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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 10 Jan 01       Volume 17 : Issue 214

Today's Topics:

      [*] TidBITS#562/08-Jan-01
      [*] About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) 7.0.1
      [*] Audiocorder 2.0.0
      [*] Bub and Bob 1.7.2J - Japanese Version
      [*] DocSaver 1.0
      [*] Extension Overload 5.6.1 French
      [*] iLabel 1.0 (Carbon) - label printing application
      [*] iLabel 1.0 - label printing application
      [*] J-Man's Auto Tasks
      [*] KinkyBeepII 2.0.0 - The Sound Synthesizer -
      [*] MaxBulk Mailer v0.11d
      [*] MergePDF 1.4.4
      [*] Morse Mania 1.9.5
      [*] NameRegistry Inspector 1.0 US available
      [*] redbikini PythonianDeluxe Truetype Font 0.1
      [*] So Bot 0.7 PPC US
      [*] Sound Warehouse v1.0.4
      [*] Startup Doubler 2.6 - For Faster Start-Ups!
      [*] WebSiteManager 1.8
      Anyone with Experience Loading OS9 on UMAX S900?
      Converting mpegs to VCD
      Fwd: Quicken Deluxe 2001
      HP Officejet drivers for the Mac?
      Info-Mac Digest V17 #213
      Mac Prices

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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:00:00 -0800
From: TidBITS Editors <editors@tidbits.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org, Mac-L@clio.lyris.net, evangelist@macevangelist.com
Subject: [*] TidBITS#562/08-Jan-01

TidBITS#562/08-Jan-01

  Macworld Expo is upon us, so we'll slogging through the crowds
  this week to gawk at the latest from Apple and others. In the
  meantime, we have money and music on our minds. First, Adam
  explores the PayPal person-to-person payment service and laments
  its lack of utility for micropayments. Then Travis Butler sings
  the praises (and some blues) about the Nomad Jukebox MP3 player.
  Also, Palmtop Publishing has posted a Macworld show guide for Palm
  handhelds.

Topics:
    MailBITS/08-Jan-01
    Worthy Web Sites: PayPal
    Portable MP3: The Nomad Jukebox

<http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-562.html>
<ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/issues/2001/TidBITS#562_08-Jan-01.etx>

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-562.etx; 31K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: "A. Lee Bennett, Jr." <lbennett@atpm.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) 7.0.1


This is the print-optimized PDF edition of the January 2001 issue of ATPM.
About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) is a free monthly e-zine about the
*personal* computing experience. If you prefer a screen-optimized PDF or an
offline Webzine format, visit <http://www.atpm.com/> to download current and
past issues in your preferred format.

The contents of ATPM 7.01 are as follows:

Columns
    Apple Cider: This New Year1s R-Word
    Beyond the Barline: In Defense of Napster
    On a Clear Day...: Did You Get What You Wanted?
    About This Particular Web Site
    Profiles in Networking: Power Macintosh 8500
    Segments: Got Blog?
Reviews
    Backyard Soccer, MLS Edition
    Finale 2001c
    Microsoft Office 2001
    Kodak Photo CD, Picture CD, & Photo Net
    StuffIt Deluxe 6.0
    SockeToome 1.0
    Norton SystemWorks 1.0
    3D Bridge Deluxe 1.0
Extras
    Desktop Pictures: New York & Washington, D.C.
    Trivia Challenge: Fun With Numbers

--ATPM Staff

[Archived as /info-mac/art/zine/atpm-print-701-pdf.hqx; 1590 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@erols.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Audiocorder 2.0.0


Audiocorder is a program which allows your Mac to act as volume operated
(VOX) audio recorder. It allows you to set the volume that the sound must
reach to begin recording, and the volume at which it should end recording.
It also allows you to set the trigger length for the start and stop values,
which helps you to eliminate recording short bursts of sound or ending the
recording process during a short pause (such as in normal speach). It may
also be used as a normal manually operated recorder. If you have an
internal modem, it can record telephone calls. In addition, it can play
AIFF sound files, including those created with other sound programs.

Each sound file is stored in AIFF format, a Macintosh standard sound
format. The audio is sampled at 11, 22 or 44 kHz, with a sample size of 8
or 16 bits, either monophonic or stereo. The name of each file contains the
date and time (down to seconds) the recording began.

Audiocorder is used in a wide variety of applications, including digitizing
LPs and tapes, recording animals and other natural sounds, and automated
recording of radio transmissions.

Audiocorder is native for both 68K and PPC systems.

Version 2.0.0

Shareware, $20.

Chris Smolinski

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/audiocorder-20.hqx; 551 K]

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Date: 5 Jan 2001
From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com
To: 
Subject: [*] Bub and Bob 1.7.2J - Japanese Version


This is the Japanese version of the Bub and Bob package.

*Rated 5 Cows (highest rating) by Tucows (Tukids)*

Bub & Bob is an exciting, fast paced arcade game based on the original
Bubble Bobble, a classic arcade game from the early 80's! The game was
also available for the C64, Atari ST, and Amiga, but never for the
Macintosh. Bub & Bob is a 90% clone of the classic game, designed and
programmed to run on the Mac.

Bub & Bob can be played alone or together with another human player. You
are a little green or blue dinosaur with the ability to blow bubbles out
your mouth. Your aim is to catch the deadly balls in level 100. So you
have to play through all the 99 levels to get there. Some levels are
much easier to play if you play in the two player mode. So you can say
that the other player is your partner in most cases, in some cases he's
your rival, for example if a big fruit appears that gives an extra
score.

System Requirements

Bub & Bob needs 4,2 MB free RAM. It runs both Power-Mac native and on
the older 68k Macs. A Mac with at least a 68040-processor is
recommended, though I couldn't test it on slower machines.

Changes in version 1.7.2:

*Added a nice little title music to the startup screen.

[Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bub-and-bob-172-jp.hqx; 1342 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Andrew Merenbach <owner@techietalk.org>
To: 
Subject: [*] DocSaver 1.0


It will save all open AppleWorks documents, after two seconds of idle-time.
That is, after any two seconds in which you haven't moved the mouse, clicked
the mouse button, or typed anything on the keyboard, it will save your
currently-open AppleWorks documents.

This program is $2.00 shareware, but if you register one other program of
mine, you get a half-off discount; more than one, and you get this for
free--it's my way of saying, "Thank you!"

By the way: If anybody happens to find any bugs, report them to me; the
first reporter of any one bug will receive a free copy of this program!

[Archived as /info-mac/text/doc-saver-10.hqx; 12 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Teng Chou Ming <cmteng1@pl.jaring.my>
To: 
Subject: [*] Extension Overload 5.6.1 French


This is a French version of Extension Overload.

Extension Overload is an extensions, control panels, control strip 
modules and contextual menus management application. It offers detail 
information of 4103 extensions and control panels, control strip 
modules and contextual menu items in your system. It also lets you 
activate and deactivate them, so that you can always easily tailor 
your system to your current requirements. In addition, Extension 
Overload includes a useful collection of helpful information and 
tidbits.

Extension Overload Features

* Allows you to enable and disable you Extensions, Control Panels, 
Control Strip Modules and Contextual Menu Items on the fly without 
going to the system folder.

* Allows you to preview, enable and disable fonts.

* Provide detailed descriptions of 2800 extensions, 1021 control 
panels, 191 Control Strip Modules and 91 Contextual Menu Items both 
from Apple and from other companies.

* Covers extensions and control panels from System 7, 7.5, 7.6, Mac 
OS 8, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0 and 9.0.4, iMac, G3 and G4.

* Searching for a particular extensions, control panels, control 
strip modules and contextual menu items within the database can be 
done either by name or description.

* Searchable system error codes to help make your troubleshooting 
process easier and faster.

* Generate reports to keep track of your extensions and control panels.

* Extension Overload wiill warm user if ObjectSupportLib was found in 
Mac OS 8, 8.5, 8.6 and 9. User will be able to click 'Delete' to 
Delete. 'Disable' to Disable' and 'Do nothing'.

* A Tidbits menu that contains interesting tidbits of information including:
     - What is an extension, control panel, shared library?
     - Tips to speed up your Macintosh.
     - A guide on how to get software updates.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/extention-overload-561-fr.hqx; 1335 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Bruno Blondeau <contact@brunoblondeau.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] iLabel 1.0 (Carbon) - label printing application


iLabel is the perfect application for all your repetitive printing tasks,
may you want to print your business cards or the labels for your next
mailing!

It can for example be used to design and print business cards, using the
integrated drawing module or by importing your work from another application
(QuickTime is used for graphic importing, so iLabel supports many different
formats such as Pict, Gif, Jpeg, Tiff, Photoshop...).

iLabel was also designed to produce mailing labels. It allows you to import
a tabulated text files, and then to select the records and fields you need.

iLabel allows you to save et reopen your favorite layouts for repetitive
printings, features an accurate printing preview, and an outstanding user
interface to let you create easily and accurately your page layouts.

Web site :
----------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel

MacOS 8/9 version:
------------------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel/ilabel.sit

MacOS X Carbon version:
-----------------------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel/ilabelcarbon.sit

Requirements :
--------------
    - PowerPC
    - MacOS 8.0 or more

iLabel is a shareware that can be freely distributed (including on CD-Roms)
as long as the package remains complete.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/ilabel-10-crb.hqx; 497 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Bruno Blondeau <contact@brunoblondeau.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] iLabel 1.0 - label printing application


iLabel is the perfect application for all your repetitive printing tasks,
may you want to print your business cards or the labels for your next
mailing!

It can for example be used to design and print business cards, using the
integrated drawing module or by importing your work from another application
(QuickTime is used for graphic importing, so iLabel supports many different
formats such as Pict, Gif, Jpeg, Tiff, Photoshop...).

iLabel was also designed to produce mailing labels. It allows you to import
a tabulated text files, and then to select the records and fields you need.

iLabel allows you to save et reopen your favorite layouts for repetitive
printings, features an accurate printing preview, and an outstanding user
interface to let you create easily and accurately your page layouts.

Web site :
----------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel

MacOS 8/9 version:
------------------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel/ilabel.sit

MacOS X Carbon version:
-----------------------
    http://www.brunoblondeau.com/ilabel/ilabelcarbon.sit

Requirements :
--------------
    - PowerPC
    - MacOS 8.0 or more

iLabel is a shareware that can be freely distributed (including on CD-Roms)
as long as the package remains complete.

[Archived as /info-mac/prn/ilabel-10.hqx; 498 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: J-man <commodore@mac.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] J-Man's Auto Tasks


Req. Mac OS 8.5
8 MB of ram
500 k of un-comprased disk space

read me file for more info.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/j-mans-auto-tasks.hqx; 43 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Ken-ichiro Hidaka <khidaka@venus.dti.ne.jp>
To: 
Subject: [*] KinkyBeepII 2.0.0 - The Sound Synthesizer -


KinkyBeepII is a synthesizer to create the various sounds. It is
suitable to make the effect sounds or the alert sounds.

You can create dynamic, weird, wiggly, or natural sound, etc., with an
easy operation. And you can use the sounds that you make as alert sound
for Macintosh, effect sounds for multimedia works, or can edit with
other sound editor, because you can save the sounds as system sounds.
You'll also find the sample files in this package.

Requires MacOS 8 or later. PPC only. Virus checked by Norton AntiVirus
ver.6.0.2.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/kinky-beep-ii-20.hqx; 382 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Stan <stanley@roche.org>
To: 
Subject: [*] MaxBulk Mailer v0.11d


MaxBulk Mailer v0.11d  -  Stanley C. R. Roche Busk  January, 2 2001
===================================================================

MaxBulk Mailer is a new full featured  MacOS  bulk  mailer, a program
able to send commercial mailings to up to several hundreds  of  email
addresses very easily. MaxBulk Mailer is fast and fully customizable.
It uses  mailings  as documents with configuration data, mailing text
and mailing list built-in.

Features
--------

     -  Multiple customizable mail accounts.
     -  Drag and drop support for mailing text and address list files
     -  Easy import/export address list files easy  to use functions.
     -  Powerfull tools in order to rewrap and justify text.
     -  Customizable SMTP Headers.
     -  SMTP log control.
     -  Duplicate mails address filter.
     -  Mails can be sent all at once or one by one allowing full
        customization with tags.
     -  Custom tags "Name" and "Date" for mail merge.
     -  Preview function in order to check document appearance before
        sending it.
     -  Internet Config preferences autofill.

New in this release
-------------------

     -  Multiple customizable mail accounts.
        
Improvements
------------

     -  Better interface.

And many more...

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/max-bulk-mailer-011d.hqx; 837 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Tetsuro Kurita <tkuri@tac.tsukuba.ac.jp>
To: 
Subject: [*] MergePDF 1.4.4


MergePDF is a powerful AppleScript droplet to merge many PDF files into one 
PDF file. The main feature of MergePDF is that MergePDF determines the order 
of binding PDF files by view order of them in Finder. PDF files will bound 
with order as you see.Additionally, MergePDF make bookmarks which named 
according to their original file names and thumbnails. 

home page : http://www.macos.com/scriptfactory/
email address : tkuri@macos.com

Requirements:
System
	MacOS 8.5 or later
Application
	Adobe Acrobat 4
Scripting Additions
	TextInfo OSAX
	TEC OSAX
		http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~iimori/
	Akua Sweets
		http://www.akua.com/

[Archived as /info-mac/text/merge-pdf-144.hqx; 274 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@erols.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Morse Mania 1.9.5


Morse Mania version 1.9.5

Morse Mania is a morse code tutor for the Macintosh. It helps you learn
morse code by first introducing you to the morse alphabet, so you can learn
what each character sounds like. Then you can practice by listening to
random characters being sent, and test your ability.

Shareware: $20

Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems

[Archived as /info-mac/edu/morse-mania-195.hqx; 284 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Pascal CARDON sur Club Internet <pcardon@club-internet.fr>
To: 
Subject: [*] NameRegistry Inspector 1.0 US available


The Name Registry, is a data structure maintained by Mac OS that stores
hardware and software configuration information in the second generation of
Power Macintosh computers.

This Name Registry is only discribed in the developper documentation
"Designing PCI Cards and Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers".

NameRegistry Inspector  will show you these data. You will find very very
interesting things, mainly in the recent Macintosh : detailed hardware
configuration, memory sims characteristics, various internal speeds (CPU,
memory bus, backside cache, PCI bus, USB, IEE1394 ...), Mac serial number,
case color code, detailed USB configuration, various manufacturers names of
your USB devices (ie: Apple mouse and keyboard ...) etc...

NameRegistry Inspector  is able to save the results in a file or to print.

Shareware notice :
NameRegistry Inspector  is a 10$ US shareware.
It runs on a Power Macintosh or compatible.

Program installation and use :
+ Simply lauch NameRegistry Inspector
+ The programm will list the entire Name Registry which consist of a
hierarchy, inside which there are properties.
+ For a each property the program shows the name and if available the
associated value(s).
+ In case of big values (hundreds of bytes) the data is shown as a memory
dump : hex values, then ASCII representation if possible
+ In case of very big values (thousands of bytes), the memory dump is
limited to the first 608 bytes. This will be changed if future release,
where the user will have the choice to give a max dump size or not. The 608
Bytes limit was added to avoid a too big list...
+ For short values (below 5 bytes), data is also shown as decimal values.

Version history :
01/04/2000    : V1.0    first public version

Future releases :
Add user options like :
+ Choose the # of bytes to dump for big properties
+ A more detailed summary of the configuration
+ A more detailed user's manual with a commented Registry listing

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/name-registry-10.hqx; 130 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: "redbikini.com" <office@redbikini.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] redbikini PythonianDeluxe Truetype Font 0.1


REDBIKINI FONTS are supplied as is. The
author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes
no liability for damages, direct or
consequential, which may result from the use of REDBIKINI FONTS.

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/pythonian-deluxe-tt.hqx; 167 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Thomas Deniau <thomasdeniau@mac.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] So Bot 0.7 PPC US


Version: 0.7 PPC

Description:
So bot is a Mac OS IRC bot, used to keep and protect your IRC channels,
generate statistics. So has support for botnet (link several So), and others
funky options...

System Requirements:
68K (MacTCP and OT), Classic PPC or Carbon (Mac OS X Public Beta). System
7.0 or later (tested under all OS from 7.6 to OS X).

Website (to access to 68K & Carbon versions) : <http://www.so-bot.com>

So Bot is a $20 Shareware.

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/so-bot-07-ppc.hqx; 993 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Takashi Suzuki <setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp>
To: 
Subject: [*] Sound Warehouse v1.0.4


Sound Warehouse is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to play &
manage sound files.
(MP3, AIFF, AIFC, WAVE, AU, Sound DesignerII and MIDI files supported)
Player window holds one sound file, and displays it's time code, spectrum and
level meters.
Playlist window can have up to 2,147,483,647 sound files to be played back
sequentially, or random order.
Database window can have up to 2,147,483,647 sound files with sort & find
capability.
You can convert sound format.

What's changed in v1.0.4:
 - Label string length were limited to 8 characters instead of 18 -> fixed.
 - When you edit label string, some random character may be attached behind
    -> fixed.
 - "Initialize Label" item appended to Labl Pop-up menu.

Features :
 - Power Application.
 - QuickTime support.
 - Macintosh Drag and Drop support.
 - Navigation Services support.

This application requires :
 - Macintosh with PowerPC (G3, G4 recommended)
 - System8.5 + QuickTime 4 (QuickTime 5 recommended)

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/sound-warehouse-104.hqx; 399 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Marc Moini <marc@a9ff.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Startup Doubler 2.6 - For Faster Start-Ups!


Startup Doubler: for faster startups!
v2.6  January 3rd, 2001

Startup Doubler makes for quicker startups: Its software acceleration 
compensates for sub-optimal disk performance to make extensions, control 
panel, the Finder and startup applications load faster.

Save time each time you startup your Mac!
Those seconds spent waiting really add up: Startup Doubler is the fastest 
and easiest way to cut down the wait. Expect older Macs to startup 20% to 
50% faster! The latest G3 and G4 Macs get less dramatic improvements as 
they're already pretty fast, but if you have lots of Extensions, Control 
Panels and Startup Items you can usually save 10 to 20 seconds at each 
startup!

Version 2.6 adds support for Mac OS 9.1 and fixes a bug in the Installer 
that would sometimes prevent installation, in addition to a few other 
changes.

Startup Doubler runs on Mac OS 9.1 and previous versions (going back to 
System 7.0), and supports multiple extension sets. It is shareware, so 
you can try it for free then buy only if you like it. The shareware fee 
is $20, registered users of previous versions may upgrade for free.

You may download the latest version of Startup Doubler or get more info 
from www.marcmoini.com.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/startup-doubler-26.hqx; 166 K]

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Date: 6 Jan 2001
From: Ton Brand <ton_brand@spidernet.nl>
To: 
Subject: [*] WebSiteManager 1.8


WebSiteManager 1.8

What it is: Tool to check and optimize up to 16 web sites
Author: Ton Brand
Company: Ton's Software
License: Shareware US$15
Computer: PowerPC or iMac
Mac OS: 7.5 or later (best Mac OS 8.6 or later)
Abstract:
WebSiteManager is a versatile tool for managing one or more (max.16) web
sites. It checks your web pages for broken hyperlinks and dangling tags and
optimizes the HTML code. The program offers 5 functions as known from its
predecessor HTML OptimizerPro and supports drag & drop also. Further it
offers various upload and download capabilities plus other useful options
that make working with WebSiteManager very easy. WebSiteManager can remove
resources from graphic files. The program offers a large choice of options,
including the 'alias mirror' for a good visual check of an optimized file.
Every web folder gets its own optimized duplicate, with the same directory
structure as the original. When you upload, the URL of the host is
automatically adapted to the directory of the file or folder being uploaded.
New in version 1.8:
* Fixed a number of bugs that prevented the application from configuring
itself at some computers, by giving false dialogs and error messages.
* Improved optimization (no whitespace gobbled up when optimizing HTML code
with line feeds).
* More accurate link checking of web pages made with the HTML Editor
PageMill.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/web-site-manager-18.hqx; 1346 K]

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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 10:43:13 -0800 
From: "Fanning, Alan W. (PS, NE)" <alan.fanning@gene.GE.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Anyone with Experience Loading OS9 on UMAX S900?


I would like to correspond with someone with experience loading OS9 on their
UMAX S900.  I would like to make this upgrade on my machine to be more
compatible with my kid's relatively late model Mac's and to use a PCI USB
card I purchased. This card uses Apple's USB card software which, according
to Apple's web site, requires OS 8.6 (maybe 8.5?) as a minimum.  

When I tried to load OS9 last fall, the installation bombed out midway.  The
log suggested to me at least one problem is that the installer is trying to
upgrade the driver on my non-Apple hard drive. I know that is a no-no but
apparently wasn't successful in preventing it from happening. There is a
trick here somewhere...

I've also had terrible problems with upgrading my third party hard disk
driver.  The original driver on the drive I was working with (a Quantum 4.5
Gb drive) was APS PowerTools v4.1.  I purchased Hard Disk Storage Tools from
Mac Gurus and updated the driver with that, but found that the read/write
performance was dramatically (~50%) lower than with the old driver when
tested with the HDST software. After trying to load OS 9 without success, I
reverted to the original APS PowerTools driver.

I later tried to update the driver with the current version of APS
PowerTools, v6.1. When that software is opened, it causes my machine to hang
with a bomb message. So, I then started up from the PowerTools CD and tried
to re-format the Quantum drive from there.  The formatting process hung
midway through, requiring a restart. After the restart, the disk does not
mount and I can't do anything with it from PowerTools v6.1 (booting off CD)
or PowerTools 4.1. The drive warranty expired about this time.  Grrr...  

The good news is that the computer is now running fine on the OEM 2Gb drive.
But I need more storage and a USB connection for my new digital camera!

	Thanks,

		Alan

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Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 12:48:34 -0800
From: "Donald B. Strong" <donsplace@earthlink.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Converting mpegs to VCD

Anyone know of a program to convert mpeg files to Video CD format that
doesn't cost hundreds of dollars?

I've got a few files that i'd like to convert - about enough short films
to fill one VCD - but not enough to justify the cost of the commercial
software I've been able to find.

--

-- D.B. (donsplace@earthlink.net)
"Prevent truth decay - study the Bible daily."

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Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 09:56:30 -0500
From: John Torrence <jtorren1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Fwd: Quicken Deluxe 2001

Gentlemen:

Any chance of getting a response to the e-mail below?

Thanks,

John Torrence

>Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 06:50:28 -0500
>To: digest@info-mac.org
>From: John Torrence <jtorren1@tampabay.rr.com>
>Subject: Quicken Deluxe 2001
>Cc:
>Bcc:
>X-Attachments:
>
>
>Gentlemen:
>
>Since receiving Quicken 2001, every time I attempt to open 
>"Insights" from the "Activities" menu, my computer freezes and I 
>have to force a restart. I am not having any other problem with the 
>program. I have a G3 233MZ Desktop with 128MB of RAM. I have tried 
>increasing the amount of memory assigned to Quicken, but that had no 
>effect on the problem.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Torrence

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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:54:02 +0100
From: Eduard Hoenkamp <hoenkamp@acm.org>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: HP Officejet drivers for the Mac?

I want to purchase an all-in-one HP Officejet (it prints, scans, and 
copies). None of their web info, although clearly marked 'download', 
leads to downloadable drivers for the Mac. Anyone in the know? Eduard.

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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 19:56:48 -0700
From: James Hays <jhays@post.harvard.edu>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #213

There was a great little program called Dollars and $ense.  Mine 
worked flawlessly for more than ten years through many, many versions 
of the MacOS--until 1 January 2000!  Now I use Quicken, like everyone 
else.

--Jim Hays

>
>Ted Logan <tedlogan@ispchannel.com> said:
>
>>I have resolved to use my computer to better control my finances in
>>2001 but the reviews on Microsoft Money 2001 and Quicken 2001 are
>>pretty discouraging.
>>
>>All I really need to do is balance my checkbook and allocate my
>>expenses.  No "financial planning" or stocks and bonds stuff or
>>online banking.  Just plain old green eyeshade bookkeeping with the
>>credits toward the window and the debits toward the door (or is it
>>the other way around?).
>>
>  >Any shareware (or better commercial software) suggestions, please?
>
-- 
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Jim Hays                                     		 jhays@post.harvard.edu
3381 W. Foxes Den Drive                        	(520) 903-1634
Tucson AZ 85745
                                                                        

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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:14:31 -0700
From: Ted Logan <tedlogan@ispchannel.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Mac Prices

Like many of us, no doubt, I am being tempted most sorely by the 
current prices for Macs.  My particular piece of cheese is the 
G4/500.  But how low will prices go?

The G4 I want presently sells for $2500 on MacZone, down from $3500 a 
few months back.  I don't *need* a new computer right now, but I will 
want a G4 in a couple of months.  Should I wait?  Prices won't ever 
go back up, will they?  Apple isn't going to run out of G4s any time 
soon, are they?

Recognizing that no one can guarantee their price predictions unless 
you are the person setting the prices, I'd welcome all comments on 
whether I should rush in now to buy my G4 or wait with gritted teeth 
until I actually need it a few months from now.

Ted Logan
Logan Writing, Inc.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
loganwriting@ispchannel.com

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