Editorial News

First and foremost I would like to once again thank the members who have taken the time to contribute to the magazine.

The good news is that all of the submissions are very useful and interesting. The bad news is that we have not been able to print many of them due to the limitations of space. Rest assured we will publish them and have taken steps to increase the amount of space in the magazine including adding four pages. You may also notice that several of the forms that we run each month have been reduced in size and a few others may not be printed every month. If this inconveniences anyone or you have any opinions on this subject please let us know.

Other advancements are also being made with the generous donation of software from Corel and the decision to move from word processing software to a desktop publishing package which will give us greater control over typography and graphics.

As if that is not enough, the editorial team has been given the go ahead to obtain a higher resolution printer for producing the final artwork that we send to the printer. You should see a huge jump in the quality of the type and graphics in the magazine within a couple of months. We would like to explore the possibility of receiving corporate support (read that as ‘donation’) for this equipment. If you have any ideas or contacts in this area please run to your computer or phone and contact the editor right now!

When was the last time you had a look at Sixteen Bits Online? You did know that there was an online version of the journal didn’t you? Those of you in the know may have noticed that we have been a bit tardy in updating the site.

Well, that’s now history thanks to the efforts of Lis Shelley, Ken Livingston and Emil Joseph. Ken has been named our online editor and along with a few volunteers has produced an interesting and enjoyable corner of cyberspace just for the group’s journal.

I’ll leave you to discover what other treats they have in store for us all. Check out the Qool URLs page for the location. It’s fairly obvious. I’m sure this is an effort many of us will enjoy. I have already had very positive feedback from friends overseas.

We have more tricks up our sleeves as well with the introduction of having two editors (for the price of one, no less) to produce the magazine on an alternate monthly basis.

We are hoping this will reduce the workload and increase the creative possibilities in finishing this masterpiece each month, not to mention allowing us both to have a personal life. So next month look for my buddy Cliff Manley right here in this very space.

I have saved the most exciting news for last! Oh never mind, it’s better as a surprise. Have a look below for fantastic news regarding the editorial teams efforts over the last year.

Lastly, if you haven’t been to a main meeting lately you are missing interesting presentations and useful information. You will also miss the chance to win some fun and valuable door prizes including the software game reviewed in each month’s magazine. I hope to see you there next Monday and don’t forget the Bytes SIG at the Asian Bistro just before the meeting if you are interested in food and socialising as well as computers.