Updates and Upgrades Tips
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Key Caps Update
Key Caps Update
The newer versions of OS 9.1 offer a new Key Caps update, which allows users to search for Unicode characters. Look on your 9.1 CD and see if you have it; it can be very useful.
Update OS X Regularly
Remember to check with the Apple website at least once a month for updates for your OS X. Updates may be available at any time, and if you miss the announcement, you may not know about them.
A simple way? Connect to the internet, then go to System preferences under the Apple menu, and choose Software Update. How easy can it get?
Keep Your Drivers Up to Date
If you own a device more than a few months old, there's a good chance of a newer, better driver being available for it. I have taken a peripheral straight out of the box and found a more current driver for it the same day!
Every month or so, take a few minutes to surf around to the home pages of the devices you own. If you bookmark them all and stick them in a "Driver Update" folder on your browser, you can do it pretty quickly, and it's almost always worth the trouble ... particularly if you've recently upgraded your OS and are having any peripheral problems.
OS8 => OS8.6
If you're still using OS8 or 8.1, by all means upgrade to OS8.6 today! You'll find it much more stable than the original release.
Buying Cheap RAM
Most RAM chips are manufactured by the same few Japanese companies, and then branded with individual names, so buying a "brand name" doesn't necessarily ensure you "better" RAM. I have always bought the cheapest RAM I could find, and have never had a bad chip.
The most important thing to check is the warranty offered by the seller ... generally, if there is something wrong with the module you buy, it will fail pretty quickly. As long as you can get a replacement at no charge, go for the lowest price!
For some good online RAM merchants, check out the links section ... hey buddy, wanna buy some cheap RAM?
OS9 => OS9.04 => OS9.1
If you've upgraded to OS9, go at least to OS9.04; it's much more stable than the original release. If you have the time for a rather large download, go for 9.1; you'll find it to be relatively bug-free.
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