EvangeList Digest Wednesday, January 27 1999 Volume 01 : Number 1362
In this issue:
Tidbit - MacGuide Updated FollowUp - Mac and the Human Genome Tidbit - [The Business Mac] Picking the Right Mac For Your Business Followup - CyberCafe Timetracking Software Tidbit - NT Vs Mac Server Tidbit - Amazing Mac Page Redesigned Version 2.0.4 of HandyMan Tidbit - New Mac FireWire Talk List PR - Index & Shutdown 1.0 Released For Mac (A Sherlock Utility) They Tell Me "You Can'T Do That With a Mac..." $$ - TechTool Special Offer Job - System Admin, Fiskars, Madison, Wisconsin Followup - Freeserve Holding Back Getting a Refund For Windows ?? - FAX -- PHONE Applications For the Mac
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:06:11 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - MacGuide Updated
This tidbit is from:
Chirag Nangia <mailto:cnangia@themacguide.com>
First of all, thanks for all the support. You guys are great!
Now, to the point. theMacGuide.com has changed it's interface to improve interaction with the user. In addition, we have added some new stuff, in the likes of a complete list of all G3 upgrades for both PCI Macs and Power Mac G3s (ZIF-based). Also, a complete listing of all systems that Apple currently sells.
Lots of more cool stuff helps theMacGuide.com help its readers
<http://www.themacguide.com>
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:05:48 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: FollowUp - Mac and the Human Genome
This follow-up is from:
Eric Wommack <mailto:ewommack@arches.uga.edu>
It is likely that a great deal of the billions of base pairs of known genetic sequence has been first aquired on a Macintosh. The largest maker of automatic genetic sequencers, Perkin-Elmer Applied Biosystems, is a very Mac friendly company. All of their sequencers are controlled by Macs. Moreover, all of their excellent genetic analysis software is written for Mac first. Its certianly reassuring to know that aquisition of sensitive genetic sequence data is handled by the MacOS.
To see a picture of a Mac next to the workhorse of the Human Genome Project, the ABI Prism 377 DNA Sequencer, go to <http://www2.perkin-elmer.com/ab/about/dna/377/> At present the PE automatic sequencers are all big beige boxes. I wonder what effect the sexy, new G3 desktops will have on future automatic sequencer case design?
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:06:33 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - [The Business Mac] Picking the Right Mac For Your Business
This tidbit is from:
<mailto:webmaster@applelinks.com>
Picking the right Mac for your business
By Paul Shields <http://www.applelinks.com/business_mac/rightmac.shtml> or <http://applinks.macconnect.com/business_mac/rightmac.shtml>
Now that we delved into the design of an office, it's time to pick the computer to run your business. Many new business owners will naturally use the machine they bought as a consumer. This is an easy solution because the computer is already configured to work the way you do, and it minimizes the start-up costs at a time when cash may be tight. This article will provide a few guidelines on determining if your current system is adequate and if not, which one to buy.
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:05:37 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - CyberCafe Timetracking Software
This follow-up message is from:
<mailto:carrington@electricbean.com (carrington)>
The Electric Bean Cybercafe has a "master license" program which features cross-platform software specifically designed for cybercafes. It includes front-end software to control access to Macs and PCs, as well as a robust database to keep track of user accounts, station use, sales, and so forth. There is also software for running the cafe side of things (it even takes remote orders from other computers and "speaks" them aloud to cafe staff), point-of-sale software, and lots more.
This software was developed on Macs for Macs first, and features complete feature parity between both platforms. In fact, The Electric Bean itself features over 40 Macs for the public to use, along with PCs and game systems like Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation. One of the unique features of The Electric Bean's system is that it permits the playing of Nintendo 64 and PlayStation games right on the same computer featuring Mac games. Pretty cool stuff.
The Electric Bean is located in Toronto, Canada, and recently began selling these master licenses to operate their system in other locations around the world. More information about The Electric Bean and this system license can be found at <http://www.electricbean.com>
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:06:23 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - NT Vs Mac Server
This tidbit is from:
David and Helene Uhreen <mailto:uhreen@cdsnet.net>
A friend passed along this part of a letter from her daughter who works in IS at a major retail chain (350+ outlets)
By the way- tell Dave he was EXTREMELY smart for buying a Mac server! Sam and I came very close to pushing our $150,000 server out the window this evening. Tomorrow, after another 4-5 hours on the phone with tech support, we may actually get to restore our images from backup tapes! We hope...otherwise they'll have to reshoot all those, and that'd be a VERY painful process.....
And so it goes..
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:06:55 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Amazing Mac Page Redesigned
This tidbit is from:
"Brandon J. Henak" <mailto:BJROCKS@prodigy.net>
Anouncing: A New OMOC
The Online Macintosh Obsession Center has gotten a great response lately averaging about 1000 hits in 3 days. We thought our readers would like to know that as always the OMOC has been updated (its is updated almost every day) but this time it has been totally redone with TONS of new news storys and amazing reviews. Brand new graphics and main page and coming soon (so check the page as often as you can) we will be adding a special review of DARK VENGANCE and a semi-weekly anti-PC column by David Dafoe. CHECK IT OUT!
<http://www.m-tg.com/omoc>
Anouncment by the Online Macintosh Obsession Center Made to "Help Mac users quench their thirst for the latest news, info, and games."
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:06:44 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Version 2.0.4 of HandyMan
This announcement is from:
Bert Wynants <mailto:bert.wynants@kagi.com>
HandyMan is a Control Strip Launching Module.
It is designed to allow quick and easy access to applications, Control Panels, Desk Accessories, Folders and other documents stored on your Macintosh, without having to navigate through several "Finder Windows" or through a multi-layered, hierarchical Apple menu.
It works by clicking on icons installed in a floating window, or dropping documents onto them. This approach is much handier than aliases that are on the desktop because the floating windows that contain the icons can never be covered by windows. HandyMan also requires a lot less desktop space than the same number of icons on the desktop.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:07:06 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - New Mac FireWire Talk List
This tidbit is from:
Eric Prentice <mailto:listmom@themacintoshguy.com>
With the introduction of the new "Blue and White" G3s, FireWire has become an integral part of Macintosh. In honor of this there is a new email discussion list at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/>.
MacFireWireTalk is designed to be a place to discuss FireWire, FireWire peripherals, and its use. MacFireWireTalk joins DuoList, CPortList and MacUSBList as a place of open discussion of issues that are important to Macintosh users. Information about all four lists can be found at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/>.
Send a message to <macjordomo@themacintoshguy.com>with "subscribe MacFireWireTalk Your_Name" in the body of the message to join the list.
Details about MacFireWireTalk can be found at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/FireWireFAQ.shtml>.
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:05:58 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Index & Shutdown 1.0 Released For Mac (A Sherlock Utility)
This announcement is from:
Rich Love <mailto:richlove@carnation-software.com>
Index & Shutdown tells Sherlock to Index your hard drives and then shut down. You can run it at the end of each day when you are ready to shut down. Your drive(s) need to be indexed periodically for Sherlock's "Find by Content" to work properly. Before you can search the contents of a disk's files, you must create an index of the disk. If you have modified files on the disk since it was last indexed and you want to search the modified content, you need to update the index. The only way to be sure that find by content will always work is to index your drives each day. You could set up a schedule in Sherlock to index the drives each day at a specified time but that slows down your system while you are trying to use it. Index & Shutdown avoids that problem by indexing your drives during shutdown.
Features · Indexes your drive(s) and shuts down your Mac. · First quits all running applications and prompts you if documents need to be saved. · Puts away all non-local drives (servers). · Empties contents of Ram Disk and trash with your permission. · Tells Sherlock to index the drives you have specified and when all indexing is done tells your Mac to shut down.
Index & Shutdown is $10 Shareware and is available for download from Carnation Software
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 02:05:25 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: They Tell Me "You Can'T Do That With a Mac..."
This request is from:
Michael Croft <mailto:croft@neosoft.com>
OK, having gotten your attention, I need some help to disprove this statement.
I am the head of QA for a medium sized software company which makes a windows based vertical market retail client-server application. We currently have a big development effort to move from a two-tier client server platform to a multi-tier environment using a browser front end.
The head of R&D and I would like to make our new app platform independent. His idea is to build for a minimum browser standard and let the users pick what they want. He likes UNIX, and I don't see why his specs can't be easily made to allow us to say we work on Macs as well
The problem is two-fold. Problem one: We work with an MS ho' who likes to complain about MS only technologies he can't use if there is a mac anywhere in the picture. His most common complaint this week has to do with "challenge-response". I'm not a programmer, so I can't tell him either "of course you can do it on a mac" or "you can do it without using that just as easily". We're already (apparently) wedded to MTS and development in VisualInterdev, but that shouldn't keep us from using multi-platform/browser friendly code. Can anyone tell me more about challenge-response solutions or replacements which are mac friendly?
Then there is my problem. For a Windows app, I would use Rational TeamTest to do automated regression testing. If the app were windows/UNIX, I'd look at something like WinRunner/UNIXRunner from Mercury to automate my regression testing. If I need to expand my platform choices, how do I automate my regression testing? I may be having trouble thinking outside the box here; I don't have any testing experience with Intranet/Browser based apps. Do I have to have a mac based capture-playback tool? If so what is it?
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:24:36 -0800 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: $$ - TechTool Special Offer
This special offer is from:
Jeff Baudin, jeff@micromat.com
MicroMat Incorporated, makers of the TechTool(R) Pro troubleshooting utility, would like to extend a special offer to all Evangelistas. You can now get TechTool Pro for only $59.95 which reflects almost a $100 discount from the program's retail price of $150.
TechTool Pro, which offers features like those found in Norton Utilities (drive repair, recovery and optimization), takes Macintosh troubleshooting to the next level by offering tests for the entire computer system. The program tests RAM, modems, internet connections, system files, major components, mechanisms and many more aspects of the user's computer system. TechTool Pro recently received an Editor's Choice award from MacToday magazine for Best Maintenance and Repair Utility. In a recent comparison review conducted by MacHome Journal magazine, TechTool Pro was recommended above Norton for it's reliability and breadth of features.
This is a limited time offer which will only be available between February 1, 1999 to April 30, 1999. This offer is only available directly from MicroMat. There is an additional charge for shipping and handling. California residents must pay state sales tax.
Company Contact Info: 800-829-6227 707-837-8012 www.micromat.com sales@micromat.com
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 22:46:03 -0800 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: Job - System Admin, Fiskars, Madison, Wisconsin
This job announcement is from:
Jeff Kohn, jkohn@fiskars.com
Fiskars Inc. <http://www.fiskars.com> is looking for a System Administrator to support a in-house media/internet department in Madison, Wisconsin. The progressive department is responsible for developing and producing graphics, multimedia, and internet services for the multi-national consumer products company.
We are predominantly Macintosh with nearly 40 systems in our offices, but have a few NT and UNIX servers as well.
The ideal candidate will be a very experienced person with at least 3 years of working with Macs in a professional environment. Must have strong technical knowledge of both hardware, operating systems, and software issues. Specifically, extensive experience with software and hardware in the pre-press industry. The candidate should also have worked with networking and file servers.
The position also requires support for Fiskars internet services. This includes maintaining email, web, ftp, and e-commerce servers. As well, as some phone support for remote users.
The position requires at least 40 hours a week during normal business hours (8-5). Fiskars offers competitive salaries, and health coverage, and benefits such as 401k.
Please send all inquires and resumes by email to: sajob@fiskars.com
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:18 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ?? - FAX -- PHONE Applications For the Mac
This request is from:
Dean Cuebas <mailto:dac012f@mail.smsu.edu>
I have used the latest versions of Appletelecom with the Geoport Modem for several years. As documented in the Apple TechInfo library, the ApplePhone part of Appletelecom is not supported, although it might in fact work for some people. Now that I have upgraded to OS 8.5.1, I am indeed one of those unlucky people and I am indeed having problems with ApplePhone, although the FAX and addressbook portions of the Appletelecom suite are 8.5.1 compatible.
The bottom line is that I've been used to having my mac act as simple answering machine, and fax, and I would love to keep it that way.
Are the any other Telephony programs that you know of that handle "fax/answering machine" services and are 8.5.1 compatible? Or are there any workarounds that you know of that would allow me to use an external answering machine in combination with my the apple telecom fax software?
I will summarize the answers I get.
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