Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #13 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 23 Jan 01 Volume 18 : Issue 13 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#564/22-Jan-01 [*] Kineticon 1.7.2 - Animated Icons on Your Desktop! [*] Kineticon 1.7.2J (Japanese Version) - Animated Icons on Your Desktop! [*] QuoEdit 0.7.2r1 [*] Script Timer 1.0.1 -low impact scheduler for AppleScripts [*] SweetMail 2.07f5 [*] The Atomic Mac 4.6.1 Disk Warrier, Norton, Tech Tool...? FTP madness! PDF and OS X powerbook "stall" Two DVD questions 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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In the news, we look at Apple's first quarter financial results, report on your opinions of Apple's digital lifestyle thrust, and note the passing of Hewlett-Packard co-founder William Hewlett. Topics: MailBITS/22-Jan-01 SETI Sucks Power New Power Mac G4s Debut with SuperDrive Macworld SF 2001 Trend: User Groups Hold On Macworld SF 2001 Trend: Cool Utilities Macworld SF 2001 Trend: Personal Firewalls [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-564.etx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 2001 From: Sherman Uitzetter To: Subject: [*] Kineticon 1.7.2 - Animated Icons on Your Desktop! Kinetic Creations, Inc announces the release of Kineticon 1.7.2! Kineticon brings your Mac's motionless icons to life! Kineticon is a system extension which replaces normal, static icons on your Macintosh's desktop and in its windows with chosen animated icons Kineticon is fully configurable, allowing you to choose which icons should animate simply by enabling them within Kineticon's editor Kineticon Editor (included in the Kineticon package) allows you to create custom animations which can be made to appear in place of any icon displayed by your Macintosh With Kineticon you will have THE COOLEST hard drive icon on your block! With Kineticon you will have THE CUTEST trash can icon in your neighborhood! And remember, if you don't like the included animations, you can easily make your own or download any of hundreds available at our web site! Changes in version 1.7.2 from 1.7.1: * Fixed "type 3 error" conflict with QuickTime player and some other applications * Fixed a bug that could cause Kineticon to freeze when loading kines * Other minor, cosmetic bug fixes System requirements: * Any Macintosh with at least a 68020 processor (PowerMacs recommended) * System 7.5 or higher * Color * Free RAM: at least 300K. More RAM is needed depending on how many animating icons are enabled * 2 MB of hard drive space (for the extension, editor and animating icon files) * Faster Macs (such as PowerMacs) are recommended License: This is a fully-working, 14-day, trial version For more information, please read the enclosed READ ME file [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/kineticon-172.hqx; 1922 K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 2001 From: Sherman Uitzetter To: Subject: [*] Kineticon 1.7.2J (Japanese Version) - Animated Icons on Your Desktop! This is the Japanese version of the Kineticon package. Kinetic Creations, Inc announces the release of Kineticon 1.7.2! Kineticon brings your Mac's motionless icons to life! Kineticon is a system extension which replaces normal, static icons on your Macintosh's desktop and in its windows with chosen animated icons Kineticon is fully configurable, allowing you to choose which icons should animate simply by enabling them within Kineticon's editor Kineticon Editor (included in the Kineticon package) allows you to create custom animations which can be made to appear in place of any icon displayed by your Macintosh With Kineticon you will have THE COOLEST hard drive icon on your block! With Kineticon you will have THE CUTEST trash can icon in your neighborhood! And remember, if you don't like the included animations, you can easily make your own or download any of hundreds available at our web site! Changes in version 1.7.2 from 1.7.1: * Fixed "type 3 error" conflict with QuickTime player and some other applications * Fixed a bug that could cause Kineticon to freeze when loading kines * Other minor, cosmetic bug fixes System requirements: * Any Macintosh with at least a 68020 processor (PowerMacs recommended) * System 7.5 or higher * Color * Free RAM: at least 300K. More RAM is needed depending on how many animating icons are enabled * 2 MB of hard drive space (for the extension, editor and animating icon files) * Faster Macs (such as PowerMacs) are recommended License: This is a fully-working, 14-day, trial version For more information, please read the enclosed READ ME file [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/kineticon-172-jp.hqx; 2042 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2001 From: "Lyomei Sakai" To: Subject: [*] QuoEdit 0.7.2r1 QuoEdit is a text editor for plain (monostyled) text. It runs on System 7 or later. This version 0.7.2 is free. The archive includes PowerPC version and 68K version. PPC: QuoEdit 68K: QuoEdit.68K Before you use, throw the unnecessary version away to the trash. And rename the 68K version to "QuoEdit" if you are using old Mac. Features: Intended to provide quick operations with simple interface. Supports AppleScript powerfully; also your tasks can be recorded and replayed by the scripting feature. Menus are customizable. Supports regular expression search as well as multi-file search. Multiple levels of undo/redo for each document. WorldScript savvy. This version 0.7.2r1 fixed several bugs of v.0.7.2 and added Contents maker for manuals. [Archived as /info-mac/text/quo-edit-072r1.hqx; 880 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2001 From: "Donald S. Hall" To: Subject: [*] Script Timer 1.0.1 -low impact scheduler for AppleScripts Script Timer 1.01 Script Timer is a small background application that lets you schedule the execution of OSA based scripts, such as those created using AppleScript. It will run your scripts at any time on a daily, weekly, weekdays only, monthly, or one time basis as well as at regular intervals ranging from minutes to weeks. Script Timer comes with sample scripts including ones to schedule e-mail checking at specific times and to remind you of upcoming appointments. Unlike with some other scheduling software, installation of Script Timer has no impact on your System Folder, and it has an extremely small memory footprint. System Requirements: Macintosh System 7.5 or later. (A mac OS X native version is in the works.) Purchase Information: Shareware $10 Developer: Apps & More Software Design, Inc. [Archived as /info-mac/app/script-timer-101.hqx; 126 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2001 From: sweetmail@mac.com To: Subject: [*] SweetMail 2.07f5 SweetMail is an internet e-mail client for Macintosh that provides most powerful features with sweet interface. SweetMail has multiple POP3 accounts, very fast searching, thread-view, filtering, templates, auto-wrap and many useful functions. System Requirements: * System 7.5 or later. (including MacOSX public beta) * 4MB of Memory. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/sweet-mail-207f5.hqx; 2092 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2001 From: Chris Smolinski To: Subject: [*] The Atomic Mac 4.6.1 The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh. In addition to the usual information found in such programs, The Atomic Mac also contains a wealth of nuclear information on each isotope, including half life, decay mode, and daughter products. X-ray data (fluorescence and binding energies) is also available. A molecular weight calculator makes it easy to find the molecular weight of compounds. A shaded diagram showing the ranges of physical properties makes it easy to visualize relationships across the periodic table. The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh. In addition to the usual information found in such programs, The Atomic Mac also contains a wealth of nuclear information on each isotope, including half life, decay mode, and daughter products. X-ray data (fluorescence and binding energies) is also available. A molecular weight calculator makes it easy to find the molecular weight of compounds. A shaded diagram showing the ranges of physical properties makes it easy to visualize relationships across the periodic table. Photon interaction data, both in tabular and graphical format is also available. Shareware: $25 [Archived as /info-mac/sci/the-atomic-mac-461.hqx; 1321 K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:05:49 +0200 From: "Michael S. Silverstein" To: Info-mac Subject: Disk Warrier, Norton, Tech Tool...? What products are recommended these days for Disk repair, salvage, maintenance, optimization. I have a G4 running 9.0.1. Thanks for your help! michael silverstein materials engineering technion ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 00:24:23 +0000 From: Ad To: Subject: FTP madness! Can anyone tell me where I can get a FTP program for Mac so that I can upload JPEG files to a online website that I'm trying to create? Why can't I find any Mac FTPs to download? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:55:02 +0200 From: "Michael S. Silverstein" To: Info-mac Subject: PDF and OS X I understood that the files in OS X are related to the PDF format. Does this mean that Acrobat Writer will not be needed to generate a PDF using OS X and a PDF can be generated from any program, or will one still need Acrobat Writer? Thanks for the information! michael silverstein materials engineering technion ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:27:07 -0700 From: fitz@zianet.com (john fitzgerrel) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: powerbook "stall" I have a walstreet power book 233MHz g3 using OS 8.6. On a frequent basis (approx five times per active hour of use, or somewhat less) the powerbook will "stall". The mouse cursor moves, but nothing else will happen. Scroll bars don't work, I can't pull down windows, and keyboard shortcuts don't work. Then after about one minute everything is fine. For instance I stalled when typing "shortcuts" above. "sho" displayed, then nothing for about a minute, then the remainder of the word displayed. Obviously the energy saver control panel is a possibility. My settings are: sleep - never display dimming - 10 min hard disk spin down - 15 min no scheduled wakeup/sleep processor cycling - no turnoff display - no turn off power to unused PC cards - no reduce processor speed - no reconnect on wake up - yes These are the power adaptor settings the battery settings are the same, except they allow processor cycling. The problem is new - last few weeks. I can't think of new software I have installed. Any ideas are very welcome. John Fitzgerrel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:45:27 +0000 From: David Ferrington To: Subject: Two DVD questions After many years of absence, I find myself coming back to IM. So forgive me if this was recently covered (is there an article archive somewhere, as opposed to the program archive, I've forgotten, if I ever knew:-). My questions are (having just purchased a G4 2x500MHz with 22™ Cinema Display and a DVD RAM): 1. Is there a hack, shareware or otherwise that will enable me to play both R1 & R2 DVD s (after the 5 switch limit is up)? 2. Any software that will enable me to write a 'video' style DVD, ie one that will play as as Film, in a standard basic DVD player? TIA -- Write the bad things that are done to you in the sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. -Arabian wisdom -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************