Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #193 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 06 Dec 00 Volume 17 : Issue 193 Today's Topics: [*] Faneuil Hall-Boston [*] 4OP Librarian v1.0.6 [*] BackgroundWarper PPC 2.0 submission [*] BarWare 5 [*] Black Magik File Hider 1.0 [*] CalcIT1.1.sit.hqx [*] CarCare 3 [*] Club MID v1.1.5 [*] DupliMizer 1.6.3 [*] DX7 Librarian v1.2.6 [*] eMerge 1.6.5 -- Customerize your e-mail [*] ept30_excel_addin.hqx [*] GameOver T1 - a free Type 1 font [*] GameOver TT - a free TrueType font [*] Gene 4.3.2 [*] hogwasher-25-demo-hqx: An Offline + Online Newsreader [*] HTML Optimizer 3.3 [*] HTML OptimizerPro 1.9.1 [*] JUNO Librarian 1.2.0 [*] K1 Librarian v1.1.4 Application Switcher-Related Problems Connecting Olympus D-490Z to G4 Cube Connecting Olympus D-490Z to G4 Cube TV Remote & Computer TV Remote Controls a Macintosh! Explanation? 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Additional photos may be seen at http://people.ne.mediaone.net/mkdk Regards, Mark Gilligan [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/faneuil-hall.hqx; 249 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] 4OP Librarian v1.0.6 [4OP Librarian v1.0.6] 4OP Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for 4-Operator Systhesizer by YAMAHA. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you the parameter. You can keep 32 patches in one file, so it's easy to replace 4-Operator Systhesizer's internal patches. Supported Synth : DX100, DX21, DX27, DX27S, TX81Z, WT11, TQ5, YS100, YS200, B200, DX11 or V50 (I have NOT checked for all of the synth, though. :-) What's changed : - Lower CPU load. Features : - Fat Binary. - Apple Script recordable. - Macintosh Drag and Drop support. - Inline input support for Japanese text. - Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC - System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later - Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/4op-librarian.hqx; 594 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Georges Gyory To: Subject: [*] BackgroundWarper PPC 2.0 submission Description BackgroundWarper 2.0 - cyclically moving 3D surfaces under multicoloured lights (unless weirder settings) for your webpage or desktop backgrounds. You can use one surface to define a distortion of another for fancier effects. For examples, http://perso.club-internet.fr/ggyory/Warper/warper1.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/background-warper.hqx; 1105 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: "Mitch B." To: Subject: [*] BarWare 5 BarWare's New Features: Ç OS X Aqua interface. Ç Reentering password at start up has been eliminated. Ç Extensive built-in case sensitive help. Ç Automatically fixes drag and dropped type. Ç Automatically deselects þprint list™ check boxes. Ç Color printing option. Ç Improved performance. Ç Improved Search function. Additional Features: Ç Runs on Macintosh or Windows 95/98 computers! Ç 775 Classic and non traditional drink recipes. Ç Expandable - add an unlimited number of recipes. Ç User definable Internet buttons. Ç Drag and drop recipes into BarWare. Ç Built-in Bar Guide. Ç Built-in Dictionary. Ç Print a single recipe or several recipes on on page. Ç Print or view a index of all recipes. Ç Helpful web page links. Ç Easy Navigation. Ç Great Graphical interface. Ç All category lists are now user definable. Ç Updates are always free. You can be the bartender you've always wanted to be! Mixing a great drink starts with a great recipe and you can find 775 of them with BarWare. It doesn't matter how limited your bar is you can find the perfect recipe. Not only can you find by Name, but you can also find by Spirit, Mixer, Liqueur, Garnish, Time of the Year, and Glass it s served in or any combination thereof. For an example, if you only have Gin and Orange Juice in your bar you can find a recipe by selecting those items in the pop-up menus and clicking find. Print single recipes or several, even a index for quick reference. BarWare has a built-in Internet Resource Guide, Bar Guide and great graphics. $10.00 US http://www.FileMakerShareware.com [Archived as /info-mac/data/barware-5.hqx; 2956 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Tim Brown To: Subject: [*] Black Magik File Hider 1.0 File Hider is a utility that allows you to quickly and easily "hide" selected files and folders on your Macintosh so that they cannot be seen by casual observers or users of your Mac. Simply drag your sensitive files or folders into File Hider's list, check the boxes for the files that you want to hide, click on the Save button, and watch your files vanish. When you need to access one of your hidden files or folders, launch File Hider again, enter your password, uncheck the boxes for the items that you want to use and click on the Save button; your files will pop back into existence. A single-machine license for File Hider costs $19.95 and requires an Apple Power Macintosh computer running MacOS 8.1 through 9.0.4. For more information, please visit the Black Magik Software web site at . File Hider is a great way to safeguard your data during the holidays when friends and family (especially the little ones) will have access to your computer! File Hider may be included on the Info-Mac and AMUG CD-ROMs. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/black-magik-file-hider.hqx; 924 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Ethan Rutter To: Subject: [*] CalcIT1.1.sit.hqx Here's the abstract for CalcIT 1.1, uploaded today: Need a more powerful calculator than the one that ships with the Mac? CalcIT is a full-featured scientific calculator with larger (i.e., easy-to-read) buttons and display, decimal/hex/binary and degrees/radians/gradients modes, units conversions, and customizable interface. Version 1.1 completely revises the calculation engine for greater speed and precision, adds an optional log file, and includes interface improvements. CalcIT received TUCOWS' 5 cow rating (out of 5). There are PPC and 68K versions available at the MR Stuff Shareware home page . [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/calc-it-11.hqx; 793 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: "Mitch B." To: Subject: [*] CarCare 3 CarCare's New Features: Ç Improved interface. Ç Reentering password at start up has been eliminated. Ç Improved performance. Ç Improved navigation. Additional Features: Ç At-A-Glance section. Ç Invoice section. Ç Running total of vehicles maintenance costs. Ç Easy navigation. Ç Updates are always free. Have you ever needed a car repair receipt and couldn t find it? Digging through receipts to find when the last time you serviced your transmission or changed the plugs can be a real pain! But with CarCare it's fast and easy! It features an "At-A-Glance" section where all general information for the vehicle is kept. It also is a great way to keep track of your vehicles maintenance costs with an "Invoice" section where all repair costs are kept. $5.00 US http://www.FileMakerShareware.com [Archived as /info-mac/data/carcare-3.hqx; 2622 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] Club MID v1.1.5 [Club MID v1.1.5] Club MID is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to play standard MIDI files. One window holds one standard MIDI file, and displays it's current tempo, System Exclusive status, Control Change status and Voice Name, Panpot, Pitch Bend, Level for each MIDI channel. List window can have up to 32640 MIDI files to be played back sequentially, or random order. Whta's changed : - Lower CPU load. Features : - Fat Binary. - QuickTime support. - Macintosh Drag and Drop support. - GM, GS, XG format compatible. - 32part Standard MIDI File playback support. - Navigation Services support. This application requires : - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC - System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later - Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) -- If you use external MIDI tone generator - MIDI tone generator or QuickTime Musical Instruments [Archived as /info-mac/gst/club-mid-115.hqx; 225 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] DupliMizer 1.6.3 DupliMizer 1.6.3 What it is: AppleScript program that duplicates and optimizes your entire web folder in one pass. Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$5 Computer: any Mac Mac OS: 7.6 or later Abstract: DupliMizer is an AppleScript program that duplicates and optimizes your entire web folder. Simply drag your Web Folder to the program's icon and all web pages are optimized in one pass! There is a limit to the hierarchical depth that DupliMizer can handle: Eight levels must be sufficient in practically all cases. A detailed log is available. Version 1.6.3 optimizes Unix files more accurate. MacOS 7.6 or later is required, plus the Scripting Addition (osax) "ACME Script Widgets". [Archived as /info-mac/disk/duplimizer-163.hqx; 115 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] DX7 Librarian v1.2.6 [DX7 Librarian v1.2.6] DX7 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for DX7. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you the parameter. You can keep 32 voices in one file, so it's easy to replace DX7's internal 32 voices. What's changed : - Lower CPU load. Features : - Fat Binary. - Apple Script recordable. - Macintosh Drag and Drop support. - Inline input support for Japanese text. - Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC - System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later - Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/dx7-librarian-126.hqx; 329 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Roy Schulze To: Subject: [*] eMerge 1.6.5 -- Customerize your e-mail Galleon Software has just put the final touches on version 1.6.5 of eMerge, our dead-easy, Mac-only, e-mail merge application. This release fixes problems found in earlier versions and introduces some new features and improvements described below. http://www.galleon.com/emerge With this new version of eMerge, we have laid the groundwork for the long-awaited jump to eMerge 2.0. We are currently testing an AppleScriptable version of eMerge 1.6.5 and are looking for customers who are interested in using this to automate common eMerge tasks. If you are interested in joining this program, please send a message to beta@galleon.com. Regards, Roy Schulze Galleon Software ---------------- New features and changes in version 1.6.5 -- You can now import contact information from Palm Desktop exports. -- The new Export Selected option in the Export dialog allows you to export just those records youÆve selected in your mailing list, including discontinuous selections. -- For each of your campaigns, eMerge now remembers the field order you used when you last imported data to that campaign. -- You can now use the variable menus to insert a variable into the message header fields. -- eMerge now allows you to import the message Status field. -- Clicking Substitute Variable Names during an import now correctly assigns those names to the Custom Variable menu. -- Variable names used within variables are no longer case sensitive. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/emerge-165.hqx; 2274 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Edwin Tam To: Subject: [*] ept30_excel_addin.hqx Edwin's Power Tools 3 is a general-purpose Excel shareware add-ins, which adds 60 new functions and 44 worksheet formulas to Microsoft Excel 2001 & Excel 98 for Mac. There are advanced formatting tools, data manipulation tools, workbook management tools, etc. Also comes with comprehensive documentation. It's designed on the Mac, and for the Mac. 30 days trial period, registration fee is US$40. Official web site: http://users.vol.net/edwintam/EPT.HTM On-line purchase site: http://order.kagi.com/?R4 This shareware may be included on commercially available CD-ROM of the archives. Regards, Edwin Tam [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/edwin-power-tools-30.hqx; 2632 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: "Rev. Feorag NicBhride" To: Subject: [*] GameOver T1 - a free Type 1 font GameOver is a font inspired by arcade games of the early 80s, complete with scan lines! This is the Postscript Type 1 version. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/game-over-t1.hqx; 72 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: "Rev. Feorag NicBhride" To: Subject: [*] GameOver TT - a free TrueType font GameOver is a font inspired by arcade games of the early 80s, complete with scan lines! This is the TrueType version. [Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/game-over-tt.hqx; 19 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: David Eppstein To: Subject: [*] Gene 4.3.2 This is Gene 4.3.2, the latest release of the Gene program for maintaining genealogical databases and drawing family trees. This version corrects a problem saving pictures in Gene 4.3.1. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/gene-432.hqx; 1149 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: "Stephen J. Cunningham" To: Subject: [*] hogwasher-25-demo-hqx: An Offline + Online Newsreader Hogwasher is a newsreader for users who are ready to "move up" from the simple "web browser accessory" type readers which come with their Mac but who do not have or want the technical sophistication and patience to configure and use the various "GuruReaders" which are available. Hogwasher functions equally well as either an online or offline newsreader. It implements the functionality that has become standard in all newsreaders in an intuitive, easy to use fashion. In addition, it offers several unique features designed to make participation in the Usenet community more enjoyable and less time consuming...and in many cases less expensive. The enclosed fully functional demo allows 60 days of unlimited usage. System Requirements: =================== 68K: 4 MB RAM, 10 MB free disk space, System 7.5 or later, Open Transport 1.1 or later PPC: 4.5 MB RAM, 10 MB free disk space, System 7.5 or later, Open Transport 1.1 or later [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/hogwasher-25.hqx; 4028 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] HTML Optimizer 3.3 HTML Optimizer 3.3 What it is: Tool to check and optimize your web pages Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$5 Computer: Any Mac Mac OS: 7.5 or later Required: HyperCard Player 2.3 or later Abstract: HTML Optimizer's main function is to save space on your web pages by removing unnecessary characters and tags, making parsing the page by a browser more efficient. Three other useful functions of HTML Optimizer are: (1) Checking the so called tagged pairs, i.e. the tags that always have to appear together with their end tags. Further, IMG tags are checked for WIDTH, HEIGHT and ALT attributes. (2) Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find them quickly. (3) Converting special characters to the &....; notation. Version 3.3 does no longer remove multiple whitespace and carriage returns from code between STYLE tag pairs. [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-33.hqx; 233 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] HTML OptimizerPro 1.9.1 HTML OptimizerPro 1.9.1 What it is: Tool to check and optimize your web pages Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$8 Computer: PowerPC or iMac Mac OS: 7.5 or later Abstract: HTML OptimizerPro's main function is to save space on your web pages by removing unnecessary characters and tags, making parsing the page by a browser more efficient. Four other useful functions of HTML OptimizerPro are: (1) Checking the so called tagged pairs, i.e. the tags that always have to appear together with their end tags. Further, IMG tags are checked for WIDTH, HEIGHT and ALT attributes. ALT attributes can be added if missing, with or without string. (2) Checking the validity of the internal links. (3) Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find them quickly. (4) Converting special characters to the &....; notation. Version 1.9.1 fixes a bug that occurred when optimizing a Unix file and removes an annoying register reminder [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-pro-191.hqx; 1075 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] JUNO Librarian 1.2.0 [JUNO Librarian 1.2.0] JUNO Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for JUNO106. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you it's parameter. What's changed : - Lower CPU load. Features : - Fat Binary. - Apple Script recordable. - Macintosh Drag and Drop support. - Inline input support for Japanese text. - Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC - System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later - Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/juno-librarian-12.hqx; 224 K] ------------------------------ Date: 6 Dec 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] K1 Librarian v1.1.4 [K1 Librarian v1.1.4] K1 Librarian is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to make up library of voice data for K1. One window has one voice data, and you can open windows as many as you want. (It's only limited by partition size of the application.) When this application receives bulk dump MIDI data, new window will open and show you the parameter. You can keep 32 patches in one file, so it's easy to replace K1's internal patches. What's changed : - Lower CPU load. Features : - Fat Binary. - Apple Script recordable. - Macintosh Drag and Drop support. - Inline input support for Japanese text. - Navigation Services support. (PowerPC Only) This application requires : - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC - System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later - Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/k1-librarian-114.hqx; 434 K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 19:44:09 -0800 From: Andrew Merenbach To: Subject: Application Switcher-Related Problems Every so often, with the Application Switcher open, my G4 running 9.0.4 stops functioning, except that the mouse moves. If I try force-quitting, it asks me if I want to force-quit Application Switcher, then, soon after, sometimes before I even get to restart, my computer completely freezes, mouse and all. Anybody experienced a similar problem? -- Andrew Merenbach ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:13:30 -0500 From: Alan Stein To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Connecting Olympus D-490Z to G4 Cube Paul Brians said: >I just got my new Olympus D-490 Zoom camera and was looking forward >to using it with my G4 Cube, when I discovered that it has no >FireWire or USB port! It comes with only a serial cable and Mac >adapter. The manual implies that the only computer cable connection >is via this RS-232 PC serial cable and Mac conversion connector. ... >I'm not a professional photographer-just a snapshooter. I would gain >some extra USB ports if I bought a hub--and I'll need another one >anyway if I buy a CD-writer as I plan. So would the USB option give >me not-too-irritating upload speeds? Or does anyone have any other >suggestions? I'm using a SmartMedia card reader with an Olympus D-460 and the upload speed is wonderful. It should be fine with a D-490, even though since the resolution is twice that for the D-460, it may wind up taking twice as long per photo. -- Alan Stein a.stein@snet.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:10:46 -0800 From: Joshua Yeidel To: wsu-macusers-list@listproc.wsu.edu, l , Subject: Connecting Olympus D-490Z to G4 Cube Repeated from the current TidBITS newsletter disclaimer: no personal experience): At 9:00 PM -0800 12/4/00, TidBITS Editors wrote: > >**Image Transfers** -- Finally, there's the question of just how > you plan to move images from the camera into your computer. Many > people worry about whether or not the camera supports USB (or > serial connections, for older Macs), but it's not as big a deal as > you might think. Everyone I know hates using USB because you have > to plug a cable into the camera, then the other end into a USB > port, and then fiddle around with a camera that sits in front of > your computer. Here's how the sophisticated photographers do it. > They buy a digital camera based on the features they want, whether > or not it has USB. Then they get a Delkin or Microtech > International USB multi-card reader that reads Compact Flash, > Compact Flash II, and SmartMedia cards. When they want to transfer > images, they pop the memory card out of the camera and into the > reader. > >welcome.htm> > > At 8:57 PM -0800 12/4/00, Paul Brians wrote: >I just got my new Olympus D-490 Zoom camera and was looking forward >to using it with my G4 Cube, when I discovered that it has no >FireWire or USB port! It comes with only a serial cable and Mac >adapter. The manual implies that the only computer cable connection >is via this RS-232 PC serial cable and Mac conversion connector. I >put a lot of research into choosing this camera, but just dumbly >assumed it would have FireWire output. Bummer! > >The manual says "For an iMac or other computer equipped with only >USB port, use a SmartMedia reader/writer software program." I gather >that this means I need a new piece of _hardware_--a SmartMedia >reader/writer. All my G4 USB ports are full, so if I want to use a >USB SmartMedia reader/writer (about $40) I'll also have to buy a USB >hub ($20-$35). > >I'd rather have the speed of FireWire, but it looks like it might >cost me. The Microtech FireWire CameraMate lists for $129! The >Synchrotec PCM-CR-FW1ES is not much cheaper: $121. > >I'm not a professional photographer-just a snapshooter. I would gain >some extra USB ports if I bought a hub--and I'll need another one >anyway if I buy a CD-writer as I plan. So would the USB option give >me not-too-irritating upload speeds? Or does anyone have any other >suggestions? >-- Paul Brians, Department of English >Washington State University >Pullman, WA 99164-5020 >brians@wsu.edu >http://www.wsu.edu/~brians -- Joshua ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 18:14:02 -0800 From: Andrew Merenbach To: Subject: TV Remote & Computer Thank you, everybody, for your assistance--it was suggested to me that I put a piece of tape over the IR port on the front of the machine. I'm still wondering, however: how the heck did the signal from the remote control get _THROUGH_ the computer? See, the computer's BACK is toward where the remote control is used. It _DID_ work from all angles, but I noticed no difference--unless IR has a way of bending, why did it do that? -- Andrew Merenbach ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:52:53 -0800 From: jonrelay@napanet.net (Jon Bettencourt) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: TV Remote Controls a Macintosh! Explanation? >Later that day, at home, my parents were preparing for bed, and my dad >turned on his TV, a Sony Vega-KV32FS12, and the _COMPUTER_ turned on as >well! To make things even eerier, the volume control on the remote worked >the volume on the computer (the 6360), and the other buttons made a "Click" >sound emanate from the computer's speakers (I guess it was more of a >"Clack"). > >Any ideas on what to do about this? Does the computer have a little black window on the front? I had a computer that was like this. I think it had an option for a TV tuner, and Sony TV remotes could control it. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************