Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #86 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 05 Jun 01 Volume 18 : Issue 86 Today's Topics: [*] Pitbull Pro v2.0 [*] PixelToy 2.5 beta 3 Visual Display/Animation Generator [*] Screen Catcher 2.3.4 - screen capture utility with "Catch-All" [*] Screen Catcher D-2.3.4 - German screen capture utility with"Catch-All" [*] Screen Catcher DK-2.3.4 - Danish screen capture utility with"Catch-All" [*] SessionTimer 3.1 [*] Stopwatch CSM 2.0 E - Spanish Version [*] TidBITS#582/04-Jun-01 [*] World Clock Deluxe 3.1 E - Spanish Version [*] YooZ 1.71FR [*] YooZ 1.71US determining true IP of DSL line determining true IP of DSL line determining true IP of DSL line eye strain 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 V18 #86" ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: support To: Subject: [*] Pitbull Pro v2.0 Application: Pitbull Pro v2.0 (Advanced Hotline Client) License: Shareware (Fully functional 30 day trial) Price: $11 (US) Email: email@hotline-tools.com Web Site: www.hotline-tools.com Requirements: PPC OS 7.5 or higher (with OpenTransport installed) Pitbull Pro is a complete, powerful client for the Hotline protocol. Pitbull Pro combines the functionality of the regular Hotline Client with advanced administration features and the power of Pitbull, allowing it to automatically recover from virtually any connection problem that can occur without user interference. For Hotline users, the most notable features are the superior messagebot protection, the support for multiple connections, the one-window-per-connection interface, the private message pane, and the enhanced file transfer support. It also offers Hotline server administrators a large number of advanced tools to take full control over their Hotline server. With Pitbull Pro, they can automatically kick people who do not queue, check all file transfers at a glance, send a welcome message, automatically capture chat, manage all incoming private messages without dialogs cluttering their screen, and they have a powerful weapon against messagebots. Like the proverbial "pitbull", once Pitbull Pro puts its "teeth" into the connection, it will not stop until the job at hand is done or until you call it off. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/pitbull-pro-20.hqx; 2345 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Leon McNeill To: Subject: [*] PixelToy 2.5 beta 3 Visual Display/Animation Generator Dance clubs and cafes around the world dazzle audiences with PixelToy's live visual effects. What's more, visual artists have added PixelToy to their arsenal of video effects generation software, using QuickTime movies from PixelToy in non-linear video editors such as Adobe Premiere or After Effects. PixelToy 2.5 is Mac OS X native, courtesy of Apple's Carbon technology! This version also adds a wide variety of features and improvements, including a new Sound Visuals action and editor, sound-reactive palette animation, vertical and horizontal image mirroring control, improved resolution switching, improved AutoPilot control, improved sound input handling, and more. PixelToy 2.5 requires a PowerPC processor, Mac OS 8.6 or newer, QuickTime 3.0 or newer and CarbonLib 1.2 or newer. PixelToy is shareware. (US $15) [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pixel-toy-25b3.hqx; 1560 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Jon Gotow To: Subject: [*] Screen Catcher 2.3.4 - screen capture utility with "Catch-All" Screen Catcher is a full-featured, scriptable screen capture application. It is capable of taking snapshots of screen images and saving them as PICT, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, Photoshop, SGI, MacPaint, TGA, and QuickTime files. It also allows images to be captured to the clipboard or to Screen Catcher's own windows, where they can manipulated to change the color palette or reduce the number of colors in the image before copying or saving. Screen Catcher also includes a "Catch-All" mode, which automatically scrolls the contents of windows to capture an entire document or web page, even if it's too long to fit on the screen. Version 2.3.4 includes the following changes: * Corrected a bug that caused BBEdit 6.1 to crash. * Added additional scripting options to allow setting of size and scaling parameters from AppleScript. Changes in recent releases include: * Added "send a snapshot" email support for Mulberry. * Worked around a conflict with Kensington MouseWorks that could cause buttons and controls in some dialog boxes to disappear. * Fixed a bug that caused the AutoFile dialog to crash if the format was previously set to GIF without interlacing. * If the AutoFile folder is deleted, Screen Catcher will save snapshots to the Desktop rather than complaining and then not saving them. * Screen Catcher can automatically attach pictures to email messages. Use the "Send Mail" command in Screen Catcher's "File" menu. * The filename in Save As dialogs is now initially selected without the filename extension. * Fixed a conflict with Chronos StickyBrain. * Fixed a crash in Control Strip when window captures were done. * Corrected problems in the Screen Catcher Extension which could cause some applications to open very slowly. * Eliminated a condition in which Screen Catcher could end up running without any menus. Additional information is available at: Screen Catcher will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including Mac OS 9.1, and is $25 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/screen-catcher-234.hqx; 1343 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Jon Gotow To: Subject: [*] Screen Catcher D-2.3.4 - German screen capture utility with"Catch-All" Screen Catcher is a full-featured, scriptable screen capture application. It is capable of taking snapshots of screen images and saving them as PICT, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, Photoshop, SGI, MacPaint, TGA, and QuickTime files. It also allows images to be captured to the clipboard or to Screen Catcher's own windows, where they can manipulated to change the color palette or reduce the number of colors in the image before copying or saving. Screen Catcher also includes a "Catch-All" mode, which automatically scrolls the contents of windows to capture an entire document or web page, even if it's too long to fit on the screen. Version 2.3.4 includes the following changes: * Corrected a bug that caused BBEdit 6.1 to crash. * Added additional scripting options to allow setting of size and scaling parameters from AppleScript. Changes in recent releases include: * Added "send a snapshot" email support for Mulberry. * Worked around a conflict with Kensington MouseWorks that could cause buttons and controls in some dialog boxes to disappear. * Fixed a bug that caused the AutoFile dialog to crash if the format was previously set to GIF without interlacing. * If the AutoFile folder is deleted, Screen Catcher will save snapshots to the Desktop rather than complaining and then not saving them. * Screen Catcher can automatically attach pictures to email messages. Use the "Send Mail" command in Screen Catcher's "File" menu. * The filename in Save As dialogs is now initially selected without the filename extension. * Fixed a conflict with Chronos StickyBrain. * Fixed a crash in Control Strip when window captures were done. * Corrected problems in the Screen Catcher Extension which could cause some applications to open very slowly. * Eliminated a condition in which Screen Catcher could end up running without any menus. Additional information is available at: Screen Catcher will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including Mac OS 9.1, and is $25 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/screen-catcher-234-de.hqx; 1353 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Jon Gotow To: Subject: [*] Screen Catcher DK-2.3.4 - Danish screen capture utility with"Catch-All" Screen Catcher is a full-featured, scriptable screen capture application. It is capable of taking snapshots of screen images and saving them as PICT, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, Photoshop, SGI, MacPaint, TGA, and QuickTime files. It also allows images to be captured to the clipboard or to Screen Catcher's own windows, where they can manipulated to change the color palette or reduce the number of colors in the image before copying or saving. Screen Catcher also includes a "Catch-All" mode, which automatically scrolls the contents of windows to capture an entire document or web page, even if it's too long to fit on the screen. Version 2.3.4 includes the following changes: * Corrected a bug that caused BBEdit 6.1 to crash. * Added additional scripting options to allow setting of size and scaling parameters from AppleScript. Changes in recent releases include: * Added "send a snapshot" email support for Mulberry. * Worked around a conflict with Kensington MouseWorks that could cause buttons and controls in some dialog boxes to disappear. * Fixed a bug that caused the AutoFile dialog to crash if the format was previously set to GIF without interlacing. * If the AutoFile folder is deleted, Screen Catcher will save snapshots to the Desktop rather than complaining and then not saving them. * Screen Catcher can automatically attach pictures to email messages. Use the "Send Mail" command in Screen Catcher's "File" menu. * The filename in Save As dialogs is now initially selected without the filename extension. * Fixed a conflict with Chronos StickyBrain. * Fixed a crash in Control Strip when window captures were done. * Corrected problems in the Screen Catcher Extension which could cause some applications to open very slowly. * Eliminated a condition in which Screen Catcher could end up running without any menus. Additional information is available at: Screen Catcher will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher, including Mac OS 9.1, and is $25 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/screen-catcher-234-dk.hqx; 1413 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Stefan Schramm To: Subject: [*] SessionTimer 3.1 http://www.rootsolutions.de/sessiontimer/ PPC, OS 8.1 or later (68K version available) The session timer is a handy tool for logging multiple project time on your computer. It is not affected by accidental closing, quitting, or even a system crash. Up to three timers (freeware) or an unlimited number (shareware) may be used. [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/session-timer-31.hqx; 2547 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: MaBaSoft To: Subject: [*] Stopwatch CSM 2.0 E - Spanish Version This is the Spanish version of Stopwatch CSM. Stopwatch CSM puts one or more stopwatches in your Control Strip, so that you can time different events or keep track of how long you work on your projects. With Stopwatch CSM you can: - add and run as many stopwatches as you need; - time up to a duration of 1000 hours; - automatically start and reset a stopwatch at startup; - apply different formats to different stopwatches; - freeze and resume displaying the elapsed time (split). Stopwatch CSM is 5 US$ shareware. * * * System Requirements Stopwatch CSM needs a Mac with 68020 processor or better, System 7.5 or higher and, for System 7.x.x, Appearance Extension. Control Strip, Extensions Strip (2.0bx or higher) and ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. * * * Stopwatch CSM is also available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/stop-watch-csm-20-es.hqx; 298 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:00:00 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#582/04-Jun-01 TidBITS#582/04-Jun-01 The Web may be based upon hypertext, but this week Matt Neuburg reviews the rejuvenation of Eastgate's Storyspace, a hypertext authoring tool that predates the Web. This issue also brings a shift in the TidBITS universe - the Engsts are moving back to Ithaca, NY. Also, we note PC Connection purchasing Outpost.com, the releases of Frontier 7, Now Up-To-Date & Contact 4.0, and BBEdit Lite 6.1, plus Internet Explorer 5.1.1 and OmniWeb 4.0 for Mac OS X. Topics: MailBITS/04-Jun-01 TidBITS Returns to Ithaca Tell Me a Storyspace [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-582.etx; 33K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: MaBaSoft To: Subject: [*] World Clock Deluxe 3.1 E - Spanish Version This is the Spanish version of World Clock Deluxe. World Clock Deluxe is a powerful but easy-to-use time tool. With World Clock Deluxe you can: - display up to 24 clocks in the Control Strip; - show seconds, weekday, date, local time offset and assign labels and colors to clocks; - display Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) and Internet Time; - keep clocks arranged by city or time zone abbreviation, longitude and label; - rotate clocks so that minimum Control Strip space is required; - edit cities and time zones and add custom cities and time zones; - calculate date and time conversions. World Clock Deluxe is 10 US$ shareware. * * * System Requirements World Clock Deluxe needs a Mac with 68020 processor or better, System 7.5 or higher and, for System 7.x.x, Appearance Extension. Control Strip, Extensions Strip (2.0bx or higher) and ACTION GoMac can be used as module host. * * * World Clock Deluxe is also available in English, Japanese, German, Dutch, French and Italian. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/world-clock-deluxe-31-es.hqx; 520 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Pascal CARDON sur Club Internet To: Subject: [*] YooZ 1.71FR A quoi peut servir YooZ ? ========================= * YooZ enregistre automatiquement dans un fichier les noms des differents programmes utilises, les dates et heures de lancement, ainsi que leur duree d'utilisation. * YooZ permet de connaitre l'utilisation de votre Macintosh ou d'un parc de Macintosh. * YooZ permet de controler les licences d'utilisation des logiciels en dressant la liste des programmes executes. * YooZ aide a mieux repartir un parc de Macintosh en fonction de la charge reelle de chaque machine. * YooZ permet tout simplement de satisfaire votre curiosite : passez-vous plus de temps avec votre traitement de texte qu'avec votre simulateur de vol ? * YooZ est disponible en version anglaise, francaise, icelandaise et italienne * YooZ necessite le systeme 8.5 ou au dela, cependant la version 1.62 fonctionnant sur Mac 68k sous systeme 7 a 8.5 est disponible en telechargement sur le site YooZ. * YooZ est compatible an 2000 * YooZ fonctionne sous MacOS 9 Ameliorations ============= * Support des derniers modeles de Macintosh [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/yooz-171-fr.hqx; 519 K] ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jun 2001 From: Pascal CARDON sur Club Internet To: Subject: [*] YooZ 1.71US What can you use YooZ for? ========================== * YooZ keeps track of all applications launched on your Macintosh, providing the date and duration of each session. * YooZ is completely automatic * It provides many kinds of lists, like chronological history, total by program, usage graphics by day, month or year, resumed activity for a given period, user log under MacOS 9 and some information about the Macintosh. * It can access another Macintosh data via file sharing. * It helps you assess what your Macintosh is being used for. * It helps you organize your network by distributing the right sized Macintosh according to each user's principal needs. * YooZ will reveal whether you spend more time on your favorite games than on your word processor. * YooZ is available in English, French, Icelandic and Italian versions * A Macintosh or compatible * Mac OS 8.5 or later is required. * YooZ 1.62 is always available for those who dont have PowerPC Macintosh or Mac OS 8.5 * YooZ is year 2000 ready * YooZ works fine with MacOS 9 What's new in 1.71 Version? =========================== Improvements * Supports latest Macintosh models mailto:pcardon@kagi.com mailto:pcardon@mac.com http://www.club-internet.fr/perso/pcardon [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/yooz-171.hqx; 529 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:34:34 -0700 From: Kee Nethery To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: determining true IP of DSL line snip ... >My ISP says IP addresses are dynamically assigned by their server. >Fair enough. When I ask them if I can track the number that has been >assigned down, they start their favorite mantra: "We don't support >that function." snip ... Easiest way to find out your IP address if it is dynamically assigned is to find a web site that tells you your IP address. I don't have a link to a web page that returns this information but I have seen it in WebStar tutorials. Perhaps someone on info-mac has a link to a web page that tells you your IP address as seen by that web server? Kee Nethery ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:40:12 -0700 From: "Chambers, Ed" To: "'Tito and Shari Poza'" , digest@info-mac.org Subject: determining true IP of DSL line > -----Original Message----- > From: Tito and Shari Poza [mailto:orchid@mac.com] > Subject: determining true IP of DSL line > > The problem is now that I can't get an IP address that works. That > is, I get an IP address from the game but when I tell those who want > to join the game the address, they can't join because it's not the > real address. I've had this problem on a PC before but using a DOS > prompt and ipconfig brings up the true IP address. On the Mac, I > usually find the correct address in the TCP/IP control panel but now > that is not the right address either. > > My ISP says IP addresses are dynamically assigned by their server. > Fair enough. When I ask them if I can track the number that has been > assigned down, they start their favorite mantra: "We don't support > that function." > My question is, can I track down the IP address using some Mac > software? Or is it impossible? > > Presently, I have IPNetMonitor and IPNetRouter which appear to be > pretty serious tools for working with my line but I'm not very savvy > about such things. I use IPNetRouter to share my line with other > machines on my network (something else my ISP doesn't support, of > course...yet here I can do it) on a G3 DT/266 with plenty of RAM (160 > MB). I'm running System 9.04. First, do a search of the archive (MIT Hyperarchive). I remember seeing at least one tool that displayed a little box on the desktop with your IP for just this sort of situation. Or, not sure which tool can do this, but you might try either to ping or do a traceroute to a known server out on the net. Maybe your mail server. Either of these should reveal your true IP address. You might even just try to ping "localhost" and see if that displays your current address. If you were running OS X, I would say open a terminal window and type "netstat". Hope this is of some help. Ed Chambers Cubic Defense Systems Inc ed.chambers@cubic.com www.cubic.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:48:42 -0400 From: "Michael G. Schabert" To: Tito and Shari Poza Subject: determining true IP of DSL line >Before using DSL, I used to host Diablo II games on my Mac. No >problems but slow. > >The problem is now that I can't get an IP address that works. That >is, I get an IP address from the game but when I tell those who want >to join the game the address, they can't join because it's not the >real address. I've had this problem on a PC before but using a DOS >prompt and ipconfig brings up the true IP address. On the Mac, I >usually find the correct address in the TCP/IP control panel but now >that is not the right address either. Chances are, when you ask your Mac what its IP is, you get something in the order of 192.168.x.x or 10.0.0.x. These are designated by the IETF as being internal-only addresses & are set up so that you can do things like setting up NAT. Chances are that your DSL modem is getting the proper IP address & is forming a 2-computer LAN with your computer, & acting as a router between the LAN and the Internet. >My ISP says IP addresses are dynamically assigned by their server. >Fair enough. When I ask them if I can track the number that has been >assigned down, they start their favorite mantra: "We don't support >that function." > >I don't know if this is the truth or if they really can't help me. My >ISP has a history of claiming things can't be done because they don't >want them to be done (for fear that it'll suck up more of their >precious bandwidth...they want me to buy their service, they just >would prefer I used it as little as possible). Hi Shari, They didn't tell you it couldn't be done. They told you that they weren't going to waste *their* time doing it. >My question is, can I track down the IP address using some Mac >software? Or is it impossible? > >Presently, I have IPNetMonitor and IPNetRouter which appear to be >pretty serious tools for working with my line but I'm not very savvy >about such things. I use IPNetRouter to share my line with other >machines on my network (something else my ISP doesn't support, of >course...yet here I can do it) on a G3 DT/266 with plenty of RAM (160 >MB). I'm running System 9.04. Again, you're confusing them supporting something with them telling you it can't be done. If you have problems with your line, the first thing that they'll do in troubleshooting is get rid of everything except 1 computer. It's the proper way to track down whether the problem is with their end or with your (unsupported) network. There's a couple ways that you can get your proper IP address. The easiest way to do it is to simply connect to a computer and ask that computer where you connected from...for instance, while hosting Diablo, can the "master" computer see where people are connected from? If so, connect to someone else's game & see what your IP is. If you can't find a suitable computer to connect to, email me & I'll set up an account on my un*x machine that you can telnet to, which will simply echo your IP to you & disconnect. Also, your DSL modem may have administrative access modle (probably by a web interface) which can tell you your IP address. This would depend on the modem model, so you should consult the manual if you have one. Hope this helps, Mike -- Michael G. Schabert, Mac Guy Miranda Graphic Systems, publishers of Graphic Power http://www.graphicpower.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 13:39:30 +0000 From: JIM BRUNSWICK To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: eye strain I had a strange incident while sitting at the computer, PPC 7300, 15 inch Apple monitor. Reading something onscreen, I felt something odd but unrecognizable, I didn't see anything with my eyes, but I instinctively closed my eyes, then saw a bright blinding residual image, as if an enormous flash had occured ! The image was EXTREMELY brilliant, it actually hurt, and that is while my eyes are closed . The image was a perfect circle, but not made of a smooth line, instead it was composed of small horizontal rectangles. Each rectangle would be the equivalent of 4 pixels, if this was a bitmap image and you zoomed in to see it. Or, in otherwords, if I drew this circle in a graphics program, that's how it would look, more or less. I was very disoriented, slightly dizzy, and the bright residual image remained active in my eyes for almost 3 minutes. I kept them closed but this did not diminish the image untill 2 minutes had passed. The optometrist dork at the hospital doesn't know anything about computers, and he implied that it was unlikely a residual image, powerfull enough to remain for that length of time would occur without causing evidence. What a dork ! I was accompanied by a friend during the incident and the 3 minute duration, realtime, is accurate. Is there any expert who could shed some light [ no pun ] on this occurence ? I found it kind of frightening. regards, Jim Brunswick -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************