Recent content by Andy Hughes

Mac Pro with OS 10.4.10 When I print a file to PDF does it embed the fonts? I have to submit a pdf file and they request that I have the fonts embedded, and I don't know if what I produce on the mac has embedded fonts. I can't seem to find this answer anywhere. Also, if the fonts are not...

Thanks. I didn't know about what the "home" key did...very useful. I'll give "folder control" a try try. Maybe someone at apple will think my way of thinking about this is useful. I know there are lots of other ways of looking at folders, files, and windows... I just want to be able to set it...

Over time I have learned that one of the most important aspects of computing is controling the size of the windows I deal with (the real estate on my screen, and the way the files are presented). I love OSX but there are some controls I want to have that I can't figure out, and I think they...

I logged in as root, so I could write in the Library/Logs directory. I copied the DirectoryServer.service.log file, since it was a type owned by the "console" program, and renamed the copy Software Update.log. I double clicked on this file and it ran the console program and I cleared the old...

I have no Software Update.log file in my Library/Logs folder (which may be the problem). I tried to copy an error.log file with the console program, but I can't write in the Logs folder even though I have admin privileges. Maybe I can copy and create the Software Update.log file in the...

I am running Pather. That button is greyed out and won't do anything. What is the name of the log file in logs? -- andy

In the Software Update preferences program, I don't see any log of installed files, even though I regularly update my system software. I don't see any settings I can make or a way to create a log file. How can I get the software update program to keep a log of my updates? andy@purdue.edu

Is there a way I can just color a folder in panther? I don't want the label to make the text a color and not the folder. Is there a place where I can get folder icons to replace the ones I have so I can visually see a folder's differerence? I really don't like panther labels, or it should be...

Bob: Sorry for the post here. I am at Purdue University on our network, so there I don't think its my ISP, but I'll try to see why they can't see mail.macosx.com My other email seems to work ok and my setting have been fine for a long time. Here is the message I get... The original...

Help! Is the an email problem at macosx.com? Email I send to an account there, help@macosx.com and webmaster@osx.com about my son's account bouncing back unsent is also bounced. There should be an announcement at the top of the macosx page if they are having this trouble so a paying customer...

I cloned my main HD with carbon copy cloner, and now, even though I have my main drive as my startup drive, when I click on a file (like a Word file) it starts up the application from the cloned drive. I have the apps in the dock (but not running) and it still starts another copy of the app...

I had a power outage last week and didn't realize the date was wrong when I rebooted. It got set to 1970. This caused an authentication certificate date error when I installed itunes 4.0 and tried to use the store. Unfortunately I tried upgrading to 10.2.6 to fix the problem before I noticed...

Well, I'm answering my own question. When we had a storm last week the power outage took my G4 down and reset my date to 1970. Apparently some certificate that is needed by the itunes authentication server got a wrong date on it when I installed itunes 4.0 When I reset the date and rebooted...

When I connect at work with a broadband connection I can use iTunes 4.0 and authenticate at the Music Store, but when I try from home with the same OS version, I get a -9815 connect error which says to check my internet connection. I am at the store seeing the song lists, but why can't I...

I am using OS X jaguar and trying to learn some C++ programming. I bought a good book and it has examples that seem to be working in Project Builder. I can compile and run some simple programs, but I am running into cases where the library functions the programs examples call don't seem to be...