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<h6>Open Files with App Switcher</h6>
<p><p>Using the Application Switcher to open files can sometimes be faster than hunting for an Application's window or searching through a jam packed Dock for an Application's icon. First grab your file, press Command-Tab, and then drop the file onto the desired application's icon to open it within that program.</p></p>
<a href="/article/8822"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8822', 'show')">iQuestion the iPhone</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8822" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8822">Last week we tried to include everything that was known about the iPhone in "iPhone Seeks to Redefine the Mobile Phone" (2007-01-15) and "iTouched an iPhone" (2007-01-15)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 22 Jan 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/8810"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8810', 'show')">iPhone Seeks to Redefine the Mobile Phone</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8810" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8810">Despite months of rumors about an Apple phone, Steve Jobs still managed to wow the crowd at the Macworld Expo 2007 keynote with the iPhone, a sleek handheld device that incorporates features of the iPod, a smartphone, and an Internet communications device</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 15 Jan 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/8812"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8812', 'show')">Apple TV Connects Macs and TVs</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8812" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8812">Although the big news at Steve Jobs's Macworld Expo keynote was the iPhone, Jobs also introduced the Apple TV, previously codenamed iTV when it was previewed at a special press event in September 2006 (see "Apple Updates iPods, Introduces Movies, Previews iTV," 2006-09-16)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=1" class="category">Entertainment</a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 15 Jan 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/8815"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8815', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/15-Jan-07</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8815" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8815">Macworld 2007 keynote -- What did the TidBITS audience think of this year's Macworld Expo keynote address? (11 messages)
Younger Than Thou: "When I was your age...": Readers respond to Dan Pourhadi's first Younger Than Thou column</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 15 Jan 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/8805"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8805', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/08-Jan-07</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8805" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8805">Optimizing DNS settings -- If your Web connection seems to be sporadic, perhaps the issue is with DNS lookups. Readers suggest methods of streamlining DNS, including working with various hardware routers</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 08 Jan 2007</div></div>
<a href="/article/8796"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8796', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/18-Dec-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8796" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8796">Digital TV tuners -- A suggestion in our gift issue leads a reader to query about digital television tuners that work with the Mac. (1 message)
Simple file server advice? Readers recommend several ways to use an old Mac as a file server in a journalism lab</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 18 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8786"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8786', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/11-Dec-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8786" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8786">Great deal on a Brother 2070N printer -- A reader finds a deal on a Brother networked laser printer, which leads to a discussion of PostScript emulation</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 11 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8778"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8778', 'show')">2006 Gift Ideas for the Macintosh-Minded</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8778" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8778">We generally focus on the world of the Macintosh, but if there's one thing that sets a Mac user apart, it's an interest in the outside world. As in previous years, the suggestions we've garnered in this category, well, defy categorization</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 07 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8777"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8777', 'show')">2006 Miscellaneous Gift Ideas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8777" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8777">The vast majority of this year's miscellaneous suggestions are related either to the iPod or to Apple's laptops. Why? They're cute, they're portable, and clearly they're just screaming to be accessorized</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 07 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8776"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8776', 'show')">2006 Hardware Gift Ideas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8776" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8776">Hardware would seem to be a pretty easy category: go to Apple's online store and say, "I'll take one of everything, please!" What's more tricky is finding good hardware that adds to the Mac experience</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 07 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8775"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8775', 'show')">2006 Gaming Gift Ideas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8775" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8775">Sometimes you just need a break from work, if not from your Mac. Sure, you could watch stupid human tricks on YouTube, but why not just play a game? Although the game industry constantly pushes the boundaries of reasonable hardware requirements, yesterday's games are often still a fine way to while away some spare time, so it's worth checking out previous years' suggestions, though you may need to haunt eBay to find copies</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 07 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8774"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8774', 'show')">2006 Software Gift Ideas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8774" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8774">The days of worrying about how much software was available for the Mac are long gone, and these days, just trying to keep up with new releases is utterly overwhelming</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 07 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8772"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8772', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/04-Dec-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8772" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8772">Xbox 360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii -- The next generation of gaming consoles are now finally available, and readers weigh in. Game play isn't primarily the topic of discussion, though, but rather how each system is performing, the amount of money the parent companies are losing, and parallels with the computer and music player markets</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 04 Dec 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8763"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8763', 'show')">Take Control News/20-Nov-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8763" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8763">"Take Control of Digital TV" Updated for Holiday Season -- We've released a new version of Clark Humphrey's "Take Control of Digital TV," updating information about HDTV programming in the United States, the next-generation DVD format war, and Internet-based video download sites</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 20 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8764"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8764', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/20-Nov-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8764" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8764">Disappearing laptop display -- The backlighting on a reader's iBook occasionally goes dark, prompting several suggestions from the TidBITS community. (10 messages)
Dreamweaver previews not opening in Internet Explorer -- A Web designer runs into trouble with Internet Explorer 5 for Mac, which leads to the question of whether it's worth it to test in an outdated and unsupported browser</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 20 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8745"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8745', 'show')">TidBITS Week in CARS</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8745" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8745">Further cementing our status as the industry pundits best positioned to have our names used in fake quotes, Crazy Apple Rumors Site tapped TidBITS staffers not once, not twice, but three times last week - in a row! - while inventing expert commentary</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 13 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8752"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8752', 'show')">Take Control News/13-Nov-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8752" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8752">Take Control Author Joe Kissell on TV -- Joe has written over a dozen of the Take Control ebooks, so it's likely you've seen his face on our Web site or at the back of one of his ebooks</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 13 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8753"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8753', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/13-Nov-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8753" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8753">Filesystem metadata approaches -- Why do some files of the same type open in one application by default and not another? Readers discuss file metadata from the Classic Mac OS to the present</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 13 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8741"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8741', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/06-Nov-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8741" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8741">MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo hard drive options -- Apple's new pro laptops offer three hard drive configurations. How do they stack up to what can be bought from third-party vendors? Plus, we revisit how much actual disk capacity you get from a hard drive, versus its advertised capacity</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 06 Nov 2006</div></div>
<a href="/article/8731"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8731', 'show')">Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/30-Oct-06</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_8731" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_8731">HTML email digression -- Does HTML belong in email? Should text-only messages be the norm? Like it or not, HTML-formatted email is here to stay, and readers discuss the implications</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 30 Oct 2006</div></div>
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