Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #197 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 12 Dec 00 Volume 17 : Issue 197 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#559/11-Dec-00 (A) Free Cell Solitaire on Mac (A) replacing a CD-R with a CD-RW? (Q) iMac Locks up - OS 9 [*] QIF Categories 1.5 - Adding Categories to QIF Files Based on Description [*] Random Number Generator v1.2 [*] SweetMail 2.02 [*] WYSIWYG Font Preview 1.1 Free Cell Solitaire Free Cell Solitaire Free Cell Solitaire on Mac??? Internet Explorer & Java Name That Apple Menu Modifier PC Discs no longer mount... The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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We also cover the release of Virtual PC 4.0 and announce our two-week holiday hiatus (our next regular issue will be sent 01-Jan-01). Topics: MailBITS/11-Dec-00 Virtual PC 4.0 Improves Performance, Ease of Use Digital Cameras 2000 Unix Coming to a Mac Near You, Part 2 [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-559.etx; 34K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:42:40 -0500 From: Diane & David Turner To: digest@info-mac.org, ngpappas@nii.net Subject: (A) Free Cell Solitaire on Mac At 15:04:56 on 09 Dec 2000, ngpappas wrote: > >Is there a Macintosh version of the Free Cell solitaire game that I have >seen on Windows machines? Where can I find it? > >Nick Pappas Absolutely! Check out . IMHO, it's an even better product than the Windoze version, as it allows unlimited undo's. HTH David Turner ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:54:23 +0800 From: Tony Stanton To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: (A) replacing a CD-R with a CD-RW? Yes, you probably can. I have a couple of old CD-300E external drives. I managed to connect and use an internal Teac CD-R55S for PC in a Mac7200 (no CD) CPU, then decided I would be better off swapping it with one of the 300 drives, which allowed me to use it with both Mac and PC as an external CD writer. The old drive works fine as an internal. No idea whether it would work with anything other than a SCSI drive as I was working entirely on the basis that the relevant power supply and SCSI plugs fitted :-) As an aside, be careful when upgrading the Teac firmware for the PC version using the patch supplied by the manufacturer. It didn't work for me and now the drive only works with Mac ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:56:57 -0600 From: "Erica W. Hunter" 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 ------------------------------ Date: 12 Dec 2000 From: John Woodward To: Subject: [*] QIF Categories 1.5 - Adding Categories to QIF Files Based on Description QIF Categories converts Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) banking or credit card transaction files, adding Quicken categories based on the description of each transaction. It is useful for converting QIF downloaded from online banking or credit card web sites before importing them into Quicken. To convert a QIF file, just drop it onto QIF Categories. You can configure QIF Categories as a browser helper application for files of type application/qif to have it invoked automatically on downloaded QIF files. QIF Categories converts each transaction in the QIF file dropped on it by: 1) Deleting any existing category; 2) Adding a category associated with the transaction's description, or getting the category from the user if none is associated; 3) removing the plus sign from transaction amounts (because not all versions of Quicken allow plus signs); 4) optionally adding an indication that the transaction has cleared; 5) optionally extracting a check number from the description (unless the transaction already has a check number); 6) optionally changing the description and category to values associated with the combination of the original description and the amount; and 7) transferring all other parts of each transaction to the output file. You can convert the input file in place or choose a different output filename. System requirements: * System 7 through 8.6; not tested with MacOS 9 * Macintosh with at least 4 MB of RAM For more information, please read the documentation enclosed, or visit the QIF Categories Web page: http://jplw.homepage.com/QIFCategories1.5.html [Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/qif-categories-15.hqx; 384 K] ------------------------------ Date: 11 Dec 2000 From: Andrew Merenbach To: Subject: [*] Random Number Generator v1.2 Random Number Generator is an AppleScript program which will display random numbers within a specified range. Once the user has specified the minimum and maximum possible results, a number is generated and displayed in a dialog; from there, the user has the options of starting over (and thus entering a new range), generating another number within the same range, and quitting the program. Until the registration fee of $3.00 is paid, the program will display a dialog box every startup (that will go away after three seconds) requesting you to register; clicking on the button labeled "Register" allows you to enter your name and registration code. Changes in this version include a cleanup of a complete rewriting of the code; it now functions more efficiently, and I've implemented a new, experimental registration system that shows much promise. I'm still signed up with Kagi Shareware, at , but I've had some trouble with their service, so I'm not accepting credit cards, currently, and all orders must be (1) US Cash; (2) a money order cashable in the US; or (3) via PayPal. I much prefer the last method, as it gets the money to me more quickly, and gets the code to you quickly as well. (If you're interested in finding out about PayPal, go to .) Sorry, but no C.O.D.'s! -- Andrew Merenbach owner@techietalk.org [Archived as /info-mac/sci/random-number-generator-12.hqx; 11 K] ------------------------------ Date: 11 Dec 2000 From: sweetmail@mac.com (Ichise) To: Subject: [*] SweetMail 2.02 SweetMail is an internet e-mail client for Macintosh that provides most powerful features with sweet interface. SweetMail has multiple POP3 accounts, very fast searching, thread-view, filtering, templates, auto-wrap and many useful functions. System Requirements: * System 7.5 or later. (including MacOSX public beta) * 4MB of Memory. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/sweet-mail-202.hqx; 1965 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Dec 2000 From: Brian Kelley To: Subject: [*] WYSIWYG Font Preview 1.1 WYSIWYG Font Preview (WFP) is a utility to quickly and easily view fonts in their own typefaces. Preview font, size and style from within one convenient location. Unlike other font viewers, WFP lets you see all your fonts together in a WYSIWYG menu, so you don't have to go through them one at a time. WFP was designed to be utilized like a desk accessory accessed from the Apple Menu. WFP's "File" menu includes an "InstallS" option, so an alias of WFP can be installed into the Apple Menu with the click of one button. Version 1.1 features a new Aqua appearance reminiscent of Mac OS X, as well as the original Platinum appearance. You can toggle betweent the two using the "Appearance" menu. The main window has been enlarged to accomodate a larger text field. Help can now be accessed through the Help menu. Also in this version, the shareware fee has been reduced to $5. [Archived as /info-mac/font/util/wysiwyg-font-preview-11.hqx; 869 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:54:00 -0700 From: jemmons@primenet.com (Jim Emmons) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Free Cell Solitaire I just picked up _America's Greatest Solitaire Games_ published by MacSoft. One of the games is Free Cell. Available from on-line or bricks & mortar stores such as CompUSA. At 10:33 -0500 on 12/11/00, ngpappas@nii.net wrote: Is there a Macintosh version of the Free Cell solitaire game that I have seen on Windows machines? Where can I find it? Nick Pappas ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:37:43 -0500 From: "Chas." To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Free Cell Solitaire Free Cell is included in a game called Poor Man's Solitaire. There are about 20 different versions of the game also. I believe it's archived at InfoMac or you can find it at . Do a search for Solitaire. -- Chas. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:22:59 -0500 From: Bill Guion To: ngpappas Subject: Free Cell Solitaire on Mac??? At 3:04 PM -0500 12/9/00, ngpappas wrote: >Is there a Macintosh version of the Free Cell solitaire game that I have >seen on Windows machines? Where can I find it? > >Nick Pappas Try http://www.brbosoftware.com/super_mac_freecell. Shareware costs $15. Bill Guion bguion@us.net The trouble with most jobs is the resemblance to being in a sled dog team. No one gets a change of scenery except the lead dog. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:13:26 -0800 From: jonrelay@napanet.net (Jon Bettencourt) To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Internet Explorer & Java >How come I keep getting Java errors within Internet Explorer, and not >Netscape? IE suggests I get the Java version 2.2.3 or later; 2.2.3, which I >already have, is, as far as I know, the latest. What's wrong with IE? It's nothing wrong with IE; it's something wrong with JavaScript. The hypertext transfer protocol, where most web pages come from, wasn't built for it. :) Seriously: it might have something to do with conflicting standards between Netscape and Microsoft. Browsers made by either company sometimes have completely different commands and interpretations. >Also, how come Microsoft doesn't have anywhere (at least that I can find) to >submit bugs with their browser or other Macintosh products? I can't even >find a "suggestions" area for Windows users! Because that's just the way Microsoft is. :) ------------------------------ Date: 11 Dec 2000 09:12:02 -0500 From: Bill Waits To: "Info-Mac" Subject: Name That Apple Menu Modifier 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 , 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. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:29:41 -0500 From: Ira Flatow To: Subject: PC Discs no longer mount... After suffering through a crash and reinstalling my files, I find that PC formatted CDs no longer mount on the desk top but I'm faced with that familiar choice: "eject" or "format." In checking my system folder I can't find any extensions that are missing or should be there. Maybe I missed something. I suspect it's a simple thing but I can't figure out what to do to correct it. Any suggestions would help. Thanks. Beige G3, 400 mhz upgrade, OS 9.0.4 I. Flatow -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************