EvangeList Digest Wednesday, November 25 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1326
In this issue:
Tidbit - Powerbook Owners Club PR - MATH DITTOS 2 - Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION Tidbit - RUSH - Different Stages CD PR - Mac OS 8.5 - Visual QuickStart Guide Companion Web Site PR - New FileMaker Pro Plug-In Mailing List Tidbit - MacChat - Writers Wanted! Job - Mac Account Representative (West Hills, CA) Tidbit - This Week's Farr Site "Johnny Internet - Chapter 2" Tidbit - Toronto Lawyers "Think Different" Tidbit - We'Re Here For You!
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:06 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Powerbook Owners Club
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: "Rudy Belcastro" rudibox@tin.it>
Powerbook Owners Club is landed ;-)
The first Italian PB User's Group born at <http://www.powerclub.org> Some funny, tought Italian Evangelistas created a Powerbook Owner's Club. They are digital freemovers, they called themself "The nomads". Everywhere connected, everywhere powered by Apple. All Powerbook Owners are invited to get in and subscribe :-)
Rudy Belcastro Apple Macintosh Evangelist from the *Mediterranean Sea*
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:10 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - MATH DITTOS 2 - Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
This announcement is from:
<mailto: "Steve Wood" slwood@gte.net>
MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION for Special Learners is a unique tool for teaching addition & subtraction. It is a sequential, ground up, approach to addition & subtraction computation with fact support, much like a controlled vocabulary in reading. Each page includes fact clusters which present only the facts to be used on the page. Both special learners and regular education students benefit from its thorough and systematic approach. Unlike other workbooks, it is published as a computer document.
Fifty-two blackline masters comprise the basic package. Each page contains fact clusters presenting and previewing the facts to be used on the page. Worksheets follow a logical and thorough progression through the operations of addition & subtraction. A similar number of complete answer sheets is included.
New in Version 2.7PDF
Color Masters--with content identical to the blacklines Small Flashcard Masters--2"x3" cards keyed to the cluster approach No Fact Pages--pages that follow the cluster fact presentation, but omit the clusters.
MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION for Special Learners, version 2.7, is shareware. You may download the Adobe Acrobat than the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0. Registration of the PDF version for Macintosh or Windows is just $10.
The basic download archive includes the complete registered version of MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION for Special Learners. Blackline master and answer key pages 1-26 are available for preview. The remaining blacklines and answer keys, along with the color masters, small flashcard masters, and "No Fact" pages are password protected. Passwords are provided upon registration.
MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled ADDITION & SUBTRACTION for Special Learners, v. 2.7, is available for download from info-mac at:
The MATH DITTOS 2 series now includes three fact controlled books published only as computer documents. MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled MULTIPLICATION for Special Learners and MATH DITTOS 2: Fact Controlled SUBTRACTION for Special Learners are also available.
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:13 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - RUSH - Different Stages CD
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: "David Snedigar" itbedave@indy.net>
The new "RUSH: Different Stages - Live" Tri-CD set released Tuesday features an enhanced CD (on disk 1) that contains a very cool interactive art/screensaver application by Hisashi Hoda (too hard to describe - you have to see it). Not only was I happy to see that the program is both Windows and Mac compatible, but it is built upon Quicktime 3 and has a Mac-ONLY feature that allows the program to "react" to the music of any audio CD playing in the drive! Hopefully you will purchase it for the music and enjoy the art as a bonus. The documentation lists a website for more info on the software at <http://www.wonderlab.com,> but I found it to be "Under Construction."
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:08 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Mac OS 8.5 - Visual QuickStart Guide Companion Web Site
This announcement is from:
<mailto: "Giles Road Press Info Server" info@gilesrd.com>
Giles Road Press is pleased to announce the completion of the companion Web site for "Mac OS 8.5: Visual QuickStart Guide," a Peachpit Press book by Maria Langer. The site, which is updated on a daily basis, includes information about the book, tips and clarifications for readers, links to other Mac OS sites, and Mac OS/Apple news.
You can visit the site at <http://www.gilesrd.com/macosvqs/>.
Note: This site replaces the companion Web site for Maria Langer's bestselling book "Mac OS 8: Visual QuickStart Guide," which was released last year.
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:07 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - New FileMaker Pro Plug-In Mailing List
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands, November 16, 1998--Troi Automatisering today announced the creation of a new email based mailing list:
FileMaker Plug-in Talk
This is a discussion list for all matters regarding FileMaker Pro plug-ins and other extensions. If you have a question regarding the use of plug-ins with FileMaker Pro or want to stay informed on the exciting developments of plug-ins you should subscribe to this (not moderated) list.
Peter Baanen, company president, states that "Although Troi Automatisering hosts and supports this list, the discussion is not limited to Troi plug-ins. This list is intended to be a source of information for all FileMaker plug-ins".
How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Subscribe by sending this email: <mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com?subject=subscribe>. You may also subscribe by simply sending an email message using your regular mail client with the words "subscribe" (without quotes) in the subject of your message to <mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com>.
Unsubscribe by sending an email message using your regular mail client with the word "unsubscribe" (without quotes) in the subject of your messages to <mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com>. Or you can click on this email: <mailto:plug-list-request@troi.com?subject=unsubscribe>
Troi Automatisering also hosts another mailing list: an announcement list for news related to Troi products, called Troi Announce. More information about our lists can be found at our Lists Page: <http://www.troi.com/lists/>
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:15 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - MacChat - Writers Wanted!
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: "Victor Rhee" contest@macchat.com>
MacChat: Writers Wanted!
Interested in writing an Apple or Macintosh related article? Well, MacChat is looking for regular writers who can contribute weekly or bi-weekly. If you can't submit articles on a regular basis, we would also appreciate writers who could write on a contributional basis.
Still interested? Then e-mail <mailto:vrhee@macchat.com> and we'll get you more information as soon as possible. And don't forget to visit MacChat at <http://www.macchat.com>. :-)
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:12 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Mac Account Representative (West Hills, CA)
This job offer is from:
<mailto: "thomas" thomasc@nowtranslations.com>
Account Representative needed!
NOW Translations, located in West Hills, CA (west San Fernando Valley), is an all Macintosh-based business. We handle language translations for companies that market world-wide. If you're aces at service sales, let's talk. Excellent schmoozing skills (oral/verbal). Experience with consumer electronics, computers, software a plus. You must learn fast, be dependable, graceful under pressure, and want a job that's challenging, unique, and (heck) fun! Macintosh ability necessary, naturally. Base/Comm depends on exp. Fax your cover & resume to Thomas at: 818.888.6962. Visit us at <http://www.nowtranslations.com>
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:11 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - This Week's Farr Site "Johnny Internet - Chapter 2"
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: webmaster@applelinks.com>
This week's Farr Site By John Farr
<http://applelinks.pair.com/farrsite/nov16.shtml>
This week's Farr Site is entitled "Johnny Internet: Chapter Two" and features the second in a special series! Cat Skull Fever, Zoofloovia '96, and Big Medicine in the Kitchen. Author commits art and is guided by spirits with VISA cards.
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Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:06:06 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Toronto Lawyers "Think Different"
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: "Kieren Richard MacMillan" kieren@netrover.com>
Excerpted from the July/August 1998 issue of the Ontario Lawyers Gazette...
TECHNOLOGY Macintosh hanging on in legal world
In a world dominated by DOS-based computers, where the introduction of the latest Windows operating system is considered by many to be a business and cultural event, there is a small cadre of resistance. These rebels have put their faith and investment in Apple Computer Inc.
In Ontario, an estimated six to seven per cent of the legal community uses Apple's Macintosh computers.
"As Apple says, it's straight out of the box," says Howard Greenberg, a partner at Greenberg Turner, an immigration, employment and labour firm in Toronto. "The day-to-day management of the operating system is next to nothing. At my old firm, there was a full-time consultant to watch the [PC] system."
However, the ease of use is a secondary benefit, he says. "The productivity is even more important. I'm using equipment I purchased in 1995 just as efficiently as when I bought it. I can put in a new chip at an insignificant cost. It's not like having a 386 or 486 going stale."
"We wouldn't think of going to Windows," he says.
There's another advantage for firms using Macs: They have not had to spend a dime getting ready for the Year 2000 computer bug because Macs have all been compliant since 1984. For a firm the size of Lang Michener that is a significant saving. _________________________________
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:06:48 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - We'Re Here For You!
This tidbit is from:
<mailto: "Chris Woo" chris_woo@tbwachiat.com>
I just wanted to let my fellow Evangelistas know that TBWA Chiat/Day is keeping an eye on this list, especially me. I just started as the Product Specialist for the Apple Account Team, and one of my primary duties is keeping my finger on the pulse of the Macintosh Community. This list is a daily read for me, and if anyone would like to contact me directly, please do.
Lots of good stuff is brewing at Apple! <wink, wink>
Chris Woo Product Specialist TBWA Chiat/Day
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