Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 28 Jan 00 Volume 17 : Issue 5 Today's Topics: (A) games, games and more games (A) MacOS 9 & Appletalk (R) The Mac and y2k [*] ACRONYMS (v1.0.1) - A Casual Round-up Of Novelties in YourMessage System [*] Digital Wipeout 4.2 [*] Expert Blackjack 3.0 [*] FoldedCat 1.0 [*] French version of Snow 2.4 (freeware) [*] Gif.gIf.giF 68K 1.5.2J - Japanese Version [*] Gif.gIf.giF PPC 1.5.2J - Japanese Version [*] HandyMan 2.0.6 [*] Hiding [*] LockOut 1.6.5J - Japanese Version [*] MADE 1.5.0 - Macintosh Application Development Essentials [*] Mental Math [*] MI Convert 2 (Spanish) [*] Money [*] Organizer 2.8.1 [*] Orrery 1.2 - Solar System Animation [*] People” 1.1 [*] PhotoGrid1.4, a quick image viewer with resizable thumnail [*] Pocket Album v1.0.1 [*] QuoEdit 0.62 [*] Recycling [*] Sales Organizer 2.3.6 [*] Sales Organizer 2.3.6 (Canada) [*] Sound Byte 1.1.0 [*] StatistFunctions2.4 / HyperCard stack statistical PDFs and CDFs [*] StuffCM 2.5.2J - Japanese Version [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.7, German version [*] The 20th Century Aerial Joust V1.00 - 3d action / strategy game [*] The Atomic Mac 3.5.7 [*] TransCryptor 2.2 F - shareware [*] Vintage Floral Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] VSE File Pirate 3.0.2 - Finds free images, sounds, patterns andmore [*] Word Juggler Alternative to PowerPoint? database products similiar to FILEMAKER Dollars and $ense patch invisible file utilities invisible file utilities making my own icons Need app to monitor AirPort modem connection Q: QuickTake and OS 8.6 Speakable item problem! 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The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by AOL who is responsible for our having the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #5" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 12:50:00 -0500 From: a brody Subject: (A) games, games and more games Dear Digest readers, Our favorite mail order companies have barely touched the tip iceberg of what is available in Mac games. I just found the most amazing page of hybrid Windows/Mac games. http://www.cduniverse.com/asp/g_pcs.asp?cart=87209574&style=gameafl&c=HYBRID Hundreds of them! Did somebody say the Mac collection of games is limited? Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:23:19 -0500 From: a brody Subject: (A) MacOS 9 & Appletalk Dear Digest readers, Time and time again I seemed to have to reinstall the MacOS 9, after opening the Appletalk control panel when the computer is not connected. Well I found out that the following files get corrupted in the System Folder when this happens: Extensions - AppleShare File Sharing Extension File Sharing Library Preferences Users & Groups CP prefs Users & Groups Data File AppleShare Prep AppleTalk Preferences File Sharing (folder) File Sharing CP prefs Trashing these files when extensions are disabled (hold down the shift key during startup), and letting the Finder create new copies seems to resolve the issue temporarily. If I don't trash them, each new reboot with extensions on yields an Address error before any extensions load. If I need to get Appletalk installed again, though I have to clean system install the whole system. This is especially a problem with Powerbooks. So turn off your Appletalk and down the computer before detaching any network cables. Having an ethernet internet connection only worsens the problem. Powerbook G3/233 512k backside cache (14.1" screen) 192MB of RAM. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 99 09:33:16 -0500 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (R) The Mac and y2k a brody asks: >1. Apple menu >2. Click and let go of Control Panels >3. Double click Date & Time >4. Click on Date Formats >5. Click show century >6. Close window from File menu. > >Question: Why is the default show century setting off, if the Mac is >y2k compliant? >Sincerely, >abrody@smart.net a: This is because when we wake up new years day and fire up the Mac (or throw another log on if it's already running) and the date reads 01/01/00 then WE KNOW and the Mac, too, KNOWS that it's 2000 A.D. If you change the date format to show the century, then it will display 20 not 19. Most of us know what century we live in and don't choose to have that displayed. That's why the default is to have it show two digits. - S Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me. Scott Beach Toronto, Canada ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: Angela Brett Subject: [*] ACRONYMS (v1.0.1) - A Casual Round-up Of Novelties in YourMessage System (words and phrases in capitals are acronyms whose expansions are in the stack) The purpose of this FREEWARE HYPERCARD STACK is to provide an introduction to a MIRTHFUL use of ACRONYMS on the INTERNET. Have you ever wished you had a better alternative to LOL? Or thought "Who makes up these WITTICISMs?" Well anybody can, you can! Don't say you're JUST TOO BUSY! and you don't want to READ A MANUAL. You can create an ACRONYM out of ALMOST ANYTHING! You can make them from any old CLICHE, use them to tell people to SHUT UP, state that THAT'S NOT FUNNY, tell a GIRL that she's FEMININE, SMILE a SMUG SMILE or just find FLAWS in the MEMORY of a UNIVERSITY EINSTEIN. Take a DIRTY MIND, add a CHUCKLE, stir in a QUIP, and a QUANTITY of SNORTING, stick on a DISCLAIMER, and that's THE WAY THINGS ARE! You can politely tell people to PISS OFF, PUT A SOCK IN IT, BE CIVIL or tell them THAT'S CHILDISH. You can tell people that they're talking BOLLOCKS! And if you're ON A ROLL, you can create a HUMDINGER of a reply to someone who won't TRY ONSCREEN HELP. So who began this BIZARRE ADVENTURE through the ALPHABET? A CRAZED KIWI and an ABNORMAL IRISH man with a DIRTY MIND, who found themselves making up LAUGHTER ACRONYMS during their EPISTLES to the ANTIPODES - a sequence of combinations started when TONY MCCOY O'GRADY (MAXIOGEE) sent ANGELA BRETT AN EMAIL about his SLEUTHing in some of her SHAREWARE. They decided not to continue DOING NOTHING about their HILARIOUS ACRONYM stash, so they compiled them into this STACK, and in the process created a SUPERHERO called MACGIRL, her SIDEKICK KEYBOARD, and many DASTARDly VILLAINs. Both these WEIRD ACRONYM WRITERS like APPLE and think that MACINTOSH IS THE BEST! ANGELA has two POWERBOOKs and the DIRTY OLD IRISHMAN has a BONDI BLUE iMAC, a broken NEWTON and a few other MACINTOSHes. We haven't yet collected EVERY ACRONYM UNDER THE SUN, but we'd like to try... think some up yourself and send them to angela@kagi.com for inclusion in the next update list for this stack. (You can download the latest update lists from the acronyms site on the WORLD WIDE WEB at http://un.co.nz/angela/acronyms and import them into the stack.) [Archived as /info-mac/game/word/acronyms-101.hqx; 1868 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: John Mauro Subject: [*] Digital Wipeout 4.2 Just in time for the holidays, John Mauro Software is proud to announce the release of Digital Wipeout 4.2, a fun and educational math game for people of all ages. It is available for download from the John Mauro Software web site at: http://cs.alfred.edu/~maurojc/software The object of Digital Wipeout is to score as many points as possible by "wiping out" numbers on the game board. As many as eight players (human or computer) may play at once. The computer players have five levels of difficulty to challenge any level of player. You can also play alone and try to set a new high score by wiping out the entire game board. Digital Wipeout is also completely customizable. An optional timer may be set to three different speeds or turned off entirely. Game board elements may be toggled on and off. You can even select your own background picture to play on! Digital Wipeout features CD quality sound by Fadeout Studios. Please feel free to distribute unregistered versions of my programs to any interested users. If you have any questions concerning Digital Wipeout or John Mauro Software, please write to maurojc@kagi.com. [Archived as /info-mac/game/digital-wipeout-42.hqx; 1911 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: zed97@concentric.net Subject: [*] Expert Blackjack 3.0 Learn to play better, test various strategies, and practice card counting. Expert Blackjack is a sophisticated Blackjack simulator and trainer. Expert Blackjack is designed to provide the feel of a gambling casino with realistic card dealing at a table with six players whose chips move across the table when hands are won or lost. The user can learn to play Blackjack better, by having a hint window displayed if an incorrect play is made, or having the program deal only specific types of hands, like pairs or soft hands, so these can be practiced directly. Card counting can also be practiced. Going beyond the standard casino games, Expert Blackjack can show how much money a particular strategy will win (or lose) in Las Vegas, and even draws a histogram showing the distribution of outcomes. The statistical package tracks the payoff on each card combination to understand the best play. You can even experiment with two artificial intelligence routines, the genetic algorithm and learning agents, to see if a computer can learn to play Blackjack. Good Luck! Expert Blackjack is shareware with a fee of $10 and includes a 50 page manual. System Requirements: Macintosh G4, G3, PPC, & 68K Min 1800K RAM, Max 4900K RAM, 1 MB Disk Space, Sys 7 or greater [Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/expert-blackjack-30.hqx; 778 K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Dec 1999 From: pop1031662 Subject: [*] FoldedCat 1.0 Attached is FoldedCat, a file categorization/sorting utility. FoldedCat has two main functions: maintaining a text file in a folder containing user defined categories (this purposefully lo-tech mechanism facilitates searching with Sherlock or other utility) and aids in creating folders from a user defined set of names. If you have lots of files to sort and categorize, this utility will help. Permission to include FoldedCat on the info-mac CDs is granted. This statement represent the equivilent of the authors expressed written consent (as required in the documentation). Any other archive still requires the authors expressed written consent. Guy Umbright 12/11/99 [Archived as /info-mac/disk/folded-cat-10.hqx; 503 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 1999 From: Bernard Desgagne Subject: [*] French version of Snow 2.4 (freeware) Snow 2.4 by Dave Warker (French Version) Snow is a small, FREE application for the Mac that drifts snowflakes down the screen accompanied by the gentle sound of sleigh bells and music! New in this version: Ñ With Quicktime 4.0 or later Snow will now play MP3 audio files in the Snow Tunes folder. Ñ Added a few more flake image sets (courtesy of Matt Bowmer.) Ñ Internal change to make life easier for language localizers. Ñ Fixed a memory leak involving aliases in the Snow Tunes folder. The basic flakes and sleigh bells should work on any Mac. Music requires QuickTime(tm) 2.0 or later, though QuickTime 3 or later is highly recommended. Quicktime 4 or later is required to play MP3 audio files. Automatic wake up requires System 7 or later. Includes QuickTime music files of jazzed up holiday favorites. Being musically inept, I didn't create them, I found them on the Net. Snow is *FREE*. I do request prior approval to include it in any mass distribution such as a CDROM or book. I would also appreciate a copy of each such distribution if possible. See the "About Snow" menu item in the Snow application for additional information. dave@warker.com http://www.warker.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/snow-24-fr.hqx; 431 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Gif.gIf.giF 68K 1.5.2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Gif.gIf.giF package. This is the 68K version of Gif.gIf.giF, there is also a version for PowerPC Macintoshes. Gif.gIf.giF is a small shareware program for producing GIF animations from screen captures. It is especially useful for producing animated software demonstrations or tutorials. GIF animations produced with Gif.gIf.giF are automatically displayed by web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, without requiring any add-ons, plug-ins, or helper applications. Gif.gIf.giF offers unique advantages over other GIF animation utilities for producing animations of software. Gif.gIf.giF offers an English, a Danish, and a Japanese interface. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gifgifgif-68k-152-jp.hqx; 382 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Gif.gIf.giF PPC 1.5.2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Gif.gIf.giF package. This is the PowerPC version of Gif.gIf.giF, there is also a version for 68K Macintoshes. Gif.gIf.giF is a small shareware program for producing GIF animations from screen captures. It is especially useful for producing animated software demonstrations or tutorials. GIF animations produced with Gif.gIf.giF are automatically displayed by web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, without requiring any add-ons, plug-ins, or helper applications. Gif.gIf.giF offers unique advantages over other GIF animation utilities for producing animations of software. Gif.gIf.giF offers an English, a Danish, and a Japanese interface. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/gifgifgif-ppc-152-jp.hqx; 416 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: Bert Wynants Subject: [*] HandyMan 2.0.6 HandyMan is a complete and easily configurable application dock and launcher that sits in the Control Strip It is designed to allow quick and easy access to applications, Control Panels, Desk Accessories, Folders and other documents stored on your Macintosh, without having to navigate through several ÓFinder WindowsÔ or through a multi-layered, hierarchical Apple menu. It works by clicking on icons installed in the Control Strip window, or dropping documents onto them. This approach is much handier than aliases that are on the desktop because the Control Strip window that contain the icons can never be covered by other windows. HandyMan also requires a lot less desktop space than the same number of icons on the desktop. For more info or downloads: 2.0.6 changes: * Update of Dutch Catalog * Added Danish catalog. * command and control key swapped. * Added Help based on AppleGuide. * Update of Japanese catalog. * Added Ukrainian catalog. * Extensions Strip and Control Strip can run at the same time now. * Using IconServices when available. * Translucent Dragging works again in System 9.0. * Correct detection of system version. * Dropping an icon on the + that already exists works correct now * Updating problems fixed with Control Strip 2.0. * Popinfo should always and faster appear now (Control Strip). * Both favorites and recent are added to application popup menu's. * Drag And Drop works for OutLook Express Enclosures (and many others). * Using Magic Icon Placements (see technote TB 42) for custom sorting. * Recompile with CW 5 and MacOS9 headers. * New Register Application Added. * Corrected email address in documentation. * New homepage address in documentation and Application. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/handy-man-206.hqx; 402 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Jan 2000 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] Hiding Hiding is a fully functional standalone shareware educational application that allows children of all ages to find hidden numbers, letters, high frequency words, shapes, and pictures. Thanks, Joe Hammons [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/hiding.hqx; 1748 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] LockOut 1.6.5J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of LockOut. LockOut is a shareware security application that helps keep people from using your Mac while you're away. Helps keep your Mac safe from your co-workers while at the office, and from your kids while at home. Rated 4 Stars by ZDNet http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=MC18360 LockOut features: -- Cannot be aborted by Force-Quit (command-option-escape-shift keys) and command-tab application switching in MacOS 8.5 circumvented. -- People can leave a message for you while your gone. -- Session log lists lock time, unlocked time, and any break-in attempts. -- And more... v1.6.5 *Compiled & linked using the latest Codewarrior development system (5.2). *Fixed a bug introduced in 1.6.4 (crashing at Quit). For more information, see the file "version history" in the LockOut folder. Thanks for supporting shareware! [Archived as /info-mac/disk/lock-out-165-jp.hqx; 651 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Gideon Greenspan Subject: [*] MADE 1.5.0 - Macintosh Application Development Essentials Macintosh Application Development Essentials (MADE for short) is a tiny package of C/C++ code which provides all the lowest-level needs for a Macintosh application. It contains basic routines for dealing with errors, memory, menus, events, linked lists, AppleEvents and Drag-and-Drop. MADE is used extensively at Sig Software for our own programs. Analog Helper, Cross Platform, Drop Drawers and Email Effects for Mac are built entirely on the MADE framework, while Email Merge and NameCleaner use parts of it. If you purchase MADE, you will receive extra code for string manipulation, opening URLs, threading, dealing with memory and file buffers, dialog box items and opening and saving files with the new Navigation Services. All of these features are documented with comments in the code. Version 1.5.0 adds intelligent window zooming, toolbar support, display depth/resolution change notices, pointer registration routines and many other improvements. (c) Sig Software - http://www.sigsoftware.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/made-15.hqx; 119 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 1999 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] Mental Math Mental Math is a game for upper elementary children and above to use their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills to solve math problems. Requires HyperCard Player to run. Best Wishes, Joe Hammons [Archived as /info-mac/game/mental-math.hqx; 36 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: Mike Brackenridge Subject: [*] MI Convert 2 (Spanish) This is the Spanish version of MI Convert 2. MI Convert 2 es un programa de conversion del sistema metrico decimal al sistema Imperial y viceversa, para hacer conversiones en Distancias y Longitudes, Medidas, cuadrados, Pesos, Capacidades y Temperaturas. MI Convert 2 tiene mas de 150 posibilidades de conversion sobre MI Convert Light MI Convert2 cuesta $15 (shareware) Tamano de carpeta compresada es 761k econ software pagina web: http://personal5.iddeo.es/mikebr/econ.html [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/mi-convert-2-sp.hqx; 1126 K] ------------------------------ Date: 31 Dec 1999 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] Money Money will teach elementary aged children the value of coins and bills. The program is freeware and requires Hypercard Player to run. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/yng/money.hqx; 44 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: sgandy Subject: [*] Organizer 2.8.1 The Organizer is a calendar, notebook, to do list, daily scheduler, phonebook, memo and fax maker. The memo maker is now "smart". It can auto magically insert your name and other details. The Organizer is a HyperCard stack, thus it requires HyperCard or HyperCard Player 2.x to be installed. The Organizer is shareware the cost is $10 for the year. Steve Gandy -- TeachTech http://users.aol.com/TeachTec1 [Archived as /info-mac/app/organizer-281.hqx; 219 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: deboer@king.igs.net (J.D. & N.J. de Boer) Subject: [*] Orrery 1.2 - Solar System Animation "Orrery" is an orbital-motion visualisation application. Orrery shows the sun and planets, minor planets, our moon, stars and earth satellites. It uses an intuitive graphical interface to display orbital motion, for both planetary astronomy and satellite dynamics. It is designed from the ground up as a tool for educators in astronomy, but may also be used to determine visibility, look angles, and ground tracks. Orrery allows both plane projections and perspective views, with either user-selected view angles or automatic tracking. Orrery comes with instructions in HTML format. System requirements: * Macintosh System 7.1 * At least 3.0 Mb of available RAM * 1.4 Mb of hard drive space Orrery is $5 (US or Cdn) shareware. John D. de Boer deboer@king.igs.net [Archived as /info-mac/sci/orrery-12.hqx; 474 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 1999 From: stevec@brewstersoftware.com Subject: [*] People” 1.1 Need to get organized? Introducing People”, the full-featured contact management software for the Macintosh that organizes client, personal and calendar information better than any other solution. Why is it a better contact manager, personal information manager, organizer and calendar? Because People” offers you the room to be as complete in your entries as you need and has loads of compelling contact management features available in the most convenient, intuitive and simple ways. Working together with your current applications and the Internet, People” is a real time saver and your friendliest, most advanced tool for building and maintaining successful relationships! Some advanced features include: receive and send email within contact cards (with attachments); easily build email address lists from received emails; fax from contact cards (with attachments); mail merge using print, fax or email; link other application's documents to contact cards and create street maps for contacts. Go to http://www.brewstersoftware.com to discover the wealth of features in People”, to take a quick look at People” screen views and to hear what people are saying about People”. Get started today! Try the fully-functioning version free for 30 days! If you like it, purchase a registration number for only $29.95. Convenient payment methods include credit card or check. Thanks, Steve Collins Brewster Software [Archived as /info-mac/app/people-11.hqx; 2319 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Dec 1999 From: NattaWorks-Nagano Subject: [*] PhotoGrid1.4, a quick image viewer with resizable thumnail * PhotoGrid is a simple image viewer that shows a lot of images at a time. * TreeView which is like Finder's list view lets you select the folders and files you want to view. * GridView lists all the image files as thumbnails in a grid structure. * You can resize the thumbnails at anytime so you can view the images with various scales. * PhotoGrid works like an image database but you don't have to register image files in order to organize the database. Ordinary folders themselves are the database. * Caching into full given memory and a swap file makes PhoroGrid show images virtually with no delay. PhoroGrid works well if given 4.5 MB of memory. * Slide show capable. * System requirements: PPC Mac like iMac. MacOS 8 or higher. MacOS 8.6 and QuickTime 4 are recommended. * Shareware price : U.S.$15. * homepage: http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~natta/english.html * Japanese version is available at http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~natta/ ver1.4: bug fix/ Going up folders now doesn't clear GridView. new/ pref dialog, new prefs. new/ pref file automatic backup ver1.2: faster TreeView, better user interfase for TreeView [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/photo-grid-14.hqx; 583 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Takashi Suzuki Subject: [*] Pocket Album v1.0.1 Pocket Album v1.0.1 Pocket Album is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to view picture files. Not just only browsing the files, this application works as librarian and format converter. One window, i.e. one file, can hold 24 picture files and some comments for them. Pocket Alubum accepts these picture format with QuickTime 4.0: BMP, FlashPix, JPEG, GIF, Macromedia Flash, MacPaint, PICT, PhotoShop, PNG, SGI Image, QuickTIme Image, TIFF, TARGA Can convert to these picture format with QuickTime 4.0: BMP, JPEG, MacPaint, PhotoShop, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image, TGA, SGI Image, TIFF Features : Fat Binary. Drag & Drop support. Navigation Services aware. (PowerPC only) Mac OS 8.5 Windows Manager aware. (PowerPC only) This application requires : Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC System7 + QuickTime 2.5 or later What's changed : You can drop folder or hard drive icon to the one for Pocket Album. -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pocket-album-111.hqx; 274 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: Lyomei Sakai Subject: [*] QuoEdit 0.62 QuoEdit version 0.62 is a free editor for plain (monostyled) text that runs on System 7 or later. [Features] Intended to provide quick operations in the simple interface. Supports AppleScript powerfully. Task sequence is recordable, replayable and saveable. Multiple levels of undo/redo for each document is available. WorldScript savvy. Also regular expression search is 2-byte character savvy. And this version has fixed several minor bugs. [Archived as /info-mac/text/quo-edit-062.hqx; 764 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 1999 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] Recycling How many trash items can you recycle in one minute? Improve thinking skills and visual memory with this colorful game that requires HyperCard Player to run. Thanks, Joe Hammons [Archived as /info-mac/game/recycling.hqx; 197 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: "Laurier LÄvesque" Subject: [*] Sales Organizer 2.3.6 This is Sales Organizer 2.3.6. It is an upgrade of version 2.3.5. [Archived as /info-mac/data/sales-organizer-usa-236.hqx; 1397 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 1999 From: "Laurier LÄvesque" Subject: [*] Sales Organizer 2.3.6 (Canada) This is Sales Organizer 2.3.6 (Canada). It is an upgrade of version 2.3.5. (Canada). [Archived as /info-mac/data/sales-organizer-can-236.hqx; 1376 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: Chris Smolinski Subject: [*] Sound Byte 1.1.0 Sound Byte turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings. Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles, advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more. Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including: * AIFF * WAV * AU * MP3 Sound Byte comes in three flavors: Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total. Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total. Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total. Shareware: $79 Chris Smolinski - Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-byte-11.hqx; 324 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 1999 From: Oscar van Vlijmen Subject: [*] StatistFunctions2.4 / HyperCard stack statistical PDFs and CDFs StatistFunctions version 2.4 -------------------- This HyperCard stack by Oscar van Vlijmen computes many statistical functions with high accuracy. Combinatorial functions: draws, permutations (and factorials even for large numbers!), variations, combinations. Probability density functions: hypergeometric (Lucky 10, Lotto), binomial (football toto), negative binomial, multinomial, Poisson, normal. Cumulative distribution functions: standard normal and inverse, binomial, negative binomial, chi square, Cauchy, discrete log-series, Erlang, negative exponential, extreme value, logistic, gamma, beta, F, T, non-central T, Pareto, Rayleigh, Rice, Tukey-Lambda, Von Mises, Wakeby, Weibull. Special functions: gamma, incomplete gamma, beta, incomplete beta, error, factorial, Lerch transcendent, modified Bessel of first kind. Plus an Erlang B/C traffic calculator, usable for very large traffic units and number of trunks. Many functions are clearly explained, although this stack is not a course in statistics. Emphasis is on statistical usefulness and accuracy, even for big numbers, not on frills. All input and output is saved in a text field. New in version 2.4: * Added separate button for accurate modified Bessel function of the first kind and order 1. * Fixed the limit of z=38 for cumulative standard normal distribution. Now you can enter very large arguments. * Added the special function Lerch transcendent. * Added distributions: discrete logarithmic series distribution (CDF), the difficult to compute non-central T distribution (CDF), the Rice distribution (PDF & CDF). Freeware; not to be used for commercial applications; not on CD-ROM‚s. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/statist-functions-24.hqx; 136 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: chrisli@bridge1.com Subject: [*] StuffCM 2.5.2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the StuffCM package. *Rated at 5 Cows (highest rating) from Tucows: http://www.tucows.com/ **Check out MacUpdate's review of StuffCM at http://www.macupdate.com/reviews/adam/stuffcm.html: "StuffCM is such a sublime addition to the Mac OS, it's a wonder that it's not built in." StuffCM is a contextual menu plugin that works with Aladdin Systems' StuffIt Engine. It can stuff, unstuff, convert, BinHex, segment and join files directly in the Finder through the contextual menu commands. The StuffCM package also includes a control panel with lots of settings to play with, plus the option to assign modifier keys to toggle those settings on the fly. And it's 100% Appearance Manager savvy! Plus it supports contextual menus - something many of Apple's own control panels don't! Version 2.5 features the following changes: *Compatible with StuffIt 5 *Now has registration codes. Previously registered users will be e-mailed their codes. Bugs fixed in version 2.5.2: *Works again in Mac OS 8 and 8.1 *Certain registration codes were not being accepted *The Stuff command is available for text files that the StufIt Engine identifies as MIME files, such as saved e-mail messages [Archived as /info-mac/cmp/stuff-cm-252-jp.hqx; 386 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Peter Hartmann Subject: [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.7, German version This is the German version of Tom Bender's renowned styled text editor Tex-Edit Plus 2.7. Main feature of this version: I finally got around translating the docs. [Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-27-de.hqx; 1138 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Ben Mitchell Subject: [*] The 20th Century Aerial Joust V1.00 - 3d action / strategy game TACS: The 20th Century Aerial Joust V1.00 A nice little 3d Arcade / Realtime Strategy game of biplane dogfighting, supporting up to 3 players. Requirements: Apple's OpenGL system extension. PPC. [Archived as /info-mac/game/the-20th-century-aerial-10.hqx; 446 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 1999 From: Chris Smolinski Subject: [*] The Atomic Mac 3.5.7 The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh. In addition to the usual information found in such programs, The Atomic Mac also contains a wealth of nuclear information on each isotope, including half life, decay mode, and daughter products. X-ray data (fluorescence and binding energies) is also available. A molecular weight calculator makes it easy to find the molecular weight of compounds. A shaded diagram showing the ranges of physical properties makes it easy to visualize relationships across the periodic table. Data is displayed for the following physical properties: Density Heat of Vaporization Heat of Fusion Specific Heat Thermal Conductivity Linear Expansion Coefficient Melting Point Boiling Point Atomic Radius Covalent Radius Magnetic Susceptability Electrical Resistivity Electron Affinity Electric Dipole Polarizability State (gas, liquid, solid) Photoelectric Work Function Electronegativity Crystal Structure Valence Shareware: $25 Chris Smolinski - Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations [Archived as /info-mac/sci/the-atomic-mac-357.hqx; 468 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Paul Bondarovski Subject: [*] TransCryptor 2.2 F - shareware TransCryptor 2.2 F Lite is a drag-and-drop text conversion utility designed to convert text files, including diactitical characters, from Windows (ISOLatin1) to Macintosh (MacRoman) encoding and vice versa. To convert a text file, simply drag and drop it on TransCryptor's icon. Hardware and system requirements: * Any Macintosh supporting drag-and-drop. * 1,2 Mb of RAM For more information, please read the enclosed ReadMe or Lisez-moi files. Thanks, Paul Bondarovski bonda@worldnet.fr [Archived as /info-mac/text/trans-cryptor-22.hqx; 404 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 1999 From: royerm Subject: [*] Vintage Floral Kaleidoscope Scheme Vintage Floral is a Kaleidoscope 2.0+ scheme to decorate your desktop. -Martha Royer See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here: http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/vintage-floral-ks.hqx; 601 K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Dec 1999 From: VSE Customer Support Subject: [*] VSE File Pirate 3.0.2 - Finds free images, sounds, patterns andmore This is VSE File Pirate 3.0.2, a new version of the tool that finds free images, sounds, patterns and icons. It extracts sounds, pictures, patterns, icons and text from games, application and documents. For example, VSE File Pirate makes it easy to use the "You've got mail" sound from AOL with other e-mail appications such as Outlook Express. The application makes it possible to find the "hidden multimedia library" that is on everybody's hard disk and on every shareware CD-ROM. New in this version: Color icons were not properly saved in the registered version. In addition, four other minor bugs have been fixed. System Requirements: System 7.5 or later, 4 MB RAM [Archived as /info-mac/disk/vse-file-pirate-302.hqx; 787 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 1999 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] Word Juggler "Word Juggler" is a HyperCard shareware program that allows children of all ages to practice their thinking skills setting angles and power as well as spelling 700 high frequency words--the most used words in the English language. "Word Juggler," used by hundreds of elementary school children in computer labs and classrooms is a standalone application that runs entirely by itself. Notice that this program is fully functional and will not destruct. It requires no password. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/word-juggler.hqx; 630 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 09:15:42 +0100 From: Jean-Pierre Gattuso Subject: Alternative to PowerPoint? I need to make an animated presentation and wonder whether there is an alternative to PowerPoint, before I start learning it. Thanks, Jean-Pierre Gattuso ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:41:03 +0000 From: JIM BRUNSWICK Subject: database products similiar to FILEMAKER I wonder if there is a software, maybe shareware, that is similiar to FILEMAKER but smaller and easier to use ? I'd like to make a database that would help me catalogue a large vinyl LP collection. I don't have any clerical experience on the computer, so I'm looking for a user friendly program, and also a less expensive product than FILEMAKER . Any suggestions are much appreciated ! Jim Brunswick ..........jimages@interlog.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 15:10:38 -0500 From: Gene Huebner Subject: Dollars and $ense patch I have used an application "Dollars and Sense" for budget keeping for the pat 8 years. The application maker is out of business. The application is not y2k compatible. Is there anyone out there who has written a patch to make this application compatible? Thanks Gene Huebner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 22:43:04 -0800 From: Denny Davis Subject: invisible file utilities At 19:37 -0500 12/13/99, Luskin@aol.com wittily wrote: >Why would I wish to make a visible file invisible, or vice versa? The >most >obvious reason seems to be to provide an additional level of security. >Would >an invisible file appear in dialogs? > >Michael B. Luskin The file might appear in dialogs depending on what application is being used. The main use for making a file invisible is to hide it from the user who is not experienced. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:00:33 -0800 From: Denny Davis Subject: invisible file utilities At 12:06 -0800 12/14/99, Cyrus Roton wittily wrote: >Luskin@aol.com asked: > >> Why would I wish to make a visible file invisible, or vice versa? >> The most obvious reason seems to be to provide an additional level of >> security. Would an invisible file appear in dialogs? > >Well, security (hiding a file) might be one reason. Of course, you would >need to remember where you put it, so you could later make it visible. > There are utilities that will find invisible files for you like FileBuddy, or there is AppleScript and some osaxen with which you can find invisible files. Or FileTyper which can make every file visible on a volume. :-} >Occasionally, it might be necessary to make a file visible in order to >edit >it or trash it. For example, I found that when I copied a MacTCP file into >the system, and had an incompatable Open Transport and PPP, the TCP file >was >made invisible when I restarted. When I tried moving a replacement into >the >system folder, I got a message telling me that I could not do that because >an invisible file of the same name is there. So, I had to make the file >visible in order to trash it. > >Note that there are a great many invisible files on your hard disk (most >of >them are icon files). Be very judicious about which files you make visible >and trash (or, otherwise mess with). Most of that stuff is needed, and >were >made invisible to keep the user from messing with them. > >Cyrus Roton >MITA tech >Chairman, Ridgecrest Apple User Group Unless you are a user like me, I found out about invisible files when I first started using Macs back in 1987 and have been messing with them ever since. :-} Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:10:04 -0800 From: Denny Davis Subject: making my own icons At 01:11 +0000 12/15/99, JIM BRUNSWICK wittily wrote: >Hello everyone ; > >I would like to design my own icons for folders on my desktop. >I'd like to make them any size I want, if possible. Is there a software >utility which will let me replace a Mac icon with one of my own ? >All advice + replies are welcome and appreciated. >Jim Brunswick jimages@interlog.com Hmm lots of them, but you can't have them any size you want though, they have to be certain sizes. First there is one you might have already, ResEdit [free from Apple] will do custom icons among other things. Shareware utilities: lots...a couple I know of Icon Machine or IconBuilder. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:45:55 -0800 From: Chris Schram Subject: Need app to monitor AirPort modem connection [NOTE: I posted this same message to a couple of newsgroups a few days ago, but it drew nary a response. I'm hoping I have better luck at Info-Mac.] My ISP only allows a certain amount of time each month before I start paying through the nose for additional hours. Changing ISPs is not an option; there are only two in this area with local dialups. I currently use PPPremier Timer to monitor my online time, and have tried PPPop in the past. However PPPremier Timer refuses to run when the PPP chore is offloaded to the AirPort base station. Is there an application similar to PPPremier Timer that can monitor and log the Airport base station's modem connection? If not, who wants to write one? TIA -- Chris Schram schram@mail.coos.or.us http://www.coos.or.us/~schram/Chris/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:02:15 -0700 From: "dave.trautman" Subject: Q: QuickTake and OS 8.6 How many others of us out there are struggling to understand system freeze ups when trying to connect to or copy pictures from an old QuickTake 100 Camera through the Serial connector? I'm carefully building a Conflict Catcher configuration which will allow me to use all the earlier QTake extensions and control panel so I can mount the QTake icon on my desktop. This hit or miss proposition has me scratching my head. Which side is having trouble? If I leave out any of the Qtake Extensions the CP and App complain and won't start. If I leave them in and let the 8.5 and 8.6 extensions ride alongside then I freeze up when the CP tries to connect. Sometimes I can connect but then freeze when copying files. Sometimes I have no problem. If I start with AppleTalk ON and then let the CP tell me to turn it off I get more success than if I startup without AppleTalk altogether. This must be something other people have had to deal with. Where do I start? Dave Trautman dave.trautman@home.com "The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community." =8B William James ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 08:54:01 GMT From: politta@spaa1.ti.ch Subject: Speakable item problem! Hi, I'm using speech recognize came with mac os 9.0. It work well, but I have a problem with Netscape 4.7. When I start this application I can't use the speakable item for it (when I say: "show me what to say ?" in the windows don't appear Netscape commands). In the folder application (inside the speakable item folder) the netscape script are present. I reinstalled speech recognize but the problem was not solved. Could someone help me please? Happy new year. Michele Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************