Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #95 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 09 Jul 01 Volume 18 : Issue 95 Today's Topics: (Q) Whining Cube [*] /info-mac/art/zine/ATPM-706-print.pdf.sit.hqx [*] Econ Calculator 1.1 - Eng 68k [*] Econ Calculator 1.1 - Eng PPC [*] HTML-Optimizer 5.4 [*] MacDICT 2.0 [*] MacImage Resizer 1.0.1 Carbon [*] Market Your Shareware 1.0 [*] MROItCMPlugin 1.0 [*] NoteWorthy Virtual Notecards 1.2 Update [*] Paragon Poker Suite 2 [*] QIF Web Extract 1.5 - Extracts Investment Transactions [*] QMidi 1.2.1 FAT [*] Smart Window 2.0 (PPC) [*] Speed Download 1.1.1 [*] TidBITS#586/02-Jul-01 [*] YP Vernier 1.1 (Learn how to read a vernier caliper) [*] YP Vernier 1.1fr (Learn how to read a vernier, french version) [Q] Looking for email body-viewer HTML editor needed iMac battery iMac battery iMac battery Q) OS X and MAXPowr G3-G3 Replacement for File Assistant 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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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V18 #95" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:44:35 -0700 From: Paul Brians To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (Q) Whining Cube I loved my Cube at first because of its silence (just a little disc noise from time to time). Now it's begun to emit a high-pitched whine that fades in and out but is usually there. I'm thinking about getting it fixed before the warrantee runs out in September. Anybody else have this problem and gotten a diagnosis/fix? -- Paul Brians, Department of English Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-5020 brians@wsu.edu http://www.wsu.edu/~brians ------------------------------ Date: 30 Jun 2001 From: "A. Lee Bennett, Jr." To: Subject: [*] /info-mac/art/zine/ATPM-706-print.pdf.sit.hqx This is the print-optimized PDF edition of the June 2001 issue of ATPM. About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) is a free monthly e-zine about the *personal* computing experience. If you prefer a screen-optimized PDF or an offline Webzine format, visit to download current and past issues in your preferred format. The contents of ATPM 7.06 are as follows: Columns Apple Cider: Don't Panic: Bidding Farewell to the Hitchhiker The Personal Computing Paradigm: Mac OS X Tips My Apple Wedge: FileMaker Pro Templates Overview and Tutorial The Legacy Corner About This Particular Web Site How To: Setting up a Hardware Router Reviews Shareware Roundup: Stickies and Notepads--Part One Book Review: Crossing Platforms Turbo Mouse Pro Extras Interview: Dan Bailey, Fontosaurus Text Desktop Pictures: Flowers and Southern California [Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/atpm-706-print.hqx; 865 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Jul 2001 From: econsoftware To: Subject: [*] Econ Calculator 1.1 - Eng 68k Econ Calculator 1.1 English 68k 26/06/2001 -The program This is a simple to use calculator which has settings to make both single auto calculations or multiple calculations with "Auto calc" option. This is an ideal replacement to the calculator provided with your OS, still keeping things simple but also with the addition of a few more options such as a more appealing user interface, being able to save your calculations as a text file and having the facility to print your calculations. Multiple calculations are written into a simulated paper roll at the bottom of the calculator and can be saved as a text file or printed out from the "Print" menu. Calculations possible include addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and square root. Double clicking over an entry in the paper roll will copy that value directly into the main calculation field or use the contextual menu to copy a value from the paper roll or any of the "Total" fields. -Changes (NEW) "Auto Calc" field option for multiple calculations. (NEW) Value formatting option for "0.0" or "0.00" (NEW) Pick up on calculations in the multiple mode after switching to single and back. (NEW) Value rounding option from 8 down to 1 decimal place. (NEW) Last math entry override now available in multiple mode. (NEW) The return key now also has the same function as the equals key. (NEW) Calculation mode indicator text. (FIX) Entered values in the tape "Paper roll" now read with the decimal points in line. -Requirements: Power Mac running OS7.5 or above, not OSX compatible. -Compressed Bin Hex size: -732k ............................................. -Web: http://econsoftware.com/econ.html -Enquires and questions should be directed to: mailto:info@econsoftware.com [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/econ-calculator-11-68k.hqx; 777 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Jul 2001 From: econsoftware To: Subject: [*] Econ Calculator 1.1 - Eng PPC Econ Calculator 1.1 English PPC 26/06/2001 -The program This is a simple to use calculator which has settings to make both single auto calculations or multiple calculations with "Auto calc" option. This is an ideal replacement to the calculator provided with your OS, still keeping things simple but also with the addition of a few more options such as a more appealing user interface, being able to save your calculations as a text file and having the facility to print your calculations. Multiple calculations are written into a simulated paper roll at the bottom of the calculator and can be saved as a text file or printed out from the "Print" menu. Calculations possible include addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and square root. Double clicking over an entry in the paper roll will copy that value directly into the main calculation field or use the contextual menu to copy a value from the paper roll or any of the "Total" fields. -Changes (NEW) "Auto Calc" field option for multiple calculations. (NEW) Value formatting option for "0.0" or "0.00" (NEW) Pick up on calculations in the multiple mode after switching to single and back. (NEW) Value rounding option from 8 down to 1 decimal place. (NEW) Last math entry override now available in multiple mode. (NEW) The return key now also has the same function as the equals key. (NEW) Calculation mode indicator text. (FIX) Entered values in the tape "Paper roll" now read with the decimal points in line. -Requirements: Power Mac running OS7.5 or above, not OSX compatible. -Compressed Bin Hex size: -844k ............................................. -Web: http://econsoftware.com/econ.html -Enquires and questions should be directed to: mailto:info@econsoftware.com [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/econ-calculator-11-ppc.hqx; 987 K] ------------------------------ Date: 3 Jul 2001 From: Ton Brand To: Subject: [*] HTML-Optimizer 5.4 HTML-Optimizer 5.4 What it is: Utility to check and optimize your web pages to make them load faster. Author: Ton Brand Company: Ton's Software License: Shareware US$10 Computer: PowerPC, iMac or iBook Mac OS: 7.5.3 or later Abstract: HTML-Optimizer is the ideal tool for managing your web site. It checks your web pages for broken links and dangling tags and optimizes both text and graphic files. The program offers 5 functions plus a number of useful options that make working with HTML-Optimizer very easy. Especially the new 'duplimize' feature comes in handy for uploading an optimized web folder. The program has a built-in Manual and Balloon Help is supported too. The five basic functions of HTML-Optimizer are: 1. Optimizing HTML code by removing unnecessary characters and tags, which results in faster loading of your pages in your client's browser. Client-side and server-side JavaScript can be optimized too. Graphic file resources, which are of no use on the web, are removed, saving 10 to 80 % of space. 2. 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. Missing attributes are added with values which are automatically detected. 3. Checking the validity of the internal hyperlinks, 8 levels deep. 4. Marking dangling tags and missing attributes to find and fix them quickly. 5. Converting special characters to the &....; notation. Version 5.4 can also optimize graphic files with file extensions .swf and .mov. [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/html-optimizer-54.hqx; 1222 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Jun 2001 From: Navdeep Bains To: Subject: [*] MacDICT 2.0 Changes since the last Info-Mac posting: 2.0 (6/19/01) - Removed the Search feature because of copyright concerns, I might replace it with a plug-in system in the future. - Removed and/or rewrote a lot of outdated code. - MacDICT now supports UTF-8, as required by the DICT RFC - MacDICT now supports authentication. - BabelFish works again. - Added an alternate view for definitions("Don't Organize Results") - Added a Welcome window that briefly describes all of MacDICT's features. - Expanded font customization options. - Various interface changes. 1.4.2 - Added a "Leave Query Windows Open" option - Almost everything is threaded now - Updating data works again, I created a bug in the last version - The menus have been reorganized - The CSM should work on all systems now, the new CSM was written by Ammon Skidmore - http://www.skidperfect.com 1.4.1 - The CSM isn't automatically installed anymore, it may work, it may not, just try it and find out. - MacDICT's Data file is stored in the Preferences folder now - Added a "Grab Clipboard Text" option, when this is on, all query windows will grab the clipboard's text when they're opened. 1.4 - Bug Fixes - Lots of UI tweaks - MacDICT now checks if the OS is compatible before installing the CSM 1.3.9 - BabelFish works again - BabelFish data can now be updated without releasing a new version - Added a Control Strip Module(Requires OS 8.5 or higher) The CSM will be installed the first time you launch this version of MacDICT [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-dict-20.hqx; 908 K] ------------------------------ Date: 4 Jul 2001 From: Support To: Subject: [*] MacImage Resizer 1.0.1 Carbon MacImage Resizer is a Batch JPEG Image Resizer for Digital Photographers and Webmasters. System Requirement PowerPC Mac 16mb RAM Free 10mb Harddisk Space Mac OS 9 with CarbonLib 1.2.5 or Mac OS X [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/mac-image-resizer-101.hqx; 834 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Jun 2001 From: Shari To: Subject: [*] Market Your Shareware 1.0 Market Your Shareware -- Macintosh business program Market Your Shareware takes you to all the best places to market your software and put your website on the map. This program makes marketing so easy, you'll be able to concentrate on the creation of software, and not waste time surfing the net trying to figure out where to go and what to do next. Includes a New Release Checklist for every product, press release creator, built in mailing list, and it's fully editable. If you're serious about making money from your software, download this program today! Shareware $34.95 http://www.gypsyware.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/market-your-shareware-10.hqx; 1741 K] ------------------------------ Date: 4 Jul 2001 From: "John C. Daub" To: Subject: [*] MROItCMPlugin 1.0 MROItCMPlugin 1.0 (1 July 2001) - a Mac OS contextual menu plugin for setting the "modify-read-only" (MRO) flag of a 'ckid' resource. Useful for developers. It requires Mac OS 8.5 or later, and a PowerPC-based Mac. It does not work under Mac OS X (yet) due to current OS limitations. This product is freeware (or send a postcard, or at least an email). Program home page: Author address: John C. Daub [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/cmm/mro-it-cm-plugin-10.hqx; 11 K] ------------------------------ Date: 30 Jun 2001 From: IntelliGents Sales To: Subject: [*] NoteWorthy Virtual Notecards 1.2 Update NoteWorthy Virtual Notecards 1.2 Update (update to commercial $89 product, 45-day trial available) This file contains version 1.2 of NoteWorthy Virtual Notecards(tm) from IntelliGents. (http://www.intelli-gents.com) It contains ONLY the update of the application, and NOT the full installer with documentation and plug-ins. (This installer is too large for the info-mac site guidelines, and can be downloaded from the developer's site, or from tucows.com or cnet.com.) NoteWorthy is a relational database for notes, quotes and bibliographic references. It is an essential tool for students, teachers, or anyone whose work requires keeping a database of research notes. Version 1.2 contains significant additions to interface and functionality, including resizable windows, an Import/Export Wizard for exchanging information with other databases, and an Append function that directly inserts bibliographic information into a note or quote. (Bug fixes are detailed in the Read Me file.) website: http://www.intelli-gents.com contact: sales@intelli-gents.com requirements: Power PC running OS 8.6 or later [Archived as /info-mac/app/note-worthy-12.hqx; 5018 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Jun 2001 From: Nick Trout To: Subject: [*] Paragon Poker Suite 2 Paragon Poker Suite is a complete suite of popular poker games such as 5 Card Draw, Texas Hold 'Em and 7 Card Stud. The suite also features a high speed Poker Calculator to provide odds and statistics on any starting poker hand. Uses Speech Manager to make the other players talk to you. Paragon Poker Suite truly fills a much needed gap in the Macintosh Poker games market. Registration fee: US$10 Requires: System 7 or later, min 600x800 color display, 2MB RAM [Archived as /info-mac/game/crd/paragon-poker-suite-2.hqx; 767 K] ------------------------------ Date: 2 Jul 2001 From: John Woodward To: Subject: [*] QIF Web Extract 1.5 - Extracts Investment Transactions One important feature that continues to be missing from Quicken for the Macintosh is the ability to import investment transactions from brokerage firms. QIF Web Extract addresses this problem by extracting transactions from brokerage website transaction history pages and converting them into Quicken Interchange Format (QIF). The resulting QIF file can then be imported into Quicken. To use QIF Web Extract, you display your transaction history in your web browser. You then select the entire web page (or the frame of the page with transactions), and copy it into the clipboard. Then run QIF Web Extract, which extracts the transactions you specify from the clipboard. To be able to accomplish this extraction, QIF Web Extract needs to know what securities and accounts you have defined in your Quicken file, and it needs to know how your website presents its transaction information. You need to export your securities and accounts from Quicken, and QIF Web Extract needs to learn about your website. QIF Web Extract has the ability to learn about a wide range of websites. However, no guarantee can be made that any particular website can be learned. Since different browsers encode web page information copied into the clipboard in different ways, the specific web browser used is a factor in determining whether QIF Web Extract can learn a particular website. QIF Web Extract has been tested with and works with both Internet Explorer and Netscape. System requirements: * System 7.5.3 through 9.1 For more information, please read the documentation enclosed, or visit the QIF Web Extract Web page: http://homepage.mac.com/jplw/QIFWebExtract.html [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/qif-web-extract-15.hqx; 182 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Jun 2001 From: "Bruno Di Gleria" To: Subject: [*] QMidi 1.2.1 FAT Ñ Supports Midi/Karaoke format 0 and 1, AIFF/AIFC, MP3 (QT 4.1), Sound Designer II, uLaw (AU), WAV, AVI, DV, Motion JPEG, MPEG. Ñ External text display/syncronization. Ñ Pitch transpose, Chord transpose. Ñ Unlimited number of play lists. Ñ Up to 16000 files per play List. Ñ Start from first note. Ñ Chase events. Ñ Chain play, loop, repeat all. Ñ MIDI mixer, GS effects. Ñ Works with QuickTime 2.5 or newer, OMS, FreeMIDI or serial port. Ñ Full Drag & Drop support. QMidi runs on any Macintosh with System 7 or greater. It is fully compatible with the Classic environment of Mac OS X and with Mac OS 9.1. Drag & Drop requires System 7.5 or newer. QMidi is is a shareware product. This means, you may copy it freely and try it out thoroughly. As soon as you decide to use the program, you are requested to send a modest amount of money. Unregistered version has no other limitations than the annoying request at startup. Instruction on registration are into the "How to Register" text file. Thanks for your support! New in release 1.2.1: Ñ QMidi now plays all QuickTime compatible audio/video files. MP3 playback requires QT 4.1 or later. Ñ QMidi now supports the MOTU FreeMidi system. Ñ External text display/syncronization support Ñ Support for Windows/DOS karaoke text encodings. Ñ Completely independent mirrored karaoke window. Ñ Full screen karaoke mode. Ñ Karaoke latency compensation. Ñ You may now drag and drop list items over the Finder or another play list. Ñ Play list text items may now be copied (as text) into the clipboard. Ñ Pitch transpose and text encoding settings are saved into play lists. Ñ Song count on play lists. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/qmidi-121.hqx; 400 K] ------------------------------ Date: 4 Jul 2001 From: Vincenzo Fazzi To: Subject: [*] Smart Window 2.0 (PPC) System Requirements A Power Macintosh (or compatible) with Mac OS 7.5 or later (except Mac OS X). A 680x0 version is also available. Version 2.0 - New features Totally new: Smart Window has been split into Smart Window Agent and Smart Window Remote Control. Smart Window Agent does the "dirty work" behind the scenes; it is a Faceless Background Application (i.e.: it is not listed into the Application Menu) and receives orders by Smart Window Remote Control; the latter must be launched just to set the preferences, launch or quit the Agent and register the application. Using Smart Window Agent As a Faceless Background Application, Smart Window Agent can be launched as any other application: by double-click, using an alias into the Startup Items, invoking it by Finder's "Open" command or via AppleScript/AppleEvent. The only difference between Smart Window Agent and a standard application is the way the Agent can be quitted; to do so, the user must launch Smart Window Remote Control and click on the button "Quit Agent". Considering that Smart Window Agent should always remain active, the user will rarely need to quit it. Smart Window helps the user to navigate the windows during a drag&drop operation. Moving a drag selection over a collapsed window's title bar, Smart Window will automatically expand that window, letting the user choose the drop location exactly (or continue the navigation using the Finder "spring-loaded folders" feature); as soon as the drag is completed or the user moves the drag selection over another window, the auto-expanded window will be collapsed again automatically. If the user moves the drag selection over a partially hidden window and the owning application is in the foreground, Smart Window will put in front that window, letting the user see its content entirely. While dragging over a normal window's title bar, the user can decide to collapse it pressing the Control key or collapse all windows of the application that owns that window pressing the keys Control + Option; depending on the user preferences, at the end of the drag&drop sequence, Smart Window will restore the status of all windows collapsed with one of the keyboard shortcuts. Smart Window is an application that works transparently and does not require a particular installation, so the user will never face extension conflicts. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-window-20-ppc.hqx; 134 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Jun 2001 From: Frederick Cheung To: Subject: [*] Speed Download 1.1.1 Download speeds are very often far from their theoretical maximums. This can be due to general congestion of the Internet but often it is because servers will try and share bandwidth between clients. By using up to 32 simultaneous connections Speed Download helps overcome this limitation. All downloads are resumable and a queue system that supports schedules and scripting allows for efficient use of online time. Speed Download requires a PPC mac with Mac OS 8.6 and Carbonlib 1.2.5 Versions 1.1.1 fixes many bugs [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/speed-download-111.hqx; 2538 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:00:00 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#586/02-Jul-01 TidBITS#586/02-Jul-01 The Handspring Visor sets itself apart amongst Palm OS organizers for its Springboard slot, an expansion port that accommodates modules such as MP3 music players and even a cellular phone. Jeff Carlson looks at a handful for the handheld in this issue. Also, Microsoft is handed a victory in its antitrust case, Adam relates some offbeat bits about MacHack 2001, and we note the passing of Usenet founder Jim Ellis. Topics: MailBITS/02-Jul-01 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do MacHack 2001 Code Fragments Diving Into Visor Springboard Modules [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-586.etx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Jun 2001 From: Yves Pelletier To: Subject: [*] YP Vernier 1.1 (Learn how to read a vernier caliper) YP Vernier is an educational program showing how to use a vernier scale to measure length with great precision. YP Vernier simulates a vernier caliper on the screen. Using a scroll bar, the user moves the movable jaw, and the corresponding numerical value is displayed on the screen. The program can also be used in "quiz mode": the movable jaw is placed at a random position, and the user try to find the corresponding measure. New in this version: This new version provides two additional ways to slide the movable jaw: in addition to the scroll bar, you can now use the arrow keys of the keyboard, or grab the caliper with the mouse pointer. System Requirements: MacOS 7, 8 or 9. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/yp-vernier-11.hqx; 257 K] ------------------------------ Date: 29 Jun 2001 From: Yves Pelletier To: Subject: [*] YP Vernier 1.1fr (Learn how to read a vernier, french version) This is the French version of YP Vernier. YP Vernier is an educational program showing how to use a vernier scale to measure length with great precision. YP Vernier simulates a vernier caliper on the screen. Using a scroll bar, the user moves the movable jaw, and the corresponding numerical value is displayed on the screen. The program can also be used in "quiz mode": the movable jaw is placed at a random position, and the user try to find the corresponding measure. New in this version: This new version provides two additional ways to slide the movable jaw: in addition to the scroll bar, you can now use the arrow keys of the keyboard, or grab the caliper with the mouse pointer. System Requirements: MacOS 7, 8 or 9. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/yp-vernier-11-fr.hqx; 268 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:49:01 +1200 From: Nickee Sanders To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [Q] Looking for email body-viewer Greetings all, I will shortly be living in a situation where net access will be difficult and slow. Unfortunately the email groups that I'm a part of at work mean that I receive on the order of 10 attachments a week. Most of them are small; some can be pretty large though. The problem is that the vast majority of the emails are instant-trash as far as I'm concerned, and so downloading the attachments is unnecessary. So, I'm on the hunt for a program that will enable me to read an email's body *without* downloading its attachment(s), if any. My plan is to use this program as a filtering device; I'd read the bodies, delete the emails that didn't apply to me, and then use Eudora to download all the remaining ones. Just so this is clear: I am not proposing to download just the body of any email. If I want the body, I accept that I'll get to also download any attachments it has. I know it's possible to get at the body of an email separately from its attachments, because my ISP offers web-based email access, and it does this. I can read the body, and down the bottom of the window is a button which I can press if I want to download the attachment. Now, maybe this is possible precisely because it *is* web-based, but I'm hoping not. I'd rather use a standalone app for my "filtering". I like Mail Beacon, from Navdeep Bains, and I've also tried his PopThing, but unfortunately neither of them will show me the body of an email that has an attachment. I've looked through the MIT shareware archive with no success, so I'm asking here. Does anyone know of an app that will do what I need? Nickee Sanders Software Engineer Auckland, New Zealand PGP Public Key available from http://www.keyserver.net/en/ Fingerprint: 2D83 0E4B 4B19 C0C5 BBA1 339A C52B EE11 FD09 20C7 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:22:46 -0700 From: "Cyrus Roton" To: "The Info-Mac Network" Subject: HTML editor needed I need an inexpensive HTML editor (with editing in Page View). Something like Claris Home Page. Actually, I would buy Claris Home Page if I can find it, but it seems to be no longer available. I can not see paying $400 or so for a product I will not use very often. Anyone have some suggestions? Cyrus W. Roton MITA tech Chairman, Ridgecrest Apple User Group ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:41:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Mel Halbert To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: iMac battery Doug: It's not surprising. My iMac DV SE showed a dead battery after about 9 months. I had been unplugging it from the wall outlet when it was not in use. Power for the PRAM to maintain its memory is normally supplied by the iMac's power supply when the machine is plugged in regardless of whether it is switched on or not. When the iMac is not plugged in, the system uses the battery. For an iMac, the battery rating corresponds to about 6 months or so if it is never plugged in. If your computer was in a warehouse for a few months before you took it home, it's not surprising that it became exhausted so soon. The batteries last much longer in older Macs because their PRAMs use much less current than newer models do. The battery in my 6100/60 lasted about 3 or 4 years with the same unplug-when-off routine. Incidentally, my reason for unplugging the computer (_and_ its modem cable) was to eliminate the risks of damage to the computer due to lightning strikes. If I'm at home when I hear the rumble of an approaching storm, I still unplug. If I'm not home, I just have to live dangerously! Mel Halbert ------------------- >Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:26:34 -0700 >From: Doug Hardie >To: digest@info-mac.org >Subject: iMac battery > >A 3 month old iMac had its backup battery die. Its covered under the >warantee, but the tech said the battery died because the user after >shutting down the iMac would turn off the power strip t was plugged >into. Is this real? I don't think so. I can't figure out how it >would affect it. >-- >-- Doug ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:30:37 -0500 From: "D.F. Manno" To: Doug Hardie , digest@info-mac.org Subject: iMac battery Doug Hardie wrote: > A 3 month old iMac had its backup battery die. Its covered under the > warantee, but the tech said the battery died because the user after > shutting down the iMac would turn off the power strip t was plugged > into. Is this real? I don't think so. I can't figure out how it > would affect it. The PRAM battery recharges itself while the iMac is shut down but plugged into an outlet. If the user shut off the power strip, the iMac was getting no power whatsoever from the outlet. The battery wasn't being recharged, and so it died an untimely death. -- D.F. Manno dommanno@netscape.net "If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane." -- Jimmy Buffett ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 07:36:49 -0700 From: Kee Nethery To: Doug Hardie , digest@info-mac.org Subject: iMac battery >A 3 month old iMac had its backup battery die. Its covered under the >warantee, but the tech said the battery died because the user after >shutting down the iMac would turn off the power strip t was plugged >into. Is this real? I don't think so. I can't figure out how it >would affect it. >-- >-- Doug As I recall, when I tested the power draw of our iMacs, they drew 0.6 amps (120 VAC) with everything on and moving and they drew 0.4 amps when it was "OFF" (Shutdown). Obviously when it is OFF there is a great deal power being used and I suppose the battery has to provide that power if the computer isn't getting it from the power strip. Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:28:57 -0600 From: "dave.trautman" To: "digest@info-mac" Subject: Q) OS X and MAXPowr G3-G3 Q) OS X and MAXPowr G3-G3 I just installed OS X and there was an update to the MAXpowr ZIF chip some time ago. Of course, all attempts to FTP or visit Newer Technologies Web site fail because they're long gone. I believe MAXpowrX 1.0a7 was the designation, but I'm not entirely sure. Can anyone point me to a location where MAXpowrX 1.0a7 really is, or failing that, send me a copy? I did get a suggestion for using L2CacheConfig and I suppose I'm wondering if that is a fairly reliable substitute. Any help is most appreciated. Dave Trautman < dave.trautman@home.com > "It is characteristic of the present time always to be conscious of the medium. It is almost bound to end in madness, like a man who whenever he looked at the sun and the stars was conscious of the world going round." -- Kierkegaard ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:26:20 -0400 From: John McGibney To: InfoMac posting , Subject: Replacement for File Assistant I still use Apple's File assistant, the version that came with OS 8.1. Noth the newer version included with 8.5 (too buggy). I crashes with CarbonLib 1.3.1 but not with 1.2.5. I feel it will probably become unstable and unusable shortly. i am currently looking for a replacement. I need a Synchronize/Backup utility that can list specific documents not just their enclosing folder. Synchronize! lets you specify folders only. I have several documents that I want to keep synchronized but I don't want all the other files/folders in the enclosing folder touched. I also like that if both files ar touched or different types they will not be touched. I figured I'll start looking before it becomes a last minute necessity. TIA John _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************