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It's OK to talk to your Mac. We all do it—probalbly more than we admit.
et’s face it, folks, the Mac is a hunk of
metal (OK, and plastic, too). The point
is that the Mac is just not alive. There’s
no way you can make it breathe (although
you can make it talk to you). But even
though we all know that, we still treat
our Macs like friends, because, well,
because they are our friends. Here’s my list
of bizarre behaviors we exhibit around Macs
(not computers, mind you,
but Macs). Feel free to
_ send your list of bizarre
q behaviors to <letters@mac
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this month’s Letters section
for a couple of starters).
It’s almost guaranteed that
you are guilty of this one.
Most of us have at one time
or another said something to the effect of,
“Come on, baby! Hurry it up on that file
transfer! You can do it!” Others of us take
this to the extreme—saying hello to our
Macs each morning, asking how they are
feeling, and maybe even having lengthy con-
versations about things such as the meaning
of life or why relationships suck.
—
Well, heck, the Mac even encourages us to
do this! No one wants to go through life with
an Mac icon named “Hard Drive.” So we
name the icon and then hoist that person-
ality onto the Mac. And that way we have an
easier time talking to our Macs.
We can’t just leave well enough alone. My
Mac wears a hat. The Plus I used to have
wore headphones (it was handy to store
them there and, besides, it looked cute. And
there's no question that we're crazy about
decorating the Mac's desktop.
Remember the first time
you saw a Mac start up?
It smiled at you! It made a
happy
6 MacADDICT
noise!
Not just any sound. We make our
Macs burp or we make them say
something special when they start up.
‘We can’t even make our dogs do that.
Even when our Macs are way past
their prime and we have no good use
for them, we tend to save them. We'll
even store them in a closet because
we can’t bear to part with them—it’s
just too sad.
Are you happy? Well, so is your Mac.
Are you angry? Well, so is your Mac. Is
your Mac getting dusty? Do you worry
that it feels abandoned? Chances are,
you've felt that way at some point.
Has anyone ever leaned on your Mac?
Whacked it? Set a cup of coffee too
close to the keyboard? Ever responded
with, “What the heck are you doing?
Don't do that! That's my Mac!”? I have.
Why is it that Mac owners feel so
close to their Macs? Why don’t most
PC owners feel the same kinship? I
think it has something to do with
the very beginnings of the Mac.
Remember the first time you saw a
Mac start up? It smiled at you! It made
a happy noise! From that moment on
you were hooked.
PC owners don’t have the same
experience, When you boot up a PC,
you first get a long list of text—
diagnostic checks, information on
system specifications, and the like,
(It’s basically the stuff that the ROM
does made visible). Then you get the
‘Windows logo. No smiling face there.
That's a startup sequence designed to
make you remember that you are
dealing with a machine, not a friend.
And that’s the whole problem.
APC, a plain old PC running Windows,
is just a machine, a computer, maybe
personal, maybe not. A Mac, well,
its a Mac. It's my Mac. It’s Mac.
—Cheryl England
Is It Safe to Buy a Mac? Heck, Yes!
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asked you recently if it’s OK to
buy a Mac. Or maybe you have asked
yourself the same question. Well,
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It does. It will
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At Apple, we started with one simple goal: to make
it easier to do the things you want to do, Over the
years, the Macintosh* operating system has helped millions of people
do just that, by providing simple, intuitive approach that makes
all aspects of computing easier. But even more impressive
than what a Macintosh can help you do today
is what it will help you do tomorrow.
It does more than ever.
Sowhat does the future
of the Mac’0S look like?
Fora glimpse, check out
our newly released
Mac 0S 76. It’ faster
than ever before—
soyou can start your
Mac, launch appli-
cations, save files and
print up to 40% faster
‘The Mac you buy today wont be obsolete
tomorrow, Because dy will be compatible
with all currently shipping Mac OS systems.
CUT.
Connecting to the Internet is easier too. With the latest version of the
Apple’ Internet Connection Kit (it includes Netscape Navigator™3.0
and other Internet tools), you're one step away from accessing the
Net. Or, if you prefer, you can use AOL or our own Apple Cyberdog—-
they're included with Mac 0S 76 along with TCP/IP and PPP.
Mac OS also has the latest version of Apple QuickTime; the
industry standard for multimedia creation and delivery. And it
makes upgrading easier: with one CD-ROM and a streamlined
installation process.
Intrigued? Then you'll love what comes next. Because we're hard
atwork on the next version of the Mac 0S, code-named Tempo. Right
from the start you'll notice a new look, with beveled buttons, icon
drop shadows and other 3-D enhancements to the desktop. Tempo
will dramatically improve system responsiveness by incorporating
multitasking, multi-threaded functionality and native PowerPC”
capabilities directly in the OS. So you can run multiple applications
more smoothly, and launch new applications while files are copying
in the background. Tempo extends our Internet capabilities with easy
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setup, personal web sharing and built-in Java" And it will help you be
more organized, by reducing on-screen clutter with spring-loaded
folders and pop-up windows for frequently used items.
Of course, Tempo also paves the way for further updates to the
Mac OS. Because theres much more to come.
Iwill be the NeXT thing
When we began defining a new software architecture that would
take us into the future, we had two clear objectives: to enhance our
traditional strengths, and to create an operating system that would
leapfrog the competition, setting standards into the next century:
Enter NeXT” By acquiring NeXT Software and adopting their
kernel-based architecture, Apple can offer advanced system services
such as true multitasking, protected memory and symmetrical
multiprocessing. We have also strengthened our position in client-
server and Internet/Intranet markets. And NeXT’s object-oriented
development environment and powerful tools such as WebObjects”
and Enterprise Objects Framework” give us clear advantages in the
creation of new solutions,
Merging NeXT and the Mac 0S will create a next-generation OS
that will give our competitors something new to catch up to. It will
be an 0S that helps developers create breakthrough applications by
allowing greater experimentation and efficient reuse of code. It will
include the best of our graphics technologies, such as ColorSync’and
QuickDraw*GX. And we plan to adopt the Adobe’ PostScript’imaging
model as well. Itwill fully support the QuickTime Media Layer. Itwill
provide industrial-strength reliability, performance and ease of use.
And it will be an ideal platform for publishing, multimedia and
Internet applications yet to come.
What is the name of this new OS? Its code name is Rhapsody.
It will be an Apple thing.
Rhapsody will leave other operating systems in the dust. But
not Apple customers. To start with, Rhapsody will enhance
the general look and feel of today’s Mac OS inter-
face. It will support all currently shipping
Mac OS-based systems. Itwill run the vast
majority of existing Mac OS applications
by hosting the complete Mac OS on
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T've had a terrible time trying to convince
my Mac (named Consciousness, for obvious
reasons) that he DOES NOT have Ebola Zaire,
that only humans get it, but he won't listen. He
really digs your CD-ROMs and is a subscriber,
so maybe he'll listen to you. I knew I never
should have SCSled that Robotron arm.
—Grorce W. Craic, Datron, GA
I was flipping through the January issue
when I saw a cool little apple staring at me
through sunglasses. I thought to myself, “Jeez,
wouldn't it be great if my Apple menu was
wearing shades?” So I sat down and started
SIGHTED
Y,
LAST OCTOBER...
...[ ran my first marathon. Beforehand, |
was contemplating which shirt to wear, The
choice was obvious. Does this entitle me to
free advice, such as why my PowerBook 5300c
RECENTL
‘sucks and why
1am, nonethe-
less, an Apple
devotee?
—CHaRLes Bukit
(SEEN AT AGE 40
IN THE PHOTO BUT
1S ACTUALLY 33)
‘Wasuineton, DC
Se oe Snare Drs indulgent
Fd
doing what the
instructions told
me to when I realized that I had Aaron run-
ning, and that already changes the look of the
apple. | figured my Mac would just have to live
life a little on the wrong side of the ’0s “cool”
image. But my Mac pleaded and begged for me
to make it cool. What’s a guy supposed to do?
So, mostly to get my Mac to stop crying and
start working, I dragged a copy of my Aaron
extension over my ResEdit icon and voila!
‘There was the exact same file as the one in my
System. So I changed that file, gave my Mac a
pair of shades, and went to bed. Dammit! Once
again I was having too much fun with my Mac
to get any work done. —Eric Leno
Ever HEARD oF BIKE
HELMETS?
S'up people!? Well, I had a crash yesterday,
but it wasn’t on my Mac. I crashed on my bike
while on the job, I was racing down Grand
Avenue, with my Mac on my mind, when sud-
denly, this car pulls out of a parking space, and
then, just as suddenly, brakes for no apparent
reason. Well, I screamed and tried to slam on
the brakes, but it was too late. Like a Wintel
machine trying to run an app, I crashed—big
time. I slammed into his bumper, flipped over
onto his trunk, slammed my head into his rear
window, and then tumbled to the ground. Then
he just peeled out, without even getting out,
and there were no witnesses—the 20 people
standing around neither saw nor heard any-
thing. All 1 know is that the car was a Beemer,
and I saw this Microsoft sticker
on the bumper—of course it
was upside down and half of it
was hanging off the edge. Also,
all the “witnesses” were the
same yuppies I always skew, so it
leads me to believe it was a setup,
an attempt to quiet the Mac
Revolution, but they failed to take
into account just how thick my
head is. Well, I have the pleasure
of knowing my head broke the
car's window, and it’s going to cost big
to replace. See, just like Apple, you can
try taking me out, but I'll always
bounce back (literally), and keep going
stronger and faster than ever. Long Live Apple.
Long Live the Mac! —Reusen E. ReyNoso
ASK A
SILLy QUESTION...
I feel that you all at MacAddict have all
the answers, Question: Why doesn't the Close
button in elevators work? —Pau. WHARFR,
CLARION, PA
It’s broken.
‘What happens after the Power Mac 9500?
Will there be a Power Mac 15953/533? Too
many numbers!!! —ANDREW SpIRK
Why yes! How'd you know? There will be a
Power Mac 15953/533! And, hey, at least it’s
only eight numbers!
I was reading page 11 of the December
1996 issue when I came accross the caption
of the picture in the top right corner. It reads
exactly this:
SO WE GOOFED. Before (left) and after
(right). They say thatconfession is good for
the soul.
Notice anything? Anything at all? —Bryan
‘A. LAINER
Hmmm. Yes, we do. You misspelled
“accross.” Is this a test?
Take THis, YA PUNK
By the way, Matthew P,, age has won out yet
again...my high score on Apeiron: 1.8 mil-
lion. —Trirp McNar, AcE 30, Datas, TX
220,000 points in Apeiron? When you
can get over 434,000, well, then it’s time to
boast through a national publication. Keep
practicing. —Bryce APPLEGATE
A message to Matthew Phillips: Moms
still rule! I am an Apeiron addict, too. My
highest score is 504,347, and I’m a mom.
—Sanpra GRAHAM
Wuiners!
Heylltii!! 1 know it sounds like I am repeat-
ing myself here, but what I have to say is
important. I hope that you will go to some
lengths to find some games and products to
review in the next issue that work on plain old
Macs, not just Power Macs, ’cuz I DON’T HAVE
‘ONE!!!!!1H!11" I wish J did. God, I wish I did, but
I don't, so I would really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really—well, you get the
point. I would really like it if you reviewed
some games that I can use. —Ben Harrisoy-
Incus, NM
I wndr if it wld be too mch to ask to incl
the mng of abbr the 1st tm they are used?
—Korr AMESBURY
ULTRAGENIUS
Hort Tips!
Thad an ant on my Mac. | killed it and then
wondered if it was one of Bill Gates’ storm
troopers out to destroy my motherboard.
Warn everyone if they see an ant on their Mac
to kill it and then make sure there are no
more around. —EDWARD VALENZUELA, SAN
‘Bervarpino, CA.
I recently put my Macintosh II on an altar
and prayed to it 1,024 times. The next day, it
became a Power Macintosh 9500/180MP.
Macintosh is a real god. —THoMAS SHEN OR
‘DANIEL CHEN, WHATEVER
At Least It RHYMES
I've left my girl
I got out quick,
Her Wintel devotion
it made me sick.
I’ve left my girl
she’s such a fool.
She bought a PC
it wasn't very cool.
I’ve lept my girl
I’m not going back.
But I’m not lonely
I've got my MAC.
——Ropert Nu
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Hi. I thought you might find this amusing.
‘The first picture (top) is from a screenshot of
an actual error dialog box I got while using
Netscape; the second (bottom) is my modifi-
cation. —Mart ANDERSON
REALLY? WHERE?
I am very good at following instruc-
tions.... Sometimes I follow instructions too
much, so when I got the December issue and
saw, “Hurry! Tear the bag open and slam The
Disc into your drive!” that's exactly what I
did.... When I slammed The Disc into my
drive, the CD broke into three pieces and my
CD-ROM drive broke. ... Now I can’t use the
CD or my drive. You can make it up to me by
giving me a free subscription. —Tsvixa SoLAN
If you believed my last message, then I
have a bridge to sell you. —Tsvixa SoLan
Goop Points
In your February 1997 font story (p36),
you listed “Our Top 10 Fonts” and the “Five
Most Played-Out Fonts of 1996.” I think it is
unfair to list Times as a played-out foat. As a
classic font, Times plays a critical legibility role
in graphic design. Most of the favorite fonts
shown are really display fonts (for headings
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5) The Mac Plus serial port is limited to 9600
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The school board I work for (I'm a tech)
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Window Dressing
Sometimes it seems as
though we spend more time
fiddling with the site’s design
and graphics than with
anything else. Continuing
our tradition of seasonal
revamps, we redecorated for
Valentine’s Day, and by the
time you read this, we should
have St. Patrick's Day and
April Fools’ Day revamps
under our belt. Next, watch
for something special to cele-
brate our Web site’s one-year
anniversary on April 15.
Hmm. Purple and green is
so 1996...
Meanwhile, we’ve been
tinkering with the site's gen-
eral aesthetics and HTML
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a scrolling frame here, a
revamped navigation bar
there—but we continue to strive
for a more perfect Web site.
By Popular
Demand
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in response to your requests
and suggestions. Here’s a
rundown of what's new and
improved in each section of
the site.
TOOLS
hitp://www.macaddict.com/tools
This section is now host to New
& Improved, a centralized list of
recent software updates that
provides one-stop shopping
for the very latest goodies. The
popular BetaWatch page has
found a permanent home here,
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‘upcoming April issue, here axe in-depth looks at the
Book:3400 and Apple's spec
ac lineup. There are also new education
Mics, imminent Newton deliveries, end an upgraded!
‘QuickTake digital camera. Meanwhile, join the
decomating fun with Tiger Technologies’ Sweet
“Hearts and the winnera of the Iconfectory's
Pixelpalooza contest, Apple readies a fix for he
(OFM-68K Runtime Enabler problem, Fortune ats
some dirty Cupertino laundry, and MecYVEEK
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Internet Survival Guide, we help you get from
setup; 10 exploration, to turbo-charged efficiency.
Getstared with Applescript, rehab thatold SE/30,
and find out what happens when you pass the
10,000 feet barrier, We also have information on,
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| column, featuring updates and
' corrections from the man.
: ABOUT US
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service by adding a Back
Issues page where you can
check out covers and contents
of the MacAddicts of yester-
year. As of this writing, our
1 entire 1996 run has sold out,
and the early 1997 issues are
getting mighty scarce—so
don’t delay, order today! As
consolation for the latecomer,
we posted some of the most
popular articles from the early
issues on the Web site. Looking
forward, we also added a Next
Issue page that offers a sneak
peek at upcoming issues.
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With the recent storm of Apple-
related news—reorganizations,
acquisitions, actually having an
operating system strategy,
greatly exaggerated rumors of
the company’s demise, and the
like—the news blurbs for this
' section have been scrolling off
at a rapid clip. Maybe we
| should add a news archive or
| something. Meanwhile, the
Soapbox page collects our
Staff's rants and raves, as well
as Macworld Expo coverage,
Apple organization charts, and
other trivia.
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new games. As for upcoming
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ARTS
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the eagerly anticipated Reader
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IT’S LEAN AND MEAN, but Spartacus isn’t lovable.
ast August, when Gil Amelio |
announced that Apple would pro-
duce a Twentieth Anniversary Macin- |
tosh, we all hooped and cheered. Apple |
assured us that the Twentieth Anniversary
Macintosh—code-named —_Spartacus— |
would be a celebration of the Mac and a |
reward for longtime Mac supporters. But |
Win an Epson
Stylus Color
600 Inkjet
Printer!
Get out your magnifying glass to win
this contest. You must identify the junk
in the MacAddict “clean” room (find a
tour of the MacAddict Lab—and a big-
ger photo—on page 46). You must pick
out at least 25 objects. The longest list
wins, and in the event of a tie, the win-
ner will be picked ina random drawing.
For your chance to win Epson's stylin’ Stylus Color 600
(see the Epson Stylus Color 800 review, p76), send your list
of MacAddict Lab instruments to Twisted Tools, MacAddict,
150 North Hill Drive, Suite 40, Brisbane, CA 94005, or
submit it on our Web site at <http://www.macaddict,com>.
24 MacADDICT
| what Apple has created is more of a diver-
sion for those with money to burn.
Spartacus has some impressive specs-——
a bright 12,1-inch active-matrix color flat- |
panel display, a blazing 250MHz PowerPC
603e processor, 32MB of RAM, 2MB of ded-
icated video RAM, a spacious 2GB hard
drive, a 256K Level 2 cache, a vertical 4X CD- |
ROM drive (the fastest vertical CD-ROM
drive available), a short 7-inch PCI
slot, a communications slot, and a
33.6Kbps Geoport external modem.
There's also a TV tuner and an FM
tuner. A separate cylindrical unit holds
a subwoofer and a power supply. And
the sound system is spectacular.
Of course, the design is striking. This
super-super-thin Mac (about 4 inches at its
widest) boasts a bronze color that takes on
the tints of its surroundings. A handy little
“foot” lets you tilt the Mac when it is stand-
ing, or it can be folded up and used as a
handle for toting this lightweight Mac.
Each of these high-powered units is deliv-
ered to your home by a “concierge” who
sets it up for you. The specially |
IENDS, ROMANS.
| designed keyboard includes a detachable
trackpad; if you remove it, fill the empty space
with the included black leather wristrest.
So what's not to like? There’s not much
new technically in Spartacus. The best hard-
ware feature is the audio system—which
was developed by Bose. When the Mac first
came out, it sported lots of brand-new
hardware innovations—a mouse, a 3.5-inch
floppy drive, and
a 68000 processor.
Spartacus, on the
other hand, doesn’t
even include any type
of removable storage.
While the design is
striking, it's just not compelling. When the
original Mac came out, it was funky, funny,
fun—maybe even a bit too much so. But what-
ever you thought, it struck an emotional
response in most people. Spartacus does not.
Finally, there’s price. Spartacus costs
9,000 smackeroos! At $2,495, the original
Mac was no bargain, either. But the Consumer
Price Index shows that the 128K Mac would
have cost $3,711.85 in 1995. Even with two
more years of inflation, the'price would be—
nowhere near the cost of Spartacus.
Granted, Apple isn’t trying to produce a
whole new computer, as it did with the 128K
Mac. And granted, Spartacus isn’t meant to
be all things to all people; it’s a first step
toward making industrial design a priority
again. But logic aside, we can’t help but feel
that Apple could have done it, well, better.
Apple will make only 12,000 units—
the machine say be worth a great deal more
than its purchase price in just a few years.
But we think there are better long-term
investments—things like stocks. If you still
| want a Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (and
| despite what we think, some of you may find
this Mac quite luscious), go to <twentieth
anniversary.apple.com> or call 800-776-
2333 to find one of the 200 U.S. dealers that
| will carry Spartacus. —CB
Java Virtual
he hype surrounding
Te: about a year and a
half ago did more than generate mas-
sive overuse of coffee as a metaphor. Java
engendered in Mac enthusiasts a hope that
Macs could be more than second-class citi-
zens in a business environment. The promise
of Java is that a developer can write one pro-
gram and deliver it on many platforms. In
addition, the Java language
prevents programmers from
touching memory directly.
This means that a crash in a
Java program doesn’t crash
the rest of the system and that
because 99 percent of all bugs that cause
crashes come from trashing memory, Java
programs are virtually crash free.
Each platform, though, needs a Java
virtual machine running on it to be able
On
Apple’s two co-founders, Steve Jobs
and Steve Wozniak, are the stuff of leg-
ends. You've heard the stories about their
antics, their personality traits, and their
beliefs. Given that, we're curious—if you
were stuck on a desert island and had to
choose one of the two Steves as your
companion, which one would you
choose? Respond to <http://Awww.mac
addict.com/poll.htm!> or to Pick-a-Steve,
MacAddict, 150 North Hill Drive, Suite 40,
Brisbane, CA 94005 by May 15, 1997.
We'll run the results in a future issue.
We Got a Winnah!
ane Jansen, come on down! You're the
T= winner of a MacAddict contest
(Feb/97, p29). Thane correctly matched
all six dogs (actually five dogs and one dog-
cow) with their respective names and owners,
and by doing so, won a copy of Aladdin Sys-
tems’ Spring Cleaning. Congratulations, Thane.
The correct answers are:
1) Freelance (MVP Solutions’ Retrieve It!) —F
2) Webster, your Web Buddy (DataViz)—C
3) Cyberdog (Apple)—E
4) Clarus (Apple Developer Tech Support)—A
5) Ling Ling (Bungie)—D
Java programs are
virtually crash free.
(check one only) g | |
Pick-a-Steve _
Machines
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
to run Java programs. Netscape Navigator
was the first application that had a virtual
machine integrated in it. However, it’s
awfully hard to write programs using
a browser as your development environ-
ment. To fill the need, Metrowerks,
Symantec, and Roaster Technologies
each developed its own
virtual machine and Java
development environ-
ment. Apple recently
joined the fray by
introducing the Mac OS
Runtime for Java (MRJ).
This means you now have five Java
virtual machines from which to
choose. Each browser installs a differ-
ent virtual machine: Navigator uses
Netscape’s; Apple’s Cyberdog uses the
MRJ; and Microsoft Internet
Explorer comes with two flavors of
the Metrowerks product and also
can use the MRJ. (Symantec’s and
Roaster’s virtual machines are avail-
able only with those companies’
development enviroments.)
But you don’t need all these
virtual machines. Except for the one in
Navigator, each virtual machine is
implemented as a shared library. Appli-
cations using a shared library look for
it first in the folder that contains the
application and then in the System
Folder, If you're having trouble figur-
ing out which virtual machine you're
using, pull all of them out into a folder
on your desktop, and then put the one
you want to use in the Extensions
ag
6) Sammy (Cheryl England)—8
A few notes:
David Rodgerson of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
reports that “Cyberdog says that Clarus is a
dogcow, not a dog.” Cyberdog is one smart
puppy, David. Clarus is indeed a dogcow, a
two-dimensional being that says “moof.”
Although she is typically shy, Clarus can be
seen in the LaserWriter 8 Page Setup... dialog
box. Find out more about Clarus by reading
Technote 31 or Technote 1031 on Apple’s
developer Web site at <http://devworld.
apple.com>. —DR
folder. (To find them, search for “Java” or
browse through your System Folder).
The first round of Java virtual machines
are dog slow. To optimize performance of
the virtual machine, some companies are
now using a just-in-time compiler, which
caches pieces of code it uses a lot. As Java
matures, you'll see other speed enhance-
ments. Apple’s goal with the MRJ is to have
Java programs run faster than programs
written in C or C++. Apple plans to include
the MRJ in this summer’s System release,
code-named Tempo. When this happens,
expect developers to rely on the MRJ for
Java playback, instead of bundling their
own virtual machines, thus eliminating a lot
of confusion and repetition of files. —KT
SYSTEM 7.6
OK, you've probably already read about Sys-
tem 7.6's major features, such as a new Installer
and new Extensions Manager. But here’s one
really cool feature that few people know about yet:
There's a brand-new PictWhap FKEY (Gom-
mand-Shift-4) that lets you take screenshots of
selected regions of the screen or (if the Control
key is down) the contents of a window. It also lets
you redirect a screenshot to the Clipboard rather
than to a PICT file. -DR
MacADDICT 25
NEW
(Apple: 408-996-1010,
tipy/eirwapple.com, $2,499 (SRP),
‘available in ftarch).
Apple and Microsoft (yes,
Microsoft) have teamed up to
bring the business world a
‘small-business Power Mac based
‘on a 250MHz 603e processor,
complete with 40MB of RAM, 4GB
of hard disk space, a Zipdrive,a
12X CD-ROM drive, a 33.6Kbps
modem, and a speakerphone.
The Small Business Edition
comes with quite a software
bundle, including Microsoft
Office, Norton Utilities, BizPlan
Builder, Small Business Legal
Pro Deluxe, and Now Up-to-Date
& Contact among its titles.
{ItioroNet: 714-253-6100,
hiitp:/iwvwwemicronet.com, $275 (SHP);
available in March).
When your 8X CD-ROM drive
feels too slow for words, consider
the new 16X half-height external
CD-ROM drive from MicroNet.
It features an access time of
150ms and data transfer rates
of up to 2.4MB/second.
(Give Picture: 900.722.7909,
tittp;//wyaw.micronetcom, $275 (SRP),
_avallable in February)
it seems former Apple man John
‘Scully has been busy (or at feast
those who work for him have
been). His company released Live
Picture 2.6, which includes sup-
port for the FlashPix file format,
as well as an edge highlighter,
new resolution-independent
textures and gradients, and new
path tools. Live Picture also
understands paths drawn in
“Adobe Illustrator 6.0 and Adobe
Photoshop 4.0. z
26 MacADDICT
get
Looking for richer layouts, a more
three-dimensional experience, or
additional media types? Although scores of
plug-ins are available to pep up your
browser, you won't want to add all of them.
‘The more you add, the more unstable your
browser is liable to become. Here are
the five you’re most likely to need.
—Tonya Engst
ACROBAT
Adobe's Acrobat Reader 3.0 opens
and prints Portable Document Format
files (PDFs). Why bother? Because some
organizations put their information
online in PDF files. In particular, document
designers use PDEs for documents that don’t
easily convert to Web format, documents such
as government forms and detailed maps. For
the ultimate in Acrobat coolness, check out the
Acrobat PDFViewer plug-in, which displays PDF
files directly in your browser window. Microsoft
Internet Explorer 2.0 and 2.1 users, be cau-
tious—Adobe’s Read Me file recommends
configuring Acrobat as a helper application in
order to avoid crashes.
*http://wwwadlobe.com/prodindex/acrabat/main. htm!
*http://wwwadobe.com/prodindex/acrobatipdtweb htm!
HOT SAUCE, THE PROJECT X PLUG-IN
Pretend to be a Newromancer Net jockey
with the Project X Plug-in from Apple. With
Project X installed, savy Web sites become 3D
experiences in which you fly inside information
hierarchies. Watch out for crashes—we’ve had.
several, which isn’t surprising, given that the
plug-in is only at version 0.005.
+http:/Motsauce.apple.com
*http://hotsauce.apple.com/text/xtras. htm!
QUICKTIME
Netscape Navigator 3.1 ships with QuickTime |
Plugin 1.0, a plug-in from Apple that plays Quick-
‘Time movies. The more recent QuickTime Plugin
1.1 incorporates important new features that put
it at the top of the plug-in heap. It now supports
the widely accepted MPEG format, plus sound
files such as WAY and AIFF; it caches movies
=i
"= TOP 5 BROWSER PLUG-INS
YOU NEED «
ired of Web pages that feature
= nothing but text and graphics? .
JOHN VELAND
locally for Navigator users; and it supports
QuickTime VR hot spots. Note that you must
install Apple's QuickTime MPEG extension in
order for MPEG movies to work, and according
to Apple, Microsoft Internet Explorer users
should use Explorer version 2.1.
“http:/quicktime.apple.com
*http://quicktime.apple.com/sam
REALAUDIO
RealAudio 3.0 from Progressive Networks
lets you hear streaming audio—sound files that
| play as they download. Use it to listen to music
snippets from record companies or to catch
your favorite radio show when you have time to
pay attention. The future should hold RealPlayer
4.0, which will feature streaming video.
shttp:/waw.realaudio.com
+http://www.real.com/hpproducts/ra3.0/index.htmt
‘SHOCKWAVE
Shockwave, a multimedia player from
Macromedia, may shock your system in more
ways than one. Don’t even bother downloading
the plug-in unless you have a Power Mac with
an available 12MB of RAM into which your
browser will load. If you have the raw power
and some patience, running Shockwave
catapults you into a world of supercreative ani-
mations and movies, plus games and other
online presentations.
*http://ww.macromedia.com/shockwave
*http:/www.macromedia.com/shockwave/epicenter
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THINKFISH’S RADICAL NEW APPROACH applies a
“cartoon reality” to 3D objects.
get info
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Pereeectees AND RENDERS US SPEECHLESS
the 1.1 wasteland,
QuickDraw 3D (version 1.5.1) is a technol-
ogy that’s here to stay. As part of the Quick- | :
Time Media Layer, this extension makes 3D
objects available to any application, and
Apple has opened up the latest version of
QuickDraw 3D for plug-in renderers. This
means that developers can write their own
code to display the 3D object on the screen.
While 3D rendering programs such as
28 MacADDICT
COMPARE THE NORMAL QuickDraw 3D
renderer on the left with LightWork Design's
more realistic renderer on the right.
Fractal Design’s Ray Dream Designer will
have to be updated so you can create the
new objects, any QuickDraw 3D-enabled
application (such as the Scrapbook) can
display them. Sound esoteric? Two com-
panies, LightWork Design (+44-114-266-
8404, http://quickdraw3d.lightwork.com)
and ThinkFish (415-252-1525, http:/Avww.
thinkfish.com), already have developed
plug-ins, and more are sure to be on the
way. —KT
t's spring, almost summer, and we've
been dreaming about lying on the beach
and reading. But we're not the type to
waste time teading trashy novels—not us,
nope. If you're like us and want to read
something helpful this summer, here are
four top picks. (Note that this is not a
scientific survey of all the Mac books
available—these are just ones that have
piqued our interest lately).
* Coloring Web Graphics by Lynda
Weinman and Bruce Heavin (New Riders,
$50). This colorful book
steps you through the color
tables. It tells you which col-
ors won't dither when dis-
played and, even better, tells
you what colors match
(really helpful for those of us
with either no sense of color
THE NAME
‘SAYS IT ALL—
help for the
design
impaired.
or no taste).
You also get SaaS UNIIaaa ~
handy advice on making patterns and
small images. The book comes with a
spiffy CD that has ali the software men-
tioned, plus the color tables so you can
see the RGB values as they appear
onscreen rather than just as they
appear printed with CMYK values.
* The Non-Designers Design Book
by Robin Williams (Peachpit Press,
$14.95). The title pretty much says it
all. This guide to page design for non-
designers teaches you basics without
boring you to death. You'll learn about
alignment of images and text, contrast,
jonts, and color. In short, read this and
you'll learn everything you need to
know to make a page look good—
maybe even classy.
* Learn Java on the Macintosh
(Addison-Wesley, $34.95). Designed
for the nonprogrammer, this book
teaches Java without forcing you
down the path of buzzwords and
jargon. The book comes either in a
print-only version or as part of Metro-
werks’ Discover Programming with
Java series on CD—the CD includes
the Java compiler and the book.
* AppleScript Applications by
John Schettino and Liz O’Hara (AP
Professional, $34.95). This book
teaches object-oriented programming
in an easily accessible way. Learn
how to use AppleScript with Digital
Technology's FaceSpan to make
applications, and get a CD with
sample scripts. AppleScript Applice-
tions is supposed to be for beginners,
but we think you should
be familiar with Appie-
Script before signing up
for this class, —CE
THIS COLORFUL BOOK
casts its colorful subject in
a bright and colorful light.
Digital precision. Deadly accuracy.
Imagine scorching your enemies with razor-sharp precision.
™
With the world’s first digital-optical joystick, the | IDE
SideWinder* 3D Pro, you'll balance complex moves with | a ide :
maximum control to get the ultimate in responsive game ‘ 30 Pro
play. You won’t have to recalibrate, even after hours | : Forthe scantoahe
of play. And every handle rotation instantly changes
your viewpoint. Digital Overdrive lets the joystick
communicate more efficiently with your Mac%based games. Micresoft
411 the better to singe your competition.
Where do you want togotoday?® _ www.microsoft.com/sidewinder/
© 1997 Nicrosoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft: and Where do You want to go teday? are registered trademarks and SideVinder 1s a trademark of Microsoft Corporetion. Macintosh
and Mac are registered trademarks of apple Cosputer, Ine,
t's a sad, sad day for those of us who like buzzwords
that are mostly buzz. Bedrock, Copland, PowerTalk—
Random Noise we've all had our pet technologies that had tons of promise but
never delivered, and we delight in the false sense of a brighter
future that never arrives. Java once had that kind of potential, but Random Noise—with
the introduction of Coda—has given Java substance, thus removing it from the empty-
technologies pantheon forever. Coda, which is written in Java,
JAVA WITHOUT THE JITTERS. creates Java-enhanced Web pages and sites that take advan-
tage of the latest Web technologies. Now you can have the kind
of control over your Web pages that you could never squeeze out of HTML, and for a
suggested retail price of $495. Even better, you don’t have to sully your synapses with
learning the Java programming language to use Coda. The program provides a visual
way to create and edit your very own Java files. For your first taste of useful Java—
never bitter—call 415-437-0321, or surf to <http://www.randomnoise.com>.
La Cie
stounding, the way audio technology keeps spewing forth useful gadgets, and how those
gadgets keep coming back in retro vogue. First vinyl, then eight-tracks, and now La Cie has
brought back the FM radio. What's that, you say? FM never went anywhere, and you can already
buy an FM radio for less than $10? Not like this, you can’t (unless you know something about that
truckload of high-tech goodies that disappeared from the freeways last month). La Cie’s FM Radio
is exactly what the name implies—an FM radio. But what's so extra spiffy about
La Cie’s $49.95 product is that
it plugs into your Mac's ANOTHER AWESOME AUDIO DISTRACTION.
ADB port, letting you
block out the mindless chatter of those around you while you get on
with really important work. The FM Radio’s software comes as a
Control Strip module (which controls tuning and volume) and also has
a stand-alone application that programs up to 50 stations. The FM
Radio has a port to allow sound from your Mac to make it to the same
headphones that you use to listen to the radio, which means that you'll
actually hear the Type 11 error beep. Contact La Cie at 800-999-1179, or
go to <http:/www.lacie.com> for more information.
CLA TAA aT
QD-101MM LCD Monitor a
Sharp Electronics
ome call it art, but you've never been
‘satisfied with paintings. They just sit
there, for hundreds or even thousands of years, and they never, never
change. You don't have time for that; you're a busy person. Your solution?
A Sharp QD-101MM LCD monitor set to show the world's great works of
art, one ata time. At only 11 x 8.2 x 1.85 inches, i's compact enough to
hang on your wall. With 16.7 million colors available,
you'll see true, accurate color. And at $2,995, it'll cost you
less than that bogus Picasso you bought last fall. As an
added bonus, you can route soothing museum music through the moni-
tor’s built-in speaker, and connecting the device is as easy as running a cable from the monitor to your Mac. Best of all, when your
friends bring over Sleeper on videotape, you can hook up your VCR to the monitor through its video inputs. Call 800-237-4277, or point
your browser to <http://www.sharp-usa.com> to display only the best.
DISPLAY YOUR ART.
30 MacADDICT
Autoscore
Wildcat Canyon Software
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years. When he whistles for his dog, the whistle goes from anEtoaB |[[™* eter) tevelMeter |
to a G. He insists that the sequence of notes is actually E to A sharp rata spo eo
to F sharp. Before this disagreement comes to blows, the two of you
should look into Wildcat Canyon Software's Autoscore. For a mere =
$119, Autoscore will listen in when Rex is called, dutifully scribing the
notes of your brother's whistle on
PUT YOUR PERFECT PITCH TO THE TEST. to the screen. Autoscore ee: yen er
“listens” to almost any sound ioe
(such as the human voice or musical instruments) and converts it to
notes for editing or playback. The package also includes a multitrack -
sequencer that can print. You can save Autoscore lines and export them to several MIDI programs, including Opcode
Systems’ Musicshop, OSC’s Metro, Jump! Software's Concertware, and Coda Music Technologies’ Finale and Allegro.
Autoscore is Power Mac native and can handle 44KHz sound input. Call 800-336-0989, or go to <http://www.wildcat.com>
to prove that you did so inherit better hearing than your brother.
RealVR Xtra
RealSpace
et's face it: Reality is overrated. Not only do you have taxes,
grocery bills, and Bob Saget to contend with, but you're stuck
with what nature has left you for a universe: sweeping plains, vast
deserts, grand rainforests, and rich, rich ocean—boooring. There
could be so much more if you only wielded the power of a god.
RealSpace can't help with the sticky
theological details of divinity, but itcan WHO NEEDS REAL REALITY?
help you create a new reality. By laying
out $299, you can purchase the RealVR Xtra, which drops RealVR
scenes into a Macromedia Director movie. The RealVR Xtra
can access the Internet without a browser, so you can connect
your RealVR scene to the ultimate virtual reality. The RealVR Xtra
also includes Vistagrapher Lite, which stitches together a series
of digital images into a panorama suitable for RealVR or
QuickTimeVR, and without needle and thread. To create your own
little world, call 888-732-5772, or go to <http://www.rlspace.com>.
PAZ PsychoAcoustic Analyzer
Waves
here's this little experiment in your basement, it seems, that could
use some culture. Having drawn your inspiration from Bach and
Vivaldi as well as from Dr. Moreau, you'd like to expose the new friend
you've created with your Junior Gene Splicer to the finer points of music.
The problem is, you have no idea how your...uh, companion...will react
to this broadening of its horizons. What's a deranged scientist to do?
Call 800-264-0109, or go to <http://(www.waves.com> and plunk down
$550 for the PAZ PsychoAcoustic Analyzer
GET INTO A GREAT AUDIO SPACE. _ plug-in. (It works with the Waves
MultiRack-Realtime DSP program or
Digidesign’s Pro Tools or Sound Designer Il.) The PAZ PsychoAcoustic
Analyzer detects 52 frequency bands, which is very close to what the
human ear hears, and turns them into graphs so that you can get a
visual sense of what's occurring auditorily. Thus you make adjustments
to the space—or the mix—and save yourself trouble down the road.
Especially if you-know-what doesn't like what it hears. —-David Reynolds
MacADDICT 31
“The sure sign
| begin with a clean enough workspace but
gradually work myself into a hoorah’s nest,
both on my physical and virtual desktops.
Eventually, the mess grows to a mass so
great that | have to throw it all away lest I
be buried beneath it. (My fellow Mac addicts
will be quick to point out that I binge far
longer than is offset by any purging—though
I'm not the only one guilty of that sin!)
‘Whatever your organizational style, vour
Mac’s desktop could probably use an over-
haul. Back in the days of 40MB hard drives,
to lose a file, you: practically had to hide it
yourself. Now that a 500MB drive is consid-
ered skimpy, and Macs are sporting 1GB if
not 2GB drives, you’re more likely to find
last year’s Christmas card list than your
latest project. Fear not!
Whether you're the type of person who
32 MacADDICT
of a sick mind
is a clean desk.”
makes lists by drawing checkboxes
next to your action ifems, or you're like
me and wouldn't know a Daylimer if it bit
you in the face, the desktop styles outlined.
here have elements that will suit any need
and aesthetic sense, After implementing the
steps laid out in this guide to a super-smart
desktop, not only will you have a fresh-
looking Mac, but you'll never ask, “Where
did I put that file?” again.
Desktops
By Kathy Tafel
Divide and Conquer
‘The first thing to do when organizing (or reorganizing)
your desktop is think about what kind of files you have
on your hard drive, Apple preconfigures Macs so that
they have a System Folder, an Applications folder, and
a Documents folder. Is this how you organize your
life? Maybe your Applications folder has instead
grown so big that you can’t find what you're look-
ing for at a glance. How do you approach this
problem? Do these three things:
@ Think about what you do most often.
Which projects do you work on the most?
Which applications do you use frequently?
© Break down your Mac usage into
broad categories such as fun, work, or
yolunteer projects.
@ Examine your Mac's current folder
structure. Which folders work for
you? Which ones are a mess?
Keep in mind that studies have
shown that we humans can hold
about seven things at a time in our
heads without losing track of the
items (which is why we have seven-
digit phone numbers). Try not to put
more than eight things in any one
folder, and no fewer than four,
Another good idea, given the online
world we live in, is to keep a folder
called “.downloads” on your desktop.
Use a period or a space to make the
folder jump to the top of an Open or Save
dialog box (but stay below volume names).
Make all online applications, including
Eudora, America Online, Netscape Navigator’s
temporary folder, and Internet Config, point to the
.downloads folder. Put an alias to Stuffit Expander
in this folder, too.
If you're satisfied with your organization, skip to
the next section. If you need to do some spring
cleaning, however, check out the structures that
we've created for streamlining folders. Given that
we're trying to keep an ideal number of seven
folders, and that the System and .downloads folders
eat up two positions, here are our suggestions for
creating an efficient structure:
Brain Candy
dojsep
On The Disc, you'll find these’ shareware
and freeware tools and art to satisfy every
desktop need. Versions are indicated with
the letter v followed by the version number.
© Tuner v2.0.2
© Aaron v1.5.2
© AbiTekvi5
© AliasMenu vt1_
‘© BeBox Windows v1.2
© BeView vit
GlickChange
* CoolCursor v2.1
‘© Coons Cursors
© Décor v3.0.3
‘© Desktop Textures Suite
‘* DoubleScrol y24.2
‘© Erik's WindowsDEF v1.2
« FilesMenu v1.0
« Folder loon Maker v1.5
+ Greg's Browser v2.5.4
* Grog's Buttons v3.7.6
‘© Icon Archiver v2.0
+ con Manial
JeonAcist vi.103
* Kaleidoscope v1.0.4
* Kaleidoscope Extas
+ Kaboom!
‘© Menu Bar Pattern v1.3.3,
Menu Bar Pattern
Add-ons
© MyEyes v2.1.3.
‘+ Neolcon Fat v0.9.0a1
© Okey Dokey Pro v2.0.2
‘ Picon v1.3
TextureMill vit
‘© 30 Control Panel cons
© 30 Hard Disk Icons
‘© BluSkyloons vols. 1 & 2
‘© BluSkylcons vol. 3.
‘¢ BluSkytoons vol, 4
‘© BluSkylcons vol. 5
© CBE Graphics
© Gordo's Zip Disk
Icons vol. 1
‘© Gordo's Zip Disk
loons val. 2
© Icon Archiver v2.0 FAT
+ ikthusian icons
‘© Jim's Ultinate
‘Trash fcons
‘= John’s PB Icons +
‘* MacOS Logo Variations
‘© Mikes PowerMac
teans v97r2
‘* Honsterfolders
‘© More Mac Icons
© PERFECT 3d Folder icons
© Rich’s Tons of Icons
‘© Shiva’s 30 Icons vol.1
© Silver2tabCoplandRsres
‘© Trash2Loo
+ 1950's
© Celtic
» CyoloDelic
Desktop Patterns
‘» CyoloPunk's Textures
‘© Danimals Textures vol. 2
++ David's Textures v1.0
Erik's Desktop
Patterns vols. IV
‘© Nocturnal vol 7
‘> Nocturnal vol, 2
'* Parchment Patterns 16 it
* Parchment Patterns 256
‘Ted's Textures vols, 1-10.
‘© Touch-MeTextures vol.1
‘© Touch-MeTextures vol. 3
MacADDICT 33
Setup 1
System Folder
-Gownloads
Applications—contains subcategories,
such as Creation, Diversions, Internet, Text,
and Utilities,
-4 Projects—also contains subcategories,
(=) such as Movies, Pictures, and Letters.
A) Temporary Storage—tor items you're
oO not yet sure you'll keep, such as installers,
o games, and shareware.
Ss ‘This structure is best for people who do
tons of wildly different things on their Mac—
everything from creating a home page to
Note: making maps for Bungie’s Marathon to
You don'thave ‘™intaining a fanzine. Items are grouped
iaienciaeree according to broad, rather than specific, cat-
slots, These egories. The contents of each volume would
are quidelines, comprise other people's top-level structure.
not laws of Seti y)
thermodynamics. iat Folder
-downloads
Fun—Houses games and CD-ROMs,
for example.
Online—tolds the applications you use
online: America Online, Netscape Navigator,
Qualcomm’s Eudora, and other client tools,
and also programs such as Adobe PageMill.
Utilities—includes those helpful appli-
cations that don’t easily fit into other cate-
gories. The shareware File Buddy, Aladdin
Systems’ Stuffit Deluxe, Eccentric
Software's A Zillion Kajillion Rhymes and
Clichés, and Symantec AntiVirus for
Macintosh (SAM) are examples.
Productivity—tolds the applications,
such as Intuit’s Quicken and Claris
Organizer, that you use for work.
Documents—all your documents reside
here: your résumé, newsletter, and check-
book, for example.
This structure works for a Mac addict
who doesn’t create very many documents,
or who mainly works on one big project.
This person is plenty active nonetheless.
Activities range from surfing the Web to
playing Microprose’s Civilization to balanc-
ing a checkbook.
Setup 3
System Folder
downloads
Free For All—tncludes a wide variety
of applications.
Family Member 1— includes a wide
variety of applications.
Family Member 2— inctudes a wide
variety of applications.
Family Member 3— includes a wide
variety of applications.
This Mac is used by everyone in the fam-
ily. Everybody gets their own folder so that
Kim’s paintings are not soiled by the pres-
ence of Freddy's term paper in the same
folder. This structure also makes it easier to
password-protect an individual folder so that
the kids can’t access the family financials, for
example. Shared applications live in the Free
For All folder.
Parts Ain’t Parts
Game
Once you've figured out how to organize
your folders, consider bumping your top-
level folders up to volumes in their own right
by partitioning your drive (see “Parts Ain’t
Parts,” below, for more on partitioning a
drive). Once you've done that, you’re ready
to move on to more exciting things, such as
naming the volumes.
The act of naming makes the volumes
real to you, and makes the Mac your own and
no one else's. You’d never remember what
was in volumes if they were labeled “Volume
1,” “Volume 2,” “Volume 3,” and so on, now
would you? Besides, naming makes you feel
powerful—it's one of the first things God told
Adam to do besides staying away from some
fruit (which couldn’t have been apples,
right?). Name the volumes something mean-
ingful that will remind you of their contents,
(See “Three Perfect Desktops,” p36.)
What will aid you the most in remember-
ing your disk contents, though, are icons.
On The Disc, you'll find many icon collec-
tions to use to personify your Mac. But that
would be cheating, It’s your personality with
which you should imbue your Mac, not
someone else's. Turn to “ICONtemplation,”
p40, for pixel-by-pixel icon-creation tips
from MacAddict's resident icon guru, Mark
Simmons. You don’t have to be serious,
either. One of our favorite desktops from our
premiere issue’s Best Desktop Design contest
was Patty Minardi’s Stuff, More Stuff, and
With @ hard drive larger than
500MB, you are probably wast-
ing space without even being
aware of it. This waste is due to
34 MacADDICT
the Mac OS file system, which doesn’t use up the whole block, _ folder structure, see how much
has a limitation on how many or the file needs one block plus space each folder uses. Specify
pieces into which it can divide a just a few bytes of the next block, _ these proportions when partition-
volume. (A volume is anything—
from a floppy disk to a CD-ROM.
to a Zip cartridge to a hard
disk—that stores data. Each vol-
ume shows up on your desktop
as a separate icon.) Imagine slic-
ing a small torte and a large pie
into quarters. They both have
four pieces, but the pie has big-
ger chunks, Now imagine that
this is what the Mac OS does to
your hard disk—and the larger
the disk, the larger the chunk.
Each time you put a new
document or application onto.
the disk, the file system gives
that file a certain number of bytes
(a block) on disk in which to
Store itself. The blocks are all the
same size, butit’s a sure bet that
your file sizes aren't, Even ifa file
the whole block is still reserved
for that file, thereby wasting pre-
cious bytes of hard disk space.
if you have an Apple
Macintosh, use the Drive Setup:
utility on your System disc to par-
tition your hard disk, (This will
make the block size smaller and
help you organize your files bet-
ter). f you bought a Mac com-
patible, follow the instructions
included in the bundle by the
vendor, Commercial programs
‘such as FWB's Hard Disk Tookit,
and CharisMac's Annubis have
many more options than does
the barebones Drive Setup.
New you need to figure out
how many partitions you need
and each one's size. After you've
organized your disk into its new
ing your drive. f you feel wishy-
washy, use four partitions, divid-
ed as follows: System 10 per-
cent, applications 35 percent,
documents 40 percent, tempo-
rary storage 15 percent.
WARNING: Partitioning
your disk for the first time will
erase the data on your drive.
Back up everything to a Zip or
an external drive. Don't partition
your disk without duplicates of
your System, applications, and
documents. You will, of course,
need to be running from a
volume other
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