September/October 1985 RAIN Page 29 smallest documentation manual. But, never fear, books like Becoming a MacArtist and the Mflcinfos/; Design Studio fill in the gaps. Becoming a MacArtist, by Vahe Guzeli- mian is most like the missing documentation for Macpaint. It provides an introduction to the Macintosh, and then spends a lengthy chapter on both Macpaint and Macdraw, providing basic techniques and shortcuts. There is also material about moving information from one program to another; how to get the most out of printers; and a chapter describing specific projects, such as business cards and letterhead. (Becoming a MacArtist, by Vahe Guzelimian, 1985, 312 pp., $17.95, from: Compute Publications, PO Box 5406, Greensboro, NC 27403.) Macintosh Design Studio, by Robert Sacks and Jason A. Shulman, is a nice complement to Becoming a MacArtist. It assumes you know how to use a Macintosh and Macpaint. There is a quick reference guide to basic Macpaint techniques, but primarily the book is organized around chapters devoted to specific projects. The projects include: making sheet music, floor plans, tickets, big signs, office forms, bar graphs, fonts, logos, and notepaper. The chapters provide step-by-step instructions. Several of the projects have clearly useful applications for nonprofit groups. (Macintosh Design Studio, by Robert Sacks and Jason A. Shulman, 1985, 256 pp., $19.95, from: New American Library Books, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.) NEWS BRIEFS ARTAID ARTAID, or the Atlantic Region Artist's Information Database, was recently funded under the Canada Works Program. The network, located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, will carry up-to-date information on art shows, galleries, etc., and will enable artists to exchange electronic mail, access bulletin boards, work on interactive publishing projects, and exhibit works in an electronic art gallery. For more information, call Weldon Bona at 902/562-1602. (From: Digitalk, Summer, 1985) Associated Indigenous Communications Associated Indigenous Communications is a computer network for all Native Americans and others interested in matters that concern indigenous peoples. The network includes an electronic mail system using the Dialcom system. Users may also access the other services of Dialcom such as Telex, mailgrams and airline schedules. The group also provides the Indigenous Press Network, an electronic news service. The news service supplies AlCom subscribers with a Weekly Report consisting of several stories of interest to those concerned with indigenous rights issues. The group is also developing a Human Rights Case Log, a hemispheric-wide compilation of indigenous human rights cases; several syndicated opinion/features columns; and a monthly summary and digest of articles and items on indigenous press sources throughout the hemisphere. The basic price of the service includes a $50 installation fee; $50/month basic fee, and an on-line rate of $12.50/hour, offprime rate, and $20/hour, prime time. The group can be reached at PO Box 71, Highland MD 20777; 301/854-0499. Applied Humanomics Applied Humanomics is a small company formed by Mike Herron and Gordon Feingold in 1983, whose mission is to develop products and services to make the small computer a viable tool for the nonprofit sector. They are presently value-added retailers for Apple Computer Company, and hope to develop similar relationships with other companies such as IBM and Compaq so that they can develop applications for these machines tailored to nonprofit needs. They also operate Nexus, an electronic mail system which uses the facilities of the GTE Telemail system, but the system can also be tailored to meet one's specific needs, including personal welcome messages, and the establishment of special conferences and bulletin boards. Applied Humanomics has also developed software for nonprofits. CRIS is a software program for meeting and conference managers. The system allows one to enter a wide range of information about participants including demographic profiles and category or keywords. One can keep track of fees, meals, and different registrations. A report generator also allows you to print out a wide variety of reports. Several of the report formats come with CRIS, but other custom reports may also be generated. CRIS is priced at $700, and a demonstration disk is also available. For more information about Applied Humanomics, write to them at 520 East Montecito Street, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3245; 805/965-0555. Noah's Electronic Ark Noah's Ark is an electronic bulletin board, run as a public service with lots of practical information by plant and animal breeders for plant and animal breeders. Anyone can call up the system (300 to 1200 baud). A fairly complete registration process is requested. Also, you are requested to read and agree to the simple system policy rules; (1) Thou shalt not be a turkey. (2) Noah's Ark has lots of family users —full families with husbands, wives, sons, daughters, so watch those offensive messages! Most of the system is devoted to special interest group bulletin boards. The primary menu allows you to read, scan or send messages to subgroups of the system's users, including those interested in birds, fish, reptiles, hooves (horses, elk, llamas), paws (cats, dogs, racoons), and nursery (trees, shrubs, plants). All in all, a very useful and well-run bulletin board system. If you want to try it, hook up your modem and call 805/684- 8020. FROM: Becoming a MacArtist
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