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mac.3280 madamov, 18 Mar 98 -> #3271, askripka

> A što se onog BBEdita iz prethodne poruke tiče, skinuo sam 4.5.1 sa mreže. > Arhiva je negde oko 6-7 mega pa nemoj da tražiš da ti šaljem ovde :) Khm, to bi bilo odmah obrisano od strane mene B) jer je komercijalna verzija.

mac.3279 madamov, 18 Mar 98 -> #3269, ljubisha

> Kako da u BBEdit ubacim nove ekstenzije (HTML)? Imam ih zasebno na disku a stižu > i sa v.4.0.5. U postojećem folderu sam otvorio još jedan i u njega strpao sve što > me interesuje ali to program neće da vidi. Ako ih ubacim u sam ekstension folder > i odlučim da startujem neku od tih ekstenzija program puca. Ekstenzije za BBEdit se smeštaju u folder BBEdit Extensions i nigde više. Nego, skinuo sam BBEdit Lite 4.1 koji ću uskoro poslati file moderatoru da ga ubaci u direktorijum. Reč je o LIte verziji koja je pandan komercijalnoj verziji 4.5. Inače, u novoj verziji se folder za ekstenzije zove, gle čuda, BBEdit Plug-Ins. B)

mac.3281 madamov, 18 Mar 98 -> #3272, ljubisha

> Imaju isti Tip i Kreator a na Macu je valjda samo to bitno. Valjda? Reč je o ekstenzijama za BBEdit, tu tip i kreator nemaju nikakvu svrhu, jer im je tip uvek isti, kao i kreator. BBEdit se uvek isto potpisuje. Sačuvaj ih i probaj sa verzijom 4.1 kada je stavim u direktorijum.

mac.3282 askripka, 19 Mar 98 -> #3280, madamov

=- Khm, to bi bilo odmah obrisano od strane mene B) jer je komercijalna =- verzija. Znam ja to. Znam i da ne bih to slao ovde nego tamo gde treba. Znam i da ti to znaš. Jedno ne znam šta onda ovaj reply traži ovde... Možda pokazivanje moći i snage? ;) Mada... Mogao bih arhivu da pošaljem i u neku konferenciju. Ako fajl propustim kroz cpt, pa bacim u hqx, koji će bre to (mo)derator znati da raspakuje i proveri šta je? ;) Nije valjda da bi mu ti pomogao? :((( Ma ne bi. ;) Inače bi te razjareni korisnici smenili... u najboljem slučaju ;) Pa jad sad da vidim reply! :)

mac.3283 vstan, 19 Mar 98

- novo - mac/internet/*.* ------------------ fppp262.sit 580k ű FreePPP 2.6.2, pristup Internetu PPP protokolom

mac.3284 madamov, 20 Mar 98

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 02:12:32 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Apple To Take ColorSync Technology Cross Platform This announcement is from: Apple PR During a keynote presentation here, Apple Computer, Inc. and Adobe Systems today announced that Adobe is extending their ColorSync support to future releases of its flagship products. Apple also announced that future versions of the Company's ColorSync technology will be available for both Mac OS and Windows, making ColorSync a key cross platform standard for publishing customers and software developers. Adobe confirmed that ColorSync will be supported in future versions of Mac OS and Windows versions of Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe PageMaker. ColorSync is already supported in Mac OS versions of Adobe PageMaker and Adobe Illustrator. ColorSync is Apple's color-management work flow architecture that provides essential tools for fast, consistent, and accurate desktop color calibration, proofing and reproduction in all areas of the graphic, publishing, and printing industries. Currently available on Mac OS, a Windows version of ColorSync is expected to be available by the end of 1998.

mac.3285 ljubisha, 21 Mar 98

Nešto me zeza ovaj novi FreePPP 2.6.2. Otvorim konekciju ali u meniju i dalje stoji Open umesto Close dok je u samom prozoru sve OK i stoji Disconnect. Jel ga probao neko?

mac.3286 madamov, 21 Mar 98 -> #3285, ljubisha

> Nešto me zeza ovaj novi FreePPP 2.6.2. Mislim da je problem u tome što se sada kontrolni panel zove PPP Menu, a ne više FreePPP menu pa mislim da se sudaraju. Probaj da isključiš stari. Meni radi fino od prvog dana, evo već skoro dve nedelje.

mac.3287 vstan, 23 Mar 98

- novo - mac/internet/*.* ------------------ webdv311.sit 438k ű Web Devil 3.1.1, skida kompletne Web prezentacije

mac.3288 vstan, 23 Mar 98

- novo - mac/misc/*.* ------------------ bbedit41.sit 772k ű BBEdit Lite 4.1 tekst editor

mac.3290 madamov, 24 Mar 98 -> #3289, spantic

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mac.3291 madamov, 24 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Download Mac Files to a PC Level: Intermediate There's a lot of confusion regarding the proper method for downloading Mac files to a PC. Here's how to go about it with the Windows version of Netscape Communicator: Surf to your favorite Mac software site (we prefer http://www.macdownload.com) and choose a file to download. You'll be prompted to name and save the file. Follow the DOS 8.3 convention - an eight-letter name, followed by a period, followed by a three-letter suffix. Because nearly every Mac file found on the internet is compressed in the .hqx format, give the file that suffix - something like BUBBAFIL.HQX - and save. Once downloaded, get the file to a Mac either via a network or a removable disk. For files such as these to be recognized by the Mac you must have the PC Exchange control panel installed. Once the file's on the Mac it will appear to be a PC document but don't let that deter you. Simply open it with StuffitExpander and it will expand just like any other .hqx file and reveal itself to be a living, breathing Mac file. The Windows version of the current AOL browser may report that it's unable to download Mac files to your PC. Never fear. Simply log onto AOL and then launch Netscape. You'll be able to download the files through Netscape via your AOL connection. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3294 madamov, 24 Mar 98

Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 02:10:49 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Internet Book Gives The Mac a Nod Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Darius Garsys, <mystery@camcomp.com> My submarines' last underway (just back) I read Vince Emery's "How to Grow Your Business on the Internet." (great book, lots of good info.) Of interest, the few places any comparison is made between OS's, the Mac comes out ahead: (page #'s from 3d ed.) pg. 48, on what computer to use for access: "Macintosh internet applications are the easiest to set up and maintain, and the most secure, but many system administrators are unfamiliar with Macs." pg. 61 Notes that Mac LAN to Email gateways are far cheaper, more stable than the "other" kind. pg. 386, on web servers: "Webstar for the Mac takes about three hours to get your pages online (no, really), the Windows NT servers take about 40 hours, and Unix servers take between 20 and 60 hours, depending on which version of Unix you use..." These are by someone who (as far as I can tell) is not really a pro-mac person, but merely giving an unbiased account of options for businesses to use getting on the web. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Three *hours*? Even with Installing Interaction to run the message forums it only took me 30 *minutes* to get the site up and running "live" on the 'Net. Okay, so maybe he was assuming that people would stop to read the documentation first. ;-)

mac.3293 madamov, 24 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource About Netscape Level: Beginner Netscape Navigator/Communicator has a number of hidden treats. (Surely you've heard of the fishcam?) Today we mention the About: command. To view a few hidden - and perhaps even useful - treats, type "about:" in the address field (without the quotes, please) followed by any of the following: mozilla, plugins, cache, or global. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3292 madamov, 24 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Tab for Tabs Level: Beginner Care to navigate through Microsoft Office 98's tabbed windows without the mouse? No problem. To move through a series of tabs from left to right, hold down the Control key and press the Tab key. To reverse that direction, hold down Control-Shift and press the Tab key. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3295 madamov, 24 Mar 98

Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 02:10:23 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Windows and Bootable Zips Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Daniel L. Taylor, <LTaylor7@ix.netcom.com> One thing you need to remember to do when comparing the costs between a Mac and a PC is to add in all the little fees for all the little enhancements necessary to add features to the PC that come standard on a Mac. For instance, check out Brian Livingston's latest column at: <http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/livingst/livingst.htm>. "I wrote last June that someone had invented a $15 software utility that makes 100MB Zip drives bootable. (See "A cool utility lets you boot from an IDE or parallel port Iomega Zip drive," June 9, 1997.) This allows you to make a bootable Windows disk, which is impossible in the limited storage space of a 1.4MB A: drive. The developer of the program, called ZppA (pronounced "zippuh"), was Bluesky Innovations, in San Jose, Calif. The company has since developed an ISA add-in board that without software turns parallel port Zip drives into bootable drives under Windows 95 and Windows NT. This hardware add-in costs $35." $15 just to create a bootable Zip disk? $35 if you want it to work without any special set up procedures??? Funny...for my Mac all I did was drag a System Folder over to my Zip disk. What's next? Having to pay for built in scripting? Or the ability to delete applications? Oh wait...Windows users already have to do that. No wonder so many developers choose to develop for the PC. MS left plenty of holes for them to fill with $15 and $35 add-ons.... ;-) __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Actually, as a someone who sometimes wrestles with PC's himself when appropriately begged to do so by a suffering user, I'm amazed they got something other than the C: drive to boot at all at ANY price. :-)

mac.3296 ivke, 25 Mar 98

zanimaju me dve stvari: 1) da li je moguce kod nas doci do softvera za Mac-a, mislim na komercijalni softver, dileri i to. ako je moguce, gde? 2)znam da mac ima prednosti u odnosu na PC u grafici, ali bih voleo da mi neko objasni kolike su prednosti i koje su konkretno unapred hvala, ivke

mac.3297 askripka, 25 Mar 98 -> #3296, ivke

=- 1) da li je moguce kod nas doci do softvera za Mac-a, mislim na =- komercijalni softver, dileri i to. ako je moguce, gde? Zavisi šta podrazumevaš pod 'komercijalni'. No šta god podrazumevao, ima i legalnih zastupnika koji prodaju originalan software, a ima i poneko kod koga možeš dobiti i piratovan. Mada piratovan nije prava reč, jer su to uglavnom čiste kopije originala. O tome gde i kako (i ako) postaneš ponosni vlasnik jednog Mac-a. =- 2)znam da mac ima prednosti u odnosu na PC u grafici, ali bih voleo =- da mi neko objasni kolike su prednosti i koje su konkretno. Da ne bih ja sada mnogo srao ovde, najbolje je da lepo odeš kod nekog ili u neku firmu koja ima Mac-ove, sedneš, probaš, pa vidiš da li ti odgovara ili ne. Iako imam Mac-a, tvrdim da recimo desni taster miša na PC-ju u Quarku čini taj program strašno moćnim. Sa druge strane je gomila extenzija za Mac-a (i dalje pričam o Quark-u), pa je to sad stvar izbora. Što se Photoshopa tiče, sve radi lepo i na Mac-u i na PC-ju. Illustrator za Mac-a je moćan, ali Adobe pravi gluposti pa je poslednja verzija jako zahtevna što se tiče snage računara. Što se tiče ostalog software-a, imaš sve važne programe: FreeHand, Word, Excel, PageMaker, Streamline, Pagemill, pa čak i CorelDraw. Govorim samo o onima koji su ti poznati sa PC-ja, postoji tu i gomila toga što nema na PC-ju. Eto toliko od mene.

mac.3298 madamov, 26 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Office 98 Contextual Menus Level: Intermediate Contextual menus is one of the finer features of both OS 8 and Microsoft Office 98. Unfortunately, the two contextual menu standards found in the Mac OS and Office may not be compatible. A number of Office 98 users have discovered that when they Control-Click within one of Office's applications, the Microsoft contextual menus fail to appear (in my case the screen flashed, the Mac beeped, and I was presented with Apple's contextual menus). To make Microsoft's menus function properly you must turn off Apple's contextual menus within each of the Office applications. To do so, make sure you have installed the Contextual Menu Enabler extension (available with Apple Data Detectors 1.0.2 and later) and then select "Turn off Contextual Menus in Microsoft Word" (or Excel or PowerPoint, etc.) from the Help menu. Office's contextual menus will now work as advertised. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3299 madamov, 26 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource WebFree Level: Beginner Are you tired of waiting while your browser downloads huge, blinking advertising banners? Rather not deal with cookies? Then Steve Falkenburg's $20 shareware control panel WebFree is for you. WebFree helps you avoid most Web advertising banners, blinking text, and animated gifs by identifying and blocking tags associated with these elements. The control panel is also customizable, allowing you add other tags as you please. WebFree can also be configured to block "cookies" - small bits of code that tell a Website which areas of the site you've visited. WebFree comes complete with three counters that tell you how many banners, cookies, and gifs the control panel has blocked. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3300 madamov, 26 Mar 98

TidBITS#421/23-Mar-98 ===================== So what's the best long-standing Macintosh feature slated to appear in Windows 98? Multiple monitor support, which may be the most significant way you can increase your productivity on the Mac. This week, Adam explains why you need two monitors and offers tips for using a pair of screens effectively. Also in this issue, John Shinnick reviews the Hitachi MPEG Cam, and in the news, Apple ships a 300 MHz G3-based Power Mac and Connectix releases Virtual PC 2.0. Topics: MailBITS/23-Mar-98 Hitachi MPEG Cam Makes Moves Double the Fun with Multiple Monitors <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-421.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#421_23-Mar-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.421

mac.3301 madamov, 26 Mar 98 -> #3296, ivke

> 1) da li je moguce kod nas doci do softvera za Mac-a, mislim na > komercijalni softver, dileri i to. ako je moguce, gde? Da, ali ređe nego za PC. Samo o tome tamo gde treba. B) > 2)znam da mac ima prednosti u odnosu na PC u grafici, ali bih voleo > da mi neko objasni kolike su prednosti i koje su konkretno Stara priča. Za početak pročitaj sve poruke iz ove teme u ovoj i starim ORKA koneferencijama, a potom iz teme os.wars iz konferencija PCOS. Tu ćeš imati materijala. Ukratko, sa Macom se radi posao, dok PC-a teraš da radi ono što bi trebalo da radi. B)

mac.3302 madamov, 26 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Mirror, Mirror╔ Level: Beginner MacWEEK's Kelly Ryer checks in with this handy tip: There are times when it's necessary to rummage around behind your Mac - when you need to swap a cable or two, for example. This can be terribly inconvenient when your computer butts up against a wall. Invariably you must pull the Mac away from the wall so you can see what you're doing. There must be a better way! There is. Drag out a CD-ROM disc, reach back behind the Mac, and use the reflective side of the disc as a mirror to see what goes on behind the scenes. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3303 madamov, 26 Mar 98

This announcement is from: Apple PR Apple Computer, Inc. today announced QuickTime for Java, bringing QuickTime's industry leading digital media and digital video capabilities to the Java platform. A developer framework for easily adding multimedia playback, authoring and publishing capabilities to Java software, QuickTime for Java will significantly increase Java's acceptance in new media markets and enable delivery of compelling interactive content to Java customers. QuickTime for Java allows developers to write Java programs that incorporate QuickTime content and functionality. Java developers will now have unlimited access to QuickTime's rich support for digital media, including graphics, sound, video, text, music, VR and 3D. Additionally, they will be able to deliver high-quality video and audio using QuickTime 3's compression technologies, which ensure outstanding fidelity even at low bit-rates. A developer release of QuickTime for Java is now available. For information on how to get the software, visit the QuickTime website at <http://www.apple.com/quicktime>. QuickTime: The Standard for Digital Video and New Media Publishing First released by Apple Computer, Inc. in 1991, QuickTime is the de facto standard for digital media authoring and delivery. Its latest release, QuickTime 3, combines advanced digital video streaming technologies with major breakthroughs in ease-of-use. QuickTime is the only digital media technology platform capable of integrating 3D animation, real-time special effects, virtual reality, and streaming video and audio across all major personal computer platforms. QuickTime currently supports over 35 popular media file formats, including most major video, still image, audio, animation, and MIDI formats. QuickTime is the winner of numerous industry awards and QuickTime's file format has been chosen as the starting point for the International Standard Organization's (ISO) MPEG-4 Intermedia Format.

mac.3304 madamov, 27 Mar 98

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:47:31 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Disney Blast This follow-up message is from: Geoff J. Wiley, <pcwiley@jcn1.com> To save everyone countless manhours in sending and receiving email from Disney, I've posted my email and the reply that I got from Disney Blast. It's a positive (although not that great) reply. Disney Blast is a service of Disney and can be located at <http://www.disneyblast.com> Disney response: <excuses, excuses sniped> "On the Windows platform, Disney's Daily Blast runs in both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, and this is our goal for the Macintosh as well. We hope to have a Macintosh-compatible version available in the Spring of 1998." After this point, I couldn't take it anymore I had to see what this site had to offer that they say the Mac couldn't handle. So I looked at the source code of the page <http://www.disneyblast.com/Preview/incompat.html> and copied the Win95 string for Mozilla. I then made a copy of my Communicator 4.0.4.1 and then ResEdited the Str# and made the 210 ID name "IDs" as follows: 1st string Netscape 2nd string 4.04 3rd string Mozilla 4th string (Win95; I) 5th string (Win95; I) 6th string en I then went to DisneyBlast preview site <http://www.disneyblast.com/Preview/index.html> and got in on the first try. I registered for an account fine. Then I went to the main page <http://www.disneyblast.com/> The only error I got was a javascript error on line 29 for a reflect embed with index2 - not loaded yet? The site is okay. I kinda of liked the musical mouse overs for the navigation bar on the right of the screen. But other than that the site is really over-rated. Too many moving animations for my taste. I was amazed I didn't lock up once while I was there. I usually lock up around shockwave, but my little buddy held up through all of the games and stuff Disney had to throw at it. I then went to the Help screen and unsubscribed happily. I would really like to know what Disney is doing since this site can be accessed on a PPC Mac with Communicator. I have a Performa 6400/180/80 MacOS 8.1 Communicator 4041 16mb. If Disney doesn't believe a Mac was on their site well I have posted some Screen shots on part of my website earlier today. 3/20/98 <http://www.jcn1.com/wiley/html/disney.html> Note: I have only tested this on my Mac. I just hope it works for the other Evangelistas who want to use the site also. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: WHOA! This is a fine example of how a minor hack can be acheived even if you can't write a line of code. Imagine trying to get a Windows browser to fool a server into thinking it's a Mac based app! :-) I should warn all EvangeListas that are tempted to do this: Be VERY careful. ResEdit is still the fastest way for the unwary to seriously mess up their Mac software. Make a backup of your drive, make a COPY of the application, and have fun (if you're so inclined). I know I'm going to be very interested in trying it myself. :-)

mac.3305 kmilan, 29 Mar 98

Može li jedan MALI spisak svih PowerBook modela (osim sa PowerPC procesorom) sa kratkim karakteristikama? Bitno je napomenuti da li model ima video izlaz za monitor, i da li je procesor na PDS kartici.

mac.3306 spantic, 30 Mar 98 -> #3290, madamov

> Šta to bi? Hteo sam da pitam oko tipa LANa na koji se kače Mekovi. Da li isti mogu da se zakače na Ethernet, UTP mrežu? Za AppleTalk je jasno.

mac.3307 madamov, 30 Mar 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource MOM Egg Level: Beginner It's rare to find an Easter Egg in a Microsoft product, but one seems to have slipped by quality control in Redmond. To view it, install the Microsoft Office Manager (MOM) control panel from Microsoft Office 98, select About Office Manager from the MOM menu, and Option-Click on the picture on the left side of the window. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3308 madamov, 30 Mar 98 -> #3305, kmilan

> Bitno je napomenuti da li model ima video izlaz za monitor, i da li je > procesor na PDS kartici. Nijedan PowerBook nema PDS slot. Što se spisak tiče, evo ti eksport u tab-delitimited tekst iz jedne od bazica koje sadrže podatke o svim Mekovima. U ovom fajlu su samo PowerBookovi. pbooks.txt

mac.3309 kmilan, 30 Mar 98 -> #3308, madamov

>Nijedan PowerBook nema PDS slot. Što se spisak tiče, evo ti eksport u >tab-delitimited tekst iz jedne od bazica koje sadrže podatke o svim Mekovima. >U ovom fajlu su samo PowerBookovi. U nemačkom c't magazinu piše da PowerBook 540c ima MC68040 33MHz na PDS kartici, data je i fotografija iste :) 10x za file

mac.3310 sljubisic, 31 Mar 98 -> #3306, spantic

> Hteo sam da pitam oko tipa LANa na koji se kace Mekovi. >Da li isti mogu da se zakace na Ethernet, UTP mrezu? Za >AppleTalk je jasno. Naravno :) Takva mreza (Mekovi i Ethernet) se, gle cuda, zove EtherTalk :) i najcesci je tip umrezavanja Macintosha u poslovnim okruzenjima, prevashodno zbog cene, a i zbog povezivanja sa PC-ima. Standarna je 10 Mbps mreza - 10BaseT, i mnogi Macovi vec standarno imaju on-board 10 megabitnu mreznu karticu. Podrzan je i 100BaseTX bilo kroz standardne PCI ili NuBus mrezne adaptere. Inace osim EtherTalka (ili pak LocalTalka, koji i ne pruza neku zavidnu brzinu koristeci interni RS-422 port - svega nesto vise od 200 KB/s) tu su jos i TokenTalk (4 odn. 16 MBps) i FDDITalk (100 MBps) ali su daleko manje, pogotovo ovde, zastupljeni. Ni Miki ti nebi lepse odgovorio zar ne? :)))

mac.3311 kmilan, 01 Apr 98

Premda sam kupio PowerBook5300 treba mi software pa bih molio da me ubacite u grupu. Hvala!

mac.3312 madamov, 01 Apr 98 -> #3311, kmilan

> pa bih molio da me ubacite u grupu Ubačen si.

mac.3313 madamov, 01 Apr 98 -> #3309, kmilan

> U nemačkom c't magazinu piše da PowerBook 540c ima MC68040 33MHz na PDS > kartici, data je i fotografija iste :) Loše sam se odrazio, htedoh reći da nema klasičan PDS slot kao u Desktop mašinama, što će reći da u taj slot možeš da staviš samo neki Appleov upgrade na PowerPC mašinu i ništa više. Za razliku od njega, u desktop Macove u PDS može da se stavlja dosta toga, nisi ograničen samo na akceleratorske kartice.

mac.3314 madamov, 01 Apr 98 -> #3310, sljubisic

> Ni Miki ti nebi lepse odgovorio zar ne? :))) Hvala na zameni. B)

mac.3315 madamov, 01 Apr 98 -> #3306, spantic

> Da li isti mogu da se zakače na Ethernet, UTP mrežu? Za AppleTalk je > jasno. Sloba ti je već odgovorio i tu nemam mnogo šta da dodam. Ono što želim je da razjasnim termine i još neke detalje. Elem, AppleTalk je naziv mrežnog protokola koji se koristi kod Mekova. Često se, kao ti sada, koristi kao sinonim za LocalTalk, mrežu izvedenu kroz serijski port i uz korišćenje tzv LocalTalk kablova, odnosno u modernijoj varijanti korišćenje Farallonove PhoneNET tehnologije kojom se koriste obični telefonski kablovi. Dakle, termin EtherTalk koji je Sloba pominjao u stvari znači da je reč o AppleTalk protokolu na Ethernet mreži, a kroz tu Ethernet mrežu može u isto vreme da ti prolazi TCP/IP, IPX ili bilo koji drugi mrežni protokol. Analogno, TokenTalk je AppleTalk protokol na TokenRing mreži. Odgovor na tvoje pitanje da li Macovi mogu na UTP je potvrdan. Teoretski, svaki Mac može da se umreži Ethernetom, pitanje je samo ima li Ethernet karticu, i ako je nema šta ima od slotova (NuBus, PCI, PDS, Communication slot) da bi se u njega utaknula Ethernet kartica. Postoji čak i rešenje, prvenstveno za PowerBook prenosne računare, koje koristi SCSI port za priključenje na Ethernet mrežu. Prvobitno su Mekovi sa fabrički ugrađenom Ethernet karticom (Ethernet kartica se, u suštini, kod ovih modela nalazi kao sklop na samoj matičnoj ploči računara i ne zauzima nijedan slot) koristili tzv. AAUI port (AppleAUI) što će reći da si morao da dokupiš transiver ne bi li računar povezao na Ethernet. To je bilo u vreme do pre četiri godine dok u belom svetu 10BaseT nije postao standard, pa se sadašnji modeli isporučuju sa standardno ugrađenim UTP i AAUI portovima. To praktično znači da je računar odmah spreman da se poveže na UTP mrežu, dok za BNC i dalje moraš da dokupiš transiver, a to opet znači da ti se po današnjim cenama više isplati da kupiš mali hab, nego dva transivera kako bi povezao dva računara, osim ako računar ne ubacuješ u već postojeću mrežu sa koaksijalnim kablovima. Ukratko, reci koji su modeli Mekova u igri za umreževanje, pa ćemo ti reći kako da ih umrežiš UTP-om.

mac.3316 madamov, 01 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Get Folder Info Level: Beginner I'll just bet you've done the following: Closed an open folder on your Mac's desktop just so you could then select Get Info from the File menu (or press Command-I) to see how many bytes were stored in that folder. I'm pleased to report that there's no need for this rigmarole. Simply click in an empty area of the window (thereby ensuring that nothing is highlighted) and then select Get Info (or press Command-I). The folder's Get Info window will appear, revealing all. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3317 madamov, 01 Apr 98

TidBITS#422/30-Mar-98 ===================== Move to Seattle and sue a spammer! A new law sets fines of up to $1,000 for deceptive email sent to Washington state residents. Also in this issue, Adam passes on more multiple monitor tips from readers and Michael Jardeen reviews Claris Home Page 3.0. In other news, Apple says Steve Jobs can remain interim CEO indefinitely, and we note the releases of QuickTime 3.0, WebSTAR 3.0, QuarkXPress 4.02r1, the Remove Office 98 utility 1.1, and Myrmidon 2.1 Topics: MailBITS/30-Mar-98 More on Multiple Monitors To Home Page and Back Again <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-422.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#422_30-Mar-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.422

mac.3318 kmilan, 01 Apr 98

Kakva je to extenzija .SEA?

mac.3319 askripka, 01 Apr 98 -> #3318, kmilan

=- Kakva je to extenzija .SEA? Self Extracting Archive. Napravljeno StuffIt-om. Što će reći, dvoklikni za raspakivanje.

mac.3320 madamov, 01 Apr 98

This announcement is from: Apple PR Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of QuickTime 3, Apple's industry-leading multimedia software that allows consumers and media professionals to capture, edit and playback a wide variety of digital video and audio content. Macintosh and Windows users can download a free version of QuickTime 3 from <http://www.apple.com/quicktime>. The advanced capabilities of QuickTime 3 Pro are available to users for just U.S. $29.99. Available for Mac OS, Windows 95 and Windows NT, this latest version of QuickTime significantly advances its video and audio capabilities. QuickTime 3 includes new compression technology from Sorenson Vision Inc, QDesign Corporation and QUALCOMM, virtual reality integration and support for over 150 video effects and transitions approved by the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE). Roland Corporation's Sound Canvas sound set is also included, providing over 200 MIDI-compatible sounds and instruments. In total QuickTime 3 can play back of over 30 different audio and video file formats and offers real-time streaming of digital content over the Internet, allowing web surfers to view QuickTime movies from any web server, without long download delays. The technology's streaming and file playback capabilities, coupled with the integration of market-leading compression technology, make QuickTime 3 a stand out application for viewing multimedia content on the Internet. QuickTime 3 contains underlying multimedia system software, an Internet plug-in and two applications for viewing digital content--MoviePlayer and PictureViewer. QuickTime 3 Pro builds on the capabilities of QuickTime 3 by delivering enhanced playback options as well as new authoring features for Windows and Macintosh users. These include: - - Full screen video playback; - - Digital video and audio editing capabilities with cut and paste; - - Ability to save digital still images in a wide variety of formats including JPEG, BMP, Photoshop and PICT; - - Ability to save audio and video files from the Internet to personal computers; - - Preparation and compression of content for streaming delivery from any web server. QuickTime: The Standard for Digital Video and New Media Publishing First released in 1991, QuickTime is the standard for digital media creation and publishing. Its latest release, QuickTime 3, combines advanced digital video streaming technologies with major breakthroughs in ease-of-use. QuickTime is the only digital media technology platform capable of integrating 3D animation, real-time special effects, virtual reality, and streaming video and audio across all major personal computer platforms. QuickTime currently supports over 35 popular media file formats, including most major video, still image, audio, animation, and MIDI formats. QuickTime is the winner of numerous industry awards and QuickTime's file format has been chosen as the starting point for The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) MPEG-4 Intermedia Format. QuickTime 3 is available immediately for download at <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/>. For just $29.99, users can then purchase a special code from the website that will open the advanced capabilities of QuickTime 3 Pro. Apple expects localized language versions of QuickTime 3 to be available for download in spring 1998.

mac.3321 askripka, 02 Apr 98 -> #3320, madamov

=- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the availability of QuickTime 3 Ima li nešto kao System requirements? Ili: šta od svega navedenog u poruci radi na 68k mašini? btw, da li si primetio kako sporo ide transfer preko Apple-ovog ftp-a? Kada sam (pre par dana) skidao update na 8.1, probah preko Apple-a, ali sam brzo odustao... Sva je sreća da zdnet ima kopiju kod sebe, a link na Apple-ov ftp. Žale se i drugi po hotline-u...

mac.3322 kmilan, 02 Apr 98

skinuo sam sa sezama program za raspakivanje SIT arhiva ali sa Atarijem. Onda sam prekopirao file na PC-HD disketu i ubacio istu u Mac-a i on je ispisao da je taj file, sitex401.app, običan PC dokument a ne program?!?

mac.3323 madamov, 02 Apr 98 -> #3319, askripka

> Self Extracting Archive. Napravljeno StuffIt-om. Može i nekim drugim arhiverom, ne samo StuffItom, mada je on praktično postao jedini standardni arhiver na Macu.

mac.3324 madamov, 02 Apr 98 -> #3321, askripka

> btw, da li si primetio kako sporo ide transfer preko Apple-ovog ftp-a? Ne, jer čim imam nešto veće da downloadujem, ja odem do Doma Omladina i sa Sonjinog Meka na Opennetu sve to skinem i snimim na ZIP. B) Mislim da postoji neki mirror u Holandiji, ali se ne sećam adrese.

mac.3325 madamov, 02 Apr 98 -> #3322, kmilan

> ispisao da je taj file, sitex401.app, običan PC dokument a ne program?!? Što i jeste, jer je kodiran MacBinaryjem. Treba nečim to da dekodiraš, a kako ti je upravo StuffIt Expander potreban za tako nešto, ili neki sličan softver, dolaziš do Kvake 22. Imaš li bilo šta od softvera na tom Meku? Probaj da nađeš neku stariju verziju StuffIta, ZipIta... Ako nema ništa od toga, moraćeš da odeš kod nekog i nešto od toga snimiš.

mac.3326 ljubisha, 05 Apr 98

Dizao sam pre neki dan minimal 7.6 sa druge particije i prilikom prvog boot-a u prozoru sa ikonom sam dobio "Blues and Granola Barts" nakon čega sam morao da resetujem sistem. Nakon toga je sve bilo OK. Jel zna neko šta me je to snašlo? ,

mac.3327 askripka, 06 Apr 98

Alessandro Levi Montalcini C.so Re Umberto 10 10121 Torino Italy mailto:alm@montalcini.com mailto:alm@kagi.com http://www.montalcini.com http://persoweb.francenet.fr/~alm ftp://ftp.alpcom.it/software/mac/LMontalcini shareware registrations at http://order.kagi.com/?67 SimpleText Color Menu 3.4 info - March 1998 ą SimpleText Color Menu is a cool drag & drop utility that installs an extra cool Color menu and an extra useful Goodies menu inside AppleŇs SimpleText text editor (versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.3 and 1.4 only). ą SimpleText Color Menu is now shareware and costs $10. Detailed registration instructions are available in the online documentation, which can be displayed or saved as a SimpleText document at any time after installation. clr_menu.sit

mac.3328 madamov, 06 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Arranging Buttons Level: Intermediate With Mac OS 8, you can now view files and applications as buttons in the Finder - just as you could with the venerable Launcher. This button functionality is helpful when you want to open a file or launch an application with a single click. But buttons don't behave like other icons. Here are a few button tips: Have you ever tried to drag a button? It can't be done by clicking and dragging on the button's icon. You must click and drag on the button's name. To quickly place scattered buttons in a neat order in the upper left corner of a window, select any of the Arrange entries in the View menu. To allow buttons a little more headroom, click the window's Size box (the "box within a box" icon on right side of the window's titlebar). To easily place one button over another - a nifty trick for hiding a button - under the View menu choose View Options and then select Always Snap to Grid. Now place the "covering" button over the button you wish to hide. For complete coverage, be sure that the name of the covering button is longer than the name of the hidden button. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3329 madamov, 06 Apr 98

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 02:11:14 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - QuickTime Pro 3.0 Success Story (already!) Keyword: Advocacy, Wicked Cool Stuff This tidbit is from: Suman Chakrabarti <mailto:scstr@alumni.caltech.edu> You don't have to be a multimedia demigod to use QuickTime 3.0. Apple technology is so easy and transparent that I became productive with it within hours of downloading it and paying $29.95 online for the upgrade to QuickTime Pro 3.0. I will finish a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Penn State University next week. As such, I'm finishing up my doctoral thesis, written in Nisus Writer 5.1.2. I have a lot of PICT and EPS images imported into my thesis document. This makes the document size very large. It would be useful if I could reduce the document size. Enter QuickTime Pro 3.0. After registering it, I realized that the new MoviePlayer application could import PICT files and then save them as QuickTime movies that were 80% smaller! I intend to replace all my embedded PICT images with these QuickTime movies to reduce my thesis file size by megabytes. To any PC users out there: remember that QuickTime 3.0 is cross-platform! I would think that Windows users could do the same thing. You've got to salute a company that makes the most advanced multimedia technology so accessible. Keep up the good work, Apple.

mac.3330 madamov, 07 Apr 98 -> #3326, ljubisha

> Jel zna neko šta me je to snašlo? Virus?

mac.3331 ljubisha, 07 Apr 98 -> #3330, madamov

>Virus? Ne, sistem je instaliram sa CD sa kojeg sam se i butovao a on je provereno čist. A i do sada sam naletao samo na NVIR B i ništa drugo. :)

mac.3332 madamov, 08 Apr 98

TidBITS#424/06-Apr-98 ===================== Wondering about upgrading to Eudora Pro 4.0? Matt Neuburg explains what's good and bad about the new version of the popular email program. Also in this issue, Adam reports on a recent trip to Australia, a problem with daylight savings time and Macintosh Extended Format volumes surfaces, Netscape releases source code to Netscape Communicator, Global Village sells its modem business to Boca Research, and we note new releases of Palimpsest 2.1 and GPSy 3.0. Topics: MailBITS/06-Apr-98 Deja Microsoft Out of Australia The Postman Rings Again <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-424.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#424_06-Apr-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.424

mac.3333 madamov, 08 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource >From Z to A Level: Beginner Observant readers running OS 8.1 may have noticed a small pyramid in the upper right corner of their open Finder windows when those windows are set to List view. What for art thou, oh tiny triangle? This new button allows you to sort items in List View in forward- or reverse-alphabetical order. To employ it, simply select as List from the View menu and give the pyramid a click. What once read A-Z will now read Z-A. You can find a similar triangle in Claris Em@iler's Browser and Address Book windows. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3334 madamov, 08 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource Stay Online Level: Beginner We're well aware that AOL will knock you offline after a period of inactivity (and, of course, the fix is AlwaysOnline). But it's possible that your ISP may also sever your ties to the Internet if it senses no input from you for several minutes. The secret to staying online is generating some form of activity and one of the easiest ways to generate that activity is to configure your email client to automatically check your email every few minutes. To set up this procedure in your email client, follow these paths: Netscape Communicator: Edit menu -> Preferences -> Mail & Groups (click the triangle to reveal the submenus) -> Mail Server. Click the More Options button to reveal a field for setting the auto-check interval. Microsoft Outlook Express: Edit menu -> Preferences -> General. Eudora: Special menu -> Settings -> Checking Mail option. Em@iler: Setup menu -> Schedules. Click the New button to create a new schedule, select Repeating Connection from the Connection Type pull-down menu, and select an appropriate interval. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3335 madamov, 08 Apr 98

Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 19:40:36 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - A Reminder about Mac Networking This tidbit is from: Steve Hilditch <steve@hilditch-architect.com> A recent column <http://www.torontocomputes.com/current/Tales.html> in Toronto Computes! entitled "Tales from a home-office network installation" in demonstrates once again that Windows is the operating system of professionals (average users need not apply). To having a networking specialist come to one's home office to set up a network of 3 computers and spend your "sunny Sunday shadowing a network installer" around for 7 hours is certainly a costly proposition to the average home office user. Yet the prospect of: - - analyzing each computer using a DOS-based diagnostic program; checking for IRQ assignments, COM port use, and I/O addresses, - - unpacking network cards, set the jumpers to non-plug-and-play to reduce the chance of potential problems, - - starting the computer in DOS mode to make a network directory, and - - sorting out IRQ conflicts and a coping with a lot of frustration seems beyond the capabilities of the average home office user who is more likely interested in using their computer rather than training to be a service technician. Since at least 1986, Macs have shipped with built-in peer-to-peer networking. To establish a network is as simple as plugging in a connector into the printer port and running some telephone wire between the various computers and printers that you'd like to join into a network. Switch on the computer and you are a few mouse clicks away from accessing another computer or printer the first time; subsequent accesses are a double click away. To upgrade to Ethernet on a Mac (which is probably more than the average home office user might need) involves plugging in a networking cable to a recent Mac (as most now ship with built-in Ethernet), or might involve inserting a card (which IS automatically recognized), plugging in a cable, and then you are the same few mouse clicks away from being on the network. For home office users in particular, the ease of use of the Mac OS over Windows is still a compelling reason to Think Different. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Yes, this is an old chestnut for a lot of people out there, but as I recently learned it can't be repeated often enough. I was with a couple of avowed Mac fanatics setting up an office network from scratch. We put together about 7 machines, a LaserWriter, and a quick connection to the internet using a temporary dial-up account and Vicom Internet Gateway. We plugged everything together, patched everything to a 10 base T hub in the closet...and it worked. We even updated one of the machines to Mac OS 8.1 by mounting a file sharing volume with the disk image and a CD-ROM with a copy of disk copy. No, we didn't copy it over...we double clicked on the image on the remote server, which launched the application on the remote CD-ROM, and installed that way. The kicker was since the new equipment hadn't arrived yet, we had all brought in stuff we had lying around the house. The newest piece of hardware was a 5300 we used for the gateway...the printer was a LaserWriter II (we used a LaserWriter Bridge on the 5300 to put it on ethernet), and the Macs ranged from a Centris 650 to a Quadra 840 AV (the only one with a CD-ROM drive...an old tray loaded 2X CD-ROM). We took what would have been landfill in the PC world (machines more than 6 years old in some cases) and made a working network in just a few hours. Even as Mac boosters we looked at each other and said "Oh, that's why we like them so much." :-)

mac.3336 madamov, 08 Apr 98

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 02:10:24 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - MicroSoft Sidewalk Uses Macs Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Gregory S. Koll, <altacopy@ix.netcom.com> I work as the Senior Graphic Designer for a small print, copy and design shop in San Diego, CA. We have 10 Macs including a Mac SE that the owner still uses to do all of the quoting. We also have one 486 running Win95. Yea, I know it's SUPER slow, but I really don't want to spend money on a new Wintel machine when there are so many Mac things to buy. Really makes you think, an over-12 year old Mac SE that is still used daily versus a five year old Wintel machine that barely gets turned on once a week. Actually that's not true. I have to leave the Wintel machine running constantly because if I shut it off I lose the video driver and have to start up in DOS to reconfigure the video settings. But as to the reason for the Post. Recently we had a new client brought in by one of our sales reps. I groaned when I learned the client was Microsoft Sidewalk. We printed a bunch of flyers, mailers, and handouts for them all provided to us in digital files. Surprisingly I didn't have one single problem with any of their files. Most likely it's because all the files provided to us were in Mac format. I guess somebody at Microsoft realizes which platform is superior and easier to use. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: As an unrelated aside, this is the same company whose CEO just broke the *50* billion dollar mark. To put it in perspective, that 15 billion more than when I started working this list about 16 months ago. With that kind of money you'd think he could buy the best PC's money could buy. Oh wait...I guess he did, didn't he? ;-)

mac.3337 madamov, 08 Apr 98

Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 02:10:51 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Win98 Multiple Monitors Cautionary Note This tidbit is from: Bruce Toback, <btoback@optc.com> With the release of Windows 98, some PCs will finally have a feature that Mac users have enjoyed for 12 years: the ability to use multiple monitors. But, as might be expected, there are some catches, and not just that the feature won't work with some PC hardware. In the April 7, 1998 issue of PC Magazine, there is an article on the multiple monitor support. It warns against the free adoption of these features by developers: "If you use these new... functions to make your applications multiple monitor-friendly, what will happen on systems running [Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0]? They will crash, unless you do something about it." The article documents other limitations and caveats as well. Simple, safe multiple monitor support has been part of MacOS ever since the first color-capable Macintosh appeared on the scene back in 1986. PC users, apparently, will have to wait a few more years until the bugs are ironed out. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Getting the feeling that history is about to repeat itself? Windows 95 held out a lot of promises that fell flat, and it's going to be pretty hard to induce people to upgrade to 98 with the kind of lackluster "improvements" such as this. Interesting point: As far as I can remember, there is nothing a developer needs to do to support multiple monitors on the Mac. In fact, I remember using programs designed for use on the classic Macs (Plus, SE) with the first Mac II with the second monitor attached (it was really cool to do that! :) and they worked, even when "straddling" screens.

mac.3338 ljubisha, 09 Apr 98

BBEdit 4.0.1 i dalje odbija da radi sa plugin-ovima. Jeste da ih legalno prepozna ali prijavljuje da... uz, zaboravih šta. :)

mac.3339 kmilan, 12 Apr 98

da li neko ima raspored pinova za PowerBook5300 video konektor (to je 14 pinski konektor)?

mac.3340 spantic, 12 Apr 98 -> #3310, sljubisic

> Ni Miki ti nebi lepse odgovorio zar ne? :))) Ne bi :) Hvala :)

mac.3341 madamov, 14 Apr 98

TidBITS#425/13-Apr-98 ===================== So how does Word 98 rate? In the most detailed review you'll find anywhere, Matt Neuburg pushes the hype aside to examine how good a job Microsoft did with its flagship word processor. Also this week, we celebrate our eighth anniversary by releasing TidBITS Web badges, cover recent changes in Apple's developer and QuickTime licensing programs, and offer a tip for returning Eudora Pro 4.0 to its old two-dimensional look. Topics: MailBITS/13-Apr-98 Furor Over Developer Programs & QuickTime Licensing A Word to the Wise - Word 98, That Is <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-425.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#425_13-Apr-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.425

mac.3342 madamov, 14 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Go to http://www.maczone.com for your Macintosh needs! Maczone.com has record low prices on MEMORY. Use our free memory configurator to choose your upgrade! Come to http://www.zones.com/mac_zone/memory_n.htm for the best deals. ================================================== Take it Nice and Slow Level: Intermediate With QuickTime 3.0, Apple introduced the concept of multiple data rate movies. The idea behind these movies is that content providers can now create movies with multiple tracks, each containing a different level and/or variety of compression. The other half of the equation is that the new QuickTime Plug-In (v. 2.0) is smart enough to grab the track that plays best with your connection speed. For example, if you're logging on with a T1 connection, you'll get a high-quality movie that's lightly compressed; if you're connected with a 28.8 modem, you'll receive a movie that's more highly compressed. The whole point of this scheme is to spare you long waits while files download. The downside to multiple data rate movies is that those with slower connections are going to get lower-quality movies. However, you can have the same high-quality movies as the T1 crowd if you have the QuickTime Plug-In 2.0 and are willing to wait. Here's how: Point your browser to a page containing multiple data rate movies (try this URL: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/samples/stream/pop.html) and wait for a movie controller to appear. Click and hold on the downward pointing triangle on the right side of the controller and select Plug-In Settings from the pop-up menu. Now click the Connection Speed button and change the speed setting in the resulting dialog box (try T1, for example). Click OK and then Save. Stop any movies that are playing by pressing the Pause button on the movie controller and click your browser's Reload button. When the page reloads, the QuickTime Plug-In will ask the server to send you those movies intended for high-speed connections. You'll have to wait much longer to receive these movies than you would for movies of lower-quality (after all, they're much bigger) but you'll find them much easier on the eyes and ears. Contributed by Chris Breen Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3343 madamov, 14 Apr 98

mac.3344 madamov, 14 Apr 98

Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 13:56:50 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - When The MIS Department Wants to Take Away Your Mac Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics This tidbit is from: Julie Roberts, <jroberts@xtender.com> This was originally posted to the QuarkXpress (sic) mailing list, but it has a considerably broader appeal. When I read it, I thought of the EgangeList, even though I've not been an EvangeLista in quite some time because of time constraints. The original author, Anne-Marie Concepcion <AMarie@SDandC.com>>, kindly gave me permission to submit it to the list, and she says she might post it to her web site at <http://www.SDandC.com> "if she gets to it this weekend", which would save some bandwidth for the EvangeList. At any rate, the content of her very sensible advice follows: In addition to being a Quark maven, <grin>, I'm a Mac consultant specializing in design/publishing networks. Let me tell you what I know, maybe it will help. I have lots of clients who are in a "Mac island" in the midst of tens, hundreds, or thousands of PCs. They usually are existing happily alongside their PC brethren because the MIS people have taken the time to learn a bit about how Macs work, and how to best hook them into the PC network and PC servers. (I even know of MIS people who were hired partly because they knew how to support the Macs as well as the PCs-the CEOs understood how mission critical the Macs and Mac support was to their enterprise.) Macs are full citizens on these networks, having access to their own (and other) partitions on the Novell fileserver, getting their files backed up along with the PC files, sharing the company's T-1 line, Intranet, and company-wide e-mail and calendaring system. In some cases, such as Mac users needing to access PC-only server software, MIS has simply added a PC to the Mac network for their use, or installed SoftWindows or Virtual PC so they can run Windows off their Macs. Both these software solutions support PC networking and access to PC-only peripherals. In some other cases, MIS sets up a PC server that's dedicated to the Mac group, and only the PC server is networked to the other PC servers company-wide; it acts like a PC gateway. In yet other instances, they've installed software on the PCs that allow them to access Mac file servers and peripherals, or to set up cross-platform, peer-to-peer filesharing. And then you occasionally run into MIS/management like yours. They're not familiar with the Mac (if you're on your own as far as Mac troubleshooting goes, you know what I mean), and they regard any issues that have to do with cross-platform concerns as added work, and another reason to "standardize" on Windows (I'm diplomatically trying to avoid calling them "lazy" and "unprofessional," here, you understand). In fact, they're often actually "fearful" more than anything, because they don't know the answers to cross-platform problems and they're afraid to try...they have enough problems supporting the damn PCs. Solving Mac-specific or cross-platform problems would mean they'd have to actually read something new, talk with companies they've never talked to before, visit booths at COMDEX they've never set foot into, etc. They are trying to lessen their risk of failure, and to reduce their workloads, plain and simple. They use Apple's shrinking market share as their primary weapon in convincing the CFO/CEO to replace the Macs with PCs. [Now, for all you PC users reading this that do design and publishing just fine, thank you very much, and are firing up their Reply commands to blast me to oblivion <grin>, believe it or not I don't mean to imply that PCs suck. I'm implying that some MIS people suck. When you're used to working on a platform for nine years, as Matthew stated, and you're very productive in that environment, and the MIS support staff has no experience with other platforms used for your specialized niche but still wants you to use them; then you should fight for the platform, because it's key to your satisfaction in your worklife...regardless if it's Mac, PC, Amiga, UNIX, whatever. ] Back to Matthew's situation... When you combine forceful, but secretely Mac-fearful MIS management, with CFO/CEOs who are naieve enough to accept their MIS guy's computer opinions as gospel, and toss in a Publishing/Design Manager who hasn't been promoting the importance of their department to the company's bottom line enough, or who doesn't have enough clout or is intimidated by MIS-types, you end up in your situation. My heartfelt sympathies are with you. You should know that you'll probably lose this fight. Once it starts, it's like a juggernaut--hard to stop in its tracks. It's not fair, of course--witness the thousands of other PC-heavy companies who are having no problems supporting their Mac design/publishing networks--but it happens a lot. In my experience, the *one* strategy that has any hope for you is to challenge the central assumption here: Your Macs are interchangeable with the types of PCs and Windows software which MIS has a proven track record of supporting in your company. In actuality, of course, your Macs are your/the company's publishing/typesetting system, and not just another brand of PC. Publishing departments have *always* required specialized hardware and software, from hot lead to stat cameras to Fontographer. In your situation, Macs are used not as a result of a long-ago decision of which OS to use, but as a replacement of the old-style proprietary publishing systems like Atex, Dewers, etc. So what if there's only 11 Macs and 1800 PCs? The reason for this is because there's only 11 people in the design/publishing department. Would the MIS people ever have suggested you replace your ATEX system with PCs, because ATEX had only 11 users? I doubt it--your publishing system has a great variety of specialized functions that just aren't being carried out elsewhere in the company's PCs. A decree from MIS to toss out the Macs and use PCs would be like a golfer getting rid of his putter because the other clubs are cheaper and they hit balls too. Your MIS/CIO people are undoubtedly "unclear on the concept" since they're not in the publishing field. It would behoove you, your staff, and your management to do some powerful education here. Convince the powers that be that while PCs might easily replace Macs that are being used for word processing, spreadsheets, or web browsing (and vice-versa, of course, but that's beside the point <g>); they cannot replace ones that are used for high-end publishing without a helluva lot of pain, money, ongoing additional in-house support costs, vendor and staff turnover. They should, in fact, count their blessings that the company's publishing/design deparment can get away with desktop Macs and off-the-shelf-software, as opposed to those hugely expensive proprietary systems that required custom software and expensive maintenance contracts. Cross-platform networking issues are easily resolved, comparitively speaking. Is the MIS department prepared to support Quark/Photoshop/Illustrator on the PC? Ask them what other PCs in the company are currently running that software--if they can't tell you any of any significance, then they *really don't know* what they're getting into. You need to emphasize this to the decision makers...then come up with a list of the costs involved, and the unknowns. Software: Are they prepared to set up and troubleshoot PCs that need to manipulate 40MB images in Photoshop, while Quark and Word and Netscape and whatever are still open in the background, along with the hundreds of application-specific and system-wide Extensions they require? Are they ready to install 64MB to 512MB on each of the new PCs? Are they ready to invest in a new font library, since Mac fonts can't be used on PCs? How do they propose to replace the Mac-only Quark Xtensions and Photoshop/Illustrator plug-ins you're currently using? (If you're using any Mac-only software that's critical to your workflow, it would help your case.) Hardware: How many PCs they're supporting right now can accept without hassle all the SCSI devices you currently have hanging off your Macs? Ask them to demonstrate how easy it would be for a regular PC user to hook up a scanner, ZIP, Jaz, Syquest, and external hard drive to a PC, and get them all accessible and working right in the space of a morning. What if, for some reason, a peripheral isn't showing up--Mac users would check SCSI IDs and termination, end of story-how would a PC user troubleshoot that? (Or will they be requiring you make a service request from their tech support staff every time you need add a peripheral or troubleshoot a SCSI chain?) If any of the staff is currently using two or more monitors, ask them what would be involved in hooking up a second monitor (and getting the two to work as one unbroken desktop) on a PC? Are they ready to replace Mac-only printers with PC ones, and upgrade the printer's RAM to handle the size and complexity of your files? Can they resolve PostScript printing problems-are they even aware of the significance of PostScript, how the entire design/publishing workflow centers upon this language? What is the MIS department proposing to do about the lack of system-level color management in the Windows/NT OS, which the MacOS has had since 1990? (I'm not an expert at this aspect, but I have been to plenty of publishing conferences where this glaringly missing functionality on Windows is acknowledged by users of all platforms. If color is a major issue in your DTP department, you might want to search the Net for more technical info.) Equipment and software aside, ask them about staff training. Mac users with a minimum of OS knowledge can install software, add/delete fonts, troubleshoot extension problems, add a printer to the network, read and write to MacOS and PC peripherals. What level of Windows knowledge will the staff require for the same functionality? And then the vendors, and by extension, the industry. Make a list of the vendors you've used in the past couple years (the ones you've sent computer files to or gotten computer files from). Call them and let them know your company is considering switching to the PC platform. Ask them if they'd still be able to work with you. Undoubtedly, some will have no problem-many service bureaus, some freelancers. Ask these people about their level of experience in working with PC files--what's the ratio of Mac vs. PC jobs that come in? Any special requirements you should know about if you'll be sending PC files? Any extra costs? For the ones who won't be able to support you, ask for referrals for their PC brethren. Are there any? Is the field of PC-savvy publishing/design vendors as wide as Mac-savvy ones? They're out there, of course, but you should start doing your homework now. If you lose this battle, you'll need them. What about staffing issues? What's the local field of PC-based graphic design, production, illustration, and photography professionals look like? Check out Human Resource's file of resumes that came in over the transom...how many high-end design/publishing candidates list PC experience vs. Mac experience? Call some temp agencies...what's their ratio of PC vs. Mac-based temps in design and publishing? Call the local colleges--what platform are they using to teach design and publishing? For all these vendor and staffing questions, if the PC-qualified group is significantly smaller than the Mac-qualified group, how does that bode for the company's bottom line? The field of choices is smaller...might that not imply longer turnaround, higher fees, lower quality (due to fewer people at the top)? Present the results of your investigation to the decision makers. If there's any favored, long-term vendors who will not be able to handle your PC files with confidence bourne from experience, point that up. Extra costs, point that up too. What the hell, throw in the fact that Microsoft showed its commitment to the publishing industry by choosing not to show up to Seybold. (IOW, fight dirty if you have to.)

mac.3345 madamov, 14 Apr 98

Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 11:17:43 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Hidden(?) File Sharing Feature This tidbit from: Colin Foster <cfoster@pobox.com):> I don't know if this is a hidden feature or not, but I have not seen it documented anywhere (although I confess I haven't really looked either). ANYWAY, here it is: If you go the the File Sharing control panel and option-double-click on any user connected to your machine, you can send them a message (a feature I thought was reserved for the AppleShare files server software). Keen, huh? __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Wow, something I didn't know! I just tried this on my home network (sometimes it's a good thing to have two networked machines side by side :). Sure enough, it works great. I ran through the online guide, and found no mention of this feature. I'm sure it's documented SOMEWHERE...but it's such a cool feature I'm posting this anyway. :)

mac.3346 ljubisha, 15 Apr 98

Da li je moguće da je nemoguće pod sistemom 8 reinstalirati samo Contextual ekstenziju? Ili to pripada nekom od ostalih paketa koji se nalaze u instalaciji (malo verovatno, al ajde)? Ili, da redefinišim pitanje... Ako instaliram samo Core sistem kako posle da dodam i Contextual ekstenziju?

mac.3347 madamov, 16 Apr 98 -> #3346, ljubisha

> Ako instaliram samo Core sistem kako posle da dodam i Contextual > ekstenziju? Iskopiraš je iz System foldera sa instalacionog CD-a (76 K).

mac.3348 ljubisha, 17 Apr 98 -> #3347, madamov

>Iskopiraš je iz System foldera sa instalacionog CD-a (76 K). E super, na mom CDu toga nema (a i šta misliš da nisam prvo tamo pogledao :)). Ništa, u svakom slučaju čist promašaj sa Apple-ove strane (da ne upotrebljavam neke teže reči :( ).

mac.3349 madamov, 17 Apr 98 -> #3348, ljubisha

> E super, na mom CDu toga nema (a i šta misliš da nisam prvo tamo pogledao Ne znam kakav CD imaš, ovo moje je iskopirano sa originalnog Mac OS 8 CD-a kojeg sam lično držao u rukama. Jel' ta tvoja verzija uopšte može da butuje mašinu?

mac.3350 askripka, 18 Apr 98

Ajde neka me neko podseti kako da OS 'zapamti' raspored ikona za harddisk particije i trash? Negde sam to video, pitao, rekoše mi, al' zaboravio sam...

mac.3351 madamov, 20 Apr 98

mac.3352 madamov, 20 Apr 98

mac.3354 madamov, 20 Apr 98

This announcement is from: Jim Staples, <staples@smtp.acius.com> Amidst the growing concern by companies to comply with the year 2000 issue, ACI's 4th Dimension RDBMS software (4D) provides a simple method to store, display, and calculate all dates between 1/1/100 and 12/31/32000. Being sensitive to long-term consequences, ACI engineered 4D to manage the year 2000(Y2K). This commitment to address Y2K concerns was demonstrated in the debut, version 1, release of 4D in 1985. Most modern, personal computer software, such as 4D, use four or more digits to handle years. In addition, they use date arithmetic to deal with dates before and after December 31, 1999. In Summary - ---------------- 4D offers a powerful and flexible mechanism for date entry and control. In order to preserve this flexibility the 4D database developer has entry and display filters to force entry of dates in a specified fashion. Additionally, 4D V6 introduced a new a new programmatic control with the use of the SET DEFAULT CENTURY command. ACI understands the importance of issues surrounding the year 2000 and engineered this into their products over a decade ago. Additional Information - -------------------------------- For additional, more descriptive information about 4D and Y2K compliancy, visit our website at: <http://www.acius.com/Pages/GUI/ACI_US/English/General/Y2K.html>

mac.3353 madamov, 20 Apr 98

This announcement is from: Apple PR Apple Computer, Inc. today announced profits of $55 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.38 for its second fiscal quarter ending March 27, 1998, up from a loss of $708 million, or $(5.64) per share, in the prior year quarter. The Company's net loss in the prior year quarter was $178 million exclusive of non-recurring charges. Revenues for the quarter were $1.4 billion, down from $1.6 billion in the prior year quarter. International sales accounted for 50 percent of total revenues. Unit shipments were 650,000, an 8 percent increase from the prior year quarter. Gross margins for the quarter were 25 percent, up from 19 percent in the prior year quarter. "Apple had a great quarter, no question about it," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "We are very pleased with the strong demand for our Power Macintosh G3 computers, which accounted for 51 percent of all units sold." "The G3s' higher margins coupled with disciplined expense controls have yielded continued positive cash flows and solid, high-quality earnings," added Apple CFO Fred Anderson.

mac.3355 madamov, 20 Apr 98 -> #3350, askripka

> Ajde neka me neko podseti kako da OS 'zapamti' raspored ikona za harddisk > particije i trash? Negde sam to video, pitao, rekoše mi, al' zaboravio sam Ne znam gde si video, ali stvar tu ide prilično slučajnim tokom. U principu, ide particija s koje si se podigao, pa onda ostale redom kojim su kreirane. Malo je drugačija stvar kada imaš dva diska.

mac.3356 askripka, 20 Apr 98 -> #3355, madamov

=- Ne znam gde si video, ali stvar tu ide prilično slučajnim tokom. U =- principu, ide particija s koje si se podigao, pa onda ostale redom kojim =- su kreirane. Malo je drugačija stvar kada imaš dva diska. Nisi shvatio šta sam hteo. Mo.žda ni ja nisam bio dovoljno jasan. Da konkretizujem: mene zanima kako da namestim da mi (na primer) prilikom dizanja sistema ikone budu na levoj (poenta je bilo gde), a ne na desnoj gornjoj strani desktopa. I da li mogu isto da napravim kada ubacim CD, da se recimo automatski mount-uje bilo gde?

mac.3357 madamov, 21 Apr 98 -> #3356, askripka

> mene zanima kako da namestim da mi (na primer) prilikom dizanja sistema > ikone budu na levoj (poenta je bilo gde), a ne na desnoj gornjoj strani > desktopa. I da li mogu isto da napravim kada ubacim CD, da se recimo > automatski mount-uje bilo gde? Nisam čuo da postoji neka ekstenzija koja to radi. Jel' to kod tebe već počeo da deluje uticaj Win 95? B)

mac.3358 madamov, 21 Apr 98

TidBITS#426/20-Apr-98 ===================== The online porn industry is often portrayed as the Internet's "back room." However, as guest writer David Strom notes, the technicians in that back room are largely responsible for advancing many Web technologies. Also in this issue, we report on Apple's profitable quarter, the loss of Quicken for the Mac, the release of a new backup program, and more responses about multiple monitors. Finally, we announce the creation of the TidBITS Talk mailing list. Topics: MailBITS/20-Apr-98 Announcing TidBITS Talk Monitor Shielding and Background In Praise of Porn <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-426.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#426_20-Apr-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.426

mac.3359 madamov, 21 Apr 98

Gledam sinoć onu emisiju na TVNS i slušam kako Četić i Bojović najavljuju da će Windows 98 imati podršku za više monitora (do tri), a onda u današnjem TidBITS-u naletim na ovo parče teksta: **Jon Pugh** <jonpugh@frostbitefalls.com> passes on the historical story of multiple monitor support: The Mac II and System 5 first supported multiple monitors (as documented in Inside Macintosh IV). Multiple monitor support was originally done with the Mac Plus, but only with special hardware and software from Radius (QuickDraw hacks written by Andy Hertzfeld). That monitor was the first full-page display - the portrait unit that was roughly the same size as the Plus itself. Apple later rolled multiple monitor support into Color QuickDraw, so only machines with Color QuickDraw support multiple monitors via the system software now, which includes the Mac II and up, but no 68000-based Macs. Svi znamo da je na Meku svejedno u kojoj rezoluciji i sa koliko boja radi bilo koji od monitora nakačenih na njega. Takođe, znamo da nema ograničenja u broju monitora, jedini ograničavajući faktor je broj grafičkih kartica, odnosno slotova koje određeni model poseduje. Tako bi maksimum mogao da postigne neki 9600. Elem, nagradno pitanje glasi: da li će PC svetu trebati još deset godina da i po tome stigne Macintosh (Windows 98 izlazi 25. juna 1998., Macintosh II se pojavio na tržištu marta 1987. godine)? U tom smislu evo još malo: **Ian Blanton** <blanton@plh.af.mil> offers consolation for those who fear Windows NT catching up too quickly: Windows NT does support multiple monitors. The head of our PC support group and the Mail Admin (both sharp guys), tried to set up a Pentium with multiple monitors after seeing my triple monitor setup. I won't bore you with the labours that they went through, but four hours after they started, they got it running. Unfortunately, NT treated the larger desktop as one giant monitor, with the result that status messages, etc., all popped up in the "center" of the screen, between the two monitors. They took out the video cards and gave up.

mac.3360 madamov, 21 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Go to http://www.maczone.com for your Macintosh needs! Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== QuickTime-Warped Level: Intermediate If you've downloaded QuickTime 3.0 but not upgraded to QuickTime Pro, you've noticed that when you launch MoviePlayer the first time each day, up pops a reminder that implores you to purchase QuickTime Pro. If you're the type who'd rather not be nagged by your software, here's a way to disable this reminder: Open the Date & Time control panel and set the year to a date in the future-let's say December 22, 1999, the last Winter Solstice before the millennial odometer flips over. (Yes, I know the milleneum actually starts in 2001 -- you try convincing all the screaming people in Time Square on December 31, 1999 to disperse quietly.) Close this control panel and launch MoviePlayer. The reminder will appear. Close MoviePlayer, open the Date & Time control panel again, and return the date to the present. MoviePlayer has now marked the reminder in such a way that it won't appear again until the date advances past the latest time when the reminder appeared -- in this case, 1999. By the way, this works even past the year 2000, so if you want to set your date waaaaaay ahead, be our guest. by Chris Breen

mac.3361 madamov, 21 Apr 98

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 02:11:08 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - NT 4.0 not Y2K Compliant Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Juan Font, <jfont@etheron.net> You may not believe this at first (I didnt either, I thought it was an error when I first read about it at <http://www.macnn.com/RhapNet/>, but Windows NT 4.0 is NOT Year 2000 compliant. And this is stated so in the Microsoft Web Page!!!. Their advise?: Dont delay; deploy NT 4.0 now, test NT 5 Beta 2 next summer, and upgrade to NT 5 next year (maybe their hurry to have you deploy NT 4 now comes from fear of savvy managers switching to Rhapsody as a solution, as it will surely be on the street before NT 5). I just spent most of last weeks days and nights setting up a new Compaq Prosignia 200 / Pentium II 300 / running NT 4.0 Server in our network, and so far have not finished (I expect at least three more days will be spent setting up all the services needed). We assumed that we would not have to do anything else to it for a few years, and now find that well be forced to upgrade to NT 5 within a year!. I will definitely not follow this road anymore; as soon as Rhapsody is ready for the job, it will replace NT 4 in our network server. Period!. I am so upset, I felt compelled to write this note inmediately after I knew the news, to avoid others from falling in the Microsoft Professional Operating System Solution trap. Read for yourself the story on Windows NT 4.0 not being year 2000 compliant at: <http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/community/y2k.asp?A=7&B=5> Have fun (with your Macs, not with the NT's, that is).

mac.3362 ljubisha, 22 Apr 98 -> #3357, madamov

>Nisam čuo da postoji neka ekstenzija koja to radi. Jel' to kod tebe već počeo >da deluje uticaj Win 95? B) Moram da branim čoveka ali iz nekih drugih razloga. :) Takvo nešto na pcu neće nikad biti moguće iz jednog prostog razloga. Nemoguće je! Gde je njemu Deskop a još pogotovu na CDu?

mac.3363 askripka, 23 Apr 98 -> #3362, ljubisha

=- Moram da branim čoveka ali iz nekih drugih razloga. :) Šta li će sad ljudi da pomisle... užas bre ;) Koji crni 'drugi razlozi'? ;) :))))))

mac.3364 ljubisha, 23 Apr 98 -> #3363, askripka

>Koji crni 'drugi razlozi'? ;) :)))))) Ajde što napada tebe al nemoj neko da mi priča loše o Mac-u. :)

mac.3365 ljubisha, 23 Apr 98

Nemoj posle da kažete da niste znali: >SezamPro On-Line, Beograd, 2-S7 Dobrodosli! > 19.Mekintos 2 2 1. Hardver 2. Sistem 3. Programi 4. Info 5. Problemi 6. Razno Izvolite! :)

mac.3366 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:09:01 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Praise From the 'Other Side' Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: The Digital Guy <mailto:evangelist@apple.com> Hi folks! This was actually from EvangeLista Tim Williams, <mail@williamsmunck.co.uk>, who spotted this tidbit in the *PC* magazine PCPro. Jon Honeyball was kind enough to allow us to reprint the article in its entirety to the EvangeList! I think you'll agree it's well worth the read. :-) Epilog Column, by Jon Honeyball. PCPro Magazine Issue 43 As a consultant, I'm often asked by businesses to recommend hardware for evaluation and deployment. And while it's true to say that no-one got fired for buying Compaq, IBM or HP, there's one name that's often strangely missing from business' shopping lists. I have this beast sat in front of me right now. It's very fast. It's easy to use. It runs office 98. In fact, I'm typing this article into Word 98. It runs FrontPage. And there's Microsoft Outlook for connection to my Exchange Server email backbone, and I can see my inbox just fine. It has Internet Explorer 4 on it, and Netscape 4 as well. And a big suite of Adobe tools like PageMaker, Photoshop and so forth. In fact, in terms of software, it has everything a business needs. It has an Ethernet network connection, peer to peer networking, a l7in monitor, full Internet connectivity. Stereo sound too, and a microphone. And a CDROM drive and a big hard disk. And a very sensible floppy disk arrangement too. The keyboard isn't bad and the mouse is perfectly workable. It's the very essence of a modern multimedia computer for the office or home. It runs all of the software that I need to work with, and works with all the other machines in the office. The price/performance is competitive too. So it should be on my recommendable list. And yet you're not buying it. It has plug and play that works far better than the PC to its left. Hardware expansion is no problem it has room for plenty of storage, and the internal PCI bus takes brand-name industry-standard cards. You can plug in several monitors at once, and get a desktop that spans all of them. It doesn't suffer from stupid limitations like 16 IRQs and being unable to use a modem on a port near a mouse. And yet you're not buying it. This machine has brand-name current version software dripping out of its hard disk. It's from a company that has, arguably, done more over the last 15 years to further desktop computing than all the mainstream PC vendors put together. And yet you're not buying it. I look at it and, to be honest, I'm baffled. This is a product with a staggeringly bright future, whose operating system today, although creaky in places, is very competent at performing the business and home tasks you throw at it. It runs all that software and integrates with your Novell or NT network, so what's the problem? And the next major release of its operating system, due months before Windows NT 5, will bring back into the fold some fabulous, tried and tested work that was initiated nearly ten years ago. It will be industrial strength, and best of all this new OS will run on the native hardware and there's a complete Intel build of the OS too. But if you want to stick with Microsoft OSes, there's a run-time for NT and Win95 too so you can run the apps there. And yet you're not buying it. If I worked for this company, I'd be tearing my hair out. You, dear reader, are quite happy to buy hardware that's backward, where 'prehistoric' doesn't even begin to do justice to some of its more 1960s, let alone 1970s, thinking: when was the last time you thought rationally about that parallel printer plug? How can we justify column inches and learned discussion about the pros and cons of Intel's Slot 1 for the Pentium II processor when the surrounding machine architecture is full of legacy design and twisted, nonsensical design? The parallel plug, a keyboard bus that requires a separate mouse port, shared IRQs for the serial ports, the AT bus, base port addresses the list is endless! Hardware configuration and BIOSes that look Byzantine in their complexity - - just what is a 'post-refresh burst rate delay' anyway, and do I want one, two or four of them? 'Plug and pray' speaks For itself and is often a bigger headache in the corporate support world than the problem it was attempting to solve. We still have ISA; EISA failed and PCI64 has gone nowhere. Limited, if any, hot plugging or fault tolerance can be found in mainstream machines. Where is the industry push for good technology like Firewire or even USB? And look at the operating systems - one wrong configuration and you're in trouble. 'Have you tried reinstalling the OS?' brings tears to the eyes of an IT manager. PC98 spec is a decent enough step, but why is this specification PC98 anyway: why wasn't it PC90 or even PC87 when the 386 shipped? In the PC market, this is just more 'me too' so-called engineering wrapped up in 'all tinsel and no Christmas tree'. A lowest common denominator 'it will do' illness and a cost-cutting frenzy par excellence pervades almost everything most vendors do. When the ingredients are like this, it's no wonder PCs are so costly to maintain. Ask yourself why total cost of ownership is such an issue now: when did you last think about TCO on your fridge? And you wilfully give money for this stuff. Maybe there was a reason in the past not to buy into this computer, but it's hard to find one today. My mother wanted a computer to 'browse that Internet thing'. She now has one of this brand I'm referring to, and <mum@woodleyside.co.uk> is now a live email address. She browses the Web, and is reassured by the smiley face she sees when she turns the machine on (go easy on her). Now I'll accept that this company has done some rash things in the past. But that was then; it's now making money. I accept that there were good reasons for corporates not to buy into this platform in the past but that was then. Maybe, just maybe, it's time for a fresh look? I have a brain. I have an Apple Macintosh. What's your excuse? Copyright 1998 PCPro Magazine and Jon Honeyball. All rights reserved. Authorised for distribution on the EvangeList mailing list via <evangelist@apple.com>. Contacts: Jon Honeyball (Contributing Editor, PCPro) <jhoneyball@woodleyside.co.uk> <http://www.woodleyside.co.uk< Avril Williams (Editor PCPro) <avrilw@pcpro.co.uk> <http://www.pcpro.co.uk>

mac.3367 madamov, 27 Apr 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Go to http://www.maczone.com for your Macintosh needs! Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== Desktop Resetter Level: Beginner Sure, it's swell that you can switch monitor resolutions on the fly-flip from 832x624 to 640x480, for example, but doing so can mess up how icons are arranged on the desktop. If only the Finder was smart enough to remember where those errant icons originally resided. Although the Finder isn't that smart, Nick D'Amato's Desktop Resetter certainly is. This $10 shareware application asks that you set your icons to your liking, press the Remember button, and then quit Desktop Resetter. Later, when your icons are scattered like so much driftwood along a Pacific coastline, launch Desktop Resetter and press the Reset button. Your icons will snap back to their original position. by Chris Breen

mac.3368 madamov, 27 Apr 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Go to http://www.maczone.com for your Macintosh needs! Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== Saving Movies With QuickTime 3.0 Level: Intermediate Macworld Senior Online Editor Philip Dyer passes along this tip: The basic version of QuickTime 3.0 doesn't allow you to save movies within your browser, although this capability was included with QuickTime 2.5. However, even though you're using the non-Pro version of QuickTime 3.0, you can still save movies. Here's how: Point your browser to a Web page bearing a QuickTime movie and allow the movie to download. Now open your browser's cache folder and sort the folder by size. Because QuickTime movies are so large, it's likely the QuickTime movie that just downloaded will appear near the top of the list, albeit with a name such as cache892401.mov. To copy the movie, simply Option-drag it out of the cache folder. To play the movie, double-click it to launch MoviePlayer. by Chris Breen

mac.3369 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:10:21 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Better Windows Installation from a Mac Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Jeremy and Jaime, <animelek@iocc.com> This is a great story. My brother is a computer science major in college and a friend of his just got a new computer (PC) a few days ago and decided to get it up and running. He pulled some parts from his old computer; HD, RAM, and video card. Well when he got everything into his new case and plugged into the new motherboard he decided to reformat his HD and install Win 95. However, after he reformatted his HD his computer wouldn't recognize it. He took it to several friends and tried to get their computers to recognize it, but was not successful. Then my brother told him to bring it over to our house. We hooked it up to our Mac, which of course recognized it as a PC HD, and then we copied Win 95 from the CD that came with Virtual PC onto his HD and gave it back to him. He took it home and it booted up on the first try! I guess Macs are good for fixing PC's as well. Needless to say, we haven't heard any anti Mac statements from him since then.

mac.3370 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 02:10:39 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Win NT Y2K Compliance This follow-up message is from: The Digital Guy <mailto:evangelist@apple.com> Well, things move quickly in this industry. No sooner do we report the Win NT Y2K problem then the page reporting the info on Microsofts site was yanked (not 404'd, mind you...simply blank) and reports came in regarding possible service pack fixes to the problem. The original link (for those who can't resisit following these things up) is: <http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/community/y2k.asp?A=7B=5> I received some links clarifying things (well, a bit) from EvangeLista Laura Lunetta, <chimere@mother.com>: < http://www.microsoft.com/ithome/topics/year2k/product/WinNt40svrus.htm > < http://www.microsoft.com/ithome/topics/year2k/product/WinNt40wks.htm > "Microsoft classifies its products for Y2K 'compliant,' 'Compliant w/minor issues,' and 'Not compliant.' The NT4.0 Workstation and Server editions appear to be 'Compliant w/minor issues,' whatever that means. They list software required to be 'in compliance,' however at least one of the pieces required is in beta form...lovely! But don't worry, everything will be a-ok by 1999..." Thanks, Laura! John J. Halbig (a.k.a the Digital Guy) e-mail: evangelist@apple.com

mac.3371 madamov, 27 Apr 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Go to http://www.maczone.com for your Macintosh needs! Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== Nanosaur Level: Beginner Let's face it, the real reason for having a high-powered Mac is so you can run really cool games really well and lord that fact over your friends who are saddled with less-capable Macs. Here's a game that will demand the most a Mac has to offer: Pangea Software has just released a wonderful 3D dinosaur game called Nanosaur that only runs on the best and the brightest of the Macs. Get this: The game REQUIRES a 120Mhz 604e or 180Mhz 603e as well as an ATI 3D chipset. This chipset is built into some Mac models and comes on such boards as ATI's Xclaim VR. The game doesn't fully support the 3Dfx chipset found on Techworks' Power3D (important graphic elements are lost when you play with the Power3D). Make sure you download the latest drivers from ATI. Designer Brian Greenstone and the rest of the crew at Pangea ask that you donate $30 to a favorite charity as payment for their outstanding work. You can find all 12.3MB of Nanosaur at http://www.realtime.net/~pangea. by Chris Breen

mac.3372 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 02:10:54 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Mac Floppy Kills NT Keyword: Advocacy, Windows Daymares This tidbit is from: Steve Cmabers, schamber@newman.mitre.org I am a support technician (contractor) for a big Government R&D contractor and work a lot setting up and configuring Macs and PC's. We just got a shipment of new computers in (7 new G3/266 towers!) and 4 new top of the line Dell 300MHz PC's. Installation of the Macs is running flawlessly, as expected, so I uncrate the Dells fire them up and go thru the rigmarole for a first time run of Windows NT (service pack 3). OOPS, I need a new set of Win 95 setup disks (basically a disk tools disk and some CD-ROM drivers). SO I grab a couple of floppies from the floppy box, pop it in one of the new NT boxes. To format a floppy on NT/Win95 you right-click on the A: drive icon and select format. WRONG! on all 4 NT boxes I do this and I get the BSOD (blue screen of death --reboot your system, it's gone!) The floppy in question, an old Mac formatted system 7.5 floppy! I asked our NT Admin what gives and he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I dunno, mine does the same thing, when I want to format a floppy I take it to another machine." Sure enough, Win 95 formats it fine, the Mac (of course) formats a PC floppy fine but on many NT 4.0 boxes re-formatting a Mac formatted floppy can't be done! So much for "a bullet proof enterprise wide OS for mission critical applications!"

mac.3373 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:08:45 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Graphing Calculator Secrets This tidbit is from: Ron Avitzur, <avitzur@pacifict.com> Users of the Graphing Calculator may be amused by: <http://www.nucalc.com/Secrets.html> Hidden in the application which has been shipping since 1994 are about 150 hidden keys to do various bits of algebra and math typography.

mac.3374 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:08:53 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Aliases Versus Shortcuts Keyword: Advocacy, Windows Daymares This tidbit is from: John Horner, <johnny99@sydney.dialix.oz.au> Here's a windows daymare for the list or whatever -- I haven't seen this listed in the Why Mac Is Better materials: When I first saw the Windows '95 Desktop, (at work, of course!) I saw "My Computer" and assumed it was the hard disk, or C drive. It isn't -- so, preferring to have all my drives on the desktop, I made shortcuts for the floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM and Jaz drive. This works well enough when you're just dragging things to them, but when you work with them in File Open and File Save dialogs, the following Incredibly Stupid Thing happens: You have a file, let's say it's called "Very Important Report.doc". You go to save it and the File Save Dialog opens, showing you those easy shortcuts to all your drives. You want to save it to your Jaz drive, so you click on the shortcut "Jaz Drive". It opens up and you save -- but before you save, take a look at the filename -- you're saving a file called "Jaz Drive.lnk"! For some reason, the shortcut's filename gets substituted for your filename. Blink and you've missed it -- and if you /have/ missed it, you've haven't got a document called "Very Important Report.doc" any more, -- try doing one of those "but I know I wrote that report!" searches -- plus you've got a deeply-confused file that thinks it's a shortcut but isn't. Also, shortcuts to drives aren't shortcuts to drives at all, they're shortcuts to drive /ID's/, so the day you come in and forget to turn your "D" drive on, the system just ignores it and maps the next drive it finds, which yesterday was "E", to that shortcut. Surprise! Your CD-ROM is now only available via your Jaz shortcut, and your Jaz shortcut is just an error message. Compare this with a Mac Alias, which gives you sensible error messages when drives are switched off, and will cheerfully connect you to an previously-unconnected networked drive with just a brief sidestep in the File Save process... ------------------------------

mac.3375 madamov, 27 Apr 98

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:09:13 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ;-) - Taking a Positivie Look at NT This tidbit is from: AlphaDog, <AlphaDog@aol.com> I teach at an elementary school and also am the site technology coordinator. I support about seventy Macs and teach full time as well as being team leader. We've been entirely Mac until the office recently converted to Windoze. I don't know anything about supporting Windoze and don't care to learn. So when there are technical difficulties with the office computers (which there have frequently been) our school must call down to the school district tech support office. I've been seeing a lot of our tech support person since the office's conversion to Windoze. Last week he told me an interesting story. A friend of his who sells Windows NT stations offered to give him one to use at home. Since our tech support person would need at some point to work on NT computers, he agreed. He got the computer home and decided to try some software out on it. He loaded Mavis Bacon Teaches Typing and started it up. "It was pretty strange," he said to me. "At first I thought it was in a demo mode, but the computer did all of the typing for me. NT just went ahead and took my place in the drill." "That's terrible," I told him. "Well, not really," he replied. "I got a really good score."

mac.3377 madamov, 29 Apr 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Shop maczone.com for all your computer hardware and software needs. Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== Pasting Graphics in ClarisWorks Level: Intermediate Pasting graphics into ClarisWorks word processing documents can be confusing. At times it seems that you can paste a resizable picture into the document while at other times the picture won't budge - it just sits there with a cursor winking to its right. Here's the trick for pasting both ways: If you want the graphic to be adjustable, be sure to first select the Arrow tool before pasting. Once you paste you'll be able to muck with the picture's size and position. If you're after the kind of picture that can vanish with a simple press of the Delete key, select the Text tool before pasting - the picture will be treated like a single text character. by Chris Breen

mac.3376 madamov, 29 Apr 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Shop maczone.com for all your computer hardware and software needs. Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== Network Messenger Level: Intermediate We found this one on Ted Landau's MacFixIt http://www.macfixit.com (who found it on Guy Kawasaki's EvangeList). Mac OS 8.x allows you to send messages between networked Macs. Here's how: Open the File Sharing control panel and select the Activity Monitor tab. Hold down the Option key and double-click on the name (or names) of a connected user. Up pops a dialog box that reads, "Send message to selected users:" Type in your message and press Okay to send the message. On the remote Mac, an alert dialog box containing your message appears. Not included on MacFixIt (and presumably the EvangeList) is that you can only send 199 characters at a time. by Chris Breen

mac.3378 madamov, 29 Apr 98

TidBITS#427/27-Apr-98 ===================== When numbers get serious, most Mac users turn to Microsoft Excel. But is the latest version of Microsoft's spreadsheet worth the the upgrade? Matt Neuburg looks at Excel 98 to answer that question. Also this week, Adam explores issues surrounding the Quicken debacle and uncovers a Macintosh personal finance package that's still alive. Finally, announcements of new software releases include Eudora Pro 4.0.1, HyperCard 2.4, Dreamweaver 1.2, AutoShare 2.2, and Assimilator 2.0. Topics: MailBITS/27-Apr-98 Financial Competition? Lives of a Cell: Excel 98 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-427.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#427_27-Apr-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.427

mac.3379 madamov, 01 May 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored by The Mac Zone, the Internet SuperStore. Shop maczone.com for all your computer hardware and software needs. Super-fast Apple G3 prices are falling! Visit the maczone.com to find the G3 that meets your needs! http://www.zones.com/oasis/binpublic/catproduct.dll?product_id=97359. 0&act_type=DSR ================================================== InformINIT Level: Beginner Back in the days of MacUser's Help Folder column, Bob LeVitus and I routinely sang the praises of Dan Frakes' marvelous InformINIT - a document that intimately describes the purpose of the various files found in your System Folder. Allow me to yodel its charms again. A new version of InformINIT has just been released and it includes coverage of Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 files as well as information regarding nearly every third-party extension, control panel, library, and data file you're likely to run across. Dan also includes chapters dealing with startup file management, HFS+, and troubleshooting resources. InformINIT is well worth the paltry $15 shareware fee and can be downloaded from http://www.macdownload.com. by Chris Breen