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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:06:23 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Mac Software Developer (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
This job announcement is from:
Vladimir Makovsky, <vmak@idirect.com>
DigitalGraffiti is developing advanced "assets management system" and have an opening for a Mac Software Developer.
The successful candidate should:
- - have at least 2-3 years experience of the commercial (paid) Mac software development; - - be familiar with Metrowerks CodeWarrior and Metrowerks PowerPlant; - - have a deep knowledge of the Mac OS Toolbox, including: Memory Manager, Resource Manager, File Manager, File Manager (PBxxx), Dialog Manager, Apple Events Manager, QuickDraw, Process Manager, Finder Interface etc. - - be familiar with code resource and standalone application development; - - have low level debugging experience; - - be able to work independently; - - have strong problem solving skills.
Following expertise would be a definite asset: any database engine on the Mac, MacODBC, SQL, system extensions' development.
If you are interested in this challenging position and would like to work with the cutting edge technologies, please send you resume to: <vmak@idirect.com>
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:06:21 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: $$ - Toy Collection -- Vintage Automobiles CD-ROM
This special offer is from:
Jim Bunte, <jimbunte@earthlink.net>
Who likes FREE?
Okay. Let me rephrase that: Who DOESN'T like FREE?
Don't you love rhetorical questions? If only our professors at Berkeley were as charitable, our collective GPAs might have been higher!
American Eagle Entertainment, publishers of Toy Collection CDroms, is pleased to announce the availability of TOTALLY FREE desktop pictures for your entertainment and enjoyment! Just go to our website at:
<http://www.ameri-eagle.com>
and click on the "Free Stuff" icon. Choose from a cool variety of desktop pictures, designed expressly for use in MacOS 8.0 and 8.1! Featuring high-quality imagery from our Toy Collection CDroms, you can choose from the Bandai Ford Ranchero, Ichida Ford Gyron, House Trailer by an unknown Japanese manufacturer, Nomura Moon Space Car, and Waco Space Refuel Station. They're all ultrarare examples of postwar Japanese toy building, probably the greatest period in modern history for creative innovation in toy design and manufacture. If you appreciate true artistry *and* fun, you'll dig Toy Collection desktop pictures.
Plus, for our incredible, exclusive deal for Evangelistas on Toy Collection CDroms, make sure you visit:
<http://www.ameri-eagle.com/evantc.html>
Get Toy Collection -- Vintage Automobiles for only $15 (normal retail: $24.99 plus $4 shipping). California resident Evangelistas price: $16.24 (includes sales tax). Or simply mail your payment (check or money order)
American Eagle Entertainment Inc. 1223 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 866 Santa Monica, CA 90403
Thank you all for your support of our Macintosh-based startup company. And thank you, Apple, for providing the best hardware and software in the industry. We couldn't do what we do without Apple Computer, Inc. -- no question.
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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:06:07 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - DesignWorks Version 4 Price Reduction
This announcement is from:
Neil MacKenzie, <neil@capilano.com>
Capilano Computing announces that it is CUTTING IN HALF the price of its popular DesignWorks circuit design package for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh. DesignWorks/Mac will now be only US$495, PLUS you can save an additional $50 by taking delivery over the 'net with no printed manual.
DesignWorks version 4 provides full professional schematic drawing capabilities for electronics professionals with large symbol libraries, custom report and netlist generation, hierarchical design, and our famous ease of use.
The interactive digital simulator option is also available, but its price is unchanged at $495.
Get full details at <http://www.capilano.com/html/index_PPC.shtml> or call us at 1-800-444-9064.
PhotoGIF Filter 1.1 for Macintosh now available for download.
About PhotoGIF Filter:
PhotoGIF Filter is the universal power tool from the 3rd generation PhotoGIF Series. Designed as a filter plug-in, PhotoGIF Filter extends the award winning Web-graphics production power of PhotoGIF to all image editing applications properly supporting the Photoshop 2.5 or greater filter plug-in interface. (i.e. Just about any applications that have claimed Photoshop plug-in support for the last five years and any version of Photoshop from 2.5 to the latest version 5.0.) Smaller files, better looking images, faster production all in one easy tool. For more information please visit the BoxTop Web site at:
<http://www.boxtopsoft.com>
Version 1.1 is a significant enhancement, primarily in documentation help systems, and even better compression with fixed palettes, but numerous other improvements have also been made. All are outlined in the version history included with PhotoGIF Filter 1.1.
Please use the URL below to download the new version. It provides direct download links to several FTP and Hotline (An alternative to FTP that is much faster. You can find information on Hotline client software at: <http://www.hotlinesw.com> servers:
<http://www.boxtopsoft.com/Download/>
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the new software.
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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:06:08 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Need Help Keeping Labs Mac-based
This request is from:
Jenson Wong, <jenson@medisg.stanford.edu>
I've been lurking on the evangelist for some time now, and I have gotten great little tidbits on how to fight the good fight against the Wintel minions. I sit on a computerized curriculum steering committee at UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where medical students have enjoyed an extremely low-cost all-Macintosh laboratory environment administered by At Ease for Workgroups.
The dean of the school has come upon funds to upgrade our aging 6100/60s to G3s, but there is some push on this committee to also get some Pentium II machines in the labs. (The administration at this school all use Wintel machines.) I feel that the money spent on Pentium IIs would be better spent on more G3s.
I would like some input from you all who have managed computer labs in either the Mac or the Wintel world, and also mixed lab environments. Are there software packages out there that can secure and remotely manage both Mac and Wintel machines? What are your experiences with managing mixed labs (both positive and negative)?
Currently, the entire system of ~150 macintoshes is administered by two already very busy people. It's amazing to me to see how little time it takes for them to address problems with Apple Network Administrator Toolkit and At Ease. I just think that adding PCs to the mix can only serve to sap more of our resources rather than make things easier. Am I incorrect in this feeling?
Thanks very much for all your help.
Sincerely,
Jenson Wong Medical Student II, UT Southwestern Medical School
Lakewood Software today released QT Gallery 1.0, a QuickTime 3.0-savvy image browser and graphic design tool for the Power Macintosh.
Incorporating externals published by WetWare Inc., QT Gallery integrates full support for QuickTime 3.0's image import options, editing filters, and transition effects. The software can be effectively used to browse and edit images saved in a variety of popular formats, including PICT, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, and Photoshop.
For a limited time, QT Gallery 1.0 is specially priced at $29.95 U.S., 40% off the regular list price of $49.95 U.S.
Users can create customized transitions for slide shows and apply QuickTime editing filters to images. Transition effects include: Cross Fade, Explode, Implode, Iris, Push, Slide, Wipe, Matrix Wipe, and Radial.
Filter operations include: RGB Balance, HSL Balance, Tint, Blur, Sharpen, Color Edge, B&W Edge, Emboss, Solarize, and Convolve. Many transitions and filters have dozens of possible settings for near infinite possibilities.
Other features include: custom desktop backdrops & image canvas; zoom in and out; image info display (file type, width, height, and depth); support for hierarchical image folders; undo and revert support; randomized transition effects; and flexible image export and capture options.
QT Gallery has a suggested retail price of $49.95 U.S. For a limited time, QT Gallery is specially priced at $29.95 U.S. Site licenses and educational pricing are also available. QT Gallery can be purchased direct from Lakewood Software. A demo version is available for download from the Lakewood Software web site at <http://www.lakewoodsoftware.com>.
Software Archeology is the science of unearthing ancient floppy disks and dissecting the contents. Here's a good example: have you ever found an old disk lying around and decided to check to see what was on it? Have you ever popped it into the drive of your late model Mac running the latest system software and then tried to boot an old application with a compilation date from the 80's? If you have answered yes, then you have dabbled in the very basic foundations of Software Archeology.
The URL is <http://applelinks.pair.com/editorials/archeology.shtml> __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
An old disk (singular)? Heh. I have literally HUNDREDS of the darn things stashed in boxes, some dating back to the very first Mac I laid my hands on in '87. I even have (somewhere, don't ask to see them anytime soon! :) original disks for "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and "Dark Castle". Oh, and a complete set of system disks for the Mac 512K I once had to run a BBS on (with a 20 Meg *serial* hard drive that plugged into the floppy port...eek!).
Why do I have all of these? Well, I never kept up with labeling the darn things, and I am apparently afflicted with a new disease of the modern age...a mortal fear of tossing a disk with valluble data on it. Never mind that it's probably a ten year old resume. :-)
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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:06:09 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - FileMaker Pro 4.0 Companion
This announcement is from:
Maria Langer, <maria@gilesrd.com>
I'm pleased to announce that my latest book, "FileMaker Pro 4.0 Companion," published by FileMaker Press, has been released. This 800-page book tells you everything you wanted to know about FileMaker Pro - -- and more!
The book's free Companion Web site is online at <http://www.gilesrd.com/fmprocomp/>. It includes files created for the book, along with links to useful FileMaker Pro sites. Tips, clarifications, and corrections will also be available on the site as they come to light.
Giles Road Press is selling the book for $32 (that's 20% off the cover price) plus $3 shipping in the US. (Additional shipping charges apply for international orders.) You can get an order form for the book and additional information at <http://www.gilesrd.com/>.
I have a few more Macintosh books up my sleeve for publication this summer so stay tuned. And if you're planning to attend Macworld Expo in New York, please look me up!
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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:06:10 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - iMac2Day Web Site Opens
This tidbit is from:
iMac2Day Staff, <comments@imac2day.com>
Announcing the hottest iMac-related information site: iMac2Day. The iMac2Day includes the latest iMac iNews, message boards, opinion, links, iMac-related graphics, pricing/availability reports, and the unique iMac2Day Store with the cool, translucent iMac2Day logo on polos, t-shirts and caps.
Currently iMac2Day is conducting a survey on potential buyers of the iMac. The results will surprise you! The iMac may be the breakthrough machine that Apple needs to finally start making inroads against Wintel.
And stay tuned for the hottest news since the iMac was announced, coming in early July!
iMac2Day is located at <http://www.imac2day.com>
Mark Jarmon interim webmaster www.imac2day.com
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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:06:09 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Mac Icon Web Site
This tidbit is from:
Ilona Melis, <ilona@cyberrealm.net>
I would like to inform you about a web site which has been open about three months now.
We have a huge collection of system icons, hard disk and trash icons, flower, alphabet and zodiac icons, just to to mention a few. Our "Surprise Sack" is stuffed with other goodies for desktops and web pages such as startup screens, desktop pictures, sounds, backgrounds, buttons, dividers etc.
Our hottest item is right now the System Icons for iMac!
Donald A. Hill, Jr., <BullseyeSoftware@compuserve.com>
Here's a question for G3 owners, do you realize that all G3 Mac's ship with a 3D accelerator included? Are you using this accelerator? Here's a FREE way for G3 owners (or people who have added a 3D accelerator to their PowerMac's) to get some use out of these 3D accelerators:
Bullseye Software is creating a new WWI era flight sim called, "Bullseye Software's Flying Circus", and it's specifically designed to take advantage of 3D accelerators, especially those already included with G3 machines. You can download a demo version of this program from my website at <http://www.nauticom.net/www/website/bullseye/>
Don't let your 3D accelerators laze around doing nothing! Download the Flying Circus Demo today and give 'em a work out! And, by the way, Flying Circus is a ton of fun.
Bullseye Software is a Mac only developer, creating Mac entertainment software since 1985.
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