EvangeList Digest Thursday, August 13 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1253
In this issue:
Tidbit - New Articles From MacOS Daily ?? - Content Creators Welcome PR - Debt Wizard V2.4.2 Tidbit - Xerox Has Gotten the Message PR - A Mac Desktop Makeover Every Week PR - Nosey V1.1 Beta 1 Released PR - WebSTAR 3.0.1 Update PR - ModifyWindow 1.0 Released $$ - Special Offer MarginMaker Plus ?? - MacWeb Needs Help
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:31 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - New Articles From MacOS Daily
This tidbit is from:
Matthew M. Linton, <matt@macosdaily.com>
Get Wid Da Beat - -------------- By Jonah Jones <jonah@macosdaily.com>
This past weekend, I got psychedelic. I got jazzed. I got transported, man. And I didn't even take a single hit of acid. But, whew, what a trip! And all you need is your ordinary everyday Mac to take you to transports of musical delight that Mozart would have killed for, and Beethoven probably is turning over in his grave about right now.--Read on-- <http://www.macosdaily.com/jones/080798.shtml>
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:31 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Content Creators Welcome
This request is from:
Keith B. Shaw, <kbshaw@home.com>
IncWell DMG, Ltd. <http://www.incwell.com> will release MediaStorm this month. MediaStorm is a Multimedia presentation and authoring tool aimed at the emerging Apple G3 PowerBook, Educational All-In-One, and iMac computers. The emphasis is on education, training, and entertainment.
We are looking for third-party developers to create MediaStorm program disks and resource libraries.
Programs can include interactive educational lessons, corporate training modules, multimedia novels, and comic books.
MediaStorm programs are built from libraries of resources. Resources include GIFF & JPEG graphics, QuickTime, QuickTime VR, and QuickTime MIDI movies, as well as AIFF sound files. Subject specific resource CDs would be of great value to schools and home users.
Any interested parties are invited to investigate MediaStorm further at our web site, then contact <mailto:kbshaw@home.com> for information on resource specifications, license info and how IncWell will help market your MediaStorm product.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:30 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Debt Wizard V2.4.2
This announcement is from:
shane, <shane@squeem.com>
SQUEEM Software, maker of the leading debt consolidation software for Macintosh, Debt Wizard, released a major upgrade of the software with the same name. Debt Wizard v2.4.2 is available for immediate download at <http://www.squeem.com/download.html>.
Debt Wizard v2.4.2 fixxes some persistent bugs that occurred with some macintoshes in version 2.4 and 2.4.1 as well as incorporates the same new unprecedented features such as accounting for debts with split interest rates, varying interest rates, printing calendars with pay reminders, an export ability, an active toolbar, and many new graphing/plotting capabilities. These capabilities compliment an already robust feature set fashioning the most complete, flexible, and powerful consolidation tool of any platform. More information is available online at <http://www.squeem.com/dw.html>.
Debt Wizard has already been rated by VersionTracker, "Best of Class" for financial tools. SQUEEM Software is dedicated to serving the Macintosh community (exclusively) by providing quality software at an unequaled value. Debt Wizard is currently the company's flagship product.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:32 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Xerox Has Gotten the Message
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
Carl Maniscalco, <caman@earthlink.net>
I recently worked a temporary job at a high-speed copy/quick print firm, filling in for their resident designer while he was on vacation.
Among the equipment in the shop was a Xerox Docutech 40. This is a very expensive, high-end piece of equipment which can be used either as a standard color copier or, through a software RIP (Raster Image Processor, a device which interprets PostScript language files and converts them into a form the printer can understand), as a high-resolution color PostScript laser printer. Xerox offers two different RIPs for this machine; the Fiery RIP, running on a Pentium II/Windows NT computer, or the Splash RIP on a Macintosh. The firm I worked at used the Splash RIP, which ran on a Power Mac 8600.
The second day I was there, the internal Zip drive on the 8600 gave up the ghost. This was a relatively minor problem, but I called for service anyway since the entire hardware/software package is leased from Xerox and free service is included in the deal. When the field technician arrived the following morning, he was at a bit of a loss. I actually had to help him with some pretty basic stuff, which seemed to embarrass him considerably.
"I'm sorry," he said "but I don't know much about the Splash. I have to work on Fiery RIPs two or three times a week but, in the two years since it was released, this is only the second time I've ever had to work on on a Splash. In fact, Xerox field technicians love the Splash and we recommend it over the Fiery whenever we're asked just for that reason."
Because of their high cost (over $100,000), these machines are often kept running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, cranking out as much work as possible in order to make them pay for themselves. The fact that a Mac can hold up to this kind of use so much better than a Wintel box can is a striking example of it's technical superiority.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:31 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - A Mac Desktop Makeover Every Week
This announcement is from:
Jerry Kindall, <kindall@manual.com>
Manual Labor announced today the immediate availability of a Sampler for its new Texturations Subscription Series, a service that delivers an original, full-screen desktop picture to subscribers every week. The freely-distributable Sampler gives Macintosh users a taste of what they'll receive if they subscribe to the service, which begins September 1, 1998.
The Sampler is available now in four different resolutions from Manual Labor's Web site, and will soon also be available on Info-Mac mirrors around the world. The four JPEG images can be used with the Desktop Pictures control panel in Mac OS 8.0 or 8.1, or under older System Software versions with the addition of a utility like Francois Pottier's shareware Decor, which is also available on Info-Mac.
Kindall, who released a set of thirteen desktop images in the freeware "Texturations 1.5" package last February, notes that his new work for the Texturations Subscription Series is significantly more sophisticated and visually interesting than that found in the earlier package. That set, by the way, received a 4-out-of-5 rating from GUI Central <http://cafe.ambrosiasw.com/gui-central/>, which noted that it contained "some real gems."
The Texturation Subscription Series costs as little as 75 cents per issue (US$39 a year) during the introductory period. (Shorter subscriptions are also available: 6 months for $22 or 3 for $13.) The introductory period expires December 31. Subscribers can cancel at any time and receive a full refund of the unfulfilled portion of their subscription. In a unique satisfaction guarantee, subscribers can also request a free one-week extension of their subscription whenever they are dissatisfied with an image for any reason. Introductory subscribers will be able to renew their subscriptions at the special rate through the year 2000.
To download the Texturations Subscription Series Sampler, and for information on subscribing to the service, visit the service's Web site at <http://www.manual.com/tss/>. Questions and comments can be e-mailed to <tss@manual.com>.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:28 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Nosey V1.1 Beta 1 Released
Keyword: Market by market, Education
This announcement is from:
Stewart Smith, <smi52@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
Here is a copy of an e-mail sent out to some schools giving them a chance to get in on nosey.
I am now opening the same pricing deal to the world! Individual users can register the final version with the (soon to be) enclosed Register program.
I am writing to you regarding a special software product directed at schools that is being offered to your organization for a special price. If you are not in a position to make decisions about software please forward this message to the appropriate person at your school.
If you don't want to receive any more mail from us then simply do nothing and you won't get any more.
If you would like to get on the nosey mailing list, send a message to <purplegrapefruit@kagi.com> with SUBSCRIBE NOSEY as the subject. You will be informed of new releases, pre-releases, updates, new question files and special offers.
nosey V1.1 - A Multi-player Question Game
nosey V1.0 was entered into the Science Teachers Association Science Talent Search and won its creator, Stewart Smith, a bursary. Since he formed the business Purple Grapefruit <http://vll.com/purplegrapefruit/> with Jackson Kearney.
nosey currently runs only on MacOS and MacOS compatible computers. It runs on just about any colour Macintosh so you can keep all those old LC's!
We are hoping to produce a Windows version ASAP if there is enough demand for it (please let us know if you want to see a Windows version).
nosey V1.1 is now being beta tested and you can download Beta 1 for evaluation from <http://vll.com/purplegrapefruit/>. Beta one does not have all the features we hope to include in the final release but it's getting there and we are hoping to have beta 2 out shortly. We are hoping you will download beta 1, have a look at it and (hopefully) like it and decide to purchase the full product when it's released.
Here are some of the things we hope to have in V1.1 or V2.0 (coming soon!) Full screen movies PowerPC native (currently runs on PowerMacs, made on a G3) a form of scripting to create your own games a CD full of question files, utilities and helpful hints.
We are going to offer schools a special deal so that they can experience our product on all their machines at a very low cost. We are offering a site license for $50AUS. You can use it on an unlimited number of machines on your site and we'll even allow teachers who are working with it to use it at home as well. We ask you to look at this early beta version of this product and give us feedback on it.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:28 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - WebSTAR 3.0.1 Update
Keyword: Market by market, Internet
This announcement is from:
StarNine Press Release, <press@starnine.com>
StarNine Technologies, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of WebSTAR(tm) 3.0.1, a free update to the WebSTAR 3.0 set of integrated Internet servers for Mac OS(tm). This update release offers fixes and several improvements to the existing features, including greater FTP client compatibility, enhanced HTTP support, and improved Web site indexing and search capabilities. Available today, WebSTAR 3.0.1 can be downloaded from <http://www.starnine.com/> including WebSTAR/SSL, WebSTAR FTP and Proxy servers. New copies of WebSTAR 3.0.1 are priced at $499, with upgrades priced at $199 for current users of version 2.x, and $299 for users upgrading from version 1.x.
WebSTAR 3.0.1's integrated FTP server now supports an even larger variety of FTP clients with greater reliability. Administrators can update Web sites quickly and easily from any platform. Compatibility with a wider variety of clients also assures administrators that their users can access FTP download sites, no matter which platforms those users prefer.
WebSTAR FTP permissions are easily configurable and allow a full range of FTP site styles -- from simple anonymous login FTP sites to complex configurations with unique default folders and individual user permissions.
HTTP 1.1 support was introduced in WebSTAR 3.0, to ensure the widest compatibility with current and future browsers. StarNine continues to demonstrate its commitment to industry standards by improving WebSTAR's HTTP support in version 3.0.1.
Additionally, WebSTAR 3.0's powerful index and searching capabilities were improved in version 3.0.1, for increased reliability and more accurate search results. Based on the Apple Information Access Toolkit, WebSTAR's search engine can index and search your site's text, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
A free update for WebSTAR 3.0 owners, WebSTAR 3.0.1 is available immediately from StarNine at <http://www.starnine.com/>. New copies of WebSTAR are $499, with upgrades priced at $199 from version 2.x, and $299 from version 1.x. Education pricing is available by calling 800/525-2580, or sending <mailto:sales@starnine.com>.
StarNine offers special "Bundle Up" pricing for WebSTAR when bundled with other best-of-breed third-party products, such as QuickDNS Pro, Funnel Web, Lasso, WebFM, FireSite, LogDoor, WebCatalog, PageSentry, and more. Bundle Up discount pricing is available via StarNine's online store at <http://store.starnine.com/>>, by calling 800/525-2580, or sending <mailto:sales@starnine.com>.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:29 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - ModifyWindow 1.0 Released
This announcement is from:
Jeff Benjamin, <jeff@stepupsoftware.com>
StepUp Software is pleased to announce the official release of modifyWindow Plug-in for FileMaker Pro 4 for Macintosh.
modifyWindow allows the FileMaker developer to customize some of the look and feel of their database windows in ways not provided by the tool from FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker Pro developers need to provide navigational control in their solutions so users stay within the context of their use of the solution. "We first aided in this need with the removeMenu plugin. We're now adding an additional level of control by being able to remove the close box from any FileMaker window," said Jeff Benjamin, developer of the modifyWindow plugin. "Often a user will close a window by clicking on the close box rather than what the solution developer intended for them to use: a button on the layout. By removing the close box, the user will always navigate out of a window as intended." As Steven Blackwell, Partner Member in the FileMaker Solutions Alliance, has said about the removeMenu Plugin: "That will make these solutions more stable and will lessen user-induced "accidents"."
modifyWindow also adds support for renaming windows. Window names as they appear in a window's title bar are an important part of a solutions "polished" look. FileMaker by itself forces window names to be the name of the database, like "invoice_.fp3" and "line_items_.fp3". With the modifyWindow plugin, solution developers can use user-friendly window names such as "Invoices" and "Line Items".
modifyWindow Plug-in is available now and may be ordered online at the StepUp Software web site <http://www.stepupsoftware.com/>. Cost is $30. Site licenses and distribution licenses are also only $30.
A fully functional demo version can be downloaded at:
For additional information about StepUp Software and our products, see our web site
<http://www.stepupsoftware.com/>.
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:06:30 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: $$ - Special Offer MarginMaker Plus
This special offer is from:
Stephen Becker, <steve@macease.com>
MarginMaker Plus provides a quick, easy, and consistent way for setting all four margins when printing a document in most programs.
Additionally, MarginMaker Plus provides a WYSIWYG display of active fonts, lets you set custom point sizes when printing, allows you to select any active font for printing, and lets you print any selected text from your document.
MarginMaker Plus provides all these features yet doesn't require you to launch an application or remember any keyboard commands!
Requirements:
A Macintosh computer with System 7.0 or later and a 68020 or later processor.
Some Of The Features Included In MarginMaker Plus:
1. MarginMaker Plus includes a popup list of all your active fonts in their actual typefaces. 2. MarginMaker Plus provides you with a display of all your current margin settings. 3. MarginMaker Plus is always available when you need it, yet can have its visibility quickly toggled with a single click or a keyboard command. 4. MarginMaker Plus lets you set a custom point size for your printed document. 5. MarginMaker Plus lets you set the point size for the printed document without affecting the original document. 6. MarginMaker Plus lets you set a font for your printed output without affecting your original document. 7. MarginMaker Plus includes a "Print One Copy" feature for quickly printing a single copy. 8. MarginMaker Plus lets you select a particular section of text from your document for printing. You may also customize the font and point size when printing this selection. 9. MarginMaker Plus includes Balloon Help and an additional online Help system.
One example of where MarginMaker Plus is especially useful is when printing with 3-hole punched paper (or other paper that contains holes). It prevents "losing" text in the holes and prevents the mess that can be caused when an inkjet printer sprays ink through the holes.
A free, fully-functional demonstration version may be downloaded at <http://www.kagi.com/MacEase>. A registered version that includes a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee is available at <http://order.kagi.com/?L8T2>. Some additional info about MarginMaker Plus may be found at <http://www.kagi.com/MacEase>.
While the regular registration fee is only $15., for the next 30 days I'm pleased to offer Evangelist readers an even lower, special price of $12. To receive the special price it is necessary to use the <http://order.kagi.com/?L8T2> URL.
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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:06:52 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - MacWeb Needs Help
This request is from:
Jim Stanfield, <macweb@mac-addict.com>
MacWeb is nearing completion, but we still need help. We need more news articles and software reviews. Please go to <http://macinsearch.com/users/macweb/email.html> to see how you can help MacWeb. Please do not reply to this email.
Thank you everyone. The MacWeb Team. <macweb@mac-addict.com>.
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