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<h6>View Extra Sync Details in Snow Leopard</h6>
<p><p>In Snow Leopard, Option-click the Sync icon in the menu bar to display a menu showing each available sync service and when it was last synced. Other new items in that menu include commands to Reset Sync Services entirely and to open the iSync and Sync Diagnostics utilities.</p></p>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9329" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9329">Impressions of the Kindle: it's neat, it works as advertised, but it's gawky. And the forced justification isn't the smartest idea for legibility.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=18" class="category">Blog Post</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 21 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9327"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9327', 'show')">Comparing Amazon's Kindle to the iPhone and Sony Reader</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9327" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9327">The new Amazon Kindle could finally bring a portable electronic book reader to the masses because of its ubiquitous network connection along with push subscriptions. At $399, it might still be a hard sell. We compare the Kindle to the Sony Reader and the iPhone, which share characteristics with Kindle.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 19 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9322"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9322', 'show')">Punching a Hole for Back to My Mac</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9322" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9322">Back to My Mac can work with a little firewall configuration help, and Apple's provided some more detail that we explain how to use. Also, Apple confesses Back to My Mac's security weaknesses - at either end of the connection, not in the middle.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 17 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9318"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9318', 'show')">Mac OS X 10.5.1 Fixes Numerous Leopard Flaws</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9318" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9318">Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.1, the first update to Leopard, and fixes problems with Back to My Mac, Mail, and Finder data loss when moving files among partitions and networked volumes. It also makes one cosmetic change to the application firewall while fixing a problem that bit Skype users and adding more security.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> and <a href="/author/Rich%20Mogull">Rich Mogull</a> | 15 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9314"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9314', 'show')">Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.11 with Safari 3</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9314" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9314">The question of whether Safari 3 would be released for Tiger is answered: yes. Apple pushed out Mac OS X 10.4.11, which fixes a huge list of bugs and security flaws along with the enhanced Web browser.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 14 Nov 2007</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9309" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9309">A new version of Webjimbo provides better remote access to the arcana of ours lives stored in Bare Bones Software's Yojimbo, while offering a separate iPhone-tailored interface.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 13 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9311"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9311', 'show')">PGP Causes Leopard Slowdown, But Fix Is Simple</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9311" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9311">With PGP installed, upgrading to Leopard can produce hard-to-pinpoint slowdowns, as I saw with a beta of email program Mailsmith. But uninstalling the software or upgrading to a Leopard-compatible beta solves the problem.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 13 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9291"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9291', 'show')">Google's View of Our Cell Phone Future Is an Android, Not a GPhone</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9291" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9291">Google is not building a phone; it's building its vision of the future. A consortium of companies, many of them competitors, are backing a free, open-source cell phone platform that could be customized at will, providing unprecedented options for consumers. We'll see.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 12 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9308"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9308', 'show')">iPhone 1.1.2 Ships: OS X Recaptured Briefly</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9308" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9308">Apple releases the 1.1.2 software update for the iPhone and iPod touch to patch a serious flaw that also enabled third-party software installation. But software developers were primed: a "jailbreak" for 1.1.2 is already available.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 12 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9302"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9302', 'show')">Powerless? iPhone Provides a Light</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9302" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9302">In a brief power outage, I discovered the joy of continuous Internet connectivity with my iPhone. I express outrage at the outage reporting, too.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=18" class="category">Blog Post</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 10 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9293"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9293', 'show')">iTunes 7.5 and QuickTime 7.3 Released</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9293" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9293">Apple fixes security-related bugs in QuickTime 7.3 and adds support for multi-country iPhone activation in iTunes 7.5.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 05 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9286"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9286', 'show')">Install Applications with iPhone 1.1.1 Software</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9286" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9286">AppSnapp allows third-party software installation on an iPhone with 1.1.1 software installed. But it makes use of a software flaw that Apple will surely fix.</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/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 03 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9282"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9282', 'show')">Infinite Recursion with Screen Sharing</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9282" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9282">I was experimenting with Leopard Screen Sharing and its backwards compatibility with VNC - see "Screen Sharing with Leopard Extends to Tiger," 2007-10-26 - when I managed to produce this lovely recursive screen capture</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=18" class="category">Blog Post</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 01 Nov 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9279"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9279', 'show')">Network Security Podcast on Leopard</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9279" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9279">I was a guest this week on the Network Security Podcast, speaking with Rich Mogull, a frequent TidBITS contributor. We spoke about the early concerns with the security model and certain parts of the way it works in Leopard</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=18" class="category">Blog Post</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 31 Oct 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9268"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9268', 'show')">Leopard Review in the Seattle Times</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9268" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9268">Jeff and I write a biweekly column for The Seattle Times called "Practical Mac," which means we're writing to the converted - we don't have to justify the use of a Mac or explain it</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=18" class="category">Blog Post</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 27 Oct 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9266"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9266', 'show')">Screen Sharing with Leopard Extends to Tiger</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9266" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9266">Leopard lets you share and share alike, offering your system up for remote viewing and control, as well as letting you take control of others' systems (with their permission). But Tiger can play nice, too, through built-in Mac OS X support and Chicken of the VNC.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 26 Oct 2007</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9261" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9261">Leopard overhauls file sharing for services like AFP (remembered fondly as AppleShare), Samba, and FTP, while bringing back the long-missed shared folders options. The new approach makes it much easier for any user to share files over a network or the Internet. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 25 Oct 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/9259"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9259', 'show')">My Real Breakfast with Fake Steve Jobs</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9259" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9259">Dear diary: I had breakfast with Fake Steve Jobs! He showed me the next-generation iPod (hint: it requires minor surgery to use), gave me a shiny new penny, and then wiped my memory using his reality distortion field. All I recall is eating a bagel with a Boston-based Forbes reporter named Dan Lyons.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=16" class="category">Just for Fun</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 24 Oct 2007</div></div>
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