Monkeybread Software Releases 13 REALbasic Plugins
MONKEYBREAD SOFTWARE RELEASES NEW AND UPDATED REALBASIC PLUGINS
6/13/01 - Thirteen great REALbasic plugins are now available from the
Monkeybread Software website! http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com
The plugins include:
RESOLUTION PLUGIN
This REALbasic plug-in allows you to get and set resolutions for all
attached moniters It also supports gamma fading, which is especially useful
in games. This version works on all Mac-OS platforms (68K, PowerPC and
Carbon) and Win32 (Windows 95+).
CPU INFO PLUGIN
Returns information on the CPU
ENCRYPTION PLUGIN
A simple encryption plugin
FOLDERITEM ICON PLUGIN
Access the Icon of folders, files and disks.
GETAPPEARANCEFONT PLUGIN
Get the font settings of the Appearance Manager
GETOSVERSION PLUGIN
Get the Operating System version.
GETSPECIALFOLDER PLUGIN
Get get folderitems for special folder (ex: the documents or applications
folder)
GETSYSTEMFONT PLUGIN
Get the system font's name
PRESSKEY PLUGIN
Fake key presses. In other words it makes the OS think...
SnapMail 3.0.4
Glass Bead Software Releases Version 3.0.4 of SnapMail, Beloved
Intra-office Macintosh Messaging Software
Newtown, Connecticut, June 13, 2001
Today Glass Bead Software announced the release of version 3.0.4 of
SnapMail, its beloved intra-office Macintosh messaging software. This
maintenance release fixes a number of small bugs and increases stability.
SnapMail is available for download at http://www.glassbead.com
About Snap Mail: SnapMail is the complete and easy-to-use intra-office
chat, messaging and communication application for the Mac office. Using
peer-to-peer technology, SnapMail sends messages, files, and voice mail
instantly.
SnapMail keeps all messages and documents safely in-house. It doesn't
require a mail server, Internet connection, or any administration. SnapMail
is a light-weight application: it requires only 1MB of RAM and runs on all
Mac OS Systems from 7.5 to OS X.
Snap Mail provides seamless and easy collaboration to small and large
workgroups without difficult-to-...
IntelliMerge 1.2.6
Subject: [ANN] IntelliMerge 1.2.6
Good day,
Intelli Innovations, Inc. today posted IntelliMerge 1.2.6, a new update to
our dynamic, Mac OS X-compatible e-mail merge software for the Mac. This
update adds import capabilities from Now Contact, conditional statements in
HTML messages, return receipts, and improvements to file attachments.
IntelliMerge 1.2.6 Release Notes (summary)
* [New] Support for importing recipients from Now Contact from Power On
Software.
* [New] Conditional statements are now supported in HTML messages.
* [New] Return Receipt feature asks the recipient's e-mail program to send
back a note saying the message was received and read (Message Options )
Advanced tab).
* [New] IntelliMerge now takes advantage of some internal text processing
optimizations developed for us by Theodore H. Smith from ElfData
(www.elfdata.com). The new code speeds up message encoding and file
attachment processing.
* [Chg] The import introduction window has been revised to better...
BatControls 1.0
LAJ Design is pound to announce the initial release of
BatControls which allows you to schedule multiple (up to 4) commands
or script files to execute on a user specified time period.
Ever have a project where you had to copy or move a file every two
hours, after about 4 hours you get tired of copying or moving. Let the
computer do the work with BatControls. Customizable for 4 simultaneous
timers to run. For each timer the user can specify either a command to
run (shell mode) or a file to open (Launch Only mode. In shell mode,
all commands are run like you are in command or in terminal (for NT
and 2000 see below). The results from the execution are copied into
the log. In Launch Only mode, the user specifies a files and
BatControls will launch the file as if it had been opened in explorer.
The registered user get the ability to save the configuration and to
select autostart. Autostart, automatically loads your saved
configuration and starts the timers as BatControls starts up. This...
Layout Master 1.0: For HTML + CSS
WestCiv releases Layout Master HTML + CSS web page layout editor for the
Macintosh.
Bondi Beach, Australia, 13th June 2001. WestCiv announces the release and
immediate availability of Layout Master 1.0.
(http://www.westciv.com/layout_master/)
With CSS2, the web finally got page layout. But while hand-coding is
relatively simple for most of both HTML and CSS, it becomes fiddly and
complex when used for finely tuned page layouts with numerous positioned
elements. Getting a page exactly right can take real time and effort.
Layout Master is an editor for working quickly and intuitively with HTML
elements and the CSS positioning properties. Using simple drag and drop and
powerful properties editors, Layout Master is a complete and affordable
solution for developing web page layouts.
With Layout Master developers can
* design flexible layouts using any units, including ems, percentages and
pixels
* edit layouts with sophisticated editors, or drag and drop ease
* create extremely precise...
DVIator for ADC
For Release June 13, 2001
Dr. Bott's DVIator for ADC - In Stock and Shipping!
Wilsonville, OR - June 13, 2001
Whether connecting two ADC displays to your new G4 or using an ADC display
on an older Mac, Dr. Bott's DVIator for ADC is the perfect solution.
DVIator (pronounced "deviator") allows the use of ADC displays through
industry standard DVI video.
"We're excited about the options and solutions the DVIator has given those
with Apple flat-panel displays," said Eric Prentice, CEO of Dr. Bott LLC,
"Video and audio editing pros are now able to use Apple displays for their
editing rigs that include three to six displays. Dual flat-panel displays
enable those who need matched screens for color consistency. We've also
seen many people with older Macs able to upgrade to a new Cinema display
because they don't have to buy both a new G4 and the new display at the
same time. The Apple displays are amazing, we're delighted to play a part
in helping more people use them."
DVIator combines DVI...
NetObjects Support for Mac OS X
NetObjects Announces Support for Apple=B4s Mac OS X
NetObjects brings next-generation Web Services platform to Apple users
worldwide.
Redwood City, Calif., June 12, 2001-NetObjects (NASDAQ: NETO), a leading
provider of e-business solutions and services, today announced that its new
NetObjects Matrix platform, announced last week, will support the Apple
Macintosh (NASDAQ: AAPL), including support for the advanced operating
system, Mac OS X.
NetObjects makes a strong push into the Macintosh market with NetObjects
Matrix, a next-generation platform of Web Services. The NetObjects Matrix
open, component-based interfaces allow NetObjects to register and integrate
third-party Web Services seamlessly into the Web site building and hosting
process-giving small businesses the ability to "mix and match" Web Services
to create a truly tailored e-business solution. The NetObjects Matrix Web
Services are delivered to small businesses by hardware companies, ISPs,
hosting companies,...
Troi File Plug-in 2.2 for FileMaker 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering releases Troi File Plug-in 2.2 for FileMaker 5.5
File and folder manipulation from within FileMaker Pro now also available
for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!
Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, June 12th, 2001--Troi Automatisering
today announced the availability of its Troi File Plug-in 2.2, for
FileMaker Pro 5.5 for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows.
What is the Troi File Plug-in?
The Troi File Plug-in is a very powerful tool for getting access to
information outside the FileMaker Pro database. Any files stored on the
computer can be accessed through the functions of the plug-in.
All from within FileMaker you can:
- get data out of files that are on the disk of the computer
- create files anywhere on the hard disk and put data from FileMaker
fields into it
- manipulate files and folders on the disk: this includes creation,
deletion, copying, moving and modifying files and folders
- count the number of folders or files on a disk
- import pictures...
MandrakeLinux / PPC
From: Emmanuelle Casado (ecasado@mandrakesoft.com)
Organization: MandrakeSoft
Subject: MandrakeLinux PPC beta
I would like to inform you that the first beta of MandrakeLinux / PPC
is now ready.
This much waited version, particularly by users of computers equipped
with a Power PC processor, is now available on our web site.
It comes with Mandrake's most famous features to bring the Linux
revolution to Power PC G3 and G4 owners.
You can find many information and download it on this link:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3
Dragon Web Surveys 6.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[PR] WAVES IN MOTION RELEASES THE DRAGON WEB SURVEYS 6.0
Enter The Dragon! Full-featured web surveys with conditional branching
Phoenix, AZ -- June 12, 2001 -- Recently, Mary Harrsch of the University of
Oregon needed to initiate a series of web surveys to assess the academic
programs at the College of Education. As the Network and Systems Manager,
she searched for an easy-to-use, cross-platform solution to build
sophisticated web surveys without investing hundreds of programming hours.
Enter the Dragon Web Surveys 6.0, a powerful, cross-platform, FileMaker
Pro-based web survey tool, which allows users to create, publish and
tabulate internet-based surveys with no web programming needed.
( http://www.wmotion.com/dragon/ )
"The Dragon has everything I need to enable the non-technical person to
quickly build web surveys without IT intervention, " said Harrsch. "With
several research facilities, departments and faculty survey requests, I can
manage multiple users...
Insider UpdateAgent X
NEW UPDATEAGENT VERSION BLAZES PATH TO MAC OS X
New Carbonized Version Aimed at Those Moving to New Mac Operating System
June 12, 2001 [Carlsbad, California] Insider Software joined the Mac OS X
revolution today by announcing Insider UpdateAgent X, a new version of its
five-mouse-rated online service that updates all Mac OS X and OS 9
applications, including Carbonized applications, traditional Mac OS Classic
applications, as well as OS X-specific 'bundled' Cocoa and Classic
applications.
SUPPORTING CARBON, COCOA AND CLASSIC APPLICATIONS The new version of
Insider UpdateAgent X supports all Macintosh applications, including
Classic, Carbon, and Cocoa versions. "Classic" applications are those
without support for the Carbon specification and run in the Compatability
Environment under OS X. Applications written to support OS X are "Carbon"
versions. Applications written exclusively for Mac OS X systems are termed
"Cocoa" versions.
GETTING READY FOR A FLOOD OF MAC OS X APPLICATIONS...
PowerMail 3.0.9v2 for Mac OS 9 & X
CTM Development releases PowerMail 3.0.9v2
) native versions for Mac OS X and 9 available
--------------------------------------------------
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - June 10th, 2001 - CTM Development releases a new
version of its $49 flagship e-mail application for Macintosh, PowerMail,
now natively supported both on Mac OS X (Carbon) and on Mac OS 9 and 8
(Classic).
Designed as a fully-featured, user friendly alternative to Microsoft's
Outlook Express/Entourage and Eudora, PowerMail features the highest
performance mail searching capability, excellent compatibility with complex
languages such as Japanese, Chinese and Hebrew as well as a
state-of-the-art Mac-like design with Aqua support.
The new version offers 3 new features and 12 bug fixes; it has been
successfully tested with Mac OS X version 10.0.1 and Mac OS 9.1 (all
releases since 8.5 are supported). PowerMail 3.0.9v2 can be ordered, or
evaluated as a 30-day trial, from http://www.ctmdev.com; this version is
free upgrade for...
MCE) Announces 48GB Hard Drive for PowerBook
June 11, 2001
Mac Components Engineered (MCE) Announces 48GB Expansion Bay Hard Drives
for the Apple PowerBook
Irvine, CA - Mac Components Engineered's PowerBook Products Division (MCE
PowerBook Products, an Apple Developer) today announced a 48GB version of
its popular Xcar=E9t Pro line of expansion bay hard drives for the Apple
PowerBook. The new 48GB Xcar=E9t Pro-99 Expansion Bay Hard Drive is designed
for the 500MHz and 400MHz Apple PowerBook (FireWire) as well as the 400MHz
and 333MHz Apple PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard). The new 48GB Xcar=E9=
t
Pro Expansion Bay Hard Drive is designed for the Apple PowerBook G3 Series
- 1998 (Wallstreet) which includes the 300MHz, 292MHz, 266MHz, 250MHz, and
233MHz models.Both units have begun shipping in limited quantities, and
will ship in larger quantities by September 1, 2001.
"These 48GB Xcar=E9t Pro and Pro-99 Expansion Bay Hard Drives have a 5400RPM
spindle speed, making them the biggest and fastest storage devices you can
put...
ListSTAR 2.2
June 10, 2001 - MCF Software today announced the release of ListSTAR
version 2.2, an update to its powerful and customizable list server and
e-mail manager software.
ListSTAR version 2.2 features and changes
*The ability to add a subject prefix.
*The ability to add a message footer.
*A new serial number scheme.
With ListSTAR version 2.2, MCF Software is introducing a new license key
scheme which is subscription based. These new keys allow the user
(subscriber) to run any subsequent version of ListSTAR that is released
AFTER the key's activation but before the key's expiration. The standard
key expires one year after activation. Once the key expires,
previously-released software versions will continue to work with that key,
but any software versions released after the key expires will require a new
license key.
We have chosen this method because it allows us to release new versions as
necessary without having to wait to roll all the changes into one big
upgrade that would be something...
Blugs 1.0b4
From: Brian S Hall ((a href="mailto:moseshll@umich.edu")moseshll@umich.edu(/a) )
Subject: Blugs 1.0b4 Released
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Blugs 1.0b4, a
replacement for the Mac OS List Manager and DataBrowser.
This new beta release is primarily for maintenance, and adds no significant
functionality. It does, however, add a critical bug fix -- possible memory
corruption when adding columns to a column-less list -- so it is highly
recommended you download the new version. It is likely there will be no
more releases before 1.0 GM, which is tentatively scheduled for July 1,
2001.
Also in the news: the "Blugs list" at Yahoo! Groups, a resource I hope
developers will utilize. The address is
(a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blugs/" target="_new")http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blugs/.(/a) Final news bit: Blugs has a domain of its own (blugs.com), as I have fled
from Tripod. (It's about time!)
Blugs, sample code, and extensive PDF documentation are...
Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker Pro 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker 5.5
Dynamic dialog functions now also available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!
Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, May 29th, 2001--Troi Automatisering
today announced the immediate availability of its Troi Dialog Plug-in 2.1,
for FileMaker Pro 5.5 for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows.
What is the Troi Dialog Plug-in?
The Troi Dialog Plug-in is a very powerful tool for displaying real dialogs
in FileMaker Pro. The text of the dialog and also the buttons can be
created dynamically by using a calculation. All from within FileMaker you
can:
- show dialogs with variable text and up to 4 buttons
- show temporary flash screens
- show a progress bar for lengthy operations
- let a user input text through a dialog
- show a list dialog
- add a standard icon or your own icons
- set the text for the dialog title bar
Peter Baanen, company president, states: "We are working hard to adapt all
Troi Plug-ins for...
Macintosh Explorer Aqua 1.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, Canada - May 29, 2001 - Rage Software Releases Macintosh Explorer
Aqua 1.1.
Macintosh Explorer Aqua gives Macintosh Explorer 2.0 a new look. It changes
Macintosh Explorer to look more like it belongs on Apple's new operating
system Mac OS X. Macintosh Explorer Aqua will change the button bar in
Macintosh Explorer 2.0 to new style aqua buttons.
This patch will not make any other modifications to Macintosh Explorer. You
must have a copy of Macintosh Explorer 2.0 already installed on your
computer to use this patch. You can download Macintosh Explorer from the
Rage Software web site at (a href="http://www.ragesw.com/explorer/" target="_new")http://www.ragesw.com/explorer/.(/a) New To This Version
This version of Macintosh Explorer Aqua brings compatibility with Macintosh
Explorer 2.0. Previous versions of Macintosh Explorer Aqua were
incompatible with the latest version of Macintosh Explorer.
Download & Availability
Macintosh Explorer Aqua is...
Appointment 1.0 for FileMaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DW DATA CONCEPTS RELEASES APPOINTMENT 1.0 version 5 FOR FILEMAKER PRO.
A Powerful Multi-User FileMaker Pro Scheduling Application.
Read what others are saying about Appointment 1.0:
"The attention to detail in this product is incredible! I have reviewed
thousands of FileMaker Pro based solutions and Appointment is easily one
of the best. I highly recommend it to all of my clients."
- John Mark Osborne
Co-author of Scriptology - www.databasepros.com
"Another knockout punch from DW Data Concepts. I love Appointment's easy
interface and powerful features. Don is really stretching FileMaker's
envelope and making the business professional's life easier."
- Brian Dunning, Advanced Database Systems and Technical Editor for
FileMaker Pro ADVISOR Magazine
"As a small business owner, I have to keep track of lots of people and
events. Appointment 1.0 provides powerful one-click management for our
entire company, allowing me much more productive time. It's fast, easy and...
AlphaMask AGL: Portable 2D Graphics
For Immediate Release
New portable graphics for OS X
AlphaMask, Inc. announces the Mac OS X version of its portable 2D graphics
engine AGL.
Boston
Following Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose,
AlphaMask is announcing the immediate availability of its portable 2D
graphics engine, AGL, for developers on OS/X and OS/9.
AGL is a high end graphics library, with features like antialias text and
graphics, gradients, matrix transformations and transparency. AGL ships in
3rd party products on Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and embedded systems.
"Its like having a cross-platform version of Quartz." says AlphaMask CEO
Mike Reed. "AGL provides state of the art 2D graphics to OS X, and
everywhere else!"
"Text drawing is our forte," says AlphaMask CTO Oliver Steele. "that's why
AGL supports all the major font formats and 3rd party font scalers:
TrueType and Type-1 fonts, and of course all of our code is Unicode ready."
AlphaMask, Inc.
10 Hancock St. #1
Boston, MA 02114
http://www....
4D v6.7 for Mac OS X
4D, Inc. news for immediate release
4D v6.7 for Mac OS X - Free to all 4Dv6.7 Customers
4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension v6.7 RAD/RDBMS Environment and
WebSTAR Server Suite 4, announced today that it will be providing the
native Mac OS X upgrade versions of 4D v6.7 products at no charge to
registered 4D 6.7 product owners.
"We wanted to support Apple's move to fast track Mac OS X uptake; we
decided the best way to do this was to provide the upgrade at no charge,"
stated Brendan Coveney, president and CEO, 4D, Inc. "Upon release our
customers' 4D v6.7 applications running today on Mac OS 9 will run natively
on Mac OS X with no changes."
4D v6.7 for Mac OS X will be offered as a free download for all registered
4D v6.7 products owners. The beta release of 4D Server v6.7 for Mac OS X
has already been released to 4D Partners. Beginning Q3 of this year, 4D,
Inc. will begin it's release of native Mac OS X versions of its products
starting with 4D Server v6.7 for Mac OS X.
The URL...
Dragon Web Surveys 6.0 beta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[ANN] WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES THE DRAGON WEB SURVEYS 6.0 BETA
Powerful new features add faster processing time and branching capabilities
Phoenix, AZ -- May 23, 2001 -- Waves in Motion today released the beta
version of Dragon Web Surveys 6.0, a powerful, cross-platform FileMaker Pro
web survey tool, which allows users to create, publish and tabulate
internet-based surveys with no web programming needed.
( (a href="http://www.wmotion.com/dragon/" target="_new")http://www.wmotion.com/dragon/(/a) )
Among its new features, Dragon 6.0 has a 300 % faster processing and
reporting time with multiple section surveys and conditional branching.
Dragon also uses idle-time processing and idle-time saving and has an
auto-update reports function. With multi-user support with per-user surveys
and security plus four levels of authentication, Dragon 6.0 is able to
handle multiple data collection and reporting functions with ease.
Users can either design and host web...
NetCloak For Mac OS X
Maxum Development Announces NetCloak For Mac OS X
May 24, 2001. Maxum Development has announced that NetCloak, the popular
Web server enhancement that makes building dynamic and interactive Web
sites drag-and-drop easy, will soon be available for Mac OS X. The news was
released to coincide with the latest press release from 4D, Inc. regarding
WebStar V, since the two products are being designed to work flawlessly
together.
"WebStar has always been the server of choice for NetCloak developers,"
said John O'Fallon, President of Maxum. "We expect WebStar V running on OS
X to continue to be the leading platform for Mac-based servers, and we'll
make sure that NetCloak is optimized for it."
The new update to NetCloak, Version 3.2, is expected to be released this
summer and will run as an Apache module under OS X Server as well as under
WebStar V. In addition to the port to OS X, the new version will offer
enhancements that make NetCloak even easier to use, including a set of
Adobe GoLive...
TextSpresso 1.8.2
For Immediate Release - Thursday, May 24, 2001
Taylor Design Releases TextSpresso 1.8.2
TextSpresso, the award winning Mac text editor and cleaner, has been
updated to version 1.8.2, a free upgrade for registered users. Users who
register 1.8.2 will be eligible for a free upgrade to version 2.0 when it
becomes available. Version 2.0 will be optimized for Mac OS X.
Highlights of the new 1.8.2 release include:
* A total of 200 built-in text filters.
* New filters for converting to/from older DOS text files (U.S. and Western
Europe code pages).
* Improvements to a number of filters, including the E-mail/web page filter
Net To Text.
* Important bug fix in TextSpresso's floating palettes.
TextSpresso 1.8.2 is available now from the Taylor Design web site and is a
free upgrade for registered users. Others may download the demo and use it
for free for up to 30 days. TextSpresso can be registered via Taylor
Design's secure online store and by postal mail.
The following purchase options and...
XTension 3.5.9
May 24, 2001
Product update for XTension, home automation software for the Mac :
Sand Hill Engineering has released version 3.5.9 of "XTension" the Mac-only
home automation software.
This version adds new features that support the latest wireless home
theater and MP3 remote controls from X-10.
From one wireless 'learning' remote, you can now issue standard IR commands
direct to your home theater, as well as RF commands direct to the new MR26
wireless transceiver, and to XTension which can spawn powerline, IR
(ZephIR) and hardwired commands, and even control your MP3 software.
Several new features have been added, and a few old bugs fixed.
XTension is available in a free Lite version which incorporates all of the
features of the full version, with only a limitation on the number of
database units. (The Lite version works with the popular CM11/Activehome
controller and the new MR26a.)
Packages of the software and X-10 starter kits are available at different
web sales sites. ($79.95 on...
MERANT DataDirect for Mac OS X
MERANT DataDirect to Deliver Data Access Components for Mac OS X
DataDirect Technology expands data access capabilities for Mac OS X users
Apple WWDC 2001 -- San Jose, CA -- May 23, 2001 ? MERANT (NNM: MRNT; LSE:
MRN) DataDirect, provider of industry-leading ODBC and JDBC solutions to
more than 40,000 customers and over 500 OEM partners, today announced plans
to extend its DataDirect ODBC technology to Mac OS X, Apple's next
generation operating system. DataDirect will enable Macintosh software
developers to connect their Mac OS X applications, including Microsoft
Office, FileMaker or any ODBC-enabled application, to industry-leading
databases including SQL Server, Sybase and Informix.
"We're thrilled to provide industry-leading data connectivity for Mac OS
X," said Eric Egertson, MERANT vice president of business development. "The
whole focus of MERANT DataDirect is to provide world-class, cross-platform
data access products. By adding support for Mac OS X, MERANT DataDirect
provides...
ID3X 1.52 Carbon
We are proud to announce an updated version of our shareware ID3 editor
ID3X for the Apple Macintosh!
More information at:
http://www.three-2-one.com/ID3X/
Direct download link:
http://www.three-2-one.com/ID3X/downloads/ID3X152.sit
New in this version:
- important bug fixes
- icons can now be switched off for higher performance and less memory
ID3X is an editor for easy manipulation of ID3 tags in mp3 music files. ID3
tags are used to store title, artist and other information in mp3 files
which can then be displayed in your favorite mp3 player application.
Thanks for your patience,
Jrg Pressel
three-2-one interaktive Medien GmbH
joergp@three-2-one.com
http://www.three-2-one.com
fon: +49 2151 319450
Complete CSS Guide, Third Edition
Bondi Beach Australia, 23rd May 2001. Westciv announces the release of the
third edition of their acclaimed online CSS Guide, Everything you Ever
Wanted to Know About Style.
http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/
Over the last three years, Westciv's CSS Guide, along with their CSS editor
Style Master, has helped millions of developers get up to speed with the
important Cascading Style Sheets standard. With this third major revision,
the guide now covers all of CSS2 in detail including
* explanations and examples for all selectors and properties on top of
the fundamentals of the technology
* comprehensive and approachable coverage of positioning with CSS
* using CSS for printing, and for other media
* user interface properties
For the first time the guide now directly incorporates detailed browser
compatibility information for all selectors, properties and other rules.
Also included now is a major new section, Real World CSS, which draws on
Westciv's years of...
FaxBee 1.2.1
[FaxBee 1.2.1 is a free upgrade to all users]
Just a brief note: We've released FaxBee 1.2.1, which lets you route text
files or email from EIMS or SIMS to Smith Micro's FaxSTF software. Now any
CGI or app that can create a text file or send an email message can send a
customized fax!
The text can include FaxBee tags to produce custom formatted text in the
resulting fax document. FaxBee has many unique features and is now half
price for a short time. Download a trial version and take if for a spin.
We've also added info to the web site on how to speed up real-time fax
imaging with some scripts by Christopher Jett (www.JettFuel.net) that make
very good use of Eric Grant's Folder Actions Plus (www.eagrant.com).
http://www.FaxBee.com/
Hoping you'll find this application and all our software a welcome addition
to your installation.
Best regards,
David Dantowitz -- DC&R
201-532-3053
Thinking Home for Mac OS X
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Beaufort, SC - May 21, 2001 - Always Thinking, Inc. proudly announces the
release of Thinking Home for Mac OS X. Winner of the 2000 Apple Design
Award for Apple Technology Adoption, Thinking Home delivers unprecedented
ease of use for Macintosh home automation while still providing the most
powerful features. You can store a schedule in an X-10 computer interface,
such as the ActiveHome, and turn off your Macintosh. Your lamps and
appliances are then turned on and off via X-10 technology according to your
schedule. For the power user, you can leave your Mac running full-time and
leverage the flexibility of AppleScript to add intelligence to your system
and expand its interaction with other applications such as email and web
CGI's.
One of the most impressive strengths of Thinking Home is the built-in
speech recognition. You can operate your living room lamp by simply telling
your Mac "Turn on the living room lamp." It's that easy!
If you're new to...
IntelliMerge 1.2
Good day,
Intelli Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce IntelliMerge 1.2, a
feature-packed update to our popular e-mail merge software. This version
adds direct mailing (no SMTP server required), FileMaker Pro and
AppleScript support, and improved Mac OS X compatibility.
* [New] IntelliMerge now features an integrated direct mailing program. By
"building the mail server" right into the product, using this feature
eliminates bounced messages, automatically flags invalid usernames and
domains, and provides for faster send times on some configurations.
* [New] IntelliMerge is now integrated with FileMaker Pro! Check out the
FileMaker Pro 4 and 5 (includes the new 5.5 for Mac OS X) examples in the
Database Integration folder. With one click, you can pull your FileMaker
records into IntelliMerge, set up a new message, and mail it out.
* [New] IntelliMerge now features three AppleScript functions: Build
Database (from a text file), Configure Message, and Send Message. We'll be...
VSE My Privacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Germany, 22 May 2001 - Voget Selbach Enterprises GmbH (VSE) released today
a new version of the security tool and password manager VSE My Privacy.
VSE My Privacy is a data security software that allows Macintosh users to
store and organize their confidential data in a safe place. It uses a
strong 448-bit encryption algorithm to encrypt the data.
VSE is a German company. That means that US export restrictions on
cryptography do not apply. The German government does not require that
software developers make any kind of back doors or use key recovery escrow.
For that reason, VSE My Privacy can use an absolute bullet-proof encryption
algorithm.
NEW TO VERSION 1.5:
VSE My Privacy 1.5 now allows you to add and remove categories in which
your data should be stored. The new version also features other small
improvements and minor bug fixes.
PRICING:
VSE My Privacy costs US$19.95. Multi-user licenses are also available. It
can be ordered online at:
http://vse-online.com/...
MacHack 2001: Fireside Chat With Woz
MacHack 2001: Fireside Chat With Woz
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
http://www.machack.com/
Contact: Carol Lynn
mailto:info@machack.com
c/o Expotech
1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
May 22, 2001-Dearborn, MI-In 1997, Steve "Woz" Wozniak made MacHack history
as conference keynote. He wowed the audience with tales from "the land
before Apple" and phone-phreaking as well as his more modern activities and
efforts with computer education and charitable activities.
The MacHack audience loved it. The keynote that began shortly after
midnight broke for breakfast and began a conference that became legend. As
with all good legends, a retelling was offered. Woz promised to return.
Now, the year is 2001, a year as steeped in lore as the fateful 1984. This
is also the year of the promised return to MacHack. Following in the
tradition of MacHack 2000 and John Warnock's Thursday night second MacHack
keynote, Steve Wozniak returns to Dearborn for a fireside...
oAzium FileTools for FileMaker Pro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
FILE MASTER! WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES OAZIUM FILETOOLS FOR FILEMAKER PRO
Turn file-related tasks into powerful data management solutions
Contact: Vince Menanno Phone: 602-956-7080 Fax: 602-956-6754
E-mail: info@wmotion.com Web: http://www.wmotion.com
PHOENIX, AZ -- May 21, 2001 - Ever wish you could skip that trip to Excel
when importing the latest data file? Want a turbocharged search engine
within your database solution? Need to find images stored in FileMaker Pro
and open them in other applications?
Announcing oAzium FileTools, the FileMaker Pro plug-in that adds powerful
File manipulation and interaction to your database solutions.
Built from the ground up with flexibility and ease of use in mind, oAzium
FileTools provides management control over your file-related tasks. Import
files of any format. Export data however you like. Generate web-ready
product catalogs that update with the click of a button. Automate
complicated relational import/export processes...
ScheduleOnline Sync for Macintosh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Sonja Chalkley, Marketing Manager
sonja@scheduleonline.com
Phone: 858-836-4458
ScheduleOnline Ships ScheduleOnline Sync for Macintosh Synchronization with
leading scheduling and collaboration Web site now available for both PC and
Macintosh
San Diego, CA, May 22, 2001 - ScheduleOnline, Inc., producer of the
www.scheduleonline.com scheduling and group collaboration Web site,
announced today completion of a successful beta test program of its
ScheduleOnline Sync for Macintosh utility, which enables Macintosh users to
synchronize their ScheduleOnline Web calendars, reminders, to do lists, and
address books with those of Palm OS-based devices, such as Palm Pilots and
Visors.
Syncing between PCs and Web calendars is already offered to PC users by
several consumer Web calendars, but ScheduleOnline is the only Web-based
scheduling service that offers this functionality to both PC and Macintosh
users.
ScheduleOnline Sync gives Palm users...
FTPit 1.0 for FileMaker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMM-UNITY NETWORKING SYSTEMS RELEASES FTPIT 1.0 FINAL, A CROSS PLATFORM
FILEMAKER PRO PLUG-IN.
Fort Worth, TX, May 21, 2001 -- Comm-Unity Networking Systems, creators of
the excellent SMTPit and POP3it email plug-ins, announces the release of
FTPit 1.0 Final, for FileMaker Pro 4.x and 5.x for both Macintosh and
Windows Platforms.
FTPit uses the File Transfer Protocol to allow you to upload and download
files to and from an FTP site. It also allows you to upload text from a
FileMaker field directly to a file on an FTP site. You do not need an
external FTP client to use this plug-in, just FileMaker Pro.
You can easily integrate FTPit into your existing solutions. However, a
basic knowledge of FileMaker Pro Scripting is needed. The documentation for
FTPit covers how to use the FTPit plug-in.
"FTPit is great. Faster than [a standalone Mac FTP client]. The FTP_Example
[database] is so well written. Even if someone doesn't care about FTP, the
FTP_Example [database] is...
ASG Announces the Re-Release of Popluar Plug-ins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Automated Solutions Group Announces the Re-Release of Popular Plug-ins
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AreaList Pro, CalendarSet, DisplayList and PrintList Pro Development Tools
for 4th Dimension Released
Huntington Beach, CA - May 21, 2001: Automated Solutions Group today
announced the re-release of AreaList Pro, CalendarSet, DisplayList and
PrintList Pro plug-ins, previously available from Foresight Solutions.
Developer Tools Overview
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ASG has chosen to focus on this core set of tools because they are
instrumental to many 4th Dimension developers. Each of the tools has been
carefully reviewed to provide the best maximum value for end users and for
continued growth in the 4th Dimension community.
"Foresight Solutions is extremely pleased to return the developer tools to
the market where they belong. ASG's tremendous experience and commitment to
the 4D market gives us the confidence...
Qt/Mac Preview Release
Big Bang: A Whole New Universe of Applications Available for the Mac
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to Trolltech, the Apple
software universe is getting a lot bigger.
Trolltech is demonstrating a preview release of Qt/Mac (the Mac OS X-port
of Qt, Trolltech's emerging-standard cross-platform C++ GUI application
development framework) at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Monday,
May 21 - Friday, May 25, 2001, at the San Jose Convention Center.
Trolltech's Qt allows developers to create single-source applications that
run natively on multiple platforms and can be ported with a simple
recompile. Developers, and the companies they work for, reap twin benefits:
enhanced productivity and low overhead.
"With the creation of Qt/Mac, the risk/reward equation changes for the
software development community," said Eirik Eng, president of Trolltech.
"Mac developers have a wonderful tool that enhances their productivity and
opens up multiple new platforms for their code....
Borland Previews JBuilder 5 for Mac OS X
Borland Previews JBuilder(TM) 5 for Mac(R) OS X
Borland JBuilder Now Supports Four Leading Operating Systems
APPLE'S WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, Calif., -- May 21- Borland Software
Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL), a leading provider of e-business
implementation platforms, today announced the availability of the beta
version of Borland JBuilder 5 for Mac(R) OS X, Apple's next generation
operating system. JBuilder, the market leading Java(TM) development
environment, now allows customers the freedom of choice to develop and
deploy their Java applications to any of the leading operating systems,
including Linux(R), Windows(R), Solaris(TM) and now Mac OS X. JBuilder for
Mac OS X is the most comprehensive visual development environment for
creating Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE(TM)) applications that take
advantage of the new Apple Aqua(TM) user interface.
"Mac OS X is the only high-volume personal computer operating system with
out-of-the-box Java 2 integration and we are excited to bring JBuilder...
Invisible Finder 1.1
Rage Software Releases Invisible Finder 1.1
For Immediate Release
Toronto, Canada - May 21, 2000 - Rage Software Announces Invisible Finder
1.1. The fully featured invisible file manager. Find, manage, get info and
delete invisible files and folders on your hard drives.
About Invisible Finder
Invisible Finder allows you to either search your hard drives or just click
a button to find all you invisible files. Once you have found your
invisible files you can perform various tasks on them such as toggle their
visibility, get info for them, delete them or edit them in ResEdit.
Invisible Finder will also remember the visibility changes done to your
files and folders so that they can be reverted later.
Invisible Finder supports drag and drop so you can very easily and quickly
toggle the invisibility of your files and folders. Just drag a bunch of
files and folders onto Invisible Finder's main window to change the
visibility of them. Once you have done that you can go back later and
revert...
Analog Helper / X 1.2.4
Sig Software is proud to announce the release of Analog Helper 1.2.4, now
available as both a Classic application for Mac OS 7, 8 and 9 and in a
Carbon version for Mac OS X (or earlier OS versions with CarbonLib).
Analog Helper is a graphical configuration tool for Analog, which is a free
program to analyze the logfiles from your web server. Analog Helper lets
you control and preview the results of hundreds of settings.
Version 1.2.4 is the first version available as a native Carbon application
for Mac OS X. It also adds preliminary support for Analog 5.
More information and the download are available at:
http://www.sigsoftware.com/analoghelper/
This release brings to seven the total number of Sig Software programs
available natively for Mac OS X - other products include Email Effects,
Drop Drawers, NameCleaner and TableText.
Thank you,
Gideon Greenspan
Sig Software
gdg@sigsoftware.com
http://www.sigsoftware.com/
Apple Introduces Mac OS X Server
Apple Introduces Mac OS X Server
Industrial-Strength Server for File, Print, Mail, Website and Streaming
WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California-May 21, 2001-Apple today introduced the
all new, industrial-strength, Mac OS X Server operating system along with
new Macintosh Server G4 hardware configurations. The new Mac OS X Server
is built on top of the latest Mac OS X operating system foundation and
combines the power of a UNIX-based server with the ease-of-use of the
Macintosh. The new Mac OS X Server integrates powerful server applications
such as an Apache web server, Samba for Windows file sharing, WebObjects 5
application server and QuickTime Streaming Server 3, to provide advanced
industry-standard services to Macintosh, Windows and UNIX clients and
networks.
"Built on Mac OS X's incredibly stable and robust foundation, Mac OS X
Server has the power of UNIX, yet is simple and easy to install, administer
and maintain," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide
Product...
Apple Ships Java-Based WebObjects 5
Apple Ships Java-Based WebObjects 5
Powerful Application Server Speeds Web Development and Deployment
WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California-May 21, 2001-Apple today announced the
availability of WebObjects 5, Apple's powerful pure Java application
server for web publishing and enterprise application development.
WebObjects includes innovative tools to develop sophisticated and scalable
web applications that can be deployed on virtually any Java-compatible
server.
"WebObjects 5 is the state-of-the-art solution for developing and deploying
web-based Java applications," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president
of Worldwide Product Marketing. "WebObjects has always provided the most
advanced tools and frameworks for building powerful web applications, now
that power enables customers to build the most complete Java server
solutions too."
A proven cross-platform application server, WebObjects speeds time to
market while improving quality through its modular architecture, automated
data...
Apple Pre-Installing Mac OS X
Apple to Pre-Install Mac OS X Ahead of Schedule
WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California-May 21, 2001-Apple today announced that it
will begin pre-installing Mac OS X alongside Mac OS 9 on all new Macs
shipping from its factories beginning today, two months ahead of schedule.
"The reception of Mac OS X has been so positive that we've decided to
pre-install it alongside Mac OS 9 on all Macs beginning today-two months
ahead of schedule," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "This will give all our
customers access to the world's most advanced operating system and ensure a
ready and lucrative market for Mac OS X applications."
Beginning today, all new Macs coming from Apple's factories will include
both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.1 pre-installed. The systems are set to default
boot into Mac OS 9.1, but using Apple's Dual Boot technology users can
easily change the default boot to Mac OS X, and just as easily revert back
to Mac OS 9.1 if they choose. During the transition, customers buying new
Macs that do...
New Aqua GUI for Tenon's iTools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 805-963-6983
888-293-2836
Contact: Anita Holmgren
FAX: 805-962-8202
eMail: anita@tenon.com
http://www.tenon.com
New Aqua GUI for Tenon's iTools
Configuring Apache will soon be even simpler with Tenon's new interface
Santa Barbara, CA, May 20, 2001. Tenon Intersystems announced today a new
Aqua GUI for their award-winning Apache configuration and management tool
for Mac OS X. Tenon's iTools 6.0, released in April, enables webmasters to
configure and remotely manage Apache, DNS, FTP, along with a range of other
Mac OS X internet services, by using a standard browser on any platform.
Now, with Tenon's new Aqua GUI, webmasters will also be able to manipulate
Apache, DNS, and FTP directly on Apple's Aqua desktop. The new GUI will
co-exist with Tenon's secure, remote browser-based administration, enabling
webmasters to seamlessly switch between desktop management and anywhere,
anytime browser-based control.
Tenon's iTools has been used for almost two years now...
WIBU-KEY Supplying Shield
WIBU-SYSTEMS AG, Rueppurrer Strasse 52-54, D-76137 Karlsruhe
Tel: +49-721-93172-0, FAX +49-721-93172-22
(mailto: info@wibu.com), WWW: http://www.wibu.com
Brand new to the market! Protecting documents by WIBU-KEY Supplying Shield
Karlsruhe, 02-01-2001. WIBU-SYSTEMS, one of the worldwide leading
manufacturers in the copy protection and license management for software
industry, establishes a brand-new market with the WIBU-KEY Supplying
Shield, a completely unique system for protecting documents.
WIBU-SYSTEMS presents the WIBU-KEY Supplying Shield at CeBIT 2001 in hall
13 E 66 for the first time. Its introduction on the market provides new
dimensions to the areas of encryption and copy protection of HTML
documents. This protection can be recommended for documents or
subscryption-based business models such as law data files, service manuals,
tax tips or confidential information, which are transferred mostly via
CD-ROM or Internet at the time. WIBU-SYSTEMS has an obvious interest in
their...
MacTech CD 2001: The History of Mac Technology & Development
FOR RELEASE ON Monday May 21, 2001
NEW MACTECH CD-ROM -- UPDATED THROUGH APRIL 2001!
-- Over 2,200 articles, from over 700 industry experts!
Westlake Village, California - May 21, 2001 -- MacTech Magazine, the
Journal of Macintosh Technology and Development, announced today the
release of the MacTech CD-ROM (volumes 1-17) now updated through April 2001.
Debuting at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference in San Jose, the
MacTech CD-ROM includes the entire history of MacTech Magazine. With over
2,200 articles from over 700 industry experts in Macintosh programming,
networking, and technology, the MacTech archives represent an incredible
resource to the fundamental Apple technologies and an essential reference
for Mac programmers.
Running from 1984 through April 2001, the MacTech archives span the history
of Macintosh. This wealth of tutorials, introductions to new technologies,
and how to articles have been compiled into databases for the THINK
Reference system.
The THINK Reference...
Jiiva announces Beta 2 of RapidMQ
Middleware for the Mac!
Jiiva announces RapidMQ Beta 2, the first Messaging & Queuing technology
designed for Mac OS X.
Beaverton, OR (May 21, 2001) - Jiiva, Inc., announces a Beta 2 release of
RapidMQ available for immediate download from www.jiiva.com/rapidmq.
Messaging & Queuing is quickly becoming the technology of choice for
computer network communications. With the unreliability of the global
Internet and uncertainty of end users being connected to the Internet,
software programs need a technology with an inherent ability to store,
forward, and listen for information. RapidMQ is the first Messaging &
Queuing technology designed specifically for Mac OS X.
RapidMQ Beta 1 was received with enthusiasm and praise from developers who
downloaded the beta and gave it a try. Jiiva developers have incorporated
much of the received feedback into Beta 2 and look forward to continuing
the positive growth of such an important product for the development
community.
Downloading...
Einhugur e-CryptIt 6.2 plug-in
Einhugur plug-ins are an insanely great deal!
New in 6.2:
* Added HMAC-MD5 Keyed-Hashing Algorithm.
* Added HMAC-SHA1 Keyed-Hashing Algorithm.
* Fixed a problem with MacBinary III under MacOS X.
* Did more internal segmentation on all hashing algorithms
to minimize code size in compiled applications that use
hashing.
e-CryptIt Engine features:
Encryption:
* e-CryptIt (68k, PPC, Carbon, x86)
* BlowFish (Strong 448 bit) (68k, PPC,Carbon, x86)
Encoding/Decoding:
* e-CryptIt Flexible (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* Base64 (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* BinHex (68k,PPC,Carbon)
* MacBinary III (68k,PPC,Carbon)
* UUCoding (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
Compression:
* Zip on strings (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* Zip on filestreams (.z format) (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
Checksums:
* CRC32 (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* Adler32 (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
Hashing:
* MD5 (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* SHA (68k,PPC,Carbon,x86)
* SHA1 (68k,...
MindVision ships Installer VISE 7.3
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
MINDVISION SHIPS INSTALLER VISE 7.3
LINCOLN, NEB. - May 18, 2001: To coincide with Apple's Worldwide Developers
Conference, MindVision Software today ships Installer VISE(tm) 7.3. This
update to the popular Mac OS X installer is available for download at
http://www.mindvision.com/downloads.html.
"MindVision has always provided developers with rock-solid installation
solutions for the latest Macintosh technologies," said MindVision CEO Steve
Kiene. "Installer VISE 7.3 continues that support with a host of features
dedicated to building installers for Mac OS X and Classic. This version
incorporates a year's worth of feedback from developers and users since
MindVision first offered a Mac OS X installation solution."
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 7.3
With expanded support for installs on Mac OS X, Installer VISE 7.3 brings
features such as:
- Install files to Mac OS X or Classic
Installers launched on Mac OS X can install files to any domain, or to the
Classic...
Big Nerd Ranch Hits the Trail with Cocoa Training
Big Nerd Ranch Hits the Trail with Cocoa Training
Atlanta, GA- May 14, 2001- The Big Nerd Ranch
((http://www.bignerdranch.com/)http://www.bignerdranch.com/), the original
Cocoa training camp, announces a June class in Atlanta, Georgia. Normally
taught in a lodge outside Asheville, NC, the class on Programming OS X with
Cocoa will be offered June 11-15.
Aaron Hillegass, Big Nerd Ranch instructor and founder, has more than 7
years of experience consulting and teaching for Apple and NeXT Computer.
The Big Nerd Ranch began as a remedy to interruptions in the corporate
training environment and specializes in training experienced programmers.
"For those who can't make it to the wilds of Asheville and still want to
get the most accelerated Cocoa training possible, we decided to take the
show on the road. You still get the same training, but you won't get to see
the llamas."
- Aaron Hillegass
Big Nerd Ranch class fees include five days of instruction, course
materials, room and board, and 24-...
Metrowerks To Give Early Access to New CodeWarrior Tools for Mac...
Metrowerks To Give Apple Developers Early Access to New CodeWarrior Tools
for Mac OS X
New Tools Allow Development of Native Mac OS X Applications, Include First
Java Debugger for Mac OS X
AUSTIN, Texas-May 18, 2001-Metrowerks is providing Mac OS developers at
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) early access to new
CodeWarrior(r) tools for Mac OS X. The Early Access tools support the
Mach-O object file format, providing developers with access to the full set
of native Mac OS X APIs, and will allow developers to create Java 2
applications on Mac OS X for the first time.
The tools, which will be included in an upcoming version of CodeWarrior for
Mac OS due out this fall, will be given out to WWDC attendees at no cost.
With improved debugging capabilities for Mach-O and the Preferred Execution
Format (PEF), the tools provide Mac OS developers with increased
performance and reliability.
"Providing developers with early access to new tools for Mac OS X reflects
Metrowerks'...
Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program) 1.2.1, Open Source for X
For Immediate Release
5/18/01 (Mammoth Lakes, California)
SierraMaps.com (TM) releases Gimp 1.2.1 for Mac OS X CD.
By simply double-clicking on the package, the open-source alternative to
Adobe Photoshop, Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program) 1.2.1, will be
installed in minutes. The CD installs and configures Gimp with all of the
programs and libraries required to run the graphical-user-interface within
Mac OS X's Aqua interface (XFree86 4.0.3, XAqua 0.6, and Gimp 1.2.1).
The installation program also installs complete documentation (in both PDF
and HTML formats), tutorials, brushes, patterns and a mirror of the
official Gimp web site.
The CD comes with limited-technical support to help get a system up and
running should the user experience any difficulty installing Gimp with our
CD.
The CD costs US$25.00, and you will receive $10 off of our next Gimp CD.
To learn more about the CD and to purchase, please point your favorite web
browser to: http://SierraMaps.com/gimp
To find out more...
MacHack 2001: Student Registration Closes, Volunteer...
MacHack 2001: Student Registration Closes, Volunteer Opportunities
Available
MacHack: The Annual Conference for Leading Edge Developers
http://www.machack.com/
Contact: Carol Lynn mailto:info@machack.com c/o Expotech 1264 Bedford Road
Grosse Point Park, MI 48230
May 18, 2001-Dearborn, MI-Limited to only the first 50 registrants,
MacHack's student registration has become increasingly popular over the
past few years. This year, MacHack has filled this allotment that we keep
for the communities youngest developers. Students are still welcome to
attend, but unfortunately this discounted package is no longer available.
Fortunately, students who have not yet registered can still attend for less
than the full conference rate. How? Volunteer.
MacHack is always in need of volunteers to aid with all aspects of the
behind the scenes operation of the conference. Students specifically are
welcome to take advantage of this and gain access to the conference by
trading sweat equity for conference...
XRouter Aero
For Release May 18, 2001
XRouter Aero - Shipping This Month!
Wilsonville, OR - May 18, 2001
The XRouter Aero (WSR-5000) brings the convenience of wireless connectivity
to small office and home user environments.
The XRouter Aero allows up to 253 wired or wireless users to share access
to the Internet using only one Cable or DSL modem and one ISP while
protecting against potential intrusion attempts from outside hackers. A
wireless Access Point that combines a Cable/DSL Router, with a built-in
10/100 Mbps switch, the XRouter Aero provides three products in one unit
making it a very economical and efficient choice.
A wireless network is not only convenient, but saves time and money by
eliminating the need to install or maintain cabling and wiring. The XRouter
Aero fits very well into hybrid networks, bridging the gap between
traditional wired and newer wireless connections.
The convenience of choosing when and where to connect to your network and
the Internet is now up to you.
*...
Qilan 2.0 for Mac OS X
HOOKSETT, NEW HAMPSHIRE - May 17, 2001 - CommonGround Softworks Inc. today
announces the release of Qilan 2.0 for Mac OS X.
Qilan 2.0 is a significant upgrade to our web application development
environment. We have improved the transaction handling performance and
added access to additional SQL databases using Java standards based
technology. A web application developer who is interested in OS X now has a
time efficient tool to build data-driven web sites. The Qilan graphical
user environment provides the power and flexibility of working in a code
level language without syntax problems and better construction speed.
Some of the significant new features are:
-Fast cgi capability
-Session server
-128 bit data block cipher encryption (TwoFish) available between the
datasource and the web server
-Like pattern matching
-Improved Date and Time constant handling
-Improved html controls for data iteration in Qilan tables
-Creates data relationships "on-the-fly"
-Uses JDBC database...
TCP Deux v1.0.0b01 for 4D
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., Announces Release of TCP Deux v1.0.0b01
Public Beta of New 4th Dimension Component
Vero Beach, FL - Thursday, May 17th, 2001: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc.,
today announced the release of beta 1 of TCP Deux v1.0.0 for Macintosh and
Windows. TCP Deux is a 4th Dimension component which provides
cross-platform TCP wrappers for different TCP plugins available for 4th
Dimension. The plugins supported within TCP Deux include 4D Internet
Commands v6.7.x, Internet ToolKit v2.0.x, and Internet ToolKit v2.5.x.
With the TCP Deux component, a 4th Dimension developer can code TCP level
routines without worrying about which particular plugin is going to be
used. TCP Deux provides a very simple upgrade path for developers to write
one set of code. With TCP Deux, a 4D developer can begin by using the free
4D Internet Commands for all TCP communications and upgrade to the
commercial Internet ToolKit plugin when the needs arises, all without
changing a...
Macintosh Tcl/Tk 8.3.3 Binary Release
Macintosh Tcl/Tk 8.3.3 Binary Release Announcement
May 17, 2001
We are pleased to announce the availability of Macintosh binaries for the
recent 8.3.3 releases of the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit This
is the third patch release of Tcl/Tk 8.3. More details can be found below.
An installer appropriate for most users is available for direct download at
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcl/TclTk_8.3.3_RuntimeInstall.bin
For Tcl Developers, a more complete installer containing additional binaries,
CodeWarrior projects and complete sources is available at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10894&release_id=3...
For more information, please visit
* the Tcl project page on SourceForge
http://sourceforge.net/tcl/
* the SourceForge Tcl Foundry
http://sourceforge.net/foundry/tcl-foundry/
* the Tcl Developer Xchange:
http://dev.Scriptics.com/ http://tcl.ActiveState.com/
Regards,
Daniel A. Steffen
das@users.sourceforge.net...
iBuild Lite/Pro/Site/Developer version 1.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acrux Software announces iBuild Lite/Pro/Site/Developer version 1.0
iBuild is a rich, powerful and easy-to-use multimedia authoring and
presentation tool for the Apple Macintosh. It's a good alternative to both
HyperCard and PowerPoint for interactive and human-led presentations.
iBuild has a unique set of features for making educational courseware,
computer based training, tests and quizzes, thus complementing Apple's
renewed vigor in the educational market. But iBuild's versatility means
that it can also be used for kiosks, interactive electronic magazines,
slide shows and much more.
iBuild stacks can be constructed from a selection of over 40 different
types of "objects", many of which are interactive or animated. You can
specify object properties by simple dialogs (no programming required), and
a drag 'n drop Library provides hundreds of ready made examples. iBuild
stacks can be saved as independent stand alone applications.
iBuild's real power comes from its...
Resorcerer 2.4: First Full Featured Mac OS X Resource/Data Editor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RESORCERER 2.4, FIRST FULL-FEATURED MAC OS X RESOURCE AND DATA FILE EDITOR
Top-of-the-line data and resource file editing tool now runs under Mac OS
X, with new support for data-fork-based resource files; large Mac OS X
icons; hex, binary, and unicode displays of very large data files;
object-model scriptability; new integrated developer utility tools; an
interface overhaul; and more.
Boulder, Colo. -- May 17, 2001 -- Mathemaesthetics, Inc. announced today
the arrival of Resorcerer 2.4, the latest version of its award-winning
resource and data file editing utility for Mac OS 8, 9, and now Mac OS X
developers. Resorcerer 2.4 will ship both Classic (System 8 and 9) and
Carbonized (for Mac OS X) versions. This is the company's first major
upgrade of Resorcerer since version 2.2 was released near the end of the
last millennium.
"Apple's Mac OS X is an impressive step forward in the evolution of
Macintosh, and Mac developers have been demanding and eagerly awaiting a...
Preview WebSTAR V at WWDC
May 16, 2001. San Jose, CA.
Preview WebSTAR V at WWDC, May 21-23
4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th Dimension v6.7 RAD/RDBMS Environment and
WebSTAR Server Suite 4.4, will be demonstrating the next evolution of their
powerful Macintosh Server Suite, 4D WebSTAR V along with 4th Dimension
version 6.7 at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference to be held May 21-23
at the San Jose Convention Center. Stop by to talk to a 4D representative
about the exciting new developments for the Mac. 4D WebSTAR V maintains the
easy administrative interface while taking advantage of the speed and
stability of Mac OS X. 4D v6.7 offers a more flexible development
environment, an enriched set of web development tools and greater support
for larger database development.
"We are working hard to provide developers with the tools their businesses
need. Both 4D and 4D WebSTAR are being developed to offer a complete set of
tools that can be used together or separate to provide enterprise
solutions," said Brendan...
Sony and Macromedia Bring Flash to PlayStation
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AND MACROMEDIA TO BRING MACROMEDIA FLASH PLAYER
TO PLAYSTATION(r)2 USERS
Market-Leading Computer Entertainment System Will Now Access The Most
Compelling Interactive Web Content
San Francisco, California -- May 16, 2001 -- Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. (SCEI) and Macromedia, Inc., (NASDAQ: MACR) today announced their
partnership to bring the Macromedia Flash Player to the Sony
PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system. Macromedia Flash Player is
the standard for delivering high-impact Web experiences. The PlayStation 2
computer entertainment system is set to revolutionize the home
entertainment market, offering not only the best game titles, but a
complete range of connected entertainment experiences in the emerging
broadband era.
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week, Sony
will preview Macromedia Flash Player on PlayStation 2. This preview will
focus on how the Macromedia Flash Player can provide rich, interactive Web...
YDL 2.0 Declared Gold-Master
YDL 2.0 DECLARED GOLD-MASTER!
Loveland, CO -- 16 May 2001 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading
developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, has frozen
all development on Yellow Dog Linux 2.0, the much anticipated and
long-awaited Linux distribution that features, among many updates, a
graphical installer.
"YDL 2.0 is not only a new release, but an offering for a new kind of user
as well. To date we have delivered a powerful OS for the Linux savvy: the
techs, the admins, and the geeks. We continue to support these power users
and are equally proud to engage a great deal more of the PowerPC community.
With our installer and KDE 2.1, YDL offers a full featured, rich
environment that just makes sense. It feels familiar. As one of our beta
testers stated just this week, 'I can say with confidence that I no longer
require another OS on my iBook --this is everything I need,'" states Kai
Staats, co-founder and CEO.
The graphical installer for YDL 2.0 was written almost...
Valentina: Kernel Release 1.8.8
The Valentina Report: Kernel Release 1.8.8
Issue 010516 / May 16, 2001
CONTENTS
NEW FEATURES IN VALENTINA RELEASE 1.8.8
SPECIAL OFFERS FROM PARADIGMA
WHAT' S NEW IN THIRD PARTY TOOLS
MADE WITH VALENTINA SPOTLIGHT
WHAT IS VALENTINA?
NEW FEATURES IN VALENTINA RELEASE 1.8.8
All Valentina platform developers (PLATFORM) will enjoy new improvements in
release 1.8.8, as well as special features for Valentina for Director
(V4MD) and
Valentina for REALbasic users (V4RB).
* PLATFORM: Four new data types - Medium, UMedium, FixedBinary and VarBinary;
* PLATFORM: More choices on the number of database files.
* V4RB: Improved Access to REALbasic Objects - Improvements in REALbasic class
layers increase access speed from REALbasic objects;
* V4MD: Better Record Handling - Ability to obtain and set values of fields as
lists for records;
* V4MD: Database Extension Customization - Set their own file extensions in
Lingo for Valentina database files;
*V4MD: Better Picture Handling - Now Pictures can...
Miles Sound System for Macintosh
Contact: Mitch Soule, mitchs@radgametools.com
Phone: 425-893-4300
Date: May 15, 2001
Web: http://www.radgametools.com
RAD RELEASES MILES SOUND SYSTEM FOR MACINTOSH
Kirkland, Washington: RAD Game Tools today released the Miles Sound System for Macintosh. The Miles Sound System for the PC first shipped ten years ago and has been used in 2,500 games since.
The Miles Sound System supports all aspects of audio: digital output using a custom hand optimized assembly sound mixer, 18 DSP filters, MIDI support with a built-in software synthesizer, red-book audio, MP3 and ADPCM support, full 3D audio support, hard drive and CD-ROM data streaming, and much more.
The Miles Sound System digital subsystem is unmatched. It includes an amazing fast PPC assembly sound mixer, full bilinear sound resampling, 18 DSP filters, 3D digital support, built-in MP3 and ADPCM decompressors, and streaming support.
The Miles MIDI subsystem supports full interactive MIDI files, DLS using a built-in software...
Waves in Motion Plug-ins for FileMaker 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WAVES IN MOTION ANNOUNCES CARBONIZED PLUG-INS FOR FILEMAKER PRO 5.5 AND MAC
OS X
Take advantage of new features in OS X and FMP 5.5 with oAzium Plug-ins
Contact:
Vince Menanno
Phone: 602-956-7080
Fax: 602-956-6754
E-mail: info@wmotion.com
Web: http://www.wmotion.com
PHOENIX, AZ -- May 15, 2001-- To celebrate the release of FileMaker Pro 5.5
for MacOS X, Waves in Motion announces Mac OS X support for four of our
most popular plug-ins - oAzium Events 3.0, oAzium Date & Time 3.0, oAzium
String Functions 2.0 and oAzium Portal Filter 1.0. These plug-ins will now
run natively on Mac OS X with FileMaker Pro 5.5. Immediate downloads are
available at (http://www.wmotion.com).
Features and upgrades for individual plug-ins include:
- oAzium Events 3.0 - With oAzium Events, you can trigger FileMaker
scripts on schedules, at regular intervals or when the user takes certain
actions. You can also flexibly schedule the opening and closing of
databases. Additionally, you...
BASh v1.5.6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., Announces Release of BASh v1.5.6
Vero Beach, FL - Wednesday, May 16th, 2001: Deep Sky Technologies,
Inc., today announced the release of BASh v1.5.6 for Macintosh and
Windows. BASh is a 4th Dimension component which provides extensive
utility functionality for 4D programmers, including a dynamic stack
space module for reusing variable space, encoding and cryptography
routines, and much, much more.
BASh is the first 4D component publicly available after the release of
4D v6.7.0 by 4D, Inc., and 4D SA. And, in keeping with the tradition
of offering high quality and services, Deep Sky Technologies, Inc.,
has made the BASh component available for free to the developer
community.
"This latest release of the BASh component is important for DSTi",
said Steven G. Willis, President, Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. "Version
1.5.6 includes the final core routines and bug fixes needed for our
next software offerings. It is exciting to be at a...
MacTech Magazine Launches New Career Site
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MACTECH MAGAZINE LAUNCHES NEW CAREER SITE FOR MAC PROFESSIONALS
- MacTechJobs.com specializes in jobs for Macintosh technical professionals
Westlake Village, CA -- May 16, 2001 -- MacTech Magazine today launches a
new career site, http://mactechjobs.com, specializing in jobs for Macintosh
technical professionals. Now, Macintosh Technical Professionals can post
resumes, search for jobs, and explore career opportunities with the leading
Macintosh employers worldwide. And, employers can now promote their Company
and available jobs to the heart of the Mac technical community in the U.S.,
and around the world.
MacTech Jobs is the exclusive e-recruitment site for MacTech Magazine --
and is accessible either through http://www.mactech.com or directly at
http://mactechjobs.com. For job seekers, the site features private resume
posting, automated job search agents, automatic notification, focused job
searches, and more. For employers, there are featured employer spots...
Troi Text Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker 5.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Text Plug-in 2.1 for FileMaker 5.5
First 3rd party plug-in to be available for FileMaker 5.5 and Mac OS X!
Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, May 15th, 2001--Troi Automatisering
today announced the immediate availability of its Troi Text Plug-in 2.1,
for FileMaker Pro 5.5 for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Windows.
What is the Troi Text Plug-in?
The Troi Text Plug-in is a very powerful tool for dealing efficiently with
text in your FileMaker Pro database. It adds the following functions to
FileMaker Pro:
- Combine sets from 2 text fields:
* get all lines that are the same
* get all lines that differ
* and other combinations
- Get (unique) lines and sort words and lines
- Make a text sum from a related file that even updates without a script.
- Parse XML Text into fields
- and more...
Peter Baanen, company president, states: "We are very proud to be able to
release the first plug-in for FileMaker 5.5. Finally we can take...
StuffIt Expander 6.0 for Windows
NEW RELEASE OF STUFFIT EXPANDER 6.0 FOR WINDOWS EXTENDS ALADDIN SYSTEMS'
LEADERSHIP IN CROSS-PLATFORM FILE COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY
StuffIt Expander 6.0 Provides Improved Expansion For PC Users To Virtually
Any Compressed Or Encoded File for Free
Watsonville, CA - May 15, 2001 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Aladdin Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today
announced the release of StuffIt(tm) Expander 6.0 for Windows 98, ME, NT
and 2000. StuffIt Expander is a FREE file decompression utility that
empowers PC users to open virtually any compressed or encoded file, and is
the only utility that allows users to decompress the popular compression
formats on Windows, LINUX, UNIX, and Macintosh systems. In addition to
previously supported formats, StuffIt Expander 6.0 adds support for .Bzip
and an international favorite, .lha compressed archives, firmly
establishing it as the most powerful and easy to use file decompression
utility available on the market today.
"Every...
Mac OS X Utilities plugin for REALbasic
From: Chad J McQuinn (cjm@purdue.edu)
I have made several structural changes to my OS X Utilities plugin. It has
now been divided into three separate plugins, each of whose functions use a
prefix to avoid naming conflicts. The plugins do not depend on each other.
MMisc plugin: Includes functions for manipulating the quit and preferences
menu items in the application menu, as well as for installing and managing
a standard "Window" menu. Also includes a function "IsOSXRunning", which
should be checked before using most functions in any of these plugins.
MFile plugin: Utilities for working with icons, unix paths, and 'kind strings'.
MDock plguin: Utilities for manipulating dock icons. Includes providing
animations as well as overlaying or changing your application's icon.
Sorry for the name changes, but it's the best way for me not to have to
worry about conflicts with other plugins. All three are free for all use.
Do not abuse the functions that they provide.
All plugins are carbon-only...
InterMapper 3.5b1 for available for Classic and MacOS X
From: Richard.E.Brown@DARTWARE.COM (Richard E. Brown)
Subject: InterMapper 3.5b1 for available for Classic and MacOS X
A short note to announce the availability of our first beta-test version of
InterMapper for MacOS X and Classic MacOS. The major changes to InterMapper
3.5 include:
- OS X compatibility
- Custom SNMP probes to allow testing new devices
- New probes, including Cisco and HTTPS
- Numerous small features and bug fixes.
More information is available at:
http://www.intermapper.com
The download is available at:
http://www.intermapper.com/binaries/beta.html
Please send questions to support@dartware.com.
Thanks!
Rich Brown richard.e.brown@dartware.com
Dartware, LLC http://www.dartware.com
25 S. Main St, PO Box 130 Telephone: 603-643-2268
Hanover, NH 03755-0130 USA Fax: 603-643-2289
SRTransport 5.0.4
For Immediate Release
SCHEMA RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SRTRANSPORT
VERSION 5.0.4
ALAMEDA, California -- May 14th, 2001 -- Schema Research has released
SRTransport 5.0.4. It offers greater stability overall, and the user
interface is improved with greater consistency and with a new "Interactive
SQL" feature, and a new data browsing feature. Data professionals will need
one less tool in their arsenal.
The driving purpose behind SRTransport is to bring data manipulation
capabilities into a user interface, to avoid programming against interfaces
such as Oracle's OCI, Sybase's CTLIB or to XML and JDBC libraries, etc. Yet
still take advantage of the features available in those API's.
By offering multiple transport modes and data-editing expressions, what
used to be programming tasks, now become SRTransport solutions that all
data professionals (engineers and others) can create.
"SRTransport lets us solve problems quickly without programming, but most
importantly it lets us accomplish our work with...
Ch-Ching! Accounting Connection
IMACINATION SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES MYOB ACCOUNTING INTEGRATION FOR ALL
CH-CHING! STORES
May 15, 2001 -- Imacination Software, publishers of acclaimed Ch-Ching!
Instant E-commerce software, today announced the availability of their
exclusive bi-directional accounting integration software for use with
existing Ch-Ching! based online stores.
Ch-Ching! Accounting Connection, the new accounting integration
application announced recently in conjuction with Imacination Software's
hosting service, is now available for purchase with all versions of
Ch-Ching! 3.1. Ch-Ching! Accounting Connection provides users of MYOB
AccountEdge for Macintosh - the most popular small business accounting
software for the Mac OS - the ability to fully synchronize their accounting
data with their online Ch-Ching! store - the most popular E-commerce
application for the Mac OS.
After launching the downloadable Accounting Connection application, all of
the merchant's products will be uploaded to their online store and...
REALbasic 3.2
SOFTWARE DELIVERS REALBASIC 3.2, NOW WITH EVEN MORE MAC OS X GOODNESS!
Free update improves appearance on Mac OS X, adds even more enhancements
May 15, 2001. Austin, TX - REAL Software, Inc. today shipped REALbasic 3.2,
its second free update for all REALbasic 3 owners. REALbasic utilizes Mac
OS X's Aqua interface and operates on earlier versions of Macintosh System
software as well. REALbasic is the powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating
your own software for Macintosh, Mac OS X, and Windows. It is easy enough
for beginners and powerful enough for professionals to use, allowing them
to develop their software with a single set of user interface elements and
code without requiring any platform-specific adjustments.
REAL Software created this free update to improve the appearance of
REALbasic and the applications it creates for Mac OS X. All REALbasic users
should download this update because, while it adds Mac OS X exclusive
features, it also includes further major improvements to...
MADE 1.7.5
Sig Software is proud to announce the release of MADE 1.7.5, a small
package of C/C++ code which provides all the lowest-level needs for a
Macintosh application, for both the Classic and Carbon APIs.
MADE's most valuable feature is its glue code which provides a unified
wrapper for much of the Classic and Carbon APIs. This allows developers to
use a single source code base to build versions of their software that run
natively on OS 7 through to OS X, with no CarbonLib required.
MADE was developed in-house at Sig Software for use in our own programs -
Analog Helper, Cross Platform, Drop Drawers, Email Effects and TableText
are all based entirely on the framework. It includes several features to
help the development process, such as assertions, memory trashing,
allocation tracking and leak testing.
Version 1.7.5 is updated for full compatibility with the latest CodeWarrior
6 compiler and Carbon headers, adds more accessors and functions to the
Classic/Carbon glue code, debug-friendly...
DataShell 1.4, FutureBASIC driver for Valentina XCMD
DataShell for Valentina Delivers Object Relational DB for FutureBASIC^3 Users
May 14, 2001. MacBrowse is proud to announce the availability of DataShell
1.4, a driver solution that allows FutureBASIC^3 developers to use
Valentina XCMD, an object-relational, SQL-powered database engine, in their
applications.
What's new in DataShell 1.4 ...
- New function: Cursor_UpdateAllRecords.
- Added new field types: Medium, UMedium, FixedBinary and VarBinary.
- DataShell now uses a new jump table built in Valentina 1.8.8r3.
- Database_Create features four new file modes (documented).
- Reference Manual and include files updated.
DataShell 1.4 is fully compatible with Valentina XCMD 1.8.8r3.
FutureBASIC, from Staz Software (http://www.StazSoftware.com), is an award
winning development environment for the Apple Macintosh, based on the
popular BASIC language. Thanks to DataShell, the wait for a
FutureBASIC-enabled database engine is over. DataShell is very easy to use,
no complex project setup or...
Lasso Summit 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 14, 2001
BLUE WORLD, VH PUBLICATIONS AND MIGHTYDATA ANNOUNCE LASSO SUMMIT 2001
Lasso Summit 2001 will be August 10-11, 2001 at Disney's Boardwalk Inn in
Orlando, Florida.
Bellevue, WA--May 14, 2001--Blue World Communications, Inc., VH
Publications Inc., and MightyData L.L.C. today announced Lasso Summit 2001,
to be held August 10-11, 2001 at Disney's Boardwalk Inn near Orlando,
Florida. Lasso Summit 2001 is the premier education event for Lasso
developers and Web hosting providers.
"Lasso Summit 2001 is an excellent way to bring the burgeoning Lasso
community together to learn key skills and information about Lasso
products" said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "We're delighted with the
launch of this first large-scale event aimed to serve the needs of Lasso
developers."
Keynote Address
Blue World CEO Bill Doerrfeld will kickoff Lasso Summit 2001 on Friday,
August 10, 2001 with the keynote address. Mr. Doerrfeld will present his
vision for the future of...
FileMaker Pro 5.5 for Mac OS X and Windows 2000
NEW FILEMAKER PRO 5.5 IS FIRST SOFTWARE TO BE BOTH MAC OS X NATIVE AND
WINDOWS 2000 LOGO-CERTIFIED
New database software delivers multi-platform support, workgroup data
connectivity and easy Web sharing
SANTA CLARA, CA -- May 14, 2001 -- FileMaker announced today the U.S.
availability of FileMaker Pro 5.5 database software, which adds support for
native Mac OS X and Windows 2000 (logo-certified), enhanced connectivity
with corporate data sources, and rich new Web publishing features.
FileMaker Pro 5.5 is the world's first software to both run in native mode
on Mac OS X, Apple's next-generation operating system, and gain
logo-certification for Windows 2000.
Designed to increase productivity of knowledge workers and workgroups,
FileMaker Pro 5.5 makes it easy via dynamic two-way ODBC to connect
workgroup and corporate data. Its new record-level security and
server-related features also fit with IT requirements. Enhanced Instant Web
Publishing enables higher fidelity and increased...
VOODOO Server for Mac OS X
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Subject: VOODOO Server for Mac OS X released - Version Control for CodeWarriors
Hagenberg, May-14-2001, UNI SOFTWARE PLUS announced the availability of
their flagship version control tool VOODOO Server 1.3 for Mac OS X.
VOODOO Server features a modern client/server architecture that benefits
from the stability and performance of Mac OS X. The CodeWarrior plug-in
offers a user-friendly version control solution that lets you keep track of
all your files without having to deal with additional complexity and
bureaucracy, all from inside the CodeWarrior IDE in an easy-to-use Mac-like
style.
"We are impressed with the robustness and efficiency the new Mac OS X is
offering and are happy to contribute to make this great platform the
developers' paradise. VOODOO Server is the only version control tool
designed specifically for the Mac. By combining VOODOO's legendary
simplicity with the power of Mac OS X, the new version offers a version
control solution...
Vue d'Esprit 4 for Mac OS X
e-on software Announces Development of Vue d'Esprit 4 for Mac OS X
E-ON SOFTWARE TO DEVELOP MAC OS X 10.0 VERSION OF AWARD WINNING 3D GRAPHICS
PRODUCT
May 14, 2001. Beaverton, OR. Europe and France-based e-on software
announces Vue d'Esprit 4 (Vue 4), the next version of its award winning 3D
scenery animation and rendering software. Vue 4 advances a new ease-of-use
architecture and adds a long list of advanced realism features for the
creation of ultra natural 3D graphics.
"The user community has been clamoring for a Macintosh version of Vue
d'Esprit for years. The advanced architecture of Apple's Mac OS X 10.0
operating system provides both stability and ease of use that 3D graphics
designers love. We are very excited to finally be bringing Vue d'Esprit to
the Macintosh, a platform we have long admired for its ease of use," said
Nicholas Phelps, president of e-on software.
Vue d'Esprit 4 for Macintosh will include hundreds of new features over the
previous Windows only Vue d'Esprit 3...
Sparkle Vol 2
13th May 2001 -- Sapphire Innovations announces 'Sapphire Sparkle vol 2 ' -
a new collection of symbols for Flash(tm) 4/5
Sapphire Innovations, today announced 'Sapphire Sparkle vol 2'.
1000 royalty-free symbols for use within Flash 4/5.
The symbols come in a variety of shapes and styles stored in Flash
libraries - a vast selection of dynamic colourful ready-to-use imagery
Star symbols
Tangled shapes
Circular effects
Dots and blots
zigzags
starbursts
3D shapes
frames
and more
These symbols can be used to incredible effect within Flash to create
either amazing animated effects or still images.
A demo set is available on http://www.sapphire-innovations.com
Pricing and Availability Information
Sapphire Sparkle 2 is available for NT , 98, ME, and Mac, and is priced at
UK 14.99 Prices are subject to change without notice. A bundle of sparkle
1 and 2 is also available at 20.99
http://www.sapphire-innovations.com -
for plugins, photoshop addons, frames, nozzles/grains and more For more
info...
Monica & Hefty FTP: Mac OS X Beta Releases
Subject: Black Diamond Releases OSX Beta Versions of Monica & Hefty FTP
Black Diamond Products today announced the release of the first public beta
MacOS X versions of Monica, its popular download manager, and Hefty FTP,
its FTP client. Simultaneously, Black Diamond are releasing a set of 13
free utility programs for MacOS X.
Monica is a queue based file download program for the Mac for downloading
files from the Internet using FTP, Hotline and HTTP protocols. Monica
achieves exceptional download throughput by utilising queue technology,
optimised processing of Internet protocols, and by extensive use of
transfer resumption techniques.
Hefty FTP is a queue based FTP client for Unix and PC FTP servers for the
Mac that that supports file transfers to or from up to four FTP servers
simultaneously as well as HTTP transfers. Hefty FTP implements automatic
connection retries, automatic resumption of stalled or interrupted
transfers, as well as queue scheduling and AppleScript control....
TECSoft Announces New AppleScript Training CD
TECSoft Announces New "Workflow Automation with AppleScript Training CD"
Learn AppleScript and how to create powerful software automation solutions
with TECSoft's interactive training CD.
AMAGANSETT, NEW YORK - May 8, 2001 - TECSoft announced today its new
Workflow Automation with AppleScript Training CD. The interactive CD
teaches AppleScript and how to create powerful software automation
solutions, and is the culmination of TECSoft's extensive experience as the
leading AppleScript training and development firm. The CD is now available
directly from TECSoft and through June 15, 2001 sells for an introductory
price of $99.00, thereafter $149.00.
AppleScript is Apple Computer's English-like scripting language used to
automate key tasks performed on the Macintosh computer. It's like automatic
pilot for the Mac. With AppleScript users can increase productivity and
save time to work smarter, not harder.
"We've distilled our extensive hands-on training expertise into the CD-ROM
version of...
SecureFM 5.0.6
New Millennium Communications, Inc., a FileMaker Solutions Alliance
Partner, announces the immediate availability of SecureFM 5.0.6 for both
Windows and Macintosh!
What is SecureFM?
SecureFM is a FileMaker Pro plug-in which provides database designers and
system administrators the ability to disable any FileMaker Pro menu item
and its keyboard equivalent, either at startup or on the fly by script,
thereby preventing the undesired creation, modification, or deletion of
data. Menu items can be disabled conditionally depending on user mode
(Browse, Find, Layout, or Preview). Menu items which developers commonly
find the need to disable include: New Database, Delete Record, Delete All,
Duplicate, Replace, New Record, Find, Show All, Open, Close, and Exit/Quit.
With SecureFM 5 you can:
- Selectively disable menu items
- Remove entire menus
- Control who can create new databases
- Disable toolbars and contextual menus
- Change menu settings at startup or on the fly...
...yet continue...
WorkStrip 1.0
Softchaos Releases WorkStrip 1.0
WorkStrip: a new central hub for your Macintosh. Launch, quit, hide and
activate applications, as well as open and preview documents from one
elegantly designed bar.
May 2nd, 2001 - Soho, London, UK - Softchaos Limited, a young and
innovative company focusing on combining design with leading edge
functionality, proudly announces the release of it's first product
WorkStrip 1.0.
WorkStrip is a utility an integrated and intelligent utility, that takes a
novel approach to organization of work on the Mac.
WorkStrip is well integrated:
* By replacing the Control Strip, and integrating its functions,
WorkStrip takes up a minimum, but familiar space on the Desktop.
WorkStrip is intelligent:
* It automatically shrinks when it is obscuring the front window.
* It remembers which files have been opened and by which applications,
and it allows for quick access to these files.
WorkStrip takes a novel approach to organization:
* It allows for collecting and...
QuickDNS 3.5 for Mac OS X
QuickDNS, the cutting edge DNS Management System, now available for Mac OS X
Reykjavik, Iceland, May 3/ -- Men and Mice today released QuickDNS 3.5 for
Mac OS X. QuickDNS is the leading DNS management system for the Macintosh
for nearly 5 years, receiving rave reviews in numerous publications.
QuickDNS presents a breakthrough in DNS management as it enables
simultaneous management of DNS servers on, not only Mac OS X but also Linux
platforms. For a description of the new features and benefits see
(http://www.menandmice.com)
QuickDNS Pro was recently upgraded to include a number of new powerful
features granting the system it's outstanding 4 1/2 mouse product rating in
Macworld magazine. Mel Beckman comments in Macworld review, April 2001
"Administering a DNS server can be a painful chore, unless you're using Men
& Mice's QuickDNS Pro. Version 3.0 adds many useful features that make this
the most powerful tool available for DNS serving and administration on
either a Mac or PC."...
RBdbMaker 1.2
PRESS RELEASE
May 2, 2001
Donagrandi Software Announces New RBdbMaker Version 1.2 with OS X and
Windows Beta versions
Application from Independent Developer Is Now AppleScriptable and Recordable
Chicago, Illinois -- Independent Macintosh Developer, Donagrandi Software,
publicly announces the availability of RBdbMaker v.1.2, a development
environment tool for REALbasic developers using REALbasic's built-in
database engine. RBdbMaker v.1.2 can be downloaded from
http://home.earthlink.net/~donagrandi/Software.html.
Building on the initial release of Donagrandi Software's first application,
RBdbMaker v.1.2 contains a number of new features. The SQL console
application was built with REALbasic 3.1 Professional, and now supports
blob fields and the ALTER TABLE SQL command. Donagrandi Software also
built-in four AppleScript commands that are also recordable. A sample
script is included with the distribution to demonstrate the basics of using
AppleScript with RBdbMaker. Lastly, RBdbMaker is...
SiteToolkit 1.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PINEHILL PRODUCTS RELEASES SITETOOLKIT 1.5 - WEBMASTERS TOOLKIT
Rochester, NY - May 1st, 2001 - PineHill Products releases SiteToolkit 1.5,
a complete set of webmaster tools, for the Mac OS and Mac OS X operating
systems.
About SiteToolkit
SiteToolkit is a complete set of webmaster tools to help achieve on
receiving more traffic on your web site. SiteToolkit will optimize the HTML
for any web page you ask it to, for faster loading times on the internet.
SiteToolkit can also generate and add customized META tags to every web
page in your site, and then upload it to your site, all within SiteToolkit!
And the best feature of all - SiteToolkit will submit your web site to over
40 of the most popular search engines!
Key Features of SiteToolkit 1.5:
- Mac OS X Compatibility
- Save your web site submission information
- AppleScript support to automatically submit your site
- Skip search engine option
- Updated interface and user manual
- Submit your site to over 40...
REALbasic 3.2 CD
The REALbasic CD includes thousands of applications, example projects,
plug-ins etc. to provide REALbasic users with resources to help them get
more out of REALbasic. Here's your chance to be a part of it.
Why should you submit something for the REALbasic CD? Being on the CD will:
* Show off your talents
* Earn you the respect of others
* Promote your application, skills or service
* Win friends and influence people
* Improve your sex life (unlikely, but hey, it sounds good)
Submissions must be received by Thursday, May 10th. Submissions will be
accepted on a first come, first served basis. There is a limited amount of
space available on the CD and we have thousands of files to deal with so
the sooner you send in your submission, the more likely it will be included.
What can you submit?
* REALbasic example projects
* REALbasic plug-ins
* REALbasic classes/modules
* Applications made with REALbasic
* Anything that extends REALbasic in any way
* Any application that helps REALbasic...
Now Up-to-Date & Contact Version 4
Now Up-to-Date & Contact Version 4 Makes World Premiere at
Macintosh Business Expo in Portland Today
Columbus, Ohio - May 2, 2001 - Power On Software, Inc. today announced the
world premiere of its new version of Now Up-to-Date & Contact, the number
one selling contact manager and scheduler in the history of the Mac. The
debut of the feature-packed new release will take place at the Macintosh
Business Expo, sponsored by The Computer Store Northwest and Apple
Computer, Inc. The update, version 4.0, is slated for release this month,
and includes a bevy of new features, including the following:
* Additional user-definable custom fields to allow easier storage of
additional information
* Additional Internet/email/phone fields to handle multiple email
addresses, URL addresses, and communications data
* Full TCP/IP implementation for support of firewalls and NAT routing
* Ability to attach graphics to contact records (maps, pictures, logos,
business cards, etc.)
* HTML Help System...
Fetch 4.0
OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS: FETCH 4.0 SHIPS
Popular FTP Client Released for Mac OS X
HANOVER, N.H.--Fetch Softworks today announces the release of Fetch 4.0,
the newest version of the megapopular FTP client for the Macintosh. Version
4.0 offers users greater flexibility, security, and convenience with an
updated and easy to use interface. It takes full advantage of the latest
technologies found in Mac OS X, including Aqua, yet can be used with
previous Macintosh OS versions from 7.0 and on.
The many new features include support for eleven different proxy servers,
folder mirroring, integration with BBEdit, Graphic Converter and QuickTime,
Keychain support, server-server transfers, contextual menus, Kerberos
security, and a streamlined, updated user interface.*
Fetch author Jim Matthews launched his new company, Fetch Softworks, in
January after purchasing the license to Fetch's source code and name from
Dartmouth College where he first developed the application.
"When I created Fetch twelve...
Yellow Dog Linux 2.0
YDL 2.0 TO DEBUT AT MACINTOSH BUSINESS EXPO, PORTLAND OREGON
Loveland, CO -- 1 May 2001 -- Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., the leading
developer of Linux solutions for PowerPC(tm) microprocessors, to attend the
Macintosh Business Expo with the first public presentation of the much
anticipated Yellow Dog Linux 2.0.
Kai Staats, co-founder and CEO of Terra Soft will showcase a near complete
YDL 2.0 beta, Booth #12, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. From 3:00 pm through
5:00 pm Staats will host a forum concerning the most recent advances of
Linux for PowerPC computers. Bring your enthusiasm and questions for an
interactive, educational forum.
"The timing could not be better. As this week completes a successful and
rewarding reseller road tour, I will have in my hands the latest YDL 2.0
beta representing more than a year of development effort by our dedicated,
determined, and very tired staff," states Staats.
The Macintosh Business Expo, now in its ninth year, is one of the very best
showcases in...
UpdateAgent X for Mac OS X
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INSIDER UPDATEAGENT MAKES CONVERTING TO MAC OS X APPLICATIONS EASY
Users Can Update Applications for Modern OS Automatically
May 1, 2001 [Carlsbad, California] Insider Software today announced the
release of UpdateAgent X, a new version of the five-mouse rated Macintosh
software updating service for the Mac OS X operating system. With
UpdateAgent X, users can automatically download the latest carbonized
versions of their favorite software.
"The only way to take advantage of Mac OS X is to have Carbon or Cocoa
versions of the applications you use," remarked Rio Sabadicci, president of
Insider Software. "UpdateAgent X is the only way to automatically receive
OS X-savvy applications as soon as they become available. There is no
faster path to Mac OS X."
SUPPORT FOR CLASSIC, CARBON AND COCOA APPLICATIONS The Mac OS X operating
system provides protected-memory and pre-emptive multitasking. When an
application that takes advantage of these capabilities crashes, it does...
Rainbow Announces Mac OS X Software Security Solution
Rainbow Announces Mac OS X Software Security Solution
Sentinel Eve3 Protects Mac OS X Applications via Easy-to-Use USB Smart Token
IRVINE, Calif., April 30, 2001 - The Digital Rights Management group of
Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNBO) a leading provider of
high-performance security solutions for the Internet, eCommerce and
software protection, today announced Mac OS X support for the company's
Sentinel Eve3 software security solution. The Eve3 provides full software
application security for Mac OS X applications via an easy-to-use,
easy-to-install USB security key.
The Sentinel Eve3 is a member of Rainbow's market-leading Sentinel family
of software security keys. Rainbow has sold more than 26 million software
security keys, high-security authentication tokens and workstation security
solutions, which secure more applications and authenticate more users than
any other company.
"In today's highly competitive economic environment, software developers
and publishers must...
Marathon's RackIlluminator
For Immediate Release
NASHVILLE, TN - April 30, 2001 -- Marathon Computer lights the way with the
RackIlluminator, a single or dual light source for your equipment rack.
Wherever your workstation may reside, let the sunshine in with a
RackIlluminator from Marathon Computer. Our adjustable gooseneck lamp lets
you direct light where you want it when you want it. With the
RackIlluminator, your rack carries its own light source, built in and ready
to shine.
"The RackIlluminator is essential to my on-stage set-up," explains Tom
Yarboro, a professional musician, "Instead of fumbling around in the dark
for equipment knobs, I have split-second access to lighting, a life-saver
for high pressure performances."
Offered in single or dual lamp models, the RackIlluminator caters to the
demands of your specific workstation. Ideal for spotlighting, upgrades,
servicing - wherever you don't want to be left in the dark.
RackIlluminator features include:
-Single or dual lamp models
-Off/on switch with...
Aladdin Expands StuffIt Development with Linux and Solaris Betas
ALADDIN EXPANDS CROSS-PLATFORM LEADERSHIP IN COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES WITH
RELEASE OF BETAS OF STUFFIT FOR LINUX AND SOLARIS PLATFORMS
Linux And Solaris Users Can Now Take Advantage Of StuffIt(tm) Technology
That Supports Multi-Format Compression And Decompression
Watsonville, CA - April 30, 2001- Driving towards development of a
universal compression solution for all computing platforms and file types,
Aladdin Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aladdin Systems
Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ALHI), today unveiled public beta versions of
StuffIt(tm) its award-winning, powerful compression technology , and
StuffIt Expander, a decompression utility, for Linux(R), including the
popular Red Hat(R) operating system and Sun's Solaris operating systems.
"In this 'information age' businesses and consumers are challenged with
sending and receiving files that come in a myriad of formats and from a
variety of platforms," said David Polzine, StuffIt Linux/Unix product
manager. "At Aladdin we...
iMapp 1.1
Illuminator Software's News Release
April 30, 2001
Illuminator Software is proud to announce the release of iMapp 1.1.
iMapp 1.1 is a utility for creating for server side and client side image
maps. This version includes new Help files as well as a few bug fixes.
Among the bug fixes is a fix for the import Map feature, where the
importing of some image maps would result in a re ordering of the hot spots.
Benifits of using iMapp over other image map tools is the ability to open
all image types supported by QuickTime. Also the ability to export to HTML,
CERN, NCSA, including the export of the image to jpg.
You can download Dream from: http://www.illuminatorsoftware.com/iMapp.html
While your there you can order your registration code, or you can go to:
http://order.kagi.com/?2QM&S
Company: Bruce Martin's Illuminator Software
Release Date: April 30, 2001
Product: iMapp
Version: 1.1
Size: 824K
Class: Shareware
Cost: $10.00 (USD)
Bruce...
MenuLib 4.1 and ColorMDEF 1.0
Hello
MenuLib 4.1 is out:
* Added NewMenu to give ability to create new menus from scratch.
* Added GetMenuHandle to the MenuProcDescriptor class.
* Added GetItemMark function
* Fixed a OS X Crash bug with DeleteMenu
* Fixed a OS X Crash bug with LMGetMBarHeight
4.1 For registered users is available at the Einhugur Website.
4.1 DEMO is also available at the Einhugur Website.
ColorMDEF 1.0 is out (Dependant on MenuLib 4.1):
* A Open source class which uses the ability in
MenuLib 4.1 to create custom Color Menu in REALbasic.
* Has samples to create popup color menus.
* Has samples to create color menus to put in the MenuBar.
* Has samples to create color menus to put in submenus.
Is available at the Einhugur Website.
(Snapshots from ColorMDEF under OS X in action are also
available on the Einhugur Website)
Bjrn Eirksson Phones: 354-5657146 bjorn@einhugur.com
Einhugur Software Mobile 354-8917147 einhugur@kagi...
CPLAT 3.1
ksoft is pleased to announce the latest version of CPLAT (version 3.1), a
low-cost cross-platform framework for MacOS and Windows development.
This latest version adds:
improvements and bug fixes
Over a dozen new clcasses.
MacOSX Sheet support for Alerts and Dialogs
New Navigation Services for window modality and sheets under OSX
Acccess to CoreGraphics/Quartz in a pane object. (Includes
CP_PDFView for OSX showing access to Quartz in CP_View object)
Updated Carbon Event handling to OSX GM.
Ability to specify UI layouts using XML.
CPLAT is an easy-to-use full-featured (not just a thin layer over the
underlying OS) modern C++ (STL, exception handling) framework for MacOS and
Windows development including support for the lastest MacOS technologies
including AppearanceManager, proxy icons and window path popups and icon
services (32 bit icons), MacOSX and Carbon, and Windows applications for
Windows 95/98/NT.
CPLAT also includes a RADTool / Resource...
DiskLock 4.6.5
Power On Updates Defense Against the Bump and Run
DiskLock Offers Best Data Protection Solution for Macintosh Computers
Columbus, Ohio - April 30, 2001 - Power On Software, Inc. today announced
that it has released an update to the number one ranked, best-selling
security software for the Macintosh. DiskLock (formerly Norton DiskLock)
was acquired by Power On Software, Inc. from Symantec Corporation. DiskLock
provides top-notch security, while offering extraordinary ease of use. The
new release updates DiskLock to add support for additional Macintosh
hardware, including the newest Apple iMac units, desktop machines, and
Titanium PowerBook. DiskLock 4.6.5 supports Macintosh operating systems
from version 7.0 through 9.1. The new release is available now on the Power
On Software web site and is free to all registered users of DiskLock 4.5 or
later. Upgrades for owners of earlier versions are $49.95.
Laptop Theft Increasing
"The theft of laptop computers containing valuable data has...