Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #129 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 15 Aug 00 Volume 17 : Issue 129 Today's Topics: 'Little Elvis' - QT Demo moovie? (C) Eudora vs. Outlook [*] Duck Wassabi [*] Five Space Age Desktop Photos [*] Haunted House Kaleidoscope scheme [*] HunterDeer 1.1 [*] Including Tax Submission [*] iText 2.1E - iMac's Text Editor [*] LightWayText 3.1E - Powerful Text Editor [*] MacFootballManager22a.hqx [*] MacJamz 1.0 [*] Macro/Automation Utility: TriVectus Launch Key 4.0 [*] MyMonEE 1.1 [*] NetFinder 2.1.2 - FTP client. [*] Pepper 3.0, a new text editor for MacOS [*] Red Bird's Quick Scripts, release 0.6.3 [*] Serena's Stuff [*] Smart Scroll 3.7 controls Scrolling Speed! [*] Substitute Pro 1.8.5; General purpose utility. [*] SynchPPP 1.1 Auto-Synchronise an application with your PPPconnection [*] VSE My Privacy 1.2 - Store your passwords with 448-bit encryption Eudora: random signatures getting Mac/PC to talk via Ethernet Personal LaserWriter NTR Sherlock2 (paths?) 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 . 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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 #129" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:17:13 +1000 From: Al Byrne To: Subject: 'Little Elvis' - QT Demo moovie? List Folks, A long, long time ago, at a MUG meeting in a galaxy far, far away, I copied from an Apple Quicktime Demo CD a moovie called 'Little Elvis'. It ran for about about three minutes, and I remember that it was created, at Apple, by someone called 'Maura' and some other folks with a sense of humour (I guess they have likely lost their jobs by now!). In the years between then and now, I've changed Macs numerous times and re-initialised my HD more times than I care to remember - and have lost the file. Does anyone know if the file is anywhere to be found on the net, or could someone that has a copy upload it to a web site or iDisk? I seem to recall that it was about 15mB! Hopefully -- Al Byrne ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:48:06 -0400 From: "abrody@smart.net" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (C) Eudora vs. Outlook Dear Digest readers, For those of you not wanting to go to Eudora because you think it is costly compared to Outlook some things you may have not known. Eudora has a free version that is as capable as Outlook in many ways. While it does have a banner, it only takes up 1 inch x 1 inch (2.54 cm) of your screen real estate. It's mailboxes are in a separate window, which means you can use less of your screen for showing all the mailboxes than Outlook's requisite frame which takes up the whole side of the screen when the message is displayed. So one could argue this design decision makes Eudora takes less screen real estate, even with the banner! Some other things Eudora has are: 1. on the fly full header display for proper reporting of spam. 2. on the fly picking of the signature you will use in any message. You can of course pick no signature. 3. multiple personality settings for people with multiple e-mail accounts. On the fly changing of e-mail account settings. 4. it will launch from any settings file so you can set it up for each user. 5. spell checking which underlines mis-spelled words, which can then be control-clicked for optional replacement spellings. 6. View all messages as text, so you aren't forced to see HTML messages which can slow you down. 7. Drag attachments whose icon is at the bottom of the message to the desktop. 8. On the fly deciding between Binhex, UUEncode, AppleSingle, AppleDouble (Mime) encoding. 9. On the fly deciding between showing message text below the subject frame or just showing the subject frame of the mailbox. 10. And it doesn't crash on 50,000 messages with only 12 MB of RAM assigned to it. 11. In fact you can make subfolders of folders containing your mailboxes, and transfer messages through a hierarchical menu or to a new mailbox. 12. It remembers all the e-mail addresses of all the people you sent mail to, and gives you the option to drag those addresses to your addressbook. 13. The mailboxes window like the mailboxes frame of Outlook can have drag and drop of messages from the subject frame to the mailboxes. It is invisible unless you want to have it open. 14. big icons in the toolbar are optional for those who have trouble seeing small icons. About its only weakness are its filters which are limited to three conditional statements. But if you consider that filtering is equivalent to putting your head in the sand, and that you can easily forward full headers to abuse@whoever.net to actually get the spam stopped, Eudora doesn't really need filters, and is more proactive stopping spam. This is not an advertisement from Qualcomm. I just thought since I've seen postings in the newsgroups criticizing Eudora for not being free, I'd post a post for those people who have not used the latest version of Eudora to know what they are missing. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Matt Ward To: Subject: [*] Duck Wassabi Duck Wassabi Duck Wassabi is a small duck which sits harmlessly in the corner of your screen and yells lines from the Wassabi Budwieser commercial. The Duck has several speeds and different heads. Provides hours of intellectual stimulation. Requirments: A sense of humor. [Archived as /info-mac/app/duck-wassabi.hqx; 93 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: James Kass To: Subject: [*] Five Space Age Desktop Photos Five "Space Age" desktop photos for your Mac created by James Kass. High-quality, .jpg files so windows people can use them too. All created using Bryce 4 and iMac DVSE. Feel free to distribute, as long as you keep all copyright markings at the bottom of the page. May be included on all CD-ROMs with the condition I be sent a complimentary copy. Email me at kassj@home.com for mailing address. And by all means, please email me any comments. James Kass - kassj@home.com http://members.home.com/kassj AIM: JamesKass [Archived as /info-mac/gui/grf/jmk-june-desktop.hqx; 1418 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: royerm To: Subject: [*] Haunted House Kaleidoscope scheme Don't be scared! Haunted House Kaleidoscope 2.0 scheme will fill your desktop with ghosts and jack-o-lanterns and bats and witches....and ghoulish sounds to raise the hair on the back of your neck.... It's never too early for Halloween! Over 40 Haunted Halloween Icons are also included! -Martha Royer See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here: http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/haunted-house.hqx; 805 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Brian Kelley To: Subject: [*] HunterDeer 1.1 HunterDeer 1.1 is a parody of deer-hunting games. For Version 1.1, the graphics were remade, for a smaller file size. [Archived as /info-mac/game/hunter-deer.hqx; 1412 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Allan Udy To: Subject: [*] Including Tax Submission Including Tax 1.5.1 Including Tax! is a freeware pricing calculator that allows you to calculate tax-inclusive prices given a dollar value and a tax rate, or tax-exclusive prices given a tax rate and an inclusive figure. You can also calculate international prices based on exchange rate values. The results of the calculations are recorded in an editable text field, which can be copied, printed, pasted into a spreadsheet, and/or manually annotated. One additional feature is the ability to use addition ('+') and multiplication ('*') symbols in the Amount field. For example, you can automatically add 7.72 and 3.35, and calculate the tax and tax-inclusive total by typing '7.72+3.35' in the Amount field. This version does not support the mixing of addition and multiplication - use one or the other, not both together. We recognise that the functionality provided by Including Tax! could easily be duplicated by using a spreadsheet application, with a couple of simple formulas. However, sometimes, a spreadsheet is just not convenient, especially when you want to quickly calculate a couple of totals. Some people will find this application of no use, others, whose need will be solved by Including Tax!, will find it very useful! Including Tax! will run on all PPC- based Macintosh computers. It requires 900K of free RAM, and a minimum of System 7.1. A version for Windows 95 (minimum) is also available. [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/including-tax-151.hqx; 782 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Michiaki Yamashita To: Subject: [*] iText 2.1E - iMac's Text Editor Abstract of INFO-MAC archived encoded Mac binary file 'itext-21e.hqx' Uploaded 08/01/00 640758 bytes From: lightway.yamashita@nifty.ne.jp Subject: iText 2.1E - iMac's Text Editor iText is simple Text Editor which fit in iMac. iText is Freeware. The concept of iMac "speedy, cool, simple machine" is realize by the software! The big text document of 32KB and more (So far as a memory permits it.) can be edited. More then one style, character color can be set up in the text document. A PICT image can insert as a picture character. It copes with drag & drops. Undo/Redo is being suppoerted about the all editing operation. Ruler in the document window can do indication. Indication, editing by the paper image can be done. The page layout with columns can be set up. SimpleText read-only document can open. Ruler, Dialog, Invisibles mark color can be changed. (iMac Color Variation) Mac OS 8.5 New Open/Save Dialog is available. Because it is being made with FAT Binary, it can be used with all PPC, 68K Macintosh. NEW -- iText 2.1 copes with Indigo, Ruby, Sage, Snow Color Variation. iText Environment It can be used under Mac OS from System 7.1 to Mac OS 9.X. (Author:) Michiaki Yamashita (E-Mail:) itext@mac.com or lightway.yamashita@nifty.ne.jp [Archived as /info-mac/text/itext-21e.hqx; 718 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Michiaki Yamashita To: Subject: [*] LightWayText 3.1E - Powerful Text Editor From: lightway.yamashita@nifty.ne.jp Subject: LightWayText 3.1E - Powerful Text Editor LightWayText is the powerful Text Editor. Shareware (price US$25). The big text document of 32KB and more (So far as a memory permits it.) can be edited. Toolbar can do indication. Extended styles (superscript,subscript,line,net) can be set up in document. A PICT image can insert as a picture character. It copes with TSM (Text Services Manager) inline input. It copes with drag & drops. It support AppleScript scripting. It support a upper/lower character change case. It support an underline of the cursor line. (Caret Underline) Undo/Redo is being supported about the all editing operation. Undo/Redo of infinite numbers is being supported. (Multi-Undo) Ruler, Line # in the document window can do indication. Indication, editing by the paper image can be done. The page layout with columns can be set up. The view size can be larger or smaller. Keyborad operation can be customized. (Key Customize) Recent files and folders is shown to the File menu and it can open quickly. Background color of the document window can be changed. Automatic save of the text document can be done. (File Auto Save) Backup file of the text document can be made. (File Backup Save) Regular expression search of the document can be done. The 5 kinds of words can be searched at the same time. (Find Assist) Browser tool is shown the contents of the document and it can open quickly. File Search tool is can find a more than one text document file. Lots of clipboard scrap can be registered at the name. (Scrap Catalog) Lots of styles can be registered at the name. (Define Styles) Keyboard operation is recorded and a repetition carried out. (Key Macro) It can make the program of the Macro script. (Macro Editor) Ruler, Line #, invisibles mark color can be changed. (Color Variation) Further an optional color scheme can be defined. (Color Preference) At designated time, color change and reminder can set up. (Color Scheduler) Further today's schedule can be managed. (Schedule of date) It copes with Internet Config Extension. (Command + Click URL) It support Word Services Spell Checker. (Word Services) Mac OS 8.5 New Open/Save Dialog is available. ReadMeMaker utilities attach for an appendix. (ReadMeMaker) FAT to PPC 68K utilities attach for an appendix. (FAT to PPC 68K) NEW -- LightWayText 3.1 support Mark List, Function F1 - F12 key customize. LightWayText Environment It can be used under Mac OS from System 7.1 to Mac OS 9.X. (Author:) Michiaki Yamashita ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/text/lightway-text.hqx; 1503 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Aug 2000 From: "Malcolm McQuoid" To: Subject: [*] MacFootballManager22a.hqx Macintosh Football Manager is freeware soccer management game. MFM allows you to manage a team within the English league. The ultimate aim is to win both the Premier Championship and the FA Cup within one season. FEATURES ÑEnglish league with 4 divisions - Premier, Divisions 1, 2 and 3. Ñ Play season after season. ÑPlayer manager option - goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, attacker. ÑOver 2500 players in 124 clubs. ÑTeam and player data for the 97/98 season. ÑPlayers have these attributes: age, type, skill, fitness, injury, duty, wage & cost. ÑTeam orders - draw/win, passing/long ball game, attack/defend/timewaste etc. ÑSimulated match play allowing substitutes and injuries. ÑChange formation and tactics during a match. ÑVariable speed match play. ÑRelegation and promotion. ÑPlayer ageing and retirements - skill varies with age. ÑFA cup matches (includes teams from the Vauxhall and Unibond leagues). ÑFinancial control of the club. ÑBuy and sell players on the transfer market. ÑGet help from the Manager's assistant to you keep on track. ÑComprehensive editor for creating custom scenarios. REQUIREMENTS Ñ68030 processor or greater. ÑAn FPU is NOT required. Ñ640 x 480 or greater display with 256 colors or grey scales. Ñ2.3MB of free RAM(68K). (3MB recommended, 4Mb on a PowerMac) Ñ2MB Disk space. ÑSystem 7.1 or later(System 7.6 & 8.x compatible). ÑQuick Time extension. ÑQuick Time Musical Instruments extension for background music. ÑThe following standard fonts:- Courier, Chicago, Geneva. CONTACT Malcolm:- mmq@tigabyte.freeserve.co.uk http://www.tigabyte.freeserve.co.uk/index.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/mac-football-manager-22a.hqx; 701 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: rick nutter To: Subject: [*] MacJamz 1.0 MacJamz 1.0 This is the ppc version of MacJamz, a simple mp3 player. It was designed to be 1) an inexpensive alternative to some of the other mp3 software out there 2) able to perform the basic function of playing mp3 files MacJamz is essentially free, but it would be real cool if someone appreciated it enough to stick a dollar in an envelope and send it to me. If not, it'd still be cool if you could send anything at all just to let me know you downloaded it (postcards, pizza coupons, something your kid colored, email, really anything!). Issues MacJamz has not been tested on machines without a G3 or G4 or OS9. Memory allotment may need to be increased. File names must have the .mp3 file extension. If I get enough response, the next version will have the ability to save playlists. Known Bugs The repeat checkbox doesn't work. Report bugs to the email address below. Contact Info Contact me by email: rick@thenutters.com by snail mail: 189 Ringgold Industrial Pkwy Danville, Virginia 24540 Credits MacJamz was made with REALbasic [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mac-jamz-10.hqx; 502 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: TriVectus To: Subject: [*] Macro/Automation Utility: TriVectus Launch Key 4.0 [This submission should replace /gui/launch-key-30.hqx.] What is Launch Key? ------------------- Launch Key is an automation utility that lets your Mac automatically do almost anything. You can configure it to perform tasks at the touch of a key (no matter what program you're in), at regular intervals (every Wednesday at noon), at a specific time (Feb. 11 at 11:30), or after a period of inactivity (similar to a screen saver). Launch Key is based around Actions. Actions perform a single task, for example, bringing the Finder to the front. A number of Actions are bundled, including ones to select menu items in any application, launch or open any Finder object, post messages, type blocks of text, play sounds, open URLs, send Apple events, quit all applications, switch the front-most application, lock all the your keychains, shut down your Mac, put it to sleep, and more. Actions are grouped together into collections called Sets that can be as complex as you wish. Some examples of tasks you might have Launch Key perform are: * Automatically initiate a system back-up at midnight of each day. * Archive important mail messages as you read them. * Launch all of your Internet applications at the touch of a key. * Quit all of your Internet applications at the touch of another key. * Open all the documents, folders, and applications associated with a project, with one key press. * Type out a standard e-mail reply in just seconds at the touch of a key. * Quickly mount a couple of network volumes, and copy a set of documents to each of them. * Quickly and accurately type your e-mail address or web site URL into any program with a keystroke. * Remind you of an important upcoming event. * Perform a general clean-up before shutting down-e.g., emptying the trash and putting away documents. * Let multiple users restore their workspace states, including open applications, windows, etc. ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/gui/launch-key-4.hqx; 1437 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Robert Presender To: Subject: [*] MyMonEE 1.1 MyMonEE is a Repository and Calculator of all your Financial Activities, NetWorth and Estimated Taxes. MyMonEE consists of 11 Activities into which individual transactions of events are entered and summarized. The Activities are: BankAccounts, Bonds, Funds_Stocks, Insurance, OtherIncome (wages,tips, etc), Liabilities (credit cards, mortages,loans), Property (personal and real), Retirement investments, Summaries, NetWorth and Taxes. Property inventories and Amortization schedules can be created. Yields, for Funds and Stocks, can be calculated. OnLine help for each activity. All ActivityHelp, Activity and Summary files can be printed. The Taxes Activity is a comprehensive set of files which will give, as an end result, an up-to-date calculation of the user's current tax year's estimated tax. With this information, tax strategy, quarterly estimated tax payments, etc. can be analyzed and revised. Updated versions of MyMonEE are not required if tax rates are changed. New or changed tax rates can be entered into the program by the user. Version 1.1 changes are listed in MyMonee 1.1 Read Me. Thank you. Robert E. Presender rpresender@earthlink.net [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/my-monee-11.hqx; 2014 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: "Peter Li" To: Subject: [*] NetFinder 2.1.2 - FTP client. The most Finder-like FTP client for the MacOS has just got better. NetFinder was the first FTP client to use the Finder hierarchy listing paradigm. With an intuitive user interface that everyone is familiar with, users can begin to use this program in no time at all. NetFinder v1.x started the FTP client war, by being the first FTP client to: - support resume downloading after you quit or crash. - add drag and drop support for all operations including moving files from one folder to another, server to server coping as well as the standard uploading, downloading and trashing... - inline filename editing, just like the Finder. - integrated BBEdit support for transparent file editing. - support for setting permissions on files and folders (even recursively). The Finder-like listing window supports viewing by name, date, size, and permissions. Other features include automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. What's New in v2.1.2 - improved speed of listing... finally. - improved support for Edit in BBEdit. - added support for viewing Movies and playing MP3's and more via View As Graphic/Media menu. - added support for other Editors. - fixed a number of bugs to improved stability. - updated OpenSSLLib to v0.9.5a of the OpenSSL source. Improved security. - plus many more improvements and fixes. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-212.hqx; 3578 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Maarten Hekkelman To: Subject: [*] Pepper 3.0, a new text editor for MacOS Hekkelman Programmatuur b.v. has released Pepper, a new and powerful text editor for MacOS. Pepper is an editor targeted at programmers, script coders and HTML writers, but since it is such a powerful and yet easy to use tool you can use it for any task that involves working with plain text. Among the unique features offered by Pepper are: *intelligent and extendable language support through addons with syntax styling as opposed to mere syntax coloring. Currently supported languages are: HTML (with JavaScript and PHP embedded), C/C++, Pascal, Oberon-2, Perl, Python, Rez, Shell, TeX *identifier completion *incremental search *ToolServer integration with stderr parsing *extensions and script extensions (apply a perl script to a selection e.g.) *fully configurable keybindings *rectangular selections And of course Pepper offers all the features available in other major commercial text editors currently known on MacOS. Pepper is a descendant of the popular Pe for BeOS, an editor that has been used extensively by many, not only to write code but also novels and other books (Neal Stephenson and Scot Hacker e.g.). Pepper is more than a port, it offers many new features and interface enhancements when compared to its predecessor. System requirements for Pepper are a PowerMac running MacOS 8.6. Pepper is sold as shareware, single license fee is USD 45, site license is USD 400 and upgrades from Pe for BeOS are available at USD 25. [Archived as /info-mac/text/pepper-30.hqx; 1347 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Aug 2000 From: Gordon Worley To: Subject: [*] Red Bird's Quick Scripts, release 0.6.3 This is a collection of AppleScript scripts designed to preform common tasks automatically. This release includes scripts to delete persistant Web browser files that pose security risks, syncronize folders and files, password protect folders, change the desktop picture and/or pattern, generate random passwords, lock the screen, and search specified folders for files meeting specified tests and then changing them as instructed. All code is under the GNU GPL. This release includes a more user friendly version of Download Deleter by making it possible to automatically work on the folder that the script is in (especially when compiled) and a much better Screen Lock, adding the ability to hide the background processes and removes the buggy Keychain support. Requires AppleScript 1.2.1, 1.4 recommended. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/red-birds-quick-scripts-063.hqx; 73 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Jen Maher-Bontrager To: Subject: [*] Serena's Stuff A freeware collection of icons that relate to Usagi/Serena of the show Sailor Moon. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/serenas-stuff.hqx; 16 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Aug 2000 From: Marc Moini To: Subject: [*] Smart Scroll 3.7 controls Scrolling Speed! Smart Scroll: Scrolling speed control, Proportional scrollbar tabs and Live scrolling. v3.7 August 12th, 2000 Smart Scroll allows setting a comfortable Scrolling Speed in all situations and for all Mac models. Users of fast G3 and G4 Macs may now select text past the edge of a window before it speeds by, as well as navigate long menus with ease! And while Apple's "Smart Scrolling" concerns mostly the Finder, the original Smart Scroll brings Proportional Thumbs and Live Scrolling to applications such as Netscape, Emailer, AppleWorks, Word, and most system add-ons such as control panels. Version 3.7 features an all new scrolling control engine for improved smoothness. It also adds support for QuarkXpress and WordPerfect, and solves issues with PowerMail and a few other apps. Smart Scroll runs on Mac OS 9.0.4 and previous versions (going back to System 7.0). It is shareware, so you can try it for free then buy only if you like it. The shareware fee is $12, registered users of previous versions may upgrade for free. You may download Smart Scroll or get more info from www.marcmoini.com. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/smart-scroll-37.hqx; 222 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Yellowsoft To: Subject: [*] Substitute Pro 1.8.5; General purpose utility. Substitute Pro 1.8.5; General purposeutility.Substitute Pro is a usefulgeneral purpose utility, it has a lot of options. Substitute Pro sports Drag and Drop and is Drag Manager aware: youmay perform some actions of above simply dropping objects onto itsmain window or onto its desktop icon. You may choose the actionSubstitute Pro should perform by using Drop Keys. Substitute Pro is Internet Config and Navigation Manager aware,moreover it's Appearance savvy. It requires at least System 7 torun. What's new in 1.8.5 version - QuickTime(TM) Streaming playing. - File joining. - Linked with MoreFiles 1.5. - Linked with Internet Config 2.0.2. - A bug in Navigation routines fixed. - Recompiled with Interfaces-Libraries 3.3.2. - Better cursor management in numeric conversion window. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/substitute-pro-185.hqx; 468 K] ------------------------------ Date: 14 Aug 2000 From: Sander Tekelenburg To: Subject: [*] SynchPPP 1.1 Auto-Synchronise an application with your PPPconnection SynchPPP monitors the status of your PPP connection to the Internet, no matter how that connection was initiated. When it notices a connection, it will immediately launch the application you told it to launch. When it notices you disconnected, it will quit that same application. Use: Can be nice to make sure you always check your mail when you're on-line; or to always have ICQ running when on-line; or to always have a counter running (nice if you're being charged per minute for your on-line time); or to always have your server running when on-line; or... you get the picture ;) System Requirements: - Mac OS 8.6 - AppleScript needs to be installed Legalese: SynchPPP is $10 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/conn/ppp/synch-ppp-11.hqx; 83 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Aug 2000 From: Andre Voget To: Subject: [*] VSE My Privacy 1.2 - Store your passwords with 448-bit encryption VSE My Privacy 1.2 is an easy to use data security software that allows Mac users to store and organize their confidential data in a safe place. It uses a military strength uncrackable 448-bit encryption algorithm to encrypt your data. With VSE My Privacy, users have all their passwords and confidential information ready to hand when they need it. The database can be opened from all Macintosh applications with a single mouse click. Despite the strong encryption algorithm of VSE My Privacy the application is easy to use so that every Mac user can use it within minutes. The new version expands the range of useful features by a "Fast Copy" button that automatically recognizes passwords in VSE My Privacy entries and copies them to the clipboard with a single mouse click. Other improvements have been added and minor bugs have been fixed. System requirements: PowerPC/G3/G4 [Archived as /info-mac/data/vse-my-privacy-12.hqx; 966 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 06:49:38 -0700 From: Denny Davis To: Remmy Tourment , digest@info-mac.org Subject: Eudora: random signatures At 08:22 +0200 08/04/2000, Remmy Tourment wittily wrote: >Is it possible to have Eudora choose a random signature among all the >signatures that are in the list ? >Claris emailer had this feature and I miss it in Eudora. Maybe I just >didn't find the option ? > >TIA, > >Remmy >R‚my Tourment >Ing‚nieur TR >Cemagref Aix >Ouvrages Hydrauliques >Tel (33) (0)4 42 66 99 54 >Fax (33) (0)4 42 66 88 65 > >site web du cemagref d'aix : http://www.aix.cemagref.fr There are several ways I know of to do this, one is a free separate program: Yours, Love, Sincerely 2.0.1. Get the free program. :-} -- Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. ICQ#5066430 Blessings, Denny ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:26:01 +0900 From: Tito and Shari Poza To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: getting Mac/PC to talk via Ethernet My husband and I have 2 Macs and one PC all connected via Ethernet. We use PC MacLAN to share files and a printer. All of this works well but we also want to be able to play games (particularly Diablo II) between the Mac and the PC using TCP/IP. Is this possible? If so, how can it be done? I can configure the PC to have a static IP address but when I attempt to connect to a game, it says it can't be found. The Macs can't talk to the PC or find the IP address when using Diablo II. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Shari ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:37:48 -0500 From: Kirschen Seah To: InfoMac , Subject: Personal LaserWriter NTR Hi Sam, > I just received a Personal LaserWriter NTR about which I know very > little. > > Among my questions: > 1. Can it be used with a straight serial connection, or do you have > to use Localtalk? The LW NTR has three ports at the back: the 8 pin circular, 25 pin RS232 and 36 pin Centronics. There is also a push switch on the back to configure amongst the different connection types. Position 0 sets it up for: 8 pin port: LocalTalk, Postscript batch; 25pin: Serial 9600, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit, XON/XOFF handshaking, Postscript Batch; Parallel: Centronics, Postscript Batch. (This is the setting I have on mine) You can connect it directly to a Mac via the Imagewriter II printer cable (round connector with 8 pins on both ends) *and* have it set up using AppleTalk via LocalTalk. Alternatively, you can make a simple network using two PhoneNet boxes and a phone cable. > 2. What printer driver do you use? Will the older LaserWriter driver > work, or do you have to use a specialized driver? I've used it with the LW driver from System 6.0.8 and LW 8 -- it works fine. The LW drivers only use AppleTalk (but you can connect it directly to one Mac, see above). > 3. Do you have to have any special control panels or extensions > loaded to work with it? None necessary > > I was planning on using it on a Localtalk network, but thought I might > use it straight also. > My computers include a Mac Plus, SE, SE/30, LC, Performa 550, Quadra > 650, and Duo 2300. > They are all on an Appletalk network. Just plug the LW NTR into the network using the appropriate network box (AppleTalk round connector box or PhoneNet) and it'll work just fine! Let me know if you have any difficulties or comments! -- Kirschen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 15:06:01 -0500 From: "Gib Henry" To: "'A.W. Neef'" , "Info-Mac List" Subject: Sherlock2 (paths?) >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:07:21 -0400 >From: "A.W. Neef" >To: digest@info-mac.org >Subject: Sherlock2 (paths?) > >I have new iMac-DV-se (OS 9.0.4). > >On my old Mac 6205, the FileFinder displays the PATH to any file I select >(highlight). > >In Sherlock2, it finds files, but does NOT display paths to selected files. > >Why not? It does. Just make the found-items window a little shorter, and below is the path to any single item selected in the found-items window. Hope this helps. Cheers, -- Gib Henry -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************