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<h6>Wake On Demand in Snow Leopard</h6>
<p><p>Putting your Mac to sleep saves power, but it also disrupts using your Mac as a file server, among other purposes. Wake on Demand in Snow Leopard works in conjunction with an Apple base station to continue announcing Bonjour services that the sleeping computer offers.</p><p>While the requirements for this feature are complex, eligible users can toggle this feature in the Energy Saver preference pane. It's labeled Wake on Network Access for computers that can be roused either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet; Wake on Ethernet Network Access or Wake on AirPort Network Access for wired- or wireless-only machines, respectively. Uncheck the box to disable this feature.</p></p>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10278" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10278">Apple has announced that attendees at the Worldwide Developers Conference in early June will receive "a final Developer Preview release" of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. That implies that Snow Leopard will ship for the rest of us later in the year - anyone want to bet on October, given past release dates?</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 14 May 2009</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10279"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10279', 'show')">Restoring Mac OS 9 Desktop Click Behavior</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10279" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10279">After all these years of using Mac OS X, Adam still clicks on the Desktop and subconsciously expects Finder windows to come to the front. After a plea to the Twitterverse, he has several ways of making this happen.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=7" class="category">Business Apps</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 14 May 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10273"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10273', 'show')">Apple Unveils Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Safari Updates</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10273" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10273">Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.7, a bug and security fix update that touches on several areas of Leopard and Leopard Server. Also posted were updates to Safari and Security Update 2009-02 for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Tiger Server.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=8" class="category">Macs & Mac OS X</a> | by <a href="/author/Jeff%20Carlson">Jeff Carlson</a> and <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 11 May 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10264"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10264', 'show')">DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of SuperSync</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10264" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10264">If you've been frustrated by trying to keep iTunes libraries in sync on multiple Macs, check out this week's DealBITS drawing for a chance to win a copy of SuperSync.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=14" class="category">Inside TidBITS</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 08 May 2009</div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10266" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10266', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10266', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10266', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.techbroadcasting.com/podcast/now-playing-may-7-2009-david-biedny-adam-engst-and-steve-mr-gadget-kruschen/" id="link_hover_title_10266">Adam Discusses the Kindle DX on the Tech Night Owl Live</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10266" style="visibility:hidden"><img src="/images/external_link_arrow.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="arrow"> <img src="/images/favicons/techbroadcasting.png" border="0" alt="favicon"> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10266" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10266">Is the Kindle DX a ho-hum revision to Amazon's ebook reading device, or does its larger screen size and support for PDF make it more compelling than the previous models? Adam comes down on the side of "more compelling," although he also thinks that a color screen would be a boon for magazines and textbooks.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 08 May 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10263" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10263', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10263', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10263', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01g4ugvMCIY" id="link_hover_title_10263">MacBook Pros Edit Video on Mount Everest at 21,000 Feet</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10263" style="visibility:hidden"><img src="/images/external_link_arrow.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="arrow"> <img src="/images/favicons/youtube.png" border="0" alt="favicon"> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10263" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10263">The video production guys filming this ascent of Mount Everest are extremely happy with the MacBook Pros they're using for Final Cut Pro editing. Be sure to note the high-bandwidth SherpaNet they use to send video to the base camp at 17,500 feet.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 07 May 2009</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10261"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10261', 'show')">Kindle DX Offers Larger Screen, Native PDF Support</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10261" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10261">Amazon has announced the Kindle DX, a large-screen version of the company's ebook reading device. Along with the bigger screen, the Kindle DX offers native PDF support, which could significantly increase the amount and type of content available. Adam runs down the specs and muses on how the Kindle DX could change the game for ebook readers.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 06 May 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10233"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10233', 'show')">How to Share Full-Quality Photos via iPhoto</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10233" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10233">When you send a photo via email from iPhoto, you get to choose a size for the email attachment. But what does "Actual Size (Full Quality)" really mean? A hint: "full quality" isn't quite right, and iPhoto's other built-in methods of publishing photos to the Web won't help you share a full-quality photo with a friend.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=4" class="category">Media Creation</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 May 2009</div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10251" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10251', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10251', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10251', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April09/mappingPhotos.html" id="link_hover_title_10251">NYC Apple Store Ranks Among Most Photographed Places</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10251" style="visibility:hidden"><img src="/images/external_link_arrow.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="arrow"> <img src="/images/favicons/cornell.png" border="0" alt="favicon"> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10251" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10251">A research project at Cornell University has evaluated nearly 35 million photos from Flickr in an effort to automatically organize, label, and summarize large-scale collections of digital images. One interesting finding: the glass-cube Apple Store in New York City is the 5th-most photographed place in New York City, and the 28th-most photographed spot in the world. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 01 May 2009</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10246"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10246', 'show')">"Take Control of iWeb '09" Helps Make Better Web Sites</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10246" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10246">For anyone using iWeb '09 and looking for assistance beyond Apple's minimal help, check out Steve Sande's "Take Control of iWeb '09," which provides book-length documentation on working creatively and effectively in iWeb '09.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=14" class="category">Inside TidBITS</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 30 Apr 2009</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10249" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10249">If you get a Facebook message from a friend suggesting that you visit fbaction.net or fbstarter.com, delete it, since it's a phishing attack that's trying to capture your login credentials.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=13" class="category">Safe Computing</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 30 Apr 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10244"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10244', 'show')">A Few Thoughts After 19 Years of TidBITS</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10244" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10244">On the 19th anniversary of TidBITS, Adam takes a moment to look back at how the technology world has changed and to look forward at the trends we'll see continuing into the future. Bold prediction: we'll keep publishing TidBITS for the foreseeable future!</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=14" class="category">Inside TidBITS</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 27 Apr 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10240"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10240', 'show')">Beware the GPS Thieves</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10240" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10240">As Adam and Tonya discovered first-hand on a recent trip to New York City, the latest trend in car-related theft revolves around the increasingly popular GPS devices from the likes of Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom. Don't let it happen to you.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=13" class="category">Safe Computing</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 24 Apr 2009</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10236" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10236">For additional thoughts on Apple's stellar earnings report, and just why Apple is bucking the downward trend in the economy as a whole, listen in on the discussion between Adam and Chuck Joiner in this MacNotables podcast.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/10238"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10238', 'show')">Savvy GarageBand '09 Documentation Now Available</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10238" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10238">Our first ebooks about the updated components of iLife '09 are out: Jeff Tolbert's "Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand '09" and "Take Control of Recording with GarageBand '09." </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=14" class="category">Inside TidBITS</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 23 Apr 2009</div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10229" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10229', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10229', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10229', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/inthenews/2009/04/21/apple-financials-how-read-mac-security-stories-and-pick-your-topic" id="link_hover_title_10229">Rich Mogull to Discuss Evaluating Security Stories on Your Mac Life</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10229" style="visibility:hidden"><img src="/images/external_link_arrow.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="arrow"> <img src="/images/link_globe.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="Generic Globe"></div></div><div class="spacer"></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10229" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10229">Tune in to Your Mac Life on Wednesday night at 5:30 PM Pacific to hear TidBITS Security Editor Rich Mogull discuss his article on how to evaluate Mac security stories. The live audio stream will remain available through 29-Apr-09.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10232" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10232">You can quibble with particular numbers or with the fact that this report (PDF link) was sponsored by McAfee, a company that sells spam filtering software. But its basic conclusion - that spam has a significant and deleterious effect on the environment - is entirely valid. Just another reason that spam is evil. Happy Earth Day.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10224" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10224">We recently noted that Microsoft Office 2004 will hit its end-of-life date (after which it won't receive any more updates) on 13-Oct-09. You can look up this date for other Office products at Microsoft's Web site, or just keep in mind that Microsoft offers "mainstream support" for a minimum of 5 years or 2 years after the successor product is released, whichever is longer.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10225" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10225">TidBITS Security Editor Rich Mogull talked with MacVoices host Chuck Joiner about the facts and fictions surrounding Macintosh viruses and the recent "botnet" fuss. Listen to this MacVoices podcast episode for real-world advice about both avoiding malware and evaluating security stories in the media.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10226" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10226">Derrick Story has found yet another hidden feature in iPhoto '09 8.0.2. You can Control-click a photo with geotags attached, choose Copy, then Control-click another photo (or selection of photos) and choose the new command Paste Location. Sneaky, but useful!</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->