Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #81 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 15 May 00 Volume 17 : Issue 81 Today's Topics: (A) Audio input plug for G4 (C) cookie toolbar item [A] Mailbox assignment for outgoing mail [A] PC equivalent of G4 with new Virtual PC [A] PC equivalent of G4 with new Virtual PC Consumer Reports Opinions Info-Mac Digest V17 #78 Locking Finder Window Locations Mailbox assignment for outgoing mail 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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Silverstein" asks: >I would like to hook up my stereo system to my G4 400 MHz. >The trouble is, there is only the microphone input and I cannot find >an adaptor with the extra-long plug that is used by Apple. >Where do they sell these adaptors? >Also: >Is the audio input plug for the G4 mono or stereo? >Should I connect to my stereo system's headphone socket (large size >plug) or should I connect to the speaker output (clips for wires, not >sockets)? >Will importing sound in this manner yield reasonable quality? Michael: Yes, it's a stereo jack. Griffin Technologies down in the States makes just the thing for you. It's called the NE Mic. http://www.griffintechnology.com/mic_main.html . See if it satisfies your requirements. You should use outputs from your amp or preamp as though the Mac were an extra tape deck. Don't treat it as if it were a speaker. That would probably output too much power. - Scott Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me. Scott Beach Toronto, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 13:02:48 -0400 From: "abrody@smart.net" Subject: (C) cookie toolbar item Dear Digest readers, A good programmer could do this. Make it so that both Netscape 4.7.3 and Internet Explorer 4.5 and 5.0 have buttons on the toolbar to toggle cookies acceptance on and off. That way if we are about to go to a website we want cookies on, we can switch to it without having to go into the preferences of each browser each time we want to toggle cookies. That would be a wonderful public domain software if anyone of you programmers wants to make one. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net -- Check out over 700 internet sites updated monthly at: http://www.index-site.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 21:02:37 +1000 From: T&B Subject: [A] Mailbox assignment for outgoing mail > I would like to assign outgoing mail to different mailboxes - for > instance, if I have a mailbox where I keep incoming mail from Mr. Ed, > I want my replies to Mr. Ed to be kept in the same mailbox. > > Is there any mail program that does this? Mulberry lets you set a different outbox (or drafts folder) per account. I can't think of another that does. For URLs and a detailed comparison of Mac email clients, see: http://www.tandb.com.au/email/clients/ Tom T&B -- Is this the quickest and easiest way to web publish a database?: http://www.tandb.com.au/appleworks/web_publish_db/ ------------------------------ Date: 13 May 2000 22:06:44 -0400 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: [A] PC equivalent of G4 with new Virtual PC Ken Laskey aks: >I've read that VPC 3.0.3 Pentium chip emulator adds Velocity Engine >(AltiVec) optimizations for Power Mac G4 machines. Has anybody seen >any information indicating what speed/version of the Pentium chip it >is approximately equivalent to? Ken: Just out of curiosity I ran the "Connectix Software Center" utility. It checked the Connectix server and told me that version 3.0 is current and didn't offer any updates. Are you sure it's available? (I didn't go to their web site.) - Scott Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me. Scott Beach Toronto, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 15:36:26 -0400 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [A] PC equivalent of G4 with new Virtual PC This from the 5/4/00 TidBITS **Virtual PC 3.0.3 Update Released** -- Connectix has released Virtual PC 3.0.3 Updater, which improves compatibility for Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux 6.1. The new version of the Pentium chip emulator also adds Velocity Engine (AltiVec) optimizations for Power Mac G4 machines, resolves an issue with iMac DV systems, and improves stability for sharing folders and drag & drop operations. The update is a 2.5 MB download, and is free for owners of Virtual PC 3.0. [JLC] At 10:06 PM -0400 5/13/2000, D. Scott Beach wrote: >Ken Laskey aks: >>I've read that VPC 3.0.3 Pentium chip emulator adds Velocity Engine >>(AltiVec) optimizations for Power Mac G4 machines. Has anybody seen >>any information indicating what speed/version of the Pentium chip it >>is approximately equivalent to? > >Ken: >Just out of curiosity I ran the "Connectix Software Center" utility. It >checked the Connectix server and told me that version 3.0 is current and >didn't offer any updates. Are you sure it's available? (I didn't go to >their web site.) >- Scott > >Remove the "spamless" to return eMail to me. >Scott Beach Toronto, Canada -- **************************************************************** * Ken Laskey * * SAIC M/S 2-6-9 phone: 703-676-4940 * * 1710 SAIC Drive fax: 703-676-5323 * * McLean, VA 22102 * * //////////////////////////////////////////////* * //Note new street name effective April 7, 2000* **************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 20:36:07 -0500 From: Gib Henry Subject: Consumer Reports Opinions >Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 10:01:21 -0600 >From: Jerry Spangrude >Subject: Consumer Reports Opinions > >Digest Readers, > >Can anyone tell me how on earth the people at Consumer Reports, in >their latest issue's article on computer monitors, can conclude that >the iMac monitor is "OK" but has "less brightness and lower contrast" >compared to some of the other monitors they evaluated? > >My experience with iMacs and with the new G3 and G4 monitors is that, >unlike almost every other Mac monitor I have owned in the past, the >brightness and contrast controls need to be decreased to mid-range in >order to not burn out my eyes. I think the new monitors are >exceptionally clear and bright. > >The CR people also point out that the iMac monitor is too small >compared to the 17, 19, and 21 inch monitors they evaluated on PeeCee >systems. Let's compare apples to lemons, shall we? > >Although I value CR for its insightful and helpful reviews of most >consumer electronics, appliances, and autos, I find their constant >anti-Mac attitude irritating! I have to wonder if the technicians >realized that brightness and contrast can be adjusted with those >little knobs! Or maybe they simply purchased a faulty iMac. Comments? While I don't really agree that they're consistently anti-Mac (they've reviewed them favorably in the past), I must confess as an occasional subscriber over the course of 30 years that their evaluations have a hauntingly out-of-touch-with-reality quality about them. I don't doubt their sincerity or their impartiality or even their testing methods; it's just that somehow I often find their conclusions at odds with my real-world experience. I don't know why....but that's why I'm once again letting my subscription lapse. Cheers, -- Gib Henry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 10:42:32 -0400 From: "Michael G. Schabert" Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #78 > >The microphone input is all you get. Are you sure it's an extra-long plug? >>I think you'll find it's the same as the plug that fits into headphones. > > Unless something has changed on the G4, the Macintosh microphone input >jack requires a special long plug, specifically to defeat standard >(nonpowered) microphones. Please, let's not spread this misinformation! Macs have always used a standard socket for Mic and headphone jacks, and nothing was ever done "to defeat standard microphones". Yes, a PlainTalk microphone has a longer-than-usual plug, but that has nothing at all to do with the topic at hand. 2/3 of the PlainTalk microphone plug makes up a standard run-of-the-mill stereo-mini plug. The extra length is because the PT Mic has a built-in pre-amp in order for it to deliver the quality of sound required for voice-recognition features. In other words...the extra portion of the plug is for POWER going OUT FROM THE MAC. That means that it has NOTHING to do with the signal coming IN to the Mac. The input is provided by a STANDARD plug. Nothing more, nothing less. > >>Where do they sell these adaptors? >> >>I don't think they need to. > > They do, and "they" in this case is Griffin Technologies >, one of the most trusted names in the >Mac hardware world. Their "NE-mic" product allows you to take a nonpowered >microphone, the kind you'd get on a PC, and hook it up to a Mac. It also >has the long plug that fits into the Mac's microphone port. You can buy a >patch cable that will go from your stereo's headphone jack to a stereo >miniplug, which hooks into the NE-mic. The NE-mic has NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THIS GUY WANTS TO DO!!!!!!!! It is used to boost the power of the signal from an unpowered Mic. He's not trying to use a cheapo mic with his Mac. He's trying to digitize high-fi stereo signals. By default, a stereo provides line-level outputs. That's already what the Mac wants. NO ADAPTER IS NECESSARY AT ALL!!!!!! Just get a twin-RCA-to-stereo-mini cord and hook directly from the stereo aux output to the Mic input. Sorry for the amount of shouting in this lketter, but WAY too many people are trying to post info that is just plain wrong here! Mike Bikers don't *DO* taglines. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 08:03:16 -0700 From: John Rethorst Subject: Locking Finder Window Locations >Is there a way in OS 8.6 to prevent finder's windows from being dragged >around the desktop? I have a specific arrangement I want to keep but >occasionally my mouse button releases and clicks again while moving it thus >causing a window to get moved. Finder Workspaces, a free enhancement at http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10249-100-1550187.html?tag=st.dl.10005_103_ 1.lst.td lets you set any number of window and desktop icon arrangements, and restore them with a click. ======================================= Alternate email addresses (checked infrequently): johnrethorst@netscape.net jcr2@cornell.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 22:54:02 +0200 From: Christian F Buser Subject: Mailbox assignment for outgoing mail "Michael S. Silverstein" wrote: >I would like to assign outgoing mail to different mailboxes - for >instance, if I have a mailbox where I keep incoming mail from Mr. Ed, >I want my replies to Mr. Ed to be kept in the same mailbox. > >Is there any mail program that does this? If you find some logic (like, sender's / recipient's name or address, etc.) you can easily set up a filter rule in Eudora 4.3, and probably also in other mail applications. Best wishes, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) Look at Why should I buy a bed when all that I want is sleep? (Robert Lax) -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************