&Else... May 2002

01 Klez Worm, Not Sender, Hates You

02 'Why Not?' Visual Poetry

03 Automated 3D Effects directly from Photoshop's Actions Palette

04 Better rankings on search engines?

05 Neenah Paper Revises Classic Columns Papers

06 Round'em up... head'em out with Image Rodeo

07 Bakers Dozen Royalty Free visual/audio media

08 More Royalty Free Photos with "European Glamour"

09 Yes, Fetch still lives

10 Hotmail at Risk to Cookie Thieves

Klez Worm, Not Sender, Hates You

That Klez e-mail worm is appearing in yet another, more socially insidious form. It's being spread by people you know, or at least that's the way it appears.
Another great piece by Michelle Delio found among the pages of Hotwired News Security department ... Get the full story at: http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52055,00.html/wn_ascii   [top]

'Why Not?' Visual Poetry

Simon Geraghty sent me this note, and when I visited the site I was so taken with its visual presentation and content I just had to pass it along to you.
      "Why Not" is a web site for the Book of Visual Poetry -- an Anthology of V!sual Ilk' authored by Simon himself. The site features poetically graphic illustration and creative writing. The book consists of four chapters; 'Nothing', 'Anything', 'Someth!ng', and 'Everythink', with a poem from each chapter.
      I think it's worth your time to take a look and get a break from the usual grindstone.
Thanks to Simon Geraghty for sending this one in for the Art and Creative: Gallery, portfolio, techniques, art products ... department. Visit: http://www.whynotbook.com/   [top]

Automated 3D Effects directly from Photoshop's Actions Palette

JTHREE Software has rolled out ZYTEX.1 -- a super collection of illustration techniques that automatically dimensionalize, distort and apply your artwork to a variety of 3-D textured surfaces. This new generation software solves two of the biggest problems designers face when they employ technology -- maintaining design integrity and learning additional software commands.
      With ZYTEX.1 you don't need to learn new software commands -- it employs the Photoshop actions pallet. Projects that previously took hours now take minutes to complete -- and by using the actions palette there's no additional load on the system, or separate interfaces to load. Traditional filters and plug-ins for Photoshop are great... however, ZYTEX might just make things better with more iterations, lower cost and higher quality design.
Thanks to John Stallcup for forwarding this to our Business, Design and Publishing: graphic design, arts ... department. To see examples, click on out to: http//:www.zytex1.com/   [top]

Better rankings on search engines?

Our friends at VSE Software seem to think so -- they've published a scientific study that will educate webmasters on the details of obtaining better rankings.
      Most Internet surfers use search engines to locate web sites but only a minority of them look beyond the top 10 search results. Therefore, obtaining a high position on search engine result pages is essential for every online business.
      But how do search engines rank a web site? The "Search Engine Ranking" study, endeavors to answer this question for all the major search engines, Google, Altavista, iWon/Inktomi, AllTheWeb, Wisenut and Teoma. 144 attributes of 103,260 top 10 web pages were examined in the study, making it the most comprehensive search engine ranking study available today.
* Should a domain name include a keyword for best results?
* Does it help if you put keywords in bold?
* Does the age of a web site influence the ranking?
* What's the ideal size of the TITLE tag?
* How often should your keywords appear in the META keywords tag?
* What's the ideal search term density in the body text?
* Do keywords in IMG ALT attributes really matter?
* Do you really need a lot of links to your web site for a top ranking?
      The search engine ranking study gives surprising answers to these and many more questions. It helps webmasters to find out what's myth and what's fact.
One of our favorite programs, VSE LinkTester is also from Johannes Selbach who makes it his business to help improve the quality online experience -- Web developers, web masters. ... This essential report is available at: http://www.vse-online.com/se-studies   [top]

Neenah Paper Revises Classic Columns Papers

The highly anticipated revision to the famous CLASSIC COLUMNS Papers Red Pepper swatchbook is strikingly different and it's not just the color of the cover. The sophisticated, bold, new swatchbook includes new core whites and bold accent colors as well as an additional finish, PrintMAX.
      PrintMAX is an enhanced print surface available in select whites in text and cover weights. New product additions include Avalanche White, a blue-white shade with 99+ brightness; two new subtle off-white sheets; and two new accent colors, Gold Rush and Charcoal. These accent colors along with Safari, Red Pepper, Epic Black and others also team up in 10 duplex cover combinations. CLASSIC COLUMNS Papers also have five 120 lb. double thick covers offering substance and versatility.
      PrintMAX finish provides sharper image reproduction and more uniform solid ink areas. The result is better ink holdout hence less dot gain -- it's available in select whites in text and cover weights. All writing and text weights are laser and ink jet guaranteed.
We're always thrilled to get new swatch books from Tracy Louthain and Neenah Papers for all our readers in Business, Design and Publishing: graphic design, arts ... You can get your own copy by requesting it at: http://www.neenahpaper.com/   [top]

Round'em up... head'em out with Image Rodeo

Image Rodeo is a template-based web photo album creator for Macintosh OS X and above ONLY. Image Rodeo provides two simple and powerful mechanisms for building the best and most unique web sites:
* You can choose from a set of canned templates with unique designs.
* You have full control over thumbnail and photo size; you can add captions and titles
* you can rotate your photos.
* Most templates support printing through Shutterfly (optional).
* HTML coders can design their own templates using XML and Image Rodeo’s built-in scripting language, IRScript.
      IRScript is loosely based on JavaScript, and provides access to all of Image Rodeo’s internal photo and html properties. Full source code for all of the built-in templates is provided to kick start the process, and full documentation is provided online.
This one is created by shareware author Clyde McQueen who sends it in for our Web Design: html, page layout, image manipulation ... department. Check it out at:http://www.imagerodeo.com/   [top]

Bakers Dozen Royalty Free visual/audio media

Media Bakery is a new Royalty Free Creative Resource for designers in need of downloadable Photography, Illustrations, Footage, Music, Fonts, Software and Plugins. It's added value is that clients and user can examine pre-selected light boxes in "the Baker Dozen" area - where experienced researchers have organized and selected popular research themes such as Global Business, Sports, etc. Whatsmore, is that most titles can be downloaded from the site again and again once purchased.
This came from Chad Newell at Media Bakery for the visual communications, and User Group Community. ... Check it out athttp://www.mediabakery.com/   [top]

More Royalty Free Photos with "European Glamour"

Now you can search and download hundreds of sophisticated, high quality European glamour photos. These are all European-models shot by European-photographers with a distinctive look you just can't get on other stock photography sites. The sites are geared to the needs of graphic designers, web designers, photo buyers, art directors and advertising agencies. They plan to add hundreds of new images each week.
Thanks to Bill Hansen for tipping us to this new resource for the Business, Design and Publishing: graphic design, arts ... department. Check them out at: http://RoyaltyFreePhotos.com/   [top]

Yes, Fetch still lives

Fetch, the popular Mac FTP client has been updated.
      This free upgrade to the award-winning File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client for the Macintosh. Fetch was among the first FTP clients for the Mac, and version 4.0 is one of the first for Mac OS X. 4.0.2 offers dozens of improvements in performance, compatibility, and features, such as support for long file names on OS X and the ability to duplicate remote files. This update illustrates Fetch Softworks' commitment to its customers, and further cements Fetch's position as an indispensable file transfer tool for web authors, publishers, and researchers.
      Users can download and run a free 15-day trial copy of the program from the Fetch Softworks web site and securely purchase a license without leaving the application. Single user licenses for Fetch 4.0.2 are available for only $25, and the 4.0.2 upgrade is free for existing customers of Fetch Softworks.
AuthorJim Matthews continues to update and support this classic Mac FTP program. ... You can download it from http://fetchsoftworks.com/   [top]

Hotmail at Risk to Cookie Thieves

I've preached about this all along, but no one will listen to me. Last week Brian McWilliams put his finger on the problem: all an attacker needs to gain access to your MSN Hotmail account is to capture your browser cookies file.
Hot stuff from Brian McWilliams reporting on security leaks and personal privacy invastions at Wired News ... Go to: http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52115,00.html/wn_ascii   [top]

...have fun
Fred Showker

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