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June 22, 2001, No. 257 |
| Member
News |
[1] A
Home Page for Internet Developers
The Apple Developer Connection now maintains an array of resources
and articles focused on helping Internet developers with the technical
aspects of creating innovative, professional web sites.
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| Internet
and Server |
[2] Internet and Server Tech Info Listings
Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL)
is a central listing of product information, technical specifications,
and troubleshooting tips for Apple products.
WebObjects
4: Monitor FAQ (#70121)
Macintosh
Manager 1.2: Read Me (#60678)
AppleShare:
Platforms and Mac OS Releases Supported (#16145)
AppleShare
IP 6.3: System Requirements, New Features, and Setup (#26200)
[3] Web Development
Tool News: Layout Master 1.0, REALMaker
1.0b11, 24U Appearance OSAX DE 1.1.1
Layout
Master 1.0 from WestCiv is web page editor that helps you work
quickly and intuitively with HTML elements and the cascading style
sheet positioning properties. Using simple drag-and-drop properties
editors, Layout Master is a complete and affordable solution for
developing web page layouts.
REALmaker 1.0b11 is
a workgroup information management tool that allows you to quickly
create solutions adapted to your business needs. With an easy-to-use
interface, REALmaker 1.0b11 is a must-have application for anyone
who needs to track and manage people, projects, and information.
24U Appearance OSAX DE
1.1.1 (Developer Edition) helps you use all the powerful features
of Appearance OSAX even in your products. And your customers no
longer need to register Appearance OSAX themselves.
[4] System Administration
Tool News: NFS Manager 1.01, Rumpus
1.3.6
NFS
Manager 1.01 by Marcel Bresink is a small tool for easily accessing
the NFS features of Mac OS X. As an operating system with a UNIX
core, Mac OS X is able to support the Network File System (NFS)
protocol according to Internet specification RFC 1094. NFS is the
accepted industry standard for sharing files between UNIX systems.
Rumpus 1.3.6 from Maxum is a
high-performance FTP server for Mac OS. Based on Maxum's RushHour
TCP/IP implementation, it offers the performance and reliability
of high-end workstations, with the ease-of-use, security, and flexibility
of the Macintosh. Version 1.3.6 corrects a potential hang/crash
that can be initiated by users authenticated for directory creation
access.
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| Java |
[5] Java Documentation
JAVA28 - Creating JNI
Libraries with Project Builder (Updated)
[6] Java Tool News:
SmartMode Beta 2
SmartMode Beta 2
is a collection of Rapid JavaServer Page (JSP) development tools.
This set of standards-based tools empower JSP and "servlet" developers
to build dynamic, interactive web sites with distinct display, business
logic, and database layers in minutes. Because SmartMode integrates
with most application servers and IDEs, developers can immediately
take advantage of SmartMode's time- and cost-saving features.
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| Mac
OS |
[7] New Releases: MacApp
Release 15, ACS Release 15
MacApp Release 15 is an
application framework for creating user-friendly, object-oriented
applications for the Mac OS. The primary features of MacApp Release
15 are support for building with Project Builder, the addition of
a new framework of helper classes for Mac OS X's Core Foundation,
and updates to a variety of Toolbox suites in ACS.
ACS Release 15 (short
for Apple Class Suites) is a library of lightweight C++ classes
for the Macintosh APIs, which includes some useful Carbon API wrappers
that provide convenience and robustness. ACS doesn't require any
particular application framework, supports Mac OS X and Mac OS 8/9,
works well with MacApp and PowerPlant, and is designed to be usable
in any C++ Macintosh application or library.
[8] "AppleScript
in a Nutshell" Reference Book Available
"AppleScript in a Nutshell" by Bruce W.
Perry is a complete reference book for AppleScript, the popular programming
language that gives both power users and sophisticated enterprise
customers the ability to automate repetitive tasks and customize applications.
This is a high-end handbook at a low-end price -- an essential desktop
reference that puts the full power of this user-friendly programming
language into every AppleScript user's hands.
[9] New
Mac OS Documentation
QA1039 - Fixing NSDocumentController
to Understand HFS File Types
[11] Useful Utilities:
BatControls 1.0
BatControls
1.0 from LAJ Design allows you to schedule up to four commands
or script files to execute at user-specified times.
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| Multimedia
and QuickTime |
[12] New Multimedia Tech Info
Listings
Final
Cut Pro: Using Square or Non-Square Pixels When Creating Graphics
(#60859)
Theater
Mode Document and Software Contains the Theater Mode Update
(#120012)
[13] Audio Tool News:
VSamp 3.2
VSamp 3.2
by Malcolm Haylock is a program and VST plug-in that turns any Macintosh
into an OMS or a FreeMIDI multitimbral sample play back module.
Configured like a hardware sampler, VSamp can playback on 16 MIDI
channels with up to 128 samples per channel. Samples are mapped
and enveloped as desired, and can be modulated in real time with
low frequency oscillators and resonant filters. Version 3.2 adds
the ability to import SampleCell and SoundFont samples and instruments.
[14] Multimedia Tool
News: CineStream 3.0.1b9, Swift 3D LW
1.0, iShell 2.2, Movie2MPEG 0.1d6
CineStream
3.0.1b9 from Media 100 helps you create highly-interactive dynamic
media in every major format; Windows Media, Real, or QuickTime.
Its streaming media files can now contain "Buy Me!" links, URL flips,
and user-directed branching of video clips.
Electric Rain's Swift 3D LW 1.0
is a plug-in that allows LightWave 3D users to render 3D scenes
directly to a variety of vector-based file formats, including Macromedia
Flash (SWF), AI, EP, and the new XML-based SVG formats. Swift 3D
LW renders 3D scenes with exceptionally high accuracy, while staying
true to colors, lighting schemes, camera views and animations.
iShell 2.2 by
TribeWorks is a media authoring tool for building custom Internet
applications, advanced CD-ROM-Internet hybrids, and networked information
appliances such as kiosks. Enhancements over iShell 2.0 include
HTML 2 support, improvements to the smart caching mechanism, and
enhancements to iShell's database feature. It's also been enhanced
to better support QuickTime 5.
Movie2MPEG
0.1d6 by Kenji Gotoh is a QuickTime-to-MPEG 1 converter. This
version is a Carbon port, and the G4 version supports Altivec acceleration.
Also, it's faster, and it supports digital video streams.
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| Training
and Events |
[15] Developer-Related Conferences
National Educational
Computing Conference (NECC)
June 25-27 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Keynote address by Steve Jobs
1394
(FireWire) Developers' Conference 2000
June 31-Aug 2, Redmond, WA
Apple, Intel, and Microsoft are cosponsors
MACWORLD
Expo, New York 2001
July 18 in Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC
Discounted exhibitor packages available.
FileMaker Developer Conference
2001
August 12-15, Orlando, FL
More than 50 sessions and a product showcase
Various FileMaker training
classes offered concurrently
Apple Expo 2001
September 26-30
Porte de Versaille, Hall 4
Paris, France
[16]
Developer-Related Conferences
Programming
Cocoa
Development from Apple iServices
5-day class for US$ 2,495 Held in Cupertino, CA; New York, NY; Reston,
VA; Toronto, Canada
Metrowerks
offers a number of software-based
tutorials designed for Mac OS programmers, including:
Introduction to PowerPlant Part I
Introduction to PowerPlant Part II
Introduction to Codewarrior
The Introduction to C++ Programming
Intermediate C++
Scripting
Desktop
Automation with AppleScript
Workflow Automation
with AppleScript
Two-day sessions at various North American and U.K. locations
Multimedia
Final
Cut Pro Basic and Advanced Training
Two or three day hands-on classes in Irvine and Los Angeles, CA
Video Boot Camp
Three or four day hands-on classes in Irvine and Los Angeles, CA
Digital Video (DV)
Creators
Three-Day, Hands-On Workshop
Ongoing in Cupertino, CA; Atlanta, GA; Portland, OR; New York, NY;
Santa Monica, CA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Orlando, FL; Reston,
VA; Honolulu, HI; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; and Dallas, TX
QuickTime
Streaming Seminar
One-day technology seminar by Sorenson and Future Media Concepts
Ongoing in Boston, MA; New York, NY; and Philadelphia, PA
Offering a 15% Discount to ADC Members
Internet/Databases
Apple
Server Solutions Seminar Online
Free online tutorial on setting up a G4 Server with AppleShare IP
6.3
Userland Manila
Training (Content creator-friendly web servers) New
July 9 - Introduction to Manila (Online)
Sept. 10 - Mastering Manila and Server Administration in San Jose,
CA
Manila Overview
Mac OS X Version
Programming
WebObjects I v.4.5 from Apple iServices
5-day class for US$ 2,495 Held in Cupertino, CA; New York, NY;
Reston, VA; Toronto, Canada
Programming
WebObjects II v.4.5
5-day class for US$ 2,495
Held in Cupertino, CA
WebObjects
Deployment
3-day class for US$ 1,995
Held in Cupertino, CA
Programming
with Cocoa
Taught by Aaron Hillegass at the Big Nerd Ranch
in Asheville, NC and Atlanta, GA
5-day classes for programmers on developing for Mac OS X
FileMaker
Boot Camps
Three-day class on database design and troubleshooting
Ongoing in many U.S. cities
Chris Moyer
Consulting FileMaker/Lasso Training
Ongoing in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; and Palm Desert, CA
Hands-On
FileMaker Pro Development Classes
Ongoing in Phoenix, AZ; Reston, VA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Columbus,
OH
FileMaker
Pro Training Classes
Ongoing in Toronto and Ottawa, Canada; and London, England
System Administration
Mac OS X
Administration from Apple iServices
3-day class for US$ 1,995
Held in New York, NY; Cupertino, CA; Reston, VA; Chicago, IL; Santa
Monica, CA; Boston, MA
Apple
Australia Technician Training and Certification
Self-paced and classroom-based technician training
Mac Networking Seminar Series
Ongoing at various U.S. locations
Troubleshooting and Problem
Solving on Macintosh Computers
Ongoing at various U.S. locations
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| Other
Info |
[17] Hess
MACWORLD Expo Event Site Open for Advertising
The Hess MacWorld Events Page lists nearly every MACWORLD Expo
NY event and press function held during show week. The list is updated
daily and links to this list are posted on major Macintosh web sites.
New products are highlighted for free on the "Fun Stuff to See" page,
so send your two-line announcements with your booth number to Ilene
Hoffman.
Banner advertiser spots are also available on this web site. If your
company would like your ad to be displayed to the 50,000 or so show
attendees, please contact Ilene
Hoffman.
Support for the Party Formerly Known As... (the "Mac the Knife
Party") is also needed. This exclusive, high-profile event is attended
by many CEOs and Macintosh network managers.
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