From: (Tony Lindsey) xxltony@cts.com
Subject: Mac*Chat#110/24-May-96

Mac*Chat#110/24-May-96
======================

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Highlights Of This Issue
------------------------
  I ask for help in tracking-down toxic font suitcases, warn
  readers to proceed carefully before loading the utilities that
  readers rave about in the following section, I praise the Apple
  color laser printer (and heap scorn upon the Epson Pro XL), Randy
  Chevrier comes through with a hot tip about mac-information, we
  get more information about System 7.5.3 and System 8, we learn
  something new about ShrinkWrap, I finally include the
  information omitted from the last issue concerning infrared
  transceivers, and we continue to chew up the topic of Web Spiders
  and how to foil them.

Topics:
Highlights Of This Issue
Editor's Notes
What Are The Best Tools For Finding Radioactive Fonts?
Loading New Extensions And Control Panels - A Warning
Favorite Utilities - Readers Speak Out
What's A Really Good, Reasonably-Inexpensive Color Printer?
Another Nice Database Of Mac Info
System 7.5.3, System 8, And 7.5.3 In Europe
ShrinkWrap Update
Online Chat - What's The Best Way To Learn More?
Tony's Reply - What's The Best Way To Chat Online?
Web Spiders, Continued
Legalisms
Free Subscriptions To This Newsletter

Editor's Notes
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  By Tony Lindsey <TLindsey@cts.com>

  I'm currently re-working my web-pages.  I was shocked and
  surprised to see myself getting billed up to $40 a month for
  web-traffic that I suspect is largely due to over-energetic
  web-spiders (see issues 108 and 109).   There's no WAY I'm
  getting 32,000 visits from human beings in a month.  I'm shifting
  my web-pages over to America Online, since I'm already paying for
  that service for myself and several family-members.

  I'm also doing final touch-ups on the rate-card information for
  advertisers, so if you don't see those ads yet, it's because I'm
  holding people off until I can get the wording right.

What Are The Best Tools For Finding Radioactive Fonts?
------------------------------------------------------
  By Tony Lindsey <TLindsey@cts.com>

  As I wander from client to client, helping them get out of nasty
  scrapes, I find that many of them own fonts that are elderly and
  not all that dependable with the newest Macs and System versions.
  Most of those fonts will work fine, whether when dropped into
  the System folder's Fonts folder, or accessed through utilities
  like Suitcase.

  However, what do we do to find the occasional, random "bad"
  fonts?  I call them "radioactive" fonts, since their toxicity is
  undetectable except by its results - Crashes, programs quitting,
  stuff like that.  I've tried all sorts of techniques and tools,
  such as Font Harmony, which came with an earlier version of
  Suitcase.  Nothing I've seen except hours of effort can nail down
  the one bad font out of hundreds installed.

  Is there a tool or technique that I'm missing here?  I'll even
  take off-the-wall tips, as long as they work.

Loading New Extensions And Control Panels - A Warning
-----------------------------------------------------
  By Tony Lindsey <TLindsey@cts.com>

  In issue #108, I asked folks to nominate their favorite
  utilities.  I received hundreds of replies, and people felt quite
  strongly about their choices.  I've limited my re-posts to the
  replies that explained WHY folks liked those utilities, rather
  than just listing them.

  I cannot recommend or discredit any of the utilities in the next
  section, (except for PopChar, which I really, really like a lot).
  It's a darned good idea to watch your computer VERY CLOSELY to
  see if you experience crashes or freeze-ups after loading ONE new
  utility, particularly on PowerMacs.  **DO NOT** cram your System
  folder with many new, untested extensions and Control Panels
  unless you have a lot of idle time to de-bug your Mac.

  If you're running System 7.5 or later, it might be a good idea to
  get accustomed to Extensions Manager, which comes free with the
  System (or, see issue #108 and 109 for discussion of Conflict
  Catcher, which costs extra).  If your Mac experiences a bomb or
  any other horrid happenstance, re-start the computer and then
  immediately hold down the space bar until you see a window titled
  "Extensions Manager."  At that point, let go of the space bar.

  You'll see a long, scrollable list of extensions and Control
  Panels.  Each one has a space to the left where there is a
  check-mark or a space waiting for one.  If you click on one item,
  the checkmark turns on or off.  When you close the window by
  clicking on the upper-left-corner box, the items without
  check-marks will not be loaded at start-up.

  Let's say you load some new treat called "MisterBubbles" into
  your System folder and re-start, and suddenly your mouse refuses
  to move after you pull down a menu...  Re-start with the space
  bar, turn off Mister-Troublemaker-Bubbles and see if the problem
  goes away.

  Here's another tip - you'll see a pull-down selector called
  "Sets" at the top of the Extensions Manager window.  Pull it down
  and notice that you'll see "All On," All Off," and "System
  7.5(whatever)."  That last choice is a good one for stripping all
  non-Apple-provided extensions out of your way before installing
  software off of a CD-ROM.  This is better than holding down the
  shift-key while re-starting, because that turns off ALL
  extensions, including the ones that make the CD-ROM drive work.

Favorite Utilities - Readers Speak Out
--------------------------------------
  [I have plenty of "Fave Utilities" material for several more
  issues...  I've been using PopChar and TypeIt4Me without problems
  for many months.  Anything more than that and I get nervous...]

  By Generic Kalar <kalar@brainerd.net>

  My favorite comes with every system, never crashes, doesn't have
  to be downloaded, and is infinitely customizable.

  Create a folder on the desktop of the boot drive. I keep mine on
  the center left of the desktop. Put an alias of this folder in
  the Startup Items system folder. Set the View to By Small Icon.

  Now you load this baby up with aliases to your favorite programs,
  folders and documents. Double-click to access them. Drag onto
  them to do conversions, unstuff, edit text files with alternative
  editors, etc.

  Beats the Apple Menu for me!

  ------

  By: Jerry Levinson <levinson@hawaii.edu>

  My favorite utility is Super Fontina from Eastgate Systems. This
  gem changes your font menu into a
  several-columns-across-your-screen display. So you can see a
  hundred font names without scrolling way down your list.

  It also shows the actual typeface in a window at the top of the
  font list in your choice of size. The font list is displayed in
  the font of your choice. It does a few other neat things but the
  multi-column view is great.

  Eastgate Systems, PO Box 1307, Cambridge, MA 02238. 617-924-9044.
  <http://www.eastgate.com>

  They also do a lot with hypertext and their Web Squirrel for
  managing lists of internet goodies look cool, too.

  ------

  By Kirk Rogers <krogers@ecn.purdue.edu>

  Dragthing 1.5.1 (now 1.6 is out)!!!

  Like launcher but an even better way to organize your desktop.
  With v. 1.5, you can keep several different alias'/icons in
  different groups in the same dock, can monitor the number of apps
  running, close the running app, quit all running apps, get info,
  drag-copy aliases, etc. It's e-mail ware (Cool Stuff Ware,
  really) and doesn't add any extensions.

  Only compatible with the scriptable finder (i.e. 7.1+ AppleScript
  or newer)

  Low coefficient of crashability. Even keeps a backup preferences
  file which it will use to restore the original if it gets trashed
  (which happened to much of my system folder the last time I tried
  Open Transport on my PB 5300c).

  </info-mac/gui/drag-thing-16.hqx
  </info-mac/gui/drag-thing-16-manual-pdf.hqx

  ------

  By: Victor Eijkhout <eijkhout@math.ucla.edu>

  TrashBag. A trashcan that behaves like a folder, so you can run
  programs that are in it, or open documents that are in it.
  Suggested use: for netscape cache, or to download .hqx files to
  and expand them there. At startup (or restart) the contents of
  the trash bag are moved to the real trash. It's a great way to
  reduce clutter.

  </info-mac/disk/trash-bag-11.hqx>

  -----

  By: OWL <71333.3152@CompuServe.COM>

  My favorite is a shareware control panel called Snap-To by
  Trevden Sherzell. It's simple and useful. It snaps the cursor to
  the default button in a dialog/alert box, allowing you to quickly
  click the button without moving the mouse/trackball. It has an
  option to snap back to its original place. So simple and useful
  that I wish it would be included as part of System software. If
  Apple picks up stuff like WindowShade, of marginal utility, it
  should definitely include Snap-To functionality in the Mac OS 8.

  </info-mac/gui/snap-to-20.hqx>

  ------

  By: Ben Cox <Ben_Cox@transarc.com>

  Two of my favorites are Escapade, which lets you select buttons
  by typing their first letter in any dialog box that doesn't have
  a TextEdit field, and, StickyClick, which lets you click once on
  a menu and it stays down until you click again. I've never
  experienced a crash with either of them.

  </info-mac/gui/escapade-132.hqx>
  </info-mac/cfg/sticky-click-12.hqx

  ------

  By: Rick <CMUGRick@aol.com>

  I nominate Excalibur 2.2.1. It is an excellent spell checker. It
  is not like all those other ones. Excalibur will open and spell
  check a document, but best of all, it will spell something you
  have copied to the clip board. You make your changes and then
  paste it back in the document. You are working in a text editor
  and you do a command A, Command C, open Excalibur and check the
  text in the clipboard, make the changes you need, save the
  clipboard, click on your original document and do a Command V and
  poof your changes are made. Where it shines is working with
  email, Simple Text documents, script editors for HTML pages and
  the like. I have been using it for 4 or 5 months without any
  problem on a Centris 650 and 7100 PPC but I am sure it will work
  on most Macs. It is system 7 friendly. I have mine in my Apple
  Menu so it is ready any time I need it. Best of all it is
  freeware!!! Hard to believe, but it is true.

  </info-mac/text/excalibur-222.hqx>

  ------

  By Dale Craddock <dalec@tpost1.netspace.or.jp>

  Ditto what you said about Conflict Catcher, as something of a
  Control Panel Junkie I couldn't live without it. Furthermore I'm
  dying to upgrade to Suitcase but their International Office Fax
  Machine is always busy

  As to my favourite utilities I'd like to nominate two (that I
  have locked on with CC): TypeIt4Me and Finder Extension Enabler.
  TypeIt4Me, as you probably know has been around for quite awhile
  and ever since I installed it, it has been indispensable.
  TypeIt4Me lets you enter frequently used information with a
  trigger of your choosing. I can enter my name, address, telephone
  number, visa card number and most passwords with an average of
  three keystrokes; whenever I have to use the same name or phrase
  a lot in the same report I create an abbreviation for it and save
  a lot of time.

  </info-mac/gui/type-it-for-me-451.hqx>
  </info-mac/gui/finder-extension-enabler-11.hqx>

  Finder Extension Enabler is fairly recent and allows your Mac to
  do three things: Create an Alias by Control-dragging, Add an
  Reveal Original (of an Alias) command to the File Menu, and use
  Command-Delete to move any highlit item(s) to the Trash. Actually
  I only use the last item, you can disable any of them with
  ResEdit (yet another GREAT utility) and it's another terrific
  time saver.

  Now if I had to choose one it would have to be TypeIt4Me. In
  addition Finder Extension Enabler doesn't really meet your
  criteria since, if memory serves me well it only works with
  System 7.5.1 or higher. (you might want to check on that.)

  ------

  By: <ddorr@mindspring.com>

  BEST UTILITY: Window Shade. I work on a PC all day and have fun
  on a mac I constantly find my self double clicking on the menu
  bars of the windows machines to no avail.

  </info-mac/gui/window-shade-12.hqx>

  [This also comes free with System 7.5 and later versions - I love
  it on smaller screens.  I set it for a double-click, and every
  window rolls up into just a title-bar.  This works very well on
  tool palettes in Photoshop and other professional programs.]

  Second place for me MALPH. A floating toolbar much like the ms
  office for windows toolbar.

  </info-mac/gui/malph-25.hqx>

  ------

  By: Doug Lobdell, Colorado <doug@cos.srs.com>

  ONE fav utility, eh - that's a hard one. For something that sure
  makes my Mac more fun to use, I love Godot's World. More than any
  in one 'User Interface Modification Device' than many other
  utilities put together. Pop-up switching between all your active
  processes, windows, and apps, MANY Copland-esque GUI enhancements
  like choices of many cool buttons, fonts, etc., - I muck with
  colors and buttons and stuff every week or two to keep my Mac
  always fresh and new. Two minor negatives - every function is not
  immediately clear (although trial and error works fine), and GW
  works better if I rename it to load early in the extensions load
  process - it seems to not work (but not adversely crash anything
  else) otherwise. But it's well worth these minor downsides.

  </info-mac/gui/godots-world-172-cdev.hqx>

  But when it comes to real utility - accomplishing something,
  rather than just looking nice - I've got to go with Hover Bar. I
  used to use PowerBar, which has some really nice features, but
  I've been trying Hover Bar for about a week now and like it
  better. I customize little workset bars, then only make them
  visible when I'm working specific things - like all my 'net and
  web utilities and programs when I'm HTMLing - then I turn that
  off and go to my Microsoft bar when I need to do the stuff they
  pay me for. :) Absolutely no conflicts yet - seems to be rock
  stable.

  </info-mac/gui/hover-bar-128.hqx>

  [Doug also praised WebArranger, which will be covered in the next
  issue.]

  ------

  By James Mitchell, Melbourne, Australia <jam@netspace.net.au>

  <http://netspace.net.au./~jam/>

  Default Folder 2.5.7 ($25 shareware from St Clair software)

  Gets me to my work folders quickly.
  Helps keep my housemate from saving files in the application's
  folder.

  </info-mac/gui/default-folder-26.hqx>

  Runners-up

  Forward Delete (freeware by Fabrizio Oddone) faceless, tiny and
  works. Makes the Forward Delete key on the extended keyboard
  (under Help) work.

  </info-mac/gui/forward-delete-114.hqx>

  Popchar (freeware by Gunther Blaschek)
  Has a few conflicts which are well-documented in the online help.

  </info-mac/gui/pop-char-272.hqx>

  [I dearly love PopChar, and so do every single one of my clients,
  since I load it on their Macs without a single compatibility
  problem.  In case you don't know what it does, imagine the
  following scenario:  You are in a word-processing or
  desktop-publishing program.  As you are typing, you need to type
  a rarely-used character, such as a yen symbol or a trademark.
  Just pull down PopChar's menu, point to the character you want
  and let go.  Your unusual character appears right where you
  left-off typing.  If you change your font to Zapf Dingbats, and
  need a pair of scissors inserted into your text, PopChar shows
  THAT font exactly as you want, and automatically.  Personally, I
  change the setting on a large-screened Mac so that the menu shows
  up on the right side of the menubar.  Go get PopChar!]

  Twilight (shareware by Robert Lukassen)
  An excellent screen-saver with no CPU overhead.

  </info-mac/app/ss/twilight-721.hqx>

  ------

  By: Noah Bast <nbast@eznet.net>

  I have to pick Hoverbar as my favorite utility. I have three
  bars, one with all my internet related apps, One with commonly
  used applications, and one with currently running apps and
  utilities like Stuffit expander and shrinkwrap. The combination
  of Hoverbar and Popup Folder make using other people's "cleaner"
  Macs a real chore sometimes...

  </info-mac/gui/hover-bar-128.hqx>

What's A Really Good, Reasonably-Inexpensive Color Printer?
-----------------------------------------------------------
  By Tony Lindsey <TLindsey@cts.com>

  Normally, it's not my policy to gang-up on a product, but I feel
  very strongly about this - Do NOT consider the Epson Stylus Pro
  XL color inkjet printer as a printer for any reason.

  A client of mine received one as a gift, and it had to be the
  most atrociously non-Mac-oriented printer I've ever seen.  I've
  wasted hours of non-billable time trying to make the software
  behave properly.  The PostScript software that claims to work
  with it is a joke, taking up 11 megs of RAM, and forcing my very
  non-technical client to jump through hoops, adding about a dozen
  steps to the normal printing process.  Not only that - The
  software crashes her computer.  When she'd call Epson for
  support, she'd be on hold for three hours.  I told her to send it
  back in a box.

  My clients that own the $600 Apple Color Laser Printer 12/600 are
  100% satisfied with it - The quality is as good as that $100,000
  Canon Color Copier was a few years back, and it's dependable and
  simple.  It's as big as a house, but it's my favorite printer. I
  want one like crazy.

  Is there something as good (and free of aggravation) as the Apple
  color laser printer, but for less?

Another Nice Database Of Mac Info
---------------------------------
  By: Randy Chevrier, Broken Arrow, OK <maxmacs@iAmerica.net>

  [In issue #109, I praised the Apple Spec utility from Apple - I
  think it makes an essential reference tool for a consultant or
  technician...]

  I've found the Macintosh Catalog Database to be a better
  formatted source of information for my use. You might check it
  out to see what you think. They also have a "data only" version
  (202K) and a "run-time" version (977K) accessible from the same
  page.

  <http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/mu_0296/utility.html>

System 7.5.3, System 8, And 7.5.3 In Europe
-------------------------------------------
  By Elaine Nowak <enowak@norstar.on.ca>

  If you have questions or problems with system 7.5.3 please visit
  this neat site!!! It's a must see!

  <http://www.norstar.on.ca/System-753/tips.html>

  -------

  By: Dave Fitch, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  <dlf@geo.ed.ac.uk>

  If you want to find out about System 8, go to

  <http://www.macos.apple.com/macos8/>

  By the way, Apple Europe has [to my complete shock] sent out free
  copies of 7.5.3 (yes, NOT the 7.5.2 Update but 7.5.3) all by
  itself and of its own volition. Talk about stunned :-)

  My understanding is that if you've registered your machine with
  Apple, you'll get a CD-ROM, since we're "early adopters" - Market
  speak for gullible :-). This includes 90 days tech support, and
  if you're completely useless :-) you get a coupon to get an Apple
  Authorised Service Provider to install the update for you. This
  software runs ONLY on the 7200/7500/8500/9500.

  This was sent out by Apple Computer, Inc., Enterprise Division,
  Europe, whoever that is. For assistance people can contact

  System 7.5.3 Update Program
  Apple Assistance Centre
  P.O. Box763
  Slough, Berkshire
  England, SL1 1YQ.

  I can't guarantee (obviously!) that this address is fine for the
  rest of Europe. Apparently (according to MacWay) Spanish versions
  of the upgrade are also being distributed on an upcoming Spanish
  MacWorld CD-ROM.

  The Apple Europe site

  <http://www.euro.apple.com>

  hasn't been updated in 10 weeks, so people may be better off
  checking their local apple sites. However the site does have the
  upgrade and is pretty fast:

<ftp://ftp.info.euro.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/Wor
ldwide/Worldwide/Macintosh/System/System_7.5_Update_2.0/>

  Gives you a list of all the localised versions.

ShrinkWrap Update
-----------------
  [In issue #108, Joseph Schaller wrote about ShrinkWrap, saying
  "These disk images 'mount' in memory, as if I had numerous floppy
  drives."  I consider ShrinkWrap to be an essential tool for a
  consultant.]

  By: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@durrant.demon.co.uk>

  With ShrinkWrap 1.4.2 and the new 2.0.1, mounting images in
  memory is an option. You can mount images straight off the disk.

  ------

  By Steve Baumgarten <sbb@panix.com>

  I believe this ShrinkWrap option has been available for some time
  now, and I always leave it checked in the preferences dialog box.

Photonics Infrared Transceivers
-------------------------------
  By Tony Lindsey <TLindsey@cts.com>

  [Due to a last-minute mistake, I omitted the following article from
  issue #109]

  In issue 108, Joseph mentioned a little box that plugs into
  your Mac's Appletalk network, allowing totally transparent and
  effortless networking without wires.  This is VERY nice for folks
  who want to carry a Newton or Mac Powerbook around and stay
  connected to the network.  Here's what Joseph said:

  "For general connections between my Duo and my network or other
  computers, I have used the Photonics "Cooperative" Localtalk
  infrared transceivers for about a year and a half. These are
  battery- or AC- or Powerbook-powered square flats about 2" that
  connect directly to the serial port... Think of them as a
  phonenet connector with no wires. That's how the computer sees
  them. No software drivers, no extensions."

  -----

  I did some more research on behalf of my readers, since I have
  seen these little doohickeys in action and liked them.  They
  bounce the infrared signal off of the walls and ceiling to stay
  in contact with other transceivers in the room.  Being a brat, I
  can't help but imagine how easy it would be to swap notes with a
  buddy across the room during tests in college.

  This is a diffused infrared network, unlike Apple's direct
  line-of-sight 1-meter "docking" setup built into the 5300 series.
  It will handle up to 250 devices, and is a networking product,
  rather than strictly a docking station like Farallon's infrared
  hardware device for Apple's recent Powerbooks.

  It can be used two ways - you can pack a room with as many
  devices in one room as you can handle (up to 250), with invisible
  light beams bouncing all around you.  Or, it can be used as a
  bridge to connect the network to share with roving computers. It
  allows you to add and subtract network nodes at any time and is
  very flexible.

  You can connect one of these to an EtherPrint box, which acts as
  a bridge for connecting your Appletalk network to an Ethernet
  network.  One guy in Switzerland has used this setup to use his
  Powerbook as a portable UNIX terminal.

  Their Newton Solution device has a suggested retail of US$179.95,
  with more-cost-effective kits costing $259 for Mac & Newton
  peer-to-peer connections.  All units include a power-base,
  allowing these transceivers to plug into the wall power (for
  laser printers and stuff).

  I would call the company and let them tell you where they're sold
  in your area.

  DCC Photonics Corp.
  1515 Centre Pointe Drive
  Milpitas, CA 95035
  Phone: <800-997-2326/408-955-7930>
  <http://www.datatechnology.com>

Web Spiders, Continued
----------------------
  [See issues 108 and 109 for the previous discussions]

  By Marvin Carlberg <marvin@netcom.com>

  <http://www.fatpipe.com/marvin>

  Note that the /robots.txt file is also readable by non-robots
  (i.e. humans), and you have just advertised to the world the
  names of all the private folders on your server. The web robots
  generally conform to the rules by not traversing these folders,
  but some snoopy web surfers don't necessarily follow the same
  code of ethics, and the first place they'll browse on your site
  are all the places you have told them not to look.

  You should always make sure to install some form of access
  protection on all folders you don't want curious eyes looking at.
  Many servers have directory indexing turned on by default. An
  easy way to prevent someone from browsing through all the files
  in a hidden directory is to put an "index.html" file in each of
  these directories, and in it just say something like, "I'm sorry,
  directory indexing is not allowed at this site" with an HREF back
  to the main homepage of the site.

  ------

  By Charles Williams, University of Exeter UK
  <C.D.H.Williams@exeter.ac.uk>

  We tell people "If you don't want to risk it published in a
  tabloid newspaper then don't send it by email and don't store it
  on a machine with internet connections..."

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GETTING A FREE SUBSCRIPTION, STEP TWO:
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  In order to protect people from being unwillingly subscribed to
  Mac*Chat, a message will arrive in your e-mail, asking for a
  one-word response to verify that you DO want to subscribe.
  Here's the response you should send:

  OK

  Notice that it's all-capitals, and nothing but those two
  characters. If you follow these instructions, you will receive a
  nice long message explaining acceptance of your subscription,
  how to end it (if desired) and general mailing-list info.

  KEEP THAT MESSAGE!  It'll tell you how to un-subscribe when
  that day comes.

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HAVE SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS?
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  Please contact Shrimmy, who handles such things for me.
  His e-mail address is

          shrim@thunder.ocis.temple.edu

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