Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #40 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 19 Feb 98 Volume 16 : Issue 40 Today's Topics: [*] "Burnin' Rubber" StartUp Sound (Mono) [*] "Burnin' Rubber" StartUp Sound (Stereo) [*] Archimedean v. 8.0 (New version) [*] CardIndex 1.0 [*] Cinnamon WebMaster Suite 1.1.1 -- Specialized HTML Editor [*] Computer Cuisine 4.5 [*] Desktop Gold, desktop picture for your Mac [*] Emailer Autoforward =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DF1.0?= [*] FormConvert 2.0 68k [*] FormConvert 2.0 PPC [*] Funnel Web 1.6 [*] Hogwasher 1.0b4 [*] Internet Logger v. 2.1.1FR [*] Internet XFCNs v1.1 [*] Job Pointer v2.2 Trial Edition [*] John's Alarming Applescripts [*] Menu Cleanup 1.0 Folder. An Apple Menu Cleaner Applescript. [*] MiniWinDemo 3.5 [*] Mousigator 0.5 - a cursor focusing extension [*] PageSucker 1.0.4 [*] ProMaker Utils 1.0.3 - For the FileMaker Professional [*] Reanimator 2.0.1 [*] ShowModal XFCN 1.01 [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (german version) [*] TeleFinder USer for MacOS, v5.6.1 [*] Tiny Cipher update [*] Tiny Cipher update [*] toolbox_20.hqx [*] Workin' Too Hard 1.0b3 [*] XTernal Collection v1.4 (e) [A] AMTPUtil? [A] Auto Upgrading Older Word Docs to Word 6 Format? [A] broken desktop [A] MAC FREEZE UP [A] System 8 memory problems [Q] Creating StuffIt Archives on Windows Platform [Q] Setting file type/creator via AppleScript [SUMMARY]: Creating BinHex files on non-Mac platforms Auto Upgrading Older Word Docs to Word 6 Format? Has Info-Mac changed? hierarchical folders Networking 2 Macs Networking 2 Macs scroll speed on G3 segmenting the too-bigs 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 . Email Addresses and Instructions: * 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. If that fails, try using the list maintenance form at before contacting us. * Please send administrative queries to . * To submit files for the archive, email the binhexed file with a description to . Submissions must be made by the author or with permission of the author. 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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 #40" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:20 -0700 From: email@clixsounds.com Subject: [*] "Burnin' Rubber" StartUp Sound (Mono) "Burnin' Rubber StartUp Sound" The tank is full, the tires are new, and the engine is hot! Turn on the ignition and rev that Mac up and lay some rubber! The "Burnin' Rubber" startup sound will have your Mac sounding like it always should have with it's genuine digital recording of a 5.0 liter engine roaring to life and laying rubber like you've never heard. A must have for Power Mac users, but just as well for any other Mac users wanting to put a little thrust into the aural presence of the Mac. The "Burnin' Rubber" Startup 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/mon-burninrubber.hqx; 348K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:22 -0700 From: email@clixsounds.com Subject: [*] "Burnin' Rubber" StartUp Sound (Stereo) "Burnin' Rubber StartUp Sound" The tank is full, the tires are new, and the engine is hot! Turn on the ignition and rev that Mac up and lay some rubber! The "Burnin' Rubber" startup sound will have your Mac sounding like it always should have with it's genuine digital recording of a 5.0 liter engine roaring to life and laying rubber like you've never heard. A must have for Power Mac users, but just as well for any other Mac users wanting to put a little thrust into the aural presence of the Mac. The "Burnin' Rubber" Startup 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/ster-burninrubber.hqx; 498K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:17 -0700 From: xpolakis@hol.gr Subject: [*] Archimedean v. 8.0 (New version) Archimedean 8.0: This is a DocMaker format stand-alone document containing stuff related to great Archimedes. (quotations, poems etc). Antreas P. Hatzipolakis xpolakis@prometheus.hol.gr http://users.hol.gr/~xpolakis/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/archimedean-80.hqx; 263K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:24 -0700 From: winterp@spot.colorado.edu Subject: [*] CardIndex 1.0 CardIndex is a baseball card database for the Macintosh. It combines a player database with a card database; the card database currently has sets fro 1948 to 1991, and then a few others. The program is currently freeware. All I request is that if you download it and try it out, you email me and let me know of any problems, suggestions, improvements, etc. so I can make the program better. If the program unstuffs so that all the files are in the same directory, create two new folders - Data and Sets - in the same directory as the program. Place the following four files into the Data folder - Namelist, PlayerRecords, PLayerMrec, and Teamlist. Place the sets (pretty much everything else except the program and the README) into the Sets folder. The current version is 1.0 For more information, http://spot.colorado.edu/~winterp Thanks Paul Winter winterp@colorado.edu [Archived as /info-mac/data/card-index.hqx; 1773K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:36 -0700 From: DustynK@aol.com Subject: [*] Cinnamon WebMaster Suite 1.1.1 -- Specialized HTML Editor Cinnamon WebMaster Suite is a very compact, yet highly-specialized HTML text editor for color Macs. This version of CWMS (1.1.1) adds: * The ability to resize windows properly * A completely revamped "Insert Color" feature is even more useful and easier to use * Neat new icons, thanks to Eric Ward * and several minor bug fixes to the previous features including: * Smart Comments * Automatic recognition of tags and comments * Colorization of text, tags, and comments * Automatic capitalization of tags * and more! CWMS is a product of Cinnamon Soft, which is a division of Cinnamon Computer Products Visit our website at: http://members.aol.com/dustynk/cinnamonsoft/ or email me at: dustynk@aol.com Please email me; I would like to hear what you think no matter what you think! [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/cinnamon-webmaster-111.hqx; 63K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:25 -0700 From: inaka@tdl.com Subject: [*] Computer Cuisine 4.5 Keywords: COOK RECIPE SHOPPING FOOD TEMPLATE FILEMAKER LIST SORT FIND Version 4.5 includes: * Over 1,000 pre-entered recipes! * Enhanced Graphical Layout * Expanded Conversion Menu for Easy Calculations! * Expanded Recipe Listing! * Expanded Sorting Functions! * ...one more time, over 1,000 recipes included!!! * ....and more! The high quality graphics contained in this software package are simply better than any other recipe program available for the Macintosh. And with over 1,000 recipes included in the Computer Cuisine database, you already have an amazing amount of recipes at your fingertips! Have you ever wanted to find a particular recipe, but didn't want to sift through pages and pages from your favorite cookbook? Have you ever wanted to search all your recipes for a certain ingredient? Have you ever wanted to give a particular recipe to a friend, without having to go through the hassle of jotting down the thing word for word? Now you can. And Computer Cuisine is the tool that will make it happen. Please browse Computer Cuisine, and the manual, and see for yourself! Or check us out on the web! http://www.tdl.com/~inaka/inakasoft/ [Archived as /info-mac/data/computer-cuisine-45.hqx; 2405K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:24 -0700 From: agrapha@agrapha.com Subject: [*] Desktop Gold, desktop picture for your Mac Desktop Gold is an 1152x870 pixel desktop picture for your Mac desktop, which can easily be scaled down to other desktop sizes (1024x768, 832x624, or 640x480), and can be applied as your desktop background using the Desktop Pictures control panel. You may use and distribute this file freely, as long as the entire folder and contents are kept together, and this "Read Me" file is included in the distribution. This package can be freely distributed in electronic form on computer networks. It cannot, however, be distributed by other means (such as printed form, on magnetic media, or on CD-ROM) without permission from the author. Visit AGRAPHA (http://www.agrapha.com/) for ideas on designing your Web site and for free graphics to download. [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/desktop-gold.hqx; 254K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:44 -0700 From: wvommen@kuipers.nl Subject: [*] Emailer Autoforward =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DF1.0?= Emailer Autoforward =DF1.0 Emailer Autoforward is an Application which searches for a folder within Claris Emailer 2.0 called forward. For it to work you should create that !! Every mail you put in that folder is automaticaly Forwarder to the person you specify. That means you can and have to specify the name of the person the email address and the adresstype (Internet etc.) I created an application with Facespan that can create three files in you preferences folder that are called afemail.prefs this contains the email address e.g. xommen@dds.nl afrec1.prefs the name of the recipient e.g. Wim van Ommen aftp1.prefs the type of connection e.g. Internet. If the application doesn't run on your machine you can create these files manually. Be sure to save them as plain text. Emailer AutoForward Setup =DF1.0 This is the application that should do some tricks but doesn't seem to run on powermacs with system 8.1 i've tried it on a Quadra asswell and it worked fine. =46or a bypass see above text. I've put the three files in the pakkage asswell Maybe this is something you like to use. I don't support this but for any question you can still mail me the address is xommen@dds.nl Kind Regards, Wim van Ommen [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/emailer-autoforward-b10.hqx; 624K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:47 -0700 From: np55eb@mail.telepac.pt Subject: [*] FormConvert 2.0 68k FormConvert 2.0 FormConvert is a Mac OS application designed to interpret and format email that is generated from a HTML form and sent via a world wide web (WWW) browser. HTML forms that use the "mailto" action method to post can arrive as a single text string that is imbedded with various symbols and ascii hex codes making it very difficult to read. FormConvert will interpret and format these email responses, making them legible. For webmasters and internet users who do not have Common Gateway Interface (cgi) capabilities on their web servers, this program will allow them greater access to the use of forms on their web pages. FormConvert is shareware and may be used free of charge for a 30 day trial period. Features -------- * Very fast; * Supports both "Iso Latin-1" and "BinHex" encoding formats; * Supports multiple field delimiters; * Supports multiple field terminators; * Supports the inclusion or omission of the field titles; Requirements ------------ * Mac OS 7.0 or greater; * 68030 Macintosh or greater * 2 Mb of free RAM. Contact Information For additional information on FormConvert, please contact ABC Software: Email: abcsoftware@kagi.com WWW: http://www.kagi.com/abcsoftware/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/form-convert-20-68k.hqx; 682K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:49 -0700 From: np55eb@mail.telepac.pt Subject: [*] FormConvert 2.0 PPC FormConvert 2.0 FormConvert is a Mac OS application designed to interpret and format email that is generated from a HTML form and sent via a world wide web (WWW) browser. HTML forms that use the "mailto" action method to post can arrive as a single text string that is imbedded with various symbols and ascii hex codes making it very difficult to read. FormConvert will interpret and format these email responses, making them legible. For webmasters and internet users who do not have Common Gateway Interface (cgi) capabilities on their web servers, this program will allow them greater access to the use of forms on their web pages. FormConvert is shareware and may be used free of charge for a 30 day trial period. Features -------- * Very fast; * Supports both "Iso Latin-1" and "BinHex" encoding formats; * Supports multiple field delimiters; * Supports multiple field terminators; * Supports the inclusion or omission of the field titles; Requirements ------------ * Mac OS 7.0 or greater; * PowerPC * 2 Mb of free RAM. Contact Information For additional information on FormConvert, please contact ABC Software: Email: abcsoftware@kagi.com WWW: http://www.kagi.com/abcsoftware/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/form-convert-20-ppc.hqx; 745K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:38 -0700 From: d.williams@activeconcepts.com.au Subject: [*] Funnel Web 1.6 Funnel Web provides detailed statistical analysis and profiling of Web site usage from any Web Server and Operating System. It combines detailed statistical analysis and charting with an intuitive user interface and extensive filtering capabilities. It also takes maximum advantage of extended log reporting available within WebStar, Apache, Netscape and many others for analyzing Referral sites and profiling clients Operating System and Browser. Version 1.6 brings many new features and improvements to Funnel Web. Major new features include: Full asynchronous DNS lookups with greater than 20 fold speed improvement Inclusion and Exclusion filtering on both URL and Client Search Keyword Reporting Top Entry Page reports Additional Log file Support for Rumpus FTP server Improved Memory management for logs over 80MB cheers, Darren Dr. Darren Williams CEO Active Concepts - Software with Vision http://www.activeconcepts.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/funnel-web-demo-16.hqx; 1520K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:33 -0700 From: asar@asar.com Subject: [*] Hogwasher 1.0b4 We currently have Hogwasher 1.0b2 available on the Info-Mac Archives. We would like this replaced with Hogwasher 1.0b4 (enclosed). Thanks, Kurt Asar Corporation 1200A Scottsville Road, Suite 390A Rochester, NY 14624-5703 http://www.asar.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/hogwasher-10b4.hqx; 2665K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:51 -0700 From: EricPRESTO@aol.com Subject: [*] Internet Logger v. 2.1.1FR This is the French language version of Internet Logger v. 2.1.1 translated by Philippe Bonnaure. Internet Logger v. 2.1.1 is a utility application allows you to keep track of how much time you spend on your internet accounts. It requires System 7 or later. It can also be used to track long distance telephone use or to track time spent on client accounts. First, among many other potential uses, Internet Logger will provide a convenient means to fully document your internet connections, including: - Tracking session times and cumulative use time by day and month. - Ability to enter complex session rate structures and automatically estimate session and cumulative costs by day or month. - Ability to count down time remaining on either prepaid hours or hours charged at a flate rate. - Optional Log file documenting session and cumulative times and estimated costs. - Optionally compute session times by rounding up to the nearest minute. Some online services seem to compute times this way. You can check it yourself. - Allows automatic connection via PPP, SLIP, or operation as a manual timer. - Allows multiple timers with individual settings. You can keep track of use of multiple providers conveniently. Each can have it's own log file. - Compatibility with Open Transport when used with OT/PPP. FreePPP is also supported. New features in version 2.1.1: Version 2.1.1 adds support for FreePPP 2.6 or greater and allows automatic opening of internet browser or other application when Internet Logger is launched. Timers created with version 1.x are not compatible with version 2.x. Do not try to open Timers created with version 1.x. Instead, keep version 2.x in its own folder and create new timers using version 2.x. You may continue to use v. 1.x simultaneously if you need to time two things at once. Please post Internet Logger v. 2.1.1FR to: info-mac/comm/inet/conn/internet- logger-211FR.hqx and please also retain the english language version currently on the archive as: info-mac/comm/inet/conn/internet-logger-211.hqx. Thank you, [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/internet-logger-211-fr.hqx; 450K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:17 -0700 From: mkahlert@kagi.com Subject: [*] Internet XFCNs v1.1 Internet XFCNs v1.1 (e) In this small HyperCard stack you will find some nice XFCNs that help you to read the Internet Preferences of your target Macintosh. The XFCNs use the Internet Config System from Peter N. Lewis to read the settings and they return them as string. Just open the stack to take a look at them. 8-)) This stack and the XTernals in it are cool-ware. If you like them or if you use then in your own stacks, please send me something cool. Send me anything you like and that you find COOL. I would also be happy, if you send me a short E-Mail with some comments. Matthias Kahlert mailto:mkahlert@kagi.com http://www.kagi.com/mkahlert [Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/internet-xfcns-11.hqx; 13K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:40 -0700 From: hound-dog@dog-ear.com Subject: [*] Job Pointer v2.2 Trial Edition Job Pointer 2.2 for Macintosh Job Pointer 2.2 Trial Edition - is the lite version of Job Pointer 2.2 for Macintosh, which has over 2900 bookmarks for job search engines, job banks, job databases, help wanted classifieds, job newsgroups and career resource sites. Job Pointer is organized into four bookmark collections: Job Pointer, Job_Newsgroups, CareerEsources and MacJobs. This upgrade of the Trial Edition now contains 715 active links of the more than 2800 unique URLs in the full product including the COMPLETE Job_Newsgroups collection and trials of the other three databases. Minimum system requirements: 68020 cpu; System 7. 2.6 Mb hard drive space, 2560 K free memory. For more information, please read the enclosed "About" file, email jobpointer@dog-ear.com or visit our web site at http://www.dog-ear.com/ Jeff Rios, Top Dog Dog-ear Development Company, Little Biz Barberton, OH 44203 www.dog-ear.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/job-pointer-22-trial.hqx; 1193K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:01 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] John's Alarming Applescripts Any one of these ten Applescripts is perfect for your colleague's startup items folder. "Beep" beeps the Mac, every minute. "Custom Dialog" asks you for text for a custom dialog, the first time you run it. Thereafter it shows that text, with a beep. "Decisions, Decisions" posts an interesting dialog. Clicking any button just ends the script. "Disappearing Act" hides all windows of every running application. Repeats every minute. "Finder Windows" sets all open Finder windows to identical small coordinates at the upper left corner of the screen. Repeats every minute. "Get Lotsa Info" opens the Get Info window of every running application. Repeats every minute. "Go Home Early" shuts down the Mac. "New Folder" makes a folder in a random folder at the top level of the startup disk, naming it "Mystery Folder". "Open Up" opens the window of every folder at the top level of the startup disk. Repeats every minute. "Open Trash" opens the Trash window. Repeats every minute. Free. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/johns-alarming-applescrip.hqx; 32K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:05 -0700 From: dogcow@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp Subject: [*] Menu Cleanup 1.0 Folder. An Apple Menu Cleaner Applescript. An Apple Menu Cleaner Applescript. Menu Cleanup 1.0 is a simple Applescript Applet that simplifies the removal of Aliases created in the "Recent Applications" , "Recent Documents" and "Recent Servers" folders in the Apple Menu of your active startup disk. Feedback : Aidan Blest dogcow@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp Please feel free to include on any CD. Freeware. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/menu-cleanup-10.hqx; 42K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:08 -0700 From: jharvey@mail.airmail.net Subject: [*] MiniWinDemo 3.5 MiniWin 3.5 Demo February 15, 1998 by James Harvey Requirements: 68k Macintosh Power Macintosh System 7.5 or greater If you would like to have small windows with quickly identifiable icons on your screen, instead of a bunch of look-alike collapsed window titlebars (a la Windowshade), then MiniWin is for you!! It consists of two INITs that you simply drop into your System folder. The Demo version will show you how MiniWin can make your life easier by giving you more screen space when you need it. No need to close or move windows! No need to hunt for the right titlebar! WOW!! Who could ask for more?? If you like what you see, you may purchase the full version, which is a self-contained control panel, for the paltry sum of $20.00. Upgrades are free to registered users! See the Read Me file for the details on the extras you get when you purchase the full version. Thank you for trying MiniWin. Enjoy! James Harvey jharvey@mail.airmail.net [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mini-win-demo-35.hqx; 46K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:10 -0700 From: humphret@ruby.winthrop.edu Subject: [*] Mousigator 0.5 - a cursor focusing extension Mousigator is a system extension that enables cursor focusing. Cursor focusing allows you to select a window, focus it, by simply moving the mouse on top of the window; you don't have to click. Features: * actively see which window you're browsing in * works with floating windows * uses only 40K of system memory Recent Changes: * Introduced the control panel, Mousigator Control * Nearly all windows are focused correctly now * Tweaked the focusing a bit, works more in tune with you * Extended window lingering to allow you to choose menu items * Caps Lock now also affects window focusing * Icon now appears at system startup * Supports the quit AppleEvent * Now includes full documentation * Is now US$15 shareware System Requirements: MacOS 7.x or higher 40K of system memory ..._Tim_... http://www.shack.org/zzhumphreyt/mousigator zzhumphreyt@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/mousigator-05.hqx; 197K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:42 -0700 From: support.crmm@crpht.lu Subject: [*] PageSucker 1.0.4 PageSucker 1.0.4 - is a small utility that allows entire Web page hierarchies to be downloaded automatically. The pages will thereby be modified in such a way that they can then be viewed off-line. Main Features: Strong URL filters to restrict the downloads to only the desired files. Automatic rebuilding of the server's file system hierarchy on the client side. Option to download only pages up to a certain recursion depth. Multithreaded. More than one connection to a server can be opened at a time. The names of the downloaded files are adapted to the local filesystem. Written entirely in Java. There's a Macintosh and Windows 95/NT version. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/pagesucker-mac-104.hqx; 371K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:27 -0700 From: peter@troi.nl Subject: [*] ProMaker Utils 1.0.3 - For the FileMaker Professional For those who don't know ProMaker yet: ProMaker is a FileMaker Pro productivity shareware tool for enhancing working with ScriptMaker. If you are a FileMaker Pro 3.0 or 4.0 user or developer and write ScriptMaker scripts this small application can save you a lot of time. ProMaker Utils makes it possible to paste an entire ScriptMaker script (all steps) from a TEXT file into a FileMaker Pro script. No more clicking until your hands hurt, just enter them in one go! Also works with almost all international FileMaker versions. New features ------------ We have added the following features in this version: - Restructured to enable build of German version. - Fixed bug in calculation pasting under Filemaker 4.0. - Added check for opening of the same file. How does it work? ---------------- - Open FileMaker Pro and the script you want to paste the steps in. - Use ProMaker Utils to open a TEXT file with the script-steps in it (some sample text files are included). - Enter the complete script by pressing command-E. ProMaker Utils will bring FileMaker to the front and start pasting the steps into the selected script. It is that simple. System Requirements Macintosh with 68030 or better or Power Macintosh. System 7.1 or later (also tested on the upcoming 8.0 release). ProMaker Utils requires 750 Kb of RAM. ProMaker Utils doesn't use a patch or an extension so no potential conflicts there. Of course you need a copy of FileMaker Pro, this should be version 3.0v4, 4.0 or an International version. For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web site at: . Peter Baanen Troi Automatisering Vuurlaan 18 2408 NB Alphen a/d Rijn The Netherlands [Archived as /info-mac/data/promaker-utils-103.hqx; 280K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:13 -0700 From: fedefil@fub.it Subject: [*] Reanimator 2.0.1 Reanimator 2.0.1. What's Reanimator? Reanimator is a utility for automatically restarting all applications and background-only processes killed by another process. It can also be used to quit all running processes and restart them later. A process is a program running on your computer. When you launch an application, you start a new process. Desk accessories are also processes, while control panels are treated as extensions of the Finder process (see the "Technical details" section below for further info). There are also processes that don't show up when running: they are called background-only processes. Many shareware and freeware extensions run as background-only processes. Reanimator itself, works that way. I'm used to run a number of applications and extensions in the background (D=E9cor, MyEyes, DragThing, Eudora and other occasional utilities) and I was tired of relaunching each one of them after running an installer, rebuilding the desktop using a dedicated utility or running a game instructed to quit all other processes, including the Finder. Reanimator accomplishes this task in a single, quick operation. What's new in 2.O.1? General: - Recompiled with CodeWarrior=AE Professional release 2. - Mac OS 7.1 or later is now required for running Reanimator. - Fixed problem with icons and Balloon Help not showing up properly in the Finder. - Added support for Conflict Catcher=81 4.1 vendor information format. System Requirements 68020/030/040 or PowerPC; 64 KBytes free memory for the extension; Mac OS 7.1 or later. Distribution Reanimator is 8$ shareware. You can distribute Reanimator freely, provided that you leave the software and the accompanying documentation unchanged. You can include Reanimator in CD-ROMs and other software collections only by previous agreement. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/reanimator-201.hqx; 320K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:19 -0700 From: dennisb@halcyon.com Subject: [*] ShowModal XFCN 1.01 ShowModal XFCN is an external function that lets you enhance HyperCard stacks with customized modal and movable modal dialogs, just like real Macintosh applications use. It lets you display dialogs with up to 31 interactive items, including a text list or popup menu, text entry boxes, "static" text prompts, checkboxes, radio buttons, pictures and regular or icon buttons, in nearly any combination. ShowModal XFCN has several nice extra features: * For dialogs with text entry boxes, you can use character filters to allow only certain text to be entered * You can create splash screens that automatically close after a timeout value you specify * You can use the "Special Key" feature to assign a command-key to one button in any dialog * You can specify locating the dialog at any location, or automatically center dialogs in the screen or in the current card window * You can cancel a dialog by typing Command-Period or Escape ShowModal XFCN requires HyperCard 1.2 or higher (this stack requires HyperCard 2.0 or higher), a Mac Plus or better, and System 6.05 or higher. ShowModal XFCN is CharityWare (details in the stack). [Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/showmodal-xfcn-101.hqx; 100K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:18:15 -0700 From: madrau@ensic.u-nancy.fr Subject: [*] SwitchRes 1.2 (german 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-de-12.hqx; 141K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:54 -0700 From: rustyt@spiderisland.com Subject: [*] TeleFinder USer for MacOS, v5.6.1 TeleFinder User for MacOS, v5.6.1 Download Files with Fast and Reliable File Transfers Use Chat Rooms and Instant Messages Send Internet Email Setup a Personal Web Site Access Online Business Services Participate in Conferencing and Usenet news View File Libraries with "Thumbnail" pictures and Descriptions Get the latest Shareware and Freeware Easy to use Graphical Interface for MacOS, Win3.1/95/NT TeleFinder/User is the application that connects your Macintosh or PC to a TeleFinder bulletin board system (BBS via modems, ISDN or the Intenet). Through the TeleFinder/User-BBS interface, you'll find business services, customer support, as well as friendly chat. A BBS can also serve as a conference forum, provide electronic mail service, and store files to be transferred. Each individual or company operating the BBS (the sysop) determines which services to offer its callers. The Sysop also decides whether the BBS will be open to public use, or kept for private use. TeleFinder provides an easy to use interface to work with files, mail and messages by simply clicking and dragging icons. TeleFinder also includes a text editor, address book, and a mail outbox for automating the pickup and delivery of mail. The client software is freely distributable. This software may be included on CD-ROM archives. Requires MacOS 7.0 or higher, 68030, 040, or PowerPC processor. copyright (c) 1988-1998, Spider Island Software, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. http://www.spiderisland.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/bbs/telefinder-user-561.hqx; 2148K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:58 -0700 From: daggilli@vader.eeng.brad.ac.uk Subject: [*] Tiny Cipher update Please find attached the latest version of Tiny Cipher for Macintosh, version 1.3.1 This version exists in two forms: 68K and PowerPC. 1.3.1 is the first version of Tiny Cipher that has been accelerated for Power Macintosh. It yields encryption speeds of over 2 Mb per second on a fast PowerMac. It is completely free for use and distribution, but is NOT public domain. [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/tiny-cipher-131-ppc.hqx; 120K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:56 -0700 From: daggilli@vader.eeng.brad.ac.uk Subject: [*] Tiny Cipher update Please find attached the latest version of Tiny Cipher for Macintosh, version 1.3.1 This version exists in two forms: 68K and PowerPC. 1.3.1 is the first version of Tiny Cipher that has been accelerated for Power Macintosh. It yields encryption speeds of over 2 Mb per second on a fast PowerMac. It is completely free for use and distribution, but is NOT public domain. [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/tiny-cipher-131-68k.hqx; 109K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:29 -0700 From: jonheal@lightmotif.com Subject: [*] toolbox_20.hqx ToolBOX 2.0 (February 13, 1998) by Jon L. Heal or ToolBOX is hands-down the best and easiest-to-use system for tracking information about your software and hardware. Developed with FileMaker Pro, ToolBOX consists of a series of related database files that track serial numbers, versions, purchase dates and prices, warranties and other information. ToolBOX also stores thorough contact information about the developers of your software and hardware. ToolBOX understands URLs. If you've entered a developer's e-mail, web or FTP address, ToolBOX, in conjunction with Internet Config, will launch the appropriate helper application and point it to the URL. And with ToolBOX's robust troubleshooting facilities, organizing and tracking technical and customer support issues is a snap. System requirements: * FileMaker Pro 3.0.4 or higher * 640 X 480 color monitor * A connection to the Internet (optional) Thank you for your support! [Archived as /info-mac/data/toolbox-20.hqx; 591K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:30 -0700 From: quinn@quinn.echidna.id.au Subject: [*] Workin' Too Hard 1.0b3 Attached is an updated version of Workin' Too Hard, an application that records how much you've been working and displays it in graphical plot. Workin' Too Hard was written in an attempt to remind me to leave work! Version 1.0b3 fixes a trivial but annoying problem in 1.0b2. I accidentally shipped a version that had already been run, and thus had my data log. Whoops! Share and Enjoy. -- Quinn "The Eskimo!" "Too late, your imperfection has exceeded acceptable error levels. You are terminated!" [Archived as /info-mac/data/workin-too-hard-10b3.hqx; 50K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 17:17:22 -0700 From: Matthias.Kahlert, mkahlert@kagi.com Subject: [*] XTernal Collection v1.4 (e) XTernal Collection v1.4 (e) The XTernal Collection is a small collection of more than 50 external commands (XCMDs) and external functions (XFCNs) for HyperCard (version 2.0 or newer). There are many nice and usefull functions like text comparison (case-sensitive!), about boxes, Internet utilities, and many more. Most of them are accelerated for the PowerPC, and also many of the source codes are included in this stack. This stack and the XTernals in it are cool-ware. If you like them or if you use then in your own stacks, please send me something cool. Send me anything you like and that you find COOL. I would also be happy, if you send me a short E-Mail with some comments. Matthias Kahlert mailto:mkahlert@kagi.com http://www.kagi.com/mkahlert [Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/xternal-collection-14.hqx; 166K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:35:48 -0600 From: Andrew Minuhin Subject: [A] AMTPUtil? > Can someone please tell me what "AMTPUtil" is? Its icon suddenly appeared > on my hard drive. Its an application program, version 1.0.1, 384k, created > 4 August 97. > > When click on it, nothing much happens except that SimpleText becomes > active. When I choose Open from the SimpleText menu it navigates to the > readme.txt file related to the U.S. Robotics Modem Wizard I installed > around the same time *on another drive*. > > Has me stumped, as in "what for?" > > I use Virex -- AMTPUtil checks out okay. > > Thanks. > >Ted Logan What you describe here could hapen if your "AMTPUtil" has a "simpleText" creator (ttxt) and unreadable (or NIL) content. --Andrew Minuhin (Analyst/Programmer) University of MN, Medical School, USA e-mail: minuhin@tc.umn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:35:51 -0600 From: Andrew Minuhin Subject: [A] Auto Upgrading Older Word Docs to Word 6 Format? >Can anyone suggest a way to automatically convert a hard drive full of >older MS Word documents (2000??) to Word 6 format? They constitute 13 years >of word processing, extending from Word 1 through Word 6, and I would like >them all upgraded to Word 6. > >Thank you! Bad Idea. Word 6.x is considerably slower then Word 5.1a, especialy on older Macs. But if you want to do it, change their creator to Word 6.0 and let the Word 6, figure it out, from then on. --Andrew Minuhin (Analyst/Programmer) University of MN, Medical School, USA e-mail: minuhin@tc.umn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:35:33 -0600 From: Andrew Minuhin Subject: [A] broken desktop >Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 00:48:29 -0600 >From: bsegal@mcs.com >Subject: broken desktop > >There must be something obvious, but I don't know what it is. > >This afternoon I was having problems with an application (WriteNow) >bombing, so I tried turning off a few extensions (including Kaleidescope, >SmoothType, and a few others). OK, that worked, my application is now >working fine (I suspect it was SmoothType that was conflicting with >WriteNow but that's a different issue) however.... > >now my desktop is broken. ok what do i mean - i can not drag anything (file >or folder) onto the desktop. but from within applications i have no problem >saving it to the desktop. > >i can not drag anything into the trash (to eject a zip disk i had to use >"put away" instead of just dragging it to the trash) > >i tried rebuilding my desktop, but that did not work. and i am seeing this >problem in both my scsi drives (that is i cant drag anything from either >drive to the desktop) so i dont think a disk problem is the issue. > >i am using a centris 650 with 24 meg ram (virtual off) running system 7.1. > >any brilliant ideas please email me directly > >ben >bsegal@mcs.com Sounds like your startup disk is locked. (thought it can, also, be any other disk that is sharing the desktop) Plus I'll bet Nortton will find some corruption in your disk directory. But to fix it might still have to unlock your startup disk --Andrew Minuhin (Analyst/Programmer) University of MN, Medical School, USA e-mail: minuhin@tc.umn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:35:27 -0600 From: Andrew Minuhin Subject: [A] MAC FREEZE UP >Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 21:34:12 -0500 >From: "Mark H. Bowersox" >Subject: MAC FREEZE UP > >Hello. I am running a POWER MAC 7300/200 with 32meg ram and 2.1gig hd. I >am running Netscape communicator 4.04. At least once a day my mac will >lock up while running netscape. There are times when it will not load. >Ive checked with others who tell me that it is something in the way i >have my netscape setup. Any bpdy help me out? Thanks. > >Mark H. Bowersox Do it the way Windows users do -- Uninstall, trash misc+preferences, (reboot with extensions disabled) Reinstall. Then limit your extensions to Netscape/TCP-IP only and try again. If it works, add in all the junk. --Andrew Minuhin (Analyst/Programmer) University of MN, Medical School, USA e-mail: minuhin@tc.umn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:35:16 -0600 From: Andrew Minuhin Subject: [A] System 8 memory problems >------------------------------ >Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 16:39:49 EST >From: Luskin@aol.com >Subject: System 8 memory problems > >I have 32 Meg of memory on my new G3, and frequently get messages that folders >and windows must be closed for things that run well on my small SE/30. IS >System 8 somehow at fault, or must software be system 8 aware? Will system >8.1 help? > >Thank you >Michael B. Luskin Sounds like your Finder does not have enough memory, I had similar problem under system 7.x, there is a freeware utility, called "Finder Heap Fix" by John Brisbin that used to fix those under system 7. >------------------------------ >Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 16:39:42 EST >From: Luskin@aol.com >Subject: Quadra 660AV and System *.0? > >Can Vanilla System 8.0 work with a Quadra 660AV? > >Thank you. >Michael B. Luskin As for this, remember what they say at the lakeside ? "Wade at your own risk." --Andrew Minuhin (Analyst/Programmer) University of MN, Medical School, USA e-mail: minuhin@tc.umn.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 98 10:33:46 -0800 From: "Michael S. White" Subject: [Q] Creating StuffIt Archives on Windows Platform Hello Everyone: A fello computer user on the "Dark" side is looking to be able to make StuffIt archives and then bin-hex them on the Windows platform to be made available for Mac users via a website. Does anyone know of a Windows utility that will be able to accomplish this? We have found a number of utilities for Windows that will be able to decode and unstuff the files but nothing to make the archives. Please respond privately. Thank you. Michael S. White mswhite@sos.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:09:20 -0400 From: Chris Gervais Subject: [Q] Setting file type/creator via AppleScript Does anyone out there know of an AppleScript Scripting Addition (osax) that lets you get and set file type/creators? Thanks, Chris Gervais ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 08:32:55 -0600 From: mlcook@jerez.cca.rockwell.com (Michael Cook) Subject: [SUMMARY]: Creating BinHex files on non-Mac platforms Thanks to these folks for helping me obtain a tool to create BinHex file on a non-Mac platform: "Jonathan D. Sweet" "Paul J. Schinder" Allan Hunter BERNARD@sains.com.my (Bernard Lye,SAINS) Rachael Padman astuckey@urbana.css.mot.com (Anthony Stuckey) A summary of info follows. I found a very workable solution with PC BinHex 1.3, written at the University of Minnesota. It can be found at: http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/mcintosh/binhex13.zip or ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/mac/binhex13.zip This runs on my Windows NT, and should run under DOS and Windows 95. It can convert both ways, binary to BinHex, and BinHex to binary. It has worked fine on a couple of files I've tried. For info on BinHex and other encoding formats, visit http://VTGinc.com/ebennett/ and http://www.natural-innovations.com/~boo/binhex.html Other suggestions are: On Unix you can use mcvert (it's in the Info-Mac archives; you'll need to know how to compile). On any platform with Perl installed, you can use Convert::BinHex You should probably be looking into using GNU tar () on Unix and SunTar on Mac. I get large Mac files to my Mac (which *is* on a network at times, but over a modem) by tar'ing MacBinaries onto floppies and taking them off with SunTar. (GNU tar is capable of making multi-floppy archives.) For Unix (de-compress only): ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/mac/xbin23.zip Also there is a program called binhex.exe that comes as part of the commercial Aladdin Stuffit Deluxe package that will work on PCs to extract and compress binhex files on the PC. ZipIt is available at info-mac archives in the cmp directory, and can compress and decompress PKZip PC files. UUCD is available at the info-mac archives, and can decode and encode .uue and .uu files on the Mac side that were created using a UUEncoder on the PC side. Thanks again for all the help and information. -- Mike Cook ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 98 12:53:29 EST From: Mitch_Hollander@bostonbbs.org (Mitch Hollander) Subject: Auto Upgrading Older Word Docs to Word 6 Format? Miles Abernathy wrote: >>Can anyone suggest a way to automatically convert a hard drive full of >>older MS Word documents (2000??) to Word 6 format? They constitute 13 >>years of word processing, extending from Word 1 through Word 6, and I >>would like them all upgraded to Word 6. My first suggestion would be MacLink, which can translate files in batch. But MacLink doesn't handle Word formats earlier than version 3. (Neither does Word 6, for that matter.) Unless you still have those old versions of Word (and something to run them on), you may be out of luck there. Interestingly, Microsoft provides a batch conversion macro with WinWord 6, but not with Mac Word 6. You could probably get a copy of the WinWord macro and modify (if needed, only issue might be how it handles file paths). Good luck, Mitch ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 08:34:35 -0500 From: Scott Coats Subject: Has Info-Mac changed? Is it just me or is Info-Mac dying? I remember (back in my day...) when Info-Mac was much more oriented toward problem/solution exchanges than software announcements. Is this just my perception, or do others notice the change as well? If there has been a change, where has all the help traffic gone? Regards, Scott Coats Innovative Data Solutions 305/451-4560 333 Third Road 305/451-2411 Fax Key Largo, FL sales@insolution.com www.insolution.com for great deals on new, demo, and used Mac stuff. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 14:21:25 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: hierarchical folders There's been a lot of discussion about using utilities such as PopUpFolder to navigate through the folders on your HDs. Since sometime in System 7, I've always kept an alias of my drives, including removables that were regularly present, under my Apple menu. I don't 100% remember the setup (mainly I don't remember if I needed to set something in a control panel to turn hierarchical menus on), but I routinely use this to navigate through my folders. Also in OS 8, there is the click-and-a-half to get the magnifying glass and then you can burrow to your heart's content. Using the magnifying glass at first feels like using the controls on a new video game, but it really works quite well. Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@cpmx.saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:57:36 -0500 From: Murph Sewall Subject: Networking 2 Macs On 2/17/98 9:45 AM -0800, Bob DeLaurentis wrote: >Can I hook the two together >with a null modem cable and use TCP/IP? You probably can, but the result will be both more expensive and slower than LocalTalk. The cheapest LocalTalk connection between two devices is an ImageWriter compatible (Apple serial port connector on both ends) serial printer cable. The second cheapest is PhoneNet clone connectors (about $20 each from MacWarehouse or a retail store that carries Mac stuff). The advantage of PhoneNet connectors is that it's possible to string together more than two devices (two Macs and a printer, for example). -Murph ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 14:09:45 -0600 From: Rick VanDerveer Subject: Networking 2 Macs >I'm seeking a third alternative to Localtalk and Ethernet. The goal: >connect two Macs and back-up both hard drives onto a single DAT drive >installed internally in one of the machines. Can I hook the two together >with a null modem cable and use TCP/IP? Also, what would be the least >expensive Ethernet solution available? > >The two machines are an 840av (with the tape drive) and a PowerMac 6500. >The software is Retrospect Remote. I suggest checking out my fairly thorough 'Networking 101' page for your networking options, I cover them all. The URL is . I even cover how to set up a small local TCP/IP network, but in your case, this assumes that you have a Retrospect Remote client to put on that machine. Hope this helps... -Rick +-------------------------------------------------+ Rick VanDerveer Systems Support vanderveer@ils.nwu.edu phone (847) 491-6598 +-------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 14:55:54 EST From: Luskin@aol.com Subject: scroll speed on G3 I find that the scroll speed on my new G3, System 8, is too fast for me. I can sort of scan things as they go by on my Mac IIvx, system 7.5.1, but this is too fast. Is there an extension or technique that lowers the scroll speed? Michael B. Luskin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:05:42 -0800 From: peptide Subject: segmenting the too-bigs hi folks, i'm trying to figure out how to segment files for a mac (.sit, sea, .hqx) on a win 95 or win NT machine to transport to my home mac PPC. The files are too big for a floppy so i want to be able to segment then on a windose machine and then put them back together on a mac. any suggestions would be gratefully accepted... poli peptide -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************