2/21/2012

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1a.

Re: I need a database program similar to the old Clarsisworks/Applew

Posted by: "Denver dan" denver.dan@verizon.net   denverdan22180

Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:49 pm (PST)



I'm not sure which came first. FileMaker, however, is the successor to the first ever GUI database. I used it years ago but have forgotten the name.

I'll try to find out just for general interest.

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On Feb 20, 2012, at 7:43 PM, James I Fraser <jifraser@southcom.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> You sure that ClarisWorks didn't come out before Filemaker? I seem to
> remember using CW in an Apple ][c.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
>
>> Howdy.
>>
>> FileMaker is wholly owned by Apple (although you wouldn't know it
>> anymore).
>>
>> ClarisWorks/AppleWorks was a subset of FileMaker Pro the database.
>>
>> FileMaker makes several database programs.
>
> <snip>
>
>> The program that came up first on the MacUpdate search was Movie
>> Collector Database which has a pretty good reputation for movie buffs
>> and collectors.
>>
>> Denver Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:37:39 -0500, John Engberg wrote:
>>>
>>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Michael Mielko wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Alll, I need a good database program that would work similar
>>>> to the old Claris/Appleworks suite. Can anyone recomend such a
>>>> program ? It has to run in Mac OS 10.7 (Tiger) ...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mike ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Take a look at Libre Office. It's free.
>>>
>>> John Engberg
>>
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Re: I need a database program similar to the old Clarsisworks/Applew

Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com   randybrucesinger

Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:40 am (PST)




On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Michael Mielko wrote:

> Hello Alll, I need a good database program that would work similar
> to the old Claris/Appleworks suite. Can anyone recomend such a
> program ? It has to run in Mac OS 10.7 (Tiger) ...

Here is a list of user-friendly database programs for the Macintosh
(leaving out the professional ones). Hopefully one of these will
suit you:

NeoOffice (free)
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
LibreOffice (free)
http://www.libreoffice.org
(Office suites with included databases.)

Bento $49
http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/overview.html?nav=products-bento

EagleData (free)
http://www.eaglesoft.de/eagle/eagledata.html

FrontBase (free if you forego support)
http://www.frontbase.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/FBWebSite.woa

Panorama Sheets ($40)
http://provue.com/panoramasheets/index.html

iList Data ($70)
http://www.lakewoodstudios.com/ilistdata/

iDatabase ($20)
http://www.apimac.com/idatabase/

iData ($70)
http://www.idata3.com/

Valentina ($50)
http://www.paradigmasoft.com/
http://www.valentina-db.com/

Papyrus $99 (an office suite that includes a database)
http://www.rom-logicware.com/

SuperCard $179
http://www.supercard.us/

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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2a.

recurring email problem

Posted by: "Louise Stewart" veggie236@earthlink.net   pudgybulldog

Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:53 pm (PST)



I've asked about this at least twice in the past and unless I'm nuts,
I haven't found an answer. I use Mail, the email program that came
with OS X. I have several personal lists (groups) I've made to make
it easier to send emails to several people at one time. Every once in
a while -- for what reason I have noooo idea -- Mail will refuse to
send an email with one of those groups in it. Most of the groups are
smallish -- 10 or so people -- but a couple are maybe 100 or so
people. When Mail refuses to send (it puts the message in the
Outbox), it's always the smallish ones it won't send, fortunately.

If, instead of sending to the small group I've made, I include each
person who's in that group as a recipient (NOT as part of the list,
but as individuals), the message will send just fine. This is beyond
frustrating. It starts for no apparent reason, will continues
sometimes for a few days and then just as suddenly stops being a
problem and the groups will all send just fine. In the past people
have suggested perhaps there's a problem with one of the emails in
the group, but since each of the group members' individual emails
will send, that can't be the reason.

It's been doing this for a few days now and I'm going nuts.

Louise

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2b.

Re: recurring email problem

Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com   todhop

Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:28 pm (PST)



I remember a thread on this a while back. You might want to search the archive for more info.

There are limits to the number of recipients for a single mail. Generally these limits are specific to your ISP and going over will cause a bounce message, but there seems to be a limit within Mail as well though I can't find hard documentation.

Then common limit is 100 recipients. You need to breakthe email into multiple sends, under 100 recipients. Also make sure you are using Bcc, not the "to" or "cc" fields. This is both a practical issue and matter of basic email etiquette.

In addition to single email limits, some ISPs have daily limits. These are about spam control.

If you have lists of more than 100 recipients, you should investigate using something other than a standard email client.

Cheers,
tod

On Feb 20, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Louise Stewart wrote:

> I've asked about this at least twice in the past and unless I'm nuts,
> I haven't found an answer. I use Mail, the email program that came
> with OS X. I have several personal lists (groups) I've made to make
> it easier to send emails to several people at one time. Every once in
> a while -- for what reason I have noooo idea -- Mail will refuse to
> send an email with one of those groups in it. Most of the groups are
> smallish -- 10 or so people -- but a couple are maybe 100 or so
> people. When Mail refuses to send (it puts the message in the
> Outbox), it's always the smallish ones it won't send, fortunately.
>
> If, instead of sending to the small group I've made, I include each
> person who's in that group as a recipient (NOT as part of the list,
> but as individuals), the message will send just fine. This is beyond
> frustrating. It starts for no apparent reason, will continues
> sometimes for a few days and then just as suddenly stops being a
> problem and the groups will all send just fine. In the past people
> have suggested perhaps there's a problem with one of the emails in
> the group, but since each of the group members' individual emails
> will send, that can't be the reason.
>
> It's been doing this for a few days now and I'm going nuts.
>
> Louise
>

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com

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3a.

Re: Google Tracking Private Data

Posted by: "Jurgen Richter" yahoo-1@sympatico.ca   epsongroups

Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:45 pm (PST)



Gotta like the articles where Google is quoted as doing these things
accidentally, or not deliberately... yeah right! These are computer
programs that are deliberately created for specific purposes... there's
nothing accidental about it collecting all available data it can. Just
wish there were more resources to eliminate or totally block out
anything google... already have most of the plugins, cookie blockers,
flash blockers and script blockers... what else is there. And what is
there for your iphone, short of clearing your history and cookies regularly?

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3b.

Re: Google Tracking Private Data

Posted by: "Jay Abraham" jaygroups@abrahamgroup.net   kerala01212001

Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:50 pm (PST)



The current issue with Google is not associated with their search engine so using a different search engine isn't going to help.

The issue is that Apple's Safari browser has default setting that doesn't allow cookies to be installed without a positive action from the user - it blocks all 3rd party cookies. Most other browsers that level of privacy isn't the default setting. However according to the original Wall Street Journal article that identified this issue, Safari makes an exception if you interact with the page in some way. Google's Doubleclick Ad group and many of the other Ad companies trick Safari into believing that the user submitted a form if they clicked on an ad by submitting an invisible form that then tricks Safari into allowing a cookie to be downloaded. Once this cookie was downloaded it allowed tracking of your browsing.

Google disabled this feature when contacted by the WSJ prior to the story being published but many of the other ad companies still use it.

This means even if you have 3rd party cookies disabled, once you click on any ad a cookie gets downloaded that allows you to be tracked. Apple is trying to work on a fix but meanwhile you may need to periodically delete all cookies from your browser.

Jay

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Curt Hudson <curt183@snip.net> wrote:

> There is a lesser-known search engine that seems to be as quick and thorough as Google that does not track. It's called Duckduckgo.com.
>
> I only learned of it when I shot pictures of the creator for a newspaper story. I use it fairly regularly and for general search it's very good. And NO TRACKING...
>
> Curt
>
>
>
> On Feb 20, 2012, at 11:11 AM, Denver Dan wrote:
>
>> Howdy.
>>
>> There is a great deal of TV, press, online articles, discussion, and
>> radio talk shows this morning on the issue of Google's change of
>> privacy policy, on Google spanning data tracking across all user
>> services, and on Google tracking private data on iPhone and other
>> mobile devices.
>>
>> I'd like to suggest that folks use Yahoo to search for more information
>> on this topic!
>>
>> The talk show I'm listening to at this time is both a discussion and a
>> call in type of show and it's running about 70% anger at Google and
>> maybe 30% people saying it's just a company making what the public
>> wants available.
>>
>> I hope folks in our group will do some reading and become better
>> informed on this recent issue of privacy, on the issue of apps that
>> extract contact list names and information without your knowledge.
>>
>> One caller noted that she is a physician and had just traded in her
>> Google Android smart phone for an iPhone and had not configured any
>> Google Gmail accounts or Google Plus because she is concerned that she
>> will be sued by patients who feel that their privacy has been
>> violated.
>>
>> Interesting topic.
>>
>> Denver Dan
>>
>> p.s. I've added Yahoo to my web browser's Bookmarks bar so I can start
>> a Yahoo search with a single click.
>>

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3c.

Re: Google Tracking Private Data

Posted by: "Budd T" n7eoj@yahoo.com   n7eoj

Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:34 pm (PST)



I got this list from a Digital Citizenship workshop for educators last week.

Effective Internet Searching Resources
Sue Stevens (RL) aka Sue Pelazzi (SL)

http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html choose the best search for your information need

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/AnalyseTopicForm.pdf

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/01/teaching-internet-search-strategies.html Teaching Internet Searching including a Common Craft video about searching strategies

http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page Thisis a targeted search engine for students, teachers, administrators, and caregivers

http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm Search here for words, information or web sites with this all-inclusive page that includes a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedias, kid safe search engines and more.

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/wading-through-teaching-internet-983.html?tab=3#tabs (Lesson Plan) Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies (Lesson Plan)

http://www.slideshare.net/KarenBlakeman/searching-without-google-10354437

http://www.ala.org/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites

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3d.

Re: Google Tracking Private Data

Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com   waldonny

Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:48 pm (PST)



It can "help" in the sense that if enough people switch, Google's ad revenues can be negatively affected.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.3 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.0.1

On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:50 PM, Jay Abraham wrote:

The current issue with Google is not associated with their search engine so using a different search engine isn't going to help.

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4.1.

Re: Finder alternative

Posted by: "Jim McGarvie" jim@mcgarvie.us   jgarv2002

Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:38 pm (PST)



More good tips. Thanks Dan.

On Feb 20, 2012, at 7:05 AM, Denver Dan wrote:

Howdy.

I get the point of a prefix character to force sort the item to the top
of a list.

However, I thought the OP was doing that with many items in a list
which seems pointless.

I use a space in front of some folder names in a list and that sorts it
to the top. Usually, however, this is for what I call an
"informational" item or a "See Also" item which I also tag with the
Blue label color.

If I added a space to many items in a single folder it rather defeats
to point of doing that, however.

I also use the List View and resort by Kind often, particularly in
folder with many files and sub folders but I do this as a temporary
thing. However, opening the same folder as a separate Finder window
(press Command and double-click the folder icon) and then I can change
the View to list and change the sort to Kind and it remembers this the
next time I open it as a separate Finder Window.

Denver Dan

On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:59:47 +0000, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> Correct. I'm surprised Dan didn't get the point of the _ prefix.
>
> Otto

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