Category: Kbase of the Week

Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS 8: Appearance Manager Information ⇢

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Apple Support:

The Appearance Manager, introduced with Mac OS 8, modifies the appearance of the original Finder to include options for changing menu fonts, window-shading (collapsable window title bars), and other appearance-centric features. The Appearance Manager is now considered an integral part of the Mac OS, and is installed as part of an “Easy Install” process.

Seemed appropriate after talking about macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode this week.

Kbase Article of the Week: WebObjects 5.2 Developer: Will Not Work With WWDC 2003 Xcode Developer Preview ⇢

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Apple:

WebObjects 5.2 Developer tools will not work with the WWDC 2003 Xcode Developer Preview installed on the system.

  • WebObjects Builder integration with Project Builder is broken.
  • EOModeler integration with Project Builder is broken.
  • None of the WebObjects project templates appear in Project Builder when creating a new project.
  • Rapid turn around is broken for all WebObjects projects.
  • Interface Builder integration with WebObjects is broken.

The solution listed on this page is incredible:

Do not install the WWDC 2003 Xcode Developer Preview.

Kbase Article of the Week: Power Mac SuperDrive Update 1.0 ⇢

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Big news from Apple:

The Power Mac G4 SuperDrive Firmware Update 1.0 application installs new firmware on the SuperDrive which addresses an incompatibility with 4x DVD-R and 2x DVD-RW media, and the 2x SuperDrive in the Power Mac G4. You must perform this update if you intend to use 4x DVD-R or 2x DVD-RW media in your Power Mac G4. This update also enables you to eject audio CDs that are copy-protected or have mastering errors. This update is required only for the Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio), the Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) and the Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002) with an internal Apple SuperDrive.

Kbase Article of the Week: Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White): How to Differentiate From Other Power Macintosh G3 Models

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In the wake of the recent Mac Pro news, I know a lot of people want Apple to “just ship a tower,” but it seems that at least some point, Apple didn’t like that word:

Before January of 1999, there were three Power Macintosh G3 form factors useful for visual identification; Desktop, Minitower, and All-in-one. At the MacWorld Exposition in January, 1999, Apple introduced a Power Macintosh G3 model which does not fit into any of the previous categories.

While it is a tower design, Apple has elected not to refer to it as such. For the purpose of identification, Knowledge Base articles will refer to this design by its colors (blue and white) rather than form factor.

“Apple has elected not to refer to it as such” is the most amazing phrase in the kbase, period.

Kbase Article of the Week: Forcing a Universal Application to run with Rosetta ⇢

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Seems timely:

Mac OS X applications that can run natively on both Intel processor- and PowerPC processor-based Macs are called Universal applications. Even if you don’t have a Universal version of an application, you can still use it on an Intel processor-based Mac by means of Rosetta, which comes with every Intel-based Mac. Rosetta works behind the scenes to translate an existing, native, non-Universal application (one that was designed to run natively a PowerPC-based Mac, not a Classic application) so that it can run on an Intel-based Mac—all you have to do is double-click the application!

Sometimes, you might have a Universal version of a graphics or Internet application on your Intel processor-based Mac that you want to run via Rosetta instead of running natively. Because some Universal applications may continue to rely on existing plug-ins, you may sometimes need to force a Universal application to run in Rosetta to accommodate the plug-in. Check with your plug-in manufacturer(s) to see if Universal versions are available, too.