Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #381 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 10 Dec 99 Volume 16 : Issue 381 Today's Topics: (Q) G4 firmware update...does it improve stability on a G4 350? [*] Smart Scroll 3.6b2J - Japanese Version [*] CD/DVD Library 3.6 [*] challenge.sit [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 D (German version) [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 F (French version) [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 I (Italian version) [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 J (Japanese version) [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 N (Dutch version) [*] PandoFrame 3.1.3 [*] RandomPassword 1.2 [*] TimeZonesHC 1.01 / HyperCard stack time in ALL timezonesincluding DST Toast 4 or Ray Gun? 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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 #381" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:12:46 -0500 From: a brody Subject: (Q) G4 firmware update...does it improve stability on a G4 350? Dear Digest readers, We have a G4/350 that was released right after the Apple shortage of G4s began, probably the G3 motherboard style, and wondered if the G4 firmware update 1.8.1 does anything to improve the stability of G4. Do you think this firmware update will prevent us from upgrading to any newer G4s or G5s when that time comes along? Does this update work on MacOS 8.6, or do you need 9.0. Are the Altivec extensions any better on MacOS 9? I hesitate to update to Netscape 4.5, as Netscape 4.6.1 and 4.7 have both exhibited lots of Type 3 errors on my Powerbook G3, and we have Netscape 4.5 on the G4. Do you think the G4 will react any differently to the newer Netscape than the Wallstreet Powrebook G3 Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 3.6b2J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Smart Scroll package. Smart Scroll enhances scrollbars for most apps, including Netscape, Emailer, Eudora, ClarisWorks... (Mac OS 8.5 & 8.6 only enhance the Finder's scrollbars) Proportional Thumbs: The size of the thumb relative to the scrollbar shows how much of a document is displayed in a window! Live Scrolling moves the window contents while you drag the thumb. Power up your scroll bars! Scrolling Speed may now be adjusted for all scroll bars! *New!* Scrolling Speed may be adjusted to your preference. If your windows are too fast for your taste, this will let you set a comfortable scrolling speed. The setting is applied whenever you click in a scrollbar and hold the button down, but full speed is available at any time by clicking repeatedly instead. This control panel works on any Mac introduced since 1990, running System 7.0 through Mac OS 9.0. New in version 3.6: *Scrolling Speed may now be adjusted for all scrollbars *Support for Mac OS 9.0 *Many internal changes and fixes Mac OS 8.5 and later provide applications with the possibility of displaying proportional thumbs, but applications will need to be updated to take advantage of the new feature. Among applications included with Mac OS, so far only the Finder and a couple others uses this feature. Smart Scroll provides proportional thumbs for "the rest of apps" today, without updating applications applications such as Netscape, Emailer, AppleWorks, Word or system add-ons such as control panels! Smart Scroll communicates with Kaleidoscope so scrollbars using the new color schemes can be proportional and have active scrolling! Smart Scroll is also designed to cooperate with DoubleScroll 2.1.2 and 2.2 (now superseded by Kaleidoscope). Note: On Mac OS 8.5 - 9.0, Smart Scroll 3.5 is compatible with Kaleidoscope 2.1.2 or better. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-36b2-jp.hqx; 169 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Mike McGee Subject: [*] CD/DVD Library 3.6 Inaka Software's Home Page: http://home.pacbell.net/inaka/ Inaka Software Announces CD/DVD Library-- the complete stand-alone Compact Disc/DVD database tracking and catalog solution for Macintosh. Inaka Software has announced that it has released a version 3.6 of their Compact Disc & DVD database solution called The CD/DVD Library. The CD/DVD Library is by far the most efficient and simple way to conveniently view, print, sort, file, save and organize your Compact Disc or DVD collection. With the CD/DVD Library, you can search through your CD/DVD collection for various artists, movie titles, song names, ratings, categories, and even lyrics to a song! Simple. Powerful. Elegant. Inexpensive. CD/DVD Library is a self-running application which includes a slick layout that makes adding, viewing, sorting, finding and printing a snap. In addition to the simple, yet highly graphical layout, CD/DVD Library allows you to add an infinite number of your own CDs/DVDs to the existing database. This will allow your personal disc database to grow and grow! New Features from Version 3.5: * Fixed bug which had the same track info display when the Artist/Director name was identical. * Fixed "Track Name" bug in the Find Menu. * Added "Web Link" to the Internet Movie Database for tracking your favorite DVD titles! New Features from Version 3.0: * Unlimited Track entries per disc! (No longer limited to 20 per CD/DVD!) * Status field to see if your CD/DVD is "in" or if it was loaned out to a friend * "Web Link" entry field for your favorite web site associated with that CD or DVD! * Links to popular internet music search sites! * Greater user printer control with full access to Page Setup and Print menus! * Now you can register online by credit card! CD/DVD Library also Includes: * Sample Data Complete with Graphics and Sound! * Enhanced graphical layout with simple to use menus and icons! * List your CDs/DVDs by artist/director, title, category, or rating! You can choose! * A print huge lists of CD/DVD titles on the fly!. * Expanded sorting functions! The ability to sort huge CD/DVD collections with one simple click! * Fully compatible for both Macintosh and Windows users! * And now CD/DVD Library is a completely self-running application! * No longer requires FileMaker Pro! PRICE: $15 US. Shareware. ($15 Mail in Registration Fee. FREE upgrade previous registered users 3.0; $20 for first time online Credit Card Registration). The CD/DVD Library rivals any commercial music or data cataloging software on the market. There are versions for both Windows and Mac OS users. The easy to use menus and well designed layout make it the obvious chose for anyone who wishes to store their CDs or DVDs in a database. The CD/DVD Library can do it all. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/cd-dvd-library-36.hqx; 6419 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Joe Hammons Subject: [*] challenge.sit Challenge is a HyperCard program requiring the HyperCard Player. The goal of the program is to match eight pictures and eight narratives about the pictures for a possible 800 points. The pictures are of automobile accidents without any blood or bodies. Besides helping students with their reading comprehension, there is a strong message to wear seat belts and not mix alcohol and gasoline. [Archived as /info-mac/game/challenge.hqx; 1021 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271.hqx; 329 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 D (German version) What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271-de.hqx; 324 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 F (French version) What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271-fr.hqx; 329 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 I (Italian version) What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271-it.hqx; 330 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 J (Japanese version) What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271-jp.hqx; 330 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Barbara Canino + Marco Damaschi Subject: [*] MaBaSoft releases World Clock CSM 2.7.1 N (Dutch version) What is World Clock CSM? You are a real globetrotter and spend one day in New York, one in Tokyo and one in Sydney? You live in a huge country? You have frequent contacts with people from other continents or foreign companies? World Clock CSM will then make your life easier. World Clock CSM is a clock for the control strip which lets you simultaneously display up to 24 different times. With World Clock CSM you can: - rotate the displayed clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required (rotation speed can adjusted); - display Universal Time (UTC) and Internet Time (BMT); - configure your own cities and locations; - move and sort clocks by time and city name; - show date and weekday and apply different time formats to different clocks; - add frequently used cities to World Clock menu; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock CSM is available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. * * * System Requirements World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher. Control Strip, Extensions Strip, Desktop Strip or ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. The Date & Time control panel needs to be installed, but can be disabled if Mac OS 8 or higher is running. * * * What's new in World Clock CSM 2.7.1? - An incompatibility with Mac OS 9 J which caused the computer to freeze when World Clock CSM was loaded has been fixed. - A bug which caused the computer to freeze when the "Open Date & Time" command was chosen with the Finder not running has been fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-csm-271-nl.hqx; 329 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Panda Systems Subject: [*] PandoFrame 3.1.3 PandoFrame is a freeware Macintosh application that allows you to place picture frames on your desktop. It's like Stickies for pictures. The picture frames set above any desktop pattern or picture you have, and can be arranged anywhere on the desktop. Frames can be any of nine shapes and come in a variety of colors and patterns. You can even create you own custom frames! They are perfect for displaying pictures of your loved ones, family, or even your pets! Version 3.1.3 - Fixed a bug that would cause the heart shape to crash or not draw. Panda Systems http://www.PandaCorner.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/pando-frame-313.hqx; 745 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: "David C. Oshel" Subject: [*] RandomPassword 1.2 history ------- 1.2 December 8, 1999 - Bug fix, alert position on main screen not set. 1.1 December 4, 1999 - Added BNDL, not released. 1.0 December 1, 1999 - first version to InfoMac. It's hard to think up a password. Here's a random password generator based on the old diceware idea, but I use a PRNG to pick out candidates from the vocabulary list. Using dice to select one of 7776 words is perfectly random, but awfully tedious. This method gives you an instant password that looks exactly like you used diceware, with essentially the same level of "random"-ness. The program asks you to select a file using Standard Get File. Choose a file at least 64 megabytes in length, with randomized content. For example, a large encrypted Stuffit archive, or a large PGP Disk volume. Internally, both of these kinds of files look random -- in fact, they can't be compressed, usually a great indicator that their bit patterns are unavailable for analysis. The file is used to initialize a small additive congruential generator (see Knuth), which is used to select five words from Beale's vocabulary, the alternative list distributed at www.diceware.com. The program shows you the password in an Alert (speaking it aloud if you've allowed OS 8.5 to speak), and also puts it in the clipboard for you to paste into another application. Notice the kicker? The file you select as an entropy source can be on a CD-ROM, offline. And the "entropy" of its bit pattern depends on the random contents of whatever you've been shoving into the underlying archive for the past year or so. A fine kettle of fish! Source is included, support is not. Enjoy. David C. Oshel Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 1 December 1999 [Archived as /info-mac/app/random-password-12.hqx; 120 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 1999 From: Oscar van Vlijmen Subject: [*] TimeZonesHC 1.01 / HyperCard stack time in ALL timezonesincluding DST Contents: TimeZonesHC timezones.gif AboutTimeZonesHC101.html This HyperCard stack by Oscar van Vlijmen can show the time in ALL known time zones, taking the daylight savings time (summertime) into account. Enter a time, set a few time zones, and this stack will compute the correct time in the set time zones. From base time to zone time and vice versa. If you enter a date as well, the correct daylight savings time corrections (summertime) are taken into account. This version can show up to 12 timezones at once. This stack is a Macintosh application of the TZ UNIX timezone database, but only for the current timezone information, not the historical information. What is so special about this stack? * You can find information about ALL known time zones of the world. The database has 424 zone cards. * ALL known information about daylight savings time (summertime) is included. * Calculations are made with a precision of one minute, even in the case of a transition from summer time to winter time (or vice versa) right now. * The information is extremely up to date. * You can study and change all information yourself, nothing is hidden. Freeware; not to be used for commercial applications; not on CD-ROM's. Internet page: http://www.tip.nl/users/o.van.vlijmen/AboutTimeZonesHC.html Oscar van Vlijmen 10-Dec-1999 [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/time-zones-hc-101.hqx; 100 K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:11:06 -0800 From: "Don and Cory Chesnut, Cathy Jo Cassidy" Subject: Toast 4 or Ray Gun? The Yamaha CDRW is on the way for my B&WG3. I'll be using it to transfer vinyl (33's and 78's) and tape to CD. According to the literature, the new Toast has a program to clean up hiss and pops. Ray Gun (from Arboretum) does the same. Should I spend the bucks to upgrade the Toast or get the Ray Gun and stick with toast 3.5.7? -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************