Subject: Info-Mac Digest V19 #15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 05 Feb 02 Volume 19 : Issue 15 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#615/04-Feb-02 [*] iGetter Download Manager for MacOS (version 1.7) [*] iGetter Download Manager for MacOS X (version 1.7) [*] MacTFTP Client [Cbn] 1.1: TFTP Client for MacOS X [*] MacTFTP Client [PPC] 1.1: TFTP Client for the Classic Mac [*] XBall v1.2 - new breakout game powering up scsi after mac is running powering up scsi after mac is running sharing a printer over a network 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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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V19 #15" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:00:00 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#615/04-Feb-02 TidBITS#615/04-Feb-02 Thinking about voice recognition in Mac OS X? Tempted by digital video? Confused about how to run Unix programs in Mac OS X? Dip into this issue for Matt Neuburg's review of IBM's ViaVoice for Mac OS X, Jeff Carlson's introduction to digital video, and the second installment of Chris Pepper's look at the different types of programs that can run in Mac OS X. In the news, we cover minor upgrades to Snapz Pro X 1.0.2 and BBEdit 6.5.2. Topics: MailBITS/04-Feb-02 IBM's Chatty Revolution - ViaVoice for Mac OS X Dipping into Digital Video Mac OS X: Breeds of Programs, Part 2 [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-615.etx; 31K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 2002 From: "Presenta Ltd." To: Subject: [*] iGetter Download Manager for MacOS (version 1.7) iGetter Download Manager for MacOS Version: 1.7 Release Date: 01/30/2002 iGetter is a download utility with many useful functions as resuming broken downloads, segmented (accelerated) downloading, Internet browsers integration, queue filtering by various criteria, file mirrors support for additional acceleration, cookies support, processing web page links, scheduling downloads for low traffic periods, reconnecting modems, hang up and shut down when the downloads are done. New In Version 1.7 iGetter 1.7 contains a number of enhancements and improvements over version 1.6. Most notably are: - Included new drag and drop method for easily adding, managing and grouping downloads in folder filters and between them. - New function for speaking messages associated with events that occur within iGetter. - New improved interface in the MacOS X version. - Some improvements and fixes on operations with multiple items - multiple inserting of lost iGetter downloads, 'Select all' function, adding or deleting of multiple items in the queue. - Fixed incompatibility in the integration of iGetter with Internet Explorer v5.1. - Added iGetter browser plug-in uninstaller. System Requirements - Apple computer with PowerPC processor - MacOS 7.5.3 - 9.x - OpenTransport 1.1 or later Web Site: http://www.iGetter.net/ Pricing: iGetter 1.7 is shareware. iGetter can be evaluated for as long as needed to decide if it suits the users needs. All registered users will get free support by email and also free upgrades in the major 1.x versions. A Single User License for iGetter is $25. A Home & Work (Desktop & Mobile) two licenses pack is $35. Site Licenses are also available on a discount price. For information on Site License discounts, please contact us at sales@presenta.net [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/igetter-17.hqx; 1744 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 2002 From: "Presenta Ltd." To: Subject: [*] iGetter Download Manager for MacOS X (version 1.7) iGetter Download Manager for MacOS X Version: 1.7 Release Date: 01/30/2002 iGetter is a download utility with many useful functions as resuming broken downloads, segmented (accelerated) downloading, Internet browsers integration, queue filtering by various criteria, file mirrors support for additional acceleration, cookies support, processing web page links, scheduling downloads for low traffic periods, reconnecting modems, hang up and shut down when the downloads are done. New In Version 1.7 iGetter 1.7 contains a number of enhancements and improvements over version 1.6. Most notably are: - Included new drag and drop method for easily adding, managing and grouping downloads in folder filters and between them. - New function for speaking messages associated with events that occur within iGetter. - New improved interface in the MacOS X version. - Some improvements and fixes on operations with multiple items - multiple inserting of lost iGetter downloads, 'Select all' function, adding or deleting of multiple items in the queue. - Fixed incompatibility in the integration of iGetter with Internet Explorer v5.1. - Added iGetter browser plug-in uninstaller. System Requirements - MacOS X v10.0 or later Web Site: http://www.iGetter.net/ Pricing: iGetter 1.7 is shareware. iGetter can be evaluated for as long as needed to decide if it suits the users needs. All registered users will get free support by email and also free upgrades in the major 1.x versions. A Single User License for iGetter is $25. A Home & Work (Desktop & Mobile) two licenses pack is $35. Site Licenses are also available on a discount price. For information on Site License discounts, please contact us at sales@presenta.net [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/igetter-17-x.hqx; 1738 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 2002 From: Kem Tekinay To: Subject: [*] MacTFTP Client [Cbn] 1.1: TFTP Client for MacOS X MacTechnologies Consulting is proud to announce MacTFTP Client 1.1, an update to the full-featured TFTP client for the Macintosh. MacTFTP Client enables send and receive, provides for multiple, simultaneous transfers, and more. It also provides an optional password field required by some devices such as the Linksys and MacSense series of routers. This version is for MacOS X and requires OS X 10.1 or later. A version for Classic MacOS is available separately. MacTFTP Client is shareware. The single-user price is $12. Site licenses are also available. For more information, contact: Kem Tekinay MacTechnologies Consulting 545 Eighth Avenue Suite 401 New York, NY 10018 212/201-1465 ktekinay@mactechnologies.com http://www.mactechnologies.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-tftp-client-11-cbn.hqx; 962 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 2002 From: Kem Tekinay To: Subject: [*] MacTFTP Client [PPC] 1.1: TFTP Client for the Classic Mac MacTechnologies Consulting is proud to announce MacTFTP Client 1.1, an update to the full-featured TFTP client for the Macintosh. MacTFTP Client enables send and receive, provides for multiple, simultaneous transfers, and more. It also provides an optional password field required by some devices such as the Linksys and MacSense series of routers. This version is for the Classic MacOS and require MacOS 8.1 or later. A version for OS X is available separately. MacTFTP Client is shareware. The single-user price is $12. Site licenses are also available. For more information, contact: Kem Tekinay MacTechnologies Consulting 545 Eighth Avenue Suite 401 New York, NY 10018 212/201-1465 ktekinay@mactechnologies.com http://www.mactechnologies.com/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mac-tftp-client-11-ppc.hqx; 776 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Feb 2002 From: David Beck To: Subject: [*] XBall v1.2 - new breakout game X Ball is a next generation brick-out style game. Anyone who has ever enjoyed playing brick-out could love this game. You begin the game with 1000 dollars in funding which slowly ticks down as you play the game. When your funding runs out the game is over, so the faster you beat the levels and the more funding you collect the better. Powerups can be bought with your funding and stored for later use, make timing and powerup combinations a key aspect of game play. There are many other original ideas, including a powerup to place explosions, a powerup that makes your palette magnetically attract balls, exploding bricks, falling bricks, and an army of enemies to get in your way. X Ball has 20 levels with over 15 different types of bricks. The full version could keep you entertained for days. This is a demo version of X Ball. Playing time is limited to 2 hours. Contact email: davethebrv@mac.com Web site: www.crystalpiersw.com Requirements: Mac OS 7.1 or later. [Archived as /info-mac/game/x-ball-12.hqx; 1336 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:49:37 -0800 From: Dave Thomas To: InfoMac Subject: powering up scsi after mac is running >Hi, > >I feel sort of foolish, this seems like a really ridiculous question- >In the past, I was told that once you've started your Mac, if you then >want to access a SCSI drive that wasn't turned on when you started the >Mac, you had to shut down, power up the SCSI drive, and power up the >Mac. Is this true? > >I would have tried it, but I was afraid of some power surge that would >hurt the Mac from the SCSI suddenly being powered up. (see, I said I >felt foolish!) I know that I would probably have to mount the scsi >drives (I have several on a daisy chain), but that's OK. I'm concerned >about an electrical shock-type event that would fry my mac. > >I have a beige G3, running system 8.6. > >TIA! >Carolyn >carolynb@mindspring.com I don't have a technical explanation, but in my experience with a scsi scanner, nothing is hurt if it is powered up after the computer has booted up. However, if you try to access the scanner, the computer may hang up, forcing you to reboot anyway. This happened to me on my 9500 running OS 8.6 about half the time. The rest of the time, the driver will pick up the scanner as it normally would. On OS 9.1, the hanging problem seems to have gone away. I have been able to fire up the scanner at any time and use it without any problem. But, if the scanner has been on for several hours and has gone to sleep, I sometimes get a system hang. The workaround is to first turn the scanner off, and back on before trying to use it. -- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:25:48 +0100 From: Hans Rudolf Schelling To: carolynb , digest@info-mac.org Subject: powering up scsi after mac is running carolynb wrote: >I was told that once you've started your Mac, if you then >want to access a SCSI drive that wasn't turned on when you started the >Mac, you had to shut down, power up the SCSI drive, and power up the >Mac. Is this true? This is what Apple recommends. But you don't need to be afraid of a power surge hurting your Mac if you just turn on your SCSI device while the Mac is running; maybe your device just don't get mounted because the driver is missing. If you use a mount utility like SCSI Probe, Mt. Everything etc., you should be fine. Some devices (Scanners, CDRWs) even don't need a special driver or the driver is built into the software (for scanning, CD burning). Take care you don't connect or disconnect a SCSI device while the Mac is running; this could indeed hurt something! Hope that helps -- Hans ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 04:05:34 From: "tony stanton" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: sharing a printer over a network I have a small network with one G4, a G3 powerbook and a 7300 connected via a network hub. A PC is also connected to chare files using PC-Maclan. I also have one HP1125C printer connected by USB to the G4. I want to share the printer between all the macs when they are connected to the network but cannot find a way to do it. I suspect I may need to connect the printer to the PC and use it as a print server. Is there any way I can share the printer while keeping it connected to the mac side of the network? Also, I want to chare one internet connection between the Macs. Is there a way to do this without having to route everything through the PC? All help much appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************