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Kbase Article of the Week: LaserWriter Fax: Does Not Support Two Faxes on One Line⇢
Years ago, some poor and forgotten soul ran into this problem with a LaserWriter:
I am using a LaserWriter 16/600 PS with the fax option, and another standard fax machine connected to the same phone line. Even though the printer fax option is set to answer after eight (8) rings and the fax machine is set for two (2) rings the fax printer connects as soon as the standard fax machine answers the incoming call. It sounds like both devices try to communicate and then the line is dropped. I want to use the fax in the printer for out-going faxes only, and then use the second fax machine for incoming faxes and faxes that need to be sent manually.
Mac Power Users #596: 30 iPhone Apps Under $10⇢
This week on Mac Power Users, David and I check out a bunch of iPhone apps.
Sealed Super Mario 64 Goes for $1.56 Million⇢
An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million.
Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game.
A spokesman did not immediately respond to an inquiry about who purchased the game.
Holy moly.
Coherence X4⇢
My thanks to Coherence X4 for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week. It lets you turn any website into an app on your Mac. Readers get 20% off this week when you purchase Coherence X4 at http://bzgapps.com/coherence512 or when you use the promo code ‘512Pixels’ at checkout.
10 Years Later, NASA’s Post-Shuttle Vision Still Coming into Focus
Today marks a full decade since STS-135 — the final shuttle mission — lifted off. Atlantis and a crew of 4 delivered a year’s worth of supplies and many spare parts to the International Space Station, the on-orbit laboratory that the Shuttle was largely responsible for constructing.
Jason Snell was there for the launch:
Hard to believe this was 10 years ago today–and that this was my view of it. #STS135 and the end of the Shuttle era. pic.twitter.com/XmiTRicIRr
Connected #353: 88XX BANE⇢
A ceramic Apple Watch. A calendar Kickstarter. A review update. A ceramic Apple Watch. A calendar Kickstarter. A review update. An Apple Watch. A Kickstarter. An update.
This is not three episodes of Connected. It’s one episode, and we call it 88XX BANE.
The BMW CE 04
I love how this new electric scooter looks, even if its press release is really weird.
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X 10.4: iCal Calendar Alarms do not Work After Upgrading⇢
To make sure that calendar alarms in calendars created in iCal 1.5.x work in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, open iCal 2.0 or later (included with Mac OS X 10.4) at least once. Your calendars will be updated, and the alarm should work as expected.
Sponsor: Coherence X4⇢
Coherence X4 allows you to turn any website into a chromium-powered app on your Mac. Simply pick a site, enter a name, and pick an icon, and Coherence will turn the app into an isolated application separate from your main browser.
Unlike resource hogging Electron apps, Coherence apps are fully powered and completely customizable. You can use the vast majority of Chrome extensions, customize app assets, and even use features like whitelisting to turn websites like Gmail into an email client that will bump links to your default browser.
Mac Power Users #595: The Poetic Mike Vardy⇢
Mike Vardy returns to the show to update David and Stephen on where he’s found balance between the iPad and the Mac. Mike also discusses how he blends analog and digital tools, and how he shares tasks and ideas with his remote team.
My thanks to the sponsors of this episode:
- 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don’t have to worry about that anymore.
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- Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
- Setapp: More than 200 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.
2001 Revisited: G4 Cube ‘Put on Ice’
In my series 2001 Revisited, I’m covering Apple’s major announcements from 20 years ago. It’s now July, which means we get to talk about what may be the most unusual press release in Apple’s modern history:
Apple today announced that it will suspend production of the Power Mac G4 Cube indefinitely. The company said there is a small chance it will reintroduce an upgraded model of the unique computer in the future, but that there are no plans to do so at this time.