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    Which fonts can I throw out?

    Font Reserve has a simple mouse click to remove unnecessary system fonts. The only required fonts for a OS X installation (English language) are: AquaKanaBold AquaKanaRegular Courier Geneva Helvetica Keyboard LastResort LucidaGrande Monaco I would think you can trust Font...
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    Quicktime Question

    You can prevent a movie from ever being loaded in the browser's cache by using a decoy movie, the QTSRC parameter, and QTSRCDONTUSEBROWSER. So the movie is held only in ram. What utility can look into your ram and extract and save the quicktime video to disk?
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    samba: mounting my XP disc on my mac and visa versa

    Info at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106471
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    Catalog Program

    You could try Diskrecall. Disk Recall - is a super-fast disk and FTP cataloger. It creates catalogs of any type of disk (floppies, hard drives, CD-ROMs, Zips, Sy-Quests, AppleShare volumes, etc...). It features an intuitive Finder-like list view for browsing disk contents, and a powerful...
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    OSX shut me out!

    Go to www.bombich.com. Everything is there on how to do it. Several methods are given. I use Apple Software restore method because it was the easiest for me to understand. With this I can get my OS X 10.1.3 with all its setting in place plus a cut down Classic and OS 9.2.2 full install onto one...
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    OSX shut me out!

    Now that you have OS X 10.1.3 just how you want it, consider making yourself a rescue disk or image of what you have now. I have screwed my OS X several times and went through the bloody re-install drama and it is a real pain. With a rescue disk I don't give a dam if OS X goes bad. A couple...
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    OSX shut me out!

    Start up holding down the Command key + S. Run fsck -y when you get the command prompt. If it says your system files have been modified repeat fsck -y until it no longer says this. Then type reboot and press return. Hope fully your system X will startup.
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    Virtual PC 5.0 SPEED !

    There is a speed inprovement if you run only in full screen mode.
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    a wee bit of help.....

    They look like the instructions that were floating about for a certain 3D application having a version number 3.5. If they are, forget it. From what you describe those instructions are incomplete , and won't work.
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    iDisk, the horror and the pain...

    With the release of OS X 10.1 Apple changed access to iDisk from Appletalk Filing Protocol (AFP) to WebDAV which is as slow as a wet week. To get your old speed back, from the menu bar select Go...Connect to server and enter afp://idisk.mac.com. Enter your username and password when asked, and...
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    Two anoying problems with X

    RE: Unwanted Clock Date Reset. I have the same problem on my dual processor. I read one poster saying this is prevalent on the dual Mac's and is expected to be fixed in 10.1.3 Meantime you can go to VersionTracker and down load Bad Clock Detector 2.0. Its better than nothing and at least...
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    Reinstalling OS X...

    Maybe it can be looked as two different system problems. Problematical and Totally Hosed. Problematical: You know what your problem is, but not exactly what file and you reinstall in the manner described, and you have no problems whatsoever. Thats not unexpected. I'd give that a go if I...
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    Reinstalling OS X...

    If you accept that you have a corrupt system, and nobody can interpret the console messages for you, then a reinstall is obviously required. If you have one or more corrupt files in your system, finding that file(s)amongst the tens of thousands files OS X installs, is in the snowballs category...
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    Giving up on OS X - hate it

    You are chasing your tail if you are trying to use Startup Manager to change your startup system if you have Mac OS X and Mac OS on the same volume. It can't be done. You can use either of your respective install CD's (X or 9) or use Startup Disk contained in System Preferences to change...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    You can probably squeeze more speed out of OS X when Classic is running by having a browse of Mike Bombich site at http://www.bombich.com/ There are some pearls of wisdom there including how to make a lean, mean and fast Classic system among other gems. Also see...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    Ed and Testuser are light years ahead in knowledge and experience, but until Apple repudiates http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692 which states: "You should not reinstall an earlier version of the same software over a later version. These "downgrade" installs may seem to...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    Testuser, Its my understanding that if you have used the Mac OS X 10.1 install disk as I have, once you have installed the security and the installer updaters, you can't do a clean install using the 10.1 disk........the drive has to be wiped to re-install the X operating system. If this is...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    If you are a single user, you won't have any problems later on if you just leave the /User and /Applications where they are. There is no need to move them. The Apple apps etc can say where thay were installed. Subsequent Apple updates will proceed as they should. By having all other...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    A lot can be said for having a dediciated partition of your classic system. If you are using your normal OX 9 system for Classic then you loading up a lot of irrelevant stuff. MacOS X knows what to do whe you are using Classic and most of those Extensions and Control panels from System 9 are...
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    Why is my OSX so slow?

    The TruBlueEnvironme means Classic is running. You can quit this in Process Viewer using the Menu Bar, or in System Prefs open the Classic panel and shut it down etc. If you are not running a classic program, get rid of it to speed up X. JJ
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