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Last Week on My Mac: Beyond mere coding

The moment you start writing apps that work with documents, you’ll need to know how to use UTIs. That requires inspired searching, guesswork, and trial and error.

July 8, 2018 Macs, Technology

Chimes past: a swan song for the startup chime

The bong has gone, without a bang or even a whimper. Why are the latest Macs mute?

October 31, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Cambridge Computer’s Z88: the iPad Pro of 1987

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What is a similar size and weight to an iPad Pro, runs for a similar time on battery, but was launched in 1987? The first proper laptop.

November 14, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

-14: Installing Mac OS 9.1 (in 2001)

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Among the new features of 9.1 was support for the burning of CDs in the Finder, and Finder support for switching between open windows.

June 20, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

-14: Manually Installing Part of Mac OS or an Extension (in 2001)

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In comparison with OS X, Mac OS 8 and 9 were tiny and simple. Installing or replacing a component was a minor task; here is how we did it.

June 7, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

-14: Maintaining Your Desktop (in 2001)

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With Mac OS 8 and 9 back in 2001, we had to performance routine maintenance to keep the Desktop working. This is how we did it.

May 30, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

-14: Establishing a dial-up connection to your ISP (in 2001)

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Step-by-step instructions for setting up a dial-up Internet connection under Mac OS 8 or 9.

May 22, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

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