Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #36 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 14 Feb 98 Volume 16 : Issue 36 Today's Topics: [*] "Emergency Siren" Email Sound (16-bit/44kHz) [*] "Emergency Siren" Email Sound (8-bit/22kHz) [*] 1997 Canada Income Tax Return, Clarisworks [*] 1997 Canada Income Tax Return, Excel [*] A Bear's Night Out: a text adventure [*] Akua Sweets V1.19 (Scripting Additions) [*] AppleTreeBookmarks 4 Cyberdog 1.5 [*] ChecksQuick 1.0 [*] ClockWork 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] ClockWork 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] ClockWork German 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] ClockWork German 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton [*] Disk-o-Matic 1.0 - auto-launch items when their disk is inserte [*] HELLOWORLD-205 [*] HotlineHelper 1.0.2 [*] MacburgerHelper [*] Magic Stats 1.0 [*] Medley 2.0 [*] MT-NewsWatcher 2.4.0 [*] OTConfigs 2.0 [*] PictFader 1.1.1 - A picture playing screensaver. [*] Polish Adjectives 1.0 - foreign language learning [*] Russisch fur Juristen - foreign language learning [*] Sole Possession 1.0 Demo [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (english vesion) [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (french version) [*] Ultimate NHL Package 3.0 [*] Verbs and Nouns Russisch - foreign language learning [*] WASTE 1.3; a text editing library [*] Zippier Zip 5.0.3 - remove the OK message from Iomega Guest [A] Text listing of files on disk [Q] couple hardware questions [Q] Mystery File Format [Q] Text listing of files on disk 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. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . 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That can be overcome, however, with a new email replacement sound. The "Emergency Siren" email sound is a great sound to use to announce the arrival of new mail. It is a short, authentic stereo recording of a fire engine siren. The sound can easily be used with later versions of Claris Emailer, Eudora Pro, and others that allow the assignment of sound files as mail notifiers. Other programs that don't have the option of assigning sounds can still utilize this sound with the help of "Agent Audio," available for download at the www.clixsounds.com. The "Emergency Siren" Email Sound is available in both stereo and mono versions and can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at: This file is freeware and may be redistributed freely providing it is unaltered and includes the accompanying document. Note that a portion of this archive is information concerning Clixsounds products and services. Contact Information: Internet: email@clixsounds.com Support: support@clixsounds.com Sales: sales@clixsounds.com America Online: CLIXSOUNDS World Wide Web: http://www.clixsounds.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/16-emergency-siren.hqx; 498K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:07 -0700 From: email@clixsounds.com Subject: [*] "Emergency Siren" Email Sound (8-bit/22kHz) "Emergency Siren Email Replacement Sound" If you have an email program, you've likely fallen victim to a boring email sound at one time or another! That can be overcome, however, with a new email replacement sound. The "Emergency Siren" email sound is a great sound to use to announce the arrival of new mail. It is a short, authentic stereo recording of a fire engine siren. The sound can easily be used with later versions of Claris Emailer, Eudora Pro, and others that allow the assignment of sound files as mail notifiers. Other programs that don't have the option of assigning sounds can still utilize this sound with the help of "Agent Audio," available for download at the www.clixsounds.com. The "Emergency Siren" Email Sound is available in both stereo and mono versions and can be downloaded here or at the Clixsounds WWW site at: This file is freeware and may be redistributed freely providing it is unaltered and includes the accompanying document. Note that a portion of this archive is information concerning Clixsounds products and services. Contact Information: Internet: email@clixsounds.com Support: support@clixsounds.com Sales: sales@clixsounds.com America Online: CLIXSOUNDS World Wide Web: http://www.clixsounds.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/snd/8-emergency-siren.hqx; 302K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:24 -0700 From: icicle@netcom.ca Subject: [*] 1997 Canada Income Tax Return, Clarisworks The Icicle Tax Return does the Canadian 1997 Individual Income Tax Return for all provinces and territories. Approved by Revenue Canada for direct submission of the printed output. Uses Excel or Clarisworks. This free Clarisworks demo does just the main T1 General form. The full set does a whole lot more, including Schedules 1 to 11, Child Care Expenses, Rental Income, Business Income and Professional Income forms. Check http://www.netcom.ca/~icicle/ or mailto://icicle@netcom.ca http://www.netcom.ca/~icicle/ At the web site: free tax return demos, orders, double-entry bookkeeper mailto:icicle@netcom.ca [Archived as /info-mac/app/cw-demo.hqx; 101K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:26 -0700 From: icicle@netcom.ca Subject: [*] 1997 Canada Income Tax Return, Excel The Icicle Tax Return does the Canadian 1997 Individual Income Tax Return for all provinces and territories. Approved by Revenue Canada for direct submission of the printed output. Uses Excel or Clarisworks. This free Excel demo does just the main T1 General form. The full set does a whole lot more, including Schedules 1 to 11, Child Care Expenses, Rental Income, Business Income and Professional Income forms. Check http://www.netcom.ca/~icicle/ or mailto://icicle@netcom.ca http://www.netcom.ca/~icicle/ At the web site: free tax return demos, orders, double-entry bookkeeper mailto:icicle@netcom.ca [Archived as /info-mac/app/tax-demo.hqx; 97K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:23 -0700 From: erkyrath@netcom.com Subject: [*] A Bear's Night Out: a text adventure An adventure game in text format. [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/bears-night-out-r4.hqx; 288K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:37 -0700 From: akua@bluewin.ch Subject: [*] Akua Sweets V1.19 (Scripting Additions) Akua Sweets V1.19 =A91998 AKUA interactive media AG V1.19 adds the hex, munge, collect lines, frontmost process, pause for, get/set icon, get/set preference, and collate commands. It also renames a few and fixes all reported bugs. AkuaSweets includes the following Scripting Additions (osaxen) -name------------------------------synopsis-------------------------------- display progress - Display/Update a movable modal progress dialog automate alerts after - Set the amount of seconds to timeout alerts pause for - Pause processing for a set amount of time all processes - Get a process or list thereof matching filters frontmost process - Get/Set the frontmost process resolve chain - Resolve an alias, auto-entering user/pwd/volume pwd resolve server alias - Resolve an alias, auto-entering user/pwd/volume pwd talk to server app - Communicate with remote app, auto-entering user/pwd AkuaCopy - Copy files/folders with progress display open fork from - Open a file's fork (as data) read data from - Read data from an open fork write data to - Write data to an open fork close fork - Close a fork (from open fork) collate=8A - Rename, delete, move or trash files & folders load alias from - Load the alias record from an alias file alias info from - Get alias record as text the kind of entry - Get the kind of item in a folder (file/folder/alias) basic info for - Get some basic file information extended info for - Get more information get icon from - Get the icon of a file set icon of - Set the icon of a file to a new icon. load preference - Get a saved preference object save preference - Save any object to a prefs file. resource misses - Watch for missed resources and record them by Gregory Lemperle-Kerr akua@bluewin.ch [Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/akua-sweets-119.hqx; 349K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:49 -0700 From: RDBow@Pitnet.net Subject: [*] AppleTreeBookmarks 4 Cyberdog 1.5 Cyberdog User's unite! AppleTreeBookmarks 4 Cyberdog v1.5 Is here! Shareware $10 =46inally, a complete Apple oriented bookmark notebook file to satsfy any MacHead=99. From the maker's of the MacHead=99 line of bookmarks comes AppleTreeBookmarks 4 Cyberdog. It's jam packed with Apple oriented URL's. There are complete listings for t= he most famous Apple download sites like C/NET, MacWorld, and many others. There's a Tech Companies category second to none. Just about every Apple and/or Macintosh Webpage available. If it has Apple or Mac in the name, it's likely in here. And being a Cyberdog user, you already know how easy it is to get these bookmarks into your notebook, just Drag 'n Drop =A9. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/appletree-bookmarks-4.hqx; 195K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:10 -0700 From: mac-stacks@kagi.com Subject: [*] ChecksQuick 1.0 ChecksQuick 1.0 is a HyperCard stack useful for writing out checks using checks that you tear out of your own checkbook. It requires HyperCard Player 2.2 or higher. You have my permission to include it on the PHT CD-ROM's. The description is below. Thanks. Bruce A. Pokras http://home.earthlink.net/~mac_stacks ChecksQuick(TM) 1.0 Copr. 1998 Bruce A. Pokras - All rights reserved worldwide Have lots of bills to pay? Write out all of the checks for those bills with just a few mouse clicks using checks that you tear out of your checkbook! Enter the names, amounts and account numbers for all of your recurring bills into ChecksQuick just once. When it is time to pay some bills, just select the ones you need, put the checks into your printer, and click "Print." ChecksQuick keeps a running total of the number of checks that you will need, and the total amount that you are paying. The only thing that you will need to adjust from month-to-month is the amount for your variable bills, such as gas, electric and telephone. However, you only need to adjust the numerical amount. ChecksQuick automatically translates the numerical amount into words! ChecksQuick also automatically fills in the current date on all checks, unless you choose to use a custom date. Export and import features are available to registered users to create or use tab-delimited text files in conjunction with spreadsheets or accounting programs. Has a field for entering expense categories. Requires: HyperCard(R) Player 2.2 or higher (or equivalent); inkjet printer which can feed paper the size of your checks (see instructions for more info); a Mac having a 68030 processor or faster is preferred Shareware $10. May be registered worldwide through the Kagi payment service [Archived as /info-mac/app/checks-quick-hc.hqx; 451K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:16 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-68k.hqx; 1634K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:22 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-ppc.hqx; 2062K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:12 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork German 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton German version of ClockWork 1.0 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-68k-de.hqx; 1644K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:18 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork German 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton German version of ClockWork 1.0 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-ppc-de.hqx; 2058K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:14 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0 68K - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton Japanese version of ClockWork 1.0 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-68k-jp.hqx; 1648K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:20 -0700 From: carsten@centsoft.com Subject: [*] ClockWork Japanese 1.0 PPC - Day Planner for MacOS and Newton Japanese version of ClockWork 1.0 Century Software (www.centsoft.com) announces ClockWork 1.0, its advanced day planner for MacOS and Newton. ClockWork is easy to use, offers powerful functionality and supports a wide range of Apple technologies. It stands out from the crowd by implementing unique features such as voice annotations, Text-to-Speech support, Auto-Power-On for PowerMacs, automatic calculation of international holidays and tight integration with the MacOS and Newton operating systems. ClockWork supports shared schedules allowing a team of MacOS users to share a category of events. The application implements automation using AppleScript (scriptable, recordable and attachable). A Reminder control panel displays alarms if ClockWork is not running and installs a global Finder menu showing today's to-dos and appointments. ClockWork supports BalloonHelp, AppleGuide and WorldScript using inline input. The program features calendar synchronization with PowerBook and Newton MessagePad computers. It synchronizes schedules with the built-in dates application of the NewtonOS directly from within the program. ClockWork is Macintosh first and Macintosh only. Century Software has no plans to ship a version for operating systems of the evil empire. System requirements: System 7.0, PPC or 68K with 7MB free RAM and 10MB of hard disk space. Thanks, Carsten Brinkschulte Century Software http://www.centsoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/clockwork-10-ppc-jp.hqx; 2062K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:33 -0700 From: alm@montalcini.com Subject: [*] Disk-o-Matic 1.0 - auto-launch items when their disk is inserte Program: Disk-o-Matic 1.0 Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: $10 (shareware) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?67 Download: http://www.montalcini.com Disk-o-Matic lets you automatically open an item when its disk is inserted or mounted. Here are a few examples of what you can do with it: - automatically display text or picture clippings with specific information about each of your removable disks. - create multimedia CD-ROMs that automatically start up their presentation when inserted. - open the document you're working on as soon as its disk is mounted. - have your Mac play a different sound for each of your Zip disks as soon as you slide one of them in the drive. - automatically run an antivirus or repair utility from an emergency disk. - run a complex AppleScript or macro when a backup disk is mounted. After a disk has been configured, the Disk-o-Matic application itself is no longer required to make the auto-launch feature work. You can take the modified disk to any other Mac without Disk-o-Matic and still have the chosen item automatically launched, as long as QuickTime is properly installed and configured (see below). Disk-o-Matic takes advantage of a new QuickTime feature that allows you to automatically launch a specified item as soon as a disk is mounted. This feature is called "Enable CD-ROM AutoPlay" and must be turned ON in the QuickTime control panel. Despite its name, it actually works with all kinds of disks, not just with CD-ROMs; you can set an auto-launching item for floppy disks, Zip disks, disk images, and any other removable or fixed disks except your startup disk. The startup disk can't use this feature because it is mounted before QuickTime is loaded, but then you can use the "Startup Items" folder instead. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-o-matic-10.hqx; 167K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:51 -0700 From: vanlon@dad.be Subject: [*] HELLOWORLD-205 HELLOWORLD 2.0.5 Helloworld implements a chat server for your web site. It provides live conversation within a graphical context through any standard web browser without requiring any browser-side plug-in. HelloWorld gives you the ability to manage this chat-room on a Macintosh server. Helloworld is a plug-in application that is specially dedicated for WebStar and Quid Pro Quo or any other server application that uses the Webstar's WSAPI 2.1 plug-in technology. FEATURES abstract: * Ready and easy to use. * Can handle a maximum of 40 participants. * Users don't need to disable the browser's cache. * Individual colors. * Individual avatars. * Private messages. * Smileys. * Publicized archive. * Messages displayed from the top of the messages board. * HelloWorld entities provide real-time informations. * Complete user customization. * Anti-lurker and ghost connections tracker. * Kicking, allowing and denying. * user HTML handling and error messages reply system. * Periodical server messages for possible ad or information needs. * Fast. * No cookies, no javascript. * The notebook lets people leave persistent messages. Requirements: PowerPC Server app. that handles WebStar API 1.2 plug-in technology Web site: http://www.lemidi.com/Helloworld/default.htm [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/helloworld-205.hqx; 665K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:48 -0700 From: iwas@informatik.hu-berlin.de Subject: [*] HotlineHelper 1.0.2 HotlineHelper is an shareware add-on for Hotline Server. It allows remote users to search the server they are currently connected to, quickly find the most recent uploads and download a text index file of that server. Version History 1.0.2 Users can now place search queries by uploading files into the search folder. The file name is the searched string. 1.0.1 Fixed some cosmetic glitches Raised the maximum file age for upload scanning to 9999 hours. A more comfortable solution is in the works. 1. 0 Initial Release [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/hotline-helper-102.hqx; 499K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:03 -0700 From: Ikthusian@aol.com Subject: [*] MacburgerHelper Perhaps your web site is jam-packed with a heap o' powerful HTML, but you realize it's next to naked without some equally strong art. Or maybe your latest bit of Mac app programming is certainly an offering worthy of mega shareware bucks, but it lacks that graphic je ne sais quois. If this is your dilemna, then you need MacburgerHelper in your creative kitchen. Put simply, MacburgerHelper is a set of buttons and patterns presented in a convenient Mac icon format. Peruse the little artsies, pick, choose, and stick your choices into your next project. You'll feel better. You'll look better. Mac users will thank you (and maybe pay you). A lot of other Mac stuff, especially icons, await your acquisition at my web site. Brian Brasher ikthusian@aol.com http://members.aol.com/ikthusian [Archived as /info-mac/art/macburger-helper.hqx; 300K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:16 -0700 From: droundy@civet.berkeley.edu Subject: [*] Magic Stats 1.0 Magic Stats 1.0 keeps track of the results of duels with your various Magic decks, and calculates scores for each of them. -- David Roundy. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3735/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/magic-stats-10.hqx; 307K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:19 -0700 From: Geckonidae@aol.com Subject: [*] Medley 2.0 Medley is an exciting card game that requires rapid pattern recognition. Medley uses a special 81 card deck, with each card having different shapes, shadings and colors. You race against the computer to find medleys, which are groups of three cards that fit certain patterns. Medley is a fun and stimulating game. Medley requires System 7 or later. For instruction and additional information please read the enclosed instructions file. Thanks, Adam Saffer [Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/medley.hqx; 163K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:46 -0700 From: smfr@best.com Subject: [*] MT-NewsWatcher 2.4.0 MT-NewsWatcher 2.4.0 is the latest release of the multi-threaded derivative of the excellent NewsWatcher, a Usenet client for Macintosh. MT-NewsWatcher enhanced John Norstad's original with a suite of features to make reading news fast and enjoyable. Multiple threads allow you to download group headers at the same time as reading articles, post articles in the background, and to extract several sets of binaries concurrently. Sophisticated filtering capabilities let you highlight those posts you want to see, and kill all that annoying spam. Version 2.4.0 rolls in John Norstad's improvements for GNSKA compliance, adds some new features, and contains a whole load of bug fixes. More information about MT-NewsWatcher is available from: Simon Fraser [Note to archive maintainers: this replaces all previous versions of MT-NW. It should be placed in the /comm/inet/ directory, and *not* comm/term/ as is the previous version.] [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/mt-newswatcher-240.hqx; 1213K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:53 -0700 From: kurita@tka.att.ne.jp Subject: [*] OTConfigs 2.0 OTConfigs is an AppleScript addition that lets you control OpenTransport configurations using AppleScript. Main feature since 1.0: - Change the configuration of TCP/IP, PPP, and other OpenTransport control panels without having to open a Control Panel. New features in 2.0: - You can Export, Import, Delete, and Rename an OpenTransport configuration via AppleScript - very useful when moving configurations from one machine to another or installing a set of configurations onto multiple machines. - Using program linking, you can execute an OTConfigs command on a remote machine. Sample scripts that exhibit each feature are included. A few of them are... - "Export All Configs" Executing this script exports all configurations currently available. - "Import Configs" You can drop any type of OpenTransport configuration files onto this script application. Dropped files will be imported by appropriate OpenTransport Control Panels. In order to move OpenTransport configurations from one machine to another, you execute "Export All Configs", move the folder containing the configuration files to the target machine, and drop it onto "Import Configs". All configurations will be available on the target machine. Using program linking and scriptable Finder, you could install configurations without seeing a target machine. OTConfigs is a $10 shareware. However, you can use all features without paying a shareware fee, except that you can't execute a command on a remote machine without obtaining a registration code. Thanks, Kurita [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/ot-configs.hqx; 112K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:27 -0700 From: stossj@mail.mpx.com.au Subject: [*] PictFader 1.1.1 - A picture playing screensaver. PictFader=81 is an application/screensaver that displays slideshows of PICT and JPEG ( PICT in JPEG type) files. It has relatively low memory requirements considering the high standard of display that is achieved. See the "About PictFader 1.1" documant for more details. Requirements A Macintosh/ Mac-Compatible with atleast the following features: * 68020 processor or greater * System 7.1 or greater * Color Quickdraw * Quicktime 1.5 ( Quicktime 2.0 or more preferable ) for JPEG pictures. * 240 to 500 K Ram and 300 K disk space [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/pict-fader-111.hqx; 471K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:26 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Polish Adjectives 1.0 - foreign language learning 'Polish Adjectives' helps Macintosh users to learn and practise declension and comparison of adjectives. You can use it for looking words up and practising vocabulary. The module already contains more than 9,000 Polish adjectives, with English translations (partially). You can add extra adjectives, and change or delete the existing entries to suit your own needs. You can create special groups of adjectives for practising on (ready made groups include colors, shapes, and much more). To use the module you need to have the parent program 'Verbs & Nouns' available from the Info-Mac mirror sites. To get more information visit: http://users.netmatters.co.uk/dandaforbes Jacek Iwanski. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/polish-adjectives-10.hqx; 1114K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:28 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Russisch fur Juristen - foreign language learning Russisch f=FCr Juristen (Russian/German), by Richard Wellmann . This module helps you to study Russian vocabulary and grammar or to simply look words up in the dictionary. The vocabulary belongs to a course for German law-students who study Russian. This is just a small demonstration of the mighty features of verbs and nouns dictionaries. This databse offers sound support: All nouns included in this database are spoken by a native speaker. Lookup the declension of nouns and practice it. Build groups and tables for better overview. Add new vocabulary... Or you can merge the module with Verbs and Nouns Russisch-dictionary, which includes almost 5000 Russian adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, subjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, nouns and verbs. Then you can use the adjective-database to study declension, comparative and superlative and adverb-forms. You can look up and practice conjugation of imperfective and perfective regular and irregular (reflexive) verbs in all tenses. The nouns-database helps you look up and practice all cases and modi of regular and irregular nouns. Grammar- and thematic-groups help you gain better access. Verbs and Nouns Russisch is regularly updated and enlarged. Feel free to easily enter your own vocabulary; you are effectively supported by "verbs&nouns" stem-procedures-generator and the predefined Russian grammar rules. With "Verbs and Nouns Russisch" and the "Verbs Nouns Lookup"-program you are able to perform spell-checks out of every text-editor-program and word by word translation. For downloading programs belonging to the Language Kit visit [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/russisch-fur-juristen-10.hqx; 1593K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:42 -0700 From: tibbetts@epigroove.com Subject: [*] Sole Possession 1.0 Demo Sole Possession 1.0 Demo Read Me Epigroove Released 2/9/98 Overview Sole Possession is a home inventory cataloger and tracker. Sole Possession helps you keep accurate and detailed records of your possessions for insurance reasons in case of fire, theft, etc. And pertinent information on any item such as warranty period, serial number, or purchase date is only a click away with Sole Possession's "Quickload" feature. You can also use Sole Possession to keep track of where your possessions are located. About the demo Although this is a fully functional demo version of Sole Possession, it is limited to 25 items. If you want to store more than 25 items you must purchase the full version of Sole Possession. You can purchase Sole Possession at the Epigroove web site located at: http://www.epigroove.com/solepossession/. The demo comes with 16 sample items already entered. You may overwrite then, keep them, or delete them. System requirements Mac OS compatible computer System 7 or newer (7.1 or newer recommended) 4 Megs RAM (8 recommended) =46or more information =46or more information about Sole Possession, please visit our website at http://www.epigroove.com/solepossession/, or you can contact Epigroove via email at solepos@epigroove.com. About Epigroove Epigroove is an up-and-coming Mac OS and Windows software development company, specializing in FileMaker Pro database creation for offline and online use. For more information, please contact us at: w: http://www.epigroove.com e: emailus@epigroove.com p: 847.236.0203 f: 847.236.0204 Epigroove P.O. Box 261 Deerfield, IL 60015-0261 USA Other Epigroove Products BookCase 2.1: BookCase is an application that organizes and tracks book collections of any kind and size. Its many powerful features allow you to effortlessly track your books. BookCase allows you to track your books by title, author, publisher, length, book type, copyright date, genre, purchase price, series, book location, ISBN, personal catalog number, and personal notes. You can search with keywords to bring up a list of all the books which contain those keywords, and you can view a list of all your books using various sorting methods. BookCase also has many printing features, including the ability to print the information for a single book or a condensed or expanded list of some or all your books. BookCase also contains a "Library" feature that allows you to view all books by an author, all books by a publisher, all books residing in a certain location, and all books in a given series. And if you ever need help, BookCase has a full online help system that explains exactly how everything works. Copyright =A9 1995-1998 by Epigroove All rights reserved [Archived as /info-mac/data/sole-possession-10-demo.hqx; 2688K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:56:01 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (english vesion) SwitchRes is a totally configurable Control Strip Module. It is designed to simplify resolution changes. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. On PCI Macs, all resolutions available to your video board are shown. You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. You can assign a specific resolution to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to the predefined resolution. SwitchRes is distributed as a $9 shareware. System requirement: * Every Mac with MacOS 8 should run SwitchRes * A multisync or SVGA display is useful, but not required... There are an english and a french version. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switch-res-12.hqx; 141K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:58 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (french version) SwitchRes is a totally configurable Control Strip Module. It is designed to simplify resolution changes. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. On PCI Macs, all resolutions available to your video board are shown. You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. You can assign a specific resolution to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to the predefined resolution. SwitchRes is distributed as a $9 shareware. System requirement: * Every Mac with MacOS 8 should run SwitchRes * A multisync or SVGA display is useful, but not required... There are an english and a french version. Stephane Madrau [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/switch-res-12-fr.hqx; 142K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:44 -0700 From: petermmpr@hotmail.com Subject: [*] Ultimate NHL Package 3.0 Ultimate NHL Package is a collection of National Hockey League team icons and logos, plus player icons. Also included are icons for harddrives, and a background. 3.0 brings about a lot of changes. I removed a lot of the stuff to make the download smaller. Please see the read-me for exact changes! Thanks! Peter J. Garlinski petermmpr@hotmail.com http://garlinski.home.ml.org/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/ultimate-nhl-package.hqx; 584K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:30 -0700 From: jiwanski@alpha.luc.ac.be Subject: [*] Verbs and Nouns Russisch - foreign language learning Verbs and Nouns Russisch (Russian/German), by Richard Wellmann . This module helps you to study Russian vocabulary and grammar or to simply look words up in the dictionary: adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, subjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, nouns and verbs included; altogether until now almost 5000 words with tenthousands of forms. With the adjective-database you can study declension, comparative and superlative and adverb-forms. You can look up and practice conjugation of imperfective and perfective regular and irregular (reflexive) verbs in all tenses. The nouns-database helps you look up and practice all cases and modi of regular and irregular nouns. Grammar- and thematic-groups help you gain better access. The module is regularly updated and enlarged. Feel free to easily enter your own vocabulary; you are effectively supported by "verbs&nouns" stem-procedures-generator and the predefined Russian grammar rules. With "verbs&nouns russisch" and the "verbs&nouns lookup"-program you are able to perform spell-checks out of every text-editor-program and word by word translation. With Verbs and Nouns Russ fJ you can test a database with vocab spoken by a native-speaker. You can easily merge Verbs and Nouns Russisch and Verbs and Nouns Russ fJ. Check it out at [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/russisch-verbs-and-nouns-14.hqx; 1295K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:39 -0700 From: marco.piovanelli@pobox.com Subject: [*] WASTE 1.3; a text editing library WASTE 1.3 is a text editing library with the following features: * Compatible with styled TextEdit. * Text size is limited only by memory (no 32k barrier). * Full WorldScript support, including inline input and bidirectional scripts. * Built-in undo. * Drag and drop text editing. * Embedded objects. * Real tabs. * Fully justified text. * Internet Config * Customizable low-level hooks for drawing, measuring text, and more. The WASTE 1.3 Distribution includes: * The WASTELib shared library for PowerPC and CFM68K applications. * Documentation in Acrobat format. * A demo application. * Full C source code. * CodeWarrior Pro 2 project files. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/lib/waste-13.hqx; 596K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 10:55:35 -0700 From: alm@montalcini.com Subject: [*] Zippier Zip 5.0.3 - remove the OK message from Iomega Guest Program: Zippier Zip 5.0.3 Author: Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: Freeware Download: http://www.montalcini.com Zippier Zip is a free patcher that allows you to modify the original Iomega Guest 5.0.3 utility for the Macintosh, which ships with all the new Zip drives. The patched Iomega Guest application no longer displays a message when the driver is successfully loaded, so you don't have to click OK or type Enter every time you load the driver after startup. New in 5.0.3: - Updated for the new 5.0.3 drivers from Iomega. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/zippier-zip-503.hqx; 81K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 11:38:21 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [A] Text listing of files on disk Thanks again to all the people who responded to my question on basically doing the equivalent of generating a DOS directory listing to a file. The best answer came from Dana Muller (mucho thanks Dana) with essentially the same answer from Jonathan D. Sweet but lacking the crucial drag-and-drop step. In case Dana didn't post it, here it is: ...you can do it from the Find File window. So, hit command-F to bring up find file. Drag the folder you're interested in to the top part where it says "Find items...whose" It will change to say "Find items in the finder selection whose" Then change is to "whose *type* is *document* to find all the documents in that folder. [Jonathan's advice which I find better for this step is: Set the search criteria to "creation date" "before" "(the date for tomorrow)"]. Select all the results, or just the ones you want. Now, you can't just cut and paste. You need to use an application that supports Macintosh drop and drag, such as the Notepad or Simpletext. *Drag* the items to the notepad. This will retain all the information, such as modified date. From here you can paste it into any word processing document. It looks like a mess on the notepad, but it does retain the tabs, so if you set tabs in the word processor you will have neat columns again. That is it. Note Word 6 does not support drag-and-drop but after the paste from SimpleText into Word, it is easy to insert the text into a table, and there you have it. Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@cpmx.saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 11:16:42 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [Q] couple hardware questions (1) I have an external SCSI hard drive working fine while connected to a IIsi and I tried to connect the drive to my PowerTower 240. When I went to boot, it kept trying to boot from the external, which of course didn't have a valid system. If I booted from the CD, the external didn't mount and the system crashed when I tried to mount using SCSIProbe. PowerTower is running OS 8.0 and IIsi runs System 7.1. My guess is an inconsistent driver on the external drive. The foramting software that came with the drive is SCSI Director version 3.1.1. I called Transoft to see about getting an updated driver, but they pointed me to a $75 software upgrade. Any suggestions? (2) Powerbook 1400 prints fine to a Personal Laserwriter LS but when I try to use AppleTalk to connect it to an old QMS PS 410, the printer doesn't show in the Chooser. The printer does work fine off the PowerTower, and I tried pulling the cable from the PowerTower and hooking it to the 1400 (i.e. test a known working path), but no luck. I tried reloading the printing and network software on the 1400, but no improvement. I tried to turn on File Sharing between the two machines, but the PowerTower doesn't see the 1400. Do I have a problem with the 1400's printer/modem port? Any other suggestions? Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@cpmx.saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 98 10:35:49 CST From: Mike Sisson Subject: [Q] Mystery File Format In my perusing of the newsgroups, sometimes files have attachments that NewsWatcher shows as attachments (which I think are always UUencoded). However, other messages don't appear as having an attachment but at the end of the readable text part of the message is something such as the following: Content-Type: image/jpeg; x-mac-type="4A504547"; x-mac-creator="4A565752"; name="sunrise.jpg" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base-64 Content-Description: JPEGView Document Content-Disposition: inline; filename="sunrise.jpg" And this is followed by a whole bunch of ASCII gobbledy goop. I realize that this is a JPEG file encoded using base-64 (whatever that is). However, Newswatcher doesn't seem to be able to convert it and I can't get Eudora Pro to open it either. What do I need to be able to turn this back into a JPEG file that I can view? Thanks, Mike Sisson sisson_md@vought.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 15:44:29 -0500 From: "Feinberg, John (DISC;Nutley)" Subject: [Q] Text listing of files on disk Find File will let you copy directory listings of virtually any size. The procedure is the following: Open Find File. Drag the folder you want a listing of to the Find Items pop-up menu. That will change to "in the finder selection" Hit Find. Select the files you want copied. Choose copy just to copy the file names. To copy ALL information option-drag desired files from Find File to the finder to create a clipping, then double-click the clipping, then copy, then go to Word and paste. If you align the tabs, you can option-drag to select columns of text to delete what you don't need. The option drag hint I got from an old Macxxxx article on Find File: http://macworld.zdnet.com/ns-search/pages_collection/october.97/Column.3 949.html?NS-search-set=/34e4a/aaaa003Hye4adf6&NS-doc-offset=17& John Feinberg Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. IT Senior Analyst, Scientific Applications john.feinberg@roche.com -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************