Odds & Ends: Tropico glitch; ThinkFree and Font Reserve; More on replacement keys

Tropico glitch with 3D hardware Lance Moody writes: "Tropico does not recognize the Radeon card installed in my dual-500 G4, and suggests that I need a card with 16MB of memory. Instead I'm forced to run in software mode. According to Macsoft (Infogrames) there is a known problem with their new game, Tropico and 3D hardware acceleration."

ThinkFree and Font Reserve Extension conflict? George Spiese writes: "After downloading and installing the ThinkFree Office application, I was unable to launch the application because I kept receiving 'Unable to launch java application' errors on my B&W G3 (9.1, MRJ 2.2.5). After some investigating, there appears to be a conflict between theTFOSupportLib (installed by ThinkFree installer) and the Font Reserve Extension v2.6."

Seeking replacement keys for an iBook without buying a new keyboard Previously we noted a report from a reader who was able to purchase just the keys when he sought to change keyboard languages, but that instance may have been an exception. Another user has found himself needing just a single key. Tom Rohlfing writes: "My 5 year old took his frustration out on my beloved teal blue iBook. Amazingly, the only thing that seems to be damaged is the letter "Y" key on the keyboard. Close examination of the key reveals that its mounting "snaps" are broken off and thus there is no way to snap it back into place. A call to my local Mac repair shop reveals that Apple does not sell individual keys. I would have to purchase an entire keyboard for $159! Needless to say, that's a lot for a "Y" key repair. Does anyone know of a place I can buy a single key or perhaps an otherwise damaged keyboard?"

Update: Larry Kopitnik writes: "Powerbook Parts sells individual keys. Reviewing their listings for iBooks, it looks like a 'Y' would cost $3.00."

Update: Scott Newman writes: "I have had 100% success using epoxy to glue a broken off key back on a Mac keyboard. The great thing about epoxy is that once you put the catalyst with the resin, it hardens very quickly--so you don't have to sit there holding the key in place for more than 5 minutes or so. Allow to sit for 24 hours before using, however."