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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1786" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1786">Internet arachnids will want to check out the public beta release of a new World-Wide Web browser from Mosaic Communications , the company formed from a number of the original developers of Mosaic</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 17 Oct 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1787"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1787', 'show')">Acrobat flips to 2.0</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1787" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1787">Acrobat flips to 2.0 -- In a welcome change from Acrobat 1.0, Adobe has released a free viewer for Acrobat 2.0, enabling users to view, navigate, and print any PDF (Portable Document Format) file</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 17 Oct 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1791"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1791', 'show')">Adam's Internet Projects</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1791" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1791">I've been quiet in TidBITS for the last few months, but I haven't been sitting around twiddling my thumbs (which would be bad for my carpal tunnels, anyway)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 17 Oct 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1794"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1794', 'show')">"A" is for "Expire"</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1794" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1794">"A" is for "Expire" -- Bill Fleischmann reports that yet another company whose name starts with "A" has announced a problem with a shipping commercial program expiring</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 10 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1796" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1796">RSI Redux -- A recent experience reminded me of my repetitive stress injuries. I participated in a Wired online conference on America Online, and after typing rapidly for an hour, my left hand hurt for several days, so much that I wore my wrist brace in bed for a few nights</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 10 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1799" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1799">Some time ago, I was telling my grandfather about TidBITS and my books and all the stuff I do on the nets, and he asked, "So is Apple paying you for this?" I admit, I was a bit taken aback</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 10 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1804" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1804">InfoSeek may turn into a popular Internet service as the Internet becomes more commercialized. People continually ask why such-and-such isn't available on the Internet, and all too often the answer is, "Because they can sell that data, so why would they give it away?" InfoSeek has an extremely accurate searching engine and some of that sort of data, in this case part of the Ziff-Davis Computer Select database of computer publications</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 03 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1805" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1805">Glenn Fleishman writes to tell us that Adobe has joined two other companies whose names start with A (Apple, with LaserWriter 8.0, and Aladdin, with StuffIt Expander 3.5) in releasing a product without removing code that made the betas expire</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 03 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1808" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1808">Claris is selling FileMaker Pro 2.1 in the U.S. for a mere $99 and in Canada for $149 until 31-Dec-94. I'm sure it's purely a marketing move, but since FileMaker Pro 2.1 generally sells for about $265 discounted, it's worth calling Claris for more information if you've been interested in getting FileMaker Pro anyway</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 03 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1809" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1809">Nisus Software, in the throes of releasing the long-awaited NisusWriter 4.0, has also shipped QUED/M 2.7, the latest version of their programmer's editor</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 03 Oct 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1829" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1829">We have relatives visiting this week (which accounts for this issue being a day early), so please don't expect quick email replies for a few days. [ACE]</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 19 Sep 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1830"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1830', 'show')">Anarchie & Apple Guide</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1830" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1830">Anarchie & Apple Guide -- Peter Lewis has done it again - released a significant update to Anarchie, his combination FTP and Archie client for MacTCP-based Internet connections</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 19 Sep 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1831" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1831">Preston Gregg of Apple writes to tell us that the new Apple Web server we mentioned last week in TidBITS-243 isn't official yet, and as such may go up and down a bit over the next week or so</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 19 Sep 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1834"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1834', 'show')">Chicago in 94? No, Windows95</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1834" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1834">Microsoft has decided to reinvent the square wheel once more. The next version of Windows, currently code-named Chicago (apparently it was Jaguar before that), will not be called Windows 4.0 as one might expect, but will instead be called Windows95</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 19 Sep 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1838" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1838">Well, it's finally happened. Our 56K Frame Relay connection to the Internet went in last Friday along with our hand-strung Ethernet, and we've been enjoying not having to dial out all weekend</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 12 Sep 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1839"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1839', 'show')">Yet another Apple Web server</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1839" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1839">Yet another Apple Web server has appeared, and this one feels like the best yet. contains information about Apple, including new product releases (a good way to find answers to questions such as how to upgrade to System 7.5, also see Tonya's article below), and links to FTP sites for software updates.http://www.info.apple.com/My favorites are the Apple Tech Info Library, complete with a decent searching mechanism, and, under Apple Related Web Pages, sections from each of the Tech Support teams at Apple</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 12 Sep 1994</div></div>
<a href="/article/1842"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('1842', 'show')">MODE32 for 7.5 Announced</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1842" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1842">One of the great diversions every time Apple releases a new version of the system software is figuring out what old programs will and will not work. Even more serious are the concerns about which machines may no longer be able to keep up</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 12 Sep 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1847" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1847">Tom Abbott and Glenn Tiffert tell us that the current versions of the Japanese and Chinese Language Kits don't work with System 7.5, and that users of those script systems will reportedly have to wait for version 1.1.1, due out at the end of the year</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 05 Sep 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1850" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1850">Arrange 2.0, the personal information manager from Common Knowledge, is now shipping, although it unfortunately still has (in my opinion) serious limits on the amount of text per note</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 05 Sep 1994</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_1851" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_1851">Apple has a new Web server that currently serves only one purpose - to provide another way to reach the software archives on . The server does have a number of pages under construction that might prove interesting later on</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 05 Sep 1994</div></div>
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