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.
Category: Kbase of the Week
Kbase Article of the Week: AppleCD SC: High Sierra CDs Are Accessed Like Any Other Volume⇢
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: Remove built-in apps from the Home screen on your iOS device with iOS 10 beta
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: Intel and non-Intel processor compatibility⇢
This article discusses processor compatibility for NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP systems:
The Intel versions of NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP have been tested on Intel 486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro processors. These are the only processors Apple supports for use with NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP.
Kbase Article of the Week: About LCD display pixel anomalies for Apple products released before 2010⇢
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products⇢
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: Security Update 2003-12-05 for Panther 1.0⇢
Updates Safari to prevent unauthorized access to a user’s cookies.
Kbase Article of the Week: Macintosh: How To Call ExitToShell Trap from ROM Debugger⇢
Kbase Article of the Week: Moving Documents from System 6 to System 7⇢
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: iPod Displays a Red "X" Icon⇢
Kbase Article of the Week: OS X El Capitan: Get quick info with Dashboard⇢
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.
Kbase Article of the Week: Charging iPod shuffle on an iMac G3 and eMac⇢
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.