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<a href="/article/11003"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11003', 'show')">Bonus Stories for 15 February 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11003" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11003">Our staff and contributors have been overwhelming us with great content of late, prompted in large part by Apple's iPad announcement, but in case you read TidBITS only in email, we wanted to make sure you didn't miss these great articles simply because timely Macworld 2010 news took over this week's issue. These articles will likely appear in the future, but if you want to read them now, just visit our Web site (where you can make comments too!).</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=20" class="category">Email</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 15 Feb 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11002" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11002">Much to the consternation of the naysayers, and despite seeing a drop in exhibitor count and attendance, Macworld Expo 2010 appears to have been a success - and Macworld Expo 2011 is in the works.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=2" class="category">Opinion</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 15 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/11002#comments">26 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10970"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10970', 'show')">TidBITS Events at Macworld SF 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10970" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10970">Come find us at Macworld Expo in San Francisco with this handy list of our appearances!</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> | 09 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10970#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10989"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10989', 'show')">Does the iPhone OS Need Multitasking?</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10989" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10989">A common complaint about the iPhone OS is that it doesn't allow multitasking. But the situation isn't that simple, since the iPhone OS does have some forms of multitasking, and even the term "multitasking" has many different meanings. Adam explores all the possibilities, and the likelihood of seeing support for them in the future.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 08 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10989#comments">88 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10955" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10955', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10955', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10955', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/macnotables-1007-adam-and-tonya-engst-and-andy-ihnatko-examine-the-ipad-in-depth/" id="link_hover_title_10955">Adam, Tonya, and Andy Ihnatko Discuss the iPad, Amazon, and Ebooks</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10955" style="visibility:hidden"><img src="/images/external_link_arrow.gif" height="15" width="15" border="0" alt="arrow"> <img src="/images/favicons/macnotables.png" border="0" alt="favicon"> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10955" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10955">In this two-part MacNotables podcast, Adam, Tonya, and the inimitable Andy Ihnatko joined host Chuck Joiner to discuss the dust-up between Amazon and Macmillan. They segued from there into a discussion of the Kindle, the ebook market, and the iPad in general. Well worth putting on your iPod for the evening commute.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10952" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10952">The New York Times reports that Amazon has purchased the tiny startup Touchco, which was working on a next-generation touch-screen technology that could be used to create full-color touch-screen displays that would be significantly cheaper than current touch screens. Gee, do you think Amazon may be acknowledging that slow E Ink screens aren't going to be sufficient to compete with the iPad?</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 03 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10952#comments">1 comment | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10935" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10935">Joe Wilcox on Betanews reports on numbers gathered from research firm NPD showing that 9 out of every 10 computers priced at over $1,000 sold in Q4 2009 were Macs. This is evidence of Apple's success in positioning the Mac as a premium brand, but NPD also points out that most of the growth in the PC market is at the under-$500 price point. With Apple posting record sales and profits quarter after quarter, we don't see the company worrying about the low end of the market.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 02 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10935#comments">3 comments | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10957"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10957', 'show')">iPhone Developer License Points to New Devices?</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10957" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10957">Adam suggests that a small wording change in the iPhone Developer License Agreement could indicate that Apple's long-range plans include more (and larger) iPhone OS-based devices.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 28 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10957#comments">8 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10954" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10954">At long last, the orgy of non-stop media speculation is over, and Apple has introduced the iPad, a tablet-sized device that's most easily thought of as a scaled-up iPod touch. Although some models will include 3G data connectivity, it's not a phone. The iPad offers enough enhancements, in addition to its size, that it could take over some key tasks from a MacBook.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 27 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10954#comments">38 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10946"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10946', 'show')">Grassroots Movement to Create New Letters Email Client</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10946" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10946">After a frustrated post from NetNewsWire developer Brent Simmons, a grassroots movement has formed to develop Letters, a new Macintosh email client aimed at power users. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 25 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10946#comments">3 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10943"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10943', 'show')">Firefox 3.6 Adds Trendy Shiny Stuff (But Is Still Good)</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10943" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10943">Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6, a notable update to the popular Web browser. Foremost among the new features is the capability to make your toolbar and tab area unreadable via personas, but other minor features make the update worthwhile anyway.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 22 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10943#comments">21 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10940"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10940', 'show')">Amazon Opens Kindle to Developers, Changes Royalties</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10940" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10940">In what appears to be a blatant attempt to steal Apple's thunder, Amazon has announced that it will open the Kindle to developers and will offer a more-attractive royalty structure to authors and publishers of inexpensive ebooks. </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> | 21 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10940#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="link_hover" id="link_box_full_10936" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10936', 'show'); link_hover_swap('10936', 'in')" onMouseOut="link_hover_swap('10936', 'out')"><div class="link_hover_title"><a href="http://www.indierelief.com/" id="link_hover_title_10936">Indie+Relief Donates All January 20th Proceeds to Support Haiti</a></div><div class="link_box_right" id="link_box_right_10936" 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_10936" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10936">Here's another way to support the relief efforts in earthquake-torn Haiti: buy software from the Indie+Relief site on 20 January 2010. You won't get a deal, but you will get great products from independent Mac and iPhone developers and all the proceeds will go to charities (selected by each developer) doing good deeds in Haiti. Kudos to the Indie+Relief organizers and all the developers who are participating.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 20 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10936#comments">2 comments | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10922" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10922">No, we're not talking about former Senator Ted Stevens's clumsy description of the Internet; this article from the Stanford School of Medicine Web site instead describes the wildly cool pneumatic tube system used by Stanford Hospital staff to send lab samples around at speeds up to 25 feet (7.6 m) per second - that's roughly 18 miles (30 km) per hour. Pneumatic tube systems were cutting edge communication technology way back in the 19th century, but when it comes to transporting physical objects, they retain their utility even in today's networked age.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 19 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10922#comments">3 comments | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10929" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10929">Provides an updated Flash Player plug-in, blocks vulnerabilities in CUPS and OpenSSL, prevents attacks via maliciously crafted images and audio files. (Free, various sizes)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=22" class="category">Watchlist</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 19 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10929#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10923" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10923">Macworld reports that AT&T has reduced the price of the iPhone's unlimited voice and data plan, down from $100 for voice and $30 for data (for a total of $130) to $100 for both voice and data combined. The unlimited Family Talk plans also dropped in price (now $180 for two phones), but text messaging plan pricing remains unchanged.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 18 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10923#comments">1 comment | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10924" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10924">Improves reliability in a number of situations, addresses incorrect reporting, and enhances compatibility with third-party software. ($299 new, free update, 4.21 MB client/51.41 MB admin)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=22" class="category">Watchlist</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 18 Jan 2010</div></div>
<a href="/article/10927"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10927', 'show')">Apple Confirms January 27th Media Event</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10927" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10927">Email invitations have confirmed that Apple will be making some sort of significant announcement on January 27th in San Francisco. Could it be the much-rumored tablet?</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> | 18 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10927#comments">20 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10928"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10928', 'show')">New Ebook Offers Up-to-Date Details about Running Windows on a Mac</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10928" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10928">Looking for current information about the best software to use for running Windows on a Mac, or how to run Windows most effectively? Joe Kissell's new "Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac, Fourth Edition" has all the answers for the latest virtualization software.</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> | 18 Jan 2010</div></div>
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