This morning, I was confronted with an annoying message box requesting that I install the Osaka font when I tried opening Firefox Browser (Developers Version 51). I kept clicking on "Skip" as it is not my nature to install files that I do not recognize a reason to do so.
First, I searched for any problems that had been reported with the Firefox Browser and did see that this has been a recurring problem that has been reported by various users for other versions of Firefox. So I spent most of the day, trying to open in safe-mode, refreshing my browser settings, searching for online solutions. Nothing seemed to help with the annoying popup box. I disabled plugins and tried various other means to solve my problem.
Finally, after a brief break to do some household chores, I returned to my laptop.
I tired one other thing which I will describe below:
(1) I opened Font Book application from my Applications folder on my Mac.
(2) Clicked on "All Fonts"
(3) Scrolled down the list to see "Osaka" which is evidently a real font available for my Mac.
(4) I highlighted "Osaka"
(5) Clicked on "Edit" menu and selected "Download Osaka Family - I figured that if I downloaded this font through the Apple app that it would be reliable.
(6) It appears that the Osaka Mono family was somehow not complete. And, with this downloaded, I quit Firefox and ran again. Hurray! No annoying message to download the Osaka font!
Hopefully, this has resolved my problem and will help others who might be experiencing the same problem with Firefox. Good luck and have a nice day!
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Great Site for Free TV links and Guides for Disabling Cable TV Subscription
Trying to figure out how to use my Apple TV with an existing HDTV television.
When the time came for the mandatory switch from analog to digital cable subscription almost a year ago and due to the fact we were not watching much cable TV, we decided to disconnect for awhile.
I have been researching the best way to use Apple TV and airplay with our TV. I stumbled across this great site which provides a great guide for this switch: disablemycable.com
On this site is various guides and helps outlining using antennas for local channels, using streaming boxes (like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, etc) and a page with buttons (links) to all the free TV sites.
I plan to test this out with Safari on my iPad using airplay to connect to the Apple TV that will be used with my HDTV.
http://disablemycable.com/remote-control/
As I work through some of the details and tests, I will post any interesting observations at that time. In the meantime, if you use Apple TV with your existing TV without cable subscription, you may find this site a very useful central place to find all the free TV programs quickly. Enjoy!
Update: We got the TV and Apple TV up and running yesterday. Have all the devices: ipads, iphones and even my Apple Watch working as "remote" to access the wonderful Apple TV menu that has all the buttons one might need to find some free programs, movies and tv series to watch. I am finding it is pretty nice to be able to watch a program on my time and not tied down to watching a program during a certain time period. I suppose recording programs is an option for those who continue with cable, but as most have pretty busy lives the Apple TV option works okay too.
The website above would be okay for those streaming boxes that might not have all the menu options and links programmed into their menu setup or for running from a Mac laptop using Airplay and mirroring techniques.
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When the time came for the mandatory switch from analog to digital cable subscription almost a year ago and due to the fact we were not watching much cable TV, we decided to disconnect for awhile.
I have been researching the best way to use Apple TV and airplay with our TV. I stumbled across this great site which provides a great guide for this switch: disablemycable.com
On this site is various guides and helps outlining using antennas for local channels, using streaming boxes (like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, etc) and a page with buttons (links) to all the free TV sites.
I plan to test this out with Safari on my iPad using airplay to connect to the Apple TV that will be used with my HDTV.
http://disablemycable.com/remote-control/
As I work through some of the details and tests, I will post any interesting observations at that time. In the meantime, if you use Apple TV with your existing TV without cable subscription, you may find this site a very useful central place to find all the free TV programs quickly. Enjoy!
Update: We got the TV and Apple TV up and running yesterday. Have all the devices: ipads, iphones and even my Apple Watch working as "remote" to access the wonderful Apple TV menu that has all the buttons one might need to find some free programs, movies and tv series to watch. I am finding it is pretty nice to be able to watch a program on my time and not tied down to watching a program during a certain time period. I suppose recording programs is an option for those who continue with cable, but as most have pretty busy lives the Apple TV option works okay too.
The website above would be okay for those streaming boxes that might not have all the menu options and links programmed into their menu setup or for running from a Mac laptop using Airplay and mirroring techniques.
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Sunday, October 11, 2015
Replacement Battery Information for PRC that operates Mark IV Disklavier
Replacement Battery Information for PRC that operates Mark IV Disklavier
A couple of years ago (Oct 2013), my husband noticed our battery on the PRC for our Mark IV Disklavier was weak. He had me order a replacement battery. It is still working fine! Here is the information for the replacement battery:
The original manufacturer of the battery (i.e. Sharp) has, apparently, stopped making the battery needed for the PRC. However, there is a manufacturer in China (Hong Kong) that makes an equivalent available via EBay. Shipping is included in the $16.95 price.
Fit Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000, SL-C3000, SL-C3100 battery
Background:
The Sharp Zaurus was a personal digital assistant (which reportedly influenced the Newton) and was produced from 1993 until 2007. The picture of one below shows that it looks very similar to our Yamaha PRC.
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 runningOpenZaurus and OPIE, with docking cradle and stylus was produced around 2001. We purchased our Yamaha DC7M42 31-Aug-2005. You can easily see the PRC was just a custom version of this Zaurus line of personal digital assistants.
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A couple of years ago (Oct 2013), my husband noticed our battery on the PRC for our Mark IV Disklavier was weak. He had me order a replacement battery. It is still working fine! Here is the information for the replacement battery:
The original manufacturer of the battery (i.e. Sharp) has, apparently, stopped making the battery needed for the PRC. However, there is a manufacturer in China (Hong Kong) that makes an equivalent available via EBay. Shipping is included in the $16.95 price.
Fit Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000, SL-C3000, SL-C3100 battery
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Fit Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000, SL-C3000, SL-C3100 battery
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Background:
The Sharp Zaurus was a personal digital assistant (which reportedly influenced the Newton) and was produced from 1993 until 2007. The picture of one below shows that it looks very similar to our Yamaha PRC.
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 runningOpenZaurus and OPIE, with docking cradle and stylus was produced around 2001. We purchased our Yamaha DC7M42 31-Aug-2005. You can easily see the PRC was just a custom version of this Zaurus line of personal digital assistants.
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