TS reports Appleworks out iWorks in
<a href="http://www.thinksecret.com/news/tsnotes.html" target="_blank">http://www.thinksecret.com/news/tsnotes.html</a>
[quote] If you're waiting for AppleWorks 7, look instead for iWorks, coming from Apple later this year. Sources said that iWorks will consist of a word processing application tentatively called "Document," Apple's Keynote presentation software, a spreadsheet application, and a database app. Unlike AppleWorks 6's integrated format, iWork's apps will be separate programs but connected, much like Apple's iLife. Look for more details on iWorks from Think Secret in the near future.
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Also interesting of note.
[quote] Another unconfirmed tidbit concerns a company called Minnetonka Audio Software, which Apple is said to be considering acquiring for its DVD audio authoring solutions. If true, Apple would integrate Minnetonka's software into future versions of DVD Studio Pro. Contacted by Think Secret, John Calder, Minnetonka's director of marketing, said, "We have no comment at this time."
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IMO this would be just great! Minnetonka Audio has a nice set of DVD-Audio Authoring tools starting at $495 for DISCWelder Steel. Multichannel Audio right to a Superdrive that plays at home on your DVD-V or DVD-A would be really cool. I hope this happens. But I wouldn't want to see Apple discard the PC side. I think both could exist harmoniously.
<a href="http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com" target="_blank">http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com</a>
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[quote] If you're waiting for AppleWorks 7, look instead for iWorks, coming from Apple later this year. Sources said that iWorks will consist of a word processing application tentatively called "Document," Apple's Keynote presentation software, a spreadsheet application, and a database app. Unlike AppleWorks 6's integrated format, iWork's apps will be separate programs but connected, much like Apple's iLife. Look for more details on iWorks from Think Secret in the near future.
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Also interesting of note.
[quote] Another unconfirmed tidbit concerns a company called Minnetonka Audio Software, which Apple is said to be considering acquiring for its DVD audio authoring solutions. If true, Apple would integrate Minnetonka's software into future versions of DVD Studio Pro. Contacted by Think Secret, John Calder, Minnetonka's director of marketing, said, "We have no comment at this time."
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IMO this would be just great! Minnetonka Audio has a nice set of DVD-Audio Authoring tools starting at $495 for DISCWelder Steel. Multichannel Audio right to a Superdrive that plays at home on your DVD-V or DVD-A would be really cool. I hope this happens. But I wouldn't want to see Apple discard the PC side. I think both could exist harmoniously.
<a href="http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com" target="_blank">http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com</a>
[ 03-15-2003: Message edited by: hmurchison ]</p>
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Wow...if Apple put a sweet gui on top of MySQL would I be happy! I hope whatever it is, that its ODBC compatible.
As a college student and an English major in the Honors Program, I routinely churn out five to ten page papers. I obtained a copy of Microsoft Office *cough*, but who wants to use that? Apple iWorks will end my dependence on Microsoft for a key part of my college work.
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I'm sure Document will be a decent app but I really need to beef up my Spreadsheet and DB skills inexpensively of course
I like the fact that they're not "integrated" as well. Let them function well as a "Team" but when I only want to Word Process I want "just" that app open.
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<strong>Maybe instead of the paper clip they will have Steve Jobs as the Assisstant.
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the steve jobs desktop assistant: "no, i said make it blue! bluer! you call that blue?!? what the hell am i paying you for?!?! what do you mean your readers don't want blue?!?! **** 'em! make it look like a goddamned sunflower!!!!!!"
p.s. i still like the idea of calling the word processing app "author," but i guess you could use that for a sound "authoring" app as well, which rumor has it they may be doing.
Point #2: There is no way that Steve Jobs will ever allow a piece of Apple software to leave Cupertino with a dreadful title like Document. This isn't Xerox we're talking about. Document is a codename or a placeholder title at best. Even iWorks sounds iffy.
Point #3: The only problem with this plan is that it still leaves a huge gap in the Mac consumer software line: iPublish. For a platform known for graphics, there remains no consumer software to put together a brochure, business card or newsletter. Ideally, Adobe would release a trimmed-down OSX version of Pagemaker for this purpose, but since they refuse to Apple should build a competitor for MS Publisher as part of the new suite.
Reason: Our newspaper uses InDesign in the layout department, but we would like to give our six sales reps the opportunity to do mockups while they are on sales calls with clients. And everyone is in agreement that we're not paying for six more copies of InDesign, which would be overkill. The latest idea is to use cheapo PC laptops with Publisher instead of iBooks. I can't argue the logic, so I've invoked the right to remain silent.
Now if these iPublish files could be read by InDesign, that's would be icing on the cake!
iPublish- Frank you're totally right. Apple needs something here. I'm sure if I worked hard enough I'd find some half assed attempt by a 3rd party that has been languishing for years but we definitely need a Publisher.
<strong>Point #1: They have a database app. It's called Filemaker. Most of the Filemaker community is aware that Filemaker 7 is due this summer and the app is being completely rewritten.</strong>
They can make a Filemaker Lite. Most people will need a simple database program, but not a whole battery of features.
<strong>Point #2: There is no way that Steve Jobs will ever allow a piece of Apple software to leave Cupertino with a dreadful title like Document. This isn't Xerox we're talking about. Document is a codename or a placeholder title at best. Even iWorks sounds iffy.</strong>
Yes, the article mentions that Document is a tentative name.
<strong>Point #3: The only problem with this plan is that it still leaves a huge gap in the Mac consumer software line: iPublish. For a platform known for graphics, there remains no consumer software to put together a brochure, business card or newsletter. Ideally, Adobe would release a trimmed-down OSX version of Pagemaker for this purpose, but since they refuse to Apple should build a competitor for MS Publisher as part of the new suite.
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That's something they definately need.
Apple is about to kick Wintel world.
Impagine iMacs loaded with iLife and iWorks.
- Movie editing
- Photo album
- Digital juke box
- Dvd editing
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet
- Database management
- Presentation editing
And all this working nicely together with path from one package to another. I know, I know, Appleworks exists, but iWorks is different.
The time when you had to get expensive packages everywhere to make your computer worth the investment is over.
I just can't wait.
I'm a writer, not a public speaker so I have close to zero experience with presentation software. Can anyone who does chime in on whether Keynote has the potential to fill this gap?
automatic MLA formating for bibliographies!
i want you to tell it what the source is (book, webpage, newpaper ect.) and it ask u for the information...its impossible to remember, u need to constantly look in a packet for it.
Originally posted by Frank777:
Good point Towel.
I'm a writer, not a public speaker so I have close to zero experience with presentation software. Can anyone who does chime in on whether Keynote has the potential to fill this gap?
Actually I think "Document" should fulfill the needs of creating both text documents as well as publication documents. The difference between text formatting for the former and graphics-laden "page layout" for the latter could be bridged if the application were done right.
Keynote and Powerpoint, on the other hand, deal with minimal amounts of words. They're essentially for showing not telling.
Never-the-less, I'm all tingly about an Apple Office-killer.
"iWork" (singular) may not roll off the tongue put it is a thematic compliment to "iLife."
Screed
<strong>This is great news.
As a college student and an English major in the Honors Program, I routinely churn out five to ten page papers. I obtained a copy of Microsoft Office *cough*, but who wants to use that? Apple iWorks will end my dependence on Microsoft for a key part of my college work.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Too bad you weren't just a regular student man, then AppleWorks might have been enough for you. But crap, for Honors work... yeah, you need Office.
just hope the word processing document gets the name author