Architosh Staff (info@architosh.com)

30 Oct 00

AppleCool: What's hot at Apple.com right now!

AppleCool is our way of telling our readers what's up at Apple.com.

For Architects, QuickTimeVR 5.0 delights

So you have heard about QuickTime 5. But did you hear the part about cubic VR's? By far one of the hottest new features of QuickTime 5 is the cubic VR capabilities and Apple's got some good examples to show off. Visit the QTVR 5 gallery for some mouthwatering samples.

This particular example showcases the value of cubic VR's in architecture and interiors very well, in addition to the audio abilities of VR's in QuickTime and their "directional" capabilities. Click here for Pier59.

Other QuickTime Delights

John Lennon exclusive audio in QuickTime only from Rollingstone.com is a good time for those Lennon or Beatle fans. And you can also view the trailers to the upcoming movies, Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows, Monsters Inc. (by Pixar), and what looks like a possible hit movie this Winter, Thirteen Days, staring Kevin Costner, about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Apple Media Arts: News for the Creative Community

Apple's latest issue of AMA is now up on the Web. The opening Web page features a very cool panorama QTVR (how did they do that?). Featuring Oxygen Studios there are a number of testimonial QuickTime movies showing what Oxygen does. Nice stuff, and highly QuickTime-centric.

Mac DesignBuilder - Pacific Post & Beam: Small Business Feature

Appropriate to our audience at Architosh, we are happy to bring you the story of Pacific Post & Beam, a Mac-only design-build firm in California. Read on to learn what tools they use on the Mac and why.

Apple Support Introduces New Product Lines

Apple's Support area is featuring four new or improved products. The AppleCare Protection Plan, AppleCare Technician Training (for AppleCare Service Certification Exam), AppleCare Support Tools, and AppleCare SupportLine & Tools.

These four products are available to all customers. AppleCare is your extended warranty on Apple products, while Technician Training and Support Tools, and SupportLine & Tools are for Apple professionals in service, consulting or the technical management of Apple Macintosh systems.

The AppleCare Service Certification is an new industry standard IT certification available to anyone who can pass the exams at hundreds of Sylvan Prometric testing centers around the United States.