![]() ![]() One utility I disabled was ASM (Application Switcher Menu) 2.0.2, a utility that provides an application menu like that found in Mac OS 9. Trouble Begets Frustration - When my PowerBook recently started behaving strangely, I went looking for startup items that might be contributing to the problems I was seeing. However, one thing remained an irritation, an aspect I actually forgot about because long ago I installed a utility that fixed it: Mac OS X’s default window behavior. To my surprise, it didn’t take long for me to adapt to the new Mac OS X order. Subsequently, several utilities appeared to bring back those behaviors (see "Top Mac OS X Utilities: Restoring Mac OS 9 Functionality" in TidBITS-622).įor the most part, my transition to Mac OS X went smoothly without relying on such utilities. Some behaviors in the new operating system changed enough that they disrupted the flow of how we’d been using the Mac for years. I remember one colleague remarked that his head was filled with all sorts of Mac OS 9 troubleshooting arcana, nearly all of which would be rendered moot once Mac OS X gained its footing. When Apple thrust Mac OS X upon us, it was quite a change. ![]() #1627: iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch SE/Series 8/Ultra, new AirPods Pro, iOS 16 and watchOS 9 released, Steve Jobs Archive. ![]()
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