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<h6>Springy Dock Tricks</h6>
<p><p>If you drag a file and hover over Dock icons, various useful things happen which are similar to Finder springing. If it's a window, the window un-minimizes from the Dock. If it's a stack, the corresponding folder in the Finder opens. If it's the Finder, it brings the Finder to the foreground and opens a window if one doesn't exist already. But the coolest (and most hidden) springing trick is if you hover over an application and press the Space bar, the application comes to the foreground. This is great for things like grabbing a file from somewhere to drop into a Mail composition window that's otherwise hidden. Grab the file you want, hover over the Mail icon, press the Space bar, and Mail comes to the front for you to drop the file into the compose window. Be sure that Spring-Loaded Folders and Windows is enabled in the Finder Preferences window.</p></p>
<a href="/article/11624"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11624', 'show')">"Take Control of PDFpen 5" Teaches You to Tweak PDFs Like a Pro</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11624" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11624">For those who need to manipulate PDF files, Smile's PDFpen is an elegant and cost-effective alternative to the pricey Adobe Acrobat Pro, and you can now learn about everything that PDFpen can do for you with our new ebook, "Take Control of PDFpen 5."</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> | 7:04 AM | <a href="/article/11624#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11617" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11617">Adds compatibility for new camera formats, improves overall stability, and addresses other minor issues. (Free update, 321.1 MB)</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> | 20 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11617#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11606" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11606">The organizers of the MacTech Conference, coming up in early November, have announced the addition of a panel on trends in virtualization, to be moderated by Macworld VP and Editorial Director Jason Snell, along with a study hour and exam session for all current Apple Certification Exams that will take place at the close of the conference.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11607" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11607">If you find yourself carrying your iPad around town a lot, there are plenty of cases that will hold it. But what if you just want to drop it in your pocket and go, as you would an iPhone? For that you'll need a jacket or vest from Scottevest. They look pretty normal, but you'll still rack up a lot of geek points.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11605" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11605">Thanks to Snaggy and Nitrozac for this Joy of Tech comic identifying 12 of the most annoying types of Twitter users - we promise to think before we tweet!</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11599" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11599">Opening a PDF containing a maliciously crafted TrueType font in either Adobe Acrobat or Reader 9.3.4 could result in arbitrary code execution or a crash. Although the vulnerability affects all the platforms on which Adobe Acrobat and Reader run, the current exploits in the wild target only Windows. To be safe, rely on Apple's Preview, Smile's PDFpen, or another PDF application until Adobe closes the vulnerability with a 4 October 2010 release.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11600" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11600">Lets you set the default screenshot format to more formats, along with changing the default save location and base file name. (Free, 1.0 MB)</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> | 14 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11600#comments">5 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11602"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11602', 'show')">"Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ" Answers 100 iTunes Questions</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11602" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11602">Our new ebook about iTunes 10 combines the convenience of a FAQ with the thoroughness of the Take Control approach to give readers quick access to expert iTunes advice.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=1" class="category">Entertainment</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 14 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11602#comments">5 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11593" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11593">Last week, Adam was a last-minute guest addition to the popular MacBreak Weekly netcast, joining host Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko to talk about all the recent Apple news: Ping, Apple TV, the new iTunes interface, mobile gaming, and much more. It's an enjoyable bit of Apple-centric chatter, in both audio and video formats.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11594" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11594">For yet more analysis of Apple's recent announcements from Adam and host Gene Steinberg, tune in to this week's Tech Night Owl podcast.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11595" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11595">The iPod nano has finally shrunk enough to live in the most obvious spot on your body - your wrist. iLoveHandles is selling the $19.95 Rock Band, a leather strap to which the new iPod nano clips such that it looks just like a wristwatch. Now we're wondering if there will ever be an iPhone nano that could be attached in a similar fashion.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11596"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11596', 'show')">The Data Rescue Center Sponsoring TidBITS</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11596" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11596">Please welcome our latest TidBITS sponsor, the data-recovery company The Data Rescue Center. They specialize in data recovery from damaged hard drives along with "rescuing" data from inaccessible digital drive types, old videotapes and cassette tapes, and even analog photos.</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> | 13 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11596#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11597"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11597', 'show')">DealBITS Discount: Save $20 on Raskin 1.1</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11597" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11597">See who won copies of Raskin 1.1 in last week's DealBITS drawing, and if you're not among them, read on to save $20 on Raskin Software's alternative interface. </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> | 13 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11597#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11590"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11590', 'show')">EPUBReader Displays EPUBs in Firefox</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11590" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11590">Sure, it's easy to view EPUB-formatted ebooks in iBooks on an iOS device, but what if you want to look at one quickly on your Mac? iTunes won't help, and Adam's new favorite tool for this is a Firefox add-on called EPUBReader.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=1" class="category">Entertainment</a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 10 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11590#comments">7 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11586" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11586">In a move that could be construed as reducing exposure to antitrust scrutiny, Apple has announced changes to the iOS Developer License Agreement. Simultaneously, the company has released the App Store Review Guidelines and created an App Review Board to bring transparency to the iOS app approval process.</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> | 09 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11586#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11587" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11587">Major upgrade to the PDF editing software improves performance, adds redaction, enhances image editing, converts Web sites to PDF, and improves form capabilities. ($59.95/$99.95 new, $25 upgrade, free update for purchases after 14 February 2010, 42.8/43.1 MB)</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> | 09 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11587#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11588" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11588">Provides support for an HTTP response header that prevents side embedding and thus clickjacking, fixes security vulnerabilities and bugs. (Free, 19 MB)</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> | 09 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11588#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11580" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11580">Thanks to Ted Landau for pointing out the story behind the shutdown of VersionTracker, which readers had started to ask us about. CNET, which acquired VersionTracker several years ago, is merging VersionTracker into CNET Downloads. It doesn't look like the overall functionality will change much, but the VersionTracker name will go away.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 08 Sep 2010 | <a href="/article/11580#comments">6 comments | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11581" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11581">We realize that most people won't be able to attend this show, and in fact, we were invited to speak but couldn't make the trip (dratted public school schedule!). But if you're in New Zealand on September 10th and 11th, the Creative Tech conference is the country's largest Apple-focused trade show ever, and this preview in The New Zealand Herald makes it sound as though it will be a great time.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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