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3. #The default program installed on mac os x that handles mail full

I’ve already commented on WebChecker, but this is another case where there’s really no penalty for using a classic application.

#The default program installed on mac os x that handles mail full

I’ve stuck with version 4.6 because of one feature no longer included in the free version, and I haven’t seen a reason to justify the expense of the full commercial version. Mizer is a discontinued HTML compression program I’ve downloaded four possible replacements over the weekend, but it’s a small, fast classic application that I really don’t see any need to replace. There is a version of Default Folder for OS X, but right now I’m using it primarily with classic apps, and the classic version works just fine in Classic Mode. AppleWorks is already OS X-native, and I don’t use Photoshop enough to even consider investing in a newer version. Safari looks like the leader to replace IE as my primary browser. I’ll probably use Mail as my primary email program in OS X.

There are a lot of email clients and Web browsers to choose from. I’m also finding that File Synchronization works nicely as an alternative to Copy Agent in OS 9. My most useful utilities are Default Folder, Mizer, BBEdit Lite 4.6, WebChecker, TextSoap, and X-Launch.

My primary tools are email, the Web, Claris Home Page, AppleWorks, and Photoshop 5.5. I don’t anticipate going back to booting the Classic Mac OS. With enough system memory (512 MB) and a fast (5400 rpm with 8 MB buffer), spacious (20 GB, twice as big as as the original 10 GB and still 40% empty) hard drive, this old PowerBook G4 works very comfortably in 10.2.3. And performance under Jaguar is an improvement over earlier versions of OS X, even on my two-year-old 400 MHz PowerBook that emphatically does not support Quartz Extreme. That said, the benefit of Jaguar isn’t ultimate speed it’s rock solid stability. This was the first time I’d gone more than a weekend in OS X, and going back into OS 9 on Tuesday was a bit of an alien experience, sort of like going back to System 7.x after getting used to the improved appearance and new features of Mac OS 8.1.Įveryone seems to agree that Mac OS 9 is faster than OS X regardless of your hardware. Then back into OS X, where it’s been ever since.

#The default program installed on mac os x that handles mail how to

I ran some of the preventive maintenance programs suggested on How to Deal with Common Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Problems and decided it would be a good time to run Norton Speed Disk and defragment my hard drive.

#The default program installed on mac os x that handles mail update

I had to get the afternoon site update done in a hurry, so I went with what was fast and familiar. The first time was right after the nearly three hour process of installing 10.2, updating it to 10.2.3, and updating several applications. Since upgrading from 10.1.5 to Jaguar, I’ve only booted into Mac OS 9.2.2 twice. 2003 – Today marks 10 days since I installed Mac OS X 10.2.3 Jaguar on my 400 MHz PowerBook G4.