![]() ![]() ![]() But what if there's a problem? Fortunately, contextual menus allow for the package to be opened but it's not a simple case of recognising documents and applications as with OS 9. A package is essentially a folder, but double‑clicking on it launches the application rather than opening the folder - no more hunting around for the myriad of files installed in the System Folder at install time. Most of the time this is a good thing, but when the brown stuff hits the fan you inevitably have to get down to the nitty‑gritty of the OS, which will entail accessing the UNIX‑based files - and then having the tools to handle them.Ī further complication is the way that Mac OS X uses 'packages' to hold an application's files. Why is Mac OS X so different? Because it's based on the UNIX operating system - a fact which certainly won't be obvious to anyone trying the public beta as it's well hidden, much the way that DOS is hidden from Windows users. In essence, the whole concept of a Mac operating system has changed, making almost all of our procedures and resources obsolete. ![]() How about rebuilding the desktop that standard, weekly procedure we all go through (just kidding)? Can't do that either, as Mac OS X has no Desktop DB files. When something goes wrong on a machine running in OS 8 or 9, what do you do? Check for system extension conflicts? You can't do that with OS X extensions as we knew them no longer exist. Troubleshooting expertise is based on knowledge and experience, so even the most guru‑like of Mac users is lost in OS X. I'd go so far as to say that Mac OS X has as much in common with OS 9 as Windows 98 has - almost zilch! It cannot be viewed as an upgrade to OS 9 because it doesn't build on what has gone before, certainly not on an Apple Mac computer. The Aqua interface looks great, and many of the innate features will benefit future troubleshooting, not least of all the protected memory aspect that works with OS X Cocoa (native) applications.īut Mac OS X is completely and absolutely new. Yet I have to admit to some serious head‑scratching sessions with Mac OS X. And if a hard disk goes down, I'd back my ability to recover data from the drive. ![]() If a Mac crashes, I usually know why if a piece of hardware dies, I have a reasonable chance of resurrecting it. I've spent many years as a Mac troubleshooter - in fact, even now I continue to act as systems manager alongside my job as Production Director at a publishing house. I had intended to demystify virtual memory this month, but having had a number of emails regarding the public beta of Mac OS X (available from for $29.95), and having also got my hands on the software for a day or so, I decided to change tack - and I'm still trying to get my head around the new OS before worrying about the music side! Troubleshooting QuickTime 5.0.1 is available both as a 408K Web installer and a 9.1 MB standalone installer.This month Vic Lennard has a first look at Mac OS X and the public preview of QuickTime 5. The QuickTime Player is free, but you’ll need to pay $30 to unlock the QuickTime Pro features (unless you registered after 12-Oct-00). QuickTime 5 also now features Cubic VR, which displays full 360 degree views of specially created QuickTime VR movies (previously, you were limited when viewing up or down), plus a new music synthesizer. There are plenty of improvements under its skin, such as a new DV codec that improves conversion to and from digital videotape, significantly enhanced AppleScript support, full support for MPEG-1 and Flash 4 media, and the capability to download new codecs or other components as needed. Apple hasn’t just been touching up QuickTime’s looks, though. Content creators, however, now have the option to forego the interface entirely by designing their own custom interfaces. The former version’s awkward circular volume control is gone, replaced by a sensible slider and complemented by control buttons sporting an Aqua appearance. #1686: Please support TidBITS, OS security updates, Apple services poll results, biking with an iPhoneĪfter a long public beta, Apple has released QuickTime 5.0.1, enhancing performance and finally cleaning up the QuickTime Player interface.#1687: Feature-rich OS updates, recovering from a crashing bug in Contacts, Zoom for Apple TV, how much do you use widgets?.#1688: Former Apple engineer on watchOS 10, Apple hardware testing tool, Stolen Device Protection, Apple Watch sales halted, smart TV privacy abuses.#1689: Vision Pro ship date, evaluating new Apple device features, minor OS updates, iPhone passcode thief, Time Machine and iCloud Drive.#1690: BBEdit 15 adds ChatGPT, OS widget usage poll results, Magic Keyboard firmware update. ![]()
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