During MACWORLD Expo this week, Steve Jobs announced that Apple has sold more than 750,000 G3 computers and that Apple expects to announce a third consecutive profitable quarter on July 15. For a well-written overview of Jobs' keynote speech, check out the thessa Source web site:
http://www.thessasource.com/features/keynote.html
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FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS [1] Flood of Applications Announced for iMac Launch [2] Mac OS Technical Notes [3] New Mac OS Listings in the Tech Info Library [4] Technical Q&As Published This Week [5] Newton Press 1.1 for Macintosh Update [6] Mac OS Tool News: Water's Edge Software, REAL Software, Lightsoft
FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS [7] New Rhapsody Listings in the Tech Info Library
FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS [8] Final MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Release Available [9] Java Tool News: Imperial Software Technology
FOR WEBOBJECTS DEVELOPERS [10] Apple WebObjects Customers Top 3,000 [11] Webmaster Tools: Tenon Intersystems, Neuron Data Systems, Catara Software
HARDWARE NEWS [12] iMac to Ship on August 15 [13] Leading USB Vendors Commit to iMac [14] High-Quality DVD Movies Coming to PowerBook G3 Computers [15] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library [16] Third-Party Hardware News: Keyspan IR Card
COMPANY NEWS [17] Apple Expands Apple Store for Education to Students and Faculty
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES [18] A Banner Ad Exchange Program
EVENTS [19] FileMaker Developer Conference, August 30
COOL STUFF [20] Check Your Network Security With Hackers4Hire [21] FileMaker Tools: Troi Automatisering, Steve Wilmes Consulting [22] New FileMaker Pro Book Published
---------------------------------------- FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [1] Flood of Applications Announced for iMac Launch
More than 175 application titles for Macintosh have been introduced by third-party software developers since iMac was announced on May 6. Developers introducing new Mac OS titles include: Adobe Systems, Blizzard Entertainment, Disney Online, Eidos plc, Feral Entertainment, GoLive Systems, Intuit, The Learning Company, Lucas Learning, MacSoft, Mattel, SegaSoft, and Simon & Schuster Interactive.
---------------------------------------- [2] Mac OS Technical Notes
Technical Notes provide you with the latest technical documentation on Apple technologies and system updates, corrections to Inside Macintosh, and programming tips. http://developer.apple.com/technotes/
UPDATED: TN 1104: Interrupt-Safe Routines
---------------------------------------- [3] New Mac OS Listings in the Tech Info Library
Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) is a central listing of product information, technical specifications, and troubleshooting tips for Apple products. http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/Changes
Newton Software: Windows 98 Compatibility (#22219) http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22219
Personal Web Sharing: Uploading Files to the Host (#24504) http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24504
---------------------------------------- [4] Technical Q&As Published This Week
Technical Q&As provide you with the latest information on new Apple technologies, as well as programming tips, code snippets, and FAQs by Apple's technical support engineers. http://developer.apple.com/qa/index.html
NEW FL09: Ejecting the Volume on Which Your Program Resides TB40: Navigation Services and memFullErr TX12: IsCmdChar
---------------------------------------- [5] Newton Press 1.1 for Macintosh Update
Newton Press allows you to create documents on your desktop computer, then publish them as Newton books. This release adds support for new Newton OS-based hardware; two-page and landscape document display; faster ASCII text imports; and faster book creation.
---------------------------------------- [6] Mac OS Tool News: Water's Edge Software, REAL Software, Lightsoft
Tools Plus 4.0 from Water's Edge Software is a major upgrade of the Tools Plus development libraries and framework The newest version simplifies Appearance Manager support and makes it easier to migrate Mac OS applications to Mac OS X (ten). http://www.interlog.com/~wateredg/_Products/products.html
REALbasic for Mac OS from REAL Software is now shipping. REALbasic is an easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) that enables users of all levels to create powerful stand-alone, native 680x0 or PowerPC processor-based applications without having to learn a complex programming language (such as C++) or the details of the Macintosh Toolbox. http://www.realsoftware.com
Fantasm 5.20 from Lightsoft is a powerful Macintosh assembly language development environment capable of translating both 680x0 and PowerPC assembly language. This update features a new linker and improved functions. On Power Macintosh computers, Fantasm's Project Manager makes use of Navigation Services if they're available. http://website.lineone.net/~lightsoft/main.html
---------------------------------------- FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [7] New Rhapsody Listings in the Tech Info Library
Here are the documents posted to Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) this week. http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/Changes
Rhapsody: How to Run fsck on Unbootable Drive (#24501) http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24501
---------------------------------------- FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [8] Final MRJ SDK 2.0.1 Release Available
The MRJ Software Development Kit (SDK) is a set of Java development tools for use with Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ), Apple's Java execution environment. This release includes updated versions of the Sun JDK tools and JBindery. The user interface in JBindery has been simplified, making it easier to package stand-alone applications. Also included are MPW scripts, an MPW tool that gives you access to some of the JDK tools, and SimpleRunner, a JManager 2.0 code example derived from the Apple Applet Runner.
Visaj 2.0 is Imperial Software Technology's major new release of its visual application builder for Java. Written entirely in Java, Visaj 2.0 runs on most platforms, including UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95, and Mac OS. It incorporates an extensive level of support for Sun's Java Foundation Class (JFC) Swing components, a new set of layout editors, an image editor, graphical "hot-wiring" of events, and JavaBean serialization. http://www.ist.co.uk
---------------------------------------- FOR WEBOBJECTS DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [10] Apple WebObjects Customers Top 3,000
More than 3,000 customers have purchased the latest version of Apple's application server software -- WebObjects 3.5, a tool for building and deploying Internet-based application solutions. Leading organizations, such as Adobe Systems, Standard & Poor's, and the U.S. Department of Defense, are using WebObjects to create powerful Internet, e-commerce, human resources, and asset-management applications. Apple has announced that WebObjects 4.0, expected to be released later this year, will debut on Apple PowerPC processor-based computers, in addition to the currently supported Windows and UNIX platforms.
WebTen 2.1 is Tenon Intersystems' upgrade to its industrial-strength, Apache-based web server for Power Macintosh computers. WebTen 2.1 can sustain 1,000 hits per second and is 100 percent compatible with HTTP 1.1. It includes DNS, multihoming (for uploading web content one virtual host at a time), NFS (for offloading content), and SSL 3.0 (for supporting e-commerce with multiple secure certificates on a single machine). http://www.tenon.com/products/webten/
Tenon's ht://Dig is a high-performance, full-featured search engine for use with WebTen. This new search engine can search through many servers on a network, and you can hand-tailor search output by using HTML templates. A preliminary version is available at no cost to WebTen customers. http://www.tenon.com/products/webten/htdig.shtml
Neuron Data Systems' MacCoach 2.0 is a compact, microprocessor-based ADB device that restarts a Macintosh computer after a stall or crash The MacCoach automatic server restart device can catch failures from any application, without relying on the application's plug-ins. For a limited time only, WebTen customers can purchase MacCoach directly from Tenon at the special price of US$ 55. http://www.neuronsys.com
sLog 2.0 beta from Catara Software allows you to keep track of your system's stability by recording the time your computer restarts or crashes. This version is a complete rewrite of the original SysLog program, and at US$ 15, is a bargain. http://www.idir.net/~catara/sLog.html
---------------------------------------- HARDWARE NEWS ---------------------------------------- [12] iMac to Ship on August 15
During MACWORLD Expo, Apple announced that its highly anticipated iMac consumer computer will debut in U.S. stores on August 15 -- right on schedule. Apple also announced that a variety of popular consumer software will come bundled with the iMac and that, by to popular demand, all iMacs will ship with a 56-Kbps modem.
---------------------------------------- [13] Leading USB Vendors Commit to iMac
Leading peripheral vendors have announced that they'll deliver Universal Serial Bus-based disk drives, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and game controllers to support Apple's innovative new iMac consumer computer. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) allows the iMac to communicate with these kinds of add-on devices.
---------------------------------------- [14] High-Quality DVD Movies Coming to PowerBook G3 Computers
Extending the advanced multimedia capabilities of the PowerBook G3 series, Apple has introduced the PowerBook DVD-Video Kit. This new kit allows PowerBook G3 customers to take full advantage of a new DVD-Video standard for viewing full-length movies. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1998/jul/8dvd.html
---------------------------------------- [15] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library
Here are the documents posted to Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) this week.
NEW Power Macintosh G3: Loose I/O Card Monitors & Sound Control Panel (#24503) http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24503
FireWire Card: Read Me (#24502) http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24502
---------------------------------------- [16] Third-Party Hardware News: Keyspan IR Card
The Keyspan IR Card is a PCI card that enables a Macintosh computer to communicate through infrared signals with TVs, VCRs, DVD players, CD changers, and other home theater components. The Keyspan IR card opens the door to creating Macintosh-controlled home theater and home automation solutions. Evaluation units will be available in mid-July with final product shipments in mid-August. http://www.keyspan.com
---------------------------------------- COMPANY NEWS ---------------------------------------- [17] Apple Expands Apple Store for Education to Students and Faculty
Apple has expanded the services of its popular Apple Store for Education to include customers in K-12 and higher education who are purchasing equipment for personal use. Now faculty, staff, and students at colleges, as well as faculty and staff at K-12 schools, can benefit from Apple's education prices when they purchase through the Apple Store.
---------------------------------------- MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES ---------------------------------------- [18] A Banner Ad Exchange Program
World Without Borders and MacSeek Xchange have joined forces to create MacPromote Xchange, a great way for web sites dedicated to the Mac OS community to swap banner ads with one another. In this program, every time you display a member's banner ad, that member must display yours. Participating web sites can have up to three different banners, which can be changed at any time.
---------------------------------------- EVENTS ---------------------------------------- [19] FileMaker Developer Conference, August 30
This year's FileMaker Developer Conference will be held August 30 through September 2 in Monterey, California. This conference provides technical advice to people developing software solutions using FileMaker Pro.
---------------------------------------- COOL STUFF ---------------------------------------- [20] Check Your Network Security With Hackers4Hire
Hackers4Hire SNAPshot from Computer Security Canada is a minimum-hassle audit service that reports whether or not your network is vulnerable to common types of security threats.
http://www.csci.ca/Snap/service.htm
---------------------------------------- [21] FileMaker Tools: Troi Automatisering, Steve Wilmes Consulting
Troi Number Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker Pro 4.0, from FileMaker, Inc. (formerly Claris), makes it possible to show a running balance of a value in any portal, including sorted portals. It can do this on-the-fly, whenever you enter or edit portal data. http://www.troi.com/
Steve Wilmes Consulting has released Big Board FM, a web-based forum for PC and Macintosh computers running FileMaker Pro 4.0. This version of Big Board brings hosting of discussion forums to the masses, enabling those with FileMaker Pro 4.0 to host a discussion forum that just about anyone with a browser can access. http://www.swconsulting.com/bigboard/index.html
---------------------------------------- [22] New FileMaker Pro Book Published
The 800-page FileMaker Pro 4.0 Companion, published by FileMaker Press, tells you just about everything you might want to know about using FileMaker Pro. A free companion web site includes files created for the book, along with links to useful FileMaker Pro sites.
http://www.gilesrd.com/fmprocomp/
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