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Issue #3      July 14, 2000      Decaf double-tall extra vanilla nonfat latte! What's New Hey, kids! Check out Be's recently revamped Jobs section: With all-new features, you can now search the jobs database choosing category or location, read about all of our fabulous benefits and even apply online! Check it out -- you never know what the future may hold... (see "Stellar Buns" below). The Hidden Question Well, we got fewer answers -- about 30 -- to this last hidden question; you did have to do a little research this time. The question was, "According to BeDope, what day did President Clinton declare an emergency holiday?" The answer is March 28, and here are the lucky five who will receive swanky new Be T-shirts: Sean K. Davis, Washington Dennis J. Kim, North Carolina Harold Chu, Australia Gavin Donoho, Washington John Raymond, Hawaii The Hidden Question Rules: Somewhere in the newsletter there will be a hidden trivia question. If you've registered your copy of BeOS 5, send an e-mail to hidden@be.com with the correct answer (and your name and address, please -- don't worry, I promise you won't get stalked) and you will be entered into a drawing to win some nifty BeOS swag. PLUS your name will be announced in the next newsletter as one of the Big Winners. That is all. The Vulcan Death Grip Unlike some operating systems (ahem), the BeOS, with its true protected memory architecture, is extremely difficult to crash. However, not every BeOS application is as solid, and even the best programmers have occasional bugs in their code. The reality of computing is that applications crash, if only every once in a while. On the BeOS, thanks to that protected memory -- and a bit of Be engineering magic -- when one application crashes, the system and the rest of your software will keep running. But that crashed application may get "stuck" and still be running, and may even be slowing your system down. Or maybe it's just got an annoying window on the screen, and you would like to make it go away. This is where the Vulcan Death Grip comes in. Here's how the VDG works: Press and hold Control-Alt-Shift (or Command-Option-Shift if you have a Mac-style keyboard) on the right side of your keyboard. Click on the application's icon in the Deskbar with your mouse pointer. Hoot three times and yodel "EIEE EIEE EIEE OOLU LOOOOO!" Legend has it this is a common Vulcan chant. It's a slightly awkward contortion to hold down the keys on the right side of the keyboard and then use the mouse to click on the app's entry in the Deskbar, plus use the Vulcan chant, which is why this shortcut became known as the Vulcan Death Grip. Use it wisely, my friend! You may also press the Control-Alt-Delete key combination to bring up the Team Monitor, select the crashed application and eliminate it with the Kill button. However, this is not as quick as using the Vulcan Death Grip and you don't get to yodel. Check it Out Attention BeOS movers and shakers! Check out Yakville, a web site for BeOS forum discussion, just launched by BeOSCentral. The site will replace BeOSCentral's old "Workspaces" feature. In what city did the 1964 Olympics take place? Yakville is not only a place to discuss news items and stories, but it's also a way to discuss other important issues in the BeOS and computing community. Yakville has many topics and forums that can be created, and users start discussions -- the system does not -- which means that users have more control over what they want to talk about, and are not dictated by what the site adminstrators would like them to talk about. Go! Horoscopes ARIES (March 21 - April 19): Take absolutely no notice of what other people tell you right now because it's rubbish; they just enjoy passing on gossip. You enjoy a bit of that yourself, but the planets warn that this gossip could be dangerous. At least that's what Miriam said -- you know, the one with the cheating husband and the gambling addiction. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Venus, your ruling planet, is making a rather nice aspect to Saturn in your birth sign, which means you want to get along with people and make a good impression. Just smile and nod a lot. Works every time. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21): You may not agree with someone's opinions right now, but you agree she or he has the right to express them -- which is sure to bring you into conflict with someone who believes they should be censored. But they should just shut their pie-holes. CANCER (June 22 - July 22): What happens in the next four or five days will to a large extent determine whether your latest project is going to be a resounding success or an abysmal failure. Whatever you do, don't press the shiny red button. LEO (July 23 - Aug 22): If you allow personal feelings to influence the decisions you must make, at least one of those decisions will be way off the mark. Stick to the cold, hard facts and avoid wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is for pantywaists and ballerinas. VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 22): It would appear that people in authority are not entirely convinced that you have what it takes to succeed, but don't let that stop you from pursuing your dream. Even though it is SUCH a stupid dream, really. LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 23): You need to show a bit more common sense where work and money are concerned. Like, working gets you money. Duh. SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 21): According to the planets, someone you work with is envious of your popularity and would like nothing better than to see you fall from grace. But what the hell do the planets know, really? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21): Everyone has limits, even a Sagittarius, and if you stay within those limits, nothing much will go wrong. Yeah. Nothing much. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19): With Saturn, your ruler, nicely aligned with Venus, planet of love and harmony, you will find it easy to get people to do what you want. By all means, take advantage of it. You're no spring chicken. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Anyone who thinks he can trick you into believing something that is obviously untrue needs to be taught a few facts of life. Pretend to go along with what he tells you, then pull the rug from under him when he least expects it. He'll learn a valuable lesson -- and you'll have a good laugh. Sweep up when you're done. PISCES (Feb 19 - Mar 20): You don't need advice or assistance. You know exactly what you should be doing, and if you're not doing it, you are wasting precious time. Quit reading this and get to it! Credits & Legal Stuff Editor, Writer, Walking the Walk: Wendy Hall Copyeditor, Talking the Talk: Mike Popovic To answer that hidden question, send e-mail to hidden@be.com To write a nice note to Wendy, send e-mail to wendy@be.com The BeOS User Newsletter Copyright (c) 2000 by Be, Inc. All rights reserved. Be, Inc. 800 El Camino Real, Suite 400 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (650) 462-4100 Fax: (650) 462-4129 Web: http://www.be.com/ Be, BeOS and BeIA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Be Incorporated in the United States and other countries. Other brand product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved. Step left, around, and together with the right.

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