Desktop

When your computer is acting up, try rebuilding the desktop! Hold down the Command-Option keys at startup, until you receive the prompt, Are you sure you want to rebuild the desktop? Click OK, and watch in fascination as a status bar pops up on your screen to track the rebuilding progress. A series of hard drive clicks accompany the status bar for your amusement. And when the desktop is rebuilt, ALL OF YOUR MACINTOSH PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED!

Stickies

Did you ever wonder how the Apple software developer who invented the Stickies application came up with the idea for the System 7.5 Apple Menu Item in 1995?  This is my guess.

eWorld

If you've never heard of Apple's eWorld, I'm not surprised. eWorld, a short-lived, proprietary online service for Macintosh users, was launched in 1994 and terminated in 1996. Apparently a few thousand subscribers was not enough to keep the innovative service afloat.

BezHELL

You've just installed a massive 16MB RAM upgrade in your Power Macintosh 7500! All that's left to do is close the computer. Everything seems fine when you slide the cover over the chassis, until you hear that familiar tinny crunch. Drawing back the cover, you find a mysterious component dislodged from the front of the computer. I've struggled with that sheet metal nightmare for inexcusable amounts of time, trying to clip it back onto its guides. It never seems to fit! Apparently I'm not alone in this. If you have had a similar experience in Bezel Hell, please join our support group in the Message Board. Operators are standing by.

Mammals

Rumor has it, Apple had a great idea for an ad campaign: Windows PCs are the dinosaurs of computers—an antiquated, dying breed. Apple Macintosh, on the other hand, is a highly evolved and adaptable creature, much like a mammal. The idea was cute, but Apple never took it beyond cybersquatting. If you don't believe me, check out mammals.org.