EvangeList Digest Tuesday, March 10 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1118
In this issue:
$$ - Clipables Master CD PR - GPSy 3.0 Beta 1 Released Job - Programmer Analyst (Chicago, IL) PR - Label Printer 2.1.5 ?? - A Fundraising Management Package Tidbit - Not Your Father's Windows ?? - X-Windowing Emulation on the Mac Tidbit - Macs in the Printing Biz PR - InsiderUpdates CD Edition PR - QuakeFinder 1.5 Released Followup - Lobbying Congress (the Basics)
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 02:11:11 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: $$ - Clipables Master CD
Keyword: Market by market, Publishing
This special offer is from:
Brett, <brett@neuconcept.com>
First released in 1989 at the Boston MacWorld Expo, Clipables was one of the very first collections of EPS graphics available for Macintosh and IBM and compatible computers. Since that first release, Clipables has gained the type of recognition that only a library of its caliber should have. In fact, if you read MacUser, Publish, PC, MacWorld, Home PC, or any of a host of the other major computer magazines, you'll find that Clipables is considered one of the highest quality graphic image products that you can use.
Our Clipables Master CD is comprised of four major sections: the Main Library, Statements, Travel and Vacation, and Editions I. When all four sections are put together, you have an expansive library of nearly 2000 images.
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Clipables are true EPS files, not scans, and not autotraced, but hand rendered directly on our Macintosh computers. Clipables are created on the Macintosh with the Macintosh user in mind. Fortunately we've put all this on a hybrid CD allowing PC's to read the CD as well.
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 02:11:01 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - GPSy 3.0 Beta 1 Released
This announcement is from:
Karen Nakamura, <karen@gpsy.com>
Global Mapping Systems is pleased to release GPSy 3.0 beta 1, the latest pre-release of its highly acclaimed next generation Global Positioning System software package for the Macintosh OS. GPSy 3.0 beta 1 was recently demoed at MacWorld Tokyo '98 to a growing number of customers interested in GPS and GIS technologies.
A free demonstration/trial version of GPSy 3.0 can can be downloaded
<http://www.gpsy.com/download.html>
Beta 1 adds the following changes and additions:
* Added "GPSy Extended" data transfer file format (for exporting to databases/GIS) and built in hooks for future DeLorme SA3/SA4 export/imports in 3.0 beta 2-3 * Added UK StreetMap (www.streetmap.co.uk) support * Added Australian Grid (AMG) support * Added SmartScroll compatibility <http://www.marcmoini.com/> * Numerous minor bug fixes
GPSy 3.0 beta 1 is expected to be the penultimate beta release before entering going golden in a few weeks. Please check the <http://www.gpsy.com> website for updates. GPSy 2.5 with a free upgrade to 3.0 is US$30.
GPSy 3.0 will be $30 for the base product for individuals.
For more information:
GPSy Technical Support <support@gpsy.com> Global Mapping Systems Website <http://www.gpsy.com>
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 02:10:51 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Job - Programmer Analyst (Chicago, IL)
This job announcement is from:
CALGB Web Master, <calgb-web@uchicago.edu>
TITLE: Programmer Analyst
LOCATION: Chicago Loop
Job Responsibilities: Gathers information services requests from staff and designs specifications for applications development. Analyzes and codes to project specifications. Implements and tests software products and provides Macintosh systems support and maintenance. Analyzes system usage and performance, and recommends improvements. Serves as web site programmer.
QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate must have the ability to converse with all user levels and produce detailed requirement and design specifications. Must be motivated, detail-oriented, self-starter that works well in a small office environment. Specific qualifications include:
* 2 years hands-on programming experience in Macintosh environment. * Knowledge of C/C++, SQL, and HTML is required. CGI, Java, custom scripting, and secured Web design beneficial. * Familiarity with any large scale relational database (Ingres knowledge a plus) and cross platform Client/Server computing. * Experience with AppleShare, Microsoft Word/Excel, FileMaker Pro, Visual FoxPro, and PageMaker a plus. * B.S/B.A in Computer Science or closely related field.
CONTACT: Manager of Technical Services email: <calgb-web@uchicago.edu> fax: 312-345-0117
Label Printer 2.1.5, an update to the popular cross-platform label printing software by Eric Fandrich has just been released. New features include new printing and networking options.
30 Second Review
Label Printer is a FileMaker Pro Solution that makes it easy to print labels of various sizes anywhere on a label sheet: one at a time, in small batches, or whole pages at once.
Features
o Single or Multiple labels can be printed. o Labels can be printed at any location on a label sheet. o Recalls remaining label positions for quick printing. o Labels can be imported from a contacts database, text files or other FileMaker Pro files. o Import a custom logo or graphic to enhance your printed output. o Default label text can be stored to quickly print frequently used labels. o Label Printer can be easily integrated with other FileMaker Pro solutions. o Can be networked over TCP/IP, IPX, and AppleTalk networks.
*New Features* in version 2.1.5
Three new printing options have been added: o A print preview option o A "Show Print Dialogs" preference option to view the print dialog. o A "Show Page Setup" preference option to permit users to customize the setup.
Networking options:
o Label Printer can now be networked over TCP/IP, IPX, and AppleTalk networks.
System Requirements
o Works on any Macintosh using system 7.x and later o Works on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT o FileMaker Pro v 3.0 or later; any platform
Label Printer can be downloaded from many popular public sites as well as the Label Printer site:
The author Eric Fandrich can be reached at: <EricFandrich@compuserve.com>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:10:19 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ?? - A Fundraising Management Package
This request is from:
Russ Taber, <rtideas@iserv.net>
A local non-profit art organization is considering switching to the PC side when they move into their new building. Two reasons: the Director was convinced by a volunteer (a Pentium II fan) that Apple was dead, and secondly, to use a program called Raiser's Edge (only available for the PC) for their Capital Campaign.
I set her straight on Apple not being dead (why would I buy a G3 if they were? informed her of support issues, and having to learn a different OS.) But I need help in finding comparable or better software like Raiser's Edge for the Mac.
Fellow Listas, any ideas?
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:10:40 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Not Your Father's Windows
Keyword: Advocacy, Windows Daymares
This tidbit is from:
Bill Cawthon, <bcawthon@amerapc.com>
Terry Costlow's article in EE Times is reveals what Microsoft honestly believes about the operating system that has been driven down the throats of millions:
"Computer makers also will have to convince auto designers that the PC itself won't create a huge reliability issue. 'This is not your father's Windows," said Perry Lee, product manager at Microsoft Corp.'s Consumer Appliance Group (Redmond, Wash.). "This operating system was developed especially for this [car] environment. It isn't just another version of Windows 95.' "
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:11:03 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ?? - X-Windowing Emulation on the Mac
This request is from:
Joe Gardner, <jgardne@soc.nwa.com>
I got this from a co-worker on a project I'm involved in:
"Can you tell me if there is an X Windowing emulator available on the Macintosh? If so, I'd like to use it to "demo" the [deleted] system to the users. We'd simply run it on a server here in [ditto] and do display to the Mac, albeit slowly over the network. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this, especially on our ability to run an X application remotely with display to the Mac."
I'm pretty knowledgeable about the Mac and Mac Networking, but this one has me stumped. Could someone with a little "X Windowing" experience on the Mac help me out and explain what I'll need to do this?
Thanks in advance and KICK BUTT!
__________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
I know there are X Window setups for the Mac, but have never dealt with them directly myself -- thus I ask that people with more knowledge than myself teach both me and Joe about this. :-)
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:10:58 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Macs in the Printing Biz
This tidbit is from:
John & Linda Lanig, <aliasjl@keytech.com>
There is an interesting comment in the Jan/Feb issue of Digital Design and Production magazine. Citing TrendWatch, an industry statistical window, the Editors wrote:
". . . After all the dramatic thunderclouds surrounding Apple Computer in 1997, TrendWatch found that, in making investment plans for this year, the top, number one, unquestioned champion item on the industry's shopping list is -- guess what?
"The Mac. The 1997 Fall TrendWatch Report shows that 42% of total respondents plan to purchase Macintosh computers in 1998. Among color separators and service bureaus, the total is closer to 60%".
Don't let anyone tell you that the printing industry is migrating over there. The real work is done on Macs, by a wide margin.
The magazine doesn't appear to be available on the web, but is being distributed with Graphic Arts Monthly and Graphic Design:USA .
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:11:05 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - InsiderUpdates CD Edition
This announcement is from:
Rio Sabadicci, <rio@theInside.com>
Insider Software today announced InsiderUpdates CD Edition, a revolutionary solution for keeping the software on any number of Macintosh systems up-to-date. The CD Edition delivers four sets of quarterly CDs with a complete collection of software updaters from over 2,000 Macintosh software vendors, as well as an annual subscription to InsiderUpdates Online Edition. It also includes software that analyzes and updates the operating system, applications, and utilities on a Macintosh in minutes.
Every quarter, the new CD Edition of InsiderUpdates delivers a current copy of Insider Software's extensive repository of Macintosh software updaters-over a gigabyte of compressed updaters on two CDs. Between the quarterly publishing dates, users can obtain up-to-the-minute changes from Insider's Internet ftp servers.
On a two-gigabyte Macintosh, the new CD Edition of InsiderUpdates takes only two minutes to detect every outdated piece of software on a Macintosh and determine precisely which updaters are required to bring the system up-to-date. Next, InsiderUpdates copies the selected updaters to the Macintosh's hard drive and optionally decompresses them. Users can also schedule unattended updating sessions. Each system maintains its own updating history for quick validation.
The CD Edition of InsiderUpdates requires only one megabyte of memory to run on the Macintosh system being updated, as well as whatever disk space is required to store any relevant updaters. Each system also needs a local CD drive or access to a networked CD drive.
InsiderUpdates CD Edition is available immediately from Insider Software, and can be ordered by calling 1-800-700-6340 or +1-760-804-9900, or by visiting Insider's web site at www.theInside.com. An annual subscription to InsiderUpdates CD Edition has a special introductory price of $199 U.S. effective until May 31, 1998, after which its price will rise to $299 U.S. The Online Edition of InsiderUpdates, regularly $84 per year, is included for free with every CD Edition purchase.
InsiderUpdates is the leading Internet-based software update program that automatically delivers all the necessary software updates to a Macintosh computer. Instead of visiting various Web sites and tediously comparing software version numbers to get updaters, the InsiderUpdates application compares users' installed software with available updaters from over 2,000 Macintosh developers and automatically downloads all the relevant updaters from Insider's high-speed internet servers. The program can be scheduled to run automatically during non-business hours. InsiderUpdates does not transmit any information about the users' computer and does not automatically modify installed software.
Contact information: Insider Software Inc 6412 Merlin Drive, Suite 700 Carlsbad, CA 92009 USA Phone: 760-804-9900 or <support@theInside.com> Sales: 800-700-6340 or <sales@theInside.com> Fax: 760-804-9995 eMail: <insider@theInside.com> Web:<http://www.theInside.com>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:10:26 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - QuakeFinder 1.5 Released
Keyword: Market by market, Games
This announcement is from:
Scott Kevill <scott@kagi.com>
Scott Kevill today announced the release of QuakeFinder 1.5, a major enhancement to the ultimate internet Quake server finder for the Macintosh.
QuakeFinder is the easiest and fastest program for finding, analysing, and joining, Internet multiplayer Quake servers on the Macintosh.
QuakeFinder takes the pain out of finding responsive and populated servers.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.5?
- - Player listings (in the Quake font)! - - Server Rule lists! - - Reverse DNS lookups for server addresses! - - Significantly faster in many areas (particularly opening large lists)! - - Contextual menus - - Cursor key navigation - - Timeouts (number of retries) for servers now listed - - Numerous user interface improvements - - X-Men and Malice filters added
MAIN FEATURES
- - Slick user interface - - Smooth and responsive Macintosh feel - - Powerful and intuitive LIVE filtering and sorting to sift through hundreds of servers - - Incredibly fast! - - Extract new servers from web pages, text files and the Mac's clipboard - - Automatically connect MacQuake to a server of your choice - - Effortlessly use custom Quake modifications - - Easily manage lists of Master web sites for finding new servers - - See who is playing on a server and what their scores are
QuakeFinder is US$15 shareware and is available from the web site below.
REQUIREMENTS
- - Power Macintosh - - System 7.5 or later - - Internet connection - - Quake for the Macintosh (version 1.08.3 or later)
QuakeFinder is available now, and may be downloaded from the web site at:
<http://www.curtin.edu.au/~scott/macquake/>.
Scott Kevill has been developing software for the Macintosh over the last seven years. He has previously released Doom ][ Keys, an indispensible utility for customizing the control for Doom players. Scott is also known for his other Quake utility in development, Quiver, a powerful and intuitive Macintosh Quake level editor.
Quake is a registered trademark of id Software. QuakeFinder is not affiliated with or endorsed by id Software. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Scott Kevill <scott@kagi.com> Support <scott@kagi.com> Press Contact <scott@kagi.com> World Wide Web <http://www.curtin.edu.au/~scott/macquake/>
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 02:11:07 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Lobbying Congress (the Basics)
This follow-up message is from:
Jeff Porten, <porten@sprynet.com>
Re the discussion on reaching Orrin Hatch (or any other member of Congress). Rest assured that your e-mail to the elected reps are NOT trashed unread. Communicating with constituents is the lifeblood of every elected official, and someone on staff is going to read the incoming mail.
However -- it is not lost on Congress that the cost of sending e-mail in time and money is near-zero, and that furthermore it's exceedingly likely that any incoming mail is just a forwarded message.
So -- here's the hierarchy of contacting elected officials, in ascending order of attention-getting:
1) Forward an e-mail message to the member of Congress. If the text has been seen before, it should at least be noted that one more has arrived.
2) Write an original e-mail message.
3) Send a printed letter, regular mail.
4) Overnight a printed letter, or fax it. It will generally be noted that you care enough to spend the extra few dollars.
5) Send a *hand-written* letter. Nothing else quite says, "this is important to me" like that does.
6) The big one: organize other people to do numbers 1-5. Make it VERY clear that you're an organized group, that you all vote, and that you know how to be loud.
And an excellent add-on: call the office of the member and ask for the Legislative Director or the Legislative Assistant who's tracking the issue you're interested in. That should bee-line you to the staffer who's on point; if you know what you're talking about and want to get your ideas across, this is the way to do it.
Best, Jeff Porten <jporten@conference2000.com> __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Excellent run-down, Jeff! Of course, I've known about number 5 for a long time, and hated it...my longhand is atrocious to the point of being unreadable (it's why I use computers, after all! :). But we all do with what we can....
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