EvangeList Digest Friday, May 22 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1191
In this issue:
Tidbit - L.A. Mac Insider Report Tidbit - From PC to Mac Journal Job - Retail Sales Supervisor (Victoria B.C.) Tidbit - Using the Internet for Sending Quality Voiceovers ?? - Mac Classroom Setup PR - Fighting Game for the Macintosh, "The Untouchable" Followup - Positive S.F. Chronicle Article Tidbit - Washington Times Article ;-) - Virtual Budgie (Parakeet) Tidbit - The Mac's Most Important Feature PR - Version 3 of Pi Fillings CD-ROM Announced Tidbit - Coates on Innovation at Microsoft Tidbit - Law Office Software Web Page
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:20 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - L.A. Mac Insider Report
This tidbit is from:
The User Group Network, <news-editor@user-groups.com>
The L.A. Mac Group's "Industry Insider" column from D'Lynn Waldron this month has been posted and includes:
* D'Lynn says goodbye to Global Village * Reveals More MAC Rebate Woes * Reviews: Adaptec Dvd, top quality cables/connectors, new printers from Epson, an awesome new scanning Innovation, and, news bursts on the new computer and Web art books. * Feature: Tips For Writing CD-R'S
<http://www.user-groups.com/library/lamg/>
[The award-winning LA Mac Group is a CERTIFIED User Group. D'Lynn Waldron is LAMG's "Industry Insider" covering the Mac world in her News/Editorial columns for Macintosh User Group Newsletter Editors -- low bandwidth, spam-free, banner-free, news, views and reviews by and for "the rest of us." ]
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:23 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - From PC to Mac Journal
This tidbit is from:
Will Kirby, <k3@leo.infi.net>
MacNet, <http://www.chattvalley.com/macnet.html> will be featureing a new section in it's weekly columns area. The PC to Mac Journal will follow Neil Woodall as he makes his ever important trip from the Wintel world to the Mac universe.
Follow him every week as he explains the hassles and benefits from switching platforms in this one sided world. If you know someone who is sort of unsure of switching platforms, point this columns out to them. It may be able to re-assure them of the benefits of being in the Mac universe.
MacNet <http://www.chattvalley.com/macnet.html>
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:26 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Retail Sales Supervisor (Victoria B.C.)
This job announcement is from:
Bill Tozer, <btozer@westworld.ca>
WestWorld Computers Ltd is Canada's largest volume independant Mac dealer and one of Apple's largest ESO in North America. We are a Mac only shop. Our Victoria B.C. store has an immediate openng for a Retail Sales Supervisor. Please go to:
<http://www.westworld.ca:591/FMPro> for a job description and contact information.
Yours truly,
Bill Tozer Manager and Education Sales WestWorld Computers Ltd 2001A Douglas St, Victoria BC. V8T 4K9 Voice (250) 386-6665 Fax 386-6659
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:36 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Using the Internet for Sending Quality Voiceovers
This Tidbit is from:
Charlie Glaize, <cgvoice@charlieglaize.com>
I've had some major Mac breakthroughs recently in my work as a voice talent. Many opportunites have come my way since I framed out a home studio 7 years ago with a Centris 650, an Audiomedia sound card, and the wonderful audio program, Deck II. In fact, while there have been major shifts in the regional marketplace, I've been able to hold my own by being available for commercials and narrations all over the country. The Mac-based studio has enabled me to enlarge my professional universe as well as make me available and flexible to clients' needs. Now, about 50% of my work is from my home studio, including recent voiceovers for Kelloggs and Visa.
These days I use a MAC 8100 / AV with dual monitors, a 4-gig external hard drive and a Jazz drive for storing and/or transporting sessons. I also have the capability to do what is known as a phone patch session (client listens while I perform) by ISDN or for recording on DECK II, then editing and dubbing to DAT for mailing.
As though all this isn't cool enough, a couple of recent breakthroughs I want to report are:
1) Using the internet for sending quality Voiceovers. Amazingly, it is now possible to avoid expensive ISDN sessions and still provide same-day delivery of voiceovers. Check out MPEG Layer 3 technology at sites like:
<http://www.raum.com/mpeg/>
to discover how to send and receive broadcast-quality audio at NO charge! Also, I provide simple Instructions at the DOWNLOAD section of my web page:
<http://www.charlieglaize.com>
2) Providing wav files for PC clients. There are businesses that require voiceovers for multi-media or broadcast who desire wav files. In the past I would have to arrange studio time somewhere or else record into a PC configured to record and store voiceovers in wav files. Now, I arrange for the producer to call at his or her convenience to listen by phone patch while I record from my home studio. I then convert and label sound files from DECK II into wav files, drag them to a PC-formatted Jazz cartridge - and deliver it to my client. I can also post the files at my site or email smaller files as an email attachment.
For further professional advice on these matters, I refer anyone interested to my consultant, Jon Daggett: <http://castlestudios.com/> who also designed my web page.
And, of course, if you'd like a true Mac-head to record your next voiceover .... I'm your guy!
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:34 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Mac Classroom Setup
This request is from:
D.B.Donovan, <ddonovan@lvnexus.net>
With the help of ammunition from the Evangelist we managed to convince our school district to let us start an all Mac computer graphics department at our highschool. We were given a grant for $23,000 to purchase computers, video accelerators, ram, scanners, printers and software. We have 30 students in the program and would like to set up the computers so they network to the centrally located scanners, printers and storage periferals. We hope to teach the kids the basics in illustration/graphic design and some 3D video work using Lightwave 5.6. Any Evangelistas who have experience in this area of networking multiple computers to one lazer/color inkjet printing/scanning source or those that are informed on excellent, mid prised G3 computers and reliable video, sound and accelerator cards - or any other information which may help us show the MAC to a new generation. Please email me - <ddonovan@lvnexus.net> Your advice is greatly appreciated.
D.B.Donovan Dreammerchant Graphics <ftp://ftp.lvnexus.net/LVNexus/ddonovan/WebSite/Index.html> __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Congratulations on your victory!
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:27 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Fighting Game for the Macintosh, "The Untouchable"
Keyword: Market by market, Games
This announcement is from:
Danny Espinoza, <saddino@clark.net>
Creative Edge Software, Inc. of Sterling, Virginia is proud to announce their first Macintosh game entitled "The Untouchable". The game features fully digitized audio and video characters with fluid animation, along with an incredible music soundtrack comprised of some of today's best and most popular musicians.
"The Untouchable" uses real martial artists performing true martial art techniques. Instead of relying on blood and gore, this game focuses on a diverse range of martial art styles, using real video images that the player controls in real time. The characters reflect a variety of martial art disciplines, sizes, strengths, and ethnic backgrounds. People who play the game for the first time will notice the many differences between the characters, which make gameplay fun and interesting.
"The Untouchable" features:
- - Smoothly animated video characters (controlled in real time) - - Full screen sized characters (animated at a blazingly fast speed) - - Original soundtrack featuring; Future Sound of London, Juno Reactor, Sister Machine Gun, Morel (who has done remixes for Tina Turner, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, and others), and a few other surprises! - - Internet and modem-to-modem gameplay - - Cinematic camera to follow the live video action. - - An astonishing array of characters and martial art styles. - - Spectacular animation and many Hollywood-type effects.
"The Untouchable" is produced by Travis Riggs, and programmed by Danny Espinoza. The game features many talented martial artists including; Jon Valera, Francis Pineda, Carmichael Simon, Jeff Durbin, Kingston Ng, & Tracy Fleming.
For more information, please visit <http://www.theuntouchable.com>
or contact Travis Riggs at:
Creative Edge Software, Inc. 114 Oak Grove Rd # 102 Sterling VA, 20166 (703) 478-0880
<mailto:travis@axsamer.org>
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:30 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Followup - Positive S.F. Chronicle Article
This follow-up message is from:
David Moore, <moored@pacbell.net>
Howdy,
Your item on Postitive S.F. Chronicle article attributes the wrong newspaper. Article in question was by San Francisco Examiner writer. The two papers put out a "combined" Sunday edition but the news, business and sports sections on Sundays are all produced by Hearst's Examiner.
Cordially,
David Moore Staff, S.F. Chronicle __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Oops. Well, credit where credits due! Thanks for the followup.
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:37 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Washington Times Article
This tidbit is from:
Ian Orchard, <I.Orchard@mac.co.nz>
We haven't seen this too often. A publication that hasn't got the syllable 'Mac' in it's name saying something positive about the Mac, with nary a 'belegured' or 'struggling' anywhere.
Quoting the Washington Times:
<http://www.washtimes.com/technology/tech1.html>
"Computer system and display options: While it may seem that Windows 95 is the best --or only -- way to go in selecting a computer for home office use, don't be so certain that you are without options. The Apple Macintosh platform, buoyed by recent product and platform announcements, is a strong alternative."
Ain't it sweet. I even agree with his other comment that a printer and a scanner are better than a single combined device.
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:35 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ;-) - Virtual Budgie (Parakeet)
This tidbit is from:
paul montgomery, <robot@iac.co.jp>
Little Blue lives in a Macintosh SE in Tokyo, Japan. She is our office budgie (also known as a parakeet) and can be seen on our PetCam. She has her own email address and web page which has a lot of 'tongue in beak' humor. (Mac users will want to check out the banner at the bottom.)
One of the cool things about the site though is that when someone leaves a message, it is 'spoken' by a Performa using the Princess Macintalk voice. So what things will Little Blue learn how to say in the future? Only time will tell...
See Little Blue at <http://www.badgirl.co.jp/blue> or email her at <blue@badgirl.co.jp>.
Cheeps,
Paul Montgomery
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:24 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - The Mac's Most Important Feature
This tidbit is from:
Applelinks.com, <webmaster@applelinks.com>
A humorous look at why Macs are so much fun. Brian DePardo writes about his experience with his disk drive and year old son, and the trouble that ensued.
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:28 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Version 3 of Pi Fillings CD-ROM Announced
This announcement is from:
Dave Ottalini, <dave.ottalini@tcs.wap.org>
With two sell-outs on its hands, Washington Apple Pi announces "V-3" - Version 3 of its Pi Fillings CD ROM Disk. An outstanding value has now been made even better with more of the latest software updates and utilities Mac users need and demand.
"V-3" of Pi Fillings now includes a ton of Microsoft Word translators, Macro virus-fighting utilities, Netscape and Internet Explorer Plug-ins and internet and multi-media software - all for just $10.00 plus $2.00 postage and handling.
And it continues to offer: Mac OS 8.1 update Mac OS 7.6.1 update Mac OS 7.5.3 update Mac System 7.5.5 update Mac System 7.1 updates Mac System 7.0 updates Open Transport updates
Lots of great utilities Internet applications
As with Pi Fillings II, Washington Apple Pi is also making this latest disk available at a discount to Macintosh User Groups - $5.00 each in lots of 10 plus $5.00 postage and handling (per ten disks). "This offer remains a tremendous value for Mac User Groups," says Evans. "It's a great fund-raiser."
Vendors are also finding these disks to be a great way to add value to the Macs they sell customers.
For more information about "V-3" of Pi Fillings, send e-mail to: <office@wap.org> or call (301)-984-0300 M/W/F from 10a-5pm Eastern Time. Check out our Web Page for more details at www.wap.org
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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:06:31 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Coates on Innovation at Microsoft
This tidbit is from:
Steve Alex, AIDT Montgomery Center, <steve_alex@aidt.edu>
I can't remember which side Mr. Coates writes on, but this one seems to be on both sides. Think I remember some Mac bashing from him in the past, but this article ends with a pretty big bash of inovation at Microsoft. Check out:
"And what does Gates call copying the Apple Menu with the Start button, the Mac folders with Windows folders, the mouse/keyboard wiring, the video display and all these other features revealed to St. Steve on the road to Palo Alto?
"He calls it innovation."
__________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Yes, Coates is a tough critic of the Mac, originally more so than the PC. However, Mr. Coates has proven himself to be VERY honorable, admitting that his stance may have been a bit too extreme. While he still comes down hard on the Mac, he now comes down harder on Microsoft, a company he supported whole heartedly, only to to have the same trouble and frustration with Microsofts Windows OS that a lot of others (including myself!) have had to contend with.
A public "thank you" to Mr. Coates for acknowledging the root of EvangeListas frustration! :)
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Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 02:06:26 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Law Office Software Web Page
This tidbit is from:
Randy B. Singer, <randy@mother.com>
Greetings everyone!
I have just completed a huge update to my Web site:
The Law Office Software List for the Macintosh Computer
<http://www.mother.com/~randy/index.html>
(A comprehensive list of all the available software for law office use on the Macintosh computer, the premier computer for attorneys! Well over 170 products are listed!)
Since the last revision of the site, I have added: about 40 new listings (many of which are in the category of time/billing/accounting software, the type of software I get asked about the most); a lot of substantive information about such things as networking your Mac and compatibility with PC's; and I have added over 100 updates to the site.
Please spread the word about this update! Thanks!
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