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Mac OS X 10.2 is officially released. Late ursday Product Showcase has a Saturday Top 20, includ- and Friday, Apple released a few dozen Knowledge- ing all the latest updates for Mac OS X 10.2 com- Base articles on the new that patibility and feature exploitation. We have the full we’ve analyzed for opening day. We’ve much to say story on the Security Update 2002-08-23 for Jaguar about changes in printing support (including some (something we couldn’t have provided Friday morn- information you won’t find elsewhere), as well as ing), as well as QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1, Professionals new Classic information and some licensing text 1.1, FruitMenu 2.5, Script ™ you can probably ignore. For opening day, we start Debugger 3.0.4, TinkerTool 2.3, WebObjects 5.1.4, with what the press is saying, include early bug no- and much more. Number one, though, is the big up- tices, and wrap up with our own early assessment. date that’s not Jaguar-dependent: Adobe Photoshop Late-night issues on Mac OS release dates are a tra- 7.0.1.Revision mania, page 2. dition for MDJ that continues today. The complete early status report, page 1. Coming up next Top five tips Today’s News would have had only a promise of MSN for and news that will We said we’d tell you more about the Mac OS X 10.2 keynote Apple Expo 2002 in Paris next month. We’ll Finder in this issue, and we’ve come through. Learn give more details in our next issue as we start look- more about the intricacies of “Find,” improvements ing at the Mac OS X 10.2 marquee features, be- to “Get Info” that still let you use the Mac OS X ginning with the applications. at issue may not 10.1 ways, the truth about “Simple Finder,” the new be until Tuesday (as with most large OS update is- “Open With” menu, and smaller benefits like side-ef- sues, we’ve gone about 48 hours on this one without fects of spring-loaded folders. It’s all copiously illus- much sleep), and we’ll update our home page when trated for your convenience, too. Finder favorites, we know for sure. is double-length issue is in your page X. hands late on release day with material other outlets won’t have for days, so enjoy! Mac OS X 10.2 Read Me First Updates and info arrive for Jaguar release As Mac OS X 10.2 makes its retail debut this week- The toast of the technical town end, hundreds of thousands of happy Mac owners

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and greatest in Macintosh operating systems. We’ve review we’ve seen to date merely suggests you might already explored the how and why of Jaguar installa- want to wait a little while before upgrading. National tion, but before you undertake that task, you’ll want media reviews are positively glowing. Wall Street to know what reviewers have to say about the new Journal personal technology columnist Walt Moss- operating system, as well what Apple has to say in berg said that Jaguar is “such a major upgrade that its first round of documentation updates. Here’s our it probably ought to have been called Mac OS XI,” opening-weekend toolkit to keep you abreast of all and that it’s “worth the [US$129] price.” at bas- the Jaguar news. tion of Macintosh understanding known as PC - 94 MDJ 2 MDJ 2002.08.24 updates their icons, too, and “maximize backwards in the Adobe Photoshop folder. Saving files properly reportinginstead that of required files weren’t found your hardif drive name has high-ASCII characters, Power Macintosh G4computers and works correctly e whole package is more compatible with older longer up locks using when custom page layouts. better JPEG files, in certain and Picture Package no e Browser File is faster. Metadata is preserved able) unless it to needs operate on thelayer’s pixels. doesn’t layers rasterize type (making thetext unedit Mostly, however, update thefree just fixes bugs. It for thefirsttime (such as a default 300% total ink). of (MDJ 2002.07.20), and others return to older defaults channel transparency in Targa files like version 6 did ing tool are previous releases, such as saving alpha the market-smashing US$609bitmap image edit 1 Featuring the latest Jaguar updates Saturday’s Top 20 lar vulnerable ( code dates the built-in framework security that simi uses updates again, OpenSSL to version 0.9.6g, and up 2002.08.05). is week’s cent changes to (0.9.6e)and OpenSSL SunRPC ( since themid-Julyleased update as well as then-re e updatesreleased two security for Mac OSX10.1.5. before that for final testing. Sincethen, Apple has ter on or about 2002.08.03, and was frozen days afew 2 Jaguar compatibility. –andgrade this thefew week one that’s of not for says it’s not documented, all but it’s aworthy up compatibility” actually does. ere’s more, and Adobe Security UpdateSecurity 2002-08-02 Mac OSX10.2was declared golden mas 08-23 Security Update 2002- Some updates in 9 Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 X MDJ X Security UpdateSecurity 2002-08-20 2002.08.21). Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1 included files re - MDJ ------,

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- - - - - MDJ 2002.08.24 MDJ 5 4 MDJ 2002.08.24 now controls theremote display processes works around problems in Mac OSXand US$20 tool with basicremote control acomputer’s of 20 sults in aseparate list window. In 1997, “Find” be searching for multiple criteria and displayed there utility originally written by Monk Bill that allowed butall ignored in favor of “Find File,” abundled show in one them all big selection. ing your hard disk to agiant expanded to list view each match, showing them one at atime–or chang cause it required opening Finder anew window for as abreakthrough, people quicklyit be tired grew of them in normal Finder windows. hailed Originally file name)(like apartial and selected and revealed mand that searched for files matchingsearch criteria “deficiency”with great fanfare, adding a “Find”com forgot.they In 1991, theSystem 7Finderthis fixed the Finder it when doesn’t find anything?” Howsoon by file name or other attributes: “Why call it they do Finder thatgrumbled this shell program, known as solutely taken for granted. By thelate 1980s, people the application. and launch it directly, opening thedocument within computer would findtheright application for you directly. you If double-clicked adocument file,the application program or its open one documents of Macintosh didn’t care: you could either “open” an document files you wantedthat program to use. e you first launchto a program, andthen to “load” any tions and documents. previous Every shell required for it did not make you distinguish applica between than any command-line shell that had come before it, nal “shell” program for theMacintosh was different years, few Every bears repeating. thestory e origi A few goodies to help you along the Jaguar Way Our top five Finder tips By 1994’s .5, Finder’s built-in Find was It was revolutionary, and within years, afew ab , didn’t have built-in capability to search disks 9 Admin Tool 1.0.5 Haxial Remote X the ------“Find” rolledsearching in as thefile Sherportion of old was unceremoniously code retired. 1998say came Mac OS8’s search and of method theFinder’s If youIf search from thetoolbar in awindow showing matchingthose files searching from aFinder window’s toolbar finds only feature and demonstration, you should know that ing you thematching all files.Although that’s a slick Return or Enter, and you get window anew show window’s toolbar: just click, afile name, type press show thenew “Search” field youcan putevery in More about “Find” find on your own. five under-documented features you won’t have to aer examination, weeks afew of here are our top publishing tips and with tricks theJaguar Finder, but tosh Web sitesbusy be for will months finding and menting changes these and enhancements. Macin is that there’s no single, comprehensive source docu 10.2 Finder than Apple has advertised. e news bad is that there’s even more going on in theMac OSX folders PDF files, of even them in column (andsee view this includes browsing tomatically builds thumbnails images you of so can changes desktop pictures at regular intervals, and au servers), restores spring-loaded folders, automatically on multiprocessing systems or with folders on file it’s multithreaded and much runs faster (especially until this weekend’s Mac release OSX10.2. of lock, and that’s where thefunctionality has stayed All Reserved. Rights Contact us: Copyright ©2002, GCSF, Incorporated. www.macjournals.com Apple’s demonstrations Finder thenew always of e new Jaguar Finder Mac OS X10.2 in that window MDJ has lots of greathas lots of features: Justin Seal, Jerry Kindall Jerry Staff: Matt Deatherage, Nathaniel Irons, issues). news e good or its subfolders. - - - -

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5 the same condition like file name or creationdate. on multiple criteria, but not multiple conditions on versions Find or of would allow searching and 2002.08.24and less than 400KBin size. Previous “figure”, andthat are createdalso between 2001.07.01 searching forthat files with start “ thesame criteria –noteof how in Figure 1, we’re before, but this timeyou can add multiple versions perfect. You can add multiple criteria, file just as finally thehas way searchingto add criteriaalmost rowing from applications like Address Book, Apple more than powerful ever, as shown in done for years anew to see “Find” window that’s Or, more powerfully, just hit Command-F as you’ve in the type “Search”that fieldwindow’s of toolbar. a window for theroot your level of hard drive and Home directory. system-wide folder, Library or any place outside your in the Applications folder, or theSystem folder, or the your Home folder, you won’t find any matchingfiles tion. You add canplacessearch specific you also to if no “+” icon, you can’t add more choices for that op and visibility (to search for invisible files).there’s If condition each for size, content, file name extension, you(so can construct “between” searches), and one two creation date and modificationdate conditions you can search for up to three file nameconditions, metadata supportskind of multiple choices, though: the last four and recreate them. three of Not every condition five, in a list of you no longer have to delete added. you If want to eliminate thesecond search button that removed thelast search parameter you’d versions Sherlock offered of only a “FewerChoices” remove only that criteria from thesearch; previous If youIf want awider search, you can always open Each criteriaEach has a “–” next to it that lets you Figure Find 1–e box dialog MDJ Figure 1 ” and contain . Bor - - glaring omis checkbox. via or select places” you add ure 1, “Specific shown in Fig “Home,” and as disks,”“Local “Everywhere,” up menu are in thepop- search locations name. Default is only by file toolbar search folder, since the criteria inside a for multiple want to search e “Content Index” pane lets you build an index on you want to index and pick “Get Info” in theFinder. ate an index manually to save time, thefolder select Indexes/FindbyContent/ dexed are stored location, in anew “ Indexes that can’t written be to thefolder being in the same privileges you do in agiven disk or folder. ers can’t other them because use users may not have the indexes you create are private to you; other us tent folder in aparticular or disk. In Mac OSX10.2, the Finder creates indexes you when search by con thatdex files you havepermission to read anyway,so there’s no way to schedule indexing: you can only in ways to findfile. a As in earlier versionsof Mac OS X, “Find” feature, with content merely several one of Content,” is just acheck-off item in Mac OSX10.2’s Apple fix in an will upcoming release. criteria.selected ey’re omissions both hopefully from file the Finder into a “Find”window to pre-set Buddy yet. Also, unlike Sherlock, you can’t drag a or creator type, don’t so throw away utilities like File fileon based files name extension but nottype file by can search for mand line: you with thecom fascination management’s engineering thanks to Apple sion in “Find” ere’s one By theway, Sherlock’s marquee feature, “Find by - - - e new Info new e window ”. you If want to cre Figure 2 ~/Library/

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9 Mac OSX10.2available this weekend, Apple is also addition to theUS$129 Walt Mossberg was thefirst to thatbreakthe news in The family plan for useful. them to truly become dors to support need technologies like Rendezvous and functionality,” although more third-party ven and Mac bounds speed OSX10.1in of both ahead Dalrymple VAT) price “short-sighted.” And at MacCentral, Jim though the magazine theUS$129(£99with calls stuck with Mac OS9that it’s timeto upgrade” –al that Mac persuades users the90%of have who far so [Mac] OSXyet,”of and “it may therelease evenbe MacUser UK plaints [Mac] OS9users have about [Mac] OSX.” the move,” and that it “addresses thecom most of OS X10.2is refined powerfuland – and it’s worth PowerPC system and G4-based RAM, lots of “[Mac] lems, and concluding you have that if especially a provement, noting only minor compatibility prob review Jaguar is worth theupgrade price. Jason Snell’s appears, but acomprehensive journal nonetheless. actual judgment or recommendation until thereview uar –mostly experiences positive, but without much able way to do so. Almost customers nonethese of giving customers want who honest to be an afford five licensesthe one,for price 154%of of Apple is the company has no plans to do so. Still, by offering tion in Mac code OS X10.2, and an executive said in popularity. the same timepropelling thecompany to lows new working. is enforces thelicense agreement at while on multiple computers in thehouse –or it stops number numberserial –thesame serial won’t work activate thesoftware thing about it. Aer installing Windows XP, you must don’tthey like it, but it took Microso to do some ituse on thecomputers all in thehome or office, and and businesses small purchase one upgrade box and a single computer. OSvendors know that consumers upgrade in aretail box, it’s always for licensed been ing anyone. When you purchase an operating system ple’s to make part lots more money without annoy for up to fivecomputers. It’s a brilliant move on Ap offering aUS$199 e Macintosh press concluding is also that Apple, on theother hand, has no such registra for Macworld says

says Jaguar “shows its teeth,” and is “leaps Mac OSX10.2is “the release best “family pack” lauds improvement aer im within 30days using aunique single-computer license that licenses theOS long for ------leased a few dozen afew KnowledgeBaseleased articles on Mac come over thenext weeks, few Apple has already re its retail release. While more information is sure to ments were kept private until Mac OSX10.2neared freely-available Apple KnowledgeBase. docu ese formation available and that so it addedto can the be front-line technical support engineers have thein OS,prise thenew people use who that so both have documented changes several that might sur Since that time, Apple’s technical support groups Mac OSX10.2went golden master three weeks ago. The KnowledgeBase knows that Microso wouldto steal. wise be tually no cost. extra It’s incredibly clever and amodel anple US$1.4million extra in books revenue at vir the “family pack” asingle-user instead license, of Ap at US$129each, just but 20,000people purchase if would have purchased fivecopies Mac OSX10.2 of a can do so. On thebright side, Mac OSX10.2resolves Classic,run but only group and user, for every then all Admin users can is not to set allow read and write access for your both lems in Mac OSX10.2. your If Classic System Folder names replaced with variants. legal but with and other characters in host illegal vous name thesame to as your be computer name, field. Mac OSX10.2 pre-configures Rendez the tem Preferences, just under theComputer Name computer; you do that in the “Sharing” Sys panel of though, you must find othercomputers by name. To makethat work, subnet it so can recognize requests for its name and DNSall requests on theautomatically-configured cast DNS: each computer broadcasts its name and configuration networking in sion Apple seeded. Mac OSX10.2is indeed confirmationficial versions Jaguar to see of pleased be Apple’s will Developers and other customers saw who pre-release Configuration and management 10.2 issues.OS X10.2and Mac OSXServer previously-undocumented problem Out-of-whack privileges continue prob to pose We’ve mentioned before thezero- that of part set theRendezvousset name that thegolden master release of zero or one non-Admin users build 6C115 Rendezvous where install , the last ver is multi for your - of ------

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products that customize aPostScript workflow, but rewritten for 10.2. is maysome affect high-end module for thePostScript printer module) must be modules PostScript add-on through CUPS, any so developers have who written revision over a decade ago, it’s a pretty reasonable step. least PostScript Level 2. Since Adobe first released that PPD file but also that a PostScript printer support at Mac OS X 10.2’s printing system requires not only a Tektronix brand). Note that in a shi from Mac OS 9, nix, and Xerox (using its Xerox brand instead itsof including printers from Apple, HP, Lexmark, Tektro ported via PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files, rate list drivers years. Apple publishes a almost every Epson printer released in the past four printers, including a subset theseof HP models, plus see and ashared use see printer. ence pane for computers all on thenetwork to both to your default search domain in theNetwork prefer larly over Rendezvous), you may to need the default. Also, you use if Print Center’s “Preferences” to permanently change printing changes dialog it only for that print job; use Apple default paper sizefor English is USLetter, not A4. importantis especially to it International , but onis initiallyyour based choice language of in the update.free e under Mac OSX10.2, though sion 10.0.7(not press yet released as of time)to work ing Classic. e machine awakes from sleep, Apple Talk printing recreate it withoptions. new Mac OSXyou had to delete theprinter queue and configuring installable options. earlierIn versions of renaming, changing the associated PPD file, or re OS X10.2, you can Print Center. Doing is not so ablack hole: in Mac upgrade. You’ll to recreate need queues those in in Print Center’s printers list of aer you the install ers However, Apple you’re extremely unlikely into to run any them. of from Print Center’s “Preferences” box. dialog is – like most PostScript printers –do not appear PostScript printing in Mac OSX10.2now flows Mac OS X 10.2 includes drivers for dozens of Other printingOther issues are more minor. If included with the operating system. A details the dozens of that changing thepaper sizeto A4 in a doesn’t work from Classic aer your FAXstf X does notedoes default papersize modify existing print queues complete list printer driver must ver be British users that any printer sharing (such as acustom I/O PostScript printers Apple says you can change suggests networked print in Mac OSX10.2 of of , since the raster printer add “local.” it will be a be it will (particu restart Apple sepa sup by ------

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1 1 folder where programs like Outlook Express can find either to your “ home directory. e solution is to disk holding your Classic System Folder, not in your ably in the “Documents” folder at theroot the level of the “documents” folder, but your old data is prob Mac OS9applications,. store ey information in “ folder to folder, but it always maps theClassic “Documents” tionally picks preferences from each user’s home separate preferences user. per version e new op Classic System Folder, with no accommodation for earlier, on user thesystem shared every thesame Mac OS9’s “ board and Startup Disk control panels. Transport,Open RAVE, InputSprocket, and theKey AppleScript 1.8.3, 1.6, CarbonLib plus updates to 10.2 ing to Mac OS9and Classic are and you’d right. be In fact, about quires into booting Mac OS 9, we’ll say it that way), only as “Classic” something re in these –if compatibility environment dates and improvements to theMac OS9 You’d that Mac expect OSX10.2would include up Classic compatibility OS X10.2doesn’t include Mac OS9discs. You’re di have MacOS9 another article copy Mac OS9you of must install be “licensed,” and sively asserts. However, says thearticle also that each byused only one version Mac OSX,” of Apple pas X you have available: “Each System Folder should be Mac OS9System Folder Folder, or happen. things bad will Classic add its older versions them to theSystem of delete three files those Mac OSX10.1.5with that System Folder. You must once it’s done so, you can no longer Classic under use items in theSystem Folder necessary. if However, Support UI2.1. Classic Startup adds or updates these horribly confused), Classic Support 2.1, and Classic “version 9.3”, but don’t it call that get or will everyone or less marking Mac OS9running under Classic as to your Classic System Folder: them. ~/Documents than in Mac OS9.2.2, but they’re not mysteries: Classic in Mac OSX10.2supports afeature like In fact, Apple recommends having a Mac thechanged OSX10.2adds three of files your own documents folder Multiple Users. if you want if to Classic since use Mac ~/Documents points out that you must ”), and that may confuse Microso’s and let 10.1.5’s version of for each version Mac OS of ” In Mac OSX10.1and (typically referred to ” folder or to another Classic 9.3.0 newer inMacOSX fifteen files files fifteen move thefiles (theone at already separate Classic (more belong , ------install differentinstall versions Mac OSX on of different els. For machines, these Apple says, “you should not and thePowerBook (“Wall G3Series Street”) mod Macintosh G3(desktop, minitower and All-in-one) machines ROM with true chips: theoriginal Power corrupted. is only affects “old world,” or pre-iMac ning clock face(for abetter name) lack of may be startupthe new graphic an of Apple logo and aspin tion or volume available Mac while OSX10.2boots, older versions Mac on OSXinstalled of any parti least on older machines. Apple Apple, it’s also It’s not just multiple versions Mac OS9that of worry The drama of multiple versions most retailers, no longer Mac sells OS9). office in locality(the your online Apple store,like anddiscs don’t have them, or to check with the Apple the rected to call Apple Store you Mac need if OS9 from anewer machine to upgrade an old machine, Apple would not want you to theMac use OS9discs Mac OS 9onof thesame machine at thesame time. is no waywhich we know of multiple to run copies is aboutless Connectix to release “Virtual Mac,” there one copy at atime, on one machine or others. Un you have, but prevent you from running more than allow you to make archival copies any of soware lier versions on thesame computer. “Fair use” rights from installing multiple versions Mac OS9or of ear has Mac OSXon that single computer. Similarly, Apple bar you from installing multiple versions licensed of true, but nothing in thelicense agreement would 10.2. e license is probably for asingle computer, that license by purchasing and installing Mac OSX copy Mac OSX10.1.5or of earlier, you don’t give up may have drawn. First, you already if have alegal ing. America, our advice should not considered be bind pretations therage being all in technical corporate that we are not lawyers, and with crazyDMCA inter erating system you have installed. We remind you Apple wants you to copy purchase each op of every Mac OS9must be “licensed,” it’s to easy infer that with theearlier article’s warning that each copy of Soware agreement.” License When you pair that Mac OSXin keeping theincluded with theterms of partitions or disks.” never at advice is to ignore any such inference you says,e article also “you should only install had any that would policy prevent you multiple versions ofMacOSX warns that if youthat have if , at ------

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MDJ 2002.08.24 2 removed Menu Extras, and now Apple is blithely Apple has removed Extras, Dock Apple has now contact management require system-wide access. cators. aclock andwith battery theinsertion status of indi bar is solely for menus, abandoning that years ago Menuparty Extras. Apple no longer claims themenu violates thesole rule Apple has for disallowing third- Menu Enabler, Extra Apple’s own iChat Menu Extra standing on principle: as noted with therelease of soware updates from installing is bilge. Apple is not and technically might unnecessarily rule stop future you’ll find Mac OSX10.2 magically loads it again. its hastheapproved one of values and structure). Alter athird-party Menu that so Extra Menu Extra’s property list, contained in its package (it’s the thevalue of Menu alist of of start that Extras load thesystem will file) searchand nary for “ vorite text editor (read-only, please, for this is abi Contents/MacOS/SystemUIServer CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/ Want proof? thefile Open “ directly intoExtras thesystem’s interface user server. is that Apple has notOS X10.2does third-party load Menu Extras future Apple soware updates.” e only reason Mac including but not limited to theinability to install Mac OSXmay result in unforeseen consequences, goes on to say, “Using third-party solutions to modify able. that’swhile probably not necessary, it’s understand abling Menu (like Extras you supportnical athird-party support use if for en note that Apple won’t responsible be or provide tech and supported state.” at’s followed by astandard says that’s how it is for Mac OSX10.2 its“in original tras Mac OSX10.2refuses to third-party load which of Apple should ashamed. be In warning on older machines. X 10.2, theonly reason not to is thetechnical do so to keep it on installed adifferentfrom disk Mac OS single machine. you If own Mac OSX10.1and want son not to it install as many times as you want on a at least one copy Mac OS9, of there no seems rea but that’s always alicense violation. been you If own for reason no ( particular System-wide applications like to-do lists and To suggest that circumventing this self-serving But Apple couldn’t leave well enough alone, and Another article contains amore explicit warning hard-coded NSPrincipalClass Menu Enabler Extra AirPortExtra /System/Library/ a list of its alist own of Menu MDJ 2002.08.16), Apple fessing up ” in your fa ”. at’s the key in the Menu Ex ), and - that ------Mac OSX10.2has trouble with system. guages ily, thecommand use line to rewrite the unless you do astandard reinstallation or, more eas installed, you may have Macsion OSX10.1that of had 10.2 Up-to-Date CD-ROM and it install over aver operating system. you If get theUS$20Mac OSX course,Of with anew goesperfectly not everything Minor hitches is no place for scare tactics. you can whenever you use like. e KnowledgeBase Enabler,tra since particularly it has an uninstaller you from using asupported program like Menu Ex futurewith lack of upgrades. Don’t let this FUDstop threatening users remedy who thecompany’s error it since last running iTunes 3, but there’s an iPod with Wacom tablets). Apple warns also that your Wacom graphics tablet (right now, Ink works only won’t work unless you’ve plenty juice. of poweron reserve battery sleep may the AC adapter or waking themachine from along On any or PowerBook iBook computer, unplugging it may not wake up properly under Mac OSX10.2. RGB cable video models, (14.1 LCD 16 VRAM) sults. any such configurations may provide re unexpected for an AirPort interface, and Apple warns that using but you can’t create multiple new configurations port from you Mac had them in theolder OSX10.1if OS, configurations reveals that you should not use each configuration active port usingthat port, Apple sharing displays aphysical thename of once port for startup. Elsewhere, while to change theMTUto acompatible value on each 1500byan default; MTUof Apple bytes and Mac OSX10.2, like most IPclients, uses maximum transmission no unitmore of than 1454 net service e new Internete new connection sharing feature in e new e new youIf have an may not show up in iTunes you’ve 3if renamed MDJ key in the display awarning in Japan, NTT’s because routers a expect 2002.05.22), you should Ink handwritingrecognition in Mac OSX10.2. ey’re imported before putting to sleep or theiBook iBook (16MB iBook VRAM) NSGlobalDomain computer are (those thecurrent trouble switching languages explaining installed driversinstalled , your battery has evenif that you’re now multiple AirPort port multiple AirPort port multiple languages NTT FLET’S Inter FLET’S NTT explains how that connection disconnect the preferences AppleLan or for your feature easy easy iBook iBook running ------

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is faster, it has features, nice new and it works reliably. comes with any sizable operating system upgrade. It without any major hitches, just thenormal work that runningtem Mac has been OSX10.2for two weeks failure. But that didn’t happen –our production sys backup we inhad case to revert due to catastrophic ibility maintaining while aworking Mac OSX10.1.5 utilities, and test our soware critical for compat changedof Finder key equivalents, update several some timeto break in. We had to to get lots used clock speed. upgrade theOSand than add RAM it is to increase (typicallyRAM around 512MB). It’s alot cheaper to chines dramatically faster provided have they enough 400MHz machine, we’ve found it makes slower ma Apple’s recommends running Jaguar on at least a reviewerincreases mentions. nearly every Although and more OScore modern responsible for thespeed tem. Everything from this point forward builds on it. end, Mac OSX10.2is theMacintosh operating sys Apple’s site or per-seat licenses, but this week as of tems already running Jaguar. you with deployment or to get more out any of sys can it, use and why it works theway it does, to help vide details on what Mac OSX10.2does, how you the year. issues, thenext several Over MDJ pro will X 10.2upgrade –you want will it before theend of timinggrade and your budget. But plan for aMac OS your systems. Purchase now or later as suits your up weeks and check out compatibility before upgrading toy). US$129to their new tra use Apple can’t force iPod purchasers to shell out an ex requires iTunes but not does include Mac OSX10.2, with thepossible exception iTunes of (since iPod ested in maintaining Mac OSX10.1 compatibility, pany has made it pretty clear they’re not that inter any future applications free from Apple –thecom operating and system iSync iCal to run and probably ingrade September or October. You’ll thenew need ally, but you won’t you up if behind the curve fall now, go for it. You want will Mac OSX10.2eventu youIf have an machine extra and want to upgrade a month and won’t ready be until then, wait amonth. you for waiting. you If you’ll think get abetter in deal no one (aside from Apple’s accountants) blame will If you’reIf not ready to perform amajor upgrade, Although we’re enjoying Mac OSX10.2, it takes It’s abit an unless expense you of have one of Keep your ear to theground for more afew ------

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