EMAC DAILY 12-11-00
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1) Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced a new version of Adobe Premiere,
the company's award-winning digital video editing software. The release of Adobe
Premiere 6.0 allows video and business professionals to quickly and easily edit
digital video on a desktop and publish it to the Web in multiple formats including
RealNetworksRealMedia, Microsoft WindowsMedia, and Apple QuickTime. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10072/
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2) Government officials reviewing the proposed deal between America Online and
Time Warner could reach a decision as early as this week, resolving the companies'
yearlong pursuit of the largest merger in U.S. corporate history. The Federal
Trade Commission has scheduled a closed hearing for Thursday - the type of forum
where the agency's five commissioners could discuss or vote on the deal, valued
at $162 billion when it was announced in January. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10071/
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3) Automated Solutions Group is pleased to announce the immediate availability
of Commander command set files for 4th Dimension 6.7. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10073/
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4) Belkin Components has introduced its new FireWire CardBus (F5U512/F5U512-MAC).
Designed for the on-the-go laptop user, the Belkin FireWire Cardbus adds high-speed
FireWire technology to a notebook or laptop computer and provides the "road
warrior" with two portable and very convenient 400Mbps FireWire ports. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10077/
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5) Recently Good Housekeeping did a study on radiation emissions from cell phones.
Actually, Good Housekeeping has been vigilant on the subject of cell phones.
Not long ago, Dr. Nancy Snyderman wrote in Good Housekeeping on the question
of whether or not cell phones caused cancer. MacDirectory talks to Lili F. Root
of Hearst Magazines and Good Housekeeping about the study dome by the Good Housekeeping
Institute on five cell phone company shields. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10080/
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6) Gregory has announced the release of AutoScript.fm Pro 2.0 for FileMaker
Pro v4/v5. Months of writing and testing have made this powerful product and
a must-have utility for FileMaker Pro developers. AutoScript.fm Pro 2.0 is now
available from its Web site. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10075/ >
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7) In response to user requests we have prepared a number of free dictionaries
for use with KeyStrokes 2, on-screen keyboard software for the Apple Macintosh.
At present these are US and UK English, French and German. More free dictionaries
will be made available as they are completed (including Italian, Spanish, and
Dutch). Detailed explanations on how to make your own dictionaries are also
included. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10082/ >
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8) If you are introducing a new product during MACWORLD Expo in San Francisco,
MacDirectory will help you promote your product or services via our free marketing
services. This opportunity is available to all MacOS developers for free, and
you will be included in MacDirectory's web site and print editions. You do not
have to be a MACWORLD exhibitor to participate. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10085/
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9) MacDirectory reviews the Digital DualCam 640 camera, which is well worth
the astoundingly low $150 asking price. Lightweight, this camera offers the
creative type the ability to warp and distort pictures. With a resolution of
480 x 640, the DualCam has 2MB memory, and can store up to 32 economy photos
(or 16 high quality). Find out more. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10084/
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10) MacFixIt has announced the winners of its Toolbox Awards, honoring REALbasic
with a "Special Award" -- for products deserving recognition yet not fitting
into an established category. REALbasic is the, object-oriented visual BASIC
development environment for the Mac. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10079/
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11) Rhinoskin has announced a number of new additions to their popular line
of Titanium, Aluminum, Leather and Synthetic PDA cases, each of which is designed
specifically for individual handheld computer devices. This new line includes
device-specific items for Palm V/Vx and Handspring Visor/Visor Deluxe, with
plans to extend the product line to accommodate all the best-selling handhelds.
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12) Sonnet Technologies has announced a U.S. distribution agreement with Tech
Data. This partnership augments Sonnet's current partnership with Tech Data
in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10076/
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13) St. Clair Software has released an update to Default Folder, their popular
enhancement for Open and Save dialogs. Default Folder 3.0.9 fixes a single problem
discovered in version 3.0.8, which was unveiled yesterday. The error could cause
crashes at startup on PowerPC Macintoshes running Mac OS 8.1 or earlier. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10074/
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14) The United States is vulnerable to sneak attacks in cyberspace that could
amount to a ``digital Pearl Harbor,'' a top government official warned this
week. Richard Clarke, who coordinates security and infrastructure protection
at the White House National Security Council, said on Friday the next U.S. president
must shield the economy from foreign cyber warriors. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10070/
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15) Western Civilisation announces the release of Style Master 1.9 and Style
Master Pro 1.9 for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and the Macintosh, refining and enhancing
the development of cross-browser, standards compliant cascading style sheets.
Style Master is as well suited to web developers with little or no exposure
to style sheets, as to style sheets experts. < http://www.macdirectory.com/4U/10081/
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