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| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date submitted |
Date corrected |
| Printed |
Page vi
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The Apple-menu logo symbol appeared, in the original printing, as a capital letter A in two places. The correct font was restored in this
printing.
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page ix
Last paragraph: |
Sentence restores the missing word "for" in the sentence:
"Danny has done work for several big New York trade houses?"
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page x
Added this line to end of page |
"Quicken 2001 by Kathy Ivens and Thomas E. Barich"
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 1
The comma was restored to the list that includes "Application menu, |
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 5
IN PRINT: Figure 1-2, 4th line |
"...from the submenu that than..."
SHOULD BE:
"...from the submenu that then..."
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Anonymous |
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Page 6
Insert this sidebar |
As this book went to press, Apple unveiled Mac OS 9.1, which offers one
big-ticket new feature: a Window menu in the Finder. It lists every
open desktop window, making it easy to summon a buried window by
choosing its name.
If you press certain keys as you choose a window's name, you get all
kinds of nifty extra features. For example, the Command key closes a
window, as though by remote control. Cmd-Shift closes a pop-up window
- a great time saver. Cmd-Option brings a window to the front and
closes all other windows. Control brings a window to the front and
"windowshades" all other windows; and Control-Option brings a window
to the front and un-windowshades all others.
Other changes are minor, but welcome: Mac OS 9.1's Applications folder
is now called "Applications (Mac OS 9)," to help you find your programs
when, one day, you install Mac OS X. The General Controls control panel
has been updated (see page 199). Two new control panels are available,
too: Image Capture, for grabbing pictures directly from USB digital
cameras, and USB Printer Sharing, which lets you print on a USB printer
that's connected elsewhere on your network. [Editor's note 1/31/01: The
Image Capture control panel was cut from the final release of Mac OS
9.1.]
At this writing, the price and final version number of Mac OS 9.1
haven't been nailed down; but if history is any guide, you can download
a free updater from www.apple.com.
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
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Page 6
|
The text used to read:
As this book went to press, Apple unveiled Mac OS 9.1, which offers one
big-ticket new feature: a Window menu in the Finder. It lists every open
desktop window, making it easy to summon a buried window by choosing its name.
If you press certain keys as you choose a window's name, you get all kinds
of nifty extra features. For example, Command closes a window, as though by
remote control. Command-Shift closes a pop-up window-a great time saver.
Command-Option brings a window to the front and closes all other windows.
Control brings a window to the front and "windowshades" all other windows;
and Control-Option brings a window to the front and un-windowshades all
others.
Other changes are minor, but welcome: Mac OS 9.1's Applications folder is
now called "Applications (Mac OS 9)," to help you find your programs when,
one day, you install Mac OS X. The General Controls control panel has been
updated (see page 199). Two new control panels are available, too: Image
Capture, for grabbing pictures directly from USB digital cameras, and USB
Printer Sharing, which lets you print on a USB printer that's connected
elsewhere on your network.
At this writing, the price and final version number of Mac OS 9.1 haven't
been nailed down; but if history is any guide, you can download a free
updater from www.apple.com.
It now reads:
Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS 9.2
In January 2001, Apple unveiled Mac OS 9.1, which offers one big-ticket new
feature: a Window menu in the Finder. It lists every open desktop window,
making it easy to summon a buried window by choosing its name.
If you press certain keys as you choose a window's name, you get all kinds
of nifty extra features. For example, Command closes a window, as though by
remote control. Command-Shift closes a pop-up window-a great time saver.
Command-Option brings a window to the front and closes all other windows.
Control brings a window to the front and "windowshades" all other windows;
and Control-Option brings a window to the front and un-windowshades all
others.
Other changes are minor, but welcome: Mac OS 9.1's Applications folder is
now called "Applications (Mac OS 9)," to help you find your programs when
you move to Mac OS X. The General Controls, Sound, and Startup Disk control
panels have been updated (see Chapter 12). The USB Printer Sharing control
panel is all new: It lets you print on a USB printer that's connected
elsewhere on your network.
Later in 2001, Apple released yet another touch-up: Mac OS 9.2, which
offers bug fixes and much better speed as the "Classic" mode in Mac OS X.
Both updaters-OS 9.1 and 9.2-are free downloads from the Apple Web site if
you already have Mac OS 9-point-anything.
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 14
The text used to read |
(If you, an iMac or iBook owner, find some of these keys missing from
your keyboard, install KeySwapper, included with this book.)
It now reads:
"(If you find some of these keys missing from your keyboard, install
KeySwapper, available at www.missingmanual.com.)"
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 14
The Figure 1-5 caption did read |
"Position your mouse inside a Finder window (list views not included);
while..."
Now reads:
"Position your mouse inside a Finder window (list views not included)
or even an Internet Explorer window (5.0 and later); while..."
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
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Page 15
The third sentence in the paragraph under the heading "Folder Proxy Icon" |
used to read:
"By dragging this tiny icon..."
It now reads:
"By clicking this tiny icon (until it darkens) and then dragging..."
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 23
Figure 1-16. The text used to say: |
"Or press the equivalent keystroke: (Cmd)-right arrow."
It now says:
"Or press the equivalent keystrokes: (Cmd)-right arrow (to open) and
(Cmd)-left arrow (to close)."
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 38
|
The text used to read:
And if you use Sherlock (see Chapter 15), you can create an alias of any
icon in the Items Found window by Command-dragging it (with no Option key)
out of the window.
It now reads:
And if you use Sherlock (see Chapter 15), you can create an alias of any
icon in the Items Found window by Command-Option-dragging it out of the
window.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 47
The Figure 2-13 caption used to say |
But it does trigger the Trash-emptying warning...
It now says:
But it does trigger a "Some items could not be deleted because they are
locked" warning...
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2000 |
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Page 95
The caption used to read |
"the Mac reminds you that you?re about eliminate it forever"
It now reads:
"the Mac reminds you that you?re about to eliminate it forever"
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 111
The text used to say: |
"Mac OS9 itself uses about 20 MB of memory."
It now says:
"Mac OS9 itself uses 20 to 30 MB of memory, depending on the Mac
model."
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 118
In the first paragraph of "Using Virtual Memory to Save RAM and LaunchTime" |
The text used to say:
Except for iBook, every Mac model sold today comes with at least 64 MB of
memory.
It now says:
Every Mac model sold today comes with at least 64 MB of memory.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 143
second paragraph |
The reference (in the second paragraph) to Figure 9-4 has been corrected to say "see Figure 9-3."
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 155
In the third paragraph, the text used to say: |
In general, you'll want this option turned off; see Figure 10-3 to see
what happens if you turn it on.
It now says:
In general, you'll want this option turned on; see Figure 10-3 to see
what happens if you turn it off.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 199
The second-to-last paragraph used to read |
"There they sit, dimmed and unavailable. Just remember: It's not you.
It's Apple."
It now reads:
"There they sat, dimmed and unavailable, until they disappeared in
Mac OS 9.1's redesigned, Multiple Users-compatible General Controls
panel."
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 199
|
called Check Disk in Mac OS 9.1
It now reads:
called Check Disk in Mac OS 9.1 and later
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 200
|
(Delete the entire Image Control control panel discussion; Apple omitted
this control panel from the final release of Mac OS 9.1.)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 201
|
It now reads:
(Delete the entire Image Control control panel discussion; Apple omitted
this control panel from the final release of Mac OS 9.1.)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 203
|
The text used to read:
Tip: Instead of using the keyboard menu, you can rotate through the
different keyboard layouts you've selected by pressing Command-Space bar.
It now reads:
You can rotate through the different keyboard layouts in the script you've
selected by pressing Command-Space bar.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 211
|
The text used to read:
Using the four control categories listed at the left side of the window,
you can configure the sound system of your Mac in the following ways:
Alert Sounds
It now reads:
Using the four control categories listed at the left side of the window
(or, in Mac OS 9.1 and later, in tabs across the top), you can configure the
sound system of your Mac in the following ways:
Alert Sounds (Alerts tab)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 213
|
The text used to read:
Speaker Setup
It now reads:
Speaker Setup (Speakers tab)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 215
Insert this material |
USB Printer Sharing
New in Mac OS 9.1, this control panel lets every Mac on the network use
the same USB printer (such as a color inkjet). Getting all this working
may require a bit of ?ddling on big networks (see the Mac Help topic
"USB Printer Sharing"); but if the technology gods are smiling, all you
have to do is click the Start button, click the My Printers tab, and
turn on the Share checkbox for the printer to be shared.
Thereafter, you can use that shared printer from another Mac on the
network like this: First, install the printer's driver software.
Second, open USB Printer Sharing, click the Network Printers tab, and
turn on the printer's checkbox. Finally, select the shared printer in
the Chooser, just as you would any printer.
Web Sharing
See page xx for details on this control panel.
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 222
Add, after the 3d full paragraph |
"(If you can't find the Automated Tasks folder, click the Missing
CD-ROM link at www.missingmanual.com to download a copy.)"
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 231
last paragraph of the Freqiently Asked Questions |
In the last paragraph of the Freqiently Asked Questions, the text used to say:
Otherwise, the type code is just text.
It now says:
Otherwise, the type code is just TEXT.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 238
IN PRINT: Heading "Control the cursor without the mouse", 2nd paragraph, |
2nd sentence under sub-heading "Mouse Keys";
"To turn this mode off, press the Clear key to alone;"
SHOULD BE:
"To turn this mode off, press the Clear key alone;"
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Anonymous |
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Page 250
|
Insert this tip after 1st paragraph:
Tip: If Outlook Express or Entourage is your email program, you need to
take an extra step when creating a Mac.com account. Choose Tools?Accounts;
click the Mail tab (Entourage only); double-click the Mac.com account. In
that window, click the Account Settings tab; enter your mac.com email
address in the "E-mail address" ?eld. In the "POP server" box, enter
mail.mac.com; in the "SMTP server" box, enter smtp.mac.com.
Finally, click where it says "Click here for advanced sending options." In
the resulting fold-out panel, turn on "SMTP server requires
authentication"; close the fold-out panel, then click OK. Now your Mac.com
looks and acts as though it were a bona fide ISP, and that your Mac.com
address were a "real" one.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 251
|
(A few words were trimmed to accommodate the new tip on page 250.)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 252
The caption for Figure 14-6 used to read |
On the Apple Web page, click Open My iDisk (top left). Now wait - even
with a high-speed Internet connection, it takes about a minute for your
iDisk icon to appear on your desktop. At last, however, it does,
bearing your member name (top right). Double-click it - and wait - to
see its contents (bottom). Note that you can't create your own folders
on this special disk-you must drag your ?les directly into one of the
folders shown here.
It now reads:
On the Apple Web page, click Open My iDisk (top left). Now wait - even
with a high-speed Internet connection, it takes about a minute for your
iDisk icon to appear on your desktop. At last, however, it does,
bearing your member name (top right). Double-click it - and wait - to
see its contents (bottom). Note that you can't create your own folders
on this special disk - you must drag your ?les directly into one of the
folders shown here.
Tip: If you have Mac OS 9.1 and use a program that offers Navigation
Services (see page 131), you can save documents directly to, or open
them directly from, your iDisk. The "pointing hand" icon/menu lists
your iDisk just as though it's another disk drive on your Mac.
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Dec 01, 2000 |
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Page 252
|
The caption used to read:
Tip: If you have Mac OS 9.1
It now reads:
Tip: If you have Mac OS 9.1 or later
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 253
The first paragraph under "HomePage" used to say: |
"(which comes with every iMac)"
It now says:
"(which once came with every iMac)"
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
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Page 331
|
Changed "sneaky hackers" to "casual hackers."
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 331
The text used to read |
"Caution: There is one way to get around the Multiple Users security?if
your Mac can start up from an older version of the Mac OS. By pressing
the letter C key during startup, someone could startup the Mac from, for
example, the Mac OS 8.6 CD-ROM, which predates the Multiple Users
feature. In that event, the trespasser has full access to all folders on
the Mac."
It now reads:
"Caution: There is one way to get around the Multiple Users security:
Insert a system-software CD-ROM that can start up your Mac. By pressing
the letter C key during startup, someone could start up the Mac from this
CD; open the System Folder -> Preferences folder; and throw away the
Multiple Users preferences file. In that event, the trespasser has full
access to all folders on the Mac. (This tip is useful if you?ve forgotten
your password, too.)"
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 336
|
The text used to read:
Yet some of the most popular Mac add-ons these days are various kinds of CD
burners-special CD drives that can record onto specially designed CDs. All
of these discs look like normal CDs, but they (and the drives that
accommodate them) may fall into any of these categories:
It now reads:
Yet some of the most popular Mac drives these days are various kinds of CD
burners-drives that can record onto specially designed CDs; in fact, CD
burners are standard or optional equipment in all current Mac models. All
of these discs look like normal CDs, but they (and the drives that
accommodate them) may fall into any of these categories:
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 338
The text used to say |
"Once you've inserted a CD (or Zip disk), the Mac won't let go unless
you eject it the official way--by dragging its icon to the trash, or
by using the Special->Eject Disk command. Yes, pushing the button on
the CD-ROM door (on Mac models that have a door) opens the drawer--
when it's empty."
It now says:
"Once you've inserted a CD (or Zip disk), the Mac won't let go unless
you eject it the official way--by dragging its icon to the trash,
using the Special->Eject Disk command, or pressing the Eject key on
the new Apple keyboard. Pushing the button on the CD-ROM door (on Mac
models that have a door) opens the drawer--when it's empty."
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 339
|
The text used to read:
Figure 18-1:
In the Startup Disk control panel, the currently selected disk-the one that
will be "in force" the next time the machine starts up-is always
highlighted. If you click in the white area, so that no disk is selected,
be prepared for a very long startup cycle, as the Mac searches its various
network, SCSI, and other connections for a working startup disk.
It now reads:
Figure 18-1:
In the Startup Disk control panel, the currently selected disk-the one that
will be "in force" the next time the machine starts up-is always
highlighted. If you click in the white area, so that no disk is selected,
be prepared for a very long startup cycle, as the Mac searches its various
network, SCSI, and other connections for a working startup disk.
In Mac OS 9.1 and later, the control panel looks slightly different. It
offers "flippy triangles" that offer a selection of System Folders on each
of your drives-a nod toward making it easier for people who like to switch
back and forth between Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.
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Jun 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 380
The last paragraph in the FAQ used to read |
Since Mac OS 9 debuted, a new version of QuickTime, 4.1, has already
arrived, and subsequent versions are in the works.
It now reads:
Since Mac OS 9 debuted, a new version of QuickTime, 4.1, has already
arrived, and 5.0 is available in free preview form.
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 380
|
The text used to read:
Since Mac OS 9 debuted, a new version of QuickTime, 4.1, has already
arrived, and subsequent versions are in the works.
It now reads:
Since Mac OS 9 debuted, a new version of QuickTime, 4.1, has already
arrived, and 5.0 is available in free preview form.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 388
The text used to say |
But a few specialized movies may also contain a text track, and animation
track...
It now says:
But a few specialized movies may also contain a text track, an animation
track...
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 437
The text used to say |
Toast adaptec.com (no fix yet)
It now says:
Toast adaptec.com 4.1
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Anonymous |
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Oct 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 438
Inserted this new sidebar |
Frequently Asked Question
All About Mac OS 9.0.4
In April 2000, Apple released an update called Mac OS 9.0.4. You can get
it in one of three ways:
? Open your Software Update control panel, as described on page 210, and
click the Update Now button. If your Internet connection and karma are
both good, you?ll be offered the chance to download and install the new
software.
? Second, you can download the updater directly from
http://asu.info.apple.com. (Search for 9.0.4.)
? Buy a CD containing the updater by sending $19.95 to Apple Order
Center, Attn: 9.0.4 CD Upgrade, Box 2270, Buffalo, NY 14240-2270.
So what do you get for your trouble? Bug fixes. Your Apple DVD Player
software, for example, is less likely to exhibit "sound drift," in which
the soundtrack gradually gets more and more out of sync with the picture.
The Mac now recognizes more FireWire gadgets (camcorders and hard drives,
for example), makes networking more reliable, solves some laptop battery
problems, and improves the stability of audio, video, and graphics
software. You don?t get any new features, per se.
Installer beware, however; like any updater these days, this one brings
with it further incompatibilities. For example, Action Utilities and Palm
Desktop require free updaters to remain compatible with 9.0.4. If you?re
on the fence about performing this installation, consult the Mac OS 9.0.4
reports at www.macfixit.com and www.macintouch.com?fully armed, however,
with the acknowledgment that most people don?t send their reports to such
Web sites if everything went well with the upgrade.
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May 01, 2000 |
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Page 438
The last section now reads |
All About Mac OS 9.1
Mac OS 9.0.4 isn't the end of the line for Mac OS 9. In addition to
still more bug fixes, the Mac OS 9.1 updater gives you two new control
panels, an updated General Controls control panel, and a Window menu in
the Finder that lists (and lets you manipulate) your open desktop
windows. See page 6 for details.
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Dec 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 438
|
The text used to read:
All About Mac OS 9.1
Mac OS 9.0.4 isn't the end of the line for Mac OS 9. In addition to still
more bug fixes, the Mac OS 9.1 updater gives you two new control panels, an
updated General Controls control panel, and a Window menu in the Finder
that lists (and lets you manipulate) your open desktop windows. See page 6
for details.
It now reads:
All About Mac OS 9.1-and Later
Mac OS 9.0.4 isn't the end of the line for Mac OS 9. In addition to more
bug fixes, the Mac OS 9.1 updater gives you two new control panels, updated
General Controls and Sound control panels, and a Window menu in the Finder
that lists (and lets you manipulate) your open desktop windows. See page 6
for details.
As this book went to press, yet another system-software version was in
testing, tentatively numbered Mac OS 9.2. The book in your hands is fully
9.2-ready; the Mac OS 9.2 software update offers no new features except bug
fixes and-this is the big one-better service as the "Classic" mode in Mac OS
X.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2001 |
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Page 453
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Added an index entry: Mac OS 9/9.0.4 upgrade, 438
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Anonymous |
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May 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 453
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Add this index item
Mac OS 9
9.1 upgrade, 6, 200, 215, 252, 438
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2000 |
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Page 453
The text used to read |
Mac OS 9
9.1 upgrade, 6, 200, 215, 252, 438
It now reads:
Mac OS 9
9.1 upgrade, 6, 200, 215, 252, 438
9.2 upgrade, 438
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