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This week we bring you copious content, a new contest, and are
busily interviewing candidates to fill Eric's capacious shoes.
Know anybody in the Ann Arbor, MI area that knows Perl? We'd like
to hear from you. Here are this week's highlights on WebRef and
the Web:
1. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Fireworks in Layers, PSP Text in a Circle
2. EXPLORING XML: XML - What For?
3. 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP: MAX Character Modeling
4. MOTHER OF PERL: YAPC 2000: A Pictorial Review
5. DOC JAVASCRIPT: Introduction to Filters in IE5.5+
6. CONTEST: Signup & Win HoTMetaL Pro 6 and PhotoImpact 6!
7. NEW BOOK: Poor Richard's Building Online Communities
8. OTHER VOICES:
* Ulead PhotoImpact 6 Review
* Master Video for the Web
* Opening a Few Windows with PHP
9. NET NEWS:
* Akamai, Digital Island Entangled In Legal Dispute
* Macromedia aims to lighten burden for Flash developers
* Taped Olympics send viewers to Web
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1. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Fireworks in Layers
Vector layers can give you unprecendented control over your artwork.
We continue our layer tour of the top graphics programs with
a look at layers in Macromedia's Fireworks. By Wendy Peck.
http://webreference.com/graphics/column35/
>PSP Text in a Circle
Guest writer Don McKay chips in with a nifty tutorial for Paint
Shop Pro on wrapping text around a circle.
http://webreference.com/graphics/guest/pspcirc/
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2. EXPLORING XML: XML - What For?
Why use XML? Why indeed. XML's flexibity allows a myriad of
applications like databases, metadata, and inter-application data
exchange. By Michael Classen.
http://webreference.com/xml/column19/
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3. 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP: MAX Character Modeling
Learn how to create smooth transitions with subdivided surfaces
in 3D Studio MAX. By Robert Polevoi.
http://webreference.com/3d/lesson101/
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4. MOTHER OF PERL: YAPC 2000: A Pictorial Review
Highlights from Yet Another Perl Conference 2000 from our own
Perl correspondent Jonathan Eisenzopf.
http://webreference.com/perl/tutorial/12/
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5. DOC JAVASCRIPT: Introduction to Filters in IE5.5+
An intro to filters, the powerful tool for creating visually
attractive and interactive documents. By Yehuda Shiran.
http://webreference.com/js/column68/
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7. NEW BOOK: Poor Richard's Building Online Communities
Peter Kent and friends have done it again. Their Poor Richard
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More info at:
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8. OTHER VOICES: Ulead PhotoImpact 6 Review, Master Video for the
Web, Opening a Few Windows with PHP
>Ulead PhotoImpact 6 Web Studio Pro
Touted by Ulead as a complete Web toolkit, the latest version of
PhotoImpact integrates image and HTML editing functions to make
Web page production easier than ever.
http://gif.com/ImageEdit/Bitmaps/Reviews/Ulead_PhotoImpact_6_Web/
GIF.com, Sep. 14, 2000
>Master Video for the Web
What does it take to master the art and science of video for the
Web? You could do things the old fashioned way like my Grandma
Gladys, baking hundreds of batches until the best "recipe" bubbled
up and jelled like the peaches in her country fresh cobbler.
http://smw.internet.com/video/docs/qtvidbook/
Streaming Media World, Sep. 15, 2000
>Opening a Few Windows with PHP
ZDNet's Julie Meloni shows that PHP is not just for Linux anymore,
it's cross-everything.
http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2628328,00.html
Devhead.com, Sep. 14, 2000
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9. NET NEWS: Akamai, Digital Island Entangled In Legal Dispute,
Macromedia aims to lighten burden for Flash developers,
Taped Olympics send viewers to Web
>Akamai, Digital Island Entangled In Legal Dispute
Digital Island claimed Monday ownership of a patent for technologies
Akamai uses to deliver content over the Internet. This latest salvo
is in response to a suit filed by Akamai last week, alleging that
Digital Island is infringing on MIT's patent for the same technologies.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,,3_462651,00.html
InternetNews.com, Sept. 18, 2000
>Macromedia aims to lighten burden for Flash developers
Macromedia is readying extensions to its Dreamweaver Web authoring
software that will make it easier for developers to add interactive
features to Flash movies.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2806277.html?dtn.head
CNET.com, Sept. 18, 2000
>Taped Olympics send viewers to Web
*NBC stations covering the Olympics from Australia are showing over
440 hours of coverage, all tape delayed. Some viewers are using the
Web for live coverage, and lucky viewers who live near Canada or have
satellite dishes are opting for CBC's 220+ hours of live coverage
of the games. How 'bout that Thorpedo, mate?
http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/sydney/tech/fs02.htm
USAToday.com, Sept. 18, 2000
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