The idea for the graphical user interface originated at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). The mission of PARC was to create the future without worrying about the commercial viability of the resulting technology. PARC was a scientific think tank staffed by brilliant software engineers. The PARC researchers created the Alto computer in 1973. The … Read more
Macintosh Classic II Here is a cool use for old Mac motherboards you may have never considered. Use them as decorative wall ornaments. I am not much of an “artsy” person but I do appreciate industrial design. Unlike PC motherboards, Mac boards are very nifty. They are well designed and thoughtfully laid out. Best of … Read more
Apple introduced the Macintosh LC III on February 10, 1993 as replacement for the Macintosh LC II. The change from the original Macintosh LC to the LC II was rather pedestrian. The LC II uses a 16 MHz 68030 processor while the LC uses a 16 MHz 68020 processor. The LC II’s 68030 is able … Read more
About DOS 3.3 and ProDOS DOS and ProDOS were disk operating systems designed by Apple Computer, Inc. to run in the 8-bit Apple II line of computers. Apple also developed a 16-bit version of ProDOS to run in the Apple IIgs. DOS was released for the Apple II in the late 1970’s and was later … Read more
Apple began designing the Apple III specifically for business users in 1978. It would be the first computer at Apple designed by engineers in a team environment. The Apple I and Apple II had primarily been designed by Steve Wozniak. Apple was experiencing monumental growth during the late 1970s and was poised to take its … Read more
One of the hidden gems in macOS is a scripting service called Folder Actions, where you can bind an AppleScript to run whenever the contents of a specified folder are changed. This feature can be exceptionally useful, not only for helping you organize files and folders, but also for helping you monitor aspects of your … Read more
When composing word processing documents, or otherwise handling text on your Mac, you might find yourself needing to use special symbols, be it something simple like a star, bullet, or check, or perhaps something more unique like a math symbol or foreign language character. To provide you with this, macOS supports a full set of … Read more
Apple’s higher-end MacBook Pro systems come with two graphics cards: an integrated one on the CPU and the other a dedicated graphics processor. While more powerful and useful for image manipulation, design, and gaming, the dedicated GPU requires greater energy and can greatly reduce your battery life when in use. In most cases, macOS will … Read more
When you need to copy and paste text from a Web page, or from a Text or Word document, you usually click and drag your cursor over the desired text to select it, followed by pressing Command-C to copy it to the clipboard. From here the text can be repeatedly pasted; however, this routine is … Read more
Even though you might have plenty of storage available in your e-mail account, after a while of using Mail in macOS, you might find your inbox crammed with thousands of old messages. While Mail should be able to handle all of these messages, sometimes you might find it easier to only have a few messages … Read more