EvangeList Digest Wednesday, September 23 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1281
In this issue:
?? - Mac UGs Need YOUR Help Tidbit - Win An Epson Stylus COLOR 600 Printer Job - Microcomputer and Networking Specialist (Cambridge, MA) Tidbit - IBM & iMacs Tidbit - A British View of the iMac PR - WebPrint Plus Print Utility ?? - Pitch Tracking Software Tidbit - iMac Roll-out Photo Album Tidbit - t@p Online Macintosh Forum Job - Mac Software Developer (Oak Ridge, TN)
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:22 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Mac UGs Need YOUR Help
This request is from:
Fred Showker, <showker@user-groups.com>
The Mac User Group Directory is nearing completion, but we still need help.
Of the 2,500 Mac user group addresses currently being tested by our volunteers nearly 50% have moved or are no longer around. Failure rates on email addresses run nearly 40%.
Help Mac users everywhere find a user group in their area. Continue the Mac ... continue the Mac User Group tradition !
Thank to everyone. The User Group Network Membership Team. <news-editor@user-groups.com>.
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:10 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Win An Epson Stylus COLOR 600 Printer
This tidbit is from:
<buymac@buymac.com>
BuyMac.com is giving away an EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 printer and hope that everyone on the list will take a moment to enter the contest.
To enter, got to <http://www.buymac.com/> and enter the word evangelist when asked for password. This will take you to the contest form.
Good luck.
Bob Rolston BuyMac.com
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:11 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Microcomputer and Networking Specialist (Cambridge, MA)
This job announcement is from:
Laura Knobel-Piehl, <kpiehl@fas.harvard.edu>
I've posted to the group before about job openings at Harvard University because I've wanted to make sure Mac folks make a strong appearance here but this time the job I'm referring you to is my own!
I'm leaving Boston to return to the Great North Woods--home. It's a great job. Not officially open outside candidates for another week or so but get your resumes primed and ready to send because it's an excellent job! And working at such an historic college community is very exciting!
Person to mail them to would be Bill Downey (the most excellent manager).
FAS Computer Services Harvard University 1 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138
e-mail (.pdf preferably) to <downey@fas.harvard.edu> as well as <applicant@fas.harvard.edu>.
Or if you have questions about the position, e-mails would best be directed to Bill Downey <downey@fas.harvard.edu>
Here's a rough summary of what the job would entail. For the official posting when it comes out check <http://www.harvard.edu>. Follow links to Employment Opportunities.
Best of luck, Laura Knobel-Piehl
- ------------ (This isn't the official job description--just the best description I could muster off the top of my head! Check the website periodically for an official one...)
Microcomputer and Networking Specialist Gr. 56
Serve as the primary resource for the Macintosh platform and related software for a Desktop and Lab environment. Manage and track software licensing for Mac-based software. Act as a resource for microcomputer questions from a variety of users.
Provide secondary support in a distributed support environment. Maintain continuous review of the microcomputing systems, evaluating hardware and software. Develop the FAS software collection; including searching out new software and presenting it to potential users, and assisting in the review and evaluation of software.
Assist in the daily operations of the Microcomputing Services. Work in a team environment with a commitment to service to the FAS Harvard community.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor`s degree, 4 plus years of related experience. Strong working knowledge of Macintosh computers with extensive knowledge of the OS. Experience in AppleScript, RevRdist, and Keyserver strongly desirable. Working knowledge of Novell, NT Server, and NT Workstation a definite plus. Support experience in a multiuser environment desirable. Practical experience with troubleshooting hardware/software.
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:14 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - IBM & iMacs
This tidbit is from:
P&V, <pnv@mindspring.com>
Here's a little anecdote, you might find interesting...
We're still selling a lot of iMacs at CompUSA. An IBM Rep. was in the store the other day. He had to fill out a report regarding the various computers we carry. One of the questions he asked me was, "what do you think the best selling PC has been, in the last two weeks?". Without hesitation I said, "the iMac". His jaw hit the floor! He asked me, "why do you think it's selling so well?". "Because it's fast, simple and well priced". He then asked me,"how many do you think you've sold in the last two weeks?". I said, "well over 80". His jaw hit the floor again! After he left, I noticed that all the IBM's had new demos running on them. Guess what kind of computers were shown in the demos? And guess what kind of computers made those demos? Yup, Big Blue uses Macs to make their demos. I bet the Rep, didn't even realize this.
Needless to say, this little exchange made my day.
Paul CompUSA Apple Specialist
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:21 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - A British View of the iMac
This tidbit is from:
Anthony Cunningham, <anthonyc@edin.uk.sykes.com>
The following quote appeared in Suzanne Moore's column in the 'Independent', a daily UK newspaper:
"I am as concerned as the next woman about the global recession, but what I want, what I really really want is one of those new curvy, sexy iMac computers - God, they're gorgeous."
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:18 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - WebPrint Plus Print Utility
This announcement is from:
Stephen Becker, <steve@macease.com>
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN SAVE SUBSTANTIAL MONEY WITH THE MAC
Numerous educators have contacted me about WebPrint Plus. They have suggested that I get the word out about how *WEBPRINT PLUS CAN SAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR* by significantly reducing the amount of paper and ink/toner that students use. Additionally, WebPrint Plus can assist students in being more productive when working on their computers.
Apparently, even when students need only a sentence, paragraph, or a page of information to be printed, they generally print the entire document. In part, this is because -- until now -- there was no quick and easy way to print only the part of the document that the student needed.
Webprint Plus allows a student -- in almost any program -- to easily print, save, or edit a word, sentence, paragraph, or page of a document without having to print a single unecessary character. In fact, when printing from a web browser, even wasteful graphics are eliminated from the printed output.
Because WebPrint Plus is so easy to use, even a student who is just beginning to use a Mac can quickly take advantage of all of WebPrint's features. These features not only save the school district a substantial amount of money, they also enhance the student's ability to be productive when doing research and other school work.
For example, with WebPrint Plus a student can annotate printed -- or saved -- information for added clarity or for future reference; a student can time-date stamp printed or saved information for keeping track of the latest version of researched materials -- or a project under development; and a student can group non-contiguous data for easy tracking and organization.
Since WebPrint Plus has minimal system requirements, it can be used on either the latest systems available from Apple or systems dating back to a 68020 processor and OS 7.0.
Additional information and a free demomstration version of WebPrint Plus are available at <http://www.kagi.com/MacEase>. Registering a single copy of WebPrint Plus costs only $15. Site licensing inquiries may be sent to me at <steve@macease.com>.
The Mac is the best computer for the education market -- and now it's even more economical to work with!
Paul Schreiber, <pjschrei@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
I am looking for software to track pitches over the course of a baseball game. If anyone knows of any software that does this, it would be greatly appreciated.
If you can find some, I'll be able to bring my PowerBook along and have someone do the stuff that way instead of by hand.
If you're interested in baseball stats in general, give me a shout, too.
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:19 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - iMac Roll-out Photo Album
This tidbit is from:
Fred Showker, <news-editor@user-groups.com>
This month's User Group Network News features a collection of iMac Roll-out photos and commentary sent in by various Mac User Group participants from around the country.
Also featured are several pieces from "the trenches" about the new iMac... including Al Seltzer's CHOMP "iMac Roll-out Roundup" and TUMS (Tulsa) "Night Before iMac" poem.
Use the newsletter page for links to the nearly 100 items for Mac users:
<http://www.user-groups.com/ugnetwork/news/>
Think Mac ... Think Community ... Join a User Group
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:06:25 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - t@p Online Macintosh Forum
This tidbit is from:
bonesaw, <bonesaw@home.com>
t@p online's Macintosh Forum
<http://www.taponline.com/forums/macintosh>
The Macintosh Forum that we've created isn't a trendsetting site bound for Web immortality -- it's a homey place where Evangelists and part-time Mac enthusiasts can share their thoughts about the computer, the company and virtually anything else that may come up. If you enjoy good conversation -- especially about the Macintosh -- please stop by and add your thoughts. This week we're discussing our favorite extensions and we know you've got a gem that you'd love to share with the masses. So stop by, read the comments and post your own. See you there!
<http://www.taponline.com/forums/macintosh>
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:47:12 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Mac Software Developer (Oak Ridge, TN)
This job announcement is from:
Robert G Palmer Jr, <palmerr@ipix.com>
LOCATION:
Oak Ridge, TN
Interactive Pictures is ready to hire a Mac genius whose education and work experience reflect a strong programming background. Saucy personality a plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Not all code is created equal; we want logic and creativity.
Develop cutting edge software for a ready and waiting public that incorporates the immersive, IPIX technology. Ability to travel (minimal) required
QUALIFICATIONS:
BSCS or BSEE required 2-5 years C++ experience Metrowerks Code Warrior experience a plus Works well in dynamic environments
COMPANY INFO:
Interactive Pictures Corporation is one of the swankiest, ultra savvy companies of the New Media world. We are privately held and headquartered in East Tennessee, where mountain bike trails, lakes, and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park aboundpastoral settings with great culture to boot. Our patented 360x360 degree photographic technology allows Internet users to be transported anywhere in the world via their home or work computer. With our immersive IPIX images appearing on the Web sites of such industry leaders as Coldwell Banker, CNN, Intel, IBM, MTV, Discovery Online, The New York Times we're at the top of the imaging world and always heading higher.
if Interested, please send resume and cover letter, including job code (ENG-CP004) to:
Email: <careers@ipix.com>
Snail Mail:
Interactive Pictures Corporation Attn: Careers 1009 Commerce Park Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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