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.
• 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 1.2.1 shareware $10
37thResEx 1.2.1 is an application to extract resources from files. It has two modes:
Mode 1: Drag&Drop (automatic extraction), to extract all resources of type 'snd ', 'TEXT', 'XCMD','XFCN', 'PICT', 'ppat', 'ICON' and icon family. Icon familes extracted by 37thResEx 1.2.1, show such icon on the desktop, 'snd ' resources extracted by 37thResEx 1.2.1 have type 'sfil" ad creator "movr" (to play them by double-clicking...), 'TEXT' resources are saved in text files, 'PICT' resources are saved in pict files.
Mode 2 : Application (custom extraction).
To extract any resource type.
Also 37thResEx 1.2.1 can move the extracted resources into an existing file (with 'Unique ID' option available), supports the dragging of multiple items and, in Drag&Drop mode, is able to work in background and tracks the command-period/escape-key typing.
√…DocJet 1.2.0 shareware$10
DocJet 1.2.0 is a wonderful utility for opening any file type, folders, disks, by means of an alternative application. With DocJet 1.2.0 you can also link any given application to a key (and you choose the key…): when you drag a file, or folder, or disk, while holding down that key, your file is opened by the linked application.
Last but not least, DocJet 1.2.0 can directly open any file type, including cdevs, desk accessories, disks, folders, simply by typing a key. At last, you can remove any alias from your desktop and leave there DocJet 1.2.0 only…
Besides, DocJet 1.2.0 is very very easy to configure.
√…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, mainly, a Drag&Drop application, it copies data from dragged file, without open it, directly into clipboard. In other words, if you drag, for example, a 'PICT' file on ToScrap icon, the PICT will be copied into Clipboard, but the file containing the PICT remains closed. The data copied can be pasted, naturally, following the usual procedure, but ToScrap is very useful to check, quickly, the contents of files. For example if you leave opened the Clipboard window then drag a 'TEXT' file on ToScrap icon, you can read the text, comfortably and fast, without use a word processor...
It can also, automatically, open the clipboard window and is able to copy screen portions directly into Clipboard.
If you drag a file not yet supported, ToScrap let you the possibility to copy one fork into Clipboard.
There's another nice and useful feature: from ToScrap about box you can gather info about current scrap file, also you can manage some its aspect, specifically clear the Scrap, read the Scrap into memory and put the Scrap on disk.
ToScrap is Internet Config aware.
√…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 2.2.0 (68K) & The Musician 2.2.0 (PPC) shareware$10
The Musician 2.2.0 is a Drag&Drop application to play 'snd ' resources from each dropped file. The Musician 2.2.0 is able to scan, quickly, many HD, CD, diskettes, folders, to find 'snd ' resources to play and returns a lot of informations, while it's working. The Musician 2.2.0 can also work, very fast, in background and supports the Command-period/escape key tracking.
DropKey: if you drag one or more items on its icon, while option key is down, when The Musician 2.2.0 finds 'snd ' resources in a file, tells you how many sounds that file contains and asks for consent, before to play them.
√…HypnOptic 1.0.3 postcardware
HypnOptic 1.0.3, the mad, acid, savescreen application that will drive you crazy if you watch it carefully…
Postcardware. Enjoy.
√…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 2.0.0 (68K) & The MacLocksmith 2.0.0 (PPC) shareware$10
The MacLocksmith 2.0.0 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 2.0.0 has earned five cows from Tucows <http://www.tucows.com>
√…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, furthermore you can find the following, not yet updated, application:
•…FilePreSuf 1.0 to add same prefix or suffix to the name of all dragged files, folders, disks.
