Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #92 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 02 Jun 00 Volume 17 : Issue 92 Today's Topics: (Q) lost hard disk space [*] CopyPaths 1.5J [*] NetFinder 2.1b3J - FTP client / Japanese Version [*] Security/Password protection program: TriVectus SuperLock 4.5 Pro [*] SpeakTime 1.2.3 [*] Stella's Mover [*] TaskMenuBar 2.0.0 [*] TypePopper 1.3J - Japanese Version [*] VSE Web Site Turbo 3.1 - Optimizes web pages, GIF and JPEG images [A] lost hard disk space Appleshare login not cleartext? Emacs for Macintosh EMACS on the Mac and now TECO (is there no end to this Eudora and attachments Info-Mac Digest V17 #91 Info-Mac Digest V17 #91 REQ: Where can I get "RoboWars"? tiff header tags writer Zip Drive The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with the words subscribe info-mac in the message. * To unsubscribe, send email to with the words unsubscribe info-mac in the message. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. * Please send administrative queries to . 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America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #92" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:53:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Norman Friedman To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: x-Also Etta, Morris, Ken and Ira Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:54:14 -0400 To: digest@info-mac.org From: "Norman R. Friedman" Subject: Zip and Jazz Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Hi, Anyone using both Zip and Jazz? I currently have my Performa using a Zip drive and have bought a Jazz 1m drive. I would like to use both together, at least chained together. Until I can get the Jazz up, I need things on the Zip. Can anyone explain the procedure for putting them both onto the Performa? Simple instructions please! Thanks in advance. norm@helix.nih.gov ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:21:36 -0400 From: Chris Pepper To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (Q) lost hard disk space At 8:31 PM -0400 2000/05/31, The Info-Mac Network wrote: >Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 22:16:22 -0400 >From: "abrody@smart.net" >To: digest@info-mac.org >Subject: (Q) lost hard disk space > >Dear Digest readers, >Oh I am aware of the block/byte scenario on hard disks, but is that >all there is to explain why hard drives from major manufacturers are >losing up to 7% of their space every time they are formatted? >Here's an example...a 10 GB hard drive from Toshiba that fits in a >Powerbook has only 9.35 GB of usable space after formatting with >Apple HD Setup in MacOS 9.0.4. An APS SCSI Hard drive which was >supposed to be 9.1 GB, ends up having only 8.47 GB available to it >after being formatted with Anubis Utilities. And I verified the Brody, There's no space being lost. The first problem is that the Finder counts in units of 1024, but drive manufacturers use units of 1000. It makes the numbers look larger (like 17" monitors with 16.0" viewable area). 10 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 = 9.3132257462 gb. Also, they tend to round a bit to make nice round numbers -- Seagate or whoever built it probably calls that 9.1gb drive a 9gb drive for simplicity. Additionally, sizes may be 'unformatted capacity'. Many floppy disks say 2.0mb capacity, but the process of formatting the disk uses up some of that capacity, bringing the usable space down to 1.44mb . With older DD floppy disks, differences in formatting resulted in 800k usable capacity on Macs with the SWIM (Super Wozniak Integrated Machine) chip, vs. 720k on PCs, but I don't believe different utilities provide significantly different formatted capacities on current hard drives. Chris Pepper -- Chris Pepper | pepper@zumadigital.com ------------------------------ Date: 2 Jun 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] CopyPaths 1.5J This is the Japanese version of the CopyPaths package. CopyPaths is a lean, robust, and easy to use Contextual Menu Plugin with a single focus: To copy full paths to files in many different formats. I originally wrote CopyPaths because I couldn't find a small and simple utility to do what it does easily. CopyPaths is just about as painless as it gets. I hope you like it! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cmm/copy-paths-15-jp.hqx; 466 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Jun 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] NetFinder 2.1b3J - FTP client / Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the NetFinder package. The most Finder-like FTP client for the MacOS has just got better. NetFinder was the first FTP client to use the Finder hierarchy listing paradigm. With an intuitive user interface that everyone is familiar with, users can begin to use this program in no time at all. NetFinder v1.x started the FTP client war, by being the first FTP client to: - support resume downloading after you quit or crash. - add drag and drop support for all operations including moving files from one folder to another, server to server coping as well as the standard uploading, downloading and trashing... - inline filename editing, just like the Finder. - integrated BBEdit support for transparent file editing. - support for setting permissions on files and folders (even recursively). The Finder-like listing window supports viewing by name, date, size, and permissions. Other features include automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. What's New in v2.1 - added support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) FTP. All data transfers can now be encrypted. Requires OpenSSL module to be installed. PPC Support Only. - added support for ICI script. Customizing NetFinder to perform specific tasks is now easier than ever. Requires Scripting Components module to be installed. PPC Support Only. Useful scripts include: - Sending FTP commands. - Changing FTP "ping" (NOOP) interval. Or send your own custom "ping". - Extract URL's from any text file. - Search offline documentation for word. - added support for filtering in the display using wildcards or regexp. Allowing you to see what you want at a touch of a key. - added support for advanced upload mirroring. Makes maintaining a website even easier. - added support for server parser plugins. Allowing NetFinder to support just about any FTP server with a non-standard listing. You can even write your own parsers. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-21b3-jp.hqx; 3493 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 2000 From: TriVectus To: Subject: [*] Security/Password protection program: TriVectus SuperLock 4.5 Pro [version 4.5.1] SuperLock Pro is a security program designed to protect Macs from casual snoopers. Used by schools, companies, and governments around the world, it is considered the premier shareware security utility. Some of its many features include: * Supports thousands of users and three levels of access * Protects the hard drive even when a CD or floppy is used to start up the Mac * Immune to force-quitting * Immune to shift key extension bypassing on startup * Full activity logging, including process tracking (log when apps are launched and terminated) * Full-featured break-in attempt notification, including alarm sounds and forced delays between attempts * Built-in screen saver used when login dialog is displayed * Instant hot-key activation of login dialog, no matter what program is active * Auto-activation of login dialog after a period of user inactivity * Auto-activation of login dialog during wake-up from sleep * When login dialog is displayed, all background windows, the desktop, and the control strip are hidden * Supports forced-shutdown of Mac after too many login attempts * Supports forced-sleep of Mac after too many login attempts * Offers customizable login dialog * ...And much more Version 4.5 adds file and folder protection on a per-user basis, the ability for all users to change their own passwords, increased user control over startup items at launch time, greatly improved compatibility between the drive protection feature and other programs, more logging options, the ability to disable MacsBug, and more. SuperLock 4.5 Pro requires a PowerPC processor and Mac OS 8 or higher. It is sold as shareware at a price of $35 for a single-user license. Site and worldwide licenses are also available. SuperLock 4.0 Lite, a slimmed-down version of Pro, is also available beginning at $25 for a single-user license. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/super-lock-pro-451.hqx; 1901 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 2000 From: kenny grant To: Subject: [*] SpeakTime 1.2.3 SpeakTime is an extension and control panel which allow your mac to speak a user specified phrase on start up, speak the time at different intervals, and announce any number of custom phrases at user specified times and dates. Mac OS 8.x or greater required if you have any problems, please contact kenny@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/speak-time-123.hqx; 552 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 2000 From: Todd Houle To: Subject: [*] Stella's Mover Stella's Mover will help people moving from a Macintosh to a Windows PC (though they be sinners). It will check file names for non-Windows characters and rename them to an underscore character. It will also add the appropriate file extension, (such as .xls or .doc). Please contact thoule@wesleyan.edu with any questions. This software is $15 Shareware. It requires MacOS 7.5 and AppleScript support. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/stellas-mover.hqx; 1594 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 2000 From: Hugh Kawahara To: Subject: [*] TaskMenuBar 2.0.0 TaskMenuBar is a control panel that uses the empty space on the menu bar for many operations such as launching and switching applications, and opening files. Because it only uses the menu bar, unlike other utilities, it will never obscure or be obscured by other windows. Requires System 7.1 or later including OS-8 and 9 with a 68K or PPC processor. Shareware fee: $15. Hugh Kawahara kawahara@ix.netcom.com www.netcom.com/~kawahara/taskmenubar.html [Archived as /info-mac/gui/task-menu-bar-20.hqx; 137 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Jun 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] TypePopper 1.3J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the TypePopper package. TypePopper is a lean, robust, and easy to use Contextual Menu Plugin with a single focus: To help you easily change type and creator codes of files with just one click. I wrote TypePopper because I couldn't find a small and simple utility to do what it does as easily. Let us know what you think! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cmm/type-popper-13-jp.hqx; 458 K] ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jun 2000 From: Andre Voget To: Subject: [*] VSE Web Site Turbo 3.1 - Optimizes web pages, GIF and JPEG images This is VSE Web Site Turbo 3.1, a new version of the award-winning web page optimization tool. VSE Web Site Turbo is a tool that tries to prevent web surfers from leaving a web site before it has been loaded. It does that by making web pages load as fast as possible. VSE Web Site Turbo strips unneeded data from web pages, resulting in size reductions averaging from 20 to 50 percent based on content. It also optimizes JPEG and GIF images. The appearance of the web page is not changed in any way. The faster a web site loads, the better is the visitor's impression of the company, the web site and the product. In addition, the application save bandwidth costs. The new version now supports 68k based Macintosh computers, supports Miva Script code, optimizes files a bit faster and fixes some minor bugs. System Requirements: - System 7.5 or later - 5 MB of free RAM [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/vse-web-site-turbo-31.hqx; 1804 K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 01:13:17 -0400 From: Ken Laskey To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [A] lost hard disk space From: "abrody@smart.net" "Oh I am aware of the block/byte scenario on hard disks, but is that all there is to explain why hard drives from major manufacturers are losing up to 7% of their space every time they are formatted?" The difference is whether 1 GB = 1000*1000*1000 bytes or 1024*1024*1024 bytes. Note that 1.024 cubed equals 1.074, which accounts for your 7% loss. -- Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:49:55 -0700 From: Scott Wyant To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Appleshare login not cleartext? Hello all -- I've combed the books that I own, but I can't seem to find the answer to this one. Is there a way to upgrade the AppleShare login so it uses something other than cleartext? I'm trying to increase the security level on our network, and cleartext passwords make me nervous. Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 09:33:23 -0400 From: Patty and Art Werschulz To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Emacs for Macintosh Hi. Douglas W. St.Clair asked: > Does anyone know where I can get a copy of EMACS for the Macintosh? Check out http://www.csis.hku.hk/~choi/emacs. Please note that dump-emacs is not implemented, so that loadup.el must be loaded at every startup, which takes a bit of time -- long enough to be annoying, IMHO. You also might want to consider Alpha; check outhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/~keleher/alpha.html for details. -- Patty and Art Werschulz http://members.home.net/agw/ 207 Stoughton Avenue Cranford NJ 07016 (908) 272-1146 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 12:40:38 -0400 From: "Douglas W. St.Clair" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: EMACS on the Mac and now TECO (is there no end to this Thank you all the replies I have received. I got a pointer to this site http://www.csis.hku.hk/~choi/emacs/index.html where an alpha version of EMACS 20.n is located. In addition this sites creator has placed the source code and binary files in an account on SOURCEFORGE.COM at ftp://mac-emacs.sourceforge.net/pub/mac-emacs/emacs-20.6-mac-bin-d5.smi.bin. I might as well go out on a limb but has anyone an idea where you might find a copy of TECO (for any platform?). (EMACs was first written as a TECO macro.) There was one suggestion that I consider BBEdit. I use BBEdit and some of the built in HTML "macros" are pretty nice. BBEdit has not implemented all the "standard Patterns" for searches yet and this is sometimes a problem for me. By the way their support for the product is about the best I have ever received! I have sent and received replies pretty late at night (their time) much to my surprise. Another editor for the Mac with extensive scripting and pretty extensive search and replace is QUED/M by NISUS. -- END *************** *************** *************** ********** Douglas W. St.Clair Tir na nOg 400 Burton Highway Wilton, NH 03086-5022 USA PH: 603-654-9321 FAX: 603-654-5440 CELL: 617-233-3387 or 617-beef-fur *************** *************** *************** ********** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 23:17:04 +0200 From: Christian F Buser To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Eudora and attachments At 20:31 -0400 31.05.2000, me@none.co.uk (Lobo) wrote: >*Nearly every time*, I am unable to send attachments using Eudora 4.3.2. >The most recent time was an attachment of 2MB but the little pendulum stops >swinging and the screen freezes. I then have to do a force quit and >restart. Eudora 4.3.2 does a very good job for me and I never hat this experience. Must be something with your ISP or with your configuration. Good luck, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) Look at Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? (Petra Kelly) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 07:21:08 -0400 From: "R. A. Hettinga" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #91 At 8:31 PM -0400 on 5/31/00, The Info-Mac Network wrote: > HP LJ 2100 with the 600N network card, which, supposedly, talks > Appletalk and Postscript It doesn't. Day before yesterday, I went out and got a LJ 2100TN. It does. Took me all of 30 seconds, out of the box, to plug it and play... Thanks anyway! Cheers, RAH -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 19:00:56 +0100 From: Stewart Mackintosh To: Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #91 on 1/6/2000 1:31 am, The Info-Mac Network at digest@info-mac.org wrote: > From: Stewart Mackintosh > Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 11:30:53 +0100 > To: > Subject: OE 5.02 > > Anyone having a problem with Outlook Express 5.02? I've noticed no problems > here (PB 333 Bronze/OS9), but at the office I look after (iMacs going thru > Vicomsoft Gateway) outgoing emails don't make it. I'm gradually narrowing > down the problem, and at the moment it seems to be when > sending/replying/forwarding to more than one person in the "To" field. > Any ideas? > TIA > -- > Best regards > > Stewart Mackintosh In case anyone has similar problems, it turned out to be the packet size was too large at 1500; works fine now set to 1000! Sorry for the bandwidth... -- Best regards Stewart Mackintosh alternate email address: smack@mcmail.com check out http://www.medmedia.co.uk/smack/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 10:56:35 +0200 From: "Gerhard Egger Linde Verlag" To: Subject: REQ: Where can I get "RoboWars"? Hi everyone, When I was younger there was a Game for Macintosh called "RoboWars". I³s about Programming a Roboter in order to find and get the Goodies spilled out in some sort of Mace. (??) Who can tell me where to get this Game? regards, gerhard ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 16:58:28 -0400 From: atroncale@nypl.org (atroncale) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: tiff header tags writer Hello: I am in need of a program that will write to TIF header tags for a Mac. There is a PC version of this called TIFFKIT but I have yet to find something for MAC. Any helpful tips would be appreciated. Anthony Troncale New York Public Library atroncale@nypl.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 09:42:49 +0000 From: Chuck Hooker To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Zip Drive Hello, We have an extra internal Iomega Zip drive that could start doing some needed work as an external drive. Does anyone have a suggestion on locating a surplus external housing, with the needed connectors, etc., without paying a ransom to Iomega? Many thanks, Chuck -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************