Welcome to Connect, our new forum for reader email! We want to hear your thoughts and opinions about this e-zine, and about Apple and the Macintosh. So let us have it, people! Send email to connect@applewizards.net .
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The Real Boutros Wouldn't Fit
My iMac desktop has never looked so good! "Lollipop" be gone! I really appreciate your article detailing how to change the desktop. I downloaded the Boutros-Boutros-Ghali-1 JPG from the Propaganda site. It's beautiful.
This is my first issue of Apple Wizards and to be quite honest, I love it! Thanks for doing a great job. I look forward to the next "A Spider Speaks".
- Harvey Partica
We tried to fit the real Boutros Boutros Ghali in with the issue, but he wouldn't fit. We like to keep file sizes under 300 MB if we can. But then again, everyone has a T3 to themselves, right?
- Staff
 
 
Cooler than the Color GameBoys
I just acquired an old Mac Color Classic. I need software, especially games, that will run on this machine. Can I get a catalogue of titles available or websites that can direct me to suppliers who may still have software that I can use for the Color Classic?
- Andy
You might want to check out the "Antique Software" thread at MacInTouch. It's at http://www.macintouch.com/earlymac.html . Also, Daria is the Apple Wizards staffer who most recently owned a Mac SE (or Classic, or something), so pester her. She's an amiable gal.
If you have any other suggestions for Andy, write to us at connect@applewizards.net and we'll pass them along.
- Staff
 
 
Because We are All Mac Gods, That's Why
One of the many things I like about Wizards is the fact that I can use the Up-Down arrows to scroll thru pages, and in fact thru the entire mag. Why is that so seldom possible with other apps or other newspages? I get really PO'd at having to use the mouse to go thru a page. Is there some reason that others do not, or maybe cannot, do this?
- wring
It's just functionality built into DOCMaker. We took out the big red arrows at the bottom of the articles recently (in the August issue) because you can use the arrow keys, and the ones at the footer were a pain in the butt to do each month. So… to answer your question, it's just DOCMaker. PDFs have such features too, if they're done right.
- Erik
 
 
You Must Have Spilled Coffee In Your Keyboard
I have enjoyed reading your site for some time now, but with this issue for August you have made changes in your system so that now I cannot read your magazine at all! Something to do with too little memory or software that wasn't previously needed or some such item…
- Robert Cowan
The August issue of Apple Wizards requires only 1 MB of free memory to launch (minimum setting) but prefers 2 MB. If you had other applications open, then perhaps you didn't have enough free RAM. Try it just after you restart your computer, or Get Info (command-I) on the issue and reduce the required memory. A friend of mine read Apple Wizards on an SE yesterday, so I know it can work :-)
- Erik
 
 
We Only Discriminate Against PC Users
I got the impression that I could create a new email to one of you, or jump to a web page simply by clicking on the corresponding email address or URL in your latest version of Apple Wizards. But it didn't work! Perhaps it's because I live in Belgium…
- David Neale
Fear not, David, your country of origin is not to blame. It's true that clicking on the text of the URLs themselves doesn't work. But clicking on the green "Go!" arrow graphics, as well as on program icons, should launch the URLs in your web browser or email application. Try it, you'll like it!
- Brian
 
 
Make Sure You Save Copies for your Grandchildren
Keep up the good work. Your e-zine is the only one I archive, so my Mac has something really, really interesting to store in its innards. I also re-read Apple Wizards myself, for pleasure, and info.
- Laurent Detillieux
This brings up a very important point: your Mac needs something good to read, just as you do. Scientific studies have shown that Macs lacking quality reading material perform sluggishly, while Macs containing back issues of Apple Wizards show increases in their clock and bus speeds, as well as emitting an audible hum of contentment. It's true!
- Some Nut who we swear doesn't work for us
 
 
Send All Monetary Contributions To…
Well, my take is that you are deserving of some visibility = financial viability = financial success with Apple Wizards because of its unique character and the quality of the material which you publish.
That's just my opinion, which, unfortunately, does not ring the cash-register. But, I still wish you well and will bring Apple Wizards to the attention of a small circle of readers.
- Sheafe Ewing
Thank you for those kind words, Sheafe! If you'd like to help make that cash register jingle, try to make the circumference of that circle as large as possible. ;-)
- Money-Grubbing Staff Members
 
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