January 2005 Archives

Finally got OS X printer sharing to work with my PC. I was able to set up the printer in XP with no errors, but nothing ever happened when I tried to print. Tonight I found this hint on Mac OS X Hints. Apparently, when setting up the printer in Windows, one needs to use a PostScript driver instead of the driver for the actual printer.

We have a Lexmark 5200 Series All-In-One printer, connected to a PowerMac G4 running Panther, and I set it up as a network printer in Windows using the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 driver.

Amazing what one can find when one takes a few seconds to Google for an answer.

Found on Fat Chicks in party Hats:

Finally finished de-gunking my blog of comment and trackback spam.

I've implemented some of the suggestions found in the Six Apart Guide to Combatting Comment Spam, including using MT Blacklist to block incoming spam, and using Dave's MT-Close plugin to close comments and track backs on my old entries.

Also, I'm now only accepting comments from registered TypeKey users. It's free, and you only have to register once to be able to post comments on any site that uses TypeKey authentication.

Upon reading the interview mentioned in my last post, I found a link to a very cool web site, Folklore.org. As the description on the home page says, "Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it." These are the stories published in Revolution in the Valley, and you can read them here for free.

One of the programmers on the original Macintosh team, who recently wrote Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made.

Read the interview here: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/01/04/hertzfeld.html.