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Info-Mac Digest Wed, 13 Dec 00 Volume 17 : Issue 198
Today's Topics:
(A) Lexmark Z52 + Cardbus USB + 9.0.4
(Q) iMac Locks up - OS 9
[*] MADE 1.7.0 - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
[*] NetFinder 2.2J - Japanese Version
[*] NetFinder OSX 2.2J Preview - Japanese Version
[*] SwitchBack 3.2
[*] TableText 1.0.1 - Table to text and back
[Q] CD-R removable bay drive for WallStreet PB?
Name That Apple Menu Modifier
Name That Apple Menu Modifier
Name That Apple Menu Modifier
Name That Apple Menu Modifier
Network printing to a pc/printer
USB printer to Ethernet
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:50:47 -0500
From: "abrody@smart.net" <abrody@smart.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: (A) Lexmark Z52 + Cardbus USB + 9.0.4
Dear Digest readers,
MacOS 9.0.4 appears to conflict with the Lexmark Z52 drivers version
1.1 when used in concert with Apple's cardbus USB drivers 1.4.1.
Clean install MacOS 9, and the conflict disappears. Reinstall MacOS
9.0.4 and it returns. Using MacOS 9.0.4 I get the following error
anytime I select the printer from the Chooser or just select Page
Setup
"The Printer driver could not be loaded. Quit the application, give
it more memory in the Finder and try again. If that fails, quit
other applications and try again. If that fails, use the installer
to reinstall the printing software."
Now this may only be the case with a Wallstreet Powerbook using a
cardbus USB adapter, (I tried two USB adapters from different
companies, MacAlly and Paragon). I wonder if anyone has succeeded
in installing MacOS 9.0.4 on a USB Mac and using the Lexmark Z52?
The USB drivers 1.4.1 were installed on 9.0, and it worked just fine.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 08:52:53 -0600
From: "Gib Henry" <gibhenry@realpeople.com>
To: "'Erica W. Hunter'" <ewhmo@hotmail.com>,
Subject: (Q) iMac Locks up - OS 9
>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:56:57 -0600
>From: "Erica W. Hunter" <ewhmo@hotmail.com>
>To: digest@info-mac.org
>Subject: (Q) iMac Locks up - OS 9
>
>I recently upgraded to OS 9, but did not specify a clean install. Now,
>if I leave the computer on for several hours at a time, whether sleeping
>or not, I always come back to find it locked up. The mouse still moves,
>but no menus open and I cannot do anything. Is there a problem with OS 9
>that needs to be updated, etc.? I end up unplugging it for a few
>minutes, and then restarting.
>
>This problem does NOT occur while I am using the computer, only while it
>is sitting for long periods unused.
>
>I have an original iMac, 350 mhz, 64 meg RAM, original HD. I have tested
>the HD with Disk first Aid and Techtools Pro, and they do not find a
>problem. Could it be an extension conflict, and what do I do to find and
>correct that?
>
>Then only external device attached is a Que! Drive CD-RW. I installed
>the Toast extensions to use it. Before I installed OS 9 I was using OS
>8.6 with no problems. For what it's worth, the CD of OS 9 Install I used
>was not from my machine, but came with a graphite DVD iMac that belongs
>to a friend of mine. Could it have installed something that conflicts
>with mine?
>
>Thanks,
>Sam M. Hunter
>smhdvm@ldd.net
Have you updated to Mac OS 9.0.4 via the Software Update control panel?
This will also ensure that you download and install several firmware
updaters which are required to make your iMac stable.
Also, a machine-specific version of the OS may or may not include
everything you need, and may or may not install something problematic
for your machine. A clean install from a generic disk would clear up
the possibility of any such problem. The Software Update control panel
may or may not rectify such potential conflicts (probably not, but you
should run it anyway). Cheers,
--
Gib Henry
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Date: 13 Dec 2000
From: Gideon Greenspan <gdg@sigsoftware.com>
To:
Subject: [*] MADE 1.7.0 - Macintosh Application Development Essentials
Macintosh Application Development Essentials (MADE for short) is a tiny
package of C/C++ code which provides all the lowest-level needs for a
Macintosh application. It contains basic routines for dealing with
errors, memory, menus, events, linked lists, AppleEvents and
Drag-and-Drop.
MADE is used extensively at Sig Software for our own programs. Analog
Helper, Cross Platform, Drop Drawers and Email Effects for Mac are built
entirely on the MADE framework, while Email Merge and NameCleaner use
parts of it.
If you purchase MADE, you will receive extra code for string
manipulation, opening URLs, threading, dealing with memory and file
buffers, dialog box items and opening and saving files with the new
Navigation Services. All of these features are documented with comments
in the code.
Version 1.7.0 adds Classic/Carbon glue code to help you build for both
APIs from a single source code base, support for Appearance Manager Theme
Change events and memory leak testing.
Sig Software - http://www.sigsoftware.com/
[Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/made-170.hqx; 138 K]
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Date: 13 Dec 2000
From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com
To:
Subject: [*] NetFinder 2.2J - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the NetFinder package.
NetFinder v2.2 makes browsing on the Internet even easier. NetFinder
makes FTP file transfers as easy as browsing though your own Macintosh
hard disk. You can even resume downloads that are interrupted (or that you
interrupt) at your own convenience!
Version 2.2 features an intuitive, Mac-like interface, support for HTTP
transfers, Firewall / Proxy support, secure storage of passwords using
Apple's Keychain Manager, support for SSL FTP, ICI Script, previewing of
Movies, MP3's and even Shockwave files, integration with BBEdit and other
text editors, and much much more...
In addition to many changes and fixes, this release features a new bookmark
menu, and a Mac OS X version.
Why not just download a copy of NetFinder for FREE and try it out for yourself?
You have nothing to lose.
MacUser - 1997 Best Shareware - Best Internet Face-Lift.
Tucows - 5 cow rating.
MacDownload - 5 mice.
MacWelt (German MacWorld) - 5 mice.
FileDudes - 5 dude rating & Dude Approved!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-22-jp.hqx; 4082 K]
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Date: 13 Dec 2000
From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com
To:
Subject: [*] NetFinder OSX 2.2J Preview - Japanese Version
This is the Japanese version of the NetFinder OSX version 2.2 preview .
This package contains only the OSX version of the NetFinder application.
Download the regular package to get the full install, including documentation
and supporting files.
NetFinder v2.2 makes browsing on the Internet even easier. NetFinder
makes FTP file transfers as easy as browsing though your own Macintosh
hard disk. You can even resume downloads that are interrupted (or that you
interrupt) at your own convenience!
Version 2.2 features an intuitive, Mac-like interface, support for HTTP
transfers, Firewall / Proxy support, secure storage of passwords using
Apple's Keychain Manager, support for SSL FTP, ICI Script, previewing of
Movies, MP3's and even Shockwave files, integration with BBEdit and other
text editors, and much much more...
In addition to many changes and fixes, this release features a new bookmark
menu, and a Mac OS X version.
Why not just download a copy of NetFinder for FREE and try it out for yourself?
You have nothing to lose.
MacUser - 1997 Best Shareware - Best Internet Face-Lift.
Tucows - 5 cow rating.
MacDownload - 5 mice.
MacWelt (German MacWorld) - 5 mice.
FileDudes - 5 dude rating & Dude Approved!
[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-osx-22-jp.hqx; 1319 K]
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Date: 13 Dec 2000
From: David Davies-Payne <david@glendower.co.nz>
To:
Subject: [*] SwitchBack 3.2
SwitchBack makes it easy and safe to synchronize two disks, so that both
contain your most recently updated documents. Simply choose two folders to
compare, and SwitchBack does the rest, quickly and painlessly.
SwitchBack has been widely used since 1992. Development of a version for
MacOS X is underway.
[Archived as /info-mac/disk/switch-back-32.hqx; 429 K]
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Date: 13 Dec 2000
From: Gideon Greenspan <gdg@sigsoftware.com>
To:
Subject: [*] TableText 1.0.1 - Table to text and back
TableText is a program for the Mac OS which allows tabular information to
be represented, manipulated and scanned as plain text. With it, you can
convert spreadsheets and tables to ASCII text with ease.
TableText can be used for email messages, source code comments and
cross-platform documentation. It also allows text to be converted back
into tabular form, for importing into a spreadsheet, word processor or
database.
It works directly with Eudora, Emailer, Outlook Express, Mailsmith or
PowerMail.
Sig Software - http://www.sigsoftware.com/
[Archived as /info-mac/text/table-text-101.hqx; 268 K]
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:59:10 -0500
From: Allan Hunter <ahunter3@earthlink.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: [Q] CD-R removable bay drive for WallStreet PB?
Has anyone produced a CD recordable drive in the form of a PowerBook
bay module for a WallStreet-era PowerBook? On a day-to-day basis
that would be more useful to me than the DVD-ROM module it shipped
with. (OK, a hybrid DVD-R / CD-R module that can record or play back
either format would be cooler by quantum leaps, but I'm not holding
out hopes for that).
--
Allan Hunter
<ahunter3@earthlink.net>
<http://home.earthlink.net/~ahunter>
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:29:50 -0800
From: D & E Rogers <rogersde@telus.net>
To: Bill Waits <billw@yearone.com>, Info-Mac <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Name That Apple Menu Modifier
Hi Bill
Try FinderPop
http://www.finderpop.com/
It adds contextual menu function everywhere, but also does what you want
with the Apple menu. (It does it by a sort of renaming, e.g. aUtilities or
whatever, but you don't see the stuff in the menu. Also, it's free.
Or for fancier & nicer (but not free) try BeHierarchic
http://www.octave.net/
David
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:32:54 -0800
From: "Jim Wickman" <jimwick@webbworks.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Name That Apple Menu Modifier
At 12:33 PM -0500 on 12/12/00, Bill Waites wrote:
>,,, I am looking for a utility that will allow me to alther the
>Apple Menu, specifically let me re-arrange the items in a particular
>order, add divider lines, etc....
Try ACTION Menus. URL is www.poweronsoftware.com
--
May the blessings of the season rest gently upon you and bring you peace.
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:25:38 -0800
From: "Dan O'Donnell" <dano45@spamcop.net>
To: Bill Waits <billw@yearone.com>, Info-Mac <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Name That Apple Menu Modifier
BeHierarchic should do it.
<http://www.octave.net/BeHierarchic/US/Download.html>
At 9:12 AM -0500 on 12/11/00, Bill Waits wrote:
>I need some help please. I am looking for a utility that will allow
>me to alther the Apple Menu, specifically let me re-arrange the
>items in a particular order, add divider lines, etc....
>
>I have found Amico v2.1.1, and it was developed in 1997, so it may
>not be OS 9.x compatible (I have emailed the author and am awaiting
>confirmation....)
>
>I also know that I can do so via renaming items with letters, but I
>can't stand to see zApplications or pUtilities. It looks
>unprofessional, and is just plain unsightly. (I JUST thought about
>renaming via the <RETURN>, which would work OK. Looks like I might
>do that if a utility can not be found....)
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Bill Waits
>Graphic IT Admin
>Year One, Inc.
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:44:58 +0100
From: muki pakesch <mpakesch@t0.or.at>
To: Bill Waits <billw@yearone.com>, "Info-Mac" <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Name That Apple Menu Modifier
At 9:12 -0500 11.12.2000, Bill Waits wrote:
>I need some help please. I am looking for a utility that will allow
>me to alther the Apple Menu, specifically let me re-arrange the
>items in a particular order, add divider lines, etc....
>
there's ActionUtilities (ActionMenus respectively) that should do the trick
http://www.poweronsoftware.com/
afaik they have demos online
hth
cheers,
muki
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:19:44 -0800 (PST)
From: George Gee <ggee@ccsf.cc.ca.us>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Network printing to a pc/printer
Dear digest.
Can you tell me why i would have problems trying to print
to a shared printer on a pc which is on the same subnet
from a imac.
I have tried to setup the pcs hp laserjet 6 as a shared printer
on the pc and assumed that i could see the pc ethernets address
or its shared printer resource but failed.
I can see other network printers which have a stand a lone
network address; but i cannot see the one on the pc and cannot
seem to find the pcs ethernet address.
I can ping to the mac address so i know the pc sees the ip of
the mac. Any clarifications and suggestions is wanted.
thank you.
please respond to me at
ggee@ccsf.cc.ca.us
and not the one listed on the mail line since its set up to
send mail but not recieve.
thanks again..
(^_^)
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:57:37 -0500
From: Jonathan Bauer <jhbauer@akula.com>
To: INFO_MAC <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: USB printer to Ethernet
Is there a modestly priced way to put a USB printer to work on an Ethernet
network? I have a Lexmark E312. I want to do this because I want to
physically free my computer from the printer via an AirPort Hub. I have a
Cube, a powerbook that is mainly a fax server and a 9600 now in reserve
mainly for emergencies, since I've become so used to the silent Cube (never
noticed how noisy the fan was until the Cube).
TIA,
Jonathan
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