&Else... January 2003

01 PageMaker to InDesign Upgrade Deal?

02 Mac Billing and time tracking update

03 SymmetryWorks 2 Released

04 Heavy-Duty CAD rendering

05 Unique XML Editor Features XSLT Error Reporting

06 Manage tons of web links easily...

07 WebDesign Improved Remote Site Management

08 UACT gets a name change

09 Ready for "The Newwws"

10 For some Fun, Pipemare puzzle game

11 Ultimate SlotZone

12 GrabbyWindow

13 What do people search for?

* Don't forget to see the January Editor's Column

 

PageMaker to InDesign Upgrade Deal?

Adobe InDesign 2.0 PageMaker Upgrade -- all current users of PageMaker (any version) can now upgrade to InDesign 2.0 for only $299, as announced by Adobe on December 16. Many designers, educators, magazine publishers and other creative professionals began their careers using PageMaker and have successfully made the switch to InDesign as their primary layout and design program. The transition is easy since InDesign easily imports layout files created in Adobe PageMaker and they share the Adobe look and feel. This Adobe InDesign 2.0 PageMaker Upgrade allows PageMaker users to upgrade to InDesign 2.0 for an estimated price of $299. Although not supported by most high-end printers and service bureaus, Adobe InDesign is a natural progression for creative professionals who are responsible for creating and printing graphically intensive layouts for magazines, newspapers, books, catalogs, advertising, packaging and other materials. (However, for a Quark AND Pagemaker user, $299 is STILL too steep to introduce a new player with a new learning curve -- particularly since our service bureaus and printers still prefer Quark XPress.)
Thanks to Vanessa Gaw for sending this. Department: Desktop Publishing: page layout, printing, dtp, imaging You can get the full story at: http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/pm_ind.html   [top]

Mac Billing and time tracking update

The PandaWare Company has released a update for TimeCache, bringing it to version 5.0.10. TimeCache is a time and expense tracking app designed for billing clients. The update features several improvements including a remote control window.http://www.pandaware.com/timecache/intro.html
Business: General Get the full story at: http://www.pandaware.com/timecache/intro.html   [top]

SymmetryWorks 2 Released

Artlandia, Inc., has released SymmetryWorks 2, a major new version of the company's best-selling plug-in for Adobe Illustrator. The new version provides a general and comprehensive computer-aided design (CAD) solution for creating repeated seamless patterns, an onerous task routinely confronted by surface, textile, and quilt designers, interior decorators, stationery developers, web designers, illustrators, sculptors, fine artists, and other creative professionals. Designing patterns to flawlessly cover surfaces once required considerable skills and painstaking efforts. The designer had to reproduce the repeated unit (motif) dozens of times and perform hundreds of precision rotations, reflections, and other transformations to ensure exact positioning of all copies of the motif. To modify even a single element, the whole process needed to be repeated. SymmetryWorks 2.0 is immediately available for Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms for all versions of Adobe Illustrator starting from 8.0. In particular, the plug-in is fully compatible with the latest releases of Illustrator 10. The purchase price of Artlandia SymmetryWorks 2.0 is $164.95. Upgrade from the previous version is $50.00.
From Artlandia Info Department: GRAPHICS - painting, drawing, tips techniques Check it out at: http://www.artlandia.com/SymmetryWorks   [top]

Heavy-Duty CAD rendering

LightWork Design has released LightWorks 7.0. Version 7.0 incorporates a new software architecture that significantly improves the flexibility and efficiency of integration for software developers. It also forms the foundation for major upgrades to the rendering technology of LightWorks in the future. LightWorks 7.0 has been restructured into a comprehensive suite of products, each focusing on a specific area of rendering functionality, to match the requirements of customers and their users. 
http://www.lightworkdesign.com/lw_products_latest_release.htm   [top]

Unique XML Editor Features XSLT Error Reporting

SyncoRO Soft has released version 1.2.4 of XML Editor. XML editor supports XML, XSD, XSL, DTD. brings together the top today's technologies Java and XML. With a powerful Code-Insight and a flexible approach to XML editing it allows users to manage all XML related documents. This release improves most of the oXygen features and adds new ones like configurable document templates and plugins -- * Support for document templates * Auto-completion of closing tags * XPath supports both location paths and expressions * Improved error reporting for XSLT transformations * Completely new graphics for the interface and more. You can find more information about the XML Editor update at the XML Editor home page. XML Editor is available starting at $ 65.00.
Web Design and Development Get the full story at: http://www.oxygenxml.com/   [top]

Manage tons of web links easily...

URL Browser bookmarks manager is specially created for Internet users, vastly raises efficiency when working with large amount of links. With its help you may organize all Internet-links in demonstrative tree-type structure. You can nest folders, and add commentary each folder and links. You can import links from browsers, and export links in html format or as a text file. All main commands and actions have their own hot keys, with full-fledged Drag-n-Drop links between applications. It will also check for broken links. Supports all versions of Windows including XP
Thanks to Andrew Kononuk for sending this in. File under: PC: Windows all versions -- Web Design: html, page layout, image manipulation http://feelgroup.mailru.com   [top]

WebDesign Improved Remote Site Management

Rage Software has released an update for WebDesign, a fully featured Web authoring package for the Mac OS and Mac OS X. It includes built in support for HTML 3.2, all versions of HTML 4, XHTML 1.0, PHP, Cascading Style Sheets, ASP and JavaScript. WebDesign allows HTML tags to be automatically generated using its built in wizards while allowing direct manipulation of source code through its powerful text editor. Improved Web site management allows uploading entire Web site folders to remote Web servers. WebDesign 1.9 keeps track of recently modified documents and uploads only the required files to ensure your Web site is always up to date. WebDesign 1.9 is free for registered users, while the full version is available for $ 29.95.
Web Design and Dev Get the full story at: http://www.ragesw.com/webdesign.php   [top]

UACT gets a name change

Back last April we reported on a great educational site for The University of Advancing Computer Technology (UACT) -- well, they're sporting a new namd: The University of Advancing Technology (UAT) and they have an all-new website. It's the same great school and campus, same unique degrees and courses, and more importantly, the same passion for technology that has always made them great! The only thing changing is the domain. Their slogan: "Learn. Experience. Innovate"
Thanks to Joshua Sloan from UAT's Technology department Fred's Favorite Site of the Week Check them out at: http://www.uat.edu   [top]

Ready for "The Newwws"

Tim Kirkland sent the tip to this interesting program for Windows users: The Newwws monitors webpages, local files, local folders and PO3 email accounts for changes. Can extract "headlines" and associated links (using "sources" that define rules for headline extraction) from web pages and present these in either a scrolling ticker or list box. Click the headline to view the linked page in your browser. Supplied with several hundred sources, more than 2000 available via The Newwws Exchange web server and users can create their own via a browser interface. A 14-day Evaluation package available from website, and it's only UK£39.95+tax to register.
Requires: Win95/98/98SE/Me/NT4/2000/XP with IE5 or later installed.
Thanks to Tim Kirkland for sending this one in. Department: PC: Windows Internet Web: browsers, utilities, bookmarking, archiving, etc Get the full story at: http://www.thenewwws.com/eng/download/main.html   [top]

For some Fun, Pipemare puzzle game

Pipemare is a 2D pipe building puzzle game, where you race against the clock to form a path for the water to flow. Other games of this type released in the past have given you the pipe pieces randomly, one at a time. Pipemare makes all the pieces available at the start of the level. Doesn't this make it too easy? Nope! Some types of pipe pieces are restricted in number for certain levels. Further challenges are provided in the game play area -- obstacles (brick walls, existing pipes, frozen ground) can force you to build your pipe in ways you really didn't want to, some levels require you to connect your pipe to existing pipe pieces on the screen, and bonuses may tempt you into going where you probably shouldn't! Plays on all versions of MAC OS
Thanks to Jason Anderson for sending this in. File under: Games Puzzles: skill, word, card, board, simulations Get the full story at: http://www.bmsw.com.au/pipemare/   [top]

Ultimate SlotZone

Pack of 4 different, full screen, 3D slotmachines featuring stunning sounds and visual effects. Compatible with Macintosh and Windows. The game can be launched both as a stand alone application as well as in a webbrowser. We are currently working on the OS X version of the package. Please be patient. You can however launch the game in a webbrowser. Cross Platform versions available
Sent in by Ton Magielsen from Parrot Interactive Games Puzzles: skill, word, card, board, simulations Get the full story at: http://www.parrot.nl/slotzone/slotzone.htm   [top]

GrabbyWindow

GrabbyWindow is a filebrowser suspended above all applications, which substantially simplifies viewing, managing and layouting with files. Features: Extended file info: Exif-digital camera data IPTC-(photoshop file info) image data extended EPS-Data (used colors, used fonts, etc.) image info (dimensions, resolution, clipping pathes, color mode, etc.) Labels View images and movies: create, store and view big previews up to 1024x1024 px Thumbnailbrowser for comfortable image browsing (with filter function to view e.g. only tiff files) play movies and sounds Find files quickly: AND-search Find text content without indexing Find IPTC data Find Labels And: switch floating of all windows History palette customizable toolbar extended Dock with 5 layers integrated text edit functions write IPTC-Data Labels and much more... MAC: all versions of OS
Direct download: http://www.end-if.com/DownloadPubXcgi/GrabbyWindow_20e.sit
Thanks to Petra Niedernolte from End If Software for this addition to Mac OS Enhancement: utilities, filters, managers, etc. for more info go to: http://www.end-if.com/   [top]

What do people search for?

In a Wired story, Leander Kahney reports on Google, Lycos and other search sites that have unleashed lists of the year's top search terms. It's an interesting article because many believe search words are an accurate barometer of cultural fads, fears and obsessions.
Thanks to Leander Kahney, Wired News Editorial: News & Else Read the full story at: http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,56861,00.html/wn_ascii   [top]

...have fun
Fred Showker

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