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<h6>View Extra Audio Details in Snow Leopard</h6>
<p><p>In Snow Leopard, Option-clicking the Volume icon in the menu bar displays a list of sound input and output devices. Choose one to switch to it; it's much easier than using the Sound preference pane. Also, hold Shift and click the icon to set the system volume, which is separate from the general output volume.</p></p>
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<a href="/article/4672"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4672', 'show')">English Eudora Pro 4.0 to Be Available Overseas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4672" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4672">Qualcomm has clarified their position on international availability of Eudora Pro 4.0 for Macintosh. Qualcomm is creating an English-language version of Eudora Pro 4.0 that contains just the Eudora software, avoiding the export problems with PGP</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> | 28 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4669"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4669', 'show')">APS Files Chapter 11, Hopes to Emerge Soon</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4669" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4669">Storage vendor, Macintosh clone maker, and long-time TidBITS sponsor APS this week filed for protection of assets under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code while the company undergoes reorganization</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> | 27 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4670"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4670', 'show')">Claris to Restructure as FileMaker, Inc.</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4670" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4670">In a surprise move, Apple Computer today announced in a press release that its Claris subsidiary will restructure to focus entirely on FileMaker Pro, its best-selling database for Macintosh and Windows</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> | 27 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4663"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4663', 'show')">No Eudora Pro 4.0 for Macintosh Overseas</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4663" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4663">Qualcomm has confirmed that Eudora Pro 4.0 for Macintosh may never be made available outside of North America. The problem is that in those markets, Qualcomm is signing up local "re-publishers" who will be responsible for localization, sales, marketing, and distribution</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> | 23 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4653" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4653">In a move aimed at stemming the gains Microsoft Internet Explorer has made in the Web browser market, Netscape Communications announced today that it is making Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator Standard Edition free (Netscape Communicator Professional Edition costs $29)</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 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4654"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4654', 'show')">Mac OS 8.1 Extensions Aren't Corrupt</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4654" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4654">In a Tech Info Library article, Apple has acknowledged that the Mac OS 8.1 Update installs some system extensions that may appear to be corrupted or damaged when scanned by certain utility software</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 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4652"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4652', 'show')">KeyQuencer Upgraded to 2.5</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4652" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4652">Binary Software has released KeyQuencer 2.5, a major upgrade to Alessandro Levi Montalcini's popular macro utility. New features include contextual menu support for Mac OS 8 users, an OpenURL command that enables you to go to any Web site or FTP site with a keystroke, and KeyQuencer Helpers that help simplify and automate macro creation</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4644" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4644">Easy come, easy go. Aladdin Systems has temporarily withdrawn the free StuffIt Expander 4.5 from distribution due to confusion over the version of the StuffIt Engine it requires</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> | 17 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4635" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4635">There are a handful of Macintosh utilities without which we simply cannot function, and this week Aladdin Systems upgraded one of the most-used of the bunch: StuffIt Expander</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 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4633"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4633', 'show')">Robots' Rules of Order</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4633" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4633">Russell Tait of Compass Information Systems writes: "Thanks for the continued good work. However, in your 'Macworld SF 1998 Superlatives' article in TidBITS 412, under Best Performance, the robots were actually sponsored by both Ullanta and Compass Information Systems to feature our TIBET software as well as the robot performance</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> | 14 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4634"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4634', 'show')">Immortalize Yourself in the Macintosh Bible</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4634" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4634">Do you have a great tip relating to the Macintosh? The people who create the Macintosh Bible want to know about it for possible inclusion in the seventh edition, and they'll give you a brush with fame by placing your name in the book's acknowledgments</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> | 14 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4630"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4630', 'show')">Eudora Pro 4.0 Finalized</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4630" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4630">Qualcomm has finalized Eudora Pro 4.0 for the Macintosh (see our review of Eudora Pro 3.0 in TidBITS 357). A demo (6 MB download) is available now, and the full product will be available for sale soon</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4631"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4631', 'show')">WebSTAR 3.0 in Public Beta</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4631" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4631">StarNine Technologies has posted the public beta of WebSTAR 3.0, the latest version of their popular Macintosh Web server. Major new features include full support for the HTTP 1.1 protocol, support for single-link multihoming using Open Transport 1.3, an integrated FTP server, an integrated caching proxy server for increased security and performance, a built-in search engine based on Apple's V-Twin technology, and a new TCP/IP-based WebSTAR Admin application</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4632" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4632">Quarterdeck has finalized the sale of StarNine Technologies - a Quarterdeck subsidiary that sells WebSTAR, ListSTAR, WebCollage, and other Internet-related products - to Platinum Equity Holdings</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4628"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4628', 'show')">Macworld San Francisco 1998 Superlatives</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4628" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4628">As has become our custom, we once again present you with the superlatives - the best, worst, and weirdest - of Macworld Expo.Best Gotcha -- Olympus takes home the award for the best gotcha for their fake film canisters</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> | 12 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4615" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4615">After two days of the show, our impression of Macworld San Francisco is that it's somewhat subdued: not depressed, not desperate, but a bit quieter than previous years</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4616" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4616"> Looking for a gigabyte-sized removable drive for backup or file storage? So was TidBITS Contributing Editor Matt Neuburg, so we spent time at Macworld Expo comparing Iomega's Jaz (1 GB now with a 2 GB drive coming soon), SyQuest's SyJet 1.5 GB drive, and the forthcoming 2.1 GB Orb drive from newcomer Castlewood Systems</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4614"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4614', 'show')">Jobs Announces $45 Million Profit</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4614" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4614">Although Steve Jobs's keynote address at San Francisco's Macworld Expo didn't include much of his trademark showmanship - or news on Apple's ongoing search for a new CEO - he did end the presentation with a surprise: Apple expects to post a quarterly profit of $45 million on a total revenue of $1.575 billion</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 Jan 1998</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4602" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4602">Apple has released the free Mac OS Runtime for Java 2.0 (MRJ) for users of Mac OS 8.0. MRJ enables your Macintosh to run applications written in the Java programming language from Sun Microsystems</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> | 01 Jan 1998</div></div>
<a href="/article/4600"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('4600', 'show')">Adam's Eudora VQS Book Signing 08-Jan-98</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_4600" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_4600"> In Adam's "Eudora Tips & Tricks" article in TidBITS 405, he promised to be at the Peachpit Press booth at Macworld Expo in San Francisco next month</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> | 31 Dec 1997</div></div>
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