Year: 2006

MacBUS announces Scholarship Program winners

Posted by | May 19, 2006 | |

The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia (MacBUS) is pleased to announce the 2006 winners of the “MacBUS Student Award” scholarship program. This program was created to identify and reward students who show likely promise as future business-oriented Macintosh users. The winners are: Megan Elise, 1st place – US$1,250; Heather Shoemaker, 2nd place – $750; Meredith M. Grant, 3rd place – $500; Sara Kornacki, Honorable Mention – iPod. The winners received their awards at a special awards ceremony and reception on May 16th.

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Two Take Control ebooks explain all about fonts in Mac OS X

Posted by | May 19, 2006 | , |

Two Take Control ebooks explain all about fonts in Mac OS X

Ithaca, NY USA (May 19, 2006)–Macintosh users who have struggled with the
morass that fonts have become since the release of Mac OS X can now find
specific, practical advice on managing, using, and troubleshooting fonts
with the 255-page “Take Control of Fonts in Mac OS X” and its 120-page
companion volume, “Take Control of Font Problems in Mac OS X.”

Written with clarity and humor during nine months of research by font
expert and veteran Mac author Sharon Zardetto Aker, these unique ebooks go
far beyond the scope of maga

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iPod ban sought by Scottish teacher’s union

Posted by | May 19, 2006 | |

A story on Scotland’s The Herald today reports that one Scottish teacher’s union wants iPods banned from schools. “The NASUWT annual conference in Peebles heard that use of gadgets in class created a persistent problem of low-level indiscipline,” teachers said yesterday. Scottish president Bill Scott goes even further and says that make-up should also be banned. “No-one needs games or musical gadgets.

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Thoth 2.0 development feedback sought

Posted by | May 19, 2006 | |

Shareware developer Brian Clark has been working on version 2.0 of Thoth, a newsreader for the Mac. Clark is reluctant to publish this release unless there is sufficient demand for it. Users interested in learning more about Thoth or commenting on the status of the development of version 2.0, can get further information from the Web site.

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