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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:10:51 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - XPublish - Efficient Website Publishing with XML
Keyword: Market by market, Internet
This announcement is from:
Terje <Terje@in-progress.com>
XPublish is the first website publishing system on Mac that is based on the XML markup standard. Using XPublish, web publishers can benefit from the efficiency and flexibility of extensible markup for developing and maintaining websites to deploy on any platform.
XPublish makes it easy to author with XML by providing dialogs on the Mac to facilitate markup, liberating the author from detailed knowledge of the XML specification. It also includes a Cascading Style Sheets editor to design the presentation of the website. A complete version of XPublish including a tutorial for XML publishing can be downloaded from:
<http://interaction.in-progress.com/xpublish>
XPublish generates standard HTML pages from XML documents at publishing time. With XPublish, web developers have the advantage of one-source publishing without the overhead, expense and complexity of full SGML or the limitations of presentation-oriented document formats.
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is an electronic document format created and developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and is supported by major vendors included Netscape and Microsoft. XML allows web authors to use their own custom tags and improve content management by eliminating redundant information. More information about XML is found at:
Asar Corporation is pleased to announce the release of Hogwasher 1.0b7, their Usenet news reader for the Macintosh. This release fixes several bugs found in 1.0b6; anyone using an earlier beta should download the latest version. An updater for existing 1.0b6 installations is also available.
Hogwasher was designed to help you get the most out of Usenet news. Each feature of the program was designed to make news reading faster and easier. Features include:
Send and receive e-mail and news Online and Offline newsreading Scheduled connections Combine related groups for easy browsing Filters delete or automatically download articles Security options for home and school Handles attachments automatically Batch posting of binaries Built-in JPEG image viewer Archive messages you want to save
Complete change notes for this version are available at <http://www.asar.com/changes.html>.
This release is a free download at <http://www.asar.com>.
Kurt Spaker Asar Corporation 1200A Scottsville Rd. Suite 390A Rochester, New York 14624 <kspaker@asar.com>
LibroSystems Releases PowerEditor Pro v. 1.2; offers 25% Discount to EvangeList Subscribers.
Software publisher LibroSystems Inc. is now shipping PowerEditor Pro v. 1.2, which offers improved formatting and install features, more powerful batch-processing tools, and an enhanced tagging architecture. PEP is the high-end publishing add-in for Microsoft Word for Windows and for Mac OS platforms, designed for use by publishers, editors, and authors. With the addition of its new Word 97 (PC) and forthcoming Word 98 (Mac) versions to the lineup, the LibroSystems suite of cross-platform software is constantly adapting to our customers' needs. (PowerEditor Pro for Word 98 for Power Macintosh is scheduled to ship later this Spring, and will be available as a free upgrade to all who purchase PowerEditor Pro 1.2 for Word 6.0 for MacOS.)
In appreciation to EvangeListas, whose response to the initial release of PEP was overwhelmingly positive (see EvangeList Digest V1 #1008), LibroSystems is offering an exclusive 25 percent discount from now until July 30, 1998, to EvangeList subscribers. Simply mention this EvangeList notice and LibroSystems will take 25 percent off the purchase price of either the commercial publisher or freelancer editions of PowerEditor Pro as well as PowerEditor Parser 1.2.
PowerEditor Pro brings industrial-strength editorial tools to Microsoft Word, automating routine editorial tasks while preparing files behind the scenes for typesetting in QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker. PowerEditor Pro is designed for desktop editing of complex manuscripts and is geared for large and small commercial publishers, including scholarly and trade publishers. It shaves time off freelancer invoices, boosts publishers' bottom lines, enhances flexibility, and makes for higher quality books.
Version 1.2 includes sophisticated yet easy-to-learn features for the batch processing of groups of files and entire manuscripts (including character/word counts, search/replace, tagged element extraction, robust initial cleanup, and batch pagination). The PowerScrub editorial cleanup features sophisticated usage routines. The myriad spellout and formatting commands, notes tools, markup (tagging) library, editorial style sheet generators, and automated author and editorial queries bring speed and power to the task of copyediting manuscripts.
At the back end of projects, the PowerEditor Parser automatically generates properly tagged (with all appropriate style sheet names already generated) text files for QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker versions for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Librosystems maintains its website at <http://www.librosystems.com/powereditor>
PowerEditor Pro 1.2 lists for $799 (or just $599 for EvangeListas!) A discounted freelance editor edition is also available; PowerEditor Parser 1.2 lists for $3,999 (or just $2,999 for EvangeListas!).
They are available direct from the publisher. Call Jon Howard at 303/499-7302 or fax at 303/499-7677 or email <pepsales@librosystems.com>
MacFair LA '98 comes to the Burbank Hilton Hotel & Convention Center, 2500 Hollywood Way, April 29May 2. Presented by the Los Angeles Macintosh Group (LAMG), the event features exhibits from 120 leading computer hardware, software, graphic design, multimedia and Internet companies. Prominent industry speakers lead 40 Pro-Series Intensive Conference Sessions and over 50 Seminars. And MacFair's hi-tech Job Fair is free to all Exhibit Hall attendees.
Event Co-sponsors include: Apple Computer, Daily News, Adobe, LA Weekly, Laser Express, and MicroPublishing News.
The Pro-Series Intensive Conference Tracks include After Effects, Javascript, Digital Imaging, two Photoshop tracks, Web Design, GoLive CyberStudio, Microsoft Office, Internet, Business, Power User, Macromedia Director, and Tango. The Pro-Series courses cover everything from classes on Photoshop, CyberStudio, Microsoft Office, Painter, and Macromedia Director, to topics such as QuickTime VR, Macs in a PC Environment, The Ultimate Troubleshooting Crash Course, How to Become a Mac Power User, Setting up a Mac OS Web Server, and Automating Everything with your Mac.
Speakers include industry luminaries David Pogue, Bob LeVitus, Maria Langer, Bill Atkinson, Tom Negrino and Robert Sanders, to name a few. Seminar topics feature Mac Secrets 5.0, Digital Titling and Special Effects, Digital Recording, Web Graphics Magic, Windows for Mac Users, Guerrilla Marketing Meets Technology, Women on the Web, Photoshop for Animators, Beginning Mac Essentials, Digital Printing for Fine Art Photographers, Buying, Upgrading and Running your Obsolete Mac, and over 50 others.
Join us for the future at three fabulous keynotes, which are free to all attendees. Thursday, April 30, at noon: AppleMasters, Forward Thinkers, and World-Changers. Friday, May 1, at noon: Digital Hollywood: Marketing Film and TV on the Web. Saturday, May 2, at noon: The Future of Visual Computing.
Industry players and newcomers premiering product launches, demos and the latest upgrades include Apple, Adobe, GoLive, MetaCreations, and over 100 others.
This year's show will also feature a Job Fair with leading-edge companies seeking qualified candidates in web authoring & hosting, multimedia, special effects, graphic design and much more. The Job Fair is free to all Exhibit Hall attendees.
Sponsored by Apple Computer, MacFair LA '98 is presented by the Los Angeles Macintosh Group (www.lamg.org), one of the largest nonprofit, member-supported Macintosh computer user groups in the country.
MacFair LA '98 Exhibit Hall hours are 10am-6pm on April 30-May 2. Exhibit Hall admission (good for all 3 days, includes keynotes and Job Fair) is $8 for LAMG members, $12 for pre-registrants and $20 at the door. Admission to Seminars for all 3 days (includes exhibit hall) is $75 at the door, $55 for pre-registrants and $45 for LAMG members. Pro-Series Intensive courses are $75/ea at the door, $60/ea for pre-registrants and $50/ea for LAMG members. (Discounts available for 2 and 4 course Tracks.)
To find out more, and to register for MacFair LA '98, visit www.macfair.com or call 310.319.1826.
Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the release of version 2.0 of Assimilator, an elegant and powerful laboratory administration tool.
What is Assimilator?
Assimilator is the product of years of managing student laboratories. It is designed for situations where you wish to make a large number of Macintoshes look virtually identical. Assimilator mirrors an AppleShare server folder on to the client machines to make them all look almost identical.
Since you generally do not want the machines to be exactly identical, Assimilator provides a mechanism for building a database of your machines, allowing the owner name, machine name, harddisk name and most importantly the IP number of the client machine to be configured automatically. It also has a method for customizing machines on an individual or group basis.
Although Assimilator is designed for student lab situations, it has also proven useful in other circumstances, such as for setting up newly purchased Mac OS computers or in testing or demo labs.
Assimilator 2.0 is a major upgrade which incorporates feedback and feature requests from lab administrators on the MacLabManager mailing list.
Assimilator is US$10 shareware. Version 2.0 is a free upgrade to users who registered after 1 Jan 1998. Users who registered prior to 1998 can upgrade for US$5 per machine. Site and organisation-wide licenses are also available for US$500 and US$2000 respectively.
For more information, see our web site at <http://www.stairways.com/>.
Features
* Easy User Interface. * Supports any AppleShare server (including AppleShare IP) * Configurable control over download options using Finder labels. * Database of machines, including owner name, machine name, volume name and IP address. * MacTCP and Open Transport compatibility. * Password controlled abort. * Support for multiple partitions and volumes. * Assimilate from local media. * Protected execution of administrative scripts. * Versatile machine or group customization method. * Extensive documentation and support.
What's New?
* Powerful new customization features. * Handle multiple partitions. * Restrict to portions of volumes. * Support AppleShareIP over TCP/IP. * Support assimilation from CD and local volumes. * Execute protected scripts and applications. * Fixed several bugs.
About Stairways Shareware
Stairways Shareware was founded and is run by Peter N Lewis. Peter started Stairways to distribute his extensive range of Macintosh Internet applications.
Peter is probably best known for Anarchie, but he also co-wrote the Internet Config system with Quinn "The Eskimo", he was a programmer on Metrowerks' Java release and he also authored the most widely used FTP server for the Macintosh, NetPresenz. Peter is a prolific author of high-quality Macintosh software.
Stairways Shareware distributes software using the shareware principles: try before you buy and minimal or no marketing costs. As a result shareware costs a fraction of the price of most other commercial software.
Contact Information: Peter N Lewis <peter@stairways.com.au> Stairways Support <support@stairways.com.au> Press Contact <contact@stairways.com.au> World Wide Web <http://www.stairways.com/> FTP: <ftp://ftp.stairways.com/stairways5>
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 02:51:57 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ?? - Print Server with Job Control/Tracking
Peter Jorgensen, <pjorgens@acsu.buffalo.edu> (by way of EvangeList, <evangelist@apple.com>>
Our Art and Photographic Services unit <http://aps.buffalo.edu/> is looking for a print server that can track and control print jobs based on some kind of job or account number that must be supplied for each print job.
Any pointers sent directly to <mailto:pjorgens@buffalo.edu> would be appreciated.
_As_the_Apple_Turns_ would like to thank everyone who participated in our quarterly "Beat the Analysts" contest! Much to our surprise and delight, TWELVE entrants (six of whom entered the EvangeList password) correctly predicted Apple's Q2 profit of $55 million. Those eagle-eyed Apple-watchers are:
Travis Sherer Kristy Fairchok Jon Bodner Joe Shear Mark Tyrrell Colin Chung Gustavo Delfino Mike Esparza Merry Carter Judy Habel John Campbell Steve Palmieri
Due to the multiple winners, we held a random drawing: the recipient of the shrink-wrapped copy of System 6.0.7 from our Baffling Vault of Antiquity is Travis Sherer. As he hadn't entered the EvangeList password, the EvangeList prize (a copy of the game "Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy") goes to Kristy Fairchok, via another random drawing. Everyone else gets a free registration of Window Monkey, the excellent shareware utility by Tiger Technologies, to whom we are deeply indebted for graciously donating these prizes at the last minute so no one would feel left out. (If you don't use Window Monkey, you're missing out on a great window management and user interface utility. Check it out at <http://www.tigertech.com/monkey.html>.>
Wanna hear something neat? Industry analysts predicted an Apple profit of $21 million, off by about $34 million. The average of all "Beat the Analysts" entries was a profit of $85 million-- off by only $30 million! As a whole, we _did_ beat the analysts! (Not even counting bonus points for erring on the side of Apple... ;-)
But here's the _really_ neat bit-- once we threw out the single outrageous/joke prediction of a $35 _billion_ profit, the average was $56,182,951.40. That's only about a million dollars off of the actual numbers! Nice going, folks! (The full results are at: <http://www.infoXczar.com/atat/survey.shtml>.>
Thanx a ton to everyone who participated. We'll be doing this again next quarter, and every quarter afterwards. Until then, we're signing off with a blatant plug to tune into AtAT for your daily dose of the Apple soap opera at <http://www.infoXczar.com/atat/>. Keep fighting the good fight!
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