AppleWorks for Mac OS X does not use Unicode text encoding.
This is because it does not support the Unicode character set.
Thanks, Apple. Really glad we cleared that up.
Category: Kbase of the Week
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X: Terminal window is too small, or doesn‘t appear⇢
Terminal is a utility for executing command line instructions in Mac OS X. If its window is very small and can’t be resized (Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4), or does not appear at all when Terminal is opened (in Mac OS X 10.5) make sure the Monaco font is enabled.
Terminal needs Apple’s Monaco font. If that font is disabled or missing, the Terminal window will be very small and unusable, or may not appear at all.
Kbase Article of the Week: iPod photo: Windows pauses after formatting during installation⇢
While I don’t have an iPod photo in my collection, I don’t think I’d need to format it using Windows if I did.
Kbase Article of the Week: AirPort Base Station (Graphite): LED Behavior
While Apple’s wireless routers of today may be gleaming white monoliths, the original had a lot more personality:
According to Apple, the three LEDs on the front were used to “provide feedback and status through the use of color or blinking. The indications are unique depending upon what state the AirPort Base Station is in.”
Kbase Article of the Week: iDVD ‘08: After 99 images in a slideshow, set-top DVD player will reset to chapter 1⇢
In iDVD ‘08, your slideshows are no longer limited to 99 images. You can now have up to 9,801 images in a slideshow. When you are playing a slideshow on your DVD player, it will number the slides (which are chapters) from 1 to 99 and then start numbering over again at number 1 (on the one-hundredth slide). This is normal and not something you can control when you author your DVD. It is a specification that applies to all DVD players.
Kbase Article of the Week: iLife ‘05 cannot be installed on original iBooks⇢
Now I know I can’t install iLife ‘05 on my original iBook:
iLife ‘05 requires a computer with a display resolution of at least 1024 x 768 pixels. This means that iLife ‘05 cannot be installed on the original iBooks. The original iBooks are Blueberry, Tangerine, or Graphite in color. The iBook (FireWire) computers, which are Indigo, Key Lime, and Graphite in color, are also affected.
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS: Rebuilding Desktop File and icon recovery⇢
This is a classic tip for those who ran Mac OS 9 and earlier:
The Desktop file is an invisible file found in the main level of your hard disk in Mac OS 9 or earlier. It is the file that keeps track of all the documents and applications that are on your disk. System 7.0 and later versions use the invisible files named Desktop DB and Desktop DF.
Occasionally, your Desktop file may become too large or may become unusable. It is generally a good idea to rebuild your Desktop file once a month or so in Mac OS 9 or earlier.
Kbase Article of the Week: iMac with built-in iSight camera: Positioning the display when using the built-in iSight⇢
Lights! Camera! Action!
Kbase Article of the Week: Read Me for International Keyboards⇢
If you’re wanting to use an Apple Design Keyboard or the far-superior Extended Keyboard II with a PC and its 1996 or so, you need to check out this document:
The keyboard drivers included on the “International keyboard files” floppy correspond to the keyboard layout of the Apple Design Keyboard and the Apple ISO Extended Keyboard II. Some of the drivers are updates to the ones included on the PC Utility CD; users should install keyboard files from the floppy rather than from the CD.
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X 10.6: Apple Remote buttons to use with Front Row⇢
It’s not unusual that retired support articles have their formatting or even images broken over time, but this is one of the more recent ones where I’ve seen it happen.
Kbase Article of the Week: Apple TV (1st Generation) Setup Guide⇢
It’s hard to believe the first Apple TV was so similar and so different to what we have today, all at the same time.
Kbase Article of the Week: Power Mac G4 Cube: Troubleshooting: Mouse: Pointer Does Not Move With the Mouse⇢
Don’t forget this step:
Start up from the Software Restore disc or use the Extensions Manager control panel to start up the computer with the Mac OS All 9.x extensions set. If OK, troubleshoot extensions. If the pointer doesn’t move, replace the mouse.