Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #249 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 27 Jan 99 Volume 16 : Issue 249 Today's Topics: (A) CD Recorder (A) SPELL CHECKER (A) SPELL CHECKER (C) Eudora tip - multiple e-mail accounts (Q) SPELL CHECKER [Q] Powerbook 5300ce Change alert sounds? File Size File Size Fwd: Change alert sounds? Fwd: File Size Fwd: Page setup defaults G3/300 E-net woes Music software for Macintosh OS Booster Page setup defaults Page setup defaults Page setup defaults Personal experiences with MacResQ (R) sound (Bob Wall) spell checker (Bowersox) views (Ed Ver Hoef) 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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Or, click . * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at the URL below: * Search the archive at . Info-Mac volunteers include Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Michael Bean, Liam Breck, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, and Shawn Bunn. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, developers of Internet server software for the Macintosh, including Web and email publishing systems. 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 #249" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:30:03 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: (A) CD Recorder At 6:54 PM -0500 1/23/99, Ed Ver Hoef wrote: > For instance what does it mean when one of LaCie > has a drive advertised as "8x20'? That means 8x write speed, 20x read speed. Rewriteable drives are described as AxBxC, where A is the write speed for CD-R, B is the write speed for CD-RW, and C is the maximum read speed for anything. > I'd apprecioate it also if you can > recommedn what you feel are the best drives to look in terms of quality for > the dollar and which ones to avoid because of unreliability. Everyone I know who has purchased a Yamaha drive has had great results. I don't know of any drives to avoid, per se. > What features > should I look for in whatever drives might be candidates and how do I > evaluate trade-offs among these features? Many CDRs from various vendors are the same mechanism in different boxes. For example, a popular CD-RW mechanism right now is the Yamaha 4416, which is a 4x4x16 CD-rewriteable. APS, MegaHaus, ClubMac, and several other vendors all sell this same Yamaha drive in their own box and with their own software bundle, so in an situation like that the differentiating factor is the quality of the case, the bundled software/cables/disks, and perhaps the support provided by the vendor. Many of these drives come bundled with Toast. Some come with Mac and PC software. Some come with varying quantities of blank media. Toast for Mac sells at retail from anywhere from $65 to $99, blank CD-R media ranges from free-after-rebate to a buck or two a disk; CD-RW media for $3-$10/disk, so keep that in mind when you evaluate bundle pricing [i.e. a drive that comes with 5 CD-RW disks, but costs $100 more than another, isn't a deal since you're paying $20/apiece for those five disks] As far as features, the most important one as far as I'm concerned is a large read buffer, which can help prevent burning coasters if your hard drive lags a bit at any time. It may be a good idea to check out the Toast "Supported Devices" listing or read me file [which I believe are available at Adaptec's site]; those docs may contain caveats related to specific drives. Check the deal-mac page at for pointers to low pricing. > Is there a difference in quality > between suppliers of recordable disks? TIA Yes. No. Maybe. Some drives apparently have trouble with some types of media. I've had great results with Maxell gold media; some people describe it as crap. All my machines read the blue-dye media CDs [such as Verbatim] with no problems. Some people can't read them at all. What you'll want to do is try a few different types and find one that works with your drive. I've not found a type of media that flat out won't work with any of the three CD-Rs I use on a regular basis [Plextor 4x20, JVC 2x4, Pinnacle 1x2], but enough people do have trouble that they can't all be delusional. ;), I just bought a Yamaha 4x6 for home, so we'll see if my luck holds. Hope this helps. chazl Some nights I still sleep on the beach ... Remember when stars were in reach. Then I wander in early to work; spend the day licking boots for my perks. - The Who, Bell Boy Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:18:22 -0500 From: Louis Bergeron Subject: (A) SPELL CHECKER --============_-1294769157==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" There is Spellwell Plus which interact with Eudora Pro and Netscape and even Explorer. However, I do not know if it can spellcheck in Newswatcher or Outlook. Perhaps, you could check the Macworld archives for hints on spelling checker. I have seen some over the years. http://www.working.com info@working.com Louis >Does anyone know of a spell checker that can be downloaded or what ever to use >with Microsoft outlook express? I tryed to contact Microsoft but got no >where. I >tryed reinstalling Netscape communicator and running but mac started to frezze >up and netscape quit working. Tryed having Bucknell reinstall Eudro but >doesn't >work right with MAC OS8.5.1. I will not remove 8.5 becouse other then the >netscape and eudro problems it makes this mac work like a new machine and >running faster then ever. It's a Powermac 7300/200. > >-- >Mark H. Bowersox >CO-GENERATION PLANT OPERATOR >I&C TECHNICIAN >BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY >bowersox@bucknell.edu Louis Bergeron C.P. 936 Rouyn Rouyn-Noranda Qc Canada J9X 5C8 Telephone-Phone (819) 764-3862 Telecopieur-Fax (819) 764-3758 --============_-1294769157==_ma============ Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" There is Spellwell Plus which interact with Eudora Pro and Netscape and even Explorer. However, I do not know if it can spellcheck in Newswatcher or Outlook. Perhaps, you could check the Macworld archives for hints on spelling checker. I have seen some over the years. http://www.working.com info@working.com Louis >Does anyone know of a spell checker that can be downloaded or what ever to use >with Microsoft outlook express? I tryed to contact Microsoft but got no where. I >tryed reinstalling Netscape communicator and running but mac started to frezze >up and netscape quit working. Tryed having Bucknell reinstall Eudro but doesn't >work right with MAC OS8.5.1. I will not remove 8.5 becouse other then the >netscape and eudro problems it makes this mac work like a new machine and >running faster then ever. It's a Powermac 7300/200. > >-- >Mark H. Bowersox >CO-GENERATION PLANT OPERATOR >I&C TECHNICIAN >BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY >bowersox@bucknell.edu Louis Bergeron C.P. 936 Rouyn Rouyn-Noranda Qc Canada J9X 5C8 Telephone-Phone (819) 764-3862 Telecopieur-Fax (819) 764-3758 --============_-1294769157==_ma============-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:37:21 +0100 From: bromo@flashnet.it (Vittorio Barabino) Subject: (A) SPELL CHECKER > Does anyone know of a spell checker that can be downloaded > or what ever to use with Microsoft outlook express? I tryed > to contact Microsoft but got no where. You may (have to?) use the dictionaries system bundled with Office. -- Ciao, \+----------+ "La risposta e' dentro di te... Vittorio --| : ) o | ...MA E' SBAGLIATA!!!" [da Roma]  /+----------+ Enciclopedia d.Fantascienza: http://www.fantascienza.com/edf ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:41:06 -0500 From: Dan Peck Subject: (C) Eudora tip - multiple e-mail accounts >Dear Digest readers, >Eudora Pro now, at least with version 4.1b60, supports multiple >e-mail accounts. No more copying to and from the Eudora folder >more than once. All you have to do is double click an alias on >your desktop to the e-mail account you want to check. Yeah! Eudora Pro 4.0 has a feature called Personalities. You can configure it get mail from more than 1 email address. Doesn't this do the same thing? Dan Peck Milesquare Associates ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:33:50 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: (Q) SPELL CHECKER At 1:05 PM -0500 1/23/99, Mark H. Bowersox wrote: > Does anyone know of a spell checker that can be downloaded or what > ever to use > with Microsoft outlook express? Maybe Newer Technology's SpellTools? > Tryed having Bucknell reinstall Eudro but doesn't > work right with MAC OS8.5.1. What does "doesn't work right" mean, exactly? In any case, there's something else causing this problem. Eudora works perfectly on my two machines running 8.5.1 [PowerCenter Pro 180, PowerCenter 250] chazl Some nights I still sleep on the beach ... Remember when stars were in reach. Then I wander in early to work; spend the day licking boots for my perks. - The Who, Bell Boy Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 99 07:26:16 CST From: Mike Sisson Subject: [Q] Powerbook 5300ce Greetings: I have a friend that has a Powerbook 5300ce that he wants to start using for business travel. While I have a lot of experience with desktop Macs, my knowledge of Powerbooks is somewhat lacking. It currently has 32Mb running System 7.x. He wants to add a PC card modem and bring it up to a current version of the OS. However, before I tell him to buy 8.5.1, I was wondering if this 117MHz 603e machine can run it at a reasonable level of responsiveness. His primary usage will be Office 98 and Navigator/Explorer and some email program. Can anyone offer a feel for how this setup will work? As far as modems, he is looking at buying a Performantz PC card modem from MacZone. Any good, bad, indifferent experiences? Any other suggestions? Thanks, Mike Sisson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:38:42 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: Change alert sounds? At 9:29 AM +0000 1/23/99, Bob Wall wrote: > How do I use new alert sounds I downloaded with Powerbook 3, OS 8.1? Assuming these sounds are in System 7 Sound format...* Quit all apps. Drag the new sounds to the System Folder's icon [not the open window of the System Folder]. Answer "Yes" when the Finder asks you if it should install them into the System file. [If you don't get this question, the sounds weren't System 7 Sounds; retrieve them from the System Folder, convert them, and try again] Now open Monitors and Sound and your new alert sounds will be listed. *If they're not System 7 Sound format, there are many tools in the info-mac archive that can convert them. chazl Some nights I still sleep on the beach ... Remember when stars were in reach. Then I wander in early to work; spend the day licking boots for my perks. - The Who, Bell Boy Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:42:41 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: File Size At 12:19 PM -0500 1/22/99, Ed Ver Hoef wrote: > It would help if I knew the size of things at the folder level. I used to > be able to see that. Open the folder of interest. Make sure it's set to View as List. Select "View Options" from the View menu and check "Calculate Folder Sizes". chazl Some nights I still sleep on the beach ... Remember when stars were in reach. Then I wander in early to work; spend the day licking boots for my perks. - The Who, Bell Boy Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:28:34 +0100 From: bromo@flashnet.it (Vittorio Barabino) Subject: File Size From: Ed Ver Hoef > It would help if I knew the size of things > at the folder level. I used to -1- Open a folder. From the menu bar, select View/View Options and check "calculate folder sizes". This work "locally", only that folder. -2- There a was a way to change it globally... but I can't remember that... :-( -- Ciao, \+----------+ "La risposta e' dentro di te... Vittorio --| : ) o | ...MA E' SBAGLIATA!!!" [da Roma]  /+----------+ Enciclopedia d.Fantascienza: http://www.fantascienza.com/edf ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 04:34:17 -0800 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: Change alert sounds? Bob Wall asked: >How do I use new alert sounds I downloaded with Powerbook 3, OS 8.1? >The Monitor and Sounds control panel only seems to allow me to use the >built in sounds or to record a new one. I haven't been able to activate >a new, pre-recorded alert. I think you drop them into the System suitcase inside your System folder. Then access them from the Monitors and Sounds control panel. Daly ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 04:34:17 -0800 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: File Size Ed Ver Hoef asked: >It would help if I knew the size of things at the folder level. I used to >be able to see that. As I recall, it was a function that could be turned on >and off because, although it provided useful information, it cost a lot of >time under normal usage. I have looked all over to try to find how I did >that and have had no success. I am running under OS8.1 if that has any >bearing. In the Finder, go to the View menu. Choose "View by List" and then you can choose an Option to "Calculate Folder Sizes" - it will be something like that. I'm running OS 8.5.1 and have forgotten 8.1 already! But it's something like that. Daly ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 04:34:17 -0800 From: Daly Jessup Subject: Fwd: Page setup defaults William Conable asked: >Ever since I got my new G3 running sys 8.5 (now 8.5.1) the page setup for >every app. and sometimes for every separate document within the app. has >defaulted to A4. The printer is an HP Laserjet 4000TN. Any suggestions as >to how to get it to page setup to default to US letter? It may work to go into Page Setup in one document, set it up the way you like, then hold Option while pressing "Okay". It should give you a dialog asking if you want to make that setup your default. Daly ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:59:06 -0600 From: David Brand Subject: G3/300 E-net woes Hi folks. I was thrilled when my new G3/300 arrived. I took advantage of Apple's free memory offer for educational institutions and as such have 96Meg available. However...Aside from having to replace a bad power supply, a bad keyboard (' elp me t ere is no " "!), and a bad floppy drive, I have had terrible crashing problems with minimal non-system software installed. Conflict Catcher 8.0.4 suggests that if I turn off networking I'll be fine, but that really isn't an option for me. I have reinstalled 8.5.1 a couple of times (clean, and disposing of "previous" folders) and get crashes with 8.5.1 plus Office 98 (updated for sys 8.5) plus stuffit deluxe 5.0.2. I was curious when I saw Al Bloom mention "Stuffit going Dixie while I have Microsoft Office Manager active. Interactions that don't seem possible, but that are very real." I believe he was referring to older versions of both packages, but was not sure. My shaggy G3 question: Is it possible that our lousy WAN (lots of problems at both the University of TN and the VA medical center) could be causing my machine to crash but not others? Is the networking arm of my 300MHz G3 any different than say a 233 or 266MHz G3 of which there are a dozen or so working around here with 8.5.1? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Full System details at http://www.utmem.edu/personal/dbrand/ASPreport.html Thanks! -David David Brand dbrand@utmem.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:43:16 +0100 From: Paolo Bartoli Subject: Music software for Macintosh I'm new to computer music, and I'd like to find shareware applications to compose/edit music and mix audio tracks. What is available on th shareware market? ** Arch. Paolo Bartoli ** pbartoli@iname.com ** ** http://space.tin.it/arte/bpxba ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:14:00 -0500 From: "chazzz" Subject: OS Booster MacFixIt has a rundown on OS Booster with user reports and a followup from the manufacturer. It's worth checking out before using this program. -- Definition of a Masochist--One who uses Windows. Definition of a Martyr--One who CONTINUES to use Windows. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:51:37 +0100 From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser) Subject: Page setup defaults William Conable wrote > Any suggestions as > to how to get it to page setup to default to US letter? 1) Select "Page Setup..." from the Finder's File Menu. 2) Select your preferred page size and other options. 3) While clicking "OK", keep the OPTION key pressed. Christian. -- Christian F. Buser, Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) phone: (+41-56) 491 0877 - "Wo Hunger herrscht, kann Friede nicht Bestand haben" - Willy Brandt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:03:20 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: Page setup defaults At 12:10 PM -0500 1/24/99, William Conable wrote: Ever since I got my new G3 running sys 8.5 (now 8.5.1) the page setup for every app. and sometimes for every separate document within the app. has defaulted to A4. The printer is an HP Laserjet 4000TN. Any suggestions as to how to get it to page setup to default to US letter? First, make sure you're using the correct PPD for this printer; it's possible that you're using a metric PPD that has A4 set as the default. Next, try deleting the LAserWriter Preferences, which you'll find in the Preferences folder. If those don't do it, open Page Setup. Select US Letter, then hold down Option and click "OK". You'll be asked if you want to save this setting as the default. chazl What's important in this world? A little boy. A little girl. - Chrissie Hynde, Thumbelina Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 99 18:02:04 +0100 From: Jean-Philippe Pellet Subject: Page setup defaults >Ever since I got my new G3 running sys 8.5 (now 8.5.1) the page setup for >every app. and sometimes for every separate document within the app. has >defaulted to A4. The printer is an HP Laserjet 4000TN. Any suggestions as >to how to get it to page setup to default to US letter? Please reply to me >directly, I'm _way_ behind on the list. Using LaserWriter 8, choose a standard configuration in any app an then click OK holding Option. You should get a dialog confirming the new defaults. -- Jean-Philippe PS: I read this in 'The Macintosh Bible.' If you don't have it, go buy it! :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:04:51 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: Personal experiences with MacResQ (R) At 11:05 PM +0100 1/23/99, Christian F Buser wrote: > abrody@smart.net wrote: > >> Anybody have good or bad experiences with MacResQ they'd like to share? I ordered one of their 0/0/0 PowerCurve minitowers right before Christmas. Arrived right when they said it would in perfect working order. I'll buy from them again. chazl What's important in this world? A little boy. A little girl. - Chrissie Hynde, Thumbelina Chaz Larson - chaz at visi dot com - http://www.visi.com/~chaz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:22:26 -0500 From: "chazzz" Subject: sound (Bob Wall) You need to startup with extensions off. Simply drag the sound files (i assume they are system 7 snd files!?) to the System File in the root level of the System Folder and restart. Then go into the Sounds control panel and choose which ones you want to use. Discourage In-breeding---Ban Country Music ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:18:24 -0500 From: "chazzz" Subject: spell checker (Bowersox) Any spell checker that allows adding apps to it's user base will work. SpellCatcher (Casady&Greene) is a good one. I use it with IE and it works seamlessly. Why do I use a Mac? Elementary, my dear Watson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:30:42 -0500 From: "chazzz" Subject: views (Ed Ver Hoef) You'll find what you're looking for in the drop down menu 'EDIT' on the menu bar. Choose view options and that's where you can change the Finder display info. Why do I use a Mac? Elementary, my dear Watson -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************