Soundsets are alive and well with ResExcellence readers. Two-thirds of voters use Soundsets at least sometimes. If you're looking for more soundset options, check out these sites:

• Apple-Donuts
• Apple Man - Themes and Sounds
• MacDesigns, etc.
• Soundsets by Bruce Dickstein
• MacThings
• OS 8.5 Themes

Apple's most recent addition is iTools where you can get an email address, a 20 meg chunk of hard disk, web space, and more. While there are workarounds, many of its features require MacOS 9. This week's Polling Place asks, "Do you use iTools?"

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Have you ever had Conflict Catcher report that an extension is using more memory that it is suppose to? That's one of the caveats of MacOS 9 - some applications will require a larger memory footprint.

All ResExcellence readers should know how to increase the memory to an application, but what about a finicky extension, control panel, or a control strip module?

Winston asked this question in the User's Forum, and the solution requires the use of ResEdit and the sysz resource. The sysz resource is where these background processes contain their preferred memory setting. Download the template, paste it into your ResEdit prefs, and open those troublesome system files to increase their memory. Remember, always work on a copy.

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Two more ResEdit templates were added to the archive. The KMAP lets you remap the assignment of the keys on your keyboard, and the dlgx contains the software switches that allow you to make some older software Theme aware.

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MacInstruct has published a new tutorial. "How To Connect Older Macs To The Internet".

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Do you speak French? Then stop by Joel Barriere's ResEdit web site. I must admit that the only word I can read is ResEdit, but it looks like a nicely done tutorial for our long neglected app.

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Senior Cooter has posted another helpful toolbar tip for Explorer in the forum. Check it out if that's your browser of choice.

1/28/00

Want to check out a developmental resource editor? ResKnife 0.1d3 is available from Nicholas Shanks. His web site also hosts an updated version of HexEdit. But be warned, if ResEdit makes you nerveous, HexEdit will turn your hair white!

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Snapshots:

Here are some more creative desktops to inspire you. By the way, we want creative desktops, so if you're sending files that look like the default MacOS theme, you'll have a long wait for your 15 micro-seconds of fame! :)

• Erik Hope with a wintery scene (looks like home, brrrr!)
• And Kevin Leslie takes a ride on his Hog...

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You'll like this totally unneccessary ResEdit modification from Colin Kelly (webmaster at NoBeige GUI).

Colin found a way to modify the text in the "About the MacOS 9" Easter Egg. The list of programer names is stored in the Finder's SABT resources.

• Open a copy of the Finder in ResEdit and select the SABT resources.
• In my example, I deleted all be one ID to make the mod easier.
• Open the ID using the STR# template (Under the Resource menu)
• The first string is the Heading, then a blank line, then your list of names.
• As Colin mentioned, don't feel limited to a list of names, you can type anything!

Why would you go through all this trouble for an Easter Egg? Because this egg also doubles as a privacy screen saver when you walk away from your computer!

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The latest chapter of "The University of HyperCard: Chapter 1" can be found at MacInstruct.

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KGoodStuff - Like a Super DragThing for Linux/KDE!

1/26/00

A hot topic in the Mac community has been the runaway size of the Temporary Folder contents. Several little applications has been written to keep the problem in check.

ResEx regular, Rams, sent this little script to do the job for you.

Just a quick one for the sloppy script archive. It cleans out the temp items folder and puts the contents on the desktop for your inspection. I've been using it for as long as MT-Newswatcher 3 has been available. I didn't realize such a tool was a huge deal to anyone but myself ! The only problem you are likely to run into is reusing the Temp Items folder, because the script does not check for duplicate file names. It works with my copy of 8.6, I don't foresee any other problems using it with 9.

set x to (path to temporary items folder as text)
set y to (path to desktop folder as text)

tell application "Finder"
if (count of (list folder x)) < 1 then return
if not (exists alias (y & "Temp Items:")) then ¬
set z to (make new folder at alias y ¬
with properties {name:"Temp Items"})
repeat with i in list folder x
move alias (x & i) to z
end repeat
end tell

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Freeware Gems

There are some fabulous utilities that are available to the Macintosh user that cost absolutely nothing! This article by Jeremy Hoesly calls attention to just a few of these fabulous freebies. (Continued...)

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Remember ResFind 2.5? It's a program that lets you search through a program's resources for a particular sting of ASCII or HEX.

Jean-Jacques Cortes submitted some modified ResEdit resources to make ResFind's window Platinum. To update the application, open both ResFind and the new file in ResEdit. Copy all the new resources to the clipboard, paste them into ResFind. Save and you're all set. (French Version)

He also offers this explanation for the odd Apple IIe dialog we saw on Monday:

About the strange DITL talking about Apple IIe, I think it is related to the Apple IIe card you could install in the Mac LC. It was a card connected to the PDS bus shipped in the LC models (LC, LC II, LC III, LC 475, and LC 630), and with it, you could emulate an Apple IIe thanks to the 65C02 chip, and the related Apple IIe components soldered on it. This dialog is still present in my MacOS 9.0, which means Apple didn't totally clean-up MacOS 9.

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Change the Security Key Chain Sounds in MacOS 9

Mac Users are a creative bunch! Here are some of their recent submissions:

• Assuming you like the look of Aqua, Patric Lee has a great collection of splash screens for you! Two for OE5, and one for Explorer.
  
  
• Jjaro redesigned the default slider control in GoMac. This new 3D version looks way-cool.
  
  
• Suffering from a little post-holiday depression, Ra created this Death MOSS!

1/24/00

What! Not even 20% of you would vote for our First Lady if you lived in New York state! Well fine, be that way, but when I and the future Mrs. Coyle take over the world, we will remember those of you who voted against us!

To be honest, overseas readers of ResExcellence express it best when they shake their heads and say, "You crazy Americans!"

Bruce Dickstein creates sound sets. His web site has two dozen of them! He wonders if his efforts are all in vain, so this week's Polling Place asks, "Do you use Soundsets?"

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Employee Appreciation Day at ResExcellence!

You can finally see pictures of this good-lookin' crew on our new Staff page. Find out a little about us, and start stalking! The Snapshots Gallery features a new desktop from each of the editors!

Company Motto: The Beatings will stop when morale improves!

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I don't happen to use it, but Mark Evans wrote this AppleScript that should be of use to you if you use ircle:

What it does is launch a URL right from ircle in one of two ways. You can type "/URL TheURLHere" or just type "/URL" and a dialog box prompts you for the URL. Created to work with IE but the browser can easily be changed. Note : You must save the script as "URL" and place it in the ircle scripts folder for it to work.

on run
tell application "ircle3.0.4 US"
set MyURL to argstring
if MyURL = "" then
set Blah to display dialog "URL To Get?" default answer ""
set URLtoo to (text returned of Blah)
end if
tell application "Internet Explorer 4.5"
Activate
GetURL "" & URLtoo & ""
end tell
if not MyURL = "" then
tell application "Internet Explorer 4.5"
Activate
GetURL "" & MyURL & ""
end tell
end if
end tell
end run

(Added to the Sloppy Applescript Archive)

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Raoul Sinier recently had this error message appear on his Mac.

A rough translation is "You must hold the keys "Command Control and Escape" to quit the Apple IIe mode before turning off your computer".

Any idea where that came from readers?

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MacInstruct has published a new tutorial. "How to Travel With Your
PowerBook". It will give you a few helpful tips regarding TCP/IP and Remote Access configurations while traveling.

1/21/00

It's a small thing, and it won't get me a Lear Jet, but I take a certain amount of pride in the fact that ResExcellence just entered the top 20 web sites at Sitelink.net. (We happen to be right at number 20, but world domination has to start somewhere.)

Thanks to all the readers, Ilona, Cletus, Jeremy, my Mom, my 9th grade math teacher....

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Changing Icons System wide under Linux and KDE

1/19/00

Peter Lang asked:

I heard about a tool, called "ResFind", which allows to search within all resources for text strings. Do you have an idea, where it could be found? On your site and by searching with version tracker I couldn´t find it.

This was a tough one, but after a little digging, I found a copy of ResFind 2.5. This little program comes in handle when you're looking for a piece of text to modify in a program. In the example above, I opened the finder and looked for "Special". The program showed me that if was found in resource fmn2, ID 531, but we already knew that, correct?

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The Launcher

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ResEx contributor, Peter Mellows wrote a program called The Associator that is a cross-platform file associator with it's own database. It works by updating File Exchange to map Windows extensions to macintosh creator codes. So if you are constantly exchanging files with the Wintel crowd, this $10 utility can make your like easier.

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Add Menu Icons to ACTION Menus.

• The two MOSS, Donna and Picasso, by Enio Rigolin have been fixed and are now ready for you to download again.
  
  
• Scott Chitwood submitted a Netscape splash featuring fellow Illinois native, Cindy Crawford.
  
  
• Peter McHugh created another nice looking Blue MOSS.

1/17/00

It appears that MacOS X with Aqua will be a big hit with current users of the OS. A whopping 55% of you rate is as the best. Count the top three ratings and 90% give it a favorable rating.

But all is not sunshine in land of Aqua. I received several emails expressing concerns, best summed up by Stephen Poprocki:

When I saw OSX, I was shocked. It seems as if Apple is trying to make their products appealing to kids with the fruity flavors and all. Don't get me wrong, I mean I really like the iMacs, but I think the iBooks just kinda weren't meant to be colored on and Mac OS X just went overboard.

How can a professional be taken seriously using a system with fruity colored gems as buttons and such? It really looks like a great operating system and all, and I'll probably buy it, but I don't understand why Apple has shifted to the kiddy market! I want an OS that looks professional, doesn't distract me, and doesn't have all kinds of bright colors all over the place. what disturbed me mostly was when I thought about how the "shadow" on the windows would affect working in graphic programs like Photoshop.

I remember several years ago when Apple Platinum came out. I was so upset with the look that I had the nerve to email Arlo Rose (who still worked for Apple at the time), and complain about how "bulbous" the new windows were. But in time, I grew to love Platinum, so much so that nothing else has ever replaced it on my desktop. Arlo, forgive me!

I imagine OS X will be the same way. There will be a period of adjustment.

Get Well wishes go out to David Letterman who had quintuple heart bypass surgery. Last week, Dave hosted Hillary Clinton, the wife of our President, and candidate for Senate in the state of New York.

She held her ground against the acerbic talk show host, and so impressed me that she inspired this week's tongue-in-cheek Polling Place question, "Would you vote for Hillary?"

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I admit that I have never dabbled in HyperCard, but after reading the latest MacInstruct tutorial, I'll have give it a spin.

"The University of HyperCard" is going to be a series of tutorials to get you familiar with one Apple's oldest software applications.

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Here's a nifty Applescript for those of you who distribute your Applets from John Grow:

I am submitting to you this wicked simple (but really useful) AppleScript that I made. This script is like a lot of the others I've seen in the AppleScript listing, EXCEPT...in those others, you have to change the creator code in the script every time.

Not in this one. This one opens a dialog box when you drop a file on it. The dialog box contains the file name and file type, but puts the creator code in a default answer box, allowing you to edit it right there. No more editing the script every time. This has come in really handy for me because I deal with cross-platform all the time, and I'm too lazy to edit the script every time I need this thing, which is several times a day.

on open (theList)
tell application "Finder"
repeat with theItem in theList
if class of theItem is file then
set locked of theItem to false
end if
set fileName to name of theItem
set fileType to file type of theItem
set creatorType to creator type of theItem
set dialogResult to display dialog "File name: " & fileName & return & ¬
"File Type: " & fileType & return & "Creator Code: " buttons "OK" ¬
default button 1 default answer creatorType
set creatorType to text returned of dialogResult
set creator type of theItem to creatorType
end repeat
end tell
end open

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Use Contributions:

I had a mental lapse last Friday and somehow uploaded all the contributions as text files instead of binaries! This rendered them all useless. I apologize to the artists, and the links will reappear as I replace the corrupt files.

• maffewyay put together a new version of our Smilin' Mac MOSS with the new MacOS X look.
  
  
• Bryan Bortz created a MOSS for lovers of Myth. His web page also features a dozen custom cursors.
  
  
• Another images featuring Calvin and Hobbs were submitted by James Pelletier. This time it's an About this Mac replacement, and Explorer Splash 5.0 (just so you'll be ready for the final release!)

1/14/00

Last update, I mentioned an Applescript by Mike Perry to offset Finder windows. While the script is a great example of coding, The Bach Man recommends a handy little program called Neatnik.

Neatnik performs three tasks. It will offset subfolders by a user determined number of pixels. It will set the zoom size of a window, it will set the views of all subfolders to match the parent's. Until you register, the program only works on the first five folder levels. Cletus added it to our software archive.

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Would you like to trigger an Applescript when you quit or launch an Application? For example, quitting Netscape could launch a script that would disconnect your PPP connection.

Chris Haagen recommends the freeware "ScriptSynch". From the READ ME:

When you first restart with ScriptSynch installed, you will notice a new folder called “ScriptSynch Aliases” in your Preferences folder. You can create it yourself if you’re the gung-ho type. Whenever an application starts up, ScriptSynch will look for an item in that folder called “<Application Name> launch” (ex: “SimpleText launch”). Likewise, whenever an application quits, ScriptSynch will look for an item called “<Application Name> quit” (ex: “SimpleText quit”).

So if you make an Applescript with the command RA Disconnect, and name it Netscape quit, you will get disconnected when you quit Netscape!

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Modify Older Epson Print Drivers to work with MacOS 9.

Roger Oren sent these detailed instructions for modifying older print drivers to work with MutiUsers on MacOS 9.

MacOS 9 limits for some types of users the locations where they can save files. For the early Epson printer drivers, this means limited and panel users can not print, because the printer driver saves temporary files in a fixed location in the System Folder. Later model drivers have the option to change where these temporary files are made. To change the early Epson drivers so all users can use the printer, do the following... (Continued...)

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Use Contributions:

• Joe Mitz created a cool blue MOSS of our old friend, "Smilin' Mac".
  
  
• Graham Brown made a hot looking splash for Hotline.
  
  
• Enio Rigolin submitted two Think Different MOSS. One of a lovely lady, and the other features Picasso.
  
  

1/12/00

After a few rocky days, the ResExcellence domain is finally "attached" to my LinuxPPC server. In honor of the occasion, I made a few "Served with LinucPPC" buttons that are free for you to use. If any readers wish to create more, I'll be happy to post them.

(Note: Many readers are emailing with reports of bad links, while I appreciate the effort, they are due to the fact the domain name change has not propagated to your local domain name server. It may take another day to settle down. If a link with http://www.ResExcellence.com is broken, please try . Thanks!)

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A slow day at the recording studio, while bad for the kid's college funds, is great for ResExcellence readers. I used the time to update the Resource/Template Archive, collecting five ResEdit templates that were dispersed around the web site. In the future, I hope to make more regular updates.

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The January issue of Apple Wizards is available for reading, and it contains an article by the webmaster of ResExcellence - hey, that's me!

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Interesting Applescripts

Mike Perry sends the first script. Because it is a rather long listing, you can download it.

The next demonstration script for you to download is by Dan Harrison. It displays a small dialog listing the name of each running application, including hidden processes.

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In appreciation to everyone who sent their MacOS ROM file for him to analyze, Dan Schmidt has updated his patcher to remove the 2 minute Disk Check delay.

Dan also updated the CD/DVD patch for mounting third party drives.

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Thomas Lascher was nice enough to drop a note with a new URL for my Marathon Infinity scenario - The Attack. :)

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Stop by Ryan Martinez's web site and take a look at the desktop pictures he created, or the iCab replacement icons with the Quicktime 4 look.

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Use Contributions: (1/12/00)

• Petter Sundlöf created a MOSS that pays tribute to the MPC7000 series of processors (The G4!).
  
  
• Graham Brown created a space-based replacement splash for Netscape.
  
  
• With a tip-of-the-hat to Aqua, Doug Polk submitted a nice Giant MOSS.
  
  
• Macster is a program used to search for MP3's on the net. Chris Donovan created a replacement splash screen.
  
  
• Anto submitted a bold MOSS, and Enio Rigolin sent a Think Different one featuring John Lennon.

1/10/00

After many months of pleading from readers, ResExcellence is proud to announce the opening of SnapShots - a collection of active desktops to show you the how other Mac users are customizing their Macs. Maintained by Jeremy Hoesly, the grand opening features Snapshots from the following:

• Edward O'Rourke
• Paul Thiem
• Pete Mellows
• Robert Percival

Send your contributions to Jeremy, and be sure to include as much information as you can about the icons, desktop picture, and running applications. For more details, read the Submission Policy.

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Wow! If readers follow through on their Polling Place votes, 2000 will be a great year for Apple. Only 22% of readers have no plans to make a new purchase. After seeing all the cool Firewire and USB devices, I can't wait to get a Pismo Powerbook! ADB and SCSI are soooo twentieth century.

On the off chance you haven't seen MacOS X Aqua, do it now and then come back for this week's Polling Place question, "Rate MacOS X Aqua from 1 to 5."

5 is the best, as in - "I would pay $500 to the engineer that smuggles out an alpha CD for me!", and number 1 is the worst, "I liked Windows 3.1 better."

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Curious about Internet Explorer 5.0? AppleWizards has posted sneek peak of the anticipated browser.

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My fourth grade alter ego entered the wrong URL for new Mac infrared remote control: ZephIR.

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A few more tidbits from MacWorld.

At first glance, I thought this Powerbook cover was made for these frigid Midwest winters, but the patient sales rep informed me it was to block external light, so you can more easily use your Powerbook in direct sunlight.

Called the Hoodman, this $40 soft nylon cover folds up like a camping tent to fit inside your carrying case.

I almost bought one, but I figured I look scary enough in direct sunlight.

This will keep you playing Quake III all day long.

The Intensor is a specially designed chair with a built in subwoofer, and full compliment of speakers in back support. Starting at $159, you could pay more for desktop speakers that wouldn't pack half the wallop. Believe me, when you get fragged in this chair, all that's missing is the blood!

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I don't know how he does it, and frankly I'm jealous!

Seventeen year old Matthew Cone from MacInstruct has snagged an interview with Steve Wozniak. Unlike the recent tech heavy Slashdot interview, Matthew's questions are very personable. It's an enjoyable read.

(When I was seventeen, I was a soda-jerk at the local drive-in movie theater. Now I'm just a regular jerk...)

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From the User's Forum:

Senior Cooter posted a great tip for users of Internet Explorer.

Grab any applications icon and drag it into the opened Favorites folder (found by Favorites>Organize Favorites) and place it where you'd like inside of the folder. Now you can have an "app launcher" menu within Explorer. This works with document files as well. I placed my ICQ and Copernic apps inside of my toolbar favorites folder. Very cool. Maybe this is old news, but I had never seen this posted before. Enjoy!!

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Use Contributions: (1/10/00)

• We have our first Aqua submission. Graham Brown created a nice looking Giant MOSS in the style of the new MacOS X.
  
  
• Do you like Calvin and Hobbs? Jim Pelletier sent a funny splash screen for Outlook Express 5.
  
  
• Peter McHugh submitted a cool looking Giant MOSS featuring a photo of solar dish reflection. Very pretty.
  
  
• Darren Russell makes a bold statement with this clean Netscape splash.
  
  
• We haven't had one in awhile, so Todd Powell created an Explorer Throbber of a ladies high heel shoe!

1/7/00

What I did on my trip to MacWorld by Michael Coyle.

Dear Teacher, Today I arrived in San Francisco for the MacWorld Convention. San Francisco is a lot warmer than Chicago, but its buildings are tiny (Nah, nah....) I talked to a reporter from a local radio station. She said MacWorld was the coolest things she had ever seen. She asked how come everyone doesn't have a Mac. I said I didn't know. I saw lots of nifty stuff that I am going to ask Santa to give me next Christmas. There was a company called Matsucom that was selling a pda you could wear on your wrist like a watch. It had Mac software and everything! It could store names, addresses, phone numbers, and reminders. I forgot to ask if it would also tell you the time. I hope so because I will look dumb if I have to wear my pda and my Star Trek watch at the same time. The kids on the playground will beat me up. Another cool thing was the ZephIR. It turns your Mac into an infra-red super universal remote control. Not only will it work with most TV's and VCR's, but it will also control a cd changer while loading in MP3's into your Mac. It's only $49, but I don't have enough paper-route money to buy it. I asked the nice sales-rep if I could program it to transmit Satanic messages to my Furby, but he just turned and walked away... I'm getting sleepy so I have to go to bed. After my nap, I' m going to go party-hopping thanks to all the invitations I received because of ResExcellence. Having your own web site sure is cool! Michael Coyle. 4th grade. Room 107

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Late Update: Slashdot has an excellent interview with Steve Wozniak.

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Control Strip Follow Up!

He's a little more information pertaining to Wednesday's article by Jeremy Hoesly on Apple's Control Strip. If you have been trying to modify the colors of the Control Strip to match a favorite theme or scheme, give it up! Instead, download Extension Strip. It's scheme-aware, and you can customize it a dozen different ways.

And where can you find more modules to stuff on your strip? Past ResEx contributor Joel Saas runs the Control Strip Outlet, the definitive module site!

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Error Messages from the Pope's iMac... submitted by Richard Key

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Lock in the BootX kernel settings.

1/5/00

While the date on Monday's update was meant as a joke (1/3/1900), ResExcellence did have a few minor Y2K problems.

The date in the User Forums went from 99 to 100, and all the cookies for the Polling Place immediately expired. You may have noticed you were given the option to vote more than once.

Both were small problems due to human errors in the perl scripts, not a system limitation, and have been fixed.

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A Closer Look at the Control Strip

Our latest article by Jeremy Hoesly covers Apple's rubber band at the bottom of your monitor. Get the skinny on his favorites as he reviews the best of them. (Continued...)

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Make Control Panels Theme Compliant

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Dan Schmidt has been busy updating his web site! He has posted a comprehensive look at MP3 encoders, a page of resource patches, and updated a HOW-TO for Appleshare under Linux. Take the rest of the week off Dan!

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In my old Marathon map making days, I used a program called ResCompare 2.6 to create patches for the game's sound and shapes files. A question by Dan Frakes in our User Forum reminded me of it, and it has been added to the Software Archive.
(Selfish plug: Play my great Marathon Infinity Scenario - The Attack.)

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Use Contributions: (1/5/00)

• In addition to the icons that Ilona mentions below, Ethan from Chemicons also submitted a nice looking ATM replacement for MacOS 8.
  
  
• We have our first splash replacement for The Palace. Tommy T. created two colorful mountain scenes for you.
  
  
• Jay Amici created a replacement splash for ever prevalent Stuffit Deluxe.
  
  
• Peter McHugh has created another clever MOSS. This slightly oversized version also sports some special text elements.
  
  
• Simon Kornblith also submitted a nice MOSS. His features Apple's latest hardware.

1/3/00

Ho, ho, ho or No, no, no? 30% of readers didn't quite enjoy the Holidays.

I'm not a Scrooge, but the holidays really take their toll on me. Picking out presents, decorating the house, and eating too much, all make me more that happy to get back to work on Monday! This week, I'm particularly anxious because Thursday morning, I leave for MacWorld! Watch for Friday's update from the floor of the show.

One item I was hoping to buy at the show was a Pismo Powerbook. If the rumors are true, they may not be ready in time. Since I'm all set to plunk down cash for a 100 Mhz buss, I am wondering if you are too! This week's Polling Place asks, "Do you plan to buy a new Mac this year?"

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Roving reporter, Ilona Melis has snagged an excellent interview with Hideki Itoh, icon artist from Hide's Icons. He discusses his icons, software, and even a little Linux! Find out all about his new icon site.

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Here's a great web site chronicling the history the Netscape browser. What will make this site of interest to ResEx readers is that it contains all the splash screens from all the versions of Netscape. In fact, there is even a link to download the old version - then you could extract icons and throbbers! (Be warned, ResExcellence looks terrible in N1.1.)

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Michael LeRoux sent this funny "iMac Banner". Watch it for a moment to have a chuckle.

I'm not sure if you'd even want something like this, but what the hell. I created it yesterday after an application crash took down the entire Mac OS for the umpteenth time.

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Macalicious has a new look! The freshly redesigned version 2.0 is now Y2K compliant and has new desktops, ATM's and Splash screens for you to download.

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AppleWizards has posted a glowing review of Play It Cool, a Quicktime 4 savvy movie player.

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This handy Applescript by John Crossley will open the folder containing the front most application.

tell application "Finder"
set currentApps to every process whose frontmost is true
-- This list will be empty if Finder is frontmost
if (count of currentApps) > 0 then
reveal file of item 1 of currentApps
activate -- Finder
end if
end tell

I wrote this because I was testing a beta version of a favorite program. I wasn't sure, however, if the copy in memory was launched from the beta or the previous release. So this script tells the finder to reveal the application file of the frontmost application.

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Use Contributions: (1/3/00)

• Stacy Horton was getting tired of her husband Tim's bragging about all the downloads on his Matrix ATM, so she made her own two ATM's featuring the movie Braveheart.
  
  
• This a first at ResEx, Jjaro submitted a replacement World picture for the Map Control Panel. Just paste this hi-tech replacement into the program, and all the city locations become more apparent because of the dark nature of the image. Look at a preview.
  
  
• Douglas Polk put to gether a nice looking Giant MOSS for MacOS 9 users.
  
  
• Continuing his series of Eudora splash replacements, Peter McHugh adds one more for you view.
  
  
• And in case you're using Outlook Express 5, Matt Celia created this splash screen for you.

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Thanks to everyone who sent "Well Wishes" for the Holidays. The best thing about this web site is the people you meet.