Two weeks until the July 4th debut of revJournal!

[Alan Golub]

Hello, Revvers!

We're just 2 weeks away from launching our online Rev magazine. For those
who expressed interest in receiving updates via this list, here's where we
are:

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Title:  The name of the new web site is revJournal. You'll be able to find
it at http://www.revjournal.com. (Don't bother looking now -- it's just an
under construction page until our official debut on July 4th!).

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Site Architecture/Design:  Finally, everything's up and running. I'm not a
web designer by trade, but I've worked hard to give the site a distinct and
pleasant look. Proud to say I muddled through a bit of javascript, some
hand-coded PHP, a dash of mySQL, and custom-built CSS, for a dynamic,
table-free design. I think it looks pretty darn good, but I'll let you be
the judge when we launch. ;-)

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Content:  About 65% of the content for the launch is "in the can." By way of
sneak preview, the site is broken down, magazine-style, into the following
departments:

revNews: News stories that run the gamut -- if it is in any way related to
programming with Revolution, we want to cover it. If you have news you think
the rest of us can use, drop me a note at publisher at revjournal.com. Press
releases/product announcements are fine, so send them on. We'll update
revNews as necessary, hopefully near-daily.

revViews:  a.k.a. my own little "revBlog," this section covers everything
that doesn't fit neatly into one of the other categories. Musings on
programming, life, TV -- anything goes, so get ready to be bored! Expect
updates every coupla weeks or so.

revTools:  Reviews of third-party resources for Rev developers, from
standalones and plug-ins, to web sites, books, etc. Again, if you have
something you'd like to read or write a review about, don¹t be shy. Dial
1-800 publisher at revjournal.com. As long as there are Rev resources, we'll
review 'em!

revTalk:  Our Q&A section, in which we profile you, the members of the
development community. Find out how real world Revvers are putting
Revolution to professional use on a daily basis. For our debut, we've
interviewed Sarah Reichert of Genesearch, who has given typical,
Sarah-style, thoughtful responses to some of our most grueling questions.
(Sneak Preview: You'll never guess which book Sarah would take as her luxury
item in a game of "Geek Survivor" -- we've got the scoop, so don't miss
it!). On deck for our second interview: Q&A with Richard Gaskin of Fourth
World Media -- more great stuff you won't wanna miss!

revSchool:  Last but not least, revSchool is the original motivation behind
the entire revJournal enterprise. Here's where we try our darnedest to
provide fledgling programmers with a strong foundation for programming with
Revolution. With tutorials, feature articles, and more, we hope to provide
quality instruction that isn't available anywhere else. We'll be designing
and building Rev solutions from the ground up, so grab a pencil, some paper,
and a Rev license, and let us take you to school!

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There are a few more surprises that I'll keep under wraps until we launch.
If it's not clear from the above, I'm excited about revJournal, and hope you
all will be, too.

If anyone has any ideas, suggestions, contributions (via articles, reviews,
etc.) they wish to make, let 'em rip to publisher at revjournal.com.

That'll probably do it for updates via this list. I will, however, post an
"open-for-biz" announcement when the site goes live.

See you all online on July 4th!

Alan S. Golub
StoryCard Software, LLC

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