ArtValve

What it is

Don’t you just hate it when you log onto America Online and end up sitting there, for the remaining 45 minutes before bedtime, waiting for art to get downloaded — wave after wave of onscreen graphics that the AOL computers deem it necessary to force-feed us over the modem? Time spent waiting for art you don’t particularly want is money wasted.

Now you can shut off the art. ArtValve tricks AOL and eWorld into believing that you already have the necessary art. It does so by slapping a generic AOL or eWorld icon into the appropriate vacant spot on your screen. You can still access whatever features lie behind those icons (by clicking); you just don’t get the unwanted art.

What you need

System 7.0 or later, Macintosh SE or later. America Online or eWorld.

Installation summary

Open the ArtValve folder and drag the ArtValve control panel onto your System Folder icon. Click OK. Restart your Mac. Open the control panel to turn the art-downloading on or off.

The manual

ArtValve’s user guide is a SimpleText document inside the ArtValve folder.

Notes and credits

Author: Bill Karsh. Shareware: $5.

Bill Karsh, 5220 S. Kenwood Ave. #601, Chicago, IL 60615

E-mail: billKarsh@AOL.com