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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:06:56 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - True Story
This tidbit is from:
Rob Lewis, <rob@whidbey.com>
Yesterday I was standing in line at the snack bar on the ferry taking me from my island home to Seattle.
The guy behind me notices that I'm carrying a PC mail-order catalog and asks "You in the market for a PC?"
No, I said.
He said, I've got a Pentium 400 that I'll make you a heck of a deal on.
I said, I wouldn't have one. I use Macs.
He sighed and said, I used to have a Mac. But I got talked into getting rid of it and getting this P400. But I'm having so many problems with it that I'm going to dump it and get a new G-3.
Score another one!
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:06:57 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - MacReviewZone iMac Givaway & Updates
This tidbit is from:
Nancy Phares, <editor@macreviewzone.com>
We at MacReviewZone <http://www.macreviewzone.com> are pleased to announce that with the cooperation of Cyberian Outpost (www.outpost.com) we will be giving away Apple's hot new machine - the iMac. In addition we will be giving away $200 worth of the software of your choice.
In addtion we have added over 70 Macintosh hardware and software reviews to our index and posted the following informative articles:
Cyberdog - Mary Grimsley takes a look at the dog Apple wants to put to sleep. If you are tired of bloated browsers that try do everything but make your morning coffee this is the program and article for you. Includes links to Cyberdog resources as well as an online petition being sent to Apple.
Reality Check - Ken Gruberman gives Mac users a wake up call on the virus situation and reviews a few of the leading commercial virus protection programs. If you think computer viruses are something you don't need to worry about, you may change your mind after reading this.
Hope you stop on by enter our contest and enjoy the site.
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:01 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - New iMac Version Of Burning Monkey Solitaire
Keyword: Market by market, Games
This announcement is from:
Domi Miyamoto, <domim@cnet.com>
3D Klondike is Freeverse Software's new iMac version of Burning Monkey Solitaire which is currently being Premiered on CNET Download.com. Having replaced the monkeys with such computer-related personalities as Steve Jobs, Jen (Freeverse Software's spokesperson) with her new polar bear companion, an animated iMac, and Bill Gates (who may never live down the antics of that pie-throwing anarchist), 3D Klondike irreverently celebrates the release of Apple's latest computer with a slick game of cards packed full of Windows-slamming sound bytes and funny gag effects.
Just thought you Evangelistas might like to scope out the latest and greatest to beat down that Windoze doo-doo ;-)
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:06:58 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - theGRADER 1.5.1
This announcement is from:
<Thanl@aol.com>
Than'l Interactive <http://www.thanl.com/> is pleased to announce a new release of theGRADER, the easy and powerful Macintosh freeware grading program. theGRADER 1.5.1 is immediately available for download from Than'l Interactive's website and will soon be available from various freeware/shareware sources across the web.
DESCRIPTION... When I began teaching I spent quite a bit of my time figuring scores, grading, adding, subtracting and multiplying . Time and again I searched for a simple utility which would allow me to keep track of my students, their grades, and comments on their work without making me look at the ugly graphs and charts of spreadsheet applications. theGRADER is that utility. It tracks assignments and figures grades for an entire class throughout a course. It is made to be simple, powerful and clean.
FEATURES... Student Names & Information... Students are listed in alphabetical order. Each student name may be accompanied by additional information such as phone numbers, student numbers, addresses, etc.
Graded Items... Courses may have up to 20 graded items. Each item is assigned its own percentage of the final grade. Grades may be given in percent or letter grade formats.
Comments... For each student you may type comments, or enter comments using theCOMMENTER, an automatic commenting utility built into theGRADER.
MidTerm & Final Grades... theGRADER will figure MidTerm and Final grades for each student, and list them as both percentages and letter grades.
Grading Schemes... Eight different grading schemes are provided to satisfy all teaching needs. Grading Schemes include 4 Point Spreads, 5 Point Spreads, 10 Point Spreads, Pass Fail, Letter Grades Only, and more.
Saving... theGRADER saves all new information as it is entered. Grades and comments for individual students or a whole class may be saved as plain text files accessible by any word processing program.
Printing... theGRADER will print out individual student reports including all grades, student information (name, telephone, etc.) and comments. theGRADER will also print out a class list with all midterm and final grades.
THANL INTERACTIVE DESIGN...
Thanl Interactive Design provides elegance and understanding in design. Our software, multimedia, web and print solutions combine intelligent media choices with creative design solutions to produce exciting work for our clients and users. Visit the Thanl Interactive website at www.thanl.com
For additional information contact Nathaniel Brockmann - <nat@thanl.com>
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:02 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Birthdays and Such Updates
This announcement is from:
<RonLichty@aol.com>
As the author, I'd like to share three announcements about Birthdays and Such, the tiny Macintosh shareware application that reminds you of the important birthdays and anniversaries in your life.
Birthdays and Such, while it is a very calendar-based application, is -- and always has been -- year 2000 ready. As 1999 (and then 2000) approaches, I've begun to receive inquiries about Y2K- Readiness, so it's clear I need to share this. Birthdays and Such makes extensive use of the built-in Macintosh date routines. While those routines had a Feb. 29 bug at one point that I had to work around, their design is the core of why, as we all know, the Macintosh itself is and always has been year-2000 ready -- and why Birthdays and Such is, too. (To make doubly sure, from the very first version in 1993, I tested dates in 1999, dates in 2000, dates in 2001, and transitions from December 30 to December 31 to January 1 from 1999 into 2000. Birthdays and Such has always passed.)
I'm pleased to announce that Birthdays and Such is not only available from AOL's libraries and the web-based Macintosh shareware libraries, it now has its own web site for downloading and information at:
<http://members.aol.com/RonLichty/Birthdays>
Current users of Birthdays and Such should check out the page devoted to the creative uses to which users have put Birthdays and Such..., at:
Birthdays and Such is only 17K, launches very fast, takes almost no RAM, and will remind you of -- in addition to birthdays and anniversaries -- home maintenance reminders, doctor appointments and user group meetings. Birthdays and Such runs on almost every Macintosh computer that's been made since 1986 -- Mac Plus through the latest PowerMacs. It requires only System 6, but takes advantage of System 7 and OS 8 features when available.
Thanks for supporting shareware! Ron Lichty, author/programmer, Birthdays and Such
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:03 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Updated SmartGIF Users Manual
This announcement is from:
Roger Ridpath, <roger@sitejazz.com>
A new on-line manual is available for smartGIF users. The manual can be used at :
For Web site creators who use Photoshop, smartGIF is a plug-in that saves optimized GIF files. UNLIKE ANY PLUG-IN, it lets users divide a single Photoshop file into multiple Web ready GIFs in ONE EASY STEP.
"The smartGIF manual is well worth reading because users are sure to learn about great features and short cuts that could make getting their images to the Web much easier and faster," said SiteJazz principal Roger Ridpath.
smartGIF can be downloaded at <http://www.sitejazz.com> or purchased at www.sitejazz.com/buysmartgif for only $49.
Discount pricing for multiple copies is also available. A five-pack Costs $199, and a 10-pack costs $399.
smartGIF is a great Compliment to other Web creation tools such as Adobe's Photoshop, NetObjects Fusion, Macromedia's Dreamweaver, Filemaker's HomePage, and Cyberstudio's GoLive.
The SiteJazz Corp and smartGIF names and logos are trademarks of SiteJazz Corp. Third-party trademarks are properties of their respective holders.
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:06:59 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Looking For A Postscript File Viewer
This request is from:
Fred Hickernell, <fred@hkbu.edu.hk>
I am looking for a good viewer for postscript files on the Macintosh, something like Ghostview on Unix. So far I have tried
o MacGS -- nice screen output, but poor navigation features (it cannot display a previous page or jump ahead several pages), and
o Ghostview (part of CMacTex) -- good navigation, but poor quality screen output (jaggy fonts)
Does anyone have a better alternative? Thanks for your help.
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:00 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Debt Wizard V2.4.4
This announcement is from:
shane, <shane@squeem.com>
SQUEEM Software, maker of the leading debt consolidation software for Macintosh, Debt Wizard, released a major fix of the software with the same name. Debt Wizard v2.4.4 is available for immediate download at:
<http://www.squeem.com/download.html>
Debt Wizard v2.4.4 enhances the cosmetic appearance of Debt Wizard's window positioning and eliminated some rare accounting problems in very peculiar circumstances. The previous two releases (v2.4.2 and v2.4.3) fixed 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>
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:03 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Programmer and Desktop Publisher (Bedford Park, IL)
This job announcement is from:
<Riyaz.Asaria@rrd.com>
R.R. Donnelley (www.dny.com) has openings for programmers and desktop publishers to support our variable digital printing operations. Variable digital printing uses digital presses to create highly customized printed output.
Title: Programmer Responsibilities: Write programs to convert customers' databases to proper format for use with internally developed variable printing tools. Conversion programs will be written in C.
Qualifications: C and AppleScript programming on the Macintosh. 1-3 years programming experience. Strong organizational and communications skills. BA or BS in Computer Science or equivalent preferred. Microsoft Access, Perl, Postscript helpful.
Title: Desktop Publisher Responsibilities: Process customers layout and image files so that they may be used with our variable printing tools. Define optimal digitial workflows to support customers' requirements.
Qualifications: Knowledge of DTP software packages including Quark, Illustrator, PageMaker, Photoshop, and Acrobat. Familiarity with document creation and digital workflows, and file management. Strong organizational and communications skills. Certificate in Desktop Publishing or equivalent, 1-2 years experience in a desktop environment required.
The above jobs will be located in Bedford Park, IL (a suburb or Chicago). Please send resumes and salary requirements to Riyaz Asaria, <riyaz.asaria@rrd.com>.
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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:07:03 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Catalog Production Assistant (Manchester, VT)
This job announcement is from:
Andre Boey, <BoeyA@orvis.com>
Greetings again from Southern Vermont! My company is in dire need of a Catalog Production Assistant to help work on our various apparel and specialty catalogs.
The official job announcement follows. Please send your cover letter and resume to the address below. Should you choose to apply by email, don't forget to attach your resume as a pdf file. Since I have agreed to be the conduit for email applications, don't confuse my email filter--use Production Assistant in the subject line.
Catalog Production Assistant
Fast-paced advertising department of national catalog retailer seeks experienced production assistant for work on Macintosh-based system. Knowledge of Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, pre-press procedures and detailed production scheduling required. Take charge team player, good interpersonal skills, sense of humor, ability to work well under pressure required. Send resume and salary history to:
The Orvis Company Dept. N R Route 7A Manchester, VT 05254
Or email Acrobat pdf resume to <boeya@orvis.com> with Production Assistant in the subject line. No phone calls or recruiters please. EOE/M/F/H/V
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:06:49 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Technical Person, (London and SE)
This job announcement is from:
Kevin Green, <kevin.green@m-i-s.co.uk>
Media Information Solutions is a small company providing high quality technical services to a small but loyal group of Mac based companies, mainly in Central London. We pride ourselves on being able to provide a good service by establishing a friendly working relationship with our clients, most of whom are in publishing/media industries.
We now have need for an extra technical person. You must be fully Mac savvy, with experience in setting up hardware, installing software and troubleshooting. Experience in a publishing environment would be useful, some PC knowledge helpful but not essential.
If you are interested, please email Kevin Green at <kevin.green@m-i-s.co.uk>
<http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~mediais2>
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:06:48 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Take Over the Development & Sales
This tidbit is from:
ELS, <elstech@elsinc.com>
A small Mac developer is looking for someone to take over the development and sales of an established Mac Only software product. This product has received four star and four mice ratings in the past. It has an established customer base primarily in the education market. If you have serious interest in taking over the development of an established product and want more information, then send email to <mmartin@elsinc.com>. Please help keep this product alive and don't let another Mac Only product die a slow death.
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:06:50 -0700 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Folder Action Setup 1.0.1
This announcement is from:
Bill Cheeseman, <cheeseb@mediaone.net>
Folder Action Setup 1.0.1 is available for download at:
It is a control panel application for managing Mac OS 8.5 folder actions, which are AppleScripts that can be attached to any folder. Folder Action Setup requires Mac OS 8.5, which is scheduled for public release on October 17, 1998.
Read the web page for more information. Improvements in this version are listed at the bottom of the page. Complete instructions in Mac OS 8.5 Apple Help form are included with the download.
To install, drop the Folder Action Setup control panel on your closed System Folder, and it will be auto-routed to your Control Panels folder. Install the help files by dragging the Folder Action Setup Help folder into the Help folder in your System folder.
Folder Action Setup is shareware for $7.50 US (or $5.00 US cash). This is a fully-functional trial version. After a 30-day free trial period, the ability to attach folder actions to your folders using Folder Action Setup will be disabled until you apply your registration key. (The 30-day trial period begins running the first time you launch folder action setup. You therefore may not want to try running it until you have installed Mac OS 8.5 -- it won't work until then, anyway.)
The AppleScript Sourcebook is the world wide web's foremost site for AppleScript information. Updated about once a month, it gives you the latest AppleScript news and events, expert tips, many sample scripts, links to hundreds of other sites containing scripts and information, and photographs of some leading figures in the AppleScript community. <http://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/cheeseb/index.html>.
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