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A Word to the Wise...

Take Another Look Before You Upgrade

Software developers love the point system. For every 1.0, there's certain to be a 1.1, 1.5, 2.0, etc., etc., etc. Here are some comments and friendly advice to help you cope with the system.

QuarkXPress 4.0

This is the long awaited upgrade from graphic arts industry standard version 3.3. Although some of the best new features improve Quark's functionality in the area of large, text-intensive documents, we suggest you forestall upgrading for now. This is a massive reworking of the page layout software so many of us know and love.

Many upgraders are reporting various bugs and glitches, and the support folks at Quark are not getting high marks for responding. You'll also want to verify that your favorite XTensions will work with 4.0 (you may not need some of them with 4.0, but don't count on it).

If you have already upgraded, make sure you download 4.01r1, the latest patch. Available on the Internet at Quark's website.

PageMaker 6.5

This one's been out for a while, and many users upgraded to get the option of saving documents in HTML. This new feature is poorly implemented, and most web publishers will never use it.

For all who are currently running 6.5, make sure you have the latest 6.52 patch. Point your web browser to Adobe's website to find this upgrade, as well as some other separate bug fixes.

Rumor also has it that PageMaker is not long for this world, and that Adobe plans to dump it in favor of a brand new page layout product dubbed K2. Other rumors are that PageMaker will be merged into the next release of FrameMaker. This is all gossip denied by Adobe.

FrameMaker 5.5

Unlike PageMaker, the HTML feature built into 5.5 works well, far surpassing the old HoTaMaLe plugin for version 5.1 . If web publishing is a part of your work, consider this upgrade. Otherwise, skip it until Adobe proves they've worked out the bugs. We know one journeyman technical writer who continues to use 5.1 for all authoring and printed materials, then converts the finished pages to 5.5 to save as web content.

The latest patch is 5.5.3, essential for Mac users, less critical for Windows users if they already have the 5.5.2 patch. This patch reportedly fixes the nasty sidehead problem.

Registered 5.5 users will supposedly receive the upgrade automatically. Go to Adobe's to register online.

Mac OS 8

System 8 was such a hit with Mac users that Apple couldn't wait to come out with 8.1. You can get the upgrade at Apple's website. Click on Choose your destination under Support Resources, then Software Updates.

If you're upgrading from System 7.x be prepared to upgrade utilities like After Dark, Suitcase, Norton Utilities — and your virus protection software. Patches and upgrades are available on the websites of the various developers.

Please call, fax or e-mail us if you have any questions or comments.

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Copies Overnight Recognized as Quick Print Giant

Copies Overnight, Inc. has been named to the Quick Print Giants list by Graphic Arts Monthly magazine.

With sales of $2.6 million in 1997, Copies Overnight ranked 54th on a list of 101 printers in the nation. The industry trade magazine publishes the rankings annually.

Although we are not a quick print shop in the traditional sense, we are a digital on-demand printer. And, we are gratified by this recognition of our success in the on-demand market.

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What Do You Think of the New Format?

Copies Overnight Lite readers have requested more technical information on digital document preparation and printing on-demand. So we're trying out this larger format. What do you think? Please let us know via fax or e-mail.

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