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FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS [1] Mac OS Technical Notes [2] New Mac OS Listings in the Tech Info Library [3] Technical Q&As Published This Week [4] Disk First Aid 8.2 Mends Startup Volumes [5] Mac OS Tool News: Disk Copy Scripts, PandaWave, Jesse Jones, BDW Software
FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS [6] Rhapsody Tool News: AAA+ Software
FOR QUICKTIME DEVELOPERS [7] Multimedia Tool News: iView Multimedia, Kaidan
FOR WEBOBJECTS DEVELOPERS [8] S&P Uses WebObjects for its Personal Wealth Online Service [9] Webmaster Tools: Analog, Glucose
HARDWARE NEWS [10] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES [11] NetProfessional Launches the NetProLive News Service [12] Free MacDirectory Marketing Opportunity
EVENTS [13] Booth Space at MACWORLD Expo Pavilions, July 8-10 [14] OpenGraph and Rhapsody Presentation in New York City
COOL STUFF [15] A Survey of Training Needs [16] A New Color Profiler Tool [17] Tools for Filemaker Solutions Developers
---------------------------------------- FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [1] Mac OS Technical Notes
Technical Notes provide you with the latest technical documentation on Apple technologies and system updates, fixes to Inside Macintosh, and programming tips. <http://developer.apple.com/technotes/>
NEW: TN1134: The Preferences Problem TN1133: The New PrGeneral Version Opcode
UPDATED: FL24: Don't Look at ioPosOffset for Devices NW550: MacTCP Q&As
---------------------------------------- [2] 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>
Disk First Aid 8.2: Read Me (#30567) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30567>
Mac OS 8.x: Corrupted PC Card Names (#30568) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30568>
AppleVision 1.6.1: Read Me (#30569) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30569>
Language Kit, Mac OS 8.1, and File Names (#22205) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22205>
At Ease: Repeated Problems With At Ease for Workgroups (#24483) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24483>
AppleShare IP: Support For Mac OS Extended Volumes (#24484) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24484>
Apple Video Player: Volume Too Loud (#22207) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22207>
Important Information Regarding Claris Emailer 2.0v3 (#26070) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n26070>
Emailer 2.0v3 Adding Addresses to an Existing Group (#26071) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n26071>
Drive Setup 1.5: Read Me (#22206) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22206>
---------------------------------------- [3] 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/>
NEW: SND16: MACE Restrictions
UPDATED: DV32: PrepareMemoryForIO and Execution Levels
---------------------------------------- [4] Disk First Aid 8.2 Mends Startup Volumes
Disk First Aid 8.2, a utility that verifies and repairs hard disk drives, now repairs some disk damage caused by disk repair utilities that are not compatible with the Mac OS Extended format. It's also the first version of Disk First Aid that can repair startup volumes.
---------------------------------------- [5] Mac OS Tool News: Disk Copy Scripts, PandaWave, Jesse Jones, BDW Software
Andrew McNaughton, the author of My Disk Copy Scripts, is looking for beta testers of the Allegro operating system to test the Preview Release 4 of his product. My Disk Copy Scripts now supports the creation of self-mounting images, available with Disk Copy 6.3, the release included with Allegro seed versions. <http://www.patsy.demon.co.uk/Downloads/Dev/>
A public beta version of PandaWave's BugLink, a new bug tracking system for both the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows 95/NT, is now available for free downloading. It includes a central bug database and server application, as well as client software that allows developers to download bug-related information. <http://www.pandawave.com>
Raven from Jesse Jones is a C++ application framework alternative to MacApp. The product and source code are free. <ftp://ftp.halcyon.com//pub/users/jesjones/Raven 1.4.sit> <ftp://ftp.halcyon.com//pub/users/jesjones/Raven 1.4 Examples.sit>
At Once 1.0.7 for Macintosh combines desktop protection, application control, and network management in a very affordable software application. The At Once demo includes fully functional software and a complete user guide. <http://www.bdwsoftware.com/>
Joy from AAA+ Software is a developer productivity and rapid application development tool available for Rhapsody DR2, Rhapsody DR1, Windows NT/95, and OPENSTEP/MachOS platforms. Until July 16, Joy users can upgrade the entry-level Joy Explorer product to a full-featured Joy Developer license for US$ 169, a savings of 50 percent. <http://www.aaa-plus.com/joy/download.html>
iView 3.1 from iView Multimedia is a multimedia organizer for the Macintosh computer. Using the power of QuickTime 3.0, it allows you to archive, play, and display the most popular multimedia formats. This new version adds support for Canvas, Adobe Freehand, Quark, and Adobe Illustrator file formats. iView Multimedia can be bundled for no charge by software, hardware, and digital camera manufacturers. Interested CD-ROM publishers should contact Script Software for details on this offer. <http://www.scriptsoftware.com> <http://www.commtechlab.msu.edu/humans/taitkyle/media/>
Through a collaboration with Kodak Professional and Live Picture, Kaidan is offering four new kits to help imaging professionals create interactive panoramas and object movies. <http://www.kaidan.com>
---------------------------------------- FOR WEBOBJECTS DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [8] S&P Uses WebObjects for its Personal Wealth Online Service
Apple and Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced that S&P Personal Wealth, Standard & Poor's online personal investment service, is using the market-leading technology of Apple's WebObjects to deliver independent investment advice and unrivaled financial intelligence to individual investors via the World Wide Web. S&P Personal Wealth offers self-directed investors a comprehensive suite of investment features, including personalized investment recommendations; live market commentary; and in-depth research.
Analog is a web site stats program that lets you analyze your web server log files. It tells you which pages of your site are the most visited, where people are accessing your pages, and where broken links are originating. Analog 3.0 includes many new features, including 11 new reports, user customizable log formats, hierarchical reports, and more. <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~sret1/analog/>
Injection 1.0 from Glucose Development is a new web publishing tool that automatically adds high-quality META tags to existing web pages. Injection uses natural language algorithms to analyze each individual page in a web site, extract key words and topics, and then construct META keyword tags that reflect the content of each page. <http://www.glu.com/>
---------------------------------------- HARDWARE NEWS ---------------------------------------- [10] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library
The following documents were added to Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) this week.
CPUs PB G3 Series: HFS+ Not Compatible with Norton Utilities v3.5 (#30562) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30562>
PM 6500: Video-Out Connector Interferes with PCI Card (#30565) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30565>
PRINTERS LaserWriter 8500: Duplex Unit PostScript Commands (#30558) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30558>
LaserWriter 12/640: Duplex Unit PostScript Commands (#30557) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30557>
LaserWriter 8500: PostScript for Changing Paper Tray (#22209) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22209>
---------------------------------------- MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES ---------------------------------------- [11] NetProfessional Launches the NetProLive News Service
Xplain Corporation, publisher of NetProfessional magazine has launched NetProLive, a web site and mailing list that delivers news, information, updates, and special offers to web developers and network administrators. For information on subscribing to NetProLive, or on how to submit a product announcement to its news service free of charge, see Xplain's press release.
MacDirectory runs a large online Mac OS product and service search engine, which receives more than 10,000 visitors weekly. You can post your products or services on this site free of charge.
<http://www.macdirectory.com>
To list your hardware products: <http://www.macdirectory.com/pages/SubmitHard.html>
To list your software products: <http://www.macdirectory.com/pages/SubmitSoft.html>
To update current listings, send an e-mail message to: <webmaster@macdirectory.com>
---------------------------------------- EVENTS ---------------------------------------- [13] Booth Space at MACWORLD Expo Pavilions, July 8-10
Apple is cosponsoring three Pavilions at MACWORLD Expo New York as a way for developers to inexpensively promote their products to expo attendees. The three pavilions at the New York City venue include: Education, Digital Media Studio (for QuickTime developers and solution providers), and Content@Home (consumer and games software). For more information on exhibiting, contact IDG Expo Management at 1-800-645-3976, or send an e-mail message to <sales@idgexpos.com>.
<http://www.macworldexpo.com/mwny98>
---------------------------------------- [14] OpenGraph and Rhapsody Presentation in New York City
Ed VanVliet of VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) will demonstrate Rhapsody's functionality and performance using OpenGraph, and discuss the architecture and API of OpenGraph and Yellow Box. This presentation will be held at the Apple Market Center in New York City on July 16 from 7 to 8 pm. <http://www.vvi.com/presentation.html>
---------------------------------------- COOL STUFF ---------------------------------------- [15] A Survey of Training Needs
The Association of Macintosh Trainers (AMT) has compiled an informative survey on the most popular training needs of Mac OS users.
<http://www.cyphernet.com/amt/stats/>
------------------------------ [16] A New Color Profiler Tool
Delta E's Profiler significantly reduces the time it takes to create reliable printer profiles. It supports ICC, Apple ColorSync, Adobe Sep Table, and CMS formats. It also provides user-selectable, out-of-gamut mapping, and support for color measurement devices from X-Rite, Greytag, and Minolta.
<http://www.delta-e.com>
---------------------------------------- [17] Tools for Filemaker Solutions Developers
Darwin released RoadMap, a Software Developer's Toolkit that demystifies the techniques, processes, and assets necessary to author successful commercial software solutions in FileMaker Pro. RoadMap also includes a collection of button icons designed by the award winning designer Gedeon Maheux of The IconFactory. <http://www.darwin326.com/roadmap/>
Script Scheduler is a new FileMaker plug-in from Waves in Motion that lets you to trigger any script in any file at a scheduled time or at regular intervals. You can even instruct Script Scheduler to trigger a script whenever you exit a particular field. <http://www.wmotion.com/products.html>
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