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Safari 1.0 beta 2 v. 74 I downloaded the new v. 74 build of Safari last night. I haven’t noticed any difference from v. 73 in an appearance or performance. It works well, but so did the previous beta 2 version. Apparently, the biggest change is that v. 74 improves how Safari validates the authenticity of websites that use SSL certificates. You can download the v. 74 build of Safari here: Eudora 6.0b18 I’ve been using the first Eudora 6 public beta for a week and a half, and have encountered no stability problems or glitches whatsoever. I can say without qualification that it’s the best version of Eudora among the many I’ve used, beta and final, over the years. 
The new Junk mail filter works well, although it is perhaps a bit too picky, and one has to check to make sure it hasn’t consigned mail you want to read to the Junk mailbox. However, unlike some spam filtering systems, there is no chance of such male getting lost unless you leave it in the junk box past the auto-beat gait. A great addition to already excellent e-mail client. My only significant complaints about Eudora 6 is that it’s just as slow as Eudora 5.x was, especially in OS X. I’m happy to tolerate the sluggishness in order to enjoy the many benefits of Eudora -- its rock-solid dependability, flexibility, versatility, user friendliness, backward compatibility with the Classic Mac OS, and a whole raft of other Eudora virtues I’ve come to count on over the years. However, speed would be munber one on my wish list for improvements. That said, Eudora remains my pick the best all-round POP 3 email client for either Mac OS version, and there is a Windows version as well. Eudora is Freeware/Ad-Supported/Commercial Software depending on which configuration you choose. You can download the Eudors 6 beta here: PDF Browser Plugin This is a handy little plug in enhancement for popular Mac OS X browsers that enables them to open PDF documents without the need of starting up Acrobat Reader or Preview. This allows you to preview PDF documents before downloading them to disk, and enables your web browser to display embedded PDF. 
In cases where the Save and Print commands are not available from the browser menu (for embedded PDF for example) the plugin’s menu button can be used. 
The PDF Browser Plugin adds custom printing options to the print dialog. These settings allow you to choose between printing pages scaled to the page width or at original size and orientation, and limit printing to odd or even pages only. To change the PDF Browser Plugin print settings select PDF Browser Plugin from the printing options popup menu in the print dialog. Features PDF Browser Plugin is freeware For more information, visit: Cocktail 2.1.1 There have been a couple of updates to a Cocktail since I last discussed it here in the Odyssey. The user interface has been enhanced, and some bugs squashed. There are several OS X system maintenance utilities, including MacJanitor, and Macaroni, but personally I find Cocktail the one I use most often. It’s very versatile, allowing you to run a single maintenance routine or a selection of several, or the whole slate in one go. 
System Network Extras Pilot New in version 2.1.1: Cocktail is donationware. For more information, visit: TigerLaunch 1.0.1 There are likewise a selection of application launcher utilities for OS X, but the one I’ve adopted for regular use is TigerLaunch, which allows me to pare down the number of application icons I keep in the Dock substantially, but still have them easily available without having to root around in the Applications Folder. TigerLaunch adds a little Tiger icon to the OS X menu bar, with a configurable pull-down menu listing the contents of your Applications Folder. You can exclude applications and utilities from appearing in the menu by unchecking their titles in the configure dialog. 
TigerLaunch is convenient, unobtrusive, and does what it’s intended to do it well. New in version 1.0.1: TigerLaunch is freeware/donationware For more information, visit: re: Modem Misadventures From Dave Ip Hi Charles - I don’t know about your Pismo, but software modems are nothing new, especially in the Mac world. IIRC, my 1993 era Duo 230 has a software modem (14.4kbps) which still works. Same thing for old pre-PPC Macs with the Geoport - that was a modem that was implemented in software (which didn’t work very well either, but that’s a whole other story.) Hardware based modems with chips are generally more reliable, but software is easier to update and maintain, uses less power, and of course, is cheaper :) d. Hi Dave; Have you ever had any maintenance problems with a hardware modem? ;-) Yup, I remember the Geoport -- not fondly. I think there is still one kicking around here somewhere. The Pismo has a hardware modem, which is compatible with c. 1997 GlobalFax software, so I’m guessing it may be a Global Village modem or at least a GV design. Charles
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