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REALbasic News by Erick Tejkowski - Aquatic Menus
- Stimulating Applications
- Console Tip
- File Transfers
- Photo Fun
Find this and more in today's REALbasic News. (Continued...)
Today's News by Cletus™  Apple has posted an update for AppleWorks X, version 6.2.1. "This update is only for users of AppleWorks on Mac OS X 10.1. If you use an older version of Mac OS X, do not use this update. This updater only updates AppleWorks 6.2. If you have an earlier version of AppleWorks 6, you need to run the AppleWorks 6.2 updater before using this updater."
EjectDisk will allow you to program a key to eject any floppy, CD/DVD or removable disk, such as a Zip disk. EjectDisk has an additional feature which is very useful -- it can eject any CD/DVDs still in the computer when the computer is shut down. Additionally, Midnight Software, developer of the software is running a contest until the end of September for a free registration. More information can be found here.
Dock-It 0.6.5 is a configurable dock and shelf for use in Mac OS X. This version fixes a problem with localizations that caused Config App not to function properly.
Virex X 7.0 by McAfee is a virus protection utility for Mac OS X. Mac OS X 10.0.3 or higher is required. - A native Macintosh OS X application
- On-line HTML help
- Supports drag and drop scanning and cleaning
- Access to our online Virus Information Library
- Report generation
 Alarm Clock Pro 3.8.1 is an MP3 alarm clock with several alarm types and options. It is designed to work with Mac OS 8 or higher with CarbonLib or Mac OS X 10.0 or higher. I remember being at a MacWorld Expo with a certain Webmaster™ from ResExcellence, who shall remain nameless. He used either this program or a similar one with poor results. Not the programs fault mind you, but rather he forgot to adjust his computer clock for the time difference. Although he did not miss his plane, He was very rushed. I was glad we were on separate flights! :)
If you're a Adobe Illustrator user, you may find this article of interest for Element K Journals. "Delete Overlapping Paths Easily With Pathfinder's Intersect" by Suzanne Thomas. "Who says you can't get good help nowadays? The Pathfinder commands available from the Pathfinder palette (versions 8 and 9) and under the Effects menu (version 9) will perform a multitude of tasks on selected paths with only a keystroke--making things easier for you in the long run." Continued...
Themes.org is in the process of updating their site. They are looking for section heads to handle the content. If you are interested, stop by and apply. While you are there, be sure to check out the new Schemes and Themes they have posted for the week.
MacFixIt is following two recent updates from Apple. The first is a potential memory problem after updating firmware. In fact their story today mentions that the Apple Power Mac G4 update has been pulled. Additionally they are Troubleshooting iMovie 2.1.1. If these are of interest to you, check out yesterdays MacFixIt posting.
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Tools of the Trade by Michael Coyle
At approximately Noon yesterday, the ResEx Server was shutdown and walked across the street to our new location in my recording studio. Because the ISP is the same, I was able to keep the IP number of 207.208.148.74. (Important if your school has 'Net-Nanny' software that doesn't like the sEx in ResExcellence!)
Other than the server, every other aspect of the move to the new studio has been a disaster. We're behind schedule due to some construction problems and it will be a miracle if I can reopen on October 8th.
One highlight of the move was when we rolled the $200,000 mixing console across Dearborn Avenue in Chicago. In the tradition of "Abbey Road", we took this picture.
LinuxInstruct has been updated with a new tutorial on measuring disk and folder usage. While written for the Linux Newbie, almost all the posted tutorials also are appropriate for MacOS X.
Fontosaurus Text has released three new freely downloadable fonts: 5by, a bitmap font (Macintosh only), the funky art-deco font, Martini, and another funky headline font with three faces: YChrome. Fontosaurus is still giving half their font income for the month of September to the American Red Cross.
User Contributed Splash Screens. by Michael Coyle
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- Another great anime MOSS and ATM combo was sent by Channy Loeum. This one features Shinji.
- We haven't had any of these for awhile! James Zakany put together three skins for the Toast.
- Thirteen year old Stephen Abbene sends his first iTunes skin, a black and white patterned "RoadKill".
- After sending his pretty blue MOSS and ATM set earlier in the week, Todd Shultz thought you may like to see his orange version!
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Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly The Snapshot Section has been put on a brief hiatus while I’m out of town. Regular installments of snapshot goodness will resume on Wednesday, October 3rd. Feel the joy of submitting! Give us a gander of your desktop.
Icon & Desktop News: by Dan  Icons - Desktops: We've got (6) Brand New Desktops, some current "News From Around the Web" and (1) System Icon set for OSX to spiff up your desktop. All on display for today's update!
- When our Webmaster Michael Coyle submitted his "Blue Folder Icons" for OSX, he included a Photoshop template for anyone to expand on the concept. Well, I took him seriously and got way carried away with "Coyle's X Folders Vol.2". This is the second set of 28 brightly colored and patterned OSX folders out of over 100. Keep your eyes peeled for more sets in the coming weeks.
- David B. took a picture of the glowing power light found on all G4s with his new digital camera, a Sony DSC-P1 and Photoshoped and tweaked it into an interesting desktop picture. Available in 3 different resolutions and styles.
- In his signature style, SoulRocka Nasty Nene presents "Tragic Kingdom", an emotional desktop response to the events of Sept. 11. You might also wish to read his own first hand account of those events, as he works not far from the area. The desktop comes in 1024x resolution.
- Bradford J. Wiles, creator of MacMonkies submits another of his cool 3-D desktop creations titled "Recoil". The download includes 800x and 1024x resolutions. While you're at it, visit Brad's website for many things to make you smile, and check out his most recent weekly update.
- As the last of the warm weather fades, I thought it a nice idea to savor a little bit of summer with another set of "Daylily" photographs sent by Timothy J. Fehr, Webmaster for the American Hemerocallis Society. This grouping includes 14 different shots of this gorgeous flower, all in 1024x resolution, as well as a brief description of each one.
- Alan James submits another great set of 2 different 3-D desktops to beautify your Mac, both available in 1152x resolution.
- Araon Rosen sends in another of his nicely done patriotic desktops titled "These Colors Don't Run". Comes in 3 different resolutions.
News From Around the Web: The Iconfactory announces the release of their World of Copland Icons #6.
Why the Mac is so great.com premieres a new desktop image, "Aquatic Distortion". Mando wanted to let you know that there are 4 new desktops at http://www.mandolux.com representing the end of the America Flag Series.
Get your dose of Banana Appeal at MacMonkies with 3 new desktops and plenty of Monkeyin' around! Roll out the barrel! Macuserx.com has been updated with 6 new desktops and 1 new icon set "NEON". Check out Masanta's Icons located at http://www.cyvogue-graphics.com/linkwares/ John from http://www.imediapros.com/america provides a link to a nice patriotic desktop. Creative Box has updated with a new desktop picture named "God Bless America". Maccustomise.com has opened it's doors to the general public! Check it out for all the latest news, reviews, tutorials and customizing! Blueskyheart has a new desktop picture, "Light Abides". Rampant Mac has gotten a major face lift with new graphics all around and (3) new desktops added to the galleries. Bad times BEWARE! With a brand new update and 3 new desktops, MacMonkies have the good times on a roll. Check 'em out! Mike Davidson's Mac File Library has been updated to include a pile of new goodies for the downloading. There are 3 new desktops on http://mypage.bluewin.ch/d-design!! Visit PT's website for a personal perspective on the last several days events. So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!
Calendar & Appointment Scheduler for Mac OS X
REALbasic Tutorial - REALbasic meets JavaScript by Erick Tejkowski This week's project is a quick little hack that has some unique uses. We'll look at how to execute JavaScript in a browser remotely from a REALbasic project. This functionality gives you many opportunities to create time saving tools It also works great for practical jokes! (Continued...)
Today's News by Cletus™  Today was a big day for Apple. Mac OS X 10.1 has finally been announced at Seybold. I actually find myself looking forward to getting the final release. Having played with a few of the developer releases, I can testify that it has indeed come a long way. I hope to continue to balance the software news with an equal serving of Classic and Mac OS X releases. At least for the time being.
Apple has also announced more than 1,400 Third-Party Applications are now available for Mac OS X v10.1
 Everyday Software has released the next version of their wonderful clipEdit X 2.5b2. It will allow you to create and edit all clippings, text, picture and URL clippings included. Try out this beta and give a report back to help its development.
- Recompiled with REALBasic 3.5 for Mac OS X 10.1 compatibility.
- Printing of text clippings now works again.
- Various other bug fixes.
The ever popular FTP client Fetch, has been updated to version 4.0.1. Fetch is described as "a user-friendly Macintosh FTP client; it allows point-and-click, drag and drop file transfers to and from any machine with an FTP server, over a TCP/IP network. This version provides much need compatibility with Mac OS X 10.1.
Dock-It 0.6 has been updated for Mac OS X 10.1. Dock-it adds a drive/favorites bar dock and an optional shelf for file operations.
 @-time 1.0 by Vincent Software, will display local time as well as the time in four selected world cities. It also displays GMT (UTC) time and Internet (@) time. Requirements are a PPC, Mac OS 8.1 or higher with CarbonLib, Mac OS X 10.0.4 or higher.
DesktopCalendar 0.45 is a tiny application that changes your desktop to a calendar. It also shows today's date on the Dock icon. Only designed for Mac OS X.
- Recompiled with the developer tools for MacOS X 10.1
- Improved the multiple screens and resolutions support
- Changed the design of the preferences panel
- Fixed some minor bugs
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Tools of the Trade by Michael Coyle
After running like a well-oiled machine, some of my Linux apps were suddenly drawing garbage on the screen. After a launching a few programs as a test, it was apparent that only Gnome apps had the problem.
A Before and After shot of my problem.
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A helpful patron of the IRC #ppclinux channel provided the answer. The Gnome desktop uses a library of widgets called GTK. In my home directory, there is an invisible settings file called .gtkrc. Trashing this file solved the problem. The best guess is that a Gnome Theme corrupted the settings file.
The Astronomy Picture of the Day features a beautiful global elevation composite landscape of Earth. Perhaps a diligent ResEx readers can whip up a nice desktop picture and send it to Dan!
User Contributed Splash Screens. by Michael Coyle
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Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly Wednesday’s snapshots are ready for your viewing pleasure: - The custom “OptiSun Jean Marcell” desktop picture and a modified version of Maury McCown’s AquaX III K-Scheme are showcased in this contribution from Thomas Aylott. iTunes is rounding up songs in the center. Icon Factory’s Aqua Icons and some custom PhotoDisc icons are scattered throughout.
- This snapshot from Scott Meinzer sports a modified version of the “What Is About the Green Ones” desktop picture coupled with Maury McCown’s AquaX III K-Scheme. iTunes is juggling selections in the lower right. Icon Factory’s World of Aqua 1 and 2 collections share the spotlight.
- The “Transparent Apple” desktop picture and a scheme based on Daisuke Yamashita’s Titanium 7 K-Scheme debut in this submission from Hes Nikke. iTunes, retro-fitted with a custom skin, is cranking out music in the lower right.
- As a tribute to the city, Chris O’Brien sends this submission bearing a chilling picture of what is now called “Ground Zero” in New York City. Incredible.
Feel the joy of submitting! Give us a gander of your desktop.
Icon & Desktop News: by Dan  Icons - Desktops: We've got (6) Brand New Desktops, some current "News From Around the Web", and (1) funky Icon Set to dress your desktop. All on display for today's update!
- Chris Hardy says he will darn near do anything to avoid cleaning his room. Spending endless hours making "Gorillaz Icons" for OSX seems to be his excuse this time. This latest addition to our growing collection of Gorillaz "stuff" includes 20 different icons in .icns format.
- Charge up your desktop with some "Power", generated by Gary Paine. This high voltage Apple- Techno desktop comes in 1152x resolution.
- In need of some spiritual guidance or contact with a deceased loved one? If so, download your very own "Ouija" board desktop created by Sharon Alvarez of the Pinky Toe. Comes in 1024x resolution.
- Joe Sieracki spotted this picture and decided to have a little fun torturing the people at Apple. They still haven't sent him his new G4, so down they go! "Zilla Returns" and looms over Apple's corporate campus ready to devour any unsuspecting or unproductive employee in 1024x resolution.
- Things go better with... Hey, wait a minute! Art imitates life with a realistic 3-D rendition of a "Coke Can" by Henry Stidston. Available in a thirst quenching 1024x resolution.
- The latest incarnation of Batman's arch nemesis Catwoman, played by "Julie Newmar", debuts on one of John Rose's latest celebrity series desktops. This sexy "Think Purrrrfect" creation comes in two different resolutions.
- Gary Politzer sends in a subtle yet stylish backdrop titled "Blue Room". Comes in 1024x resolution.
News From Around the Web: Get your dose of Banana Appeal at MacMonkies with 3 new desktops and plenty of of Monkeyin' around! Roll out the barrel! Macuserx.com has been updated with 6 new desktops and 1 new icon set "NEON". Check out Masanta's Icons located at http://www.cyvogue-graphics.com/linkwares/ John from http://www.imediapros.com/america provides a link to a nice patriotic desktop. Creative Box has updated with a new desktop picture named "God Bless America". Maccustomise.com has opened it's doors to the general public! Check it out for all the latest news, reviews, tutorials and customizing! Blueskyheart has a new desktop picture, "Light Abides". Mando wanted to let you know that there are 4 new desktops at http://www.mandolux.com representing a firefighter, the National Guard, and another American Flag (Left and Right views). Rampant Mac has gotten a major face lift with new graphics all around and (3) new desktops added to the galleries. Bad times BEWARE! With a brand new update and 3 new desktops, MacMonkies have the good times on a roll. Check 'em out! Mike Davidson's Mac File Library has been updated to include a pile of new goodies for the downloading. There are 3 new desktops on http://mypage.bluewin.ch/d-design!! Visit PT's website for a personal perspective on the last several days events. So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!
REALbasic News by Erick Tejkowski - New REALbasic Alpha Version
- New REALbasic Plugin SDK
- OS X Toolbar Buttons
- MiniMail
- xTools
- Waste and OpenGL
Find this and more in today's REALbasic News. (Continued...)
Today's News by Cletus™ The Graphic Converter Contest was without a doubt one of the biggest ever held at ResExcellence. My e-mail client worked over time to handle the 800+ entries. I had some duplicates (nice try) I had to weed out, which made it higher. The ten lucky winners are listed below. Congratulations goes out to them from ResExcellence and Thorsten Lemke. You will be contacted from Thorsten sometime this week. | Wendy D. Brindle | Douglas B. Stockdale | | William R. Byron | Kimberly Schultz | | Robert Pritchett | Doug Moore | | Eric R. Smith | Bryce McKay | | Bhuel Buss | Jack Haskel |
Iconizer Pro 1.5.6 is an application developed for automatically generating a set of 32 bit full color icons from any pictures to be a background of CD, folder or other container windows. This version offers an increase in speed when "View Options" processes is selected. It also fixes some minor bugs of the Iconizer Pro Enabler application.
Also updated in tandem is Icon Calculator. This is a little application (124K) developed for predicting output size of an icon set generated by Iconizer Pro (unless you want to use a typical calculator). Changes in this version include: - Added the ability to export a 32 bit (millions of colors) single icon from a picture. This icon is Mac OS X-compatible (128x128 pixels).
- Fixed some minor bugs
 Black Magik has released version 2.0 of File Hider. As the name suggests, File Hider will allow you to drag and drop files you wish to protect from prying eyes, and have them hidden. Works with both individual files, as well as folders.
RandomBackground 1.4.3 fixes a nasty bug which appeared if the path contain any special characters. If you are having trouble with this problem, please upgrade to this new version. Remember this is for Mac OS X and higher only.
T&B Brodhurst-Hill Pty Ltd. has announced the release of AppleWorks Enhancement Pack 1.4.1 for AppleWorks. Version 1.4.1 corrects a bug involving Mac OS 9.1 or higher and AppleWorks 6, where some menu commands cannot locate needed files.
Freeware software Xload 1.4 for Mac OS X, will displays the load of the processor when using Mac OS X. Likewise, if you use a Multi-Processor machine, Xload will display the load of each CPU. Submit Software and General News Suggestions!
 Polling Place by Michael Coyle
Ouch! Over 80% of readers buckle up all the time! That's great to hear. I received dozens of touching letters from caring readers imploring me to wear my seatbelt more often. All I can say is, "Mind your own damn business."
Just kidding. Seriously, I'm trying to buckleup more often, so please, stop emailing me!
To counteract the slower processor speed of the G4, Apple started loading the top of the line computers with dual chips. How many readers have felt the need for that speed? This week's Polling Place asks, "Do you have a dual chip Mac?"
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Tools of the Trade by Michael Coyle
If your Linux Distro is YellowDog or SUSE, there are ready made RPM's for you to install. I took a little time this weekend and upgraded my YDL/KDE 2.0 install and the results were very cool. Application load time is greatly increased. The entire GUI is much zippier.
Andy Moraitis has more info if you use a separete drive for your swap partition.
If you are using a dual drive arrangement with drives of mixed types, it is critical that you use the enclosed link for a different procedure. Since hard drives are mounted asynchronously, the order in which they mount, especially if they are of different types, will vary from boot sequence to boot sequence. As such, the /etc/fstab modification I use in my hack will not work as the device number may change. Since the /fstab file points to a specific fixed device, if this device is not the same as what the system sees during initialization, a new partition called Swap1 will be created. If your system contains an internal main drive, which is different in type and configuration than the slave drive(s), please use the link I've listed below to follow this new procedure. You may also wish to use this hack if you frequently connect and disconnect additional bootable devices as this also affects the device numbers assigned during boot sequence.
I was nine years old when man landed on the moon. The Apollo Archive has a great list of RealAudio and MPG clips from the various missions.
User Contributed Splash Screens. by Michael Coyle
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- Dan Leeder sent a nice MOSS of a rainbow touched Mesa.
- Based on the advertisements for American Beauty, Jeff Kelly sent an AIM splash.
- A great anime splash set for Microsoft Office was sent by Channy Loeum. Who else! :)
- Ok, so it's a little crude, but perhaps some of you will like this MOSS of Olive Oyles dog, Jeep.
- Most of the Boot and Login combos for MacOS X have a high-tech spin. This pair from Ed Dyer is definitely retro!
- Thought to be the next great Sci-Fi TV series, John Rose sends this MOSS from Farscape. That reminds me. Don't anyone email me Wednesday evening. I'll be watching the new Enterprise series!
Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly Get your Monday snapshots here: - The “Blue Flow” desktop picture and Michael Rabe’s Ti Theme are showcased in this OS X contribution from Cmolina. Docks reside on the left, right, and bottom edges!
- Jeffrey Czerniak sends this snapshot bearing a political cartoon by Daryl Cagle as a tribute to New York City.
- Scott Dingle submits this two-part snapshot sporting Terra Dreamside’s “First Space Trip” desktop picture. A custom icon is situated in the upper right-hand corner.
- The custom “QuantumStream” desktop picture from the Metaphysical series and Michael Rabe’s Glass Theme debut in this two-part OS X submission from Manuel Velazquez. Cool.
Feel the joy of submitting! Give us a gander of your desktop.
Icon & Desktop News: by Dan  Icons - Desktops: We've got (7) Desktop additions, some current "News From Around the Web", and (1) short but sweet Icon Set to give some class to your desktop. All on display for today's update!
- Finding an "American Flag" to show one's patriotic spirit may be a little tough at the moment, as I discovered looking for one in my area. So, I decided the next best thing to do would be to create a set of 3 different sized Flag Animations in .gif format, which can be used on any website. Also included is a 3-D waving flag in layered Photoshop format.
- Martin Valdes submits a small sampler from his upcoming icon set titled "Dalmane" icons. More will be added to this Classic black and white set as he continues to work on them.
- Richard Morley introduces Tux the Linux penguin to the Mac desktop in "Penguin Paradise". Created using Electric Image Universe, Tux is available in 3 different resolutions.
- Bradford J. Wiles, creator of MacMonkies submits another of his stylish desktop creations titled "In My Head". The download includes 800x and 1024x resolutions. While you're at it, visit Brad's website for many things to make you smile, and check out his most recent weekly update.
- "America can't be destroyed, because America is IN THE HEART". Juan Santiago expresses his heart felt sentiment with this desktop tribute in 1280x resolution.
- Brenda Von Ashen of Noen Design, premieres a brand new collection of her signature "Desktop Badges". Included are 7 different clipping files and instructions on how to use them.
- Dave Washington was overcome by the patriotic spirit this week, and so created a "Think United" desktop available in four different resolutions.
News From Around the Web: Maccustomise.com has opened it's doors to the general public! Check it out for all the latest news, reviews, tutorials and customization! Blueskyheart has a new desktop picture, "Light Abides". Creative Box has updated with a new desktop picture named "Ask. Seek. Knock" Mando wanted to let you know that there are 4 new desktops at http://www.mandolux.com representing a firefighter, the National Guard, and another American Flag (Left and Right views). Rampant Mac has gotten a major face lift with new graphics all around and (3) new desktops added to the galleries. Bad times BEWARE! With a brand new update and 3 new desktops, MacMonkies have the good times on a roll. Check 'em out! Mike Davidson's Mac File Library has been updated to include a pile of new goodies for the downloading. There are 3 new desktops on http://mypage.bluewin.ch/d-design!! Visit PT's website for a personal perspective on the last several days events. Colheres updates with a new icons set and two new desktop pictures. Mandolux has put two desktops representing his love for this great nation of ours - a photo of our beautiful flag on his site Macuserx.com has been updated with 6 new desktops and three new Icon sets. So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!
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