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mac.3692 madamov, 10 Sep 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! The brilliant minds that bring you Macworld Online and MacWEEK.com are pleased to announce iMacworld. Don't miss this one stop spot for everything you want to know about games, gadgets and more! http://www.imacworld.com ================================================== Silent iMac, Wholly iMac Beginner Unlike every Mac that precedes it, the iMac's startup sound (the sound you hear when the iMac first fires up) is controlled via software. If you notice that your iMac is strangely silent at startup, select Monitors & Sound from the Control Panels folder (or from the Control Panels hierarchical menu in the Apple menu) and make sure that the volume isn't muted and is turned up in this control panel. (Well, actually Monitors & Sound is an application but let's not argue about it, okay?) by Chris Breen

mac.3693 madamov, 10 Sep 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! More from the minds of Mac Publishing Online. Introducing eMediaweekly Online - the newsweekly for digital media managers. Visit the most comprehensive cross-platform source for news, product reviews, and features throughout the field of content creation. http://www.emediaweekly.com ================================================== LaunchURL Intermediate Here's a two-tiered tip: 1. If you have any interest in automating repetitive tasks on your Mac, buy a copy of Westcode Software's OneClick. It's the most happening macro utility on the market. 2. Once you purchase your copy of OneClick, download the LaunchURL extension. This free extension from Dan Crevier allows you to create a button--available to you from any application, including the Finder--that with one click launches your email application and creates a blank message addressed to the recipient designated in the button's script or launches your browser and takes you to the site designated in the button's script. For example, I've created a button that launches Netscape and takes me to Macworld's software center, MacDownload. I've created another button that launches Eudora Pro, enters the name of my editor in the To field, and automatically enters the text: "I've been doing this for almost a year, don't you think it's about time for a raise?" in the body of the message. In addition to OneClick you need to be using Internet Config and have it configured with your favorite email client and browser. You can find a copy of LaunchURL at http://www.westcodesoft.com by Chris Breen

mac.3694 madamov, 10 Sep 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! More from the minds of Mac Publishing Online. Introducing eMediaweekly Online - the newsweekly for digital media managers. Visit the most comprehensive cross-platform source for news, product reviews, and features throughout the field of content creation. http://www.emediaweekly.com ================================================== Safe and Sane IP Addresses Power User There are times when it's handy to assign IP addresses to your internal network--when you're employing TCP/IP to connect to a Mac and a PC for the productive purpose of playing games, for example, or using a program such as Retrospect to back up devices in a cross-platform environment. But how to know which IP address to use? Simple enough. The people who make these sorts of agreements have agreed that IP addresses that appear in this format: 192.168.x.x may be used internally. This means that there should be no danger that you'll find such an address on the Internet. To create such an address, open the TCP/IP control panel, type Command-K (or select Configurations from the File menu), select one of the listed configurations, press the Duplicate button, name the new setting (something like Internal IP, donchathink?), press the Make Active button, select Ethernet from the Connect via pull-down menu and Manually from the Configure pull-down menu, enter a 192.168.x.x IP address in the corresponding field (something like 192.168.5.1, for example), and, if you really want to, enter 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet mask field. Close and save and your Mac is configured. Repeat as necessary for other Macs. Now when you want to use your home network, just open TCP/IP, type Command-K to bring up Configurations, and select Internal IP. by Chris Breen

mac.3695 madamov, 10 Sep 98

mac.3696 madamov, 10 Sep 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! More from the minds of Mac Publishing Online. Introducing eMediaweekly Online - the newsweekly for digital media managers. Visit the most comprehensive cross-platform source for news, product reviews, and features throughout the field of content creation. http://www.emediaweekly.com ================================================== Script For Mom Intermediate My mother recently purchased an iMac and although she's tickled with her new blue companion she wishes there was an easier way to create a blank ClarisWorks word processing document. Well, mom, there is--provided you're willing to learn a thing or two about ClarisWorks macros and AppleScript. Here's Apple's solution: Open ClarisWorks, select Record Macro from the File menu's Macro submenu. In the resulting dialog box, name the macro something memorable such as "Create WP Document" and click the Play In All Environments checkbox. Now click the Record button and type Command-N to create a new document and then press Return to select a Word Processing document. Select Stop Recording from the Macro submenu. Now launch AppleScript's Script Editor and enter this script into the new script window: tell application "ClarisWorks" do script "Create WP Document" end tell Now just name the script, save it as an application, and check the Newer Show Startup Screen checkbox. Place the script on your desktop, mom, and whenever you need a new, blank ClarisWorks document, just double-click the script's icon. by Chris Breen

mac.3697 madamov, 10 Sep 98

10.) Insignia unleashes SoftWindows 98 by MacCentral Staff email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/08.windows.shtml Insignia Solutions has released SoftWindows 98, a new version of its popular SoftWindows compatibility software program. SoftWindows 98 lets Mac users run Windows 98 applications on any Power Mac. SoftWindows 98 has an expected U.S. retail price of $169, and comes with a pre-installed, ready-to-run copy of Windows 98. Insignia says the new version offers superior and faster networking, more seamless integration into the Mac environment, and more extensive device and multimedia support, including gaming technologies based on the new 3Dfx Voodoo2 chip set. In addition, SoftWindows 98 takes advantage of Windows 98 Internet capabilities...

mac.3698 madamov, 10 Sep 98

5.) iMac: number one with a bullet by MacCentral Staff email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/09.imac.shtml Preliminary data from market research firm PC Data indicates that the iMac was number one in retail computer sales for August, according to a Computer Retail Week report. Though final sales figures aren't yet tallied, if they're on target, the iMac's accomplishment is especially noteworthy because it hit the top spot with only 15 days of sales. Computer Retail Week also notes that Apple's new consumer model may break an all-time record for sales since PC Data began tracking the category...

mac.3699 madamov, 10 Sep 98

6.) Iomega updates drivers for Zip, Jaz, etc. by MacCentral Staff email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/09.iomega.shtml As reported on VersionTracker last night, Iomega has posted new drivers for their line of removable drives to their Web site. Renamed and "reversioned," the new software is now referred to as IomegaWare 1.0, and includes the Iomega driver version 6.0.2, Iomega Tools 6.2, Iomega Guest 6.0.2, and Iomega Drive Options 1.4.3. Findit and Copy Machine have also received an update - to version 2.0.1 and 1.2.9 respectively...

mac.3700 madamov, 15 Sep 98

TidBITS#446/14-Sep-98 ===================== Wondering about the best way to connect a few Macs to share files, a printer, or an Internet connection? Keep reading for Adam's notes on creating a basic Ethernet network. Also this week, Matt Neuburg explains why Conflict Catcher 8 has become his extension manager of choice, and we have news of an Internet Explorer security patch; Apple's iMac Update 1.0; and new versions of Anarchie Pro 3.0, Retrospect 4.1, DoorStop 1.0, Mailsmith 1.1, and SpeedDoubler 8.1.1. Topics: MailBITS/14-Sep-98 Creating a Simple Ethernet Network Nice Catch, Conflict Catcher <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-446.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#446_14-Sep-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.446

mac.3701 madamov, 16 Sep 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! More from the minds of Mac Publishing Online. Introducing eMediaweekly Online - the newsweekly for digital media managers. Visit the most comprehensive cross-platform source for news, product reviews, and features throughout the field of content creation. http://www.emediaweekly.com ================================================== Just Like Magic Intermediate Confession time: The desktops of my Macs look like the floor of my office -- completely covered with junk. Every couple of weeks I toss this desktop detritus into a folder and use the Find command when I need to locate it at a later date. Apparently Aladdin Software has been observing my habits for they've created a tool for silicon slobs such as me. Aladdin Desktop Magic is an application/extension combination that allows you to hide and reveal items you've placed on your Mac's desktop. Not only is this helpful to the untidy, but it can be put to practical use for those who want to create sets of desktop items for different projects. For example, you can create a Graphics set that includes all the files and folders for a newsletter you're working on. Another set might contain saved game files. Yet another could include all the junk you downloaded during your last Internet excursion. Aladdin Desktop Magic is shareware and costs $19.95. The demo's good for 30 days and you can download it at http://www.macdownload.com. by Chris Breen

mac.3702 madamov, 16 Sep 98

mac.3703 madamov, 16 Sep 98

Iz najnovijeg TidBITSa: **Internet Explorer Cross-Frame Security Bug Patch** -- Microsoft has announced a potential security problem affecting Internet Explorer that could enable a Web site operator to access the contents of your local disks. Dubbed the "cross-frame navigate" issue, the problem affects both Windows and Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer 3.x and 4.x. On the Mac, Internet Explorer 3.01, 4.0, and 4.01 are vulnerable although 3.0 is not; under Windows, any application (such as Eudora Pro) that can use Explorer's HTML engine could also be vulnerable. Microsoft has released a 2.3 MB updater for the Mac version of Internet Explorer 4.01 that fixes the problem; users of Explorer 3.01 and 4.0 must upgrade to version 4.01 and then apply the patch. Although little information is available, Microsoft claims to have no reports of anyone exploiting this loophole. [GD] <http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/?/ie/security/xframe.htm> <http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms98-013.htm> <http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/xframe_mac/en/30926.htm>

mac.3704 madamov, 16 Sep 98

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 08:06:30 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Don't Forget About iMac Infrared This tidbit is from: This tidbit is from: Jim Upchurch <Montgomery AL IT> <jupchurch@atg.aum.edu> A friend who does some occasional word processing for me bought a new iMac to replace her old SE. She had two issues: fear of establishing a first-time Internet hookup, aggravated by reading about some iMac users' difficulties connecting to providers other than Earthlink (she wanted Mindspring, but had never used any ISP); and the need to get Word 5.1a from her old machine onto her iMac. Used to 5.1a, she had no interest in any newer version of Word which might have been available on a CD. I still don't know what the "non-Earthlink ISP connection problem" is, frankly, since it took all of two totally uneventful minutes to get her connected to Mindspring once her iMac and her Mindspring new-user's connection kit got onto my dining room table. The problem with copying Word was more of a stumper, at first. There seemed to be no easy way to get her old copy of Word 5.1a off her freestanding SE and into her new iMac, which of course has no floppy and no way at present to use a Zip disk. We didn't have an Ethernet network handy, and her SE has no Ethernet card anyhow. I was contemplating some very unattractive alternatives (like ftp'ing the diskette images necessary to install 5.1a up, then down again), when it dawned on me: my wife has a Powerbook 3400c with an installed Word 5.1a. And both the 3400c and the iMac have infrared sensors. I'd never used Infrared before, and had no documentation on how to configure or use it, but what the heck? It's a Mac, right? And no self-respecting Mac user needs documentation, right? After fiddling with the Infrared, TCP/IP, and Appletalk control panels for less than five minutes -- joy! Her iMac's screen displayed a message that the iMac had sensed the presence of an IrDA sender in the vicinity. >From that point on, it was nothing but the Chooser, Sharing Setup, and time-honored methods of mounting a server onto the 3400c's desktop. Drag the 5.1a folder onto the iMac's drive icon, and -- voila! The surprise was the speed, which seemed far faster than AppleTalk over PhoneNets. The entire Word 5.1a folder (a full install) moved from my wife's 3400c to my friend's iMac in less than a minute. It was so much fun I went ahead and dragged over a copy of Tex-Edit Plus, too.

mac.3705 madamov, 16 Sep 98

8.) Norton Utilities 4.0 ships: PowerPC native, HFS+ support by MacCentral Staff email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/14.norton.shtml Symantec has unleashed a major upgrade to its diagnostic and repair tool suite for the Mac, Norton Utilities 4.0. The new version is PowerPC native, compatible with the Mac OS Extended Format (HFS+) introduced with OS 8.1, and is compatible with the upcoming Mac OS 8.5, expected next month...

mac.3706 ljubisha, 17 Sep 98 -> #3703, madamov

>**Internet Explorer Cross-Frame Security Bug Patch** -- Microsoft Ko me terao da im hvalim 4.0.1 :<

mac.3707 ljubisha, 19 Sep 98

Sramota me da pitam al me nužda naterala. :) Kako se ono beše pravi da PPP podržava više korisnika (ustvari, više puta mene ali za različite sisteme)?

mac.3708 madamov, 19 Sep 98

8.) Oracle8i demoed on an iMac by MacCentral Staff, email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/17.oracle.shtml The iMac was a star at Oracle's Monday roll-out of its Oracle8i database in New York. Oracle8I was demoed on an iMac in an event hosted by Larry Ellison, Oracle chairman and CEO (and also a member of Apple's executive board.)...

mac.3710 madamov, 19 Sep 98

4.) EyeWire buys Adobe's Visual Content product lines by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/16.eyewire.shtml All the assets of Adobe's Visual Content Products and Marketing Division have been acquired by EyeWire, Inc. The new company was organized by the management and employees of Adobe's Visual Content Product and Marketing group, including the former management of Image Club Graphics...

mac.3709 madamov, 19 Sep 98

5.) Imation SuperDisk for the iMac here at last by MacCentral Staff, email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/17.imation.shtml Owners of Apple's new iMac have waited for it, and Imation says it's here. The Imation SuperDisk USB Drive, as well as Imation Mac-formatted SuperDisk diskettes, are now available...

mac.3711 madamov, 19 Sep 98 -> #3707, ljubisha

> Sramota me da pitam al me nužda naterala. :) Kako se ono beše pravi da > PPP podržava više korisnika (ustvari, više puta mene ali za različite > sisteme)? Odaberi opciju Configurations is menija File i biće ti sve jasno. B) Slično kao u TCP/IP kontrol panelu.

mac.3712 madamov, 19 Sep 98

16.) ComputerWare announces incredible iMac sales results by MacCentral Staff, email@macgaming.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/16.ware.shtml Fueled by the red hot iMac, ComputerWare (an SF Bay Area Mac retailer) today announced it had sold 1,700 Apple Macintosh computers from August 15 (the day iMac was launched) through August 31. Of those, the Mac retailer says 1,240 were iMacs...

mac.3713 madamov, 19 Sep 98

14.) Survey: nearly one in six iMac customers first time buyers by MacCentral Staff, email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9809/16.survey.shtml First-time buyers constitute nearly one of every six iMac buyers and 12% of those buying an iMac to replace an existing computer were replacing or adding to an existing Wintel system, according to a survey by ComputerWare, the nation's largest Mac-only retailer...

mac.3714 madamov, 19 Sep 98

Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 08:06:44 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - iMac In Japan This tidbit is from: Cliff Worthington, <cliffw@osa.att.ne.jp> Just wanted to give you a report on the Japanese consumers' response to the iMac. I know this is kind of long but I feel this feedback will interest your readers. It's good to know that the iMac is not only well received in the U.S. but in other countries as well, with Japan being the "second wave". Feel free to enter this into a "more iMac reactions" page or the mailbag. You can summarize this of course, however it would be great if the readers can read my experience in its entirety. Thank you. Cliff Worthington <cliffw@osa.att.ne.jp> (you can print this e-mail address if you want) Just Fantastic! The iMac launch here in Japan was just what the doctor ordered in Mac loving Japan. I'm an American living and working in Osaka which is the 2nd largest city in Japan. I feel fortunate to live close to "Den-Den town"; an electronics shopping paradise. After Akihabara in Tokyo, Den-Den town is the largest electronics district. Imagine block after block of CompUsas, Fry's electronics, and all your fave computer outlets occupying the same area of a city (zoning restrictions in the U.S. probably wouldn't allow for this). The weekend launch (Lauch day was August 30,1500) was positively crackling with Mac fans. There were the usual promos: balloons, posters, and flyers however the iMac giant inflatable was nowhere to be seen. Instead, building banners were installed that were visible from a good couple of blocks away. Some stores were giving out Apple promotional goods and iMac T-shirts were worn by many. You could tell those who just experienced iMacs because of the apple juice cups they were holding apparantly being served by some stores. Now on to the iMac!.....Wow! People were actually lining up to take a test spin and to touch the silky smooth plastic. Some iMacs were set up with a slot machine game and if you were able to line up 3 Apple logos you would walk away with some cool Apple promo stuff (pens, mouse pads, mugs and the like). In one store in particular, I was able to count nearly 80 iMacs stacked in their unmistakable orange & white cubes and all were sold! They all had tags with the lucky buyer's names written in thick black marker pen. Talk about rubbing it in! Unlike the U.S., most of the Japanese customers were having their iMacs delivered to their homes due to lack of parking in parking deficient Japan. A salesman at one store used a bullhorn to blare out that he had only 10 iMacs left. People from the opposite side of the street ran across, dodging oncoming traffic to get to the store! I guess you could say they were "dying" to get their iMacs!...and yes all 10 were sold within a few minutes. The funniest memory I have of this historic event was that of a 40ish couple. The husband literally had his mouth agape for 10 minutes straight watching a demo of Connectix Virtual PC on the iMac. He had absolutely no idea that Macs could do windows! I overheard him saying to his wife that if he'd of known, he'd have bought a mac instead of his PC (Ithink he mentioned a Panasonic model). Needless to say he reserved an iMac from the next shipment. This really ticks me off that Apple won't capitalize on the Mac's ability to do windows. By the way Virtual PC and SoftWindows were hot sellers. Yes;...the iMac is a smashing success here and I was reminded of Apple's commitment to make consumers aware that Apple is alive and well. This morning on my way to work, I ran into a large iMac poster in the subway station greeting me with the catch-phrase, "hello again". Hello again indeed.

mac.3715 ljubisha, 19 Sep 98 -> #3711, madamov

>Odaberi opciju Configurations is menija File i biće ti sve jasno. B) Slično >kao u TCP/IP kontrol panelu. Na pamet mi nije palo da odem u Meni! :) Nego, ajde jedno drugo pitanje... Evo, po ko zna koji put sam pročitao uputstvo za ZTerm i tamo lepo piše da posle Pre-dial Init otkucam ^M za Enter ali kad krenem da zovem BBS u Dialeru mi samo napiše Waiting for Answer i stane. Ovo mi je baš zatrebalo pre neki mesec i do sada nisam uspeo da ga nateram da proradi. Gde je kvaka?

mac.3716 ljubisha, 20 Sep 98 -> #3715, ljubisha

> Na pamet mi nije palo da odem u Meni! A na pamet mi nije palo da to nije to. :) Hteo sam da pitam da li postoji način da otvorim CP PPP sa određenim setom sa svakog provajdera ili sa nekim drugačijim setovanjem.

mac.3717 madamov, 22 Sep 98

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Kerry MacInnes Director, Marketing Communications kerry_macinnes@dantz.com 925.253.3035 ANNOUNCING RETROSPECT 4.1 New Internet Backup Automates Offsite Storage ORINDA, CA - September 14, 1998 - Dantz Development Corporation announced today Retrospect(R) 4.1, the latest version of the award-winning Retrospect backup software. Retrospect 4.1 makes protecting valuable data even easier by using the Internet to keep copies of critical files offsite. Other new features include enhanced performance, more device support, and improved reporting. Retrospect 4.1 will ship to distributors, resellers, OEM's, and end-users October 1, 1998. BUILT-IN INTERNET BACKUP Offsite backups can prevent data loss due to fire, theft, and other disasters. Customers who combine Internet backups with backups to traditional media can easily maintain the highest degree of security. Retrospect 4.1 automates offsite backups using industry standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP), so Retrospect customers may take advantage of the thousands of terabytes of FTP space available on corporate, government, and institutional disk farms. In addition, mobile and offsite workers can back up and restore important files while out of the office. Since bandwidth and space are often concerns, Retrospect's built-in compression can save time and money. Retrospect's built-in encryption provides security for backup files. iMac BACKUP SOLUTION Retrospect 4.1 is an excellent solution for Apple Computer's iMac customers. Customers can back up important files today over the Internet and use new USB devices (such as the Imation SuperDisk) as they become available. Announcing Retrospect 4.1 cont. NEW DISASTER RECOVERY CD Retrospect 4.1 now ships on a CD that starts up all modern Macintosh computers including the latest G3 and iMac models. Packed with a system folder, Disk First Aid(TM), and Drive Setup(TM) utilities, users can boot off the CD and either repair the damaged hard drive or reformat it and restore the files, all without having to install a temporary system. SUPPORT FOR NEW DEVICES Retrospect 4.1 includes support for hundreds of devices including Zip, Jaz, SyQuest, MO, CD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, and tape drives. New drives supported in this release include: - - DVD-RAM drives from Panasonic and Hitachi - SuperDisk from Imation (USB device) - - NS20 drives (Travan 5 technology) from Seagate, Aiwa, Tecmar, and Tandberg - - CD-RW drive from Philips - DC-6000 drive from Tandberg (SLR6) Retrospect 4.1 also adds support for high-end tape autoloaders from ATL Products, Quantum, HP, StorageTek, and Exabyte with the Advanced Driver Kit option (version 1.5). ADDITIONAL NEW RETROSPECT 4.1 FEATURES - - Improved Speed and Reliability: Retrospect 4.1 includes several general improvements, including faster recataloging of backup sets and improved support for large removables such as DVD-RAM and high capacity opticals. - - Full Mac OS Compatibility: Anyone considering an upgrade of their system software should secure a good backup first. With added enhancements to improve HFS+ compatibility, Retrospect 4.1 supports the latest Mac OS. - - Expanded Automated E-mail Reporting: Retrospect 4.1 can now send backup status reports using Outlook Express and QuickMail Pro in addition to Claris Emailer and Eudora. In the event of new media requests, error reports, or a failed backup, e-mail reporting alerts backup administrators of problems immediately. AVAILABILITY Retrospect 4.1 will be available October 1, 1998. Localized product in French and German will be available in the fourth quarter of 1998. Japanese product will ship in early 1999. Premier storage and system companies including La Cie, Ricoh, MicroNet, ClubMac, Apple Computer, APS Technologies, and Yano Electric include Retrospect with their backup hardware. For a complete list of Dantz's hardware partners, please refer to <www.dantz.com/backup_hardware/manufacturers.html>. UPGRADES AND PRICING Product upgrades are available directly from Dantz in the U.S. and Canada by calling 1.800.225.4880, by emailing <upgrades@dantz.com>, or visiting <www.dantz.com>. Customers who purchase any Retrospect 4.0 product after September 1, 1998 are entitled to a free upgrade to Retrospect 4.1. Upgrade Pricing for Retrospect 4.0 Customers Product Upgrade Price Retrospect 4.1 $29.95 Retrospect Network Backup Kit (3 or 10 User) $29.95 Retrospect Clients for Macintosh (5, 10, or 50 User) FREE* Retrospect Clients for Windows (5, 10, or 50 User) No upgrade req'd * with upgrade purchase To purchase upgrades internationally, see the complete list of Dantz distributors at http://www.dantz.com/dantz_products/intldist.html . DANTZ DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Dantz believes safeguarding and managing the vast quantity of data stored on personal computers is critical to maintaining a productive working environment. Dantz publishes backup solutions that meet the needs of millions of computer users worldwide by making data protection automatic, fast, and efficient. Dantz's award-winning Retrospect backup software makes it easy for anyone to back up an entire workgroup of computers to a single storage device. Major Retrospect customers include Amgen, Apple, BBDO, BMW, Booz Allen Hamilton, Boston Consulting Group, British Telecom, Genentech, GTE, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Liberty Mutual, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Mercury Communications, Motorola, NASA, Nortel, Optus, Philip Morris, Pixar, Raytheon, Swiss National Bank, TransCanada PipeLine, U.S. Peace Corps, and Walt Disney. # # # Retrospect is a registered trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. Apple, Macintosh, and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark and NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

mac.3718 madamov, 22 Sep 98

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:06:46 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - A Tale Of Two iMacs ... On to the second iMac story: Today is trash day. In front of my neighbor's house, I saw two empty iMac cartons, and some kind of Wintel tower. No kidding. Man, you can't say it any clearer than that. I took a picture. The jpeg's at <http://www.jollyroj.com> and I guarantee you that I did not doctor it, did not touch a thing, physically or digitally. No good deed goes unpunished, however. My division (OK, I'll say it, but intel only knows what they'll do to me for it: Space and "Technology" Division, TRW Space & Defense) announced today that all Macs will go in the next six weeks. I may, too. Anybody in the South Bay hiring? Roger Roger Carlson Hermosa Beach, California <roger_carlson@alumni.hmc.edu> imac.jpg

mac.3719 madamov, 22 Sep 98 -> #3716, ljubisha

> A na pamet mi nije palo da to nije to. :) Hteo sam da pitam da li > postoji način da otvorim CP PPP sa određenim setom sa svakog provajdera > ili sa nekim drugačijim setovanjem. Sada ja ne razumem pitanje, samo nagađam. Ti bi kad promeniš PPP konfiguraciju da ti se adekvatno promeni i TCP/IP konfiguracija? Ako je tako, mislim da bi samo neki AppleScript skript mogao da uradi posao. Ja pokušavao da ga napravim, ali nikako ne mogu da dođem do toga da pošaljem neki event TCP/IP kontrol panelu osim da ga otvorim iz Findera.

mac.3720 ljubisha, 22 Sep 98 -> #3719, madamov

>da ti se adekvatno promeni i TCP/IP konfiguracija? Ako je tako, mislim da bi Ne, hoću da kliknem na exportovani fajl (razne konfiguracije) i da mi on otvori PPP sa tim setovanjem. U TCP/IPu već imam upisane sve potrebne provajdere i to mi radi (da ne ureknem :))

mac.3721 madamov, 23 Sep 98

TidBITS#447/21-Sep-98 ===================== Curious about bandwidth? This week Adam looks at The Race for Bandwidth, a new book he edited for the late Cary Lu. Those installing Ethernet networks should read on for useful details and resources to add to last week's Ethernet primer. News this week includes a Macintosh mailing list database, USB devices from Keyspan, and Aladdin's Desktop Magician, plus upgrades for FileMaker 4.1, Web Confidential 1.0.2, Virtual PC 2.1.1, and Norton Utilities 4.0. Topics: MailBITS/21-Sep-98 More Ethernet Network Details The Race for Bandwidth <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-447.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#447_21-Sep-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.447

mac.3722 madamov, 23 Sep 98 -> #3720, ljubisha

> Ne, hoću da kliknem na exportovani fajl (razne konfiguracije) i da mi on > otvori PPP sa tim setovanjem. Samo ti ime (exportovani) kaže, to nije PPP-ov fajl, već je verovatno obični tekstualni fajl. A zašto nema opciju za nešto slično, ne znam. A što ne probaš da napraviš (ako može) AppleScript koji će to isto da radi? Mislim da je PPP, za razliku od TCP/IP kontrolnog panela, skriptabilan.

mac.3723 madamov, 28 Sep 98

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 08:06:12 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Think.... Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics This tidbit is from: <normang@bcm.tmc.edu> So last weekend in Lake Tahoe at Mike Millken's CaP CURE meeting, and with his good buddy Andy "Intel" Grove in the audience, I ended my talk on my lab's latest contribution to prostate cancer research with the following statement: "And lastly, I just want to thank CaP CURE for their support and the opportunity to be here today, and I just want to remind you, as I remind my lab everyday, that if we really want to make a difference, we have to.... "<next slide please> "Thank You." At which point, as the Apple Logo "Think Different" image went up, a noticeably aggitated Andy Grove made his way to the nearest exit! Later I was informed that Andy had requested that my last slide be removed from the CD that was to be prepared from the meeting! I said "no ... way!" but I guess we'll just have to wait and see......) Dr. Norman M. Greenberg Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology Baylor College of Medicine

mac.3724 madamov, 28 Sep 98

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 08:06:18 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Click Click Wink Wink This tidbit is from: David Wood, <dwood@skipjack.bluecrab.org> After pulling down a firmware upgrade for my digital camera (YOU try adding date stamping to an SLR!), I perused Kodak's site a little more and stumbled across: <http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/techInfo/digitalCameraTechInfo.shtml> It's a page containing "Connectivity Tips For Kodak Digital Cameras." And for those PC users who don't see a significant difference between doing things in Windows and doing things on the Mac, point them at this page and show them the comparative sizes of the PDFs: PCs Running MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 (191K) PCs Running MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.x and WINDOWS for Workgroups 3.11 (210K) APPLE MACINTOSH Computers Running OS 8.x (4K) In this case, the LACK of media is the message. >:)

mac.3725 madamov, 30 Sep 98

TidBITS#448/28-Sep-98 ===================== Trojan Horse alert! Read on for the details of the latest Trojan Horse/virus combination found in an extension called Graphics Accelerator. Adam reviews the Web-savvy Anarchie Pro 3.0, the latest incarnation of Peter Lewis's popular FTP program. Also this week, we give a nod to our dedicated translation teams, look briefly at two new anti-spam laws that just passed in California, and announce Adobe Illustrator 8.0 and WebSTAR 2.1.1. Topics: MailBITS/28-Sep-98 TidBITS Translations Hit Milestones California Outlaws Spam Anarchie (Pro) Continues to Rule <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-448.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#448_28-Sep-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.448

mac.3726 madamov, 30 Sep 98

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 08:06:13 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Conflict Catcher 8 This announcement is from: Bonnie, <bonnie@mail3.casadyg.com> Casady & Greene Inc is pleased to announce that Conflict Catcher 8 is now shipping! Casady & Greene has been developing award winning software since 1984 in an effort to provide you with quality software at a reasonable price. Conflict Catcher 8 is prepared for any system upgrade- Conflict Catcher 8 now features the Clean Install System Merge which detects and prevents incorrect files, extensions, and preferences from merging into your new operating system. The New Clean Install System Merge is new breakthrough technology and along with Improved Conflict Testing features and Power User features Conflict Catcher 8 was the winner of the coveted "Best of Show" award at Macworld in New York , 1998. With New and Improved Conflict Catcher 8 you can: Merge your previous system folder into a clean system folder - saving hours or even days of labourious work. Click on any icon as you startup and see its description - -Conflict Catcher's reference library has been greatly expanded (3,400+) Smoothly upgraded to upcoming Macintosh operating systems. Get new, informative tips each time conflict catcher is opened. Control Location Manager. Scan any folder for corrupted files - even preferences! Troubleshoot problems you're experiencing to stop crashes and freezes! Isolate the file which is responsible for a problem you are experiencing! Save time, memory, and increase performance by managing your system files and application plug-ins! Keep your files up to date with direct internet links to the maker of each file! Full product is available for downloading now at <http://www.casadyg.com> for only $79.95 plus S&H. Orders for ship-out and upgrade orders are being accepted by Casady & Greene's direct sales line at 800-359-4920 or 831-484-9228. All previous owners of Conflict Catcher can upgrade for $79.95 less a $30.00 mail-in rebate. Rebate Expires on January 1, 1999. An upgrade mailing is being handled by MacConnection beginning in September 1998. Requirements: Any Macintosh computer (except the Plus, SE, Classic, Portable & PB 100) running System 7.5-8.1 or later, CD-Rom drive needed. Year 2K compliant. Suggested Street Price: $79.95 Conflict Catcher 8 will be available at these retail outlets: CompUSA, Fry's, Best Buy, MicroCenter, ComputerWare, J&R Computers, Datavision, ComputerTown. Mail Order Catalogs: CDW, MacConnection, MacMall, MacZone, MacWarehouse. Online Resellers: Cyberian Outpost, BuyDirect, E-Warehouse, Software.net, and Virtual Warehouse.

mac.3727 madamov, 08 Oct 98

mac.3728 madamov, 08 Oct 98

TidBITS#449/05-Oct-98 ===================== Remember those Programming for Poets courses in college? This week, our Technical Editor Geoff Duncan waxes poetical about the capabilities of Apple's low-level debugger MacsBug when placed in the hands of merely geeky non-programmers. Also this week, we welcome two new sponsors - Maxum and Dantz, announce Conflict Catcher 8.0.2 and a public beta of the hot Eudora Pro 4.1, and relay news of a free version of Nisus Writer you can download. Topics: MailBITS/05-Oct-98 New TidBITS Sponsors: Maxum & Dantz MacsBug for the Merely Geeky, Part One <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-449.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#449_05-Oct-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.449

mac.3729 madamov, 13 Oct 98

TidBITS#450/12-Oct-98 ===================== Our examination of how moderately normal people can use MacsBug continues this week and includes valuable information on how to create logs for developers when you're beta testing a program. Also in this issue, Adam looks at the apparent demise of Claris Emailer, and we note important software releases including QuarkXPress 4.04, Eudora Pro 4.0.2, AutoShare 3.0, and FileMaker Pro 4.0v2, and the "almost here" StuffIt Deluxe 5.0. Topics: MailBITS/12-Oct-98 Emailer and the Death of Software MacsBug for the Merely Geeky, Part Two <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-450.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#450_12-Oct-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tibdbits.450

mac.3730 madamov, 16 Oct 98

Subject: Cross platform issues of another kind From: "Prof. Dr. Wolfram F. Neiss" <neiss.anatomie@uni-koeln.de> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 09:58:19 +0200 >I mostly work on a Mac but tonight I've just had a Atari experience! the >kit we're looking at is called space=sound. I suspect that this >software is not available on any other platform at the moment. Can Atari >software run on a Mac in emulation? If so, i have no experience of Atari >machines how fast are they what sort of Mac would do the job reasonably >well? Dear David, the German software company Application Systems Heidelberg (ASH, in Atari business since 1987) offers a professional ATARI emulator _both_ for Mac and PC: Magic Mac 6.0.1 and Magic PC 6.0 (demo for download at http://ash.sww.net). These programs provide the same user surface as an ATARI running Magic 6.0, which is a stable and fast preemptive multitasking OS for all 68k Ataris. Hence any Atari program that has been correctly written according to TOS instructions and does not use direct "illegal" access to specific hardware features of the computer, will run under Magic on all 3 platforms identically. I have used MagicMac now for 3 years in parallel to Atari TT and ST computers. It works stable and really _very_ fast on a Mac PPC 7500 with 604e/166CPU and is reported even faster on G3 Macs. Magic Mac 6.0.1 is compatible with MacOS 8.1 (own experience) and with HFS-Plus (not yet tested myself). E.g. the text processing software Signum 4.4 (also made by ASH), which typesets latin, greek, kyrillic, hebreic, arabic (from right to left), hungul (from Thailand) and possibly some more languages, runs subjectively judged about 3-4 times faster on my Macźs screen display than Word98. Using Magic for Atari, Magic Mac or Magic PC, installation of NVDI 5 (distributed by ASH) is strongly recommended. NVDI is a kind of TOS-plugin that dramatically accelerates graphic output on screen and in print. Good success! Wolfram -- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfram F. Neiss Institut I fčr Anatomie UniversitŐt zu KÜln D-50931 KÜln, Germany

mac.3731 madamov, 20 Oct 98

TidBITS#451/19-Oct-98 ===================== Steve Jobs capped last week by announcing $106 million in quarterly earnings, a profitable year, and the long-awaited Mac OS 8.5. The positive financials are great, but everyone wants to know about Mac OS 8.5, so Technical Editor Geoff Duncan delves into the important new features and major conflicts. Also, Adam presents his ideas for reviving old software, and we report on the release of Keep It Up 2.0.1 and the numerous problem reports about Norton Utilities 4.0. Topics: MailBITS/19-Oct-98 Electronic Phoenix Project Getting Started with Mac OS 8.5 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-451.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#451_19-Oct-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.451

mac.3732 madamov, 22 Oct 98

mac.3733 madamov, 22 Oct 98

FWB Hard Disk Toolkit now Mac OS 8.5 compatible by MacCentral Staff, email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9810/21.fwb.shtml FWB Hard Disk Toolkit, disk management software, is now compatible with Mac OS 8.5 as of its latest update to version 2.5.3...

mac.3734 madamov, 22 Oct 98

Apple System Profiler 2.1.2- 'All users should upgrade' by MacCentral Staff, email@maccentral.com http://www.maccentral.com/news/9810/21.asp.shtml Apple has released an essential software update for nearly all Macintosh users. Apple System Profiler 2.1.2, software used to provide detailed information about various Mac OS systems and the software installed on them, has been posted to Apple's servers...

mac.3735 madamov, 23 Oct 98

--------------------------- * The AppleScript Express * --------------------------- Here's the situation. You don't want to restart your Macintosh, but you do want to unmount all of the network volumes you see on the desktop and you want to eject and unmount all of those floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and removable cartridges you've been using. You could drag each icon to the Trash one by one. You could Shift-click them all and drag them en masse. Or you could do it the fast and easy way. With AppleScript. How? 1. Open Script Editor (it ships with every Mac) 2. Copy the script, below, and paste it into an Untitled Script window (don't copy the asterisks, just the text inside them) 3. Choose Save in the Script Editor's File menu, then: - Name the new AppleScript "Unmount & Eject" - Choose "Application" in the pull-down menu - Check "Never Show Startup Screen" - Save the file to the desktop Then mount some volumes, insert some disks, and when you're ready, double-click on your new AppleScript script and eject and unmount them all in one fell swoop. Your Mac will even beep twice to let you know it's done. ******* tell application "Finder" activate try put away (every disk whose ejectable is true or not local volume is true) on error end try beep 2 end tell ******* Like to know more about AppleScript? http://www.apple.com/applescript/

mac.3736 vstan, 24 Oct 98

- novo - mac/misc/*.* ------------------ guru271.sea 350k ű GUide to RAM Upgrades 2.7.1, opisi svih modela Macintosha

mac.3737 madamov, 27 Oct 98

mac.3738 madamov, 27 Oct 98

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:49:13 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Guadalupe Flood iMac Story This tidbit is from: <mailto: "Richard Hermanson" rickh@brightstone.com> I just got this sent to me by my brother: - --- I am sure you will like this rec.boat.paddle post.... iMac in Guadelupe flood As a bizarre aside, my niece's husband was doing some search and rescue in the Guadelupe River area of Texas, and they found one of those new iMac Macintosh computers floating by. Then snagged it, dried it out, and turned it on. They were able to access files on it, and determine its owner, and returned it to him! I was so glad to hear a happy story amidst such a disaster! __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: As someone who had friends in and about San Antonio who were WAY to close to getting washed out (one bunch lost their garage to the floods, but not their house...that was cutting it a bit fine!) our thoughts and condolences should go out to those who lost so much so suddenly (I heard some obscene number for the rainfall amounts...what was it, 22 inches in 36 hours? Man...) The mental image of an iMac "floating" by, though... positively daliesque.

mac.3739 madamov, 27 Oct 98

TidBITS#452/26-Oct-98 ===================== Mac OS 8.5 remains the focus this week, as Geoff Duncan turns his attention to important changes and additions to Open Transport networking, AppleScript, online help systems, and Navigation Services. Anyone running a server on a Mac will also be interested in our tips on how to restart crashed servers automatically using MacsBug. News this week includes the release of Netscape Communicator 4.5 and the death of Internet luminary Jon Postel. Topics: MailBITS/26-Oct-98 MacsBug for the Merely Geeky, Part Three Delving Further into Mac OS 8.5 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-452.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#452_26-Oct-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.452

mac.3740 madamov, 05 Nov 98

mac.3741 madamov, 05 Nov 98

TidBITS#453/02-Nov-98 ===================== First Emailer, now HyperCard? Could Apple be pruning the one of the juiciest fruits of its most talented programmers? Geoff Duncan examines the history and evolution of HyperCard, along with reasons for its dilemma. Jeff Carlson reviews a pair of HTML optimization programs which extract every unnecessary bit from your Web pages, and in the news, we note Conflict Catcher 8.0.3 and Palm Buddy 1.1, plus announce the Electronic Phoenix Project mailing list. Topics: MailBITS/02-Nov-98 HTML Crunchers Fuel Compression Obsession Alas, HyperCard! <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-453.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#453_02-Nov-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.453

mac.3742 madamov, 18 Nov 98

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 09:16:35 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Say Hello to iPort This announcement is from: <mailto: "Paul Griffin" paulgriffin@home.com> Griffin Technology, Inc. today announced the iPort universal serial and video adapter for iMacs. Until now users of the upcoming iMac systems were restricted to the included 15 inch internal display and no serial ports. The iMate opens an entire world of standard serial devices to iMac users including printers, Midi devices, modems, lab equipment, serial input tablets, and digital cameras. "You will now be able use any Mac compatible serial peripheral with your iMac", says Paul Griffin, CEO of Griffin Technology Corporation. In addition to a serial port the iPort offers standard video out that supports all Mac and PC displays. Video resolution can go as high as 1600x1200 and mirroring is supported in standard iMac video modes. At MSRP of $70.00, Griffin Technology's iPort adapter will offer a great solution for all iMac computer users. The adapter is fully compliant with all Apple and third party serial devices and Mac and PC displays. It is also Geoport compatible. It should also offer localtalk support in future software upgrades. The iMate is slated to ship in mid November. Apple has made a strategic and revolutionary change in the computer industry with the iMac by being the first to only support USB input devices. The iPort will ease the transition period to USB by offering a large number of compatibility options immediately for users. Since 1992, Griffin Technology has been an innovator of exciting hardware and software products for the Mac market. Griffin currently manufactures numerous innovative video and audio adapters for the Mac. They also maintain the world's largest database of monitor specifications at <http://www.nashville.net/~griffin/monitor.html>. For Dealer and OEM pricing, Griffin Technology Corporation can be reached at (615) 255-0990 or by fax at (615) 255-8040. For further information check the Griffin website at <http://www.griffintechnology.com>.

mac.3743 madamov, 18 Nov 98

TidBITS#454/09-Nov-98 ===================== HyperCard may be cool, but is there a business case for bundling it for free with every Mac? Check out Adam's telling case studies of HyperCard's utility. RSI sufferers should read Andrew Laurence's review of the Kinesis Ergonomic Contoured Keyboard. We also look at Apple's new $30 per month iMac financing model, updates to Retrospect, the releases of BBEdit 5.0 and Web Confidential 1.1, a WebDoubler solution to the Sherlock proxy bug, and SyQuest's troubles. Topics: MailBITS/09-Nov-98 iMac Equals Three Pizzas Per Month Kinesis Ergonomic Contoured Keyboard The Business Case for HyperCard <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-454.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#454_09-Nov-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.454

mac.3744 madamov, 18 Nov 98

TidBITS#455/16-Nov-98 ===================== Videotaped testimony, executive accusations, and legal wrangling: more problems with the U.S. presidency? No, this time it's Bill Gates and Microsoft on trial in the courtroom and in the media. In this issue Matt Deatherage looks at the antitrust trial, and why Mac users need to pay attention. Also, we feature a look at the MP3 format for listening to CD-quality music from the Internet, and report on updates to Photoshop 5 and Font Reserve 2. Topics: MailBITS/16-Nov-98 Move Over MTV, Now There's MP3 Who Do You Antitrust? Part 1 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-455.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#455_16-Nov-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.455

mac.3745 madamov, 25 Nov 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE LOOK WHAT'S NEW! More from the minds of Mac Publishing Online. Start your holiday shopping now and get FREE SHIPPING from Outpost.com! The cool place to shop for computer stuff, Outpost.com, has over 140,000 Mac and PC products. Hurry, free shipping won't last! (Offer ends Nov. 30, 1998 and is limited to Web-based orders and to $100 worth of shipping charges.) http://www.outpost.com ================================================== Celebrate the Difference Beginner Perhaps you've now heard that Apple has upgraded the iMac. But how are they different and how can you tell whether you have a Rev. A or Rev. B iMac? The original iMac comes with 2 MB of video RAM, Mac OS 8.1, and the ATI Rage IIc graphics accelerator chip. Rev. B models add an additional 4 MB of video RAM, ship with Mac OS 8.5, upgrade the graphics chip to the ATI Rage Pro, and include a copy of Adobe PageMill 3.0. You won't be able to tell from the outside of the iMac, but the box it comes in reveals all. Look for model number M6709LL/B on the outside of Rev. B cartons. by Chris Breen

mac.3746 madamov, 25 Nov 98

TidBITS#456/23-Nov-98 ===================== So how does the Microsoft antitrust suit affect Apple and the industry? Matt Deatherage wraps up his analysis of the case this week, and we also offer news of a possible merger between AOL and Netscape, plus Sun winning a preliminary injunction against Microsoft in its Java licensing lawsuit. In news that's unrelated to Microsoft, we report on the releases of Speed Doubler 8.1.2 and WebSTAR 3.0.2, and offer more details about Apple's iMac financing deal. Topics: MailBITS/23-Nov-98 More About iMac Financing Who Do You Antitrust? Part 2 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-456.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#456_23-Nov-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.456

mac.3747 madamov, 01 Dec 98

TidBITS#457/30-Nov-98 ===================== Looking for a powerful graphics program? Contributing Editor Matt Neuburg reviews the gargantuan CorelDRAW 8. Also this week, Adam introduces a new column called "Tools We Use" with a look at the freeware GURU, and we pass on additional information regarding working with MP3 audio files on the Mac. In the news, AOL buys Netscape for $4.2 billion, Alsoft releases the new disk repair program DiskWarrior, and we make a call for holiday gift suggestions. Topics: MailBITS/30-Nov-98 Tools We Use: GURU Talkin' About MP3 CorelDRAW 8: A Hedy Experience <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-457.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#457_30-Nov-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.457

mac.3748 madamov, 08 Dec 98

TidBITS#458/07-Dec-98 ===================== Did you just get around to installing Mac OS 8.5? Don't rest on your laurels: Apple has released the Mac OS 8.5.1 Update, and you'll likely want to install it in order to squash a handful of potential problems. Also, read about a beta release of the new Mac Palm Desktop software based on Claris Organizer, and about Anarchie Pro 3.5 and Retrospect Express 4.1. The issue finishes with a look at collaborative technologies shown at a recent ACM conference. Topics: MailBITS/07-Dec-98 Apple Releases Mac OS 8.5.1 Update Mac Palm Desktop Beta Arrives with Palm VII News Walking the Meme Streets of the ACM <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-458.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#458_07-Dec-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.458

mac.3749 madamov, 14 Dec 98

* M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE SAVE BIG AND GET FREE SOFTWARE ! Subscribe to Macworld, the Ultimate Magazine for Macintosh Professionals, and save up to 81% off what others pay on the newsstand. Plus, you'll also get our exclusive Clip Art CD-ROM packed with an all-new collection of images, digital stock photos, fonts and more - FREE with your paid order. Order now: https://www.zdnet.com/zdsubs/macworld/email.html ================================================== Random Acts Beginner Microsoft Excel mavens know that they can generate a random number greater than 0 but less than 1 by typing =rand() into a cell. But do these same mavens know that this command can be used with Microsoft Word 98 as well? Go ahead, give it a try. Open a new Word 98 document and type =rand() and press Return. Not only will you learn a thing or two about the relationship between fleet foxes and indolent canines, you'll find this a nifty way to create paragraphs of filler text. by Chris Breen ================================================== Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc.

mac.3750 madamov, 14 Dec 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE SAVE BIG AND GET FREE SOFTWARE ! Subscribe to Macworld, the Ultimate Magazine for Macintosh Professionals, and save up to 81% off what others pay on the newsstand. Plus, you'll also get our exclusive Clip Art CD-ROM packed with an all-new collection of images, digital stock photos, fonts and more - FREE with your paid order. Order now: https://www.zdnet.com/zdsubs/macworld/email.html ================================================== Help Center Shortcuts Intermediate When using Mac OS 8.5's Help Center, don't forget these special characters when conducting a search: + Use the plus symbol when you want to find pages that list both items. For example, if you want to learn about the Control Strip, enter control + strip. | This symbol represents "or." If you wanted to view links that included information about video or audio, you'd type "video | audio" (without the quotes). ! This means "not." So if you want to narrow your search so that it includes links to video but not audio you'd type "video ! audio." ( ) Parentheses are used to group objects for a compound search. For example, typing "(hotdogs + mustard) ! relish" loosely translates to, "Give me a hotdog with mustard but hold the relish." by Chris Breen ================================================== Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc. ================================================== Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.tipworld.com/macworld/cgi-bin/sub.cgi/macworld/change.html

mac.3751 madamov, 21 Dec 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE Beyond.com Launches New MAC Software Site With over 2000 Mac titles in 11 categories, weekly specials, customer ratings, and our personal recommendation guide, Beyond.com is THE place to buy Mac software. * We're giving away a new iMac(r) computer every two weeks through January! * Our New Gift Center has lots of great Mac titles for the holiday season. With our downloadable software titles, you can even send a gift on Christmas Day! So, check out the new Mac Site @ Beyond.com. . .it's a site to be seen. http://www.beyond.com/AF992515/index.htm ================================================== Showing Sherlock the Way Power User If you've attempted to log onto the net with Sherlock and been presented with this error message: "A network error occurred. Check your network connections and settings, then try again." you may be able to make repairs by following this procedure: Open the Internet control panel and under the edit menu select User Mode. Click the Advanced radio button and click OK. Now click the Advanced tab in the Internet window and select the Firewalls option from the list to the left. Check the box next to the Web Proxy field and choose Save Settings (Command-S) from the File menu. Now uncheck that same Web Proxy button and again choose Save Settings. This process resets an Internet Config preference, which may help make this error . by Chris Breen ================================================== Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc. ================================================== Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.tipworld.com/macworld/cgi-bin/sub.cgi/macworld/change.html ==================================================

mac.3752 madamov, 21 Dec 98

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE Beyond.com Launches New MAC Software Site With over 2000 Mac titles in 11 categories, weekly specials, customer ratings, and our personal recommendation guide, Beyond.com is THE place to buy Mac software. * We're giving away a new iMac(r) computer every two weeks through January! * Our New Gift Center has lots of great Mac titles for the holiday season. With our downloadable software titles, you can even send a gift on Christmas Day! So, check out the new Mac Site @ Beyond.com. . .it's a site to be seen. http://www.beyond.com/AF992515/index.htm ================================================== Lode Runner 2 Cheats Beginner MacSoft has another new game out, Lode Runner 2 -- a sequel to the wildly popular arcade diversion of the 80's. Not only does this give Mac users a challenging game to play, but also another opportunity to compromise their integrity by cheating their way through the game. To do so: During a single-player game, press the Escape key and type "glazed donut" (with the space, without the quotes, and yes, spell doughnut as 'donut'). You'll hear a satisfying "Ha Ha!" when you've done this properly. Return to the game and enter these codes when you feel the need to be a big, fat cheater: F3 = Go back one level F4 = Go forward one level Command-F12 = Gain five lives Command-8 = Ten bombs added to each category Command-K = Beach ball power-up Command-I = Invisible power-up Command-T = Morph power-up Command-B = Cloak power-up by Chris Breen ================================================== Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc. ================================================== Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.tipworld.com/macworld/cgi-bin/sub.cgi/macworld/change.html ==================================================

mac.3753 madamov, 21 Dec 98

TidBITS#459/14-Dec-98 ===================== Douglas Engelbart can be credited with inventing much of the computing paradigm we all use today, but have we missed his most important ideas? Adam looks at where Douglas Engelbart has been and where he thinks we need to go in the future. Also this week, we examine how you can integrate the Internet into your backup strategy. In the news, Macromedia ships Dreamweaver 2.0 and we announce our end-of-year holiday vacation. Topics: MailBITS/14-Dec-98 Internet Backup Strategies Douglas Engelbart: More Thoughts from Cassandra <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-459.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#459_14-Dec-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.459

mac.3754 madamov, 21 Dec 98

TidBITS#460/15-Dec-98 ===================== Welcome to our annual holiday gift issue! This year, TidBITS readers expound on Macintosh-related products that they recommend as great gifts. Suggestions range from inexpensive items such as snazzy mouse pads and cool shareware to more pricey hardware devices. There's also information about donating computer equipment and inspiration for gifts that help newer users ramp up on the iMac, the Internet, and their entire Macintosh world. Topics: GiftBITS/15-Dec-98 Hardware Gift Ideas Software Gift Ideas Gaming Gift Ideas Miscellaneous Gift Ideas Gifts for the Macintosh-minded <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-460.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1998/TidBITS#460_15-Dec-98.etx> Copyright 1998 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.460

mac.3755 madamov, 05 Jan 99

TidBITS#461/04-Jan-99 ===================== In this first issue of 1999, we welcome the new year with information about several software updates including new versions of BBEdit, Conflict Catcher, PaperPort software, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. We also bring news of PhotoScripter, scripting software for Photoshop; a look at what's up with running Linux on your Macintosh; and the beginning of an in-depth examination of the world of digital cameras. Topics: MailBITS/04-Jan-99 Running Linux on Your Mac: An Update The Second Generation of Digital Cameras, Part 1 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-461.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#461_04-Jan-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.461

mac.3756 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE Beyond.com Launches New MAC Software Site With over 2000 Mac titles in 11 categories, weekly specials, customer ratings, and our personal recommendation guide, Beyond.com is THE place to buy Mac software. * We're giving away a new iMac(r) computer every two weeks through January! * Our New Gift Center has lots of great Mac titles for the holiday season. With our downloadable software titles, you can even send a gift on Christmas Day! So, check out the new Mac Site @ Beyond.com. . .it's a site to be seen. http://www.beyond.com/AF992515/index.htm ================================================== Conflict Catcher Conflict Intermediate Apple's OS 8.5.1 update causes some problems for Conflict Catcher 8 -- specifically, it removes the Mac OS 8.5 Base and Mac OS 8.5 All sets. To restore them, do this: Open Conflict Catcher and choose Edit Sets from the Sets menu. In the resulting window press the Import button. Navigate to the Conflict Catcher Reference file inside your System Folder's Extension folder. Click the Choose button and in the Import Sets window Shift-click on Mac OS 8.5 All and Mac OS 8.5 Base and click OK. The sets are now restored to their rightful place. by Chris Breen

mac.3757 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE Beyond.com Launches New MAC Software Site With over 2000 Mac titles in 11 categories, weekly specials, customer ratings, and our personal recommendation guide, Beyond.com is THE place to buy Mac software. * We're giving away a new iMac(r) computer every two weeks through January! * Our New Gift Center has lots of great Mac titles for the holiday season. With our downloadable software titles, you can even send a gift on Christmas Day! So, check out the new Mac Site @ Beyond.com. . .it's a site to be seen. http://www.beyond.com/AF992515/index.htm ================================================== Changing File Exchange Power User There may come a time when you'd prefer that File Exchange (the control panel that translates PC files into a format understandable to Mac) would not go about its business. Sure, you can disable it with Apple's Extension Manager but that requires that you restart your Mac. There's an easier way: Just create these two AppleScripts in the Script Editor: tell application "File Exchange" set PC file system enabled to true end tell tell application "File Exchange" set PC file system enabled to false end tell The first script switches File Exchange on and, as you might have guessed, the second turns it off. If you plan to switch File Exchange on and off routinely, then create the scripts in Script Editor, save then as applications, and check the Never Show Startup Screen checkbox. by Chris Breen

mac.3758 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE As you're dashing through the snow in search of the perfect holiday gift, check out Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide. Because if you're having trouble finding that little something for that special someone, you need look no further. Macworld has taken the hard work out of this year's shopping frenzy by finding great gift ideas for the Mac fans on your list. Whether you're looking for a great game for that nephew with the brand spankin'-new iMac or a cute accessory for your sister's Power Mac G3, Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide has got you covered! Check it out at: http://macworld.zdnet.com/1998/12/features/giftguide.html ================================================== Cutting Sherlock Up to Size Power User Sherlock, Mac OS 8.5's find utility, has one tiny flaw: You can't resize its window which means that when you want to traipse through your Internet search sites and tick on and off sites as you go, you have to scroll through what could be a very long list. If only you could resize Sherlock's window... Well, of course you can and here's how to do so with ResEdit: Launch ResEdit and use it to open a copy of Sherlock -- remember, we ALWAYS work on copies when we work with ResEdit. Now double-click on the wctb resource and then open the only resource you find within -- the Find Window resource. At the top of the resulting window you'll see a string of different window types. Select the one to the far left, click the close box, and save your changes. Now when you launch this copy of Sherlock you'll be able to drag the bottom right corner of the window to resize it. by Chris Breen ================================================== Visit the Macworld Daily Tips Archive: http://www.macworld.com/dailytips/ Copyright 1998 Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3759 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE As you're dashing through the snow in search of the perfect holiday gift, check out Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide. Because if you're having trouble finding that little something for that special someone, you need look no further. Macworld has taken the hard work out of this year's shopping frenzy by finding great gift ideas for the Mac fans on your list. Whether you're looking for a great game for that nephew with the brand spankin'-new iMac or a cute accessory for your sister's Power Mac G3, Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide has got you covered! Check it out at: http://macworld.zdnet.com/1998/12/features/giftguide.html ================================================== Power User Users with non-Apple Mac OS systems (ie. clones) and those with non-Apple CD-ROM players understand that Apple's CD/DVD drivers won't work with any CD-ROM players except those included with an Apple Mac system. That is, until this ResEdit hack appeared in c't Magazine and was later modified by Anthony Saxton. By altering Apple's CD-ROM drivers you can now use any SCSI CD-ROM player with Apple's drivers. Here's how: Open a copy of the Apple CD-ROM or CD/DVD extension with ResEdit and locate the DRVR resource. Open this resource and then open ID 32. If you get an error (I did) try opening the resource with the Open using Hex Editor menu command. If you have version 1.0.1 of the Apple CD/DVD Driver, locate row 06C8 and change 6704 to 4E71. If you have version 5.4.2 of the Apple CD-ROM extension, locate row 06B6 and change 6704 to 4E71. If you have version 1.2 of the Apple CD-ROM extension, locate row 06C6 and change 6706 to 4E71. Now move to row 0A10 if you have version 1.0.1 and change 6606 4A84 6700 0086 to 4E71 4E71 4E71 4E71. With version 5.4.2 locate row 09C6 and change 6606 4A84 6700 0086 to 4E71 4E71 4E71 4E71. Those with version 1.2 should go to row 0AD6 and change 6604 4A84 6706 to 4E71 4E71 4E71. Now save your changes and replace your old driver with this one (keep a copy of the old driver in case something goes wrong). If you'd like an illustrated version of this tip, check out http://www.ResExcellence.com/12-21-98.shtml by Chris Breen

mac.3760 madamov, 12 Jan 99

mac.3762 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE Small Dog Electronics High Technology for Low Prices! Factory refurbished Apple Macintosh and UMAX SuperMac PowerPC Mac OS compatibles. For great Macintosh bargains surf over to Small Dog and check out our daily specials! http://www.smalldog.com ================================================== Beginner Here's a handy shortcut for selecting complete sentences in Microsoft Word 98. Place your cursor anywhere in the sentence you want to select, press and hold the Command key, and click and hold the mouse. In short order the sentence will be selected. To select previous or subsequent sentences, continue to hold down the mouse button and drag up or down. by Chris Breen

mac.3761 madamov, 12 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MACWORLD ONLINE As you're dashing through the snow in search of the perfect holiday gift, check out Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide. Because if you're having trouble finding that little something for that special someone, you need look no further. Macworld has taken the hard work out of this year's shopping frenzy by finding great gift ideas for the Mac fans on your list. Whether you're looking for a great game for that nephew with the brand spankin'-new iMac or a cute accessory for your sister's Power Mac G3, Macworld's Holiday Gift Guide has got you covered! Check it out at: http://macworld.zdnet.com/1998/12/features/giftguide.html ================================================== Beginner One of the most popular Exclusive utilities from MacUser days has recently been upgraded. Mark Kenek's $20 shareware automation utility T-Minus Ten is back and better than ever. Mark says it best in this introduction: "T-Minus Ten will launch your computer into new realms of automation. Configure hot keys and hot spots to drive applications, scripts and documents with ease. Its most powerful resource is a convenient timer function which provides an off-hours auto-pilot for your Macintosh, sets handy reminders, runs back-up scripts, or creates customizable sets of file launches. Combined with AppleScript, you can use T-Minus Ten to control every detail of your computing day, launching anything double-clickable, and fine tuning that golf game while your Macintosh flies its own missions." You can find T-Minus Ten at http://www.macdownload.com. by Chris Breen

mac.3763 madamov, 19 Jan 99

TidBITS#462/11-Jan-99 ===================== What's your favorite flavor? At last week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Apple surprised us with a handful of iCandy, speed- bumped iMacs in five fruity colors. However, the excitement didn't end there as Apple introduced a significantly changed Power Macintosh G3 and new displays. In this issue, we have the hard numbers behind the new Macs, plus impressions and observations from one of the more successful Macworld Expos in recent history. Topics: MailBITS/11-Jan-99 New iMacs, New G3s, and Mac OS X Server Macworld Expo SF '99 Keynote Notes Macworld Expo SF '99 and the Macintosh Ecosystem <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-462.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#462_11-Jan-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.462

mac.3764 madamov, 20 Jan 99

TidBITS#463/18-Jan-99 ===================== Macworld Expo news continues this week, with all the information we couldn't fit in last week. (Baby.) We all pitch in for our regular Macworld Superlatives article, and Jeff Carlson looks at the various Palm-related products on display at the show. (Baby.) In the news, Apple announced at $152 million dollar profit, Fog City released LetterRip Pro 3.0.4, and oh, did we mention that Adam and Tonya had a baby, Tristan Mackay Engst? Topics: MailBITS/18-Jan-99 Macworld Expo SF '99 Superlatives Palm Shows More in Hand at Expo Please Welcome Tristan Mackay Engst <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-463.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#463_18-Jan-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.463

mac.3765 madamov, 25 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 4.5 Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ================================================== Beginner It occurred to me that if Apple had a sense of humor, it would have made one of the new multicolored iMac models just the tiniest bit faster than the others. Just imagine if, as in a package of M&Ms, the red iMacs were perceived to be slightly better than any of the other colors. Although Steve Jobs displayed a nice touch of humor during his "HAL" exchanges at the Macworld Expo keynote address, I doubt he'd go so far as to allow Apple's engineers to tweak the performance of one iMac flavor over another simply for the sake of a joke. However, there actually IS a difference between the various multicolored iMac models. That difference? The keyboard. It turns out that the keyboard that ships with the blueberry (read: Blue) iMac, can be used with any iMac model -- including Rev. A and B models -- as well as the new blue PowerMac G3s. Oddly enough, Apple recommends that you use the keyboards that ship with the other multicolored iMacs only with an iMac. I don't know if it's the aesthetics that Apple objects to ("Mix a tangerine keyboard with a blueberry G3!? How gauche...") but regardless, the company suggest that these keyboards not be used with the blue G3s. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3766 madamov, 25 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 4.5 Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ================================================== Intermediate So you're among the lucky ones who now possesses a new PowerMac G3 (Blue and White). As an earlier adopter, surely you want to know about every niggling detail of your new Mac's operation. Allow me to reveal just such a detail. Your new Mac runs a Power On Self Test (a.k.a., POST) when it first starts up. If the Mac fails that test it will emit one or more beeps, depending on what part of the test it fails. Here's how Apple's Technical Information library defines those beeps: 1 beep = No RAM has been detected. 2 beeps = The RAM is incompatible with your Mac. 3 beeps = None of the RAM banks passed the memory tests. 4 beeps = Bad checksum for the remainder of the boot ROM. 5 beeps = Bad checksum for the ROM boot block. Apple recommends that if your Mac produces these sounds you take it into an Apple Authorized Service Provider. We recommend that if you hear these beeps after installing RAM you make sure that the RAM is properly seated and that you've used the correct type of RAM. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3767 askripka, 26 Jan 99

Prodaje se: APPLE Macintosh Quadra 605 Za one koji eventualno ne znaju, kraci opis: - procesor Motorola 68040 na 25MHz - integrisan SCSI kontroler - 20 Mb RAM-a, maksimum 36 Mb - hard disk 500 Mb SCSI - video: 16 bita kolor do rezolucije 1152 x 870 8 bita kolor do rezolucije 832 x 624 - zvucna karta 8 bita (line in & line out) - 2 serijska porta (RS 232 & RS 422) - 1 slobodan PDS (Procesor Direct Slot) za prosirenja (PowerPC upgrade moguc) - CD Nec 2V SCSI eksterni (dakle u posebnom eksternom kucistu) (napomena: ovaj CD se NE prodaje odvojeno. Eventualno, ako hocete da prodjete jeftinije, mozete uzeti masinu bez CD-a ili samo CD bez eksternog kucista - ako imate drugo kuciste ili mozete da se snadjete) - tastatura + mis (ovo se valjda podrazumeva ;) ) Na masini je instaliran sav potreban softver: - sistemski softver MacOS 8.1 - sav potreban softver za obradu texta (ukljucujuci Word) - softver za DTP (Quark) - softver za obradu slika (Photoshop) - crtanje (Illustrator ili Freehand) - svi potrebni utility programi (ukljucujuci Norton Utilities) - po zelji brdo fontova sa FABRICKI ugradjenim YU karakterima (dakle nisu divlji fontovi nego ORIGINALNI) - ako volite da se igrate, mozete da dobijete i brdo igrica - masina je kompletno kofigurisana za Internet - plus SAV softver koji pozelite i mozete da zamislite (imam bukvalno SVE) Posebna pogodnost: - AtariST emulator, radi 200% brze od AtariTT-a, i to u rezoluciji do 1152 x 870 i to u 256 boja! SVI GEM PROGRAMI (Calamus, Signum, Papillon, Papyrus, GEM-view RADE!) - PC emulator, imate emulator DOS-a i Windows-a 3.1! Ne ubija se bas od brzine, ali je dovoljno dobar i pouzdan da mozete njime da se posluzite ako vam neko donese neki PC fajl) Na kraju, da ne bude zabune: masina se prodaje BEZ monitora. Naravno, moze da se pogleda i proba na mom Philipsovom monitoru. Ako je bitno ja sam prvi vlasnik te masine, kupljena je direktno u USA. Dobijate naravno i sve knjizice i sva uputstva koja sam ja dobio prilikom kupovine. Ako ste ozbiljno zainteresovani, bacite mail da se dogovorimo oko cene. Samo nemojte sa pricama kako za te pare mozete da kupite ovog ili onog Pentiuma. Mac je ipak Mac. Ako mislite da cu da ga dam skoro dzabe - necu, pre ce mi stajati kao pomocna pisaca pasina.

mac.3768 madamov, 28 Jan 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: US ROBOTICS ==================================== CASH BACK FOR FAST MODEMS ! ==================================== Connect faster with the #1 selling 56K modem. And get $50 back -- about 1/3 off the retail price. (Let's see a PC do that.) Your Mac's great. But a 3Com 56K modem for Macintosh can make it even better with richer graphics, quicker e-mail and intense game action. Offer ends January 31, 1999, so click below for your $50 mail-in rebate today. http://www.3com.com/mac_50_rebate/ ================================================== Intermediate One of the highlights of the recent Macworld Expo was Connectix's Virtual Game Station -- a product that allows your PowerMac G3 to play Sony PlayStation games under emulation. Problem is that VGS supposedly won't work with G3 upgrade cards. This is and isn't correct. It is correct because for games to run smoothly, you need the kind of fast system bus found in stock G3 Macs -- including desktop, PowerBook, and iMac models -- and a RAGE Pro graphics chipset. And it isn't correct because even without a RAGE Pro you can run VGS. An Australian reader, Tony Sullivan from St. Kilda, Vic., explains that all you need to do is install the Universal ATI drivers into your Extensions folder. As long as VGS sees these drivers, VGS will launch. Note that Connectix wasn't kidding when it said you need a fast system bus. I tried VGS with a 266MHz NewerTech G3 upgrade card in a PowerMac 6100/66 and PlayStation games played terribly -- lots of jittery sound and strobing graphics. However, owners of PowerMacs with faster system buses and G3 upgrade cards may have better luck. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3770 madamov, 28 Jan 99

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 02:05:30 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Mac Fixes PC Files This follow-up message is from: Michael Margolies <mailto:margolies@popmail.com> I've been reading with amusement all the posting about Mac's that fix PC floppies and so on and realized that it has become so common around here that I took it for granted that Mac's can fix PC problems. Cabela's produces great catalogs for the camping, hunting, and outdoor enthusiast, and I might ad that our catalogs are great. We produce them all with Mac's of course. But we receive countless floppies, M/Os, CD, Syquests, Zip's and so on from product vendors that have items in our catalogs. It is a weekly if not daily thing that someone from our MIS dept. or a Product Specialist walks a frustrated person into my office with a PC disk they cannot read on their PC computers or some strange file format that a small shop created with a software product our PC (we have a small army of MIS wintel guys) experts have never heard of or cannot open. I pop the disk into my Mac, and without exception I can open it, recover it, translate it, or convert it to a usable format that the PC user needs or that I can pass along to production people on Mac's to use in advertisements ot catalog production. It has become so routine that now it is part of the MIS dept. policy to send people with bad disks, or strange formats to us to fix. (with the help of many a utility or program I learned about from the Evangelist postings). Everyone knows around here that if you have a problem disk or strange unreadable file just find someone with a Macintosh they can always fix it. Michael Margolies Cabela's, Inc. <http://www.cabelas.com> Manager - Systems, Imaging, Quality

mac.3769 madamov, 28 Jan 99

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 02:05:27 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: "Serve Different" - Really! This tidbit is from: Larry Kollar <mailto:Larry.Kollar@arris-i.com> This web site claims to be running on a Mac Plus made in 1986! <http://macplus.schoolvision.com/> Some excerpts from its home page: The Mac Plus has become a teenager, it is a lucky, 13 years old. This is connected via LocalTalk (240kbps) to a Mac SE/30.... This Mac is actually an upgraded 128k Mac .... Where was your computer [in] 1986? Disclaimer: This is a light hearted demo site. And I thought I could brag about the SE that someone gave me and is now set up in my daughter's room (the SE was built in May 1989, five months older than Julia).

mac.3771 madamov, 28 Jan 99

TidBITS#464/25-Jan-99 ===================== Digital cameras continue to drop in price while adding cool features, and in this issue, digital photography expert Arthur Bleich provides his top picks for digital cameras. Also, Randy Parker looks at visual HTML editors in an attempt to replace the moribund Symantec Visual Page - although none meet his needs entirely, read on for his choice for a replacement. In the news, Optima System released PageSpinner 2.1, an update to their text- oriented HTML editor. Topics: MailBITS/25-Jan-99 Still Crying Over Symantec Visual Page The Second Generation of Digital Cameras, Part 2 <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-464.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#464_25-Jan-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.464

mac.3772 ldjordje, 23 Feb 99

Pitanje je možda malo laičko ali ... :) Da li TrueType fontovi sa PrC-a mogu da se instaliraju na MAC-u tj. da ih koriste Excel i Word za MAC? ako može, u koji folder bih trebao da ih instaliram ili šta bi ustvari trebalo da uradim? :) Na Amigi (030/50mhz) imam neki programčić koji služi da bi se truetype fontovi koristili u programu Page Stream ako ne postoji mogućnost da se fontovi direktno snime u neki folder na MAC-u i da ih sistem koristi da li postoji neki sličan programčić i za MAC? Da, system je 7.6.1 ako je to od pomoći ...

mac.3774 ldjordje, 24 Feb 99 -> #3772, ldjordje

U stvari, kad malo bolje razmislim ;) sve ovo što sam napisao je bez ikakve potrebe ... Da li neko može da mi pošalje par MAC-ovih fontova sa našim slovima (ćirilica i latinica), barem po jedan od svakog pisma? Hvala u napred! :)

mac.3775 madamov, 26 Feb 99 -> #3772, ldjordje

> Da li TrueType fontovi sa PrC-a mogu da se instaliraju na MAC-u tj. > da ih koriste Excel i Word za MAC? Mogu, ali ne direktno, već se moraju iskonvertovati Fontographerom ili nekim sličnim programom za editovanje fontova. Negde sam video jednom prilikom TTFConverter, ali koliko vidim nije zaživeo i ne znam kakav je. Potrebno je još da na Meku napraviš familiju pomoću StyleMergera koji se dobija uz Fontographer. > ako može, u koji folder bih trebao da ih instaliram ili šta bi > ustvari trebalo da uradim? :) Samo prevučeš fontove preko ikone System foldera i Mac će da ih smesti gde treba (u Fonts folder unutar System foldera).

mac.3776 madamov, 04 Mar 99

Zna li neko ko bi mogao da mi napravi dva-tri zupčanika (mala, prečnika nekoliko cm) i da sv

mac.3777 madamov, 04 Mar 99

Zna li neko ko bi mogao da mi napravi dva-tri zupčanika (mala, prečnika nekoliko cm) i da sve to ugradi na nekakvu šasiju, zajedno sa jednim malim elektromotorom koji bih priložio. ;) Dao bih mu tačne dimenzije (mogao bih da nacrtam samo skicu, a ne tehnički crtež). Koliko bi to koštalo? Da li bi pomoglo ako bih prvo našao nekog da sve to propisno nacrta (npr. u AutoCad-u)? ================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT ==================================== IE 4.5! ==================================== Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ==============

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mac.3782 madamov, 11 Mar 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT ==================================== IE 4.5! ==================================== Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ================================================== Power User Considering that modern Macs are mostly SCSI-less, one of the best remaining ways to transfer data from an old Mac to a new iMac or Power Mac G3 (Blue and White, that is) is to set up a network and use an Ethernet cross-over cable. Although you can purchase such a cable for around $10, some parsimonious do-it-yourselfers may wish to make their own cable. Here's Apple's scheme for doing just that: >From - To ------------- 1 ........... 3 2 ........... 6 3 ........... 1 4 ........... None 5 ........... None 6 ........... 2 7 ........... None 8 ........... None Here are the pin assignments: Pin Signal ------------- 1 ........... TD+ 2 ........... TD- 3 ........... RD+ 4 ........... Not used by 10BaseT (On a POTS line this is TIP) 5 ........... Not used by 10BaseT (On a POTS line this is RING) 6 ........... RD- 7 ........... Not used by 10BaseT 8 ........... Not used by 10BaseT --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3783 madamov, 11 Mar 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT ==================================== IE 4.5! ==================================== Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ================================================== Beginner One tiny fly in the Mac OS ointment is that when you wish to eject a removable disk you must either zip back to the Finder or eject the disk from a dialog box. Jerry Du now brings us an easier way with his $15 shareware utility, EjectMenu 2.1. EjectMenu allows you to eject removables in a variety of ways -- from the EjectMenu menu item that appears in the menubar, via contextual menus, from the control strip, and through hot keys (you can create key combinations to eject disks from up to five different removable drives). Compatible devices include floppy, CD-ROM, Zip, Jaz, magneto optical, and most other removable drives. You can find your copy at: http://www.macdownload.com. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3784 madamov, 11 Mar 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: MICROSOFT ==================================== IE 4.5! ==================================== Need a reason to try IE 4.5 on your Mac? Here's three. First, you could win an iMac just by downloading IE 4.5. Second, it's simple to install and maintain. Last, but not least, it's easy to use. But don't take our word for it. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/info ================================================== Intermediate If you find that you're constantly shifting Excel columns in order to accommodate the width of your entries you might try this instead: Click on a column heading and select Cells from the Format menu. In the resulting window, click the Alignment tab and then click the box next to Shrink to fit. As the name implies, entries in this column will now shrink to fit into the space you provide. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc. ==================================================

mac.3785 madamov, 15 Mar 99

Da nastavimo gde smo stali sa TidBITS mailing listom usled prekida rada sistema i ostalih sitnica: TidBITS#465/01-Feb-99 ===================== Netscape and Microsoft have updated their Web browsers recently, but are you taking full advantage of the new features? This week Adam looks in detail at what's new and improved (or new and lousy) in the two Web browsing behemoths. Also this week, Jeff Carlson examines eMerge, a program that lets you use mail merge features for personalizing email. In the news, Connectix updates Virtual Game Station despite being sued by Sony, and Bare Bones releases BBEdit 5.0.2. Topics: MailBITS/01-Feb-99 Legitimate Direct Email eMerges Driving the 4.5 Web Browsers <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-465.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#465_01-Feb-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.465

mac.3786 madamov, 15 Mar 99

TidBITS#466/08-Feb-99 ===================== If you haven't investigated Mac OS 8.5's Sherlock, you'll find Kevin Savetz's introduction to searching the Internet a good start. Also this week, Adam traces the rise and fall of eMediaweekly and offers an installment of Tools We Use. The news abounds with updates, including Norton Utilities, PowerBook G3 modem software, Virtual PC, StuffIt Expander, and KeyQuencer, plus bits about Connectix's battle with Sony and Extensis's rescue of Suitcase from Symantec. Topics: MailBITS/08-Feb-99 eMediaweekly Folds After Five Months Tools We Use: Desktop Resetter Elementary, My Dear Sherlock <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-466.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#466_08-Feb-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.466

mac.3787 madamov, 15 Mar 99

TidBITS#467/15-Feb-99 ===================== So why do Web pages aimed at Windows users have such tiny text? Geoff Duncan explains it all this issue, with a look at points, picas, pixels, and how the Mac OS and Windows render fonts differently. Adam weighs in with some thoughts on the permanence of URLs on the Web (and how to deal with broken URLs), and, in the news, we see Macintosh Runtime for Java 2.1, Action Files 1.2, ShareWay IP 2.0, and MasterJuggler 2.0.2. Topics: MailBITS/15-Feb-99 The Unbearable Lightness of URLs Why Windows Web Pages Have Tiny Text <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-467.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#467_15-Feb-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.467

mac.3788 madamov, 15 Mar 99

TidBITS#468/22-Feb-99 ===================== If you think walking barefoot over hot coals is preferable to setting up a firewall for your intranet or Internet connection, keep your shoes on and read Chris Pepper's article on firewall security (and why you should care even if you're not a network administrator). Also, Adam looks at the pros and cons of Macworld Expo's relocation to New York this July, and we note Palm Computing's release of two new handhelds and Alco Blom's release of Web Confidential 1.2. Topics: MailBITS/22-Feb-99 Follow the Bouncing Expo What's a Firewall, and Why Should You Care? <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-468.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#468_22-Feb-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.468

mac.3789 madamov, 15 Mar 99

TidBITS#469/01-Mar-99 ===================== Claris Organizer returns! If you were a fan of Claris's personal information manager, you'll be pleased to hear it has been reincarnated as the Macintosh Palm Desktop, and it's free whether or not you use a Palm device. Also this week, Louise Bremner passes on the sights, sounds, and tastes of Macworld Expo Tokyo. In the news, Adobe reveals Adobe GoLive 4.0, a new Web browser called iCab emerges, and Default Folder 3.0.1 and Aladdin DropStuff 5.1 appear. Topics: MailBITS/01-Mar-99 Impressions of MacTokyo 1999 Palm Desktop Marks Return of a Familiar Organizer <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-469.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#469_01-Mar-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.469

mac.3790 madamov, 15 Mar 99

TidBITS#470/08-Mar-99 ===================== Last week we explored the new possibilities the Macintosh Palm Desktop 2.1 software brings to Palm handheld owners and Claris Organizer users. This week Jeff Carlson takes a tour of the advanced personal organization software, pointing out some of the more confusing bits for Palm handheld users. Also this week, Adam and Tonya go grocery shopping on the Internet via the new HomeGrocer.com, and we report on Adobe's big announcements at Seybold. Topics: MailBITS/08-Mar-99 Groceries in the Mist Moving Back to the (Palm) Desktop <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-470.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#470_08-Mar-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> tidbits.470

mac.3791 madamov, 17 Mar 99

TidBITS#471/15-Mar-99 ===================== Connectix Virtual Game Station lets G3 Macs play Sony PlayStation games, and continues to attract attention with high demand and a lawsuit - but how does it stack up? Also, Contributing Editor Mark Anbinder looks at MacTicker in a new Tools We Use column, and in the news, we note updates to Eudora Internet Mail Server and InterMapper, turn you on to Iomega's Jaz power supply recall, and point you to the Apple-sponsored release of a new Star Wars movie trailer. Topics: MailBITS/15-Mar-99 Tools We Use: MacTicker Meet Me at the Virtual Game Station <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-471.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1999/TidBITS#471_15-Mar-99.etx> Copyright 1999 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.471

mac.3792 madamov, 19 Mar 99

================================================== * M A C W O R L D D A I L Y T I P * from the Macintosh resource ================================================== Sponsored By: TONY STONE ==================================== WIN A DIGITAL CAMERA OR FONT COLLECTION @ WWW.TONYSTONE.COM ==================================== Tony Stone images is designers' online source for exceptional photography. Come to http://www.tonystone.com before March 31, 1999 to win a digital camera or the T-26 font collection. Also download free design tools and search through our distinctive collection of stock images. http://www.tonystone.com ================================================== Beginner Now that the media has finally turned away from the impeachment feeding frenzy and moved on to the Next Big Thing -- Y2K -- you may be wondering how you too can participate in this overblown exercise. Simple enough. Just download a copy of Pedagoguery Software's $38 shareware application, Y2K Software Audit. Y2K Software Audit will scan your files and tell you which are ready for the millennial odometer shift, which aren't ready, and which the program isn't quite sure about. Until you pay for it, the program scans only 1,000 files. You can find your copy at http://www.macdownload.com. --This tip contributed by Chris Breen ================================================== For previous tips and all other Macintosh help, please go to: http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/mac_help/mac_help.html Copyright (c) 1999, Macworld Communications Inc.