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> Update Archive
> Detailed Changes April 2003
(currently open)
Previous detailed changes to AbleStable®: April
2003
Recent
changes to AbleStable® made over the calendar
month of April 2003 are listed below. Maintenance
entries are in black text, new content is highlighted:
Last change of month made:
27 April 2003
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New Glossary Entries:
Our Glossary
is expanded with the addition of over fifty new entries.
A special thanks goes to Bob Swinbank of Cardinal
Publicity for his significant contribution towards
this community resource.
• Creative News:
News Centre:
selected arts and media highlights brought to you
in association with Guardian Unlimited, the premier
Internet news service based in the UK.
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April 2003
• New Article:
Commercial
Colour Printing: Bob Swinbank of Cardinal Publicity
provides an accessible overview of the printing process
in this two part extended article by explaining the
fundamentals of The Four Colour Process, Offset Lithography,
and The Five Stages of Print Production.
• New Article:
Book
Publicity on the Internet: Internet marketing
expert Steve O'Keefe provides writers with invaluable
advice on how to get their book noticed.
• All our Quick
Tours have been updated to reflect recent improvements
to our services. Our Client, Member, and Partner Quick
Tours in Flash format provide a fast route to understanding
our services.
• General maintenance schedule including: site-wide
link check; external link check; search indexing;
and server performance monitoring.
• New Product:
Amorphium,
the user friendly 3D software program is reviewed
in our Product Area.
• Article
Centre updated.
• Review
Centre updated.
• New Guide:
Our comprehensive Search
Guide is available from the Guide Centre and provides
information and tips on how to search effectively
at AbleStable®.
• The Help Centre
has been updated.
• The Sitemap
has been updated.
• Our main Search
Page has been updated and improved.
• New Column:
Becoming
A Rich Artist: Artists are no different than anyone
else: they want to spend their days doing what they
most enjoy while making a living from it. Most don't
succeed. Here's the story of one man who forged his
own path to riches.
• My
Notes,
our great short-term reference point for keeping notes
about creative professionals, is improved with the
addition of a live clock for easy reference.
• New Article:
Applications
for free!: Computer magazine cover CD's contain
free applications by the bucket load, but aren't they
for amateurs? Stick to a few golden rules and you'll
find some free applications offer advantages that
simply aren't available from the commercial world.
• Reviews,
part of AbleStable's® online Library, is now integrated
with our Product Area. There are currently over thirty
reviews on creative books, magazines, and software
products. We welcome Product
Feedback and Product
Suggestions to expand this growing resource.
• Product
Feedback has been improved within the Product
Area and is now duplicated in our Feedback
Centre.
• Our Homepage
has a new cleaner and improved design. Users may now
choose between one of three general areas at AbleStable®:
the Product Area, Directory Area, and Community Area.
• 'Products'
replaces 'Payments' sitewide on our top navigational
bar. The new Payments button links to our new Product
Area where users may view information about creative
products including books, magazines, services, and
software.
• Our Sitemap
has been undated to reflect the addition of our Product
Area.
• Our Search
facility now has separate filters for All Products,
Books, Magazines, Services, and Software.
• Our General
FAQ and Member
FAQ pages have been updated to reflect the site-wide
improvements and the addition of our Product Area.
• The Special
Offer centre has been redesigned and improved,
and all previous special offer pages are automatically
redirected to the appropriate new page in the Product
Area.
• The Freeware
Area has undergone design improvements and is
now integrated with the Product Area.
• Product
Suggestions has been improved with the addition
of Freeware fields.
• Registration
has been improved with links directly to the appropriate
service subscription.
• Information in the 'benefits' pop-up windows
for Members has been updated.
• The Artwork
page at the Press Area has new screenshots in a variety
of resolutions of our homepage.
• The special offer descriptions at the Member
Centre and Graduate
Centre have been updated.
• New Product Area:
The Product
Area at AbleStable® provides information,
independent reviews and ratings, and a simple direct
route to purchasing high quality products that are
of particular use to creative people. More
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• New Article:
Using
Pixel Fonts: Join Joe Gillespie as he provides
a rare guide through the world of pixel fonts. Learn
about the pitfalls of standard fonts, how different
screens display fonts, and the special considerations
you should make when using Flash.
• Updates (this page) and the Update
Archive are current for the start of April 2003.
• To view all updates for the month of March
go to March Updates.
• Computer
Arts Magazine (internal link at AbleStable®),
The world's best selling creative magazine from Future
Publishing, celebrates their partnership with AbleStable®
with a special offer for our premium listing for creative
professionals. Creative professionals who bought Issue
83 of Computer Arts received a 50% saving on our Showcase
Member level.
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News
about AbleStable®
The
Column (20 March 03)
The Column is a new monthly feature that follows
the lives and fortunes of creative people. We kick
off The Column with a tale of hope and uncertainty.
My Notes is launched (15 February 03)
• My
Notes is launched. My Notes is a sophisticated
notepad that assists in the search for creative professionals.
My Notes enables users to create live records that
can be easily viewed. This helps with the task of
comparing and contrasting the differences between
creative people. All Creative Areas within our drill-down
directory have been updated with a button that opens
My Notes in a new special window.
Site Sponsor Area launched (11 February 03)
• AbleStable® is seeking one company that
has a proven record of providing an exceptional service
to creative people that wishes to enjoy a unique association
with us as our Site Sponsor. Our new Site
Sponsor Area is now complete for companies to
find our more about this great opportunity.
The AbleStable® Sponsorship arrangement provides
a ready-made and cost effective solution for businesses
who wish to support the creative community. We hope
you find the information we've provided helpful, and
that our Example Contract is effective in clarifying
the mutual benefits and commitments of our sponsorship
agreement. We have ensured the area enjoys open access
so all our users can evaluate and comment upon this
important development at AbleStable®.
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Updates
My
Notes is launched (15 February 03)
My Notes is launched. My Notes is a sophisticated
notepad that assists in the search for creative professionals.
My Notes enables users to create live records that
can be easily viewed. This helps with the task of
comparing and contrasting the differences between
creative people. All Creative Areas within our drill-down
directory have been updated with a button that opens
My Notes in a new special window.
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