Category: Kbase of the Week

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You may notice that when using Windows and a USB keyboard that is connected to a Mac via the USB port on an Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch), the F8 key is not recognized by Windows when you attempt to accept the Terms and Conditions agreement or start up into Windows Safe Mode.

To restore the use of the F8 key, connect your USB keyboard directly to the computer’s USB port.

I searched the kbase for “Sierra” for this week’s post and found a goodie:

Accessing the information on a CD-ROM volume isn’t much different than accessing the information on most magnetic disks, whether the CD-ROM discs use HFS (Hierarchical File System) for Macintosh files, ProDOS (Professional Disk Operating System) for Apple II files, or the High Sierra format for either system. Generally, if you know how to work with files and folders (subdirectories) on a hard disk, 3.5-inch disk, or 5.25-inch disk, you know how to work with the files on a CD-ROM under these formats.

High Sierra is a standard way of organizing the information on a CD-ROM. CD-ROM discs that conform to the High Sierra standard can be accessed from a variety of computers. The discs need not be customized for each different computer’s operating system. You don’t need to know anything about the High Sierra format to use High Sierra CD-ROM discs. You communicate with application programs as you always have.

Holy moly:

If you update to iOS 10 beta, you can remove some built-in apps from the Home screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

When you remove a built-in app from your Home screen, you also remove any related user data and configuration files. This can affect things like related system functions or information on your Apple Watch.

This document defines the term “pixel anomaly”, explains why such anomalies occur, and describes what to do if you feel your LCD panel has more than an acceptable number of pixel anomalies.

Something useful this week:

Learn more about TCP and UDP ports used by Apple products like OS X, OS X Server, Apple Remote Desktop, and iCloud. Many of these are referred to as “well known” industry standard ports.

Long article this week:

Updates Safari to prevent unauthorized access to a user’s cookies.

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Looking to upgrade from System 6 to System 7? Be sure to check out this support page that outlines how your documents will fair:

You can move documents between a Macintosh running System 6 and a Macintosh running System 7 without any problems. In most cases, your documents will not change their appearance. For example, if your document uses Times font in size 12, your document won’t change.

An exception occurs when you have TrueType fonts installed and you have documents using numerous odd type sizes.

The red X isn’t as iconic as the sad iPod, but it gets the job done.

Here’s the skinny on Dashboard in the current version of OS X:

Dashboard is a collection of small programs, called “widgets,” that let you quickly do a wide variety of tasks such as checking stock prices, finding weather information, and more.

Note: You can also use widgets in Today view in Notification Center. For more information, see Use Notification Center.

That’s followed by directions on how to turn Dashboard on. I think it’s the end of the road for this part of the OS.

While it’s easy to think Apple does oddball stuff with accessories and products today, it’s been that case for years. Here’s Apple Support discussing how to charge the original iPod shuffle:

Because of its design, iPod shuffle cannot be connected to the USB ports on the side of iMac G3 and eMac computers—it will not fit. You can connect iPod shuffle to your keyboard’s USB ports if your computer has Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later, however, iPod shuffle will not charge due to the keyboard’s low-power USB ports.

To charge iPod shuffle on an iMac G3 or eMac computer, you need an optional accessory to reach the port, such as the iPod shuffle Dock or a third-party USB extension cable, both of which must connect to a high-power USB port to charge (Note: the USB Keyboard Extender cable that came with some Macs will not work as the cable connector will not fit the iPod shuffle). You can also use a USB power adapter or a high-power USB hub to charge iPod shuffle. These are all available from the iPod Accessories area in the Apple Store.