JEM Software and ZDNet Offer UltraLaunch as the Exclusive Utility of the Month
August 1st, 1997 - Arvada, CO: ZDNet, the online division of Ziff-Davis, Inc. has teamed up with JEM Software to distribute JEM's UltraLaunch as the MacUser Macintosh Utility of the Month for August, 1997 <http://www5.zdnet.com/mac/download.html>. MacUser's monthly offerings are free for the taking.
UltraLaunch allows you to assign a hot key to any application, document or desk accessory, thereby creating one-touch access (e.g. we like F1 for Claris Emailer). Creating hot keys for your most common tools and utilities can provide both freedom and responsivenes; you don't even need to switch to the Finder to launch an application or load a document. You can also specify times and days for scheduled launching. UltraLaunch can automatically fire up all the applications and documents that make up your regular work environment╤all before you sit down with that first cup of coffee each morning. UltraLaunch even supports repeating weekly schedules.
UltraLaunch is part of JEM's highly regarded Online Army Knife package. Initially released in December of 1996, OAK has been consistently reviewed as a best of breed or "must-have" set of integrated utilities featuring the fastest and smartest universal spellchecker on the Macintosh. Detailed specifications and a free timed demo are available at the JEM Software web site: <http://www.arielpub.com/jem.html>.
For more information about either UltraLaunch or Online Army Knife, please contact:
<jemsoftware@macconnect.com>.
U.S. Mail is accepted at: JEM Software, 7578 Lamar Court, Arvada, CO 80003.
JEM Software Announces Online Army Knife(TM) 1.3 Free Upgrade
Arvada, CO - May 28, 1997: JEM Software announced today the immediate availability of Online Army Knife¬ (OAK) version 1.3. Initially released in December of 1996, OAK has been consistently reviewed as a best of breed or "must-have" set of integrated utilities. The upgrade adds support for exporting PCX graphics and ignoring or learning all the words in the real-time spellchecking window. It also fixes several minor bugs. It is free to current owners and is available at the JEM Software web site: <http://www.arielpub.com/jem.html>.
The premier tool in the OAK collection is the fastest and simplest pop-up anywhere spellchecker available. Clocked at more than 8,000 words per second on an 80Mhz Power Macintosh 7100, OAK can scan text files or any amount of selected text in any application (limited only by available memory). It is Internet-savvy (it recognizes URLs, e-mail addresses, and HTML code) and even spellchecks numbers. OAK features true batch processing, and offers phonetic and typo suggestions for all unknown words, no matter how bizarre (e.g. enter "sikodek" and "psychotic" will be suggested). We believe OAK has the smartest suggested spelling algorithm in the industry; it can determine if you simply missed one of the letters in a word (a common typo) or failed to put a space between two words.
OAK sports a unique filter file that allows you a measure of control over suggested spellings: offensive words may be excluded (great for schools!), odd capitalization such as "NeXT" or "TidBITS" can be easily recognized as correct spelling, and Internet addresses with specified endings (e.g. ".net") can be ignored altogether.
OAK includes a fast and unobtrusive real-time spelling and transposition checker and automatically provides support for:
* Auto-correction of transposition and case errors for all dictionary words as you type (e.g. "freind" to "friend" or "Powerpc" to "PowerPC"). No glossary entries are needed. You can also easily override auto-correction by pressing the control key while typing your space or period.
* A floating windoid which displays the most recent unrecognized words, along with suggested spellings for the current unknown. The "unknowns" list allows you to go back and change a spelling from a prior paragraph or even a document in a prior application. OAK can delete the incorrect word and replace it on the fly, or users can drag words from the windoid and drop them in a document. The windoid also provides full keyboard support; users do not ever have to take their hands from keyboard or access a clunky modal dialog.
* A user definable glossary which auto-expands shortcuts into the desired text (e.g. "dd" can expand to the current date, your initials can expand to your address, etc.). Extended glossary entries can be styled text entries up to 32K in length that retain the formatting defined in OAK's Glossary Editor. OAK also includes a glossary converter for importing Thunder 7 and Spell Catcher glossaries.
* A "key saver" which dumps every word you type into a disk file, thereby providing a back-up of last resort.
Other features include an URL Finder that will launch your browser or e-mail program; a grammar scanner that flags potential problems and offers usage tips; a Net Converter that creates Internet-compliant (7-bit) ASCII substitutions for high ASCII characters and adjusts line lengths as desired; a one-step encryptor with password protection and a freeware decryption program, readers and converters for common graphics and sound file formats; an application launcher that lets you assign hot-keys to applications and/or documents; and a text editor that includes e-mail digest support.
Online Army Knife requires MacOS System 7.1 or newer. The suggested retail price is $128, although until October 31st, 1997 it can be purchased directly from the developers for $69.95 plus $5 shipping and handling. (Spell Catcher owners: Get $20 off by sending us the front cover of your manual.) Visa, and MasterCard accepted. Netizens can order from our web site at <http://www.arielpub.com/jem.html>. Fax orders to 303-422-4856. U.S. Mail is accepted at: JEM Software, 7578 Lamar Court, Arvada, CO 80003.
Online Army Knife is a registered trademark of JEM Software.
