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<p><p>Feeling trasher's remorse? On Snow Leopard, you can open the Trash (click the Trash icon in the Dock) and "untrash" individual items there. Select one or more trashed items (files and folders) and choose File > Put Back. This returns the items to where they were when you originally put them in the trash. The keyboard shortcut is Command-Delete - the same as the shortcut for trashing an item in the first place, since in deleting something from the trash you are untrashing it.</p></p>
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<a href="/article/10981"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10981', 'show')">FontExplorer X Pro 2.5 </a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10981" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10981">Updates the user interface, adds new wide-screen mode, and enables users to tag their fonts. ($79 new, free update, 28 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 03 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10981#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10956" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10956">So where does the iPad fit in the world of gizmos and gadgets? Macworld's Chris Breen shares some thoughts regarding the iPad's potential uses in every room of your house, as well as when you're on the road or in the air. His visions suggest that third party accessories will be essential for integrating the iPad into our lives, much more so than the iPhone or the MacBook.</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/10956#comments">2 comments | Comment on this link</a></div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10974"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10974', 'show')">Greenpeace Hitching Itself to Apple's Star?</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10974" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10974">Greenpeace recently released its latest consumer electronic company rankings, with Apple topping one list and moving up on another. Greenpeace has previously garnered attention for its cause by slamming Apple; now the organization appears to be soliciting attention by praising Apple. To what degree does Greenpeace depend on Apple, and does that dependence shape its ranking methodology?</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=2" class="category">Opinion</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 02 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/10974#comments">8 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10963" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10963">Adds a new Calendar Groups feature, includes a new global font size preference, and fixes a number of bugs. ($40, free update, 6.2 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 29 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10964" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10964">Improves macro importing, expands options for hot keys, and fixes a handful of problems - including a couple of crashing bugs. ($36 new, free update, 7.7 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 29 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10965" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10965">Adds a new AppleScript command for optimizing outgoing pictures, and fixes issues with drag-and-drop functionality, keyboard shortcuts, and more. ($24.95 new, free update, 19.9 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 29 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10953" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10953">Wired describes how Google has worked around its Google Voice iPhone app being stuck in App Store approval purgatory (it's shameful that Apple hasn't approved or rejected it by now). Google has instead updated its iPhone-friendly Web site, accessible by any HTML5-capable browser such as Mobile Safari, that enables users to place calls from their Google Voice accounts. Since the page can be added as an icon on the iPhone's home screen, the Web app ends up being largely indistinguishable from the original iPhone app, though it lacks direct integration with the iPhone's contacts list.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 27 Jan 2010</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10948" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10948">Expands support for VoIP Caller ID, improves phone number formatting, and enables users to send SMS messages via the keyboard. ($20, free update, 2 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 25 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10949" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10949">Adds support for Whole Disk Encryption and Boot Camp under Snow Leopard, optimization for solid state drives, improves run time speeds, and enables compatibility across mixed networks of Linux, Apple, and Windows systems. (PGP Desktop Professional [including Whole Disk Encryption], $239; PGP Desktop Email, $164; PGP Desktop Home, $99; PGP Whole Disk Encryption, $149; volume discounts available; free update to all users with subscription licenses or maintenance)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=22" class="category">Watchlist</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 25 Jan 2010 | <a href="/article/10949#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10937"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10937', 'show')">Firmware Restoration CD 1.8</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10937" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10937">Can be used to restore firmware on an early 2009 Mac Pro or Xserve after interrupted or unsuccessful updates. (Free, 22.5 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 21 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10941" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10941">In the wake of Haiti's recent earthquake, Google has updated its Google Maps satellite photos of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince. The new images, gathered on 17 January 2010, present a humbling view of the city's destruction. Google made the images available in part to "assist relief efforts including those by many UN organizations and the Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies." We hope the images will also persist as reminders of Haiti's need for support during its long road to recovery.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 21 Jan 2010</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10930" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10930">Provides compatibility with Snow Leopard, support for 64-bit applications, and updated linguistic and language plug-ins. ($39.95 new, free update, 22 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 20 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10931" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10931">Adds a new Unix command for searching across multiple files, improves file creation within the embedded FTP/SFTP browser, and fixes a long list of minor bugs and issues. (Free, 12.1 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 20 Jan 2010</div></div>
<a href="/article/10932"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10932', 'show')">Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.4</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10932" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10932">Improves compatibility with certain virtualization products, storage performance for Windows XP Boot Camp users, and reliability during the boot process. (Free, 1.96 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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 20 Jan 2010</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10934" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10934">Improves compatibility with certain virtualization products and enhances reliability during the boot process. (Free, 1.81 MB)
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10939" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10939">The White House, contributing a memorable moment to the history of mobile computing, has released its first-ever iPhone app. The free app gives users an easy way to keep up with the White House Blog, hear the latest from the Briefing Room, check out behind-the-scenes photos, and, most notably, watch live streaming video of speeches, press briefings, and special events. Amusingly, the app is available before the mobile-enabled version of the WhiteHouse.gov Web site.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 20 Jan 2010</div></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10933" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10933">Like any other certifiable success, the iTunes App Store has become a hot topic of discussion; the stats revolving in its orbit have been endlessly reported on and analyzed. For those tired of parsing regular graphs and summaries, take a moment to check out GigaOM's infographic "The App Store Economy," which brings a little visual zest to the familiar data.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 19 Jan 2010</div></div></div>
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