Note:
For archived 1998 Updates, check out: What's New 1998.
January 4, 2000
- Text features a new Q&A on Maximum number of fonts under Mac OS 9.
December 20, 1999
- Hardware features a new Q&A on A SCSI little secret.
- Networking features a new Q&A on Open Transport Versions.
- Toolbox features a new Q&A on CloseDialog and 'ictb's.
December 6, 1999
November 29, 1999
- Toolbox features a new Q&A on Progress Indicators and SetControl32BitValue.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- Java features two new Q&As on Using System.currentTimeMillis( ) and Checking for the presence of a native library from Java.
Thanks to Michael Hopkins.
November 22, 1999
- Files features a new Q&A on PBLockRange with a zero-length range.
Thanks to Eric Simenel.
- Overviews features a new Q&A on
OSStatus values that developers can use in their programs.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
November 15, 1999
- Hardware features five new Q&As on Open Firmware.
Big-time thanks to Wayne Flansburg.
November 8, 1999
- QuickTime for Windows features a new Q&A on Endian Concerns When Playing 'snd ' Resources.
Thanks to Scott Kuechle.
November 1, 1999
October 25, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- QuickTime for Java features a new Q&A on Playing a sound using QuickTime for Java.
Thanks to Michael Hopkins.
- Devices features a new Q&A on PC Card 3.x Custom Actions.
Thanks again to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
October 18, 1999
- Hardware features two new Q&As on Explanation of SDRAM configuration Nomenclature, and
PC card Voltage Sense line issues with 5-volt only cards.
Thanks to Stephen R. Martin
- Java features an updated Q&A on Inputting characters using InputMethod.
Thanks to Takahiro Kaneko.
October 11, 1999
- Networking features an updated Q&A on Launching the Default Internet Browser.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
- QuickTime Movie Toolbox features a new Q&A on SGSetSettings unexpected results.
Thanks to Scott Kuechle.
- Hardware features 10 (!) new Q&As on Open Firmware.
Huge thanks to Wayne Flansburg.
October 05, 1999
- Devices features a new Q&A on Driver Gestalt & Icon Services.
Thanks to Mark Cookson.
- Files features an updated Q&A on Accessing File Control Blocks.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- FireWire features a new Q&A on gestaltFWVMBackingStore.
Thanks again to Mark Cookson.
- Hardware features an updated Q&A on Detecting specific ROM-in-RAM Mac.
More thanks to Mark Cookson.
- OS Utilities features a new Q&A on System Error 119.
Thanks to Eric Simenel
- OS Utilities also features an updated Q&A on Notification Manager Reinitialized During Boot.
Thanks again to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- Sound features three new Q&As on Using Sound control panel to configure the sound input settings, Synchronous SysBeep, and Synchronizing Sounds to Video.
Thanks yet again to Mark Cookson.
September 27, 1999
- Toolbox features a new Q&A on Setting a UserPane's feature.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
- Java features an updated Q&A on Determining MRJ's Version.
Thanks to Levi Brown.
September 13, 1999
- Java features a new Q&A on Inputting characters using InputMethod.
Thanks to Takahiro Kaneko.
- QuickTime Components features a new Q&A on Preview image quality of DV capture.
Thanks again to Takahiro Kaneko.
August 30, 1999
August 23, 1999
- Devices features a new Q&A on MemAllocatePhysicallyContiguous.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
August 16, 1999
August 9, 1999
- Java features a new Q&A on Determining MRJ's Version.
Thanks to Levi Brown.
July 21, 1999
- Files features a new Q&A on Allocate and Disk Full Error.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
- QuickTime Movie Toolbox features a new Q&A on Playing memory-resident WAVE data using QuickTime 4.
Thanks to Scott Kuechle.
July 12, 1999
- Hardware features a new Q&A on Which Machines Support Driver Services Library and the MP Nanokernel?
Thanks to Geoff Stahl.
June 28, 1999
- QuickDraw features a new Q&A on Native QuickDraw Hardware Acceleration notSrcCopy Blits.
Thanks to Geoff Stahl.
June 14, 1999
June 2, 1999
- Java features 2 updated Q&As on Java File Paths are not Unix File Paths and
Using Runtime.exec to open a URL.
Thanks to Levi Brown.
May 17, 1999
- Java features 10 new Q&As.
Huge thanks to Michael Hopkins, Levi Brown, and Steve McGrath.
- Human Interface Toolbox features an updated Q&A on Reserved Key Combinations.
Thanks to Pete Gontier and Stephen Chick.
- Networking features an updated Q&A on Accessing the ARA/PPP password.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- OS Utilities features 7 new Q&As on the Notification Manager, OS Time functions, and Fixed Math Rounding.
Thanks to Mark Cookson.
- FireWire features three new Q&As in this new category: Use the Doorbell, How do I ring the Doorbell?, and What is unsolicited status?
Thanks again to Mark Cookson.
May 3, 1999
- Human Interface Toolbox features two new Q&As on
Setting a Control's Variant Field & Setting the Background Color of a Control.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
- Color features one new Q&A on Missing ColorSync profiles.
Thanks to David Hayward and Scott Kuechle.
- QuickTime for Windows features a new Q&A on
Borland 5.0 C++ link error with QuickTime 3 for Windows SDK.
Thanks again to Scott Kuechle.
April 26, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on TCP/IP Option Sizes.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- Devices features a new Q&A on Native Drivers ('ndrv's) and dNeedTime.
Thanks again to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
April 19, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on Accessing DHCP Options.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- Hardware features a revised Q&A on The AAPL,slot-name property and PCI.
Thanks to Mark Baumwell and Wayne Flansburg.
April 12, 1999
- Human Interface Toolbox features two new Q&As on
The Initialize Method of Multi-fragment Contextual Menu Plug-ins and Localized Versions of Appearance SDK.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
- OS Utilities features a new Q&A on Making Data Executable.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
- Networking features a new Q&A on Launching the Default Internet Browser.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
April 5, 1999
- Devices features an updated Q&A on SCSI Manager 4.3 Emulation.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
March 29, 1999
- Hardware features a new Q&A on Detecting specific ROM-in-RAM Mac.
Thanks to Mark Cookson
- Hardware also features 13 (!) new Q&As on Forth and other hardware mysteries.
Huge thanks to Wayne Flansburg
March 15, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on Standalone Networking.
Thanks to Jens Alfke and Levi Brown
March 08, 1999
- Human Interface Toolbox features an updated Q&A on Navigation Services Versions.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
- Networking features a new Q&A on fBroadCastAddr Always Zero.
Thanks to Quinn "The Eskimo!"
February 22, 1999
- Java features an updated Q&A on Simulated Click on AWT Button.
Thanks to Levi Brown.
- Java also features four new Q&As.
Thanks (again) to Levi Brown and Jens Alfke.
February 8, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on Using Legacy Ethernet Driver Processes on a Power Macintosh G3.
Thanks to Rich Kubota.
- Human Interface Toolbox features a new Q&A on Non-consensual Contextual Menu Manager Plug-ins.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
February 1, 1999
- Networking features an updated Q&A on Accessing the ARA/PPP password.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
January 25, 1999
- Hardware features a new Q&A on Differences between iMac
models.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
January 11, 1999
- Networking features a new Q&A on Accessing the ARA/PPP password.
Thanks to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
- Human Interface Toolbox features a new Q&A on Styled Custom Dialog Items under Nav Services.
Thanks to Pete Gontier.
- Files features a new Q&A on Securely erasing, accessing and dismounting a Macintosh Partition.
Thanks again to Vinnie Moscaritolo.
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