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<p>Aladdin Systems' New Desktop Management Tool Gives Macintosh Users The<br />
Power To Create Personalized Desktops</p>
<p>Watsonville, CA August 28, 1998- Aladdin Systems, Inc. today announced<br />
Aladdin Desktop Magician(tm) 1.0 for Macintosh is now available. It allows<br />
users to manage the selection and arrangement of items on their desktop for<br />
convenient access to their most active files. Users can customize their<br />
desktops by creating sets of files and folders that can be hidden or<br />
revealed at any time. Desktop Magician can also set desktop icon positions<br />
of preferred files within customized sets for continuous quick and easy<br />
access. Now, users can instantly return to an orderly desktop, even after<br />
moving files around.</p>
<p>"With many computer users striving to be more productive, Aladdin Desktop<br />
Magician organizes a user's desktop for a more efficient workspace," said<br />
Peter Thomas, Aladdin Desktop Magician product manager. "Aladdin Desktop<br />
Magician allows users to create personalized desktops for how they work.<br />
This is especially helpful for users working on several projects<br />
simultaneously, or for multiple users on one machine. Aladdin Desktop<br />
Magician brings sanity to your desktop."</p>
<p>Customers of Aladdin Desktop Magician<br />
* Users who treat their desktop like an office desk and quickly accumulate<br />
numerous items<br />
* Multi-tasking individuals who work on several projects simultaneously and<br />
want to keep their most active files organized on several different desktops<br />
* Users who want to keep their sensitive files private<br />
* Computers that have one or more users at the same time (small businesses,<br />
homes, schools, etc.)</p>
<p>It is perfect for office or home use. Desktops can be created for different<br />
business projects, home finances, children's games, personal<br />
correspondence, etc.</p>
<p>How It Works<br />
Aladdin Desktop Magician gives users the ability to tailor their desktops<br />
to their specific needs. After creating several customized desktops, at any<br />
time in the future, users can instantly retrieve particular desktops for<br />
individual tasks. Files and folders are not limited to one specific set; a<br />
file or folder may be duplicated in several different desktops.</p>
<p>Aladdin Desktop Magician is comprised of three menus: the Abracadabra menu,<br />
the Edit menu and the Presto menu.</p>
<p>Abracadabra Menu<br />
)From this menu the user selects "Show Desktop" to retrieve every file and<br />
folder that has been hidden by Desktop Magician. The "Hide Desktop"<br />
function removes all the files and folders currently located on the desktop<br />
to a Desktop Storage Folder. All hidden files and folders are placed in a<br />
Desktop Storage Folder that is visibly located in the user's hard drive.</p>
<p>The user can also select "Show Items" or "Hide Items" to specify conditions<br />
about which items to be shown or hidden on the desktop. For example, the<br />
user may only want to show files that are labeled a certain color, or those<br />
that have a particular word in their name. Also, by selecting "Hide (set<br />
name)," the user can choose the sets to be hidden from the desktop.</p>
<p>Edit Menu<br />
The Edit Menu provides the user with the commands to create and edit sets.<br />
When "Edit Sets" is selected, the user is presented with a list of all the<br />
files and folders (up to 450) currently on their desktop. To choose items<br />
for a particular set, the user simply clicks on the desired items then<br />
selects "Save Set" to choose settings and name the set. The user can add<br />
or delete items within any set, or add or delete entire sets at any time.<br />
Deleting sets does not delete the files, only the arrangement of a set's<br />
icons on the desktop. Desktop Magician's preferences are also maintained in<br />
the Edit menu.</p>
<p>Presto Menu<br />
The "Restore (set name)" feature in the Presto menu allows the user to<br />
instantly restore the icon positions of a particular set on the desktop.<br />
The "Update Icon Positions of (set name)" function changes the saved icon<br />
positions to new locations.</p>
<p>Other Features in Aladdin Desktop Magician<br />
* Choosing "Lock Set" in the Edit menu will protect a set from being<br />
removed or modified, providing security from accidental deletion by other<br />
users<br />
* Hot-keys, when pressed in conjunction with a mouse click, display the<br />
Abracadabra and Presto menus at any time, in any application for quick and<br />
easy document management<br />
* Ability to hide all other items on desktop before showing sets<br />
* Up to 32 different sets can be individually configured</p>
<p>Availability, Pricing, and Requirements<br />
Aladdin Desktop Magician is available for download and is copyrighted<br />
trialware with a 30-day trial period. It is available directly from Aladdin<br />
at (<a href="http://www.aladdinsys.com/magician/index.html" title="http://www.aladdinsys.com/magician/index.html">http://www.aladdinsys.com/magician/index.html</a>) and has a registration<br />
fee of $19.95 (US). Users who want to purchase Aladdin Desktop Magician<br />
should go to (<a href="http://www.aladdinsys.com" title="http://www.aladdinsys.com">http://www.aladdinsys.com</a>) and click on the "Online Store"<br />
button, or contact Aladdin's customer service at (831)761-6200 x 4 or<br />
(<a href="mailto:sales@aladdinsys.com">sales@aladdinsys.com</a>). Desktop Magician is available on diskette; a $7.50<br />
(US) shipping fee will apply.</p>
<p>All Aladdin freeware and shareware is available direct from Aladdin's Web<br />
site (<a href="http://www.aladdinsys.com" title="http://www.aladdinsys.com">http://www.aladdinsys.com</a>) and various online sites.</p>
<p>Aladdin Desktop Magician requires a Macintosh running Mac OS 7.1.1 or later<br />
with a minimum of 225k of RAM, and at least 600k of free hard disk space.</p>
<p>Aladdin Systems: Making Access Transparent - Founded in 1988, Aladdin<br />
Systems, Inc. is celebrating 10 years of developing and publishing<br />
award-winning business and consumer products. Aladdin publishes StuffIt,<br />
the worldwide compression standard; Aladdin FlashBack(tm), unlimited<br />
"Undos" and instant access to any document version in any application;<br />
Private File(tm), the easiest cross-platform security software, and Spring<br />
Cleaning(tm), the best-selling uninstaller for the Mac. Aladdin products<br />
are designed to make life easier by helping users take full advantage of<br />
their computers.</p>
<p>Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA;<br />
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