Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #171 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 31 Oct 00 Volume 17 : Issue 171 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#553/30-Oct-00 (Q) LDAP conversion utility for Now Up-To-Date [*] LineSort 4.8 [*] Lotto Chances 1.2.1 [*] Lucidity Font [*] MazeBall 1.5 [*] New Tricks 1.1.5 68K [*] New Tricks 1.1.5 PPC [*] Nigiri-zushi (Japan) 1.2 - Culture Interchange Square [*] People 2.0 - Personal Information Manager [*] Preternatural Font [*] RightWord 1.0 (68K) [*] RightWord 1.0 (PPC) [*] Virtual Composer v 2.6.6 Architectural Drawing Program 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. 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In the news, Quark founder Tim Gill exits the company, Napster releases a Mac client, and Priceline.com bags the concept of bidding on groceries. Topics: MailBITS/30-Oct-00 Major Update to StuffIt Deluxe 6.0 and Expander 6.0 Make the Connection with ConceptDraw [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-553.etx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:32:43 -0500 From: "abrody@smart.net" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (Q) LDAP conversion utility for Now Up-To-Date Dear Digest readers, Seeing as how MacOS X will have its own Addressbook program, and that my Now Up-To Date 3.6.5 files corrupt in MacOS X beta, I was wondering if there was a way to take Now's documents and convert them to the LDAP format MacOS X's Addressbook is able to import from. Also, is the latest NOW compatible with MacOS X beta, and if the current version of Now is able to import older Now Up-To Date and export to LDAP? Also any idea if it is going to be carbonized, or if there is a similar utility for X that has both a To-Do Calendar and an Addressbook linked together? Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net -- Come visit my mini Yahoo at: http://www.index-site.com/ All links verified monthly. ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Craig Maynard To: Subject: [*] LineSort 4.8 LineSort 4.8 is an extension or plug-in that adds functionality to BBEdit 6.0, the Macintosh text editor from Bare Bones Software. LineSort is capable of sorting large amounts of text with exceptional speed. The basic unit of sorting is a line, a string of text terminated by an end-of-line character. LineSort is shareware. Basic features are always available in unregistered copies. Advanced features require registration. Requirements - Power Macintosh (any model) - BBEdit 3.5.2 or later Basic Features - convenient floating window - operates on either selected region of text or entire document - sorts in place or into new document window - optionally ignores case - international text comparison - orders lines in forward or reverse sequence - retains, merges, or removes duplicate lines - supports the undo command Advanced Features - recognizes and sorts user-defined grep patterns - OSA scripting interface For more information, please visit our website: www.uccs.edu/~cmaynard/linesort [Archived as /info-mac/text/bbe/linesort-482.hqx; 143 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] Lotto Chances 1.2.1 Lotto Chances 1.2.1 What it is: Tool that calculates all lotto chances Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: freeware Computer: Any Macintosh Required: MacOS 7.5 or later and HyperCard Player Abstract: Lotto Chances displays within one second all lotto chances. [Archived as /info-mac/game/lotto-chances-121.hqx; 15 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Dan Bailey To: Subject: [*] Lucidity Font This is a new font family from Fontosaurus Text (http://www.fontosaurus.com), which includes two faces (Normal and Slasher). Think of it as bad techno meets The Price is Right. The archive file includes both TrueType and Postscript Type 1 fonts. The font is "giftware" -- I'm giving the gift of freely downloadable, kick-butt fonts. All I ask is that in return, you visit my webpage and donate $2 to my PayPal account. There's usually an ongoing contest on the page, which you can enter by making a donation. [Archived as /info-mac/font/lucidity.hqx; 122 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Patrice & Jennifer Mallette To: Subject: [*] MazeBall 1.5 Remember that wooden labyrinth game with two handles on the sides, where you had to reach the exit without falling into the holes? That was one of my favorite toys, and it inspired me during the creation of this game. I took the liberty to add more excitement and variety, in order to make this wood toy an entertaining computer game. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: PowerPC¬ (100Mhz recommended), Screen size of 640x480 pixels or larger, 256 colors, 4000k RAM (8000k recommended), Approximately 9 MB of free disk space. patricemallette@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/maze-ball-15.hqx; 7686 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Karl Becker To: Subject: [*] New Tricks 1.1.5 68K Teach that old Mac New Tricks! New Tricks 1.1.5 is a multi-platform, extensible word processor. It contains the following features: * support for Add-ons, which are very similar to web browser plug-ins. Ships with the following Add-ons: - Stats, for document information - SortThat!, an easy way to sort through parts or all of your document - Font-o-Matic, a utility to preview all installed fonts at multiple sizes, as well as "Bulk Formatting," which applies font faces and styles to user-defined instances throughout their document - SpellChecker, a user-customizable spell checker * native HTML file format - also can save as ASCII text * customizable user interface - Apple-flavored colors, or pick your own! System requirements: - Mac OS 7.1 or higher - 3MB of hard disk space - 4MB RAM official web site: http://www.karlbecker.com/newtricks/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/new-tricks-115-68k.hqx; 1372 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Karl Becker To: Subject: [*] New Tricks 1.1.5 PPC Teach that old Mac New Tricks! New Tricks 1.1.5 is a multi-platform, extensible word processor. It contains the following features: * support for Add-ons, which are very similar to web browser plug-ins. Ships with the following Add-ons: - Stats, for document information - SortThat!, an easy way to sort through parts or all of your document - Font-o-Matic, a utility to preview all installed fonts at multiple sizes, as well as "Bulk Formatting," which applies font faces and styles to user-defined instances throughout their document - SpellChecker, a user-customizable spell checker * native HTML file format - also can save as ASCII text * customizable user interface - Apple-flavored colors, or pick your own! System requirements: - Mac OS 7.1 or higher - 3MB of hard disk space - 4MB RAM official web site: http://www.karlbecker.com/newtricks/ [Archived as /info-mac/text/new-tricks-115-ppc.hqx; 1447 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Oct 2000 From: Fuminori Takeda To: Subject: [*] Nigiri-zushi (Japan) 1.2 - Culture Interchange Square Welcome to CULTURE INTERCHANGE Square and thank you for your interest in nigiri-zushi in Japan. Version 1.2 adds traditional ayu-zushi. This program will introduce you nigiri-zushi, a popular Japanese dish. More than 45 nigiri-zushi in my homeland are introduced with their ingredients by using color images and illustrations. I ported the content to a Hypercard stack. Incidentally, if you're making culture introductory/interchange programs to post on the InfoMac archives, would you name your program's subject line with a title that conforms to the "title (your country, province, or state) - CULTURE INTERCHANGE Square" rule? For more details, please read the "CULTURE INTERCHANGE Square ?" document. This program may be copied and distributed as long as it isn't altered and is distributed at no charge, but it may not be included in any commercial package. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you, Fuminori Takeda mailto: ftakeda@ike.tottori-u.ac.jp [Archived as /info-mac/data/nigiri-zushi-12.hqx; 4184 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Oct 2000 From: Brewster Software To: Subject: [*] People 2.0 - Personal Information Manager Organize your addresses, calendar & messages with People. People is the popular and powerful, full-featured personal information manager (PIM) for Macintosh that makes organizing client, personal and calendar information easy. It's an integrated address book, calendar and more. This friendly organizer offers lots of room for details, has loads of intuitively placed contact management features and delivers total Internet integration (e-mail, Web links, etc.). It's no wonder beginners rave about People's simplicity and experts love its depth of features. Some advanced features include: receive and send email within contact cards (with attachments); e-mail merge; 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, create street maps and driving directions for contacts and upload contact information to Palm devices. Get started today! Try the fully-functioning version free for 30 days! Purchase a registration number when you're ready and convinced this popular "PIM" is for you. For more information: http://www.brewstersoftware.com Contact: info@brewstersoftware.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/people-231.hqx; 2204 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Oct 2000 From: Dan Bailey To: Subject: [*] Preternatural Font Preternatural is a cool sorta-techno font that I put together long ago. I had developed a sans serif font, which wasn't all that great, but I was playing with it in Photoshop one day, got a really cool effect out of it, and said, "Hey! That's gotta be a font!" And so it is. It rocks. This archive contains the font in both TrueType and PostScript Type 1 formats. Preternatural is a production of Fontosaurus Text, and is available there as a free download, in Macintosh and Windows formats. All my fonts are donationware -- if you download them and use them/link them, please donate $2.00 (U.S.) to me. There's usually a contest going on, related to what I'm trying to save up the money for. You may include this font on CDs or in online archives, but it MUST include all the contents of the original archive file, including the readme file and the web link files. Should you include it on a CD for publication purposes, I would appreciate a contributor's copy. Please email me at dan.bailey@fontosaurus.com for my snail-mail address. [Archived as /info-mac/font/preternatural.hqx; 171 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] RightWord 1.0 (68K) RightWord 1.0 (68K) What it is: Word game for one player or two players in an internal network Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$10 Computer: 68K Mac Mac OS: 7.0 or later Abstract: RightWord is a word game that resembles a popular game on Dutch television. There are a PPC and 68K versions; with this you have the 68K version. It's meant for both adults and children. The fun of playing RightWord is to find the 5-letter words (in English) of which RightWord presents the first letter. You can either play alone or against an opponent, on the same machine or via an internal network. There's also a factor of luck that makes RightWord even more attractive, which has to do with 'drawing balls' and achieving the word 'RIGHT' as column, row or diagonal in a colored grid. Further, there are 'red balls' to change the course of the game. -- Ton Brand Ton's Software http://www.tonbrand.nl [Archived as /info-mac/game/word/right-word-10-68k.hqx; 954 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] RightWord 1.0 (PPC) RightWord 1.0 (PPC) What it is: Word game for one player or two players in an internal network Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$10 Computer: PowerPC or iMac Mac OS: 7.5 or later Abstract: RightWord is a word game that resembles a popular game on Dutch television. There are a PPC and 68K versions; with this you have the PPC version. It's meant for both adults and children. The fun of playing RightWord is to find the 5-letter words (in English) of which RightWord presents the first letter. You can either play alone or against an opponent, on the same machine or via an internal network. There's also a factor of luck that makes RightWord even more attractive, which has to do with 'drawing balls' and achieving the word 'RIGHT' as column, row or diagonal in a colored grid. Further, there are 'red balls' to change the course of the game. -- Ton Brand Ton's Software http://www.tonbrand.nl [Archived as /info-mac/game/word/right-word-10-ppc.hqx; 1116 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Oct 2000 From: Doctor Morpheus To: Subject: [*] Virtual Composer v 2.6.6 Exports into AIFF and MIDI are not allowed if score is empty. Application now launches even if printer drivers are missing. Bar recalculations start on edited bar, for faster calculations. Updated internal URLs to reflect changed directories. General description: Virtual Composer is a music editor and executor with emphasis on complex multivoice/multichannel music. It can be used to enter single or multiple channels and then executes them through QuickTime Musical Instruments. It can export in a variety of formats, such as AIFF, MIDI and Abc. It offers extensive online help and it is easy and intuitive. Several examples are included, as well as detailed instructions on how to use some of its advanced features, such as creating stereo AIFF files, using the "Staccatto" and "Volume" settings and how to use its internal Virtual Keyboard. Requires: Color Macintosh, at least System 7.x, 4 Megs of RAM minimum, QuickTime 2.1 or greater [Archived as /info-mac/gst/virtual-composer-266.hqx; 603 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 17:52:21 -0800 From: Don & Cory Chesnut and Cathy Jo Cassidy To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Architectural Drawing Program Can anyone suggest a simple, easy-to-use architectural drawing program? I need something that will automatically figure scales so I can submit plans for our remodel to the city for building permits. Shareware would be nice but a commercial program would be acceptable as long as it wasn't too high end. Thanks Don -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************