We're pleased to welcome a pair of new TidBITS sponsors: Useful Fruit Software, makers of Pear Note, and Econ Technologies, makers of ChronoSync.

Apple has announced substantial speed and graphics updates to the iMac and Mac Pro lineups, and debuted a new 27-inch Cinema Display.

See who won the Drobo in last week's DealBITS drawing, and if it wasn't you, read on to save up to $125 on various Drobo models and configurations.

We've had some good DealBITS drawings in the past, but this week's is particularly compelling, since you can enter to win not a piece of software, but a Drobo, a simple, scalable storage device that gives you the peace of mind of a RAID without the fussiness of matching drives or messing with complex management software. If you're looking for a reliable backup device or home media storage device, be sure to enter this week's DealBITS drawing!

Notable software releases this week include Yojimbo 2.2, BusyCal 1.3, Camino 2.0.3, TweetDeck 0.34.2, Carbon Copy Cloner 3.3.2, VMware Fusion 3.1, Boot Camp Update for MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010).

Enhances graphic performance, improves USB connectivity, and expands virtual hard disk support to 2 TB. ($79.99 new, free update, 432 MB)

With TidBITS turning 20, we asked many friends and colleagues about their history with our little newsletter. The number and quality of replies has been overwhelming, and we're thrilled to share them.

Improves support for graphics-intensive applications, large virtual machines, USB connections, and Boot Camp. (Free public beta)

Notable software releases this week include VMware Fusion 3.1 Beta, Things 1.3, MainStage 2.1.1, LogMeIn Pro2, Safari 4.0.5, and TextExpander 3.0.

So you have a collection of LPs and you wish you could listen to them in iTunes or on your iPod? Or you'd just like to preserve the music in digital format so you can listen without a needle touching the vinyl? Here's one user's inexpensive, speedy approach.

Please welcome Code42 Software, makers of the excellent backup software CrashPlan, as our newest long-term TidBITS sponsor!

Apple has added a handful of new Mac Pro and Xserve configurations which offer larger hard drive capacities, faster CPU speeds in the quad-core Mac Pro, and higher memory ceilings in the quad-core Xserve.

The mighty microcomputer that's the Mac mini has been maxed out in two new models, one of which will provide an entry-level server option by bundling Mac OS X Server 10.6 with 1 TB of internal storage.

Updated iMacs sport edge-to-edge, LED-backlit, 21.5- and 27-inch displays, with an entry-level model starting at $1,199. Along with faster CPUs, more storage, and more RAM, Apple has added an integral SD card slot for importing images or video.

The URL shortening service tr.im has decided, in the face of increased traffic and no revenue potential, to halt its operations at some point in 2010. It's hard to make money redirecting millions of URLs from long to short.

Readers this week are tracking recent Mac news items, such as the release of a higher-capacity Time Capsule, Apple's decision to reject the Google Voice app for the iPhone, NewsGator's surprise switch to Google Reader, and issues with Mac OS X 10.5.8. Also this week, readers talk about the Windows software that drives some Ford car dashboards, get help with AppleScript, relate experiences with Web hosting companies, and recommend printers.

Apple has quietly upgraded the Time Capsule backup appliance and wireless base station, providing models with 1 TB and 2 TB capacity at the same price points as the previous lineup.

The first full-on preview of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard reveals a faster, sleeker cat that's designed to be more compact and efficient, and to take full advantage of the fast multi-core processors in Intel-based Macs.

The printed instructions for how to reformat a new disk are usually wrong; here's the right way.

Apple's update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard is approaching, but will the company charge the usual $129 for it, even though it isn't slated to offer any new user-focused features? Adam argues that making Snow Leopard nearly free would benefit everyone, including Apple.