Posts by turnwrite

Why is it that so few computer manufacturers seem to understand the concept of aesthetics? Maybe the VAIO has better specs than a MacBook, fine. But it's UGLY! How hard is it to make a laptop LOOK good? Not hard at ALL! I have...

Yes, I realize that my poor little iBook is terribly old and clunky. But as a student, I don't have NEAR enough cash to shell out for a MacBook, much as I'd like to. So any little thing helps, and this resoltuion independence is a...

Personally, I don't love or hate the Dock. What I miss about OS 9 is just the multiple ways of doing things. Like, to launch an app you had the Apple Menu OR desktop icons OR the Launcher OR popup folders with "button"...

Thanks Chucker, you are my GOD. I am definitely gonna go and try that right now. I'll have to install the Xcode Tools, but this is the solution to my biggest problem. I can deal with the minor drawing flaws and stuff in exchange for...

Really? You can set that globally? You're using the developer version of this feature that shipped with Tiger, right? So you can globally set the decrease/increase resolution size for all windows using this developer thing in Tiger?

I see your point, that the feature isn't perfect, the windows look blotchy, and it really isn't meant to help low-end screens, but uber high end ones. Yet I still don't see why it COULDN'T be used to give more screen real estate on an...

Thanks for explaining. Okay, so it sounds like I could just resize some objects onscreen to make them smaller and fit more. For instance, the app I use the most is Adobe InDesign, and it's hell on an 800x600 resolution. It sounds...

But wait, about this "resolution independence." I have a hopelessly outdated iBook that maxes out at 800x600, so this feature really interests me.... How exactly would this work? What could you do with it? And also,...