EvangeList Digest Friday, December 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1335
In this issue:
Contest & Think Different Site PR - Shop For Your Mac Books At MacBookshop and Save! PR - Andromeda Measurement Filter Tidbit - MacHack '99 - Call For Papers Tidbit - Posting - Thinking Different, Thinking the Same PR - New Version1.4 of Address Book By OneApp Software Available Tidbit - Data Detectors Mailing List Tidbit - Vikings Use PBook and Quicktime Tidbit - New Image Display Technology A 2-Bit Note About 7-bit and 8-bit Problems Tidbit - Yoot Tower is Mac First! Tidbit - CNET Download.Com Exclusive - DragStrip 3.6 Tidbit - Macoroni.Com
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:30:33 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Contest & Think Different Site
This tidbit is from:
<mailto:"AFCIleneH@aol.com">
What is missing in our Mac community are personal tidbits and humanization of the Mac luminaries, and especially the users. If Mac folks "think different" then what makes us tick? I asked some of the movers, shakers, and users and created a site just for you!
Think about this: who _are_ the "rest of us" who "think different?" We read articles and books, take advice, buy products, but have no idea who is really behind it all.
Apple has targeted some stars of the entertainment and technology industry in their AppleMasters Program, but as we know, the Mac is the computer for "The Rest of Us." Big, small, connected, or not -- Chris Breen, Bob Levitus, Cal Simone, chat hosts, engineers, Moms and Dads -- they're all on the new "People of the Mac" site.
Come visit and win an iMac t-shirt! (Details on site.)
<http://www.xensei.com/users/ileneh/td/macpeople.html> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:38:39 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Shop For Your Mac Books At MacBookshop and Save!
This announcement is from:
Doug Noble <mailto:"doug@mactalent.com">
Are you tired of the ever-shrinking Macintosh book section at your local bookstore? Even as book superstores have sprung up in every mall, they devote less space to carrying Macintosh books, while forcing you to climb over stacks of Windows titles to find them!
Enter MacBookshop! MacBookshop.com is a new web bookstore that features all your favorite Mac books, over 250 titles, most at 20% off list price. And they are easy to find, too, with our searchable database. Or, just pull down a menu to select books on AppleScript, ClarisWorks, Office 98, Photoshop, Web Design, Mac Operating System, Quark Xpress, and more than 30 other categories. Whether you are a Mac programmer, web site designer, database guru, or you simply use your Mac for word processing, we have books for you.
MacBookshop includes short reviews of each book to help you decide. We will be publishing actual excerpts from new books as they are published, the first being the 7th Edition of The Macintosh Bible by Sharon Zardetto Aker, now covering OS 8.5. Plus, in conjunction with PeachPit Press, publishers of the Visual QuickStart series and many other Mac titles, we're running a contest to give away a copy of new title every week, so enter our drawing now!
Avoid the crowds! Order your Christmas gifts now through MacBookshop. All orders are handled and shipped by Amazon, so your satisfaction is assured.
Visit us at <http://www.macbookshop.com> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:38:22 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Andromeda Measurement Filter
This announcement is from:
Andromeda Mail <mailto:"orders@andromeda.com">
Andromeda Software Inc. announces the release of an Adobe Photoshop compatible plug-in MEASUREMENT FILTER for Mac and Windows. The Measurement Filter is specifically designed for medical-scientific and graphic arts images. With this filter you can:
1. Simultaneously examine the same data in multiple formats; 2. Compare data from different parts at the same time; 3. Maintain the image while completing the analysis; 4. Output the measurements to the clipboard or to files; 5. Use paths as rules for measurement; 6. Present the data in six different formats (picture, profile, histogram, etc.).
Great for line profiles, histograms, distance/angle measuring and more.
You can download it right now for only $129 at
<http://www.andromeda.com> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:38:01 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - MacHack '99 - Call For Papers
This tidbit is from:
Warren Magnus <mailto:"wmagnus@ibm.net">
Do you have a great new idea in Macintosh software development? Or a great new way to put together some old ideas and make everyone say, "WOW"? Wouldn't you like to talk about it with a group of people who Really Understand what you're saying?
This is your chance. Write it up and submit it as a paper for MacHack '99!
MacHack solicits and accepts papers on a wide variety of topics related to software development. For example, the subjects of last year's papers ranged from cross-platform development techniques, to anonymity in internet communications, to exception-handling strategies on the Macintosh, to macroscopic object architectures. Each paper accepted is published in the MacHack Conference proceedings and included on the MacHack CD. Each author gives a 50-minute presentation on his paper during the conference.
Although there are no hard limits, a MacHack paper generally runs from 2000 to 3500 words. Anything that will interest a few hundred of the best Macintosh programmers in the world is a possible subject. Remember that you are writing to a "hands-on" audience -- we strongly encourage the inclusion of supporting code samples. And remember that, although a good MacHack paper might describe a clever and innovative way to use a product, a paper which contains overt marketing will be flatly rejected.
If your paper is accepted for MacHack '99, you will attend the conference free. (Well, not completely free. The conference registration fee is waived for the authors of accepted papers, but you'll have to get to Michigan and pay your own hotel bill.)
So why wait? This is your chance to put your ideas in front of the people best qualified to understand them, attend the world's foremost developer conference at no charge, revolutionize the software-development industry, and save the world! And as a bonus -- if you're a software engineer, going to MacHack is just about the most fun you can have in three days!
So submit your paper proposals, ideas, and outlines today to <mailto:machack-papers@machack.com>.
More information about MacHack '99 is available on the Web from <http://www.machack.com/>. - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:36:40 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Posting - Thinking Different, Thinking the Same
This tidbit is from:
Matthew Rogers <mailto:"rogersrj@bellsouth.net">
What happens when two different websites start up around the same time, with similar ideas and content, and under the same name? Do they send each other nasty eMails? Do the owners mailbomb each other out of existence? Do they call up the lawyers and drag each other into lengthy court battles? Nah. We're Mac users. We "Think Different".
Macville <http://macville.mac-mania.com/> and Macville <http://www.canville.net/macville/> have merged to become, um, Macville. The new, combined site has the best of both Macville's and a new URL to find it: <http://www.macville.com/>.
The new Macville is your first stop on the web for Macintosh resources and information. We're committed to serving like-minded individuals who "think different" and love their Macs! We offer free tech support in our Ask the Mac web-board--if we don't have an answer for your problem, we can probably steer you in the right direction! Our Daily Buzz features reviews and information on new software and hardware, and anything that falls in between! Check out our free Goodies for cool stuff for your Mac! Read our commentaries on hot hot hot Mac topics! Or, find new and exciting software releases in our Macville-First Exclusives area. (Attention software developers: contact us if you're interested in releasing your software as Macville First Exclusive.)
Don't just bookmark the all-new Macville--make it your browser's default page!
<http://www.macville.com/> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:36:36 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - New Version1.4 of Address Book By OneApp Software Available
This announcement is from:
OneApp <mailto:"global@kagi.com">
Speaking of Mac shareware, Address Book 1.4 is the latest version of OneApp Software's telephone and address program for Macintosh, Power Macintosh and iMac that allows you to quickly and easily manage addresses, phone numbers, URLs and Email addresses. All this information, previously scattered on notes, notepads, diaries, phone books and also in various Email programs, Internet browsers and databases, is now stored in a single place. In this version, in addition to the phone number dictation feature, you can now also get the program to generate touchtone sounds to 'dial' phone and fax numbers through the computer's speaker and Claris Organizer has been added to the list of the programs from which you can import addresses.
You can download the program from the OneApp Address Book Page:
<http://www.kagi.com/oneapp/ab/> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:36:32 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Data Detectors Mailing List
This tidbit is from:
Kurt <mailto:"kurt@otown.com">
Curious about Data Detectors and Contextual Menus?
These are cool, new, Apple-only technologies that you can use to make your life easier. Getting started can be a little confusing and often it's a lot easier to work through problems with someone who's done it before, but the benefits are great!
That's why I started the "Data Detectors" list. It's free and open to all. To sign up, just send mail to:
- --> <mailto:subscribe_datadetectors@otown.com>
or, for a digest version, use:
- --> <mailto:subscribe_digest_datadetectors@otown.com> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:36:28 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Vikings Use PBook and Quicktime
This tidbit is from:
peter <mailto:"peter@hilts.net">
The local NBC affiliate in Minneapolis ran a story tonight with Brian Billick, offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings. The focus was on the team's use of digital video to capture and analyze play situations in real time. The powerbook 3400 on Billick's desk appeared to be running a quicktime movie embedded in a powerpoint slide. The left third of the screen included key points about a particular formation or game situation, with the remainder of the screen containing the video. Since the Vikings run about 1,000 different plays, their use of computers and digitized video is critical to staying on top of players and personnel. As Billick said, after the players, [the computerized video system] is the most important factor in our success. Players are critical, but the Vikings did just score over 45 points for the second week in a row, without their starting quarterback, running back, or either starting wide receiver. Maybe at long last it's time for the Vikings to "Superbowl Different" - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:36:26 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - New Image Display Technology
This tidbit is from:
"Asoka G. Moragoda" <mailto:"asokagm@iname.com">
Microsoft is hyping yet another technological breakthrough - ClearType - an image and type enhancement technology, billed to make antialiasing seem like what the dinosaurs left behind.
Lovers of all things Graphic, Mac and Apple will find this a must-read.
A titilating excerpt... " Although Microsoft characterizes the technology as a breakthrough, ClearType is based on similar technology that Apple patented 22 years ago when Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak developed a high-resolution display for the Apple II."
Are we surprised? Read on. It's appreciative of the technology, but is sceptical about Microsoft's claims to having made a breakthrough. - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 17:07:40 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: A 2-Bit Note About 7-bit and 8-bit Problems
This tidbit is from:
The Digital Guy <mailto:evangelist@apple.com>
Okay, I couldn't resist the flippant title...but I have to admit I feel good about tracing down a bizarre, difficult to pinpoint problem a lot of you have experienced with digests and messages showing up encoded in weird ways...sometimes unreadable.
The problem occurs because of a "feature" in certain server software made by a certain company. When it detects an an 8-bit character (the copyright or trademark symbols are 8-bit characters) it would force the entire document to be encoded in 8-bit ASCII. The problem with this is that the internet, at least as far as e-mail is concerned is a very 7-bit place. 7-bit ASCII, in English terms, is just the upper and lower case alphabet, numbers, and the basic set of punctuation.
As a rule I filtered everything higher than 7-bit until about three months ago, when I unwittingly switched to a newer version of an AppleScript. Even then, missing the occasional 8-bit character would only result in an odd, unknown character box showing up in e-mail under normal circumstances. We're talking about missing a single TM symbol after a product name.
The bottom line: I now filter for ANYTHING that isn't 7-bit and zap it. If anyone still sees this problem after today, they should send me a note ASAP.
Thanks!
John J. Halbig (a.k.a the Digital Guy)
e-mail: evangelist@apple.com
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:05:03 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Yoot Tower is Mac First!
This announcement is from:
John Comiskey <mailto:"comisk.j@apple.com">
Yoot Tower is Mac First! Yoot Saito's sequel to SimTower is available for the Mac. See a demo or buy the game at:
<http://www.yootmacfirst.com/> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:05:06 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - CNET Download.Com Exclusive - DragStrip 3.6
This tidbit is from:
Domi Miyamoto <mailto:"domim@cnet.com">
CNET Download.com launches an Exclusive for DragStrip 3.6, the launcher application for many a Mac user's applications, pictures, text, and QuickTime movies.
DragStrip 3.6 from Poppybank Software is still the same popular taskbar that lets you arrange and access your applications and documents via convenient strips that are somewhat similar in appearance to the Mac's standard Launcher. And yes, it still supports DragStrip Additions, including the 15 plug-in modules that come with the download to help you with a variety of tasks: from checking the calendar and routing files to finding out what phase the moon is in and making a decision based on a Magic 8-Ball reading. But new in version 3.6 is savvy support of the Mac OS 8.5's Navigation and Icon services, a general preformance tune-up, and the introduction of a new Strip Style to go with the iMac's Bondi Blue color scheme. If you're looking for a neat way to tidy up your desktop, yet keep your apps ready at the drop of a hat, try DragStrip 3.6.
For the lowdown and download from CNET Download.com, click here: <http://www.download.com/Mac/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-61366,100 0.html?tt.evlst.dd.excl.g31147> - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:05:08 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Macoroni.Com
As you may or may not remember, a couple of months back I offered some spaces for contributors to Macoroni. Well, now we're up and running!
Yes, Macoroni.com is up, and we've got not just the plain news, but views from Mac users like yourselves. We've got the biggest bits of gossip, and what matters about what's happening in the Mac world.
We're producing a monthly e-zine, the first issue of which is available to download NOW from <http://www.macoroni.com> (just click on the link to the e-zine). It's in HTML format, which means it's smaller than all those DocMaker ezines springing up all over the place.
I hope you look us up and become a regular visitor to our site!
Oh, yeah, and a Merry Christmas everyone!!! - ----------------------------------------------- John Halbig (650) 470-0959 direct john@garage.com (650) 470-0950 main http://www.garage.com (650) 470-0940 fax We start up startups.
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