Power On Software, Voice 800-344-9160, sales@poweronsw.com, http://www.poweronsw.com/
Don't waste time clicking your way through long lists of files trying to find a particular version of a file. Misplacing a file will never be a problem again. With ACTION Files, you can take advantage of the most effective way to find and organize your work. This program adds menus of commands at the top of every Open and Save window or Navigation Services dialogs to allow faster navigation, while providing you with information about each file. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.5.3 or later.
CalCountNote 1.2.5 - Shareware
Brian Stevens, brilor@kagi.com
This little app integrates three helpful components for your desktop: a calendar with an easy-to-use push button interface, a countdown that will display realtime days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the date of your choice, and a notepad for collecting To Dos or other important items. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
This Control Strip module will add a tiny calculator to your desktop when you click on its strip icon. Enter calculations from your keyboard or by clicking on the numbers in the calculator keypad. Clicking outside the calculator window will close it. Requires Control Strip.
This Control Strip Module (CSM) was originally designed to give you fast access to your Control Panels. This latest version allows you to do even more. You can open, enable/disable, move to trash, or Get Info on any item in your Control Panels, Extensions, Control Strip Modules, and Startup Items folders. 68k and PPC compatible. Requires Control Strip or compatible program.
This application screen saver has been around for quite some time and has such a popular user-base that many developers took it upon themselves to create their own faders for the program. Not only will it use very little of your system’s resources, it’s also free! This latest version includes a large collection of different faders for the application, introduces a few new faders, and fixes a few bugs. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
Stop wading through forests of folders just to find your target destination to save a file. This app lets you save files to your desktop and then will automatically put them into any directory you’ve pre-configured and set. Locations are specified as tasks and can be customized to direct files containing certain attributes to particular locales. Add or modify as many tasks as you’d like or have the app perform other functions such as trashing duplicate files or warning you of open files. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
Forget dragging your disks to the trash to eject them. This useful extension application will allow you to eject floppies, Zip, Jaz, SyQuest, and CD-ROMs using a simple key combination. You can even eject CDs still in your Mac when the computer is shut down. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
This Control Strip module is designed to help you keep track of the time while you’re working or playing on your computer. Set the timer to remind you of important things like when to take your clothes out of the dryer, when to take dinner out of the oven, or even to remind you that your favorite TV show is on. 68k and PPC compatible. Requires Control Strip or compatible.
FontView 1.59 - Shareware
Simon Brown, sibr@kagi.com, http://www.sibr.com/fontviewjava.html
Take the guesswork out of font selection. This application displays a window with the full character set for any selected font. Each character or glyph can be examined more closely by double-clicking any character. You’ll also get additional info by doing so including information about the current typeface and the keystroke. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
Fed up with your Finder and your forest of folders? Check this out. This cool app gives you an easier way to navigate through your Mac’s contents by packaging your entire desktop into a tidy window browser. It gives you side-by-side windows that will allow you to simultaneously view any folder or volume, its subfolders, and any contents a selected folder contains, making it easy to navigate through your folder hierarchy. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
Create your own keyboard shortcuts in just a few steps with this handy app. Launch applications from anywhere on your desktop, open documents and folders easily, connect or disconnect from the Internet, change a file’s creator, change the hot-key commands of other programs, open documents in your favorite applications, and more. Includes 68k and PPC versions. Requires Mac OS 7.6.1 or later.
Keep track of your investments with this handy stock market watcher. This app will place a “ticker” viewer on your screen that will allow you to view current stock market info from around the world. It updates info every minute and can be configured to alert you to stocks that are doing well, or warn you to sell the stinkers. You can even have it call up a detailed report of your favorites. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later, Open Transport, Internet Config, and an Internet connection.
Memory Joggers 1.7 - Shareware
Douglas Norton, douglas.norton@golden-lion.freeserve.co.uk, http://www.golden-lion.freeserve.co.uk/
Forget that other stickies program, this one can do more. Add sticky notes to your desktop to remind you of important items or use them to paste pictures right on your desktop or even give you a reminder alarm. Each Memory Jogger window can be set with its own customizable alarm, a customized font, background color, and window title.
Here’s a nice collection of Control Strip modules for your Mac’s desktop. It includes AppleTalk II—a replacement for the AppleTalk Switch control strip, Calendar—a nifty little pop-up scrollable calendar, HD Spin Down II—a button replacement to spin down your hard disk, OSA Script—provides the same functionality to the OSA Menu extension except from the control strip, and Sleep Now—a button replacement to put your Mac to bed. Requires Control Strip or compatible program.
OtherMenu 2.0.3 - Shareware
James W. Walker, jwwalker@kagi.com, http://www.jwwalker.com/
This extension will create a system-wide hierarchical menu somewhat similar to the Apple menu, but accessible from its own icon on your Menu bar. Launch applications, documents, perform various utility functions, execute FKeys, and more without having to navigate through your desktop folders. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
QuicKeys 4.1 - Demo
CE Software, Voice 515-221-1801, CE_Support@cesoft.com, http://www.cesoft.com/
Life’s too short - and your computing time can be too. This useful program automates all the multi-step, repetitive actions you do on your Mac every day. It allows you to create customizable keyboard short-cuts, toolbars, and timers to launch Web sites, open programs and documents, type words, shut down your Mac, select menu items, type the date, reformat Web text, control your CD play, switch folders, paste graphics, and a whole lot more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.0 or later and 16 MB RAM.
Got OS 9? Hate the look of Sherlock II? Here’s a great fix to modify Sherlock II’s appearance to make it look more like a regular Mac window app. This patch will turn the new brushed metal beast back into a standard Mac window that allows minimizing. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 9.
Smaller Font Smoothing 1.0.1 - Freeware
Steven Bytnar, sbytnar@kagi.com
Take onscreen font smoothing a step further with this extension. It patches the Appearance Manager using so that you can set the font smoothing size smaller than 12 points using AppleScript—even all the way down to 6 points if you’re really looking to get a quick headache. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.6 or later.
Have your text files read back to you by a cute little mouse or other face. Using Apple’s MacinTalk text-to-speech synthesis technology, this app will read out loud any ASCII text file of any size. Use it to read your email, articles, Web pages, or if you’re really particularly lazy, have it read your kids a bedtime story. It even allows you to bookmark where you left off and return to the same place in the document at a later time. Can be used with or without the mouse/face feature. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.5 or later with Speech Manager and MacinTalk installed.
Feeling a little lonely lately? Stick this little fuzz face on your desktop and he’ll keep you company. Using Apple’s PlainTalk text-to-speech synthesis technology, this little animated mouse watches as you work and offers a few comments now and then. You can mix and match different mouse faces, sets of phrases, and PlainTalk voices to customize your little buddy, and even use AppleScript to have your mouse say something specific. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.5 or later with PlainTalk installed.
Add new channels to Sherlock II with this collection. This package will give you more channel choices for searching the Internet and includes General Search, Auction, General Shopping, Books, My News, Medical, Movies, Spanish Search, US Governement, Music, Travel, and Mac Shopping. Goodnight Raul. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 9.
