...................... Apple eNews June 27, 2002 Volume 5, Issue 13 ......................
In This Issue:
1. Edith Ann Visits San Antonio 2. All of Us Know Someone Like Tess 3. Cheating Time 4. How to Find a Desktop Lost in Space 5. Celebrating "Life on a String" 6. Tips for Ten: Menu Bar Shortcuts 7. Has It Been a Year Already? 8. What's New?
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1. Edith Ann Visits San Antonio
Keynoting at last week's 2002 National Education Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, TX, Lily Tomlin admits she was more into cheerleading than attendance when she was in high school.
But Tomlin certainly got an education at the conference, learning all about the newest products and services Apple has introduced specifically for students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
They include not only such hardware products as eMac (our most affordable PowerPC G4 system ever) and Xserve (Apple's groundbreaking new rackmount server), but also new versions of PowerSchool (the industry's leading web-based student information system), Apple Digital Campus Curriculum (which offers rich, project-based curricula), and the Apple Learning Interchange (a new online resource for teaching, learning, research, and collaboration).
http://www.apple.com/education/neccsa/index.html
2. All of Us Know Someone Like Tess
Tess admits she'd love to switch to a Mac. She knows how easy it is to use. Loves the look of Mac OS X. Marvels at how productive her Mac-using friends are. And she complains all the time about how cumbersome and unstable Windows is.
But Tess is still reluctant.
How can she get all of her email addresses onto the Mac? Can she transfer her Excel documents? Her music? Her bookmarks? And what about all of the financial records she has in Quicken? She has years of data on her PC and would be lost without it.
Next time Tess waxes hesitant, point her to our step-by-simple-step "Guide to switching."
http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/
3. Cheating Time
Joshua Greene saw the work of a lifetime fading away.
It was his father's work--nearly 250,000 photographs of such Hollywood luminaries as Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, and many others--and time was exacting a cruel toll, rendering many of the photographs unprintable, endangering the entire collection.
Yes, Milton Greene, one of our country's most important portrait photographers, shot lots of film, but film does not last forever. To keep from losing this priceless collection of 20th century art, Joshua Greene turned to the Mac and Photoshop 7 for Mac OS X to "breathe life back into photographs that would otherwise be lost to time."
Stanford genomics researcher Dr. Michael Cherry often found himself searching in vain for his desktop. Tidy though Dr. Cherry may be, three full-sized computer systems--a Mac, a Windows machine, and a UNIX box--left him little space at all.
What's more, Cherry constantly switched gears, hopping from one computer to the next depending on which system had the tools he needed at the time. He did, that is, until he discovered he could run all his applications in Mac OS X.
Consolidating on the Mac let Cherry not only reclaim his desktop but realize "a huge productivity boost," as well. "With Mac OS X, it's effortless," says the professor.
Laurie Anderson certainly defies easy categorization, so shouldn't a film meant to accompany and celebrate the release of her new album, the critically acclaimed "Life on a String," deftly avoid the conventional and aim for something as unique as the artist herself?
That's what director Steven Lippman thought, and he knew that to produce such a film, he needed the best creative tools he could find: his Mac and Final Cut Pro.
Says Lippman, "Although this film seems technically sophisticated, I'm not a tech head. I'm a director. To me the Mac was simply a nice tool that would enable me to realize what was inside my head."
Using Mac OS X? Then you've probably found it handy to change the volume via the sound icon in the menu bar.
How'd you like to change display resolutions on the fly, too? Here's how: Pull down the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and click Displays. Then click the Display tab and check the box next to "Show displays in menu bar."
If you use a modem to connect to the Internet, you can also add a modem status icon to the menu bar that will let you conveniently dial your ISP. To do so, open System Preferences, click Network, select your modem configuration from the Show pop-up menu, click the Modem tab, and check the box next to "Show modem status in menu bar."
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
7. Has It Been a Year Already?
A year passes quickly when you're enjoying a new Macintosh, and when the year goes, gone too are the service and support options you enjoyed for that computer.
Unless, of course, you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan before your limited warranty period runs out. Purchasing a Protection Plan extends your coverage to up to three full years from your computer purchase date, entitling you to:
* Direct telephone access to Apple's own technical support group * Mac OS X transition assistance * Apple-certified parts and labor coverage on needed repairs * Powerful diagnostic tools * Comprehensive web-based support services
For complete details about the AppleCare Protection Plan, visit our AppleCare website.
If you live near Short Hills, NJ, you'll want to visit the newest Apple retail store--our 31st. Stop by before Saturday, June 29, and you'll be able to participate in the Grand Opening Sweepstakes:
http://www.apple.com/retail/shorthills/
Over the past two weeks, Apple has posted a series of software updates, including Java 1.3.1 Update, Networking Update 1.0, AirPort Software Update 2.0.4, and AppleScript 1.8.3. Be sure to run Software Update to install the latest system updates.
Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair. WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos. Lilo & Stitch's Hawaiian Adventure. The Sims: Hot Date. RealMYST. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.
Those are just a handful of the new Mac OS X game titles that recently began shipping:
http://www.apple.com/games/
We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of Apple eNews. You can expect your next issue on Thursday, July 11.
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