Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #210 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 29 Dec 00 Volume 17 : Issue 210 Today's Topics: [*] Cameraid 1.1.4 [*] Catalog Search FM 3.4, FM Pro 4-5 DB to catalog disks and folders [*] DoubletScan 3.2.2 [*] Loan Calc v1.1 [*] Universal Conversion Calculator [Q]Redundant software on info-Mac? Ethernet Question extensions query Harman/Kardon speakers Info-Mac Digest V17 #207 Linking Macs and PCs Need Help Creating a Mult-Mac Bootable CD Powermac G3/266 and internal IDE CD-RW Share Mac USB keyboard with a PC Stickies Window hack? What drives work with Apples CD/DVD driver? 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 V17 #210" ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 2000 From: Juri Munkki To: Subject: [*] Cameraid 1.1.4 Cameraid 1.1.4 is the latest update to the all in one digital photography utility program for MacOS. The update is free to all registered users. New in 1.1.4 This version works around certain problems that MacOS 9 caused with many USB to serial adapters. There are no code changes from version 1.1.4b2, so if you have 1.1.4b2, there's no need to update (there have been minor changes to the manual). Availability & Information Cameraid 1.1.4 requires a Macintosh with a 68020 or better processor, QuickTime, at least MacOS System 7 and 2MB of available RAM. Cameraid 1.1.4 is available on the web from http://www.cameraid.com and will soon also be available for download from most Macintosh shareware download sites. The unregistered shareware version is fully functional, but includes built-in delays and registration reminders in some operations. The $15 registration fee (payable through Kagi) will eliminate the delays and make working with Cameraid faster and smoother. The update is free of charge to registers users of previous versions of Cameraid. For more information on Cameraid, please E-mail info@cameraid.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/cameraid-114.hqx; 945 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 2000 From: jfileguy@musselrock.com To: Subject: [*] Catalog Search FM 3.4, FM Pro 4-5 DB to catalog disks and folders This FileMaker 4 (easily converted to FileMaker 5) database provides drag and drop indexing of disks and folders. It gathers information about each file, such as path, name, size, dates, type, creator etc., during indexing. Plus it has the speed and power of a relational db. Duplicate files can be determined almost instantly based on three separate criteria. The database is freeware, and has no locked layouts or password protection. Modify it as you see fit. Needs Jon's Commands free OSAX - see read me. Version 3.4 adds more user options when searching with Sherlock; fixes a bug in 3.3 that left the user with a blank record if indexing was cancelled. Versions compatible with the date settings of French and Flemish OSs is available by email request. JY [Archived as /info-mac/disk/catalog-search-fm-34.hqx; 281 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Dec 2000 From: Giuseppe Giunto To: Subject: [*] DoubletScan 3.2.2 What's new version 3.2.2 (Minor update) Now the search is stopped when during a search on a remote machine the catalogue disk is changed. When Doublet Scan use up all memory to its disposition, sometimes an error of type 1 (bus error) happened, fixed. Improved the memory usage. Fixed bug on sort by "Kind" chosen in the "Custom Search" window. What's new version 3.2.0 (Major update) Added a new window named "Custom search" that allows you to set dozens of filters' criteria to search for any item on your hard disks and more! Now you can search for duplicate folders, aliases, invisible items, compressed files. The displaying of Doublet Scan's label, now the icon of the files in the "Task" window have a little rectangle on its left. The icon of the items now shows their label, if the files is open, if it is locked or an alias. Some cosmetic improvements. Some bugs fixed. Localizations available at: http://www.hyperbolicsoftware.com/download.html Japanese French Doublet Scan is a fast and professional way to find all the duplicates & more on your hard disks, Doublet Scan 3.2.2 is for PowerPC machines only. If you have an older machine you must use the 2.5 version. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/doublet-scan-322-ppc.hqx; 1148 K] ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 2000 From: "Stanley C. R. Roche Busk" To: Subject: [*] Loan Calc v1.1 Loan Calc v1.1 (For Mac 68k and PPC) ==================================== Loan Calc is intended to calculate Loans payments in a very simple way. Also it generates a full payments list from a start date and calculates total interest. Loan Calc is currency independent so it can be used with Dollars, Francs, Marks, Pounds,...or whatever you like. Just use a dot for decimals. Loan Calc allows you to save all the payments list to a text file or an Excel sheet. [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/loan-calc-11.hqx; 1131 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Dec 2000 From: John To: Subject: [*] Universal Conversion Calculator Universal Conversion Calculator attempts to be just that. A conversion calculator that will convert just about anything in one unit, or sets of units, into another. Hundreds of units are built in, and a nearly unlimited number of custom units can be made from the built in units. If you need to know what 10 Furlongs per Fortnight are in Bolts of Cloth per Light Year, then Universal Conversion Calculator is for you. It is a FAT program and requires System 8 or later. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/universal-conversion-calc.hqx; 1223 K] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 00:01:19 -0800 From: prosoul@dimensionarc.com To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [Q]Redundant software on info-Mac? I was just wondering why there seems to be so much redundant software on info-mac? Are Mac programming students required to post shareware on info-mac as part of some thesis, or assignments? This is the only explanation I can come up with, other than ignorance of programs that already exist. Since there's a searchable archive, I don't understand this. God knows we don't need any more graphics or Audio / MIDI playback programs, SoundApp for example is the best, and plays all formats and has been around for years. Just curious, someone enlighten us. Thank god for a digest with TOC!! - J ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 10:10:11 -0500 From: Scott Horton To: Info Mac Digest Subject: Ethernet Question Hello, I m having a strange problem with my home ethernet (appletalk) network. I have 4 Macs and one printer on this network and shared internet access with a cable modem. The modem is attached to an Xrouter Pro (router/switch) and 3 Macs connect directly to this router/switch. The Xrouter uplinks to a 10T ethernet hub which has connected to it the printer and the 4th Mac. This all works wonderfully. I added another ethernet module (wall outlet, RJ45 plug) to plug into the 10T hub, and it won t work! I ve checked the cable, it s fine. If I run that new line to the Xrouter rather than the hub, it s fine but if I plug it into the hub, no go!! I can t figure this out. The new line is a lengthy run, but well below the 100 meter ethernet limit. Do I need to go buy another switch and dump the hub? What is happening here? PS-if this helps, I MUST uplink from the Xrouter to the hub (using one port as a crossover) for if I try to uplink from the hub to the Xrouter (other direction) it doesn t work. Thanks from a Network novice, ------------------------ Scott Horton ------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 19:16:12 +0000 From: Ezra Nathan To: Info-Mac digest Subject: extensions query Hello> In my extensions folder there is a Macromedia folder which has in it a Shockwave folder and a Shockwave9 folder. The contents of the Shockwave folder has items which are duplicated or similarly named in the Shockwave8 folder. Can I throw out the Shockwave folder? Or does it service anything that the contents of the Shockwave8 folder do not? Thanks, > Ezra ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:16:10 -0800 From: Greg Lyzenga To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Harman/Kardon speakers Hi: Does anybody know if there is any way to use the Harman/Kardon speakers that come with the G4 Cube on a USB-equipped Mac *other* than the Cube? We have an unused pair sitting around, and it seems such a shame! Thanks. - Greg Lyzenga ------------------------------ Date: 28 Dec 2000 18:43:19 GMT From: commddot@aol.com (Todd) To: Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #207 I see there is an article regarding replacing a CD-R with a CD-RW. Does any one know how to ADD a CD-RW to a G4? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:21:18 -0700 From: Ted Logan To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Linking Macs and PCs This question has surely been asked on Info-Mac many times, but, with apologies for raising it yet again, how can I link a Mac and a Windows PC by ethernet with a hub. Not through a Novell-type network or LANtastic or any of those, just between one Mac and one PC, if you please? I have run some desultory searches on the Internet and on several Mac sites, but can't find anything specific to this question, which must arise all the time. Ted Logan Logan Writing, Inc. Lake Havasu City, Arizona loganwriting@ispchannel.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 22:21:36 +1100 From: Len Whyte To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Need Help Creating a Mult-Mac Bootable CD People, I just found a printout I had saved, which came from http://www.roxio.com/en/support/toast/toastbootable.html, which seems to give the low-down on making bootable Mac CDs. I have never tried this, but it seems credible. Len ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 08:13:37 -0800 (PST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Pieter=20Stouten?= To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Powermac G3/266 and internal IDE CD-RW I am considering buying an internal IDE 16x10x40 Yamaha CD-RW drive for use in my beige Powermac G3/266. I am 5,000 miles away from my computer, so I cannot check my computer's configuration or manual. My Mac already has a DVD and 56K modem built-in, and I will be adding a PCI-USB card. My questions are: 1) whether the DVD that came pre-installed with the computer is an IDE device (I think my configuration is a standard Apple one, but am not sure); 2) whether my Mac has enough IDE controllers installed for an additional device (the CD-RW) to be hooked up; 3) whether there is enough physical space to install the CD-RW drive. I will be buying the CD-RW drive in the USA and taking it to Europe, so returning it if it does not work is not really an option. Any answers are much appreciated. Please send them to me directly at stouten@shogi.net or shogi_net@yahoo.com. Thanks a million, Pieter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:29:12 +0200 From: "Michael S. Silverstein" To: Info-mac Subject: Share Mac USB keyboard with a PC I have a bunch of Mac peripherals attached to a USB hub, including a Mac USB keyboard (HP printer, ZIP, Webcam, mouse). I would like to be able to unplug the Mac connection to the hub, plug in the PC, and then use the peripherals with the PC. The problem I have is that Windows 2000 does not recognize the Mac keyboard. I did not attempt to use one of the installed USB keyboard drivers for fear of running into problems. Is there a driver that I can use/install so that Windows 2000 will recognize the Mac keyboard, allowing me to use the same keyboard for the Mac (G4, 9.0.4) and the PC? Thanks! michael silverstein materials engineering technion PS I now have the Mac and PC connected to the same monitor using a 'super VGA' switch (the 'VGA' switch I tried previously had poor resolution). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 09:17:25 -0600 From: "Matthew W. Schmeer" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Stickies Window hack? Maybe the good folks of this list can help me out. So anyway, I few years ago, I found a little utility on the 'Net that patched Stickies so that pressing a certain key combination collapsed the windows of all Stickies and tiled them down the left hand side of the monitor from top to bottom. It might have even been an FKEY resource. I remember this patch being called something along the lines of "Craig's Stickies Hack" or something of the sort; it might have been written by Craig Marciniak of SaintEdit, BeforeDark, and GURU fame. At any rate, I lost the patch in a Zip disk "click of death" incident a few months ago, and I haven't been able to find a copy of it anywhere on the 'Net. I've searched using all the standard Web search engines -- Dogpile, Google, Alta Vista, etc. -- even using Lycos's FTP search feature. I found lots of info on changing Stickies colors, but nothing on a window hack. I've been searching for ways to organize Stickies' windows since losing the patch, with no luck. Stickies' windows aren't scriptable, and installing an extension/control panel combination to control one application seems like overkill. Sure, I could use Gramotki, but I found it kept erroring out on my Indigo iMac DV (2000), most likely due to an extension conflict, but I strictly control the extensions installed on my machine so that only the ones I truly need and use are active. So, would any of you out there remember the little doohicky mentioned above and could point me to a download location or possibly even have a copy you could forward to me? Alternatively, is there another way to arrange Stickies' windows instead of manually placing them where I want them? Thanks in advance, Matthew Schmeer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 01:29:46 +0000 From: Richard Lettau To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: What drives work with Apples CD/DVD driver? Does anyone know what DVD-rom drives work with Apple's CD/DVD driver? I broke the door on my G4..... Thanks -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************