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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 27 Mar 00 Volume 17 : Issue 50
Today's Topics:
(A) Excel/ Word to imac
(A) Forward Delete key on USB keyboard
(C) finally, a slots game for a PowerPC Mac!
(C) sleep freeze
[*] Add-Strip 3.4: Superior Text processing utility
[*] AliasHelper
[*] AliasHelper 1.1J - Japanese Version
[*] Amad_v2.3.sit.hqx: Sound editing and analyzing
[*] AutoBoot 1.6.5
[*] blackjack-royale-11.hqx
[*] CodeWizard 1.0 submission
[*] ConversionMaster-Lite.sit
[*] Desktop Resetter 2.2.1
[*] Drive Monitor 4.0.0 (PPC)
[*] DupliMizer 1.0
[*] EasyDialogLists.sit.hqx - Makes dialog lists easy
[*] Elmer 1.0.1
[*] FileT&C Pro 2.3.0;
[*] FTP Japanese WordMage v5.8.1 demo
[*] HTML Optimizer 3.0
[*] HTML_OptimizerPro 1.0
[*] KillTemporaryItems-10b2.hqx
[*] OneApp Address Book 3.6.4 - address book with passwordprotection
[*] Sales Organizer 2.4
[*] Savitar v1.1
[*] Sound Byte 1.5.1
[*] SpeedDial 3
[*] StuffCM 2.6J - Japanese Version
[*] Submission: Alchemist.sit.hqx
[*] TestMy.CGI v 0.1
[*] TexFinder 1.1
[*] Worlds Apart (v2.0): a text adventure
Eudora 4.3 upgrade - no Help
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Date: 25 Mar 2000 19:34:53 -0500
From: "D. Scott Beach"
Subject: (A) Excel/ Word to imac
"Ben Gaskell" asks:
>Found this old query on web (not quite sure how!) about OS 8 wanting
>MicrosoftDialogLib to open up Word or Excel.
>Did someone sort this query out? I got the same problem.
>(All i'm trying to do is get Excel SSs from PCs onto this imac and
insert
>them (formulas and all) into ClarisWorks SS).
>>Subject: Excel/Wod
>>Since installing OS 8 when I attempt to open either Excel or Word I
get an
>>pop up screen saying "unable to open cannot find
Microsoftdialoglib".
>>Where is it. Did a find - no luck. Did not have a pproblem with
7.5.5
>>D. Dowling
>>Reply to: [email protected]
Ben:
I surmise from the description that D. Dowling had MS Office installed
but one of the components was missing so it wouldn't run. Having that
component wouldn't help you if you didn't already have MS Office
installed.
If someone is trying to get data to you, have them save it in a
generic format. RTF or ASCII text for word processing documents and
tab delimited text or SYLK for spreadsheets.
If you don't have the option or are desperate to get the data, then
your best bet is to cough up for a copy of Dataviz's MacLink Deluxe.
It probably costs about =A385 if it's available there.
Good luck.
- Scott
Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me.
Scott Beach Toronto, Canada
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Date: 25 Mar 2000 19:06:40 -0500
From: "D. Scott Beach"
Subject: (A) Forward Delete key on USB keyboard
Michael Silverstein asks:
>Does anyone know where the Forward Delete key is on the G3/G4 keyboards?
Michael:
My work around was to borrow an extended (third party) USB keyboard, map
the forward delete to cmd+right cursor key in Quickeys and then put my
standard Apple USB keyboard back on.
- Scott
Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me.
Scott Beach Toronto, Canada
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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:18:04 -0500
From: "[email protected]"
Subject: (C) finally, a slots game for a PowerPC Mac!
Dear Digest reader,
I wandered into CompUSA today to their Mac section, and what did I
find? http://www.masque.com has released a crossplatform CD for a
PowerPC Mac called IGT slots. It requires 24MB of RAM, and a
PowerPC Mac, and works wonderfully on my Powerbook G3/233 with no
extra graphics card. If anyone else knows of good crossplatform
CDs, please speak up...it is one of the great unspoken truths about
the Mac is that so many games come in crossplatform CDs, and usually
are only found if you look closely at the packaging.
Sincerely,
[email protected]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000 19:18:06 -0500
From: "D. Scott Beach"
Subject: (C) sleep freeze
[email protected] (Fernando Cukierman) asks
>I have the following problem with my iMac:
>frequently, after sleeping for a while, it freezes completely.
>I would appreciate your suggestions.
Fernando:
This happens with several of our iMacs. We've just adjusted the settings in
Energy Saver control panel to let the screen dim, processor to cycle, drive
to spin down but NOT to let the system sleep.
- Scott
Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me.
Scott Beach Toronto, Canada
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Bas Meijer
Subject: [*] Add-Strip 3.4: Superior Text processing utility
Add-Strip 3.4 - TEXT documents created on a PC or a mainframe are
invariably formatted inappropriately for use on a Macintosh. They
often contain
unnecessary control characters, carriage returns, the wrong kind of
quotation and apostrophe marks, and so forth. Manually reformatting
these documents can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Add/Strip
(A/S) has been designed to automatically perform much of the work of
cleaning up TEXT files destined for import to page layout, word
processing, database, or spreadsheet programs, as well as export from
these programs to a PC or mainframe computer. All in a fraction of
the time needed to manually reformat using a word processor. It can
also batch-search-and-replace a folder of textfiles with up to 250
replacements, begin-of-file & end-of-file inclusions.
[Archived as /info-mac/text/add-strip-34.hqx; 361 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Maui Software
Subject: [*] AliasHelper
AliasHelper is a $10 shareware application that helps you manage aliases on
your Mac. Optimized for MacOS 8 & 9.
Occasionally aliases lose their connection to the original file.
AliasHelper allows you to reestablish this connection, or instead delete the
alias.
-Bill Modesitt
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/aliashelper.hqx; 353 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] AliasHelper 1.1J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the AliasHelper package.
AliasHelper (tm) helps you manage aliases on your Mac.
Optimized for MacOS 8 & 9.
Occasionally aliases lose their connection to the original file.
AliasHelper allows you to reestablish this connection, or instead delete
the alias.
It's recommended you run AliasHelper a couple times a week to keep your
system optimized.
New for AliasHelper 1.1
¥ New Alias menu item: Suggestions. Offers suggestions for reconnecting
the alias.
¥ New Alias menu item: Alias Info (also displayed when an alias in the
list is double-clicked).
¥ Now able to select more than one alias in Alias list (send multiple
aliases to the Trash).
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/alias-helper-11-jp.hqx; 373 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Martin Hairer
Subject: [*] Amad_v2.3.sit.hqx: Sound editing and analyzing
Amadeus II is a powerful tool designed to manipulate, create
and analyze sounds. Its main features are:
- Direct-to-disk abilities. This allows you to manipulate
sounds of any size without running out of memory if there
is enough disk space left.
- Multiple undoing and multiple scraps.
- Sounds can be marked in order to facilitate navigation in
huge documents.
- Support of many compression formats (MACE, a-Law, mu-Law,...)
and sound qualities (16Bit, 24Bit, stereo...).
- Real-time spectrum and oscilloscope; generation of sonograms.
- Includes the "Amadeus Toolbox", which allows you to create
your own external filters.
And many more. New features of version v2.3 are among others:
- Printing functions are included.
- Two more analyzing tools are added: animated spectrum and
3D spectrum.
- The location of temporary files can be specified.
- Sonograms include logarithmic scales.
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/amadeus-ii-23.hqx; 1643 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Karl Pottie
Subject: [*] AutoBoot 1.6.5
AutoBoot version 1.6.5
Do you run a web/file/database server or any other kind of Macintosh
server ? Do you use a remote access package (Timbuktu, ARA, ...) or
do you use your Mac for receiving faxes ? Do you depend on your Mac
being up and running all the time ? Unfortunately, Macintosh
software is not always as reliable as we'd like it to be. Crashes and
system freezes can frustrate you at best or make you lose a lot of
business at worst.
Have a look at AutoBoot. AutoBoot is a Control Panel that restarts
your Macintosh when it crashes or freezes, ensuring that your server
is always up and running. Many AutoBoot users can testify: AutoBoot
is a real lifesaver. No Mac server should be without it !
Version 1.6.5 changes:
-fixes a conflict between AutoBoot and MacOS File Sharing
-includes many documentation changes.
AutoBoot is $22 shareware
Karl Pottie
E-mail: or
The AutoBoot web pages: http://www.vl-brabant.be/mac/
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/autoboot-165.hqx; 120 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Shari
Subject: [*] blackjack-royale-11.hqx
Blackjack with all the goodies. Double down, split, insurance, and
outrageous sound effects as the dealer entertains you with her wicked
wit. And we're talking the real thing, too. The dealer's voice
recorded by a genuine blackjack dealer, only you won't hear this kind
of entertainment at your usual blackjack haunts.
Shareware $10
[Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/blackjack-royale-11.hqx; 10289 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Nikita Zhuk
Subject: [*] CodeWizard 1.0 submission
CodeWizard is an application which shows ASCII codes of pressed keys,
converts ASCII codes to corresponding characters, shows values in hex
format, shows HTML special characters and all error codes of
Macintosh operating system.
Features:
The user interface (UI) in CodeWizard is very self-explanatory.
Application consist of only one window, where all functions are
performed. The needed feature is chosen from 7 tabs. The last tab
(MultiSearch) combines all CodeWizard's conversion methods in one
function, but it's easier to use specific methods if you need only
one type of conversion, because then you can build a list of several
conversions (for example Hex code to character).
CodeWizard supports Drag&Drop, so you can drag desired conversions to
your desktop as text clippings.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/code-wizard-10.hqx; 1267 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Eric Rojo
Subject: [*] ConversionMaster-Lite.sit
ConversionMaster is a measurement unit conversion calculator for the
Macintosh, containing many hundreds of metric/S.I., imperial, U.S., and
other units in its database, most to 14 significant digit precision. New
units can be added and unwanted ones removed. Supports ft/in/fractions,
different number formats including scientific notation, and complete
control of significant digits. Can also convert currencies, clock times,
and many physical constants. On-line info is available on the history
and development of modern measurement systems. Current version: 1.7a.
Eric Rojo, Marketing Director
[Archived as /info-mac/app/conversion-master-lite.hqx; 713 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: "Nick D'Amato"
Subject: [*] Desktop Resetter 2.2.1
What is Desktop Resetter?
Desktop Resetter is a simple program used to store (remember) the icon and
window locations and sizes on the desktop. This information can be restored
(reset) at a later time, should they change or move, etc.
Desktop Resetter is an application only, it uses no extensions or control
panels. This helps reduce the possibility of it conflicting with other
programs. It only operates when you launch it and doesn't effect other
applications other than the Finder itself (the desktop application).
Requirements
Any Power Mac or 68k Mac running Mac OS 7.6 or higher. This program is Mac
OS 8.0, 8.6, and 9.0 savvy! Desktop Resetter works great with iMacs,
Powerbooks and G4's.
What's New in 2.2.1?
€ Fixes a problem on some machines (especially laptops with PCMCIA cards)
where the desktop was never remembered. This problem was introduced with
2.2.
€ No need to re-register whenever a new update is downloaded from this point
on.
€ An 'Extras' tab was added to the settings box. This lets you choose how
Desktop Resetter remembers the icons on the desktop. It also allows you to
turn the grid options of the desktop back on after a reset. Some users have
problems with this (where the icons would go back), so it is now your option
to have it on or not.
What's New in 2.2?
€ Desktop Resetter now remembers icons and windows even if they have the
same name, or if the name changes! Older versions didn't work properly if
icons had identical names.
€ Fixed a bug in OS 9 where buttons wouldn't be reset. It should now reset
icons and windows regardless of the configuration of the monitor.
€ The popup windows should work better with multiple monitors when
resetting.
€ Added more menus to allow more control with Desktop Resetter, and now
there are default buttons in the dialog for power users.
€ All new icon. If you are a veteran Desktop Resetter user, it may not show
up until the next time you rebuild your desktop.
********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/desktop-resetter-221.hqx; 601 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Jude Giampaolo
Subject: [*] Drive Monitor 4.0.0 (PPC)
This is the README file for Drive Monitor 4.0.0
Drive Monitor is © 1996-2000 Jude Giampaolo.
It may be freely distributed unmodified.
-----
http://www.smellycat.com/jude/prog/
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Thanks to Jim Gelcer ([email protected]) for the icons!
-----
Have you wondered how much free space you had on the different drives
that are mounted on your MacOS system? Wonder no longer. Drive Monitor
displays a window that lists the vitals for all of the currently
mounted drives.
[Drive Monitor 4.x is PPC only, users of 68k based machines may be
interested in one of the 2.x versions. DM 4.x also requires
the Appearance Manager.]
This was originally just a little program I threw together when I couldn't
sleep. (I think it might of had something to do with the seven cups of coffee
I had...) It is now MacOS 8 Savvy (and works with OS9, supporting some of
the cool new appearance manager features.
Well, lets see.... What does it do?
-Sort by whatever field you want
-Only show the fields that you are interested in
-Displays the names of all mounted volumes
-Displays the size of each of the volumes
-Displays the amount of free space on each volume
-Turns the entry for a volume red (default color) if it exceeds a user
defined threshold
-Indicates if a volume is locked.
-Displays the volume's icon
-Show a "thermometer" summary of the drive information
Thanks for reading!
-----
What's new in 4.0.0?
Complete rewrite in C to use the Appearance Manager w/ MW-CW5
Displays icons
User defined warning level
Supports themes and Kaleidoscope schemes
Window is now resizable with live scolling
********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/drive-monitor-400.hqx; 26 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Ton Brand
Subject: [*] DupliMizer 1.0
DupliMizer 1.0
What it is: AppleScript program that duplicates and optimizes a complete web
site at one go
Author: Ton Brand
Company: Ton's Software
License: Shareware US$ 8.00
Computer: PowerPC
Required: Mac OS 8.6 or later
Abstract:
DupliMizer is an AppleScript program that duplicates your web folder and
optimizes all the web pages contained by it. Drag your web folder to the
program's icon and your whole web site is optimized at one go! There is a
limit to the hierarchical depth that DupliMizer can handle: EIGHT levels,
which must be sufficient in practically all cases. So that lonely page that
resides eight levels deep in a far-away sub-folder is also optimized. A
detailed log with tab-delimited data is saved to DupliMizer's parent folder.
DupliMizer needs on average 5 seconds to optimize one file (on a 225 MHz
computer).
Mac OS 8.6 or later is needed because of the AppleScript Update that came
with it. You also need the Scripting Addition (osax) "ACME Script Widgets".
--
Ton Brand
Ton's Software
http://www.spidernet.nl/~ton_brand
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/duplimizer.hqx; 112 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: "[email protected]"
Subject: [*] EasyDialogLists.sit.hqx - Makes dialog lists easy
Totally Freeware-
Here's a little demo library and source code to get your dialog lists up
and running in about two minutes. We use it at AtoZnet.com for quick
turn around where fancier Dialog Lists aren't called for, and now you
can too!
There are only three functions for you to call in the whole library, but
that's everything you need to do fast, working, and attractive dialog lists.
The source code is fully commented, so I guarantee that even the most
novice programmer will benefit from it's use.
Enjoy.
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/easy-dialog-lists.hqx; 69 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Chris Smolinski
Subject: [*] Elmer 1.0.1
Elmer creates sample tests to help you prepare for your ham radio written
examination. It contains all FCC question pools for each of the three
written exams: Technician, General, and Extra Class.
Elmer will grade your sample test, showing you which questions were
answered incorrectly. It will also indicate if you passed the exam.
Elmer requires a Mac with a color display.
The latest version includes questions for the new amateur radio exams to be
given starting April 15, 2000. These new exams have much easier morse code
requirements, making it easier than ever to obtain your ham radio license.
Shareware: $25
Chris Smolinski
[Archived as /info-mac/app/elmer.hqx; 467 K]
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Date: 2000
From: Yellowsoft
Subject: [*] FileT&C Pro 2.3.0;
FileT&C Pro is an useful application for changing file type and/or creatorŠ
It's very useful for normal desktop usage, but is really cool when works, fine, fast and in background, with a lot of files. Also it can scan, quickly, disks and folders looking for files to treat...
FileT&C Pro is Internet Config aware and has a couple of options to change, according to name extension, following the Internet Config File Mapping: you may instruct it to change only files matching the File Mapping or just use your setting when there are no matches inside File Mapping. Naturally it may totally ignore Internet Config.
Internet Config has a great Database containing Types/Creators: FileT&C Pro allows you to use it, when you should insert a new Type/Creator. You may easily modify this Database...
FileT&C Pro has some useful hot keys for changing, on the fly and skipping any dialog, by using the preferred type/creator set in the preferences and for modifying the preferences before changing. You can also instruct it to ignore during its performance, some kind of files or to treat only some other specific types.
After all you may use the enclosed Contextual Menu Extension for asking FileT&C Pro to change your selection.
FileT&C Pro is Macintosh Drag and Drop and Navigation Manager aware, it's Appearance savvy and requires at least System 7 to run.
Author: Rocco Moliterno
mailto:[email protected]
http://users.iol.it/yellowsoft
FileT&C Pro page: http://users.iol.it/yellowsoft/filetandc.html
What's new in 2.3.0 version
Contextal Menu extension. Types/Creators Database. New About box. Position saving for each window. Improved desktop icon. Internet Menu changed. Better alerts. Better error checking. Linked with MoreFiles 1.5. Better Appearance dialogs. Recompiled by using the newest compiler. Linked with Appearance SDK 1.04. Recompiled with Interfaces-Libraries 3.3. Code optimized for better performances. Addresses update. Removed registration form from About Box. Added Registrations folder. Added Support folder. Navigation Manager aware. Linked with Internet Config 2.0.2. Pro version.
[Archived as /info-mac//file-t&c-pro-230.hqx; 334 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Michael Wildoer
Subject: [*] FTP Japanese WordMage v5.8.1 demo
japanesewordmagedemo.hqx
Long description:
Japanese WordMage offers nine highly integrated applications in
one package including a multilingual wordprocessor, a HTML web
page editor / viewer, various study systems with authoring
abilities (interactive storybooks, auto-revision flashcards, the
’Kanji Safari' multiplayer game and reading, aural and visual
comprehension exercises), a powerful Kanji reference dictionary,
a grammar library builder and a text translation aid. It does not
require any Japanese O/S software to run and can be customised to
most European (and other romanised) languages. MacOS, Windows
95/98/NT/2000 and Linux platforms supported.
Short description:
Japanese wordprocessor, multi-lingual HTML editor/viewer,
dictionary, translation aid, Kanji and vocabulary flashcard study
system, multiplayer ‘Kanji Safari’ game, etc. No Japanese O/S
software required.
Shortest description:
Japanese application suite with study systems
Keywords:
Japanese, Kanji, Kana, language, learning, educational,
wordprocessor, dictionary, translation, study, game
Distribution:
This demonstration software can be freely distributed, so long
as all supporting files are included, no changes are made to them,
and no foreign files are included. A nominal charge for
distribution is permitted.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/japanese-wordmage-581.hqx; 11166 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Ton Brand
Subject: [*] HTML Optimizer 3.0
HTML Optimizer 3.0
What it is: Tool to optimize and check your web pages
Author: Ton Brand
Company: Ton's Software
License: Shareware US$ 5.00
Computer: Any Mac
Required: Mac OS 7.5 or later and HyperCard Player 2.3 or later
Abstract:
HTML Optimizer's main function is to save space on your web pages by removing
unnecessary characters and tags, making parsing the page by a browser more
efficient.
Three other useful functions of HTML Optimizer are:
(1) Checking the so called tagged pairs, i.e. the tags that always have to
appear together with their end tags. Further, IMG tags are checked for WIDTH,
HEIGHT and ALT attributes.
(2) Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find them quickly.
(3) Converting special characters to the &....; notation.
Version 3.0 optimizes seven to ten times faster than earlier versions.
HTML Optimizer requires Mac OS 7.5 or later and HyperCard Player 2.3 or
later.
--
Ton Brand
Ton's Software
http://www.spidernet.nl/~ton_brand
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-30.hqx; 272 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Ton Brand
Subject: [*] HTML_OptimizerPro 1.0
HTML_OptimizerPro 3.0
What it is: Professional Tool to optimize and check your web pages
Author: Ton Brand
Company: Ton's Software
License: Shareware US$ 8.00
Computer: PowerPC
Required: Mac OS 7.5 or later
Abstract:
HTML OptimizerPro's main function is to save space on your web pages by
removing unnecessary characters and tags, making parsing the page by a
browser more efficient.
Four other useful functions of HTML OptimizerPro are:
(1) Checking the so called tagged pairs, i.e. the tags that always have to
appear together with their end tags. Further, IMG tags are checked for WIDTH,
HEIGHT and ALT attributes. ALT attributes can be added if missing, with or
without string.
(2) Checking the validity of the internal links.
(3) Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find them quickly.
(4) Converting special characters to the &....; notation.
HTML OptimizerPro optimizes very fast: a few seconds for an average file.
HTML OptimizerPro is a PPC application and requires Mac OS 7.5 or later.
--
Ton Brand
Ton's Software
http://www.spidernet.nl/~ton_brand
[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-pro-10.hqx; 1057 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: "David C. Oshel"
Subject: [*] KillTemporaryItems-10b2.hqx
According to http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n25134/ of
3/17/00, Mac OS 9 degrades file system performance by refusing to move
orphaned items in your invisible "Temporary Items" folder to the trash.
The AppleScript "fix" provided in the technote doesn't work straight out
of the box (what else is new?), so here's KillTemporaryItems 1.0b2. It
moves non-busy items in "Temporary Items" to a folder on your desktop
called "Stuff OS 9 left lying around", then quits. Disposition of the
files recovered is up to you. CodeWarrior Pro 4 source is included,
support is not. Freeware. (18 March 2000)
--
David C. Oshel [email protected]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa http://homepage.mac.com/dcoshel/
``Tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun.'' - Duffy Wyg&, in
Alfred Bester's _The Demolished Man_
[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/kill-temporary-items-10b2.hqx; 27 K]
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Date: 26 Mar 2000
From: OneApp
Subject: [*] OneApp Address Book 3.6.4 - address book with passwordprotection
OneApp Address Book, a practical address book application with password
protection.
OneApp Address Book is a practical telephone and address program for Mac
that allows you to quickly and easily manage addresses, phone numbers, URLs
and Email addresses. All this information, previously scattered on notes,
notepads, diaries, phone books and also in various Email programs, Internet
browsers and databases, is now stored in a single place. With OneApp Address
Book you can quickly find what you are looking for. The program is really
simple to use and let you protect your data with a password. OneApp Address
Book helps you in your daily work at the office or at home and can follow
you everywhere in your PowerBook.
System Requirements:
Macintosh, PowerBook, Power Macintosh or iMac.
Ê
OneApp Address Book is shareware.
OneApp Software Home Page:
[Archived as /info-mac/app/one-app-address-book-364.hqx; 1188 K]
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Date: 26 Mar 2000
From: "Laurier Levesque"
Subject: [*] Sales Organizer 2.4
Sales Organizer is an all-purpose management tool for the retail and sales
industry. This program manages inventory, invoicing, daily cash reports,
customer records, statements, and more. Sales Organizer can be set up to
work in total security. It is the easiest POS on the web! There is a
tutorial included with the demo.
[Archived as /info-mac/data/sales-organizer-usa-24.hqx; 1399 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Jay Koutavas
Subject: [*] Savitar v1.1
Savitar v1.1 is a commercial quality internet MUD client designed for
System 7.5+ 68K and PPC Macintoshes. Savitar allows users to connect
to thousands of social, educational, professional, and gaming virtual
worlds (MUDs) and online communities on the internet. It supports a
simple and elegant user interface and has lots of flexibility and
features for advanced users.
Screenshots are available in the online documentation at the Savitar
website: http://www.heynow.com/Savitar
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/savitar-111.hqx; 1643 K]
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Date: 27 Mar 2000
From: Chris Smolinski
Subject: [*] Sound Byte 1.5.1
Sound Byte turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings.
Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly
and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles,
advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more.
Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including:
* AIFF
* WAV
* AU
* MP3
Sound Byte comes in three flavors:
Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total.
Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total.
Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total.
Shareware: $49
Chris Smolinski
-
Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com
Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations
[Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-byte-151.hqx; 429 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Garrett Albright
Subject: [*] SpeedDial 3
SpeedDial is a Macintosh program that lets you store lists of phone
numbers and addresses. When you want to call someone on your list,
SpeedDial will automatically dial the number for you through your modem,
or play the touch-tone sounds through your Mac's speaker. When you want
to snail-mail someone, SpeedDial will automatically print out an envelope
formatted just the way you want it. SpeedDial can also store URLs and
email addresses.
The minimum requirements of SpeedDial are as follows...
-Any Macintosh with a 68020 processor or higher, or a PowerPC processor
-Mac OS 7.1 or later
-1.5MB of free RAM (2MB preferred)
-Any Hayes-compatible modem for modem dialing (OPTIONAL)
Garrett Albright - [email protected]
http://www.razorlogic.com/~albright/
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/speed-dial-30.hqx; 591 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [*] StuffCM 2.6J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the StuffCM package.
*Rated at 5 Cows (highest rating) from Tucows: http://www.tucows.com/
**Check out MacUpdate's review of StuffCM at
http://www.macupdate.com/reviews/adam/stuffcm.html: "StuffCM is such a
sublime addition to the Mac OS, it's a wonder that it's not built in."
StuffCM is a contextual menu plugin that works with Aladdin Systems' StuffIt
Engine. It can stuff, unstuff, convert, BinHex, segment and join files
directly in the Finder through the contextual menu commands.
The StuffCM package also includes a control panel with lots of settings to
play with, plus the option to assign modifier keys to toggle those settings
on the fly. And it's 100% Appearance Manager savvy! Plus it supports
contextual menus - something many of Apple's own control panels don't!
The History
2.6
- Rebuilt with StuffIt SDK 5.5
- Added the ability to zip and MacBinary-encode files (with StuffIt Engine 5.5)
- Fixed the BinHex creator type field to actually allow input without beeping.
[Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuff-cm-26-jp.hqx; 401 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: "CS-Odessa sales"
Subject: [*] Submission: Alchemist.sit.hqx
Title of the program and version: Alchemist v1.0
Filename: Alchemist.sit.hqx
Category: Logic Game
Synopsis: Logic game with hi-color graphics and gothic feel and look.
Operating system: MacOS
System Requirements: MacOS 8.0 or later, PowerPC G3 processor, 32 MB RAM,
millions of colors
Uploader E-mail Address: [email protected]
Distribution on CD-ROM(yes/no): yes
Long Description:
A fabulous game for the mind and soul. You're in a laboratory, with
hundreds of test-tubes and retorts around you, trying to find the only
combination that leads to success. Do it right! With gothic music on
the background, enigmatic sounds and thrilling medieval look and feel,
the game grabs a hold on your soul first time you get into it!
[Archived as /info-mac/game/alchemist.hqx; 14524 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Craig Richards
Subject: [*] TestMy.CGI v 0.1
Check the syntax of your CGI scripts right in your browser. Your script
errors are itemized in a clearer format than server error logs to help
you quickly identify and resolve them. Useful features under a simple
point-and-click interface that'll work from any client that can run a
browser.
--- System Requirements:
Client: Any platform/operating system that can run a browser.
Server: Tested on Linux/Unix and NT running Apache and IIS. Must be
running Perl 5. (TestMy.CGI may work in other environments running Perl
5 - please let us know so we can add them to our list.)
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/test-my-cgi-01.hqx; 7 K]
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Date: 26 Mar 2000
From: Thierry - iXoft
Subject: [*] TexFinder 1.1
TexFinder is a new accurate and powerful tool to search and replace text
inside entire disks or folders.
Originally designed for HTML developers, TexFinder is able to meet
everybody's need with its friendly interface and its Replacement Tables .
Search and replacement can be case sensitive or not. Replacement tables
allow to replace multiple strings of characters in one pass. All output
results are stored in different printable tapes for easier file
management.
TexFinder requires a PowerPC Macintosh with System 7.5 or greater.
TexFinder is shareware and costs 15 US$ for a single user license.
--------------------------------------------------
Thierry - iXoft
[email protected]
www.ixoft.com
[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-finder-11.hqx; 908 K]
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Date: 25 Mar 2000
From: Andrew Plotkin
Subject: [*] Worlds Apart (v2.0): a text adventure
Worlds Apart: An Interactive Fugue
By Suzanne Britton ([email protected])
Version 2.0
http://www.igs.net/~tril/worlds/
Getting Started
This is a TADS game, and therefore requires a TADS or HTML TADS
interpreter. Specifically, it requires an up-to-date (2.5.1 or better)
interpreter. This package includes HyperTADS 1.1.3, which is an HTML
TADS interpreter for the Macintosh based on HTML TADS 2.5.1. It should
be everything you need to play the game. If HyperTADS doesn't suit you,
there are other TADS interpreters for the Macintosh. Check the TADS Page
at http://www.tela.bc.ca/tela/tads/ for advice on how to obtain and
install the right interpreter for your system.
If you do not use HyperTADS, you should set your display to use a
fixed-width font if you can. Otherwise, formatting will look odd in a
few places.
If Interactive Fiction is a new thing to you, or you just want to
refresh your memory, you can get some general playing instructions
within the game by typing INSTRUCTIONS. Specific information on Worlds
Apart is available by typing ABOUT, and hints are available via the HINT
command.
This work is copyrighted freeware. The game package may be distributed
on all public archives.
The Worlds Apart homepage is located at
http://www.igs.net/~tril/worlds/. Check there for information on new
releases.
[Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/worlds-apart-20.hqx; 1651 K]
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:06:00 +0200
From: [email protected] (Christian F Buser)
Subject: Eudora 4.3 upgrade - no Help
Ken Laskey wrote:
> I just ran eudora_431_updater and everything appears to be working
> except I can't get out of Sponsor mode because I have nothing under
> the Help menu other than About Balloon Help... and Show Balloons.
> I'm running on a G3 Powerbook under OS 8.6. What to do next?
You could try to run the updater once more on your (obviously already
updated) Eudora version. In fact, under the "Help" menu at the far right
of your menu bar you should see some Eudora-specific items, starting
with "About this release".
Do you have your registration code which should have been created during
the update process?
I had no problem to update on a Powerbook G3/MacOS 8.6 and on a Quadra
650 PPC / MacOS 7.6.1.
Best wishes, Christian.
--
Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland)
Look at
Why should I buy a bed when all that I want is sleep? (Robert Lax)
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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:33:59 -0500
From: Neal Blank
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #49
On3/25/00 8:36 PM The Info-Mac Network wrote:
>>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 15:47:24 -0500
>>From: "[email protected]"
>>Subject: sound problems
>>
>>Dear Digest readers,
>>This is most annoying...everytime I reboot, even when I hit the mute
>>button on my Powerbook, the sound comes back on, and even if I change
>>the alert sound, it defaults to Simple Beep upon reboot.
>>
>>Powerbook G3/233/512k backside /192MB of RAM
>>MacOS 9.
>>
>>Any reason why this may happen? I wouldn't think the PRAM would be
>>the cause since my clock is working just fine.
>
>Sorry, boot chord volume isn't affected by sound level settings. This
>has been true since the chord was introduced. Very annoying, isn't
>it?! Cheers,
>--
>Gib Henry
Not so on my vernerable 6400. The physical speaker-volume switches on the
CPU and the CP settings do seem to work. This may not be the case with
PowerBooks.
Neal Blank
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:00:04 -0500
From: Saint John
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #49
At 20:36 -0500 3/25/00, The Info-Mac Network wrote:
>Sorry, boot chord volume isn't affected by sound level settings. This
>has been true since the chord was introduced. Very annoying, isn't
>it?! Cheers,
>--
>Gib Henry
really? Every time I start from a CD (such as the Mac OS 8.5 installer)
and then reboot, my boot chord is reduced in volume. It's also this way if
my main System gets hosed and I boot from one of the emergency partitions.
But I remember a note about silencing a Powerbook boot chord back on the
System 7 days; it required an earplug. I thought that since then the boot
chime paid attention to the sound volume. It seems so from what I've
experienced.
+- Saint John
|
| "Nuclear weapons, if used correctly, can eradicate all life on
+-- Earth." (Talking Heads)
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:46:25 -0500
From: "Douglas W. St.Clair"
Subject: SE/30 Daystar Adapters?
Does anyone know where I can obtain two adapters for my Se/30s. I
have the cards one and 030 and one an 040.
--
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