Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #375 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sun, 28 Nov 99 Volume 16 : Issue 375 Today's Topics: "blueberry" Epson 740i vs. "Bondi blue" iMac...? (A) Apple Data Detectors work with recent OS's! (A) Microsoft Office OS 9 conflict resolved (A) spreadsheet 16384 row limit (Q) View as List by default for all folders 7.5.3/flash4 [*] Yank 3.0.2J - Japanese Version [*] AMICO 2.1.1J - Japanese Version [*] Bright Chick 2.0J - Japanese Version [*] ConvertMachine 1.0.2v1J - Japanese Version [*] D-Sound Pro 3.5.1J - Japanese Version [*] Mac Trivia Challenge 4.0 [*] MT-NewsWatcher 3.0 [*] PlayerPRO 5.4 Freeware [*] Power Manager v1.0 [*] QuoEdit 0.6 [*] Repeating Decimals 1.0 [*] Sherlock 2 Mod Patch [*] sherlock-purified-1.0.hqx [*] Sound Machine 2.7.1J - Japanese Version [*] Sports KinePak SAMPLE - animated icons for Kineticon [*] Submit Quick-Finance.hqx by FTP [*] SwitchBack 2.8J - Japanese Version [*] TableCloths 4.0 [*] Vanessa Chess 1.5 [*] VSE Animation Maker 3.2.1 - GIF animation tool [*] VSE Be Found 1.5 - Web Site Promotion Tool [*] WP Download Outlining Fix [A] File Attachments in Outlook Express [Q] but it's not daylight savings time... [Q] Worrying(?) behaviour of Work menu in Word 5.1a under OS 8.6 A.D.D. & 8.6 Disappearing Volume Excel 98, Word 98 & MacOS 9 problem Info-Mac Digest V16 #374 Inthe old days... Laserwriter Pro Repair password removal PPP server for Mac (version 7.6 + ) Printer share help needed Reclaiming memory SCSI Problem sharing a printer Where's the Mac children's software?! why a 30 second delay sending e-mail? The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with subscribe in the Subject line. * To unsubscribe, send email to with unsubscribe in the Subject line. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. 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The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. We'd also like to thank AOL for the main Info-Mac machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V16 #375" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:46:03 -0500 From: Mark Fiske Subject: "blueberry" Epson 740i vs. "Bondi blue" iMac...? QUITE some time ago, I read a post regarding the fact that Epson's stock "blueberry"-colored Epson 740i cover "almost" matches the older, yet still venerable "Bondi" blue original iMac. I HATE to toot my own horn, but I've created a product, printable from AppleWorks, that can be inserted inside the stock "blueberry" cover, bringing the color MUCH closer to what is considered to be "Bondi." It is currently available at www.kagi.com/aprtec If you mention this post, I'll give it to you for free, up until December 3. Sincerely, Mark Fiske Appearance Technologies (formerly Fake-8 Technologies) ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 99 23:00:32 -0500 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (A) Apple Data Detectors work with recent OS's! >From: Mark Allen >Subject: (Q) Apple Data Detectors work with recent OS's? > >I've seen a lot of good comments about Apple Data Detectors. I've >also seen some comments that the ADD software does not work with >"modern" OS's. Does anyone have any experience that indicates that >the Apple Data Detectors do work with OS 8.6 and OS 9.0? Mark: They work great for me on a G4 under OS 8.6 and on an accelerated 7600/G3 onder OS 8.6. Gotta love 'em! - Scott Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me. Scott Beach Toronto, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:09:54 -0500 From: a brody Subject: (A) Microsoft Office OS 9 conflict resolved Dear Digest readers, Somehow I must have deleted the Microsoft Office 98 extension by mistake. First Run didn't notice it was missing, but after reinstalling the latest patch from Microsoft, I noticed the Microsoft Office 98 extension in my Office folder, but it wasn't in my Extensions folder. I tried moving it over to my Extensions folder, rebooted, and presto, it worked. Even with all Extensions loaded. To make a long story short, if your Office 98 for the Mac isn't working, look in your Office folder inside the Microsoft Office 98 folder to see if there are any extensions (actually libraries) that weren't installed in your System folder's Extensions folder. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:58:28 -0800 From: Stephen Grady Subject: (A) spreadsheet 16384 row limit a brody wrote: Appleworks 5.0.4, and Excel 5.0 both appear to have a limit of the number of rows they will allow in their spreadsheet at 16384. Anybody know of a spreadsheet program that does not have that limit? I'd like to be able to sort my website logfile by its various variables, and I am already at 22000 hits and counting. Now that hard disks are large enough to handle such files, shouldn't someone make a spreadsheet that can do that? Not to mention with 192MB of RAM, it isn't as if I don't have enough memory to hold such a large spreadsheet in memory. Excel 5.0 on the other hand won't show the sheet numbers in MacOS 9 and sometimes crashes with Type 10 errors, and it doesn't properly sort Dates that are stored in text fields, whereas Appleworks does properly sort dates in text fields. Is Excel 98 any better at these features? Is Microsoft Works any better at these features. I'd like to have some spreadsheet on my Mac that is faster (I have a G3/233) and is capable of using MacLinkPlus 11.0 and MacOS 9.0 without problems. --------------------------------- Excel 98 has a limit of 65,536 rows X 256 columns I've not made the move to 9.0, but am using 8.6 on a PBG3 266 with 128 mb RAM. Excel 98 is slow to open up, especially when compared to my PC at work (PII, 400 & Excel 97). On the Mac, the toolbar appears and then there is a delay while until the blank worksheet appears. That is with all my add-ins removed. Other than that, I have had very little problems with Excel 98. Stephen Grady Remove the extra dot to reply ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:13:13 -0500 From: a brody Subject: (Q) View as List by default for all folders Dear Digest readers, Is there any way to set view as list as a default for all folder? I'd like to find a freeware that allows me to do that. Every time I open up a new folder, I am seeing it with just the icons. Something that will work with both MacOS 8.6 and 9.0 would be preferable. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 08:05:49 +0100 From: remi Subject: 7.5.3/flash4 i have a technical question about my mac quadra 950 (ppc-upgrade) with os 7.5.3 in combination with a freshly installed flash 4 demo (from official cd). when i try to start flash i get an error: 'InterfaceLib - - MakeDataExecutable' is there anyone who can tell me what's wrong or missing?? kind regards remi de bake info@brienen.nl ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Yank 3.0.2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Yank package. Yank is a shareware application that does three things: 1) Uninstalls an application and files created by the application by moving them to the Trash. 2) Cleans up your Preferences folder by moving outdated files to the Trash. 3) Slims fat binary applications. Yank is a fat-binary application, which means it runs in native mode on a Power Macs and 68K Macs. System 7 or higher is required. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/yank-302-jp.hqx; 685 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] AMICO 2.1.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the AMICO package. AMICO 2.1.1J (An apple menu utility) AMICO is a utility that helps you change the order of the items that appear in the apple menu. It also lets you insert divider lines between these items. For more information read the "Read Me" file. To ensure that AMICO will function properly under Mac OS 8 and up, you need to check the "Always snap to grid" checkbox in the "View Options..." dialog box of the Apple Menu Items folder and possibly do a "Clean Up" for that folder as well. [Archived as /info-mac/app/amico-211-jp.hqx; 141 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Bright Chick 2.0J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Bright Chick package. BrightChick is a cyber-pet. That means it is a pet but it doesn't really exist. It's a small application for your Macintosh computer. The goal is it, to get your chick as old as possible. It is similar to some other virtual pets, but it's the first for the macintosh! The Goal The Goal is it, to get your chick as old as possible. You can give him water, corn or bread. You have to clean it, play with it, ... The chick grows day by day and it's funny to look at him. It isn't difficult to play, so small children can play it too. [Archived as /info-mac/game/bright-chick-20-jp.hqx; 290 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] ConvertMachine 1.0.2v1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the ConvertMachine package. ConvertMachine is a batch processing utility to convert sound format files to a desired type. This means it performs one or more of the following without user interaction: decompression, resampling (sample rate conversion), mixing (stereo to mono) and compression. You don't need to worry about what format the file is in; all you specify is the desired output format. Finder Sound files (sfil), AIFF files, WAVE files, AU Mu-law and linear, QuickTime Audio (Movies) and Sound Designer II files can be freely converted. You can save your popular Settings under as a menu item or as a separate Settings file. The common web formats are flagged and ready to use as defaults, such as audio/basic mono 8kHz mu-law. After conversion files can be automatically sent to SoundMachine for playing. It needs at least QuickTime 2.1 and Apple's Sound Manager 3.1 or later. If you have installed System 7.5.3 then, no worries, you have these. If you want to get these or later extensions visit Apple's web site. Changes in version 1.2 *Added an Import/Export... item under the File menu which permits importing of Audio CD tracks and the like (this feature was available in 1.0.6 but removed in 1.1). *SoundDesigner II files with higher sample rates are now correctly exported. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/conmach-121-jp.hqx; 250 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] D-Sound Pro 3.5.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the D-Sound Pro package. D-SoundPRO is a professional Audio Sound Editor, Software Synthesizer, Wave Generator and MIDI/SCSI samplers network manager. Its features are: - Load/Save AIFF, SDII,.WAV and RAW mono/stereo 8/16 bits sound files - Akai, E-MU, Kurzweil, Roland, SMDI, Yamaha SCSI sample dump - MIDI SAMPLE DUMP STANDARD (also with Yamaha SY sample headers) and Roland S50, S550, S330 MIDI - Virtual Synthesizer module, to play samples from the Mac Keyboard or from MIDI (also from a sequencer running on the same Mac), including a real time AmpENV ADSR module - Import/Export sounds from 3 1/2 Roland W30, S50, S550, S330 disks - Sophisticated and undoable/redoable graphical sample edit & clipboard management with floating palettes for edit tools, loops monitoring, sample info, and Virtual Keyboard. - Full wave editor, including X-Fade looping algorithm, Time Stretching (with old/new BPM tempo input parameters), Frequency Shifting parametric algorithms by a Spectral Resynthesizer, Signal Processor for digital effects, LowPass, BandPass, HighPass and BandReject analog filter simulation with feedback, Full Parametric three ways and 7 Bands Graphic Equalizers, Resample using interpolation, and more. - Rhythm autoloop and detect BPM functions - HQ Digital Oscillator to generate new synthesized sound waves (up to 10 detunable SW oscillators at the same time!) - Internal Midi Driver and OMS 1.2 (or better) or FreeMidi 1.34 optional support - It is a FAT application - it runs native on PowerMac System requirements: System 7.1, SoundManager 3.1 and a 68020 MAC supporting 16 bit audio (68030 mac recommended for MIDI and PowerMac for full performaces). Optional: MIDI interface and synth supporting MIDI Sample Dump Standard, a MAC with sound inputs, OMS 1.2 (or better), FreeMidi 1.34 (or better). What is NEW in Version 3.5.1 - New Start/Stop Play command - Major and minor bugs fixed - Fixed an uncompatibility with SpeedDoubler causing an error creating clipboards at startup - The code is faster - New Internal Midi Driver with new parser of midi messages (OMS is now not mandatory) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/dsoundpro-351-jp.hqx; 2233 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Nov 1999 From: Brian Kelley Subject: [*] Mac Trivia Challenge 4.0 Mac Trivia Challenge 4.0 **The Gameshow Edition** Using the format of a television game show, Mac Trivia Challenge 4.0 tests your knowledge of the Mac OS, Macintosh hardware, the history of Apple Computer, Mac games, the Internet, easter eggs, tips, tricks & shortcuts, and much, much more! Mac Trivia Challenge is $10 shareware. It is not disabled in any way, so registration is purely voluntary. Brian Kelley mailto:bkelley1@nycap.rr.com CompleatMac Software http://home.nycap.rr.com/compleatmac/ [Archived as /info-mac/data/mac-trivia-40.hqx; 1155 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Nov 1999 From: Simon Fraser Subject: [*] MT-NewsWatcher 3.0 MT-NewsWatcher 3.0 is an online Usenet news client for the Macintosh, and is based on the original NewsWatcher by John Norstad. MT-NewsWatcher has a suite of features that make reading the articles you want to read quick and easy. You can set up filters to hilight articles, connect to multiple servers at the same time, have different sets of personal details for posting, view images inline, post binaries, read articles in different languages, and much more! MT-NewsWatcher 3.0 is freeware. For more information, see the MT-NewsWatcher home page: [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/mt-news-watcher-30.hqx; 1555 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: Rosset Antoine Subject: [*] PlayerPRO 5.4 Freeware This is the freeware version of PlayerPRO 5.4 You can copy it, distribute it and include it everywhere -- even on commercial products. You don't need any permission to do it. Minimum system requirements: - MacOS 8 or higher - 16 Mb RAM ________________________________________________________________________ Description PlayerPRO is a complete music editing program (SoundTracker). You can use it with any Mac without any additional hardware. PlayerPRO can load and play the following music (and sound) formats: MOD, S3M, MIDI, MTM, MADH, MADG, MADI, OKTA, MINS, XI, PP, Clip File, MED, 669, IT, ULT, XM System 7 sound, WAV, AIFF, AIFC, SoundDesignerII, MPEG, MP3, MuLaw, ALaw, AVI, DVC, Quicktime Movies, MAC3, MAC6, IMA4, MPEG layer I, II and III (requires QT 4.0), PAT (GUS), QDesign, RAW Data. ________________________________________________________________________ NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.4 (differences from 5.3): Ñ Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 5.2 Ñ You can now choose between fixed or period speed for pan & volume enveloppes Ñ Crop function for samples Ñ Bit Depth function for samples Ñ PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize continues! Ñ PlayerPRO now supports a full FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) Ñ An Equalizer (using FFT) Ñ New sound filters using FFT: FFT-Pitch shift and FFT-Hz filter Ñ PlayerPRO now supports multi-channel per tracks (actually limited to 99 channels) Ñ A new effect is now available 'G' (Note-Off) for the multi-channel mode Ñ A global panning settings is now available in the Mixer window [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/player-pro-54.hqx; 1992 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: Graham Miln Subject: [*] Power Manager v1.0 Power Manager v1.0 DssW Power Manager is a system addition which enables your Macintosh to switch on and off to a schedule! Power Manager is a new system addition for the Macintosh. Power Manager enables your Macintosh to switch on and off automatically to a schedule! The fully configurable Scheduler enables multiple start ups and shut downs per day. Each day of the week can be independently controlled! Power Manager provides greater control over the Energy Saving features of the Macintosh. Combining Power Manager with our template AppleScripts and tutorials enables you to set up fully automated tasks through out the whole week! Features Ñ Supports multiple start ups and shut downs per day Ñ×Independent schedules for each day of the week Ñ×Configure your System, display and hard drive sleeping timings to the minute Ñ×Template and Example AppleScripts Ñ×Complete documentation and tutorials (including Internet editions) Ñ Includes the Secure Purchasing System for easy ordering Requires Power Macintosh with Energy Saver. System 7.6 or greater. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/power-manager-10.hqx; 1606 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: Lyomei Sakai Subject: [*] QuoEdit 0.6 A text editor for plain (monostyled) text that runs on System 7 or later. QuoEdit 0.6 is Free. [Features] Intended to provide quick operations in the simple interface. Supports AppleScript -- it can even record, run and save tasks like keyboard macro without the Script Editor! Multiple levels of undo and redo for each document. WorldScript savvy. and so forth. [New in this version] Setting line wrapping width. Showing ASCII space characters. Enhancement of scripting features. [Changed in this version] Behavior of option-right/left arrow key was improved. Printing text lines. Zoomed state of window. Line direction of Arabic and Hebrew font text. Lyomei Sakai [Archived as /info-mac/text/quo-edit-06.hqx; 762 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Nov 1999 From: "Andrew D. Merenbach" Subject: [*] Repeating Decimals 1.0 This program outputs a text file with the result of a division problem--but it outputs as many digits as you want it to, so it's much better for repetend research than a simple 8-,9-, or 10-digit calculator screen. REQUIREMENTS: AppleScript, and at least 200k of RAM -- Andrew D. Merenbach The Techie Group [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/repeating-decimals-10.hqx; 84 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: mward@lf.ecity.net Subject: [*] Sherlock 2 Mod Patch Requirements: Mac OS 9 Sherlock 2 This patch removes Sherlock 2's brushed metal surface. Adds new 3-D Copeland style icons. Removes white channel windows and replaces them with Mac buttons which depress when selected. Directions for use: Double click patch, find your original version of Sherlock 2 and apply patch. A new modified version of Sherlock will be created. This will not delete your original Sherlock 2. Courtesy of Matthew Ward mward@lf.ecity.net *note: Icons included with this patch are 3rd party and I do not take credit for their creation. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sherlock-2-mod-patch.hqx; 109 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: Andrew Watters Subject: [*] sherlock-purified-1.0.hqx Sherlock Purified 1.0 11/23/99 Don't you like the Quicktime-style interface of Sherlock 2? No? Well now you can change Sherlock 2 to look like Sherlock 1, and also remove the banners! >From an author who remains anonymous by request. This patch only works with the unmodified copy of Sherlock 2 included in Mac OS 9. I am not responsible for the results of applying this patch. This patch may be included on all media at no charge. See also Sherlock nobanners 2.0. Visit my web page for more information: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~awatters - Andrew Watters awatters@ucla.edu [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sherlock-purified-10.hqx; 28 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Sound Machine 2.7.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Sound Machine package. SoundMachine is a user friendly sound file player for common audio formats such as m-law (mu-law), AIFF, SDII and WAVE. It supports a simple interface and is well suited to Web browsers or as a stand-alone application. It has been accelerated for PowerPC and can be run on the 68K range of Macintoshes (it is a so-called Fat Binary). However, depending on the sound format being played the performance of SoundMachine is limited by the speed of the Macintosh. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-machine-271-jp.hqx; 549 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: Sherman Uitzetter Subject: [*] Sports KinePak SAMPLE - animated icons for Kineticon Kinetic Creations, Inc. announces the release of the Sports KinePak! This sample includes 3 of the 13 kines included in the full Sports KinePak. The Sports KinePak requires Kineticon, Kinetic Creations' icon-animating system extension. This sample is free to use and distribute. The full Sports KinePak is $5 US. For more information, please read the enclosed READ ME file. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/sports-kine-pak-sample.hqx; 443 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Nov 1999 From: Edwin de Leur Subject: [*] Submit Quick-Finance.hqx by FTP QuickFinance (tm) is a personal finance manager for home and small business purpose. Using this program, you can record transactions, manage financial records, and other bank account related tasks. The program can handle a virtually unlimited number of accounts. QuickFinance (tm) have some advanced features, like a intuitive interface, the ability to graph you current bank account or simple calculations using several criteria. You can generate financial reports and retrieve data by using a simple search function to find a particular transaction. All information can also be printed or exported in a TAB delimited file for use in spreadsheets. The unregistered version lets you perform 100 transactions. QuickFinance (tm) is available for 68k and PPC systems. The program may include on CD-ROM shareware collections. [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/quick-finance-28.hqx; 757 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Nov 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] SwitchBack 2.8J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the SwitchBack package. SwitchBack is a utility program that synchronizes two folders, so that both folders have a copy of the most recent version of their files. The two folders can reside on the same volume, on two different volumes, or indeed on two different computers connected by a network. It has been designed principally for those people with two computers (especially desktop and PowerBook) who need to ensure that they have the most recent version of their documents available to them. It also functions well as a simple backup utility for people with one computer. For example, a folder residing on your main hard disk can be linked to a folder residing on a floppy disk. New Features in version 2.8: Now works correctly with AppleShareIP Revamped the alias resolving engine, which now supports partial alias resolution Now checks for (and ignores) each volume's "where to empty the trash" folder Now checks to see if a given volume's server time has already been checked, before checking it again Now reports a file / folder collision when attempting to replace a folder with a file of the same name (or vice versa) Added "reopen" appleEvent support which opens a new window if needed Canceling a delete sequence with reports on now works correctly If the user double clicks "SwitchBack Help" the help window is opened Numerous interface refinements, bug fixes, and optimizations. Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 4.1 [Archived as /info-mac/disk/switchback-28-jp.hqx; 316 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Nov 1999 From: Mark Fiske Subject: [*] TableCloths 4.0 TableCloths has long been the ONLY source of authentic Scottish tartan desktop patterns AND alert sounds for the Mac. What else should go on the desktop of a machine named "Macintosh"? And speaking of that, you'll receive the AUTHENTIC "MacIntosh" desktop pattern that your Mac's been waiting for since '84, along with a set of "bagpipe-based" alert sounds (now also available for Windows!), and MUCH more! TableCloths costs only $10. Sincerely, Mark Fiske Appearance Technologies (formerly Fake-8 Technologies) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/table-cloths-40.hqx; 325 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: Manfred Schubert Subject: [*] Vanessa Chess 1.5 About Vanessa Chess 1.5 Vanessa Chess is a chess application for the Macintosh. Some of the Vanessa Chess 1.5 Features Ñ Customizable 2D chessboard Ñ Multiple documents Ñ Multithreading Ñ Several playing levels Ñ Speech Ñ PGN import/export Ñ HTML export Ñ HTML and Balloon help Vanessa Chess is distributed as 10$ Shareware. Minimum System Requirements Ñ Mac OS 8.1 Ñ Power Macintosh with 90 MHz Ñ 4 MB of free memory Contact Info For any requests, suggestions, bug-report etc. please e-mail me at You will find the latest version of Vanessa Chess as well as other Macintosh software at [Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/vanessa-chess-15.hqx; 1041 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: "VSE Customer Support" Subject: [*] VSE Animation Maker 3.2.1 - GIF animation tool This is VSE Animation Maker 3.2.1, a new version of the award-winning GIF animation tool for Macintosh users. VSE Animation Maker allows the creation of GIF animations for web sites. It sports a very intuitive user interface and is very fast. The new version fixes some minor issues with Mac OS 9 and supports the new VSE partner program. System Requirements: 2 MB RAM System 7.1 or higher [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/vse-animation-maker-321.hqx; 880 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 1999 From: "VSE Customer Support" Subject: [*] VSE Be Found 1.5 - Web Site Promotion Tool This is VSE Be Found 1.5, a new version of the award-winning web site promotion tool for Macintosh computers. VSE Be Found analyzes web pages and gives concrete tips on how to improve them to obtain a good ranking on search engines. Then it automatically submits the web page URL to popular search engines such as AltaVista, Excite, Lycos, etc. In contrast to other applications VSE Be Found supports more complex URL submissions to search engines that require to give details about categories, contact information etc. It also features a built-in FTP client. The new version supports the new expansion kits and fixes an incompatibility with the Palm Desktop extension which could lead to a crash. In addition, many user suggestions have been realized. For example a Window menu, 44 new categories and a Update button in the Tips window. System Requirements: 5 MB RAM System 7.5.5 or higher [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/vse-be-found-15.hqx; 1753 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Nov 1999 From: John Rethorst Subject: [*] WP Download Outlining Fix The free download of WordPerfect 3.5e has a mistake, so the highly-regarded Enhanced Outlining module does not install correctly. Fortunately, the fix is simple and quick. Download this one-page ReadMe file for complete instructions. If you do any outlining at all, you'll want to make this correction. Unsolicited comments from users about this outliner include: "brilliant . . . wonderful . . . a world-class outliner . . . awesome . . . magnificent . . . fabulous . . . incomparable . . . a godsend . . . the very best of all outline programs . . . unequalled . . . exceptional capabilities . . . nothing short of superb . . . the most powerful tool in the outlining world . . . design and functionality are sleek and elegant . . . very nice work . . . superior . . . superduper . . . my dream come true . . . I am amazed at this high quality addition . . . a great outliner . . . terrific . . . really superb . . . richly endowed with every possible feature one could want . . . I am very grateful . . . Fine Work!" [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/wp-download-outlining-fix.hqx; 4 K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:06:39 -0800 From: Stephen Grady Subject: [A] File Attachments in Outlook Express Jason wrote: Does anybody know the best way to attach files in Outlook Express so that Windows users can receive easily? Currently my preferences are set to encode as BinHex; will that work? I must communicate with my Windows oriented office and exchange MS Word and Excel files regularly. Whenever I receive files from other Windows users they're Zipped and Stuffit Expander usually takes care of that. But I Outlook Preferences doesn't list Zip as an attachment option. Email directly or post to the group. ---------------------------------- Jason, To send files to non-Mac users, use AppleDouble encoding. In Outlook Menu bar, select Edit -> Preferences. Click the Compose tab, and under the area for Mesages you should see instructions about "clicking here for Atttachment Options". Select AppleDouble. Your set now. I use Outlook for work, one Mac in a sea of 120 PC's. As IS manager, I must send files out via email frequently. No problems with AppleDouble. Stephen Grady Remove the extra dot to reply ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:17:07 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [Q] but it's not daylight savings time... I am running OS 8.6 on a G3 Powerbook, and since Daylight Savings Time ended, my Mac keeps turning it back on. In the Date & Time control panel, I originally had Set Daylight-Savings Time Automatically selected, and this worked fine when the clocks changed last spring. With the fall change, my time didn't drop back an hour, so I unselected the Automatic and reset the time. But now after the computer has been asleep or on reboot (and I'm not sure this always happens), the clock will be an hour fast and "Daylight-Savings Time is in effect" is selected in the control panel. I unselect it and everything is fine until the next time the computer comes to life with the wrong time. Any suggestions? Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:32:31 +0100 From: "F.J. Lalor" Subject: [Q] Worrying(?) behaviour of Work menu in Word 5.1a under OS 8.6 If I use Command-Shift-+ to add an item to the MSW 5.1a Work menu under OS 8.6 the menu-bar flashes the chosen menu-selection colour - and then stays that colour *even after quitting from Word*. The normal platinum appearence is only restored by a restart or - back in MSW 5.1a - by using Command-Shift-Minus to remove any Work menu item. This happens reproducibly on two separate machines - PPC 8200/120 and G3 Minitower. I didn't notice it under OS 8.5.1 but I wasn't using the latter long enough to be sure that it didn't happen there as well. Is this a known phenomenon? Does it bode ill for my machines in any way? All advice gratefully received. TIA - Fergus Lalor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 03:35:31 EST From: NCICCHECK@aol.com Subject: A.D.D. & 8.6 Apple data detectors works wel with Apple's OS8.6. I have never had a problem with it in any application. I haven't tried OS9 yet. John McGibney ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 18:45:34 +0000 From: Graeme Forbes Subject: Disappearing Volume I'm having a problem "seeing" a volume on the internal hard drive of my machine. The problem persists starting up with all exts off and under OS's 8.1, 8.6 and 9. The machine is a Power Tower Pro with a G3 accelerator. The problem came out of the blue - when I swtiched off on Friday all was well, when I powered up on Monday the volume couldn't be seen. The drive was partitioned by FWB harddisk toolkit. At their suggestion i upgraded to the most recent version. No help. All they can say is reformat the drive (losing 4 volumes and thousands of files, days of reinstalling applications.) All other partitions on the drive are fine. The volume is visible to utilities like Disk First Aid, Hard Disk Toolkit, etc. It mounts and unmounts, DeskZap can see it, etc. But there is no icon for it on the desktop, and double clicking files will not launch applications from it. I ran Disk First Aid on it and it found "Custom Icon Missing" problems, but said it had fixed them. Any ideas about what I can do? If worst comes to worst and I have to reformat the whole drive, is there a utility that would allow me to copy folders from the invisible volume to another? DeskZap only lets you copy/move files, which isn't very practical. Please reply directly to me as well as to the list. Thanks, Graeme Forbes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:22:03 -0500 From: a brody Subject: Excel 98, Word 98 & MacOS 9 problem Dear Digest readers, All of a sudden, I can no longer Open a document with Microsoft Excel 98, using the File menu, or the open file icon. This is even though Excel has 15MB of RAM assigned to its Minimum and Preferred size. Strangely when I load Excel with Extensions Disabled, I don't get this problem, and it works fine. But I thought that Excel's INITs were actually nothing more than library files. In anycase, any attempt to open a file, yields a Type 3 error, and sometimes opening the hard drive icon after this type 3 error yields a clock icon that forever runs, and forces me to reboot. I get the same error with Word 98. I tried disabling all INITs except the MacOS 9 Base set, and Conflict Catcher 8.0.6, and it still doesn't work after running Microsoft Office First Run. Yet as I said earlier, it will work with Extensions completely disabled (holding the shift key). Powerbook G3 233/512k backside, with 192MB of RAM. Any clues as to what may be causing these errors? Running Microsoft Office First Run doesn't appear to fix the problem. I have Appleworks 5.0.4 as well. I tried rebuilding the desktop, and disabling the ethernet connection to no avail. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:51:53 -0800 From: cp Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #374 At 19:01 -0500 11/8/99, Ed Ver Hoef wrote: >I have tried three times to download the latest version of Netscape from >Netcenter. Each attempt took over an hour and was unsuccessful. Is there >some way to get it on CD? > >Ed Ver Hoef Ed, I had the same issue. The download window would stop at 100% complete but would not close automatically as it usually does. Then stuffit might have said something about corrupt files, (or that was a different download, I'm not sure). Anyway I did successfully expand the file and install the application which works as well as netscape ever does. Perhaps we need to update stuffit. Chris Pfohl Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:38:42 EST From: Luskin@aol.com Subject: Inthe old days... In the old days, you used to publish a notice for each new piece of software added to the archives, as part of this list. What happened to it, and, if it has changed its address, what is the address of the new list that provides this info. The is a VALUABLE service, perhaps more valuable than yet another Mac answers list. Michael B. Luskin ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:18:58 +0900 From: Keith Wilkinson Subject: Laserwriter Pro Repair A friend's wife works as an elementary-school teacher at Atsugi navy base near Tokyo, Japan. The school has a Laserwriter Pro which seems to have lost the spring on the paper tray paper sense switch (out of paper lamp is on); the paper jam lamp is also on, not sure where the corresponding switch(es) are located. If anyone can provide dissassembly information and part no(s.) please contact mailto:daniel@cjmag.co.jp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 16:44:25 -0500 From: dmb@his.com Subject: password removal When I got my new Mac G4 I put in a passowrd during set up, and now that I am trying to establish a network with another Mac in the office I'm told the password in wrong and can't be recognized. How can I just eliminate the password and any need for it? I've tried trashing appleshare prefs on both Macs to no avail. Even tech support at my dealer is having trouble figuring this out. dmb@his.com *** Bloomfield Associates, Inc. *** dmb@his.com * Voice: (301) 460-3285 * Fax: (301) 460-4187 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:38:23 -0500 From: Mike Sullivan Subject: PPP server for Mac (version 7.6 + ) Is anyne aware of a PPP server for the Mac with software version 7.6 or less. I have an old FX that I use for internet translation and want to be able to PPP into it as well. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:39:48 -0500 From: "Robert A. Virzi" Subject: Printer share help needed I've set up an in-home LAN for my two macs using the macsense router. This seems to be working fine, and I can file share between the machines without any problems. I am having trouble setting up the printer for sharing however. My set-up is: Cable Modem \---- X-Router \---- Quadra 660AV \ \--- G3 (Beige) \---- Epson 600 color printer I have the Printer Share extension installed on both the 660AV and the G3, and the printer is attached to the printer port of the G3. I can't find any control panel to say, 'turn on printer sharing.' In reading the help I've been able to find, the phrase 'to share your apple stylewriter printer' appears. So I'm wondering if the problem is that I can't share a non-apple printer? I would have hoped that printer share would have allowed me to share any non-ethernet (serial port) printer. I know I must be missing something really obvious here, but I have no idea. Pointers would be appreciated. Thanks. -Bob -------------------------------------------------------------- The box said, "Windows'95 or better required," so I bought a Mac. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:37:22 -0900 From: Douglas Anderson Subject: Reclaiming memory GenevaHi, This is to all the software writers out there, Can someone write a little Extension that would reclaim unused memory (like Ram Doubler does) but I find that Ram Doubler slows things down so much? I know that Ram Doubler has the (File Mapping Only, Option) but it still slows the computer down. Thanks, Doug. Sincerely, Douglas Anderson email: un162@victoria.tc.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 13:42:25 -0500 From: "Clare N. Shumway" Subject: SCSI Problem I have a desktop B&W G-3 with an Adaptec SCSI card (#2930CU) that was installed by Apple. I have 4 items that I'd like to attach to the SCSI chain but to do so means that the cable length must be about 5 feet long. With this length of cable the external hard drive will not load and the computer freezes during startup. Adaptec cannot respond to my query because the card was installed by Apple and Apple does not responf to my queries. Is there a solution? Any such thing as a "SCSI inline amplifier"? (I'm a layman, not a computer expert, so forgive my terminology.) Clare N. Shumway ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 18:04:34 -0700 From: Melanie Jo Watts Subject: sharing a printer Hi gang, I got my ibook yesterday. It is hooked up via ethernet to my other mac, a performa 580. Unfortunatly, for me, my printer, a stylewriter 4500, cannot be shared overa an ethernet network. does anyone know of a sharewhere or hack or something that I can use to resolve this problem. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Melanie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:13:35 -0600 From: rpluta.spam.me.not@earthlink.net (Robert Pluta) Subject: Where's the Mac children's software?! I guess I'm a little slow but can someone explain why Pixar is headed by the temp-CEO of Apple and Disney is supposedly a Mac friendly environment for computer users yet all the CD-ROM software of Pixar productions is *still* only available for Monopolysoft users only? Also of note is Mattel and their corporate creep. Seems that they're buying up smaller niche software producers who supported Mac but after buying them Mattel drops Mac support. Nada. Zilch. None. Zip. This is going on while the *hottest* selling home computer is the iMac?!?! WTF??? (BTW, I **love** Info-Mac and I read the digests with EasyView. I think we have a nice community here. Regards to all.) Rob -- rpluta at earthlink dot net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:39:07 +0100 From: Joachim Schwentker Subject: why a 30 second delay sending e-mail? Garry, you need to turn off the "Use mail-exchange records (SMTP Servers Only)" option in the "Host" section of the Eudora Settings. Regards, J. Schwentker >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:08:28 -0500 >From: Gary Radice >Subject: why a 30 second delay sending e-mail? > >Whenever I send e-mail from Eudora on my bronze keyboard powerbook, there >is a delay of exactly 30 seconds while my computer searches for my smtp >server. Then the mail gets sent immediately. This happens both when I'm >connected to the network in my office and at home over the modem/PPP. > >Receiving messages is not a problem. It finds the server immediately (plus >or minus normal network delays) and sucks the messages down. > >But sending mail: exactly 30 seconds of wait, every time. I can switch to >other apps in the meantime but I can't go back to reading mail or doing >anything in Eudora until the 30 second search for the server is finished. >Very annoying. Any thoughts? > >This is running OS 8.6 and Eudora Light 3.5.5. > >Gary P. Radice gradice@richmond.edu >Associate Professor of Biology 804 289 8107 (voice) >University of Richmond 804 289 8233 (FAX) >Richmond VA 23173 http://www.science.richmond.edu/~radice ___________________________________________________________________________ If the human brain was simple enough for us to understand we'd be so simple we couldn't understand. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************