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<p><p>Sometimes you want to move a file in the Finder across volumes, not copy that file. Holding down the Command key while dragging ensures that the item is copied, and then its original deleted, adding up to a move.</p></p>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10858" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10858">Adds support for Snow Leopard and includes a refreshed interface, more audio tracks, and an added Score Editor. (New purchase and upgrade prices vary widely.)</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> | 18 Dec 2009</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10860" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10860">Improves mail service reliability and performance for users running Mac OS X Server 10.6.2. (Free, 20.59 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> | 18 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10860#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10861" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10861">Scrambling to come up with last-minute presents for those lingering on your gift list? If you and your recipient are Facebook users, consider an iTunes Store gift card. You can now purchase virtual iTunes gift cards through Facebook, without needing iTunes at all. To purchase one, you must become a fan of iTunes on Facebook, then click the iTunes Gifts tab to follow customization and purchase instructions. The certificates come in $5 (which isn't available normally via iTunes itself), $10, $15, and $25 values.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 18 Dec 2009</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10851" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10851">Hopefully you've finished all your holiday shopping - at least if you were planning on ordering a 27-inch iMac. In a statement to CNET, an Apple spokesperson has apologized for a two-week shipping delay on all 27-inch iMacs. While Apple isn't giving a specific cause for the delay, other than implying the 27-inch's wild success has made filling orders difficult, it would seem likely that the delay is related to the recent reports of broken displays (see "<a href="http://db.tidbits.com/article/10829">New iMac Screens Cracking and Flickering</a>," 10 December 2009). The 21-inch iMac is still shipping within 24 hours.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 17 Dec 2009</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/10855"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10855', 'show')">Lexmark Printer Drivers 2.2 for Mac OS X 10.6</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10855" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10855">Includes the latest printing software for Lexmark printers on Mac OS X 10.6. (Free, 121 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> | 17 Dec 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10856"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10856', 'show')">Epson Printer Drivers 2.2 for Mac OS X 10.6.1</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10856" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10856">Includes the latest printing and scanning software for Epson printers used under Mac OS X 10.6.1. (Free, 546 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> | 17 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10856#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10839" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10839">Enhances video and 3D graphics support, adds support for Ubuntu 9.10, increases 64-bit support, and fixes over 50 bugs. ($79.99 new, free update from 3.0, 186 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> | 13 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10839#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10838" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10838">Improves compatibility with iCal syncing, adds support for Quick Entry autofill for Microsoft Entourage, and fixes a few crashing bugs. ($49.95 new, free update, 8.3 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> | 11 Dec 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10829"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10829', 'show')">New iMac Screens Cracking and Flickering </a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10829" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10829">Reports of Apple's latest iMacs arriving with cracked screens and faulty displays have been circulating around the Web. Here's a look at the symptoms, suspected causes, and what you can do about it if you're affected.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=12" class="category">Problem Solving</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 10 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10829#comments">5 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10833" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10833">Addresses a slew of minor bugs, restores several desirable program behaviors and workarounds, and tweaks the Lua programming language module. ($125 new, free update, 16.1 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> | 10 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10833#comments">4 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10834"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10834', 'show')">MacBook/MacBook Pro Optical Drive Firmware Updates</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10834" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10834">Address the noise made by the optical disc drive during startup and wake from sleep. (Free, 18.35/3.14/3.36 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> | 10 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10834#comments">6 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10822"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10822', 'show')">Google Chrome for Mac Beta Released</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10822" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10822">A year after the Windows version of Google's Web browser first appeared, a beta version of Google Chrome for Mac OS X has been released.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 09 Dec 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10824"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10824', 'show')">MacSpeech and TEI Offer One-On-One Training</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10824" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10824">MacSpeech, Inc. and The Emergent Institute have partnered up to offer one-on-one training - given by people with disabilities - for the MacSpeech Dictate product family. </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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 09 Dec 2009</div></div>
<a href="/article/10823"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10823', 'show')">Apple Updates Mac Pro and Xserve Configuration Options</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10823" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10823">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.</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/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 08 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10823#comments">3 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10804"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10804', 'show')">Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10804" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10804">Brings improved reliability and security to J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. (Free, 122 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> | 04 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10804#comments">3 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/10805"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('10805', 'show')">Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_10805" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_10805">Brings improved reliability and security to Java SE 6 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. (Free, 78 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> | 04 Dec 2009 | <a href="/article/10805#comments">3 comments</a></div></div>
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