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Entries for July, 2009

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 goes black in Design mode

Is it really possible that 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM is not sufficient for running and working in Adobe CS3. Dreamweaver page with Flash header in design mode goes black every time I make a change in Code. I keep having to close it and re-open it. I’ve got 44 GB of free space [...]

Safari 4’s Top Sites feature requires Quartz Extreme support and some patience

Go to Apple Menu - - > About This Mac –> More Info.
On the left pane under the Contents list click Graphics / Displays
On the right pane you should see “Quartz Extreme” for each display you have.
It will say “supported” if this graphics card is installed in your computer. Then you’ll need either an ATI [...]

iCreate magazine has stuff you can use

Issue sixty nine of iCreate: The creative magazine for Mac users has a feature section, Detox your Mac (and get it ready for Snow Leopard), starting on page 82. One of the tips mentioned is to prevent items from opening automatically at login (page 85). By removing these items from the Login Items list, you [...]