Articles posted on November 14th, 2003

Panther: Backing up the “Preferences” folder

Friday, November 14th, 2003 • 8:00 am

In Jaguar, each time I wanted to do a backup of my “Preferences” folder in my home library, I would get an error message saying something to the effect that “one or more files cannot be copied because they are in use” and asking me if I wanted to proceed with the rest of the […]

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Dave Hyatt on browser bugs

Friday, November 14th, 2003 • 6:11 am

Safari developer Dave Hyatt writes about the “Reality of Bugs” in his blog, and has a number of valid points, including: This is the reality of the Web. People are constantly shocked and amazed that their pet bug hasn’t been fixed in subsequent releases (e.g., in Mozilla or Safari), but those people simply don’t understand […]

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New “Apple Peel” column and review at Applelust.com

Friday, November 14th, 2003 • 5:43 am

There are two new articles by yours truly at Applelust.com today: Apple Peel – Improvements in Panther’s Mail (Part 1 of 3) Review: Miglia’s AlchemyTV Please feel free to comment on them below.

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Panther: New Mail sounds

Friday, November 14th, 2003 • 5:11 am

It’s a small detail, but I find that it’s much more important than it initially seemed to be. I realize that I have quickly become quite dependent on the “wushhh!” noise that Mail makes whenever an email has been successfully sent out. I have always had customized sounds for incoming mail in Mail: a short, […]

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