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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] Mac OS Tool News: ZCurve Software, Kernel Productions, Metrowerks
FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS [5] The Rhapsody Application List [6] A Rhapsody-Drivers Mailing List [7] Rhapsody Tool News: VVI-DCS
FOR QUICKTIME DEVELOPERS [8] QuickTime is the #1 Non-Bundled Windows Application [9] New QuickTime Technical Notes [10] QuickTime Tool News: Macromedia, Roundabout Logic, Etchelon, GoLive Systems
FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS [11] Mac OS Runtime For Java Debugging Update
FOR WEBOBJECTS DEVELOPERS [12] Webmaster Tool News: Multima, ClearWay
HARDWARE NEWS [13] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library
OTHER APPLE NEWS [14] Mac OS Game Developer Reports Strong Sales [15] Mac OS Computers Cost Less to Maintain [16] New Record for Apple Store [17] Macintosh Application Environment Discontinued [18] Apple Donates Network Administrator Toolkits to L.A. Schools
COOL STUFF [19] The Macintosh Programmers Forum [20] A Web Site of Apple Easter Eggs [21] An Archive of Newton Software
---------------------------------------- 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 TN 1130: Introducing PuppetTime: Adding New Media Types to QuickTime
UPDATED TN 1126: A Checklist for Building Applications and Extensions
---------------------------------------- [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>
---------------------------------------- [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 QD57: LaserWriter 8 support for JCL/PCL
UPDATED NW09: Numerous Small Packet Exchanges Result in Poor TCP Performance
---------------------------------------- [4] Mac OS Tool News: ZCurve Software, Kernel Productions, Metrowerks
ZCurve Software has extended its special offer of US$ 29.95 for Visual MacStandardBasic through August 31. (Suggested retail price is US$ 99.) <http://www.zcurve.com/>
Lazarus is an Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) device that connects to a Macintosh computer and automatically restarts it when it crashes. You can configure this product to automatically restart the computer at user-defined intervals, monitor key applications to make sure they stay alive, and output a crash log in HTML format for easy tracking of the computer's crash activity. This product's function is to keep mission-critical servers up and running. <http://www.kernel.com/kernel/lazarus.html>
Metrowerks has just posted the IDE_3.0.1 Patch for CodeWarrior Professional 3 to its web site. This release fixes a bug that occurs when using the function pop-up menu. It results in a memory corruption in the IDE's heap. In MacsBug, this would often show up as a crash in __pool_alloc. <ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/CWPRO3/CW_IDE_3.0.1Patch.sit.hqx>
---------------------------------------- FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [5] The Rhapsody Application List
The Rhapsody.it web site is maintaining an unofficial list of Rhapsody-compatible applications, which tracks new versions and updates. You can add your application to the list by e-mailing a product description to <tracker@rhapsody-it.com> or by filling out an online form at the Rhapsody.it web site.
<http://www.rhapsody-it.com/html/tracker.html> The home page in English: <http://www.rhapsody-it.com/html/index_e.html>
---------------------------------------- [6] A Rhapsody-Drivers Mailing List
The Rhapsody-Drivers mailing list is a forum for driver developers, device manufacturers, and concerned users to exchange Rhapsody-related ideas, concerns, and questions. The group will also entertain requests for the delivery of hardware drivers not bundled with Rhapsody or Mac OS X.
OpenGraph and GraphBuilder from VVI-DCS integrate graphic-oriented processing into the OpenStep, Yellow Box, Rhapsody, and Mac OS X word processing systems. With this extension, figures stored in text documents are immediately accessible for editing. This eliminates the need to make and store figures separately and then import them into a text document as, is necessary with EPS and GIF files. This extension streamlines and reduces the cost of making and maintaining documents which include figures. <http://www.vvi.com>
---------------------------------------- FOR QUICKTIME DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [8] QuickTime is the #1 Non-Bundled Windows Application
Media Metrix, The PC Meter Company, just reported that QuickTime is the largest individually owned software application or utility product outside ofthose bundled with the Windows operating system. According to Media Metrix research, QuickTime is installed on 23.9 million Windows PCs, or 67.6 percent of the 35.3 million Windows PCs installed as of March 1998.
---------------------------------------- [9] New QuickTime Technical Notes
Technical Notes provide you with the latest technical documentation on Apple technologies and system updates, fixes and errata to Inside Macintosh, as well as programming tips and techniques to advance your development efforts. <http://developer.apple.com/technotes/index.html>
New: TN 1130: Introducing PuppetTime: Adding New Media Types to QuickTime
Macromedia Fireworks, a tool that provides a unified environment for creating, optimizing, and producing high-quality bitmapped graphics for the web, is now shipping. <http://www.macromall.com>
Widgetizer 1.0, a tool for creating and editing QuickTime VR Object Movies, is now shipping. It features a user-friendly interface, definable hot-spots, custom backgrounds, frame-based animation, sound integration, an image editor, and support for most VR object rigs. <http://www.roundaboutlogic.com>
Tracer 1.0 from Etchelon is a shareware product that allows you to produce animated or special effect QuickTime movies quickly by tracing and morphing key frames from existing images or movies. <http://website.lineone.net/~andy.pritchard/>
GoLive Systems announced the immediate availability of a US$ 99 Personal Edition of GoLive CyberStudio, its award-winning, Macintosh-based Web page layout tool. A free competitive upgrade is also available directly from GoLive. <http://www.golive.com>
---------------------------------------- FOR JAVA DEVELOPERS ---------------------------------------- [11] Mac OS Runtime For Java Debugging Update
The recent release of Mac OS Runtime For Java (MRJ) 2.1 Early Access 1 did not support debugging with Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro or Symantec Visual Cafe. Apple has been working diligently to remove this limitation, and there is now an update that enables debugging with Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 3. There will be an update available soon for Symantec Visual Cafe as well.
Multima Corporation announced the immediate availability of NetKeeper Internet, a web-based self-service help desk solution for use with NetKeeper Help Desk software programs. By installing this product with Help Desk software, the help desk staff can give customers and employees access to end-user tracking of service calls, auto escalation of calls, queue assignment of work orders, and access to the SolutionsKeeper knowledgebase, for quick problem resolution. The main database runs on a Windows NT-based server. Macintosh users can access the database or enter service requests from any Java-enabled browser. <http://www.netkeeper.com>
ClearWay NITRO PowerPlug 1.0 is a WebSTAR plug-in that accelerates the execution speed of all other WebSTAR plug-ins up to 200 percent or more. With NITRO installed, WebSTAR SSI runs at nearly triple its normal speed; and WebSTAR Search runs 20 per faster. NITRO also accelerates most third-party WebSTAR plug-ins including Lasso, Tango, and WebCatalog. <http://www.clearway.com/NITRO/>
---------------------------------------- HARDWARE NEWS ---------------------------------------- [13] New Hardware Listings in the Tech Info Library
Here this week's hardware-related entries to Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL).
CPUs PowerBook 2400: PC Card Not Maintaining Ethernet Connection (#24481) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24481>
Apple Studio Display: PowerBook 2400 and 3400 (#22188) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22188>
PRINTING Color LaserWriter Series: Port Illustrations (#24479) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24479>
LaserWriter Select Series: Port Illustrations (#24478) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24478>
Acrobat Reader 3.01: PostScript Error "typecheck" When Printing (#30555) <http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30555>
---------------------------------------- OTHER APPLE NEWS ---------------------------------------- [14] Mac OS Game Developer Reports Strong Sales
GT Interactive's Mac OS publishing group, MacSoft, announced that its Mac OS revenues increased 151 percent during the first quarter of 1998, compared to the first quarter of 1997. MacSoft publishes a variety of consumer-oriented software packages for Mac OS computers.
<http://www.gtinteractive.com>
---------------------------------------- [15] Mac OS Computers Cost Less to Maintain
The MacCentral web site just published a compelling article on how much companies save on support costs when they switch to Mac OS computers. One company, Technology Consulting Services of New York, reported that some of their clients saw a decline in support costs of 60 percent or more after they switched from PCs to Macintosh computers.
---------------------------------------- [16] New Record for Apple Store
The Apple Store set a record of US$ 2.8 million in sales on May 28, fueled by sizzling sales from education accounts, including one order for 300 Build-to-Order G3 computers from a Texas school.
<http://www.apple.com/store>
---------------------------------------- [17] Macintosh Application Environment Discontinued
Effective May 14, 1998, the Macintosh Application Environment (MAE) was discontinued. Apple made this decision as part of its continuing efforts to focus software development resources on extending the Mac OS. Apple is committed to working with its customers to ensure a smooth transition to Mac OS-based products, and for a limited time will continue to provide support for the installed base of MAE users. Any current MAE customers who have not yet received a MAE key code can call Apple Computer at 1-800-SOS-APPL, extension 943.
<http://www.mae.apple.com/mae-users/1843.html>
---------------------------------------- [18] Apple Donates Network Administrator Toolkits to L.A. Schools
Apple Computer pledged up to US$ 1 million in network software and training to 2,200 Los Angeles County schools. Through the Los Angeles County Office of Education's Technology for Learning program, these schools are eligible to receive the Apple Network Administrator Toolkit, complete with specialized training at no cost, by filing an application with the L.A. County Office of Education.
---------------------------------------- COOL STUFF ---------------------------------------- [19] The Macintosh Programmers Forum
The Macintosh and PowerPC Programmers Forum on the Delphi online service just reopened after a complete overhaul. The web site features news and "MacProg," moderated message boards and conference rooms for serious Mac OS programming discussions.
<http://www.delphi.com/macprog/>
---------------------------------------- [20] A Web Site of Apple Easter Eggs
Apple Easter Eggs is a web site devoted to the archiving of secrets stuffed inside of Macintosh computers by Apple engineers. Easter eggs include jokes, credit screens, and games.
<http://members.aol.com/ixist/apple.html>
---------------------------------------- [21] An Archive of Newton Software
If you are looking for Newton Software information or you sell Newton software, check out the Newton Versions database, run by the Danish Newton User Group.
<http://www.dnug.dk:8080/>
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