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  • I don't understand the question! Pages acts like a word processor, so if you paste in text and graphics, it will add as many pages are necessary to accomodate it. If you want to start on page 2, you could insert a page break. But all thi is…
    in How to add a page to Pages? Comment by skipjack March 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack This sounds familiar, but I haven't dealt with the problem in three or four years. I'm looking for a reference, but haven't found it yet. I thought it was an OS X problem, but maybe not. I think the boot …
    in G3 Not seeing new hard Drive Comment by skipjack March 2005
  • This sounds familiar, but I haven't dealt with the problem in three or four years. I'm looking for a reference, but haven't found it yet. I thought it was an OS X problem, but maybe not. I think the boot partition is limited to 6 GB or 8 GB and…
    in G3 Not seeing new hard Drive Comment by skipjack March 2005
  • If you get DiskWarrior, make sure is a recent version that will boot the current G4 iBooks and PowerBooks; otherwise, you'll have to pay an extra $12.95 + shipping. Go to the following explanation from Alsoft. http://alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/suppo…
    in mus have apps Comment by skipjack March 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by bazad I have no doubt that G4 PowerBook is good for the average user as well as iBook. How will these laptops handle the following tasks: - Occasional Java development in Eclipse. I have had reasonable performa…
    in Is PowerBook/iBook good enough for... Comment by skipjack March 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by ralph23 I'm running Panther. I've got Speech Recognition turned off in the Systems Preferences, but when I view the Acitivity Monitor, the Speech Recognition task is using around 10%. Why is this so? I have got a…
    in Speech Recognition Comment by skipjack February 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by dotcommunist oh really? i live in europe and bought a Mac QWERTZ keyboard which kind of sucks anyway (@ symbol ist tricky to type, as well as some other things that p*** me off). so i could just buy an iBook wit…
    in special characters on mac keyboards Comment by skipjack February 2005
  • Quote: Originally posted by dotcommunist here's my question: where are such special characters as {, [, or even a simple backslash on macintosh keyboards?? there certainly must be some sort of explanation i guess? thanks in advance! T…
    in special characters on mac keyboards Comment by skipjack February 2005
  • Perhaps someone has inadvertently or intentionally modified the default settings. Try deleting the normal template (Applications/Microsoft Office X/Templates/Normal).
    in Word for OSX rpoblems Comment by skipjack January 2005
  • I worked for a company that used PeopleSoft, and then switched over to Oracle shortly before going bankrupt. The PeopleSoft system seemed more flexible and was more easily able to accomodate custom configurations. Oracle wouldn't let you do an…
    in What's the big deal about PeopleSoft? Comment by skipjack January 2005
  • Sometimes one way to fix this (programs quitting during launch) is to repair the disk permissions (using Disk utility in Applications/Utilities).
    in iPhoto stopped working in my iBook Comment by skipjack November 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by BNOYHTUAWB There is a Graphing Calculator on Mac OS X 10.3.5! You just have to enable it. While that is nice to know, Graphing Calculator by PacificT does much more than simple graphing. That's all I'll say be…
    in finally a graphing calculator? Comment by skipjack October 2004
  • This e-mail speaks for itself (especially for those "obvioiusly" expert and proficient programmers who could not understand why the author had not ported the program yet): Hello, We've begun testing Graphing Calculator 3.5 native on OS X. T…
    in finally a graphing calculator? Comment by skipjack October 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by alcimedes before you wipe everything, toss the default template file first. that's the one that likely infected. I agree with this. Isn't it called the "Normal" template? Microsoft Office X/Templates/Normal
    in Virus infected my PB - help? Comment by skipjack October 2004
  • You've probably done this, but in Applications/Utilities try opening a console window and see if there is anything unusual at the times it reboots. (I just opened a console window and it has a history back to October 15th.)
    in G4 Tower spontaneously rebooting Comment by skipjack October 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Splinemodel There used to be a program called LogicWorks/DesignWorks that was fairly simple, and could simulate fairly simple circuit schematics.Beyond this, there is a little thing called SPICE. LogicWorks 4.5 is …
    in Electronics app Comment by skipjack October 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by WickEd does ... VPC ... actually install an operating system or is it closer to installing a program on your Mac. The short answer is that it is installing a program. Once you install the program, then you have t…
    in Standard Windows to Mac Switcher Topic Comment by skipjack September 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mr. Me Exactly how does Pacific Tech expect to stay in business without Apple's business? As in the other thread about graphing calculators, you seem to assume that Pacific Tech is intended to be a business venture…
    in Apple acquires Curvus Pro X to power new Mac OS X Tiger application Comment by skipjack September 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by bunge What the excuse for not investing in this technology? The comments about the article seem to explain that well enough.
    in Wind Power cheaper than ever Comment by skipjack September 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by a_greer BTW: do stores actualy sell floppies any more? the campus bookstore charges way too much for cd-rs so I will only buy floppies there as a last resort. All the college bookstores here in the San Francisco Ba…
    in It's (still) a floppy world...DAMN-IT Comment by skipjack August 2004