Odds & Ends

Power Computing support Power Computing clone owners, unhappy with the tech support from Decision One (as reported here last week) might do well to check out the PowerWatch page. It is still chugging along and promises to soon have the PowerCC "TechTalk and PowerSource databases" online.

Mactell support Owners wanting help with their Mactell clones should check out the Unofficial Mactell Discussion Forum.

New version of Power Windows coming soon Greg Landweber informs MacFixIt that he is working on a "new version of Power Windows (his solid / translucent window dragging utility) that supports Mac OS 8 and adds a few bells and whistles. It should be available in a week or two."

SoftWindows95 and G3 glitch A week or two ago, MacInTouch reported that Insignia had confirmed a problem with SoftWindows95 4.0.1 when trying to access a WindowsNT server using a G3 desktop or tower machine. They are working on a solution.

604 CPU upgrade card review Macs Only! has posted a hands-on review of Sonnet's Crescendo, a 604 CPU upgrade card for the PDS slot in the Performa 611x and PowerMac 6100.

Speed Doubler 8 review I have a review of Speed Doubler in the February issue of Macworld.

Oops Call it a pre-vacation memory lapse. Last week's item, titled "Problem (and solution) installing Mac OS 8 on a 7300" sounded like it was describing a newly discovered problem. Actually, it is an "old" issue, posted here back when Mac OS 8 was first released.

Mexico trip postscript I did take my PowerBook along on my trip to Oaxaca. It was a mixed success. At first, I could not even plug the PowerBook into an outlet, because the hotel only had two-pronged outlets (and I forget to bring an adapter). But I quickly found a store that sold the needed adapter. As to connecting to the Internet, the hotel promised a special phone that would allow me to do this (the standard phones automatically rang the front desk as soon as you picked up the receiver and modem dialing was impossible). However, the phone they gave me did not work at all (even for voice) and, after some discussion with the manager, I decided to just give up the effort. On the plus side, despite the warnings about Mexico in general, Oaxaca seemed totally free of crime and I never felt that my PowerBook was in danger of being stolen. For those that know and care about such things, I was there during the 100th anniversary of the Night of the Radishes.