Extract Directly from Time Machine
Normally you use Time Machine to restore lost data in a file like this: within the Time Machine interface, you go back to the time the file was not yet messed up, and you restore it to replace the file you have now.
You can also elect to keep both, but the restored file takes the name and place of the current one. So, if you have made changes since the backup took place that you would like to keep, they are lost, or you have to mess around a bit to merge changes, rename files, and trash the unwanted one.
As an alternative, you can browse the Time Machine backup volume directly in the Finder like any normal disk, navigate through the chronological backup hierarchy, and find the file which contains the lost content.
Once you've found it, you can open it and the current version of the file side-by-side, and copy information from Time Machine's version of the file into the current one, without losing any content you put in it since the backup was made.
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Free Registration For Macworld Expo 2010 Ends 24-Sep-09
by Doug McLean 
Interested in attending this year's Macworld Expo but wondering whether your budget will cooperate? Consider scoring a free floor pass by registering on the Macworld Expo Web site between now and 24-Sep-09. But don't delay, between 25-Sep-09 and 07-Feb-10 the same ticket will cost you $25, and waiting to buy one onsite during the Expo's dates will run you $45.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2010 in San Francisco will take place from Tuesday, 09-Feb-10, through Saturday, 13-Feb-10 (see "Macworld Expo Moves to Mid-February", 2009-03-30). While Macworld's conference sessions will take place in Moscone West for all five days, the show floor will be open in Moscone North only from 11-Feb-10 through 13-Feb-10 (these are the dates you gain access to with the free pass).
While the pass won't get you into any MacIT talks, Symposium sessions, or instructional panels, it will enable you to check out what the vendors are offering on the show floor, and to attend the Feature Presentations which include the Macworld Best of Show Awards, David Pogue, and Leo Laporte.
So if you're looking to attend the Macworld Conference & Expo in a casual way, be sure to take advantage of this offer before it disappears.
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