Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #185 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 27 Nov 00 Volume 17 : Issue 185 Today's Topics: (A) Ethertalk-for Nick Pappas (Q) free bookmark manager? [*] Make iAlias [*] MIDI Pack'en v1.1.7 [*] Nuku 1.2.2 [*] StripLaunch 1.4 [*] SwitchRes 2.4.3J - Japanese Version [*] Udana 1.4 [Q] USB to serial adapter (software?) [Q] Word 98 Macro Misery Attachments powermac 7200/75 firewire/scsi adapters Info-Mac Digest V17 #184 Macs on Exchange servers Netters' Dinner 2001, An SF Macworld Odyssey Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer Q: How to use disks with bad clusters? Serial to USB adapter Timetabling Software Web page builders Web page builders Web page builders Wireless EtherNet 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. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with the words subscribe info-mac in the message. * To unsubscribe, send email to with the words unsubscribe info-mac in the message. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. * Please send administrative queries to . Downloading and Submitting Files from the Info-Mac Archive: * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at: * Search the archive via the MIT HyperArchive at: . * To submit files for the archive, email the binhexed file with a description to . 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America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #185" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 22:39:41 -0500 From: Vincent Cayenne To: The Info-Mac Network Subject: (A) Ethertalk-for Nick Pappas At 5:07 AM -0500 11/21/00, you (Chas.) wrote: >I did a little research. It appears that the IIcx came with EtherTalk >not AppleTalk. Apparently you have to open the Network Control Panel >and choose EtherTalk there. >-- >Chas. > Ummm. AppleTalk describes a set of protocols which were then carried via different media. AppleTalk over Apple's shielded cabling was LocalTalk while PhoneTalk was carried over 2-wire twisted-pair using Farallon's connectors. EtherTalk allowed for AppleTalk over Ethernet while TokenTalk was for Token Ring. And so on... Unfortunately, AppleTalk over any serial cabling was also commonly known as just "AppleTalk" with the EtherTalk or TokenTalk variants the ones differentiated. Thus AppleTalk over telephone 2-wire , or TOPS, or Apple's proprietary cable were called AppleTalk wiring by many. The rule seemed to be "if it connects using the printer serial port on the back of the Mac, it's Apple/LocalTalk". LocalTalk was always available on all Macs of that time, with the Network CP being used to choose EtherTalk or TokenTalk. The necessary software often came on diskettes accompanying the Ethernet or Token Ring card as opposed to necessarily being included with the System Software. Oh yeah - don't forget IR/Talk or some such. That's AppleTalk over an Infrared connection... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 15:56:54 -0500 From: "abrody@smart.net" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (Q) free bookmark manager? Dear Digest readers, http://www.mac.tucows.com/bookmarkmac.html lists a few bookmark managers for the Mac, but I can't seem to find any there or http://www.macdownload.com, or http://www.versiontracker.com that do one simple thing. Scan a bookmark or Favorite file, and remove those bookmarks that are duplicates automatically. I have concatenated a dozen bookmark files, and now I need to have just my duplicates removed. Is there any freeware that will do that? URL Manager Pro unforetunately has that disabled in the demo version. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net -- Come visit an internet index of 14 topics and over 800 links at: http://www.index-site.com/ All links verified monthly. ------------------------------ Date: 23 Nov 2000 From: Jan Bruyndonckx To: Subject: [*] Make iAlias Make iAlias by Triptic Design Unlimited Internet storage, completely free of charge, integrated into your Macintosh OS. Using a handy "Make iAlias" menu item from your File menu (in the Finder), you can store your files safely and securely on the Internet. When you want to retrieve them, simply use the iAlias file or the unbreakable URL. Recommended system: any Apple Macintosh with MacOS 9 Minimum system: a Power Macintosh with MacOS 8.6 [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/make-ialias.hqx; 982 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 2000 From: Takashi Suzuki To: Subject: [*] MIDI Pack'en v1.1.7 MIDI Pack'en is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to keep system exclusive data in files. (Universal MIDI Librarian) When this application receives system exclusive MIDI data, new window will open and show you the data size and manufacturer. MIDI Pack'en can handle any kind of system exclusive data. 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 -- T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/midi-packen-117.hqx; 207 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 2000 From: Axel Andersson To: Subject: [*] Nuku 1.2.2 Nuku is a personal tutor, teaching you the two native Japanese writing systems, hiragana and katakana. It features both systems, all three main romanization systems and methods of selecting what to learn. The user can select between button input, where corresponding kana titled button is clicked, or text field input, where the kana title is simply typed. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/nuku-122.hqx; 222 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 2000 From: Tobias Peciva To: Subject: [*] StripLaunch 1.4 StripLaunch is a Control Strip Module which gives you instant access to your most commonly used applications, documents, folders, scripts and almost anything else; all through a handy little menu in the Control Strip. Adding or removing items is done in a matter of seconds and you can also use color to categorize or mark items that you wish to stand out. Features: Ñ Extremely fast. Ñ Small - consumes no measurable amount of memory or system resources. Ñ Resides in the Control Strip - always available on top of everything else. Ñ Japanese version available. Requirements: Ñ System 7 or later. Ñ Control Strip. Ñ Runs great on any iMac. For more information, please read the manual enclosed with the package, or visit the StripLaunch web page at: http://www.peciva.com/software/striplaunch.shtml If you have any questions or comments, please refer to my web page: http://www.peciva.com/ You can also send mail directly to: support@peciva.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/strip-launch-14.hqx; 110 K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Nov 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] SwitchRes 2.4.3J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the SwitchRes package. SwitchRes is a little utility that will allow you to switch the resolution of all your monitors. You can access to all the resolutions of all your displays in a simple, customizable menu. SwitchRes incorporates features from the Monitor Resolution, Monitor BitDepth, and Video Mirroring Control Strip Modules bundled with your system. You can use its menu in the Menu Bar, use its provided Control Strip Module, or click on the Finder Desktop with its Contextual Menu Plugin. SwitchRes has an extensive list of features: *You can show and use all available resolutions of your video card, not just those limited by your monitor. For example, 20 video modes are available on my PowerMac 7300 internal video board. Enjoy your Apple 15" monitor in 1024 x 768, or 640 x 480 in 120Hz ! *SwitchRes is totally configurable. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. × *You can also create display sets which will allow you to change the resolution and the depth of all your monitors with just one mouse click, or just one key. With this new version, you can add scripts to display sets. That gives SwitchRes the ability to launch a script with just one key, or when an application is launched... *You can assign a specific set to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to your predefined resolutions. You will find this extremely useful for most games. × *You can save the position of the icons and the windows on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The configuration is restored at startup. *You can script SwitchRes for resolutions and color depth changes. SwitchRes is even recordable: When SwitchRes is running, every resolution change is automatically recorded in the script editor New in version 2.4.3 *Adds the Video Mirroring management in Display Sets *Now handles differently the Display Sets that contains settings for more displays than currently attached. *Corrects a bug that crashed the unregistered version to work on MacOS 9.1 *Corrects a bug in the Location Manager Module. This module could not work in some cases, and didnØt retrieve the correct settings to be applied. *Corrects a bug that crashed some games, esp. Civilization 2 and Diablo 2 [Archived as /info-mac/gui/switch-res-243-jp.hqx; 669 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Nov 2000 From: Brian Kelley To: Subject: [*] Udana 1.4 The Udana is a collection of short suttas, each culminating in a short verse uttered by the Buddha. "Udana -- Exclamations of Buddha" randomly generates one of those verses each time it is opened, making it a nice addition to the Startup Items folder. Additionally, clicking on the quotation will generate a new verse. The verses can be saved as text files, and printed from the "File" menu. "Udana -- Exclamations of Buddha" is made available for free, as a gift of Dhamma. [Archived as /info-mac/app/udana-14.hqx; 939 K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:14:24 -0800 From: "Kee Nethery, Kagi CEO" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [Q] USB to serial adapter (software?) >I need to connect a Mac to an anaesthetics machine (datex-omeda AS3) >via its serial output port. My G3/500 powerbook has both usb and >firewire connections and I need to convert them to PC serial output. >Now the software I want to use is DOS based and for propaganda >reasons I want to use my mac with Virtual PC emulation. I have seen a >Belkin bus-station and they say it will work with emulation but can't >guarantee it. Has anyone had any experience with this combination or >is there an alternative idea? > >Cheers Glen I was advised to purchase a Palm USB connection kit for this purpose and it does have the hardware. It contains a short cable with USB and PC serial output. Cost $39 and clone kits supposedly cost $29 (but they were out of those at the store I went to). Unfortunately I do not have any terminal software that can communicate out that USB serial port. Does anyone know of a terminal program that can communicate out a USB serial cable? Kee Nethery kee@kagi.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:17:15 -0800 From: Gerry To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [Q] Word 98 Macro Misery I'm using MS Word '98 on a new G4. I've recently moved from another mac to this one and had no ill effects. But I fear there are some settings disrupted with MS Word 98. I went to create a macro and it complains "that macro could not be created". No matter how I attempt it or what it's named, even after an (apparently) fresh complete reinstall--always the same. Additionally when I attempt to open the Visual Basic Editor it says "Could not open macro storage." As far as I'm capable of discerning, I've killed all the preferences files, but, incidentally, my Files Locations in the Preferences settings has remained the same. I've randomly modified this too, to no positive effect. The option for Macro Virus Protection is off. I've been trying to crack this problem for a week. Any help appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:04:47 +0000 From: Tom Murphy To: macintosh org Subject: Attachments powermac 7200/75 I can't read enclosures /attachments, even those from this site. I get the following technobabble . What am I doing wrong? "A helper application for this enclosure could not be found.do you want to save the enclosure to disk? I do this , I then find the enclosure on the HD but when I try to open it I get the following The document---- could not be opened because the application programme which created it couldn't be found. The document cannot be translated because an unexpected problem occurred" Tom Murphy Kilkenny. Ireland. tpom@eircom.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 18:00:55 -0700 From: Neil Fiertel To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: firewire/scsi adapters i tried several scsi firewire and scsi USB adapters to use with the latest iMac DV SE and found that none of them work...crashes or freezes with messages such as improperly dismounted volume or disk error depending on the drive. OrangeMicro Connector was one such disappointing device and the other was an Entrega USB to SCSI Converter. I wonder if anyone has had luck with these devices? My only theory about the matter is that there has been some kind of internal or software change in OS that none of the adapters are compatible with. I contacted Apple hoping that they would be willing to shed some light on the issue and though they admitted that this was not the first they had heard of this problem they saw no need to help me with it as it was a third party support issue. Entrega does not seem to exist any longer as they have an unsupported website and even their most recent update did not solve my problem and the OrangeMicro device though it had an update, it came out too late for me to try it as I had returned it to the reseller. If that or another converter works with this particular version of iMac I would love to hear about it from you out there in Cyberland. REmember, mine is the very latest model iMac so any info on earlier models will not be useful as clearly there has been some kind of change that has stymied the drivers/ extensions/sim supplied with the devices I tried. Thanks in advance...Please email me at nfiertel@ualberta.ca with any hints of what works... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:19:51 -0500 From: Dave Kristol To: comp-sys-mac-digest@uunet.uu.net Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #184 > Subject: Wireless Ethernet? > [...] > Other solutions all work about the same way, using 802.11/802.11b. Lucent's > Orinoco series seems to be the best respected, and is what Apple resells as > "Airport." It used to be called "Wavelan" and Lucent has a website all about > it at www.wavelan.com. > [...] > The catch is piecing it all together. You need 2 cards b/c there needs to > be a wireless card "at the other end" (kinda like how one ethernet card > doesn't do you any good - you need another machine w/ ethernet somewhere to > "get to.") Furthermore, if either machine doesn't already have a pcmcia > slot, you'll need to get one into each of them. Lucent also makes a PCI > PCMCIA card I believe. The *REAL* catch is setting it up to get *through* > "the other end" to the rest of your network. I have no idea if Lucent ever > produced the equivalent of Apple's "base station mode" for wired machines. > Also, I don't even know if Lucent supports using the hardware in Macs - you > may HAVE to buy them from Apple. Lucent sells the Orinoco RG-1000 Residential Gateway. It has functionality equivalent to Apple's Airport base station, though it's pitched more toward the PC crowd. Information at www.wavelan.com/products. Dave Kristol ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:39:48 +0000 From: Graeme & Christine Babbs To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Macs on Exchange servers Could anyone give me or point me at an idiot's guide to getting a Mac connected to an Exchange server? I have a G3 at work which connects to an NT server to get onto the net. I can browse the web OK, but when I try to get email it gives a "server responded bad password/login" message. Out It guys are stumped, but I can't be the only person on the planet that wants to connect a mac to an exchange server? Thanks in advance, Graeme -- www.fizzindi.demon.co.uk is the archive of the MX5 email list. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:34:20 -0800 From: Jon Pugh To: "Netters' Dinner" Subject: Netters' Dinner 2001, An SF Macworld Odyssey Little did I realize in 1986 when I volunteered to get a reservation at an SF restaurant for a group of 20 Info-Mac members that I would be starting a tradition that would last for 15 years. Well it has lasted. Netters' Dinner 2001 is here. Thursday January 11, 2001 we will once again gather at the top of the escalators on the south side of Moscone at the end of the show on Thursday and walk the herd over to the Hunan restaurant on Broadway and Sansome where they have once again prepared our traditional hot and spicy banquet buffet. Come meet the faces that go with the names you've seen on the Net. Do some networking with the Macintosh power elite. We've been celebrating the Net's ability to connect us together far longer than almost anyone. Dinner is $17 in advance, limited to the first 300 people. Full information is here: http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/nettersdinner.html You may sign up here: http://order.kagi.com/?JP Hope to see you there. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:05:32 -0500 From: "A.W. Neef" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer Thursday, November 23, 2000 I had posted a problem I was experiencing. I received four personal emails, each offering the same solution to my problem. Info-Mac really works! I thank all who helped me. Bill Neef Grass Lake, MI, USA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:53:46 -0500 From: "Dominic F. Manno" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer Try going to "Page Setup" under the "File" menu in Netscape, and UNcheck the "Fit to page if possible" box. At 10:53:17 -0500 on 11/21/00, "A.W. Neef" wrote: >Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer > >When I print a web page, I first PREVIEW the page. It shows >as a postage stamp sized replica of the page, and prints the >same. > >So ... rather than printing at that time, I PREVIEW a second >time. That SECOND preview displays full size, and prints >just fine ... > >EXCEPT that Netscape very frequently (but not always) crashes >before the printing begins!! > > Hardware/Software: iMac-DV-SE (OS 9.0.4) > >Should I look for a conflict? >(with ConflictCatcher, a lengthy process) > >Or might there be some other more obvious solution? >Maybe update to Netscape 4.74? > >Bill Neef Grass Lake, MI, USA -- Dominic F. Manno dommanno@bellatlantic.com "If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane." - Jimmy Buffett ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:51:20 -0500 From: Phil McIntosh To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer >Printing from Netscape 4.73 to Epson 740 printer >When I print a web page, I first PREVIEW the page. It shows as a postage stamp sized replica of the page, and prints >the same. >Or might there be some other more obvious solution? >Maybe update to Netscape 4.74? Netscape 4.74 fixed that problem for me. Phil McIntosh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 09:06:27 +1300 From: "Markus Winter" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Q: How to use disks with bad clusters? Hi all, I bought an Orb drive with 4 disks and unfortunately two of them have bad clusters. I reformatted the disks and expected the clusters to be marked and not being used, but upon copying files onto the disk the process ran into the clusters. I reformatted again and again using different tools (MacOS, Orb Tools, HardDisk Utilities) but without luck. I'm reluctant to throw the two disks away, but I'm even more reluctant to use them. Does anyone know how to deal with disks that have bad clusters? TIA. Regards Markus -- Dr. Markus Winter Department of Molecular Medicine Room 3301 School of Medicine 85 Park Road Grafton Auckland New Zealand Tel: 373 7599 ext 3960 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:33:19 -0500 From: Mike Craymer To: Info-Mac Digest Subject: Serial to USB adapter Is it possible to connect a printer with a USB connector to my PowerBook G3/266 that has only a serial port? All I could find were adapters that allow you to connect serial devices to a Mac USB port. -Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 11:32:22 +0000 From: Donal Leader To: Subject: Timetabling Software Does anyone have experience of using timetabling software based on the Mac for a small college (800 students) offering essentially a small range of undergraduate and post-graduate courses? What software works best, if any? Dnal Leader Marino Institute of Education Dublin, Ireland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:00:33 -0800 From: jonrelay@napanet.net (Jon Bettencourt) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Web page builders >Hi. > >I am getting psyched up to do a serious redesign of a website, and I >think I'm ready to move from typing in html codes with Alpha to using >a web page builder. > [snip] > >BTW, I'm certainly willing to look at other products, so if anybody has >suggestions other Mac web page builders that they're either wildly crazy >about *or* that they hate with a passion, please let me know. Try Claris Home Page 3.0 from www.download.com. You can try it for 30 days before you have to pay for it. To see an example of what it can do, look at . It used to be typed-in HTML codes, but now it's entirely Claris Home Page. ------------------------------ Date: 23 Nov 2000 07:34:39 +1100 From: "Geoffrey Heard" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Web page builders On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 4:34 AM, Phil McIntosh wrote: > >I am getting psyched up to do a serious redesign of a website, and I >think I'm ready to move from typing in html codes with Alpha to using >a web page builder. > >So far, I have looked at evaluation versions of Adobe GoLive and >SoftPress Systems' Freeway, going through the tutorials provided with >each. Before plunking down any money, I'd like to know about peoples' >experiences with these products. I'd especially like to hear from >people who have used both of these, to help me make a decision. This is heavy weight stuff and do you really need it? If so, better check the Macromedia programs; some people have told me they ahead in this area. Another alternative might be Canvas 7, www.deneba.com, which is a "swiss army knife" kind of graphics program and at a very reasonable price (very low!). I am working up on it at present, moving away from Illustrator, FreeHand and Photoshop, because I see the capability of doing web directly in it in addition to my usual paper-based graphics work. cheers, geoff -- Geoffrey Heard -- MarketNOW -- Marketing ideas for today. ----------------------------------------------------- FREE the 100,000 East Timorese held hostage in Indonesia. Campaign for Indonesia to pay reparations. ----------------------------------------------------- Sent by Cyberdog ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:37:56 -0800 From: Dave Thomas To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Web page builders >Hi. > >I am getting psyched up to do a serious redesign of a website, and I >think I'm ready to move from typing in html codes with Alpha to using >a web page builder. > >So far, I have looked at evaluation versions of Adobe GoLive and >SoftPress Systems' Freeway, going through the tutorials provided with >each. Before plunking down any money, I'd like to know about peoples' >experiences with these products. I'd especially like to hear from >people who have used both of these, to help me make a decision. > >BTW, I'm certainly willing to look at other products, so if anybody has >suggestions other Mac web page builders that they're either wildly crazy >about *or* that they hate with a passion, please let me know. > >Thanks. >-- > Art Werschulz http://members.home.net/agw/ > 207 Stoughton Avenue Cranford NJ 07016 (908) 272-1146 Stay far away from Microsloth's Front Page 1.0 for Macintosh. It apparently hasn't been supported for several years. It is only a shadow of Front Page 98 or 2000 for PC, which works fairly well. FP 1.0 crashes the Mac a lot and many of its routines just don't work. Take a look at Dreamweaver 3. You can d/l a fully functional 30 day demo from Macromedia. I like it, finding it relatively easy to use. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 05:29:04 -0500 From: "Chas." To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Wireless EtherNet Actually, the cost of the Aiport Card is $99. You CAN set up a computer as a 'Base Station'. It is user friendly and will not be that much of a challenge. -- Chas. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************