MAC OS
[1] New Releases: G3 Firmware Update 1.1, Remote Install for Mac OS 8.5.x and 8.6 1.0
[2] Mac OS Technical Notes
[3] Technical Q&As Published This Week
[4] Listings in the Tech Info Library
[5] Scripting News: iDo Script Scheduler
[6] Time-Saving Utilities: MediaWrapper Light 2.0.5, NameCleaner 1.9.6
[7] Major Game Developers Back Macintosh
[8] Apple Announces Winners of Software Design Awards

MAC OS X
[9] Mac OS X Server Tech Info Listings

JAVA
[10] Java Technical Notes
[11] Java Q&As Published This Week

INTERACTIVE MEDIA
[12] QuickTime 4 Downloads Pass Three Million in First Month
[13] New QuickTime Releases: QuickTime Streaming Server 1.0 Updater, Intel Indeo Video 5 for Macintosh or Windows 5.0
[14] Media-Related Tech Info Listings
[15] Audio Tool News: Studio Vision Pro Update 4.2.2
[16] Interactive Media Tool News: TextureMagic 1.1

INTERNET
[17] WebObjects Wins Network Computing Awards
[18] Web Development Tool News: VSE Be Found 1.1
[19] System Administration Tool News: Summary Pro 1.3

HARDWARE
[20] Hardware Technical Notes
[21] PowerBook G3 Series Developer Note
[22] Third-Party Peripheral News: Sonnet Processor Upgrade Price Reductions, VST PowerBook G3 Accessories, FireWire CardBus Cards for PowerBook G3 computers

COMPANY NEWS
[23] FireWire Standard Strengthened with Joint Licensing Program
[24] Apple's Retail Unit Sales More Than Double In April

[1] New Releases: G3 Firmware Update 1.1, Remote Install for Mac OS 8.5.x and 8.6 1.0, Intel Indeo Video 5 for Macintosh or Windows 5.0

G3 Firmware Update 1.1 improves PCI performance on all Power Macintosh G3 Desktop (Blue and White) systems. If you updated your firmware to 1.0.2, then it's not necessary to download this update.

Remote Install for Mac OS 8.5.x and 8.6 1.0, along with Apple Network Assistant, enables you to install Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6 software on workstations on your network.

[2] Mac OS Technical Notes
Technical Notes provide you with the latest technical documentation on Apple technologies and system updates, corrections to Inside Macintosh, and programming tips.

UPDATED
TN 1163: Mac OS 8.6

[3] Technical Q&As Published This Week
Technical Q&As include information on new Apple technologies, programming tips, code snippets, and FAQs written by Apple's technical support engineers.

NEW
FW03 - What Is Unsolicited Status?
FW02 - How Do I Ring the Doorbell?
FW01 - Use the Doorbell
OPS25 - Accessing the Geographical Database in Apple's Map Control Panel
OPS24 - Greenwich Mean Time Offsets and the Map Control Panel
OPS23 - Timely Issues - 1904
OPS22 - Notification Manager Reinitialized During Boot
OPS21 - dlsDelta Field in PRAM's Time Zone MachineLocationRecord
OPS20 - Fixed Math Rounding

UPDATED
TB41 - Reserved Key Combinations
NW56 - Accessing the ARA/PPP Password

[4] Mac OS Listings in the Tech Info Library
Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) is a central listing of product information, technical specifications, and troubleshooting tips for Apple products.

MAC OS
Mac OS 8.5: Workaround to Non-functional PPP Connect AppleScript (#58376)
Troubleshooting: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Disc Won't Mount (#58382)

CPUs
Power Macintosh G3: Excel Consistently Freezes (#24909)
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) Firmware Update 1.1: Read Me (#58374)
PowerBook G3 Series: Easy Access Sticky Keys Cannot Hold Down Fn-Key (#30988)
PowerBook: Troubleshooting a Dead Unit (#58385)
PowerBook: Troubleshooting Won't Run From AC Power (#58384)
PowerBook: Trackpad Button Does Not Respond (#58388)
PowerBook: Troubleshooting When Keys Appear to Stick or Not Respond (#58390)
PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard): S-Video Questions and Answers (#58392)
PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard): Power Available Through USB Port (#58391)

COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORKING
TCP/IP Options: Can't Turn Off "Don't Retain DHCP Lease" (#58375)
Network Assistant: Desktop Items Not Copied (#58377)

PERIPHERALS
Color StyleWriter: Troubleshooting Light Print or No Print Condition (#58368)

MISCELLANEOUS
AppleWorks: Paintable Area and Margins in Paint Documents (#24911)
AppleWorks: Document Recovery Techniques (#24910)
AppleWorks 5: Font Menu Settings Not Retained (#30983)
AppleWorks 5 and ClarisWorks 5: Windows Translator List (#30985)
AppleWorks: Excel Spreadsheets Translate as Empty (#30984)
ClarisWorks 5.0: Installs Older Version of Symbol Font (#30987)

[5] Scriping News: iDo Script Scheduler

iDo Script Scheduler from Sophisticated Circuits lets you schedule AppleScripts to run automatically any time, day or night. (A special version is included as part of Mac OS 8.6's CD Extras, and Sophisticated Circuits will be shipping an enhanced version in June.) For access to this and other scripting resources, visit Apple's scripting web page.

[6] Time-Saving Utilities: MediaWrapper Light 2.0.5, NameCleaner 1.9.6

MediaWrapper Light 2.0.3 by John Clark lets you scan a removable disk, and print out the contents on a wrapper that you can insert into a disk case. MediaWrapper Light currently supports Zip, Jaz, CD-ROM, EZ Flyer, SuperDisk, SyJet, SyQuest, and MagnetoOptical disk formats.

NameCleaner 1.9.6 from Sig Software helps you manipulate file names and types, making it easier to move files to and from foreign file systems such as MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95, Windows NT, NetWare, and UNIX.

[7] Major Game Developers On Macintosh
Apple has announced that the developers of highly-anticipated computer games such as Madden NFL 2000, TRIBES II, and Star Wars Episode I: Pod Racer are releasing simultaneous Macintosh and Windows versions of their titles. This follows Apple's announcement earlier this week that over 3,100 new or updated Macintosh software titles have been announced during the past 12 months.

[8] Apple Announces Winners of Software Design Awards
Apple Computer has announced the winners and runners-up of the fourth annual Apple Design Awards for Mac OS developers. The Apple Design Awards recognize outstanding applications developed for the Macintosh platform over the last year and highlight the creativity and innovation of Apple's developer community.

"Developers have rediscovered that Macintosh is where they can create a great business," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. Apple Design Award winners and runners-up in each category include:

Best New Product:
Winner -- REALbasic 1.0, REAL Software
Runner-Up -- Disk Warrior 1.0, Alsoft

Most Innovative:
Winner -- Disk Warrior 1.0, Alsoft
Runner-Up -- REALbasic 1.0, REAL Software

Best Macintosh User Experience:
Winner -- Food Chain 1.0, Cajun Games
Runner-Up -- REALbasic 1.0, REAL Software

Best Apple Technology Adoption:
Winner -- Cutie Mascot Jr. 1.5, Kohshin Graphic Systems
Runner-Up -- Virtual Game Station, Connectix

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[9] Mac OS X Server Tech Info Listings
Here are this week's Mac OS X Server listings in the Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL).

NEW
Mac OS X Server: Manually Configuring for IP Routing (#58380)
Mac OS X Server: How to Repair an HFS+ File System (#58379)

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[10] Java Technical Notes
This Java-related Tech Note was posted to the Apple web site this week.

NEW
TN 1168: The Care and Feeding of Runtime.exec

[11] Java Q&As Published This Week
Technical Q&As include information on new Apple technologies, programming tips, code snippets, and FAQs written by Apple's technical support engineers.

NEW
JAVA16 - Scripting Java-based Command-Line Interface Applications
JAVA15 - What is a 'scsz' Resource in Java?
JAVA14 - Properties Versus Methods in Automatically Generated 'aete' Resources
JAVA13 - Creating serialVersionUIDs Using MRJ
JAVA12 - Using Runtime.exec to Open a URL
JAVA11 - Java File Paths Are Not UNIX File Paths
JAVA10 - Customizing Font Properties
JAVA09 - Hiding Public Methods From AppleScript in Java
JAVA08 - 'aete' in Java
JAVA07 - AppleScript for Java

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[12] QuickTime 4 Downloads Pass Three Million in First Month
There have been more than three million downloads of QuickTime 4 software during the first month since its launch. QuickTime 4 features "streaming" of live and stored video and audio over the Internet, and is the first Internet streaming solution to use open, industry-standard protocols (RTP and RSTP), eliminating the "server tax" charged to content providers by competitors using proprietary protocols.

[13] New QuickTime Releases: QuickTime Streaming Server 1.0 Updater, Intel Indeo Video 5 for Macintosh or Windows 5.0

QuickTime Streaming Server (QTSS) 1.0 provides stored and live multimedia streaming services to clients that support QuickTime 4.0. This release updates the QuickTime Streaming Server Preview software shipped with Mac OS X Server to the Golden Master (GM) version.

Intel Indeo Video 5 for Macintosh 5.0 lets you compress and play back Intel Indeo Video 5 in QuickTime files. This compressor supports the password protected media keys and the transparency features of Indeo Video.

Intel Indeo Video 5 for Windows 5.0 lets you compress and play back Intel Indeo Video 5 in QuickTime files. This compressor supports the password protected media keys, and the transparency features of Indeo Video. It's included with QuickTime 4.

[14] Media-Related Tech Info Listings
Here are the media-related Tech Info Library listings this week.

QuickTime 4: Common Issues After a Basic Install (#58381)
Intel Indeo Video 5 for Macintosh: Read Me (#60366)
Intel Indeo Video 5 for Windows: Read Me (#60369)
Final Cut Pro 1.0: Spanning Windows Across Multiple Desktops (#60368)

[15] Audio Tool News: Studio Vision Pro Update 4.2.2

Studio Vision Pro Update 4.2.2 and the 4.2 Addendum Manual are available through Opcode Web Store. This product handles very aspect of music production, with MIDI, CD-quality digital audio, and QuickTime video capabilities elegantly integrated into one professional musical environment.

[16] Interactive Media Tool News: TextureMagic 1.0

TextureMagic 1.1 from ARTIS Software is a new seamless texture application for 3D, graphic design, web site creation, and game development. It helps you create seamless textures with the help of its built-in tools, effects, and filters, or by importing photographed surfaces.

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[17] WebObjects Wins Network Computing Awards
In naming WebObjects 4.0 Software Product of the Year and Best Web Application Server, Network Computing Magazine writes, " ... this is the best and most elegant total system we've seen for creating web-enabled applications. WebObjects takes the witchcraft out of Internet application design."

[18] Web Development Tool News: VSE Be Found 1.1

VSE Be Found 1.1 from Voget Selbach Enterprises is a combination search engine submitter, keyword finder, FTP client, and META-tag manager. This minor update has also been posted with 3 new expansion kits, which add 30 new search engines to VSE Be Found.

[19] System Administration Tool News: Summary Pro 1.3

Summary Pro 1.3 by Jason Linhart is a web server log analysis tool that features more than eighty reports on visitors, connection bandwidth, referrers, and other aspects of your web site.

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[20] Hardware Technical Notes
This hardware-related Tech Note was posted to the Apple web site this week.

NEW
TN 1167: NewWorld Architecture

[21] PowerBook G3 Series Developer Note
A new PowerBook G3 Series developer note was posted to the Developer Technical Publications web pages this week.

[22] Third-Party Peripheral News: Sonnet Processor Upgrade Price Reductions, VST PowerBook G3 Accessories, FireWire CardBus Cards for PowerBook G3 computers

Sonnet Technologies has set new price/performance standards for G3 processor upgrades with lower prices on its Crescendo G3 product lines for the NuBus, 20th Anniversary Power Macintosh, and StarMax 5500/6500 computers.

VST Technologies has announced a complete line of storage and power accessories -- including the VST Zip100 for Macintosh -- for use with the new Macintosh PowerBook G3 Series computers.

Newer Technology has introduced the first FireWire CardBus Card for Apple's new PowerBook G3 Series computers. FireWire 2 Go enables users to easily connect to any self-powered FireWire device, including external hard drives and digital video cameras. The company has also added several new high-performance FireWire hard drives to their product line.

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[23] FireWire Standard Strengthened with Joint Licensing Program
Apple, Compaq, Matsushita, Royal Philips Electronics, Sony, Toshiba, and the newly joined companies Canon, Intel, Mitsubishi, STMicroelectronics, and Zayante have announced the implementation of a joint licensing program for patents essential to the IEEE1394 digital interface, also referred to as "FireWire". At this time, the eleven companies have decided to license essential patents.

[24] Apple's Retail Unit Sales More Than Double In April
PC Data reported that unit sales more than doubled for Apple from the year ago period, much greater than the 21 percent growth shown in the overall PC sector. Apple took third in retail share, behind Hewlett-Packard (#2) and Compaq (#1).

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