OS 9 system already in place. … More
November 15, 2003
The available domain name of the week is crystified.com — which is exactly what will happen in Toronto when all the wet snow starts to freeze. That’s according to guest domain-namer Victor Rehorst anyway. And if anyone asks me why the weekly available domain names are always late, I’m just going to tell them that … More
November 12, 2003
Building lettering and turquoise stucco. Kensington Road, Calgary
November 11, 2003
While you’re all digesting that rather lengthy Ars Technica article I mentioned yesterday, I wanted to point out a few more short bits of Panther-related bloggery. Of specific note are Matt Gemmell’s Obscure But Cool Panther Features, Jeff Carlson’s Panther Application Improvements over at TidBits, John Gruber’s Panther Text Rendering, and finally a tidy bundle … More
November 11, 2003
Observe this perfect example of what happens when a software developer allows his otherwise harmless product naming and version numbering conventions to run around naked in the backyard.
November 10, 2003
Cacomixl: My day trying Font Book. Oh dear.
November 10, 2003
I spent the bulk of today shuffling and organizing thousands of font files (supplied by a third-party vendor who: 1) should know better; and 2) shall remain nameless for the time being) into something vaguely resembling a logical cross-platform product map. When I did manage to pry myself away from this necessary — but excruciatingly … More
November 6, 2003
It seems that there is no easy solution to my problem with OS X’s long file names and our Windows file server. I guess I was hoping it would be something as simple as applying a software update, but no. At any rate, I’d like to thank everyone for their suggestions. Some were enlightening in … More
October 30, 2003
Ok, here’s a stumper. Our creative team runs on Macs, natch. But we rely on the services of a Windows 2000-based file server to transfer our working documents and as a backup repository for our workstations. Small transfers rarely give us the berries, but backups have become a painful bubble in the intestinal tract. We … More