You can find them: on my Web Pages, on Info-Mac (and on its mirror sites), on many FTP sites around the world, on several local BBSes (BTW: if your local BBS doesn't have any of programs below, please, upload it╔), on several CD-Rom (such as BBS-In-A-Box), on several CD-ROM magazines, through many user groups, and so on╔
Feel free to contact me, for any question.
Ñ Overview.
Be careful: all programs require at least System 7 to run.
├╔QuickInstaller 1.1.0 (68k) & QuickInstaller 1.1.0 (PPC) shareware from $10 to $100
QuickInstaller 1.1.0 allows you to create straightforward an installer for distributing any kind of file. You can build your own 68k, PPC or FAT installer application in a very simple way, choosing many features such as: compression, target system, computer restarting, destination folder. The Built Installer can show your own logo in its main window as well as a scrolling text in its splash screen.
Also QuickInstaller 1.1.0 can build single self-extracting installers and installers having external documents for distributing your creations by using the media you want.
QuickInstaller 1.1.0 is shareware, it costs less than a small utility and anyone should afford it.
QuickInstaller Maker requires at least System 7 and a 68030 processor to run. The Built Installer requires at least System 7 but runs on every processor type.
Balloons are available.
The QuickInstaller package contains both 68k and PPC version.
Why to say more about QuickInstaller 1.1.0? Any technical analysis would be very prosy: you'd better try it.
37thResEx is an useful application for extracting resources from files. By means of it you may:
-view all resources into files;
-view resources contents;
-know resources attributes;
-gather resources infos;
-copy a single resource or a whole type into a new or already existing files;
-modify original or final resource attributes;
-remove a single resource or a whole type;
-check the Res Fork integrity.
37thResEx can also convert resources of type 'snd ', 'TEXT', 'PICT', and icon families into double-clickable files: converted Icon families show own icon on the desktop, converted 'snd ' resources are sound files, converted 'TEXT' resources are styled text files, converted 'PICT' resources are pict files.
Last, but not least: by using hot key opening files, you achieve the Conversion dialogs, skipping the files-related windows creation. Moreover, if you launch 37thResEx by using this feature, after completing its job it quits automatically.
37thResEx is Macintosh Drag and Drop, Internet Config and Balloon Help aware. It requires at least System 7 to run.
DocJet is a wonderful utility for opening any file type, folders, disks.
You can instruct DocJet to use alternative applications to open each file type. You can also link any given application to a choosed key: when you open items, while holding down that key, all your items are opened by the linked application. Last but not least, DocJet can directly open any file type, including cdevs, desk accessories, disks, folders, simply by typing a key.
You can, naturally, leave DocJet open and act directly by means of its buttons or by using the Drag Manager, but it's very cool when used on the fly: it performs its action then quits itself automatically. Besides, DocJet is very very easy to configure.
At last, you can remove any alias from your desktop and leave there DocJet only...
It's Internet Config aware and requires at least System 7 to run.
├╔Substitute 1.6.0 shareware$10
Substitute 1.6.0 can be used as Mini Finder but as well as Desktop Utility, the package contains a version for each use. It's neat and very small with several, useful, options:
-Processes management. Also it tracks the foreground process and returns any got info in the main window.
-It can format and/or initialize disks, removables and diskettes, with "verify" option on or off. A "Verification only" option is available.
-It can launch Applications and Desk Accessories with the skill to make lists of Applications and Desk Accessories, and run them from a proper menu.
-It's able to copy (even in background), to delete, to lock/unlock files.
-It can move/rename, files, folders, disks (a disk can't be moved :-) obviously).
-It can make full aliases of files, folders, disks.
-It can gather informations about files, folders and disks.
-SoundLevel and ApplicationFont management.
-It tracks all online volumes. Also it reports any Keyboard Layout available.
ToScrap is an useful application for copying data to Clipboard without open files containing data.
In other words, if you pass, for example, a 'PICT' file to ToScrap, the picture will be copied into Clipboard, but the file remains closed. Data copied can be pasted, naturally, following the usual procedures, but ToScrap is very useful to check, quickly, the contents of files. For example if you leave opened the Clipboard window then pass a 'TEXT' file to ToScrap, you can read the text, comfortably and fast, without use word processors...
Clipboard management: clear the Scrap, read it into memory, write it to disk. ToScrap can also automatically open the Finder's Clipboard window, after copying (or else at any time).
Drag Manager support.
Hot Keys for choosing alternative work method.
ToScrap is Macintosh Drag and Drop, Internet Config and Balloon Help aware. It requires, at least System Seven to run and is Appearance savvy.
├╔YellowView 1.1.0 shareware$10
YellowView 1.1 is a documents creator/viewer with some useful option: you can create many documents and enclose, to every document, a pict, a sound, a text (even styled), an icon family, a file, a Registration Form.
├╔The Musician 2.3.0 (68K) & The Musician 2.3.0 (PPC) shareware$10
The Musician is an useful application for playing 'snd ' resources from files. It can work, very fast, in background and is very cool when scans one or more HD, CD, folders, diskettes, files, searching for 'snd ' resources to play. The Musician plays sounds asynchronously, so while it is playing you can work with your favourite application. According to your setting The Musician plays any sound immediately or else asks for consent, conveying you the number of 'snd ' resources found in the examined file.
The Musician is Drag Manager and Internet Config aware.
HypnOptic is the mad, acid, savescreen application that will drive you crazy if you watch it carefully...HypnOptic has three way for running:
Classic Hypnoptic (achievable by Hot Key): the savescreen responsible for, always living, HypnOpticMania.
Standard Hypnoptic: based on Classic version with some additional graphic element. It may, casually, use RGB Colors and patterns, in addition to Classic QuickDraw.
OloPpat (achievable by Hot Key): this version uses patterns for creating a simple, but nice, savescreen.
Moreover any version can play sounds, if you want.
HypnOptic requires at least System 7 to run.
├╔The Eraser 2.1.0 (68K) & The Eraser 2.1.0 (PPC) shareware$10
The Eraser is an useful application for erasing files, folders, disks.
The Eraser performs security deletions, by using a sophisticated procedure. It lets you customize many details of its "security" job, making impracticable the files recovery by whatever utilities. The Eraser can also perform simple deletions, allowing the files recovery by appropriate utilities. You can even customize the simple deletion.
Working on disks The Eraser performs a complete deletion of hard/floppy/removable disk catalog (on floppies it skips the initializing/verifying process reducing considerably the waiting time).
The Eraser returns a lot of informations while is working and allows to stop its performance at any time, moreover works fine and fast in background, deleting large groups of items...
The Eraser is Drag Manager and Internet Config aware.
FileT&C is an useful application for changing file type and/or creator╔
It's very useful for normal desktop usage, but is really cool when works, fine, fast and in background, with a lot of files. Also it can scan, quickly, disks and folders looking for files to treat...
FileT&C is Internet Config aware and has a couple of options to change, according to name extension, following the Internet Config's File Mapping setting.
FileT&C has some useful hot keys for changing, on the fly skipping the "Request Dialog", by using the preferred type and/or creator set in the preferences. You can also instruct it to ignore during its performance, some kind of files or to treat only some other specific types.
FileT&C is Macintosh Drag and Drop aware and requires at least System 7 to run.
AliasCrony is the ultimate alias manager. It has several features:
- Since aliases of applications lose the capability to have files dropped on, when the original is on a different volume, AliasCrony can create SuperAlias, a new alias kind, having drag capability always active.
- It can create aliases or SuperAliases and put them into specific folders with one keystroke, if you're using the Drag&Drop mode. From its menus, instead, you can select the destination folders by using a speedy way.
- It can update aliases (also as SuperAliases) on the fly or else through its menus.
- It can add, to aliases, some useful custom icon, freeing a bit of space on desktop (as before: you can add the custom icons on the fly or else by using the proper menu).
- It can scan all on-line volumes to create lists of:
a) attached aliases,
b) unattached aliases,
c) aliases and originals on different volumes.
The created lists return useful infos about the aliases found, moreover, from these lists, AliasCrony can do several actions:
-It can retrieve and show aliases and originals.
-It can link/update/delete/move aliases.
-It can show the Finder's Info window, about aliases and originals.
-It can update aliases of applications to SuperAliases.
-It can trash the whole aliases list.
AliasCrony is Internet Config aware.
├╔TranStyle 1.0.1 shareware$5
Many applications and documents have 'styl' resources inside them. If you're running a non-Roman 2-byte script system (Japanese, Korean, Chinese╔), and if your machine is not really fast, the first text drawing can be rather slow, when you open a file compiled under a Roman 1-byte script system. This is because your System should translate the style of text, before showing it. To dramatically increase the text drawing speed, you should drop your file onto TranStyle 1.0.1 before using it. TranStyle 1.0.1 has several option to translate styles, also it can zap all 'styl' resources from file dropped and works very fine in background╔
TranStyle 1.0.1 works with any file type (applications or documents).
├╔The MacLocksmith 2.0.1 (68K) & The MacLocksmith 2.0.1 (PPC) shareware$10
The MacLocksmith 2.0.1 is an useful application to save your files from indiscreet eyes. It protects your files quickly by using a strong encryption method and a password. Also it locks/unlocks disks by software flag .
By using Special Keys you can activate some its extra ability: you can set/unset lock bit of files, lock/unlock names and, finally, show/hide files, folders and (with some precautions) disks.
The MacLocksmith works very fast and can scan your folders/disks looking for files to treat. It's Macintosh Drag and Drop aware and requires at least System 7 to run.
The MacLocksmith 2.0.1 has earned five cows from Tucows <http://www.tucows.com>
NameChum is an useful application for changing the name of files and directories.
It can add prefix-suffix by using one of offered options, specifically user's choice, date, time and progressive number. Moreover NameChum has other three cool features for working on names: it can search/replace characters, can truncate names and can remove any number of characters starting from whatever position into names.
NameChum is very useful for normal desktop usage, but is really cool when works, fine, fast and in background, with a lot of files. Also it can scan, quickly, disks and folders looking for files to treat...
NameChum is Internet Config aware and has a couple of options to change, according to file type/creator, following the Internet Config "File Mapping" setting.
NameChum has some useful hot keys for changing, on the fly, by using the preferences, skipping the "Request Dialog". Also you can instruct it to ignore, during its performance, some kind of files or to treat only some kind of files.
NameChum 2.0.0 is Macintosh Drag and Drop aware and requires at least System 7 to run.
├╔DragPack 1.0.0 shareware$5
DragPack 1.0 is a collection of simple Drag&Drop utilities. In this package you can find the first, out-of-date, version of some application above.
Ñ Distribution.
All programs are ⌐Rocco Moliterno, they can be freely distributed without my previous permission, without any changes and with the related documentations from: online services, BBS, non-profit user groups, or individuals. All programs can also be included, without my previous permission, without changes and with the related documentations, in all CD-ROM or disk shareware collections and in all CD-ROM or Disk magazines (By the way an e-mail or a notice will be welcome, as well as a copy of the magazine or media :-).
The programs may not be included in a commercial package without my permission.
