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Aug 20, 2004, No. 411

Internet and Server
[1] System Administration Tool News: CGIScripter 2.19 Enterprise Edition, PHP 5.0.1
CGIScripter 2.19 Enterprise Edition from .com Solutions has been updated to generate Perl CGI scripts for FrontBase databases. This application supports inserting, updating, deleting, and replacing images within the FrontBase database, via a web-based interface on Mac OS X servers.

PHP 5.0.1 is an Apache module installer package for Mac OS X v10.3.
[2] Web Development Tool News: Mergemill 3.8
Mergemill 3.8 from Cross Culture is a versatile tool for database or web publishing. It merges templates with content source files to create desired output. Free web templates included with Mergemill enable users to quickly build web sites. This version accepts content source files exported from databases in the 'Merge' format, and brings automatic FTP uploads into the workflow.
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Mac OS X
[3] New Carbon Reference Library Document
Sample Code: SpellingChecker CarbonCocoa Bundled
[4] New Darwin Reference Library Document
Technical Note: Kernel Core Dumps
[5] New ADC Article: Carbon Pasteboards: Enhanced Data Sharing
Carbon Pasteboards allow applications to share data at runtime. Read this article to learn how to add pasteboard support to your application, including copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop.

[6] Macintosh Products Guide: August 16 Edition of New Arrivals
New Arrivals is a biweekly newsletter in the Macintosh Products Guide that highlights the newest and hottest products for Mac OS X. The August 16 edition highlights Macromedia's Contribute 3, Filemaker Work Requests, Live 4 from ableton AG, Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba Software, and more.
[7] Mac OS X Tool News: Surround SCM 3.0
Surround SCM 3.0 from Seapine Software is a multiplatform software configuration management (SCM) solution that tracks software source code changes; facilitates remote access to a source code repository; and enforces a secure, structured, change-control process. This version features enhanced integration with Guiffy Software's Compare and Merge utility, advanced searching, shadow folders, and speed/usability enhancements.

For more development tools:
Macintosh Products Guide
Mac OS X Downloads
[8] Useful Utilities: Apimac Clean Text 3.4.1, PlistEdit Pro 1.1
Apimac Clean Text 3.4.1 from Apimac is an application for removing, converting, encoding and replacing attributes from text, so it can be used for other purposes. This maintenance release, available in English and Italian, corrects an issue on the Regular Expression search-and-replace engine and improves performance.

PlistEdit Pro 1.1 is an advanced property-list editor written for Mac OS X that is perfect for developers and power users who need more control over their property lists. This version adds a favorites list, property list browsing, search by content, a German localization, and a new scripts menu.
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Multimedia and QuickTime
[9] Multimedia Tool News: Microspot Modeler 3.5
Microspot Modeler 3.5 is an interactive 3D modeling application that makes it simple to create and render models in real-world dimensions and then view the results as you are working. It can be used on its own or with Microspot Interiors, enabling you to produce custom furniture objects. As a special offer for existing registered Interiors users, Microspot Modeler is available for 40% off the retail price.
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Training and Events
[10] Developer Training and Seminars
WebObjects Development (Advanced) September 6-10 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

Cocoa Development (Introduction) September 13-17 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

Internet Development with WebObjects (Introduction) September 27-October 1 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UNITED KINGDOM

PostgreSQL Bootcamp October 4-8 in Atlanta, GA

PHP 5 Bootcamp October 18-22 in Atlanta, GA

AppleScript Pro Training Sessions November 8-12 in Newport, RI

Ongoing: Apple Training Courses

Ongoing: FileMaker Professional Foundation Training Series II
[11] Developer Events
FileMaker Developer Conference 2004 August 29-September 1 in Phoenix, AZ

Apple Expo August 31-September 4 in Paris, FRANCE

Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group (AUUG) 2004 Conference September 1-3 in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

AUUG Tutorials take place August 29-31 Includes free Mac OS X Tutorial (space limited)

IBC September 9-14 in Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

Borland Conference (BorCon) 2004 September 11-15 in San Jose, CA

European Borland Conference September 27-October 1 in Frankfurt, GERMANY

Web 2.0 Conference October 5-7 in San Francisco, CA

4D Summit Conference 2004 October 19-22 in New Orleans, LA

Blender Conference 2004 October 22-24 in Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference October 25-28 in Santa Clara, CA

SC2004: High Performance Computing, Networking and Storage Conference November 6-12 in Pittsburgh, PA

European Revolution Conference November 14-16 in MALTA
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Other
[12] Call for uDevGames 2004 Contest Entries
The uDevGames 2004 Contest challenges participants to create a native Mac OS X game in three months. Entries will be subjected to public, peer, and panel votes, then ranked in a variety of categories. The top three entries in each category will receive prizes. At the end of the contest, the source to all entries will be released back to the Macintosh development community under OSI-approved open source licenses. The registration deadline is October 25, 2004.

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