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<a href="/article/9812"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9812', 'show')">New MacBook Air Adds Capacity and Graphics Performance</a></h4>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9813" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9813">The long-awaited redesigned MacBook arrives with a metal enclosure, faster graphics, and a backlit LED screen. It can also drive larger monitors than ever before, but on the downside, it lacks FireWire.</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/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 14 Oct 2008</div></div>
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<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=8" class="category">Macs & Mac OS X</a> | by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 14 Oct 2008</div></div>
<a href="/article/9789"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9789', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 06-Oct-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9789" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9789">Notable software releases so far this week include Apple TV 2.2, Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X 0.9.9, iTunes 8.0.1, SousChef 1.0, OmniWeb 5.8, Quark Publishing System 8, Drive Genius 2.1, and You Control: Desktops 1.3.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9780" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9780">Notable software releases so far this week include Firefox 3.0.3, iPDA 4.2, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7, ShareTool 1.2.3, WireTap Anywhere 1.0.2, Notebook 3.0, Art Text 2, PageSpinner 5.1, and PDFpen 4.0.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9772"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9772', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 22-Sep-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9772" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9772">Notable software releases so far this week include iPhone Configuration Utility 1.0.1 for Mac OS X, Final Cut Server Update 1.1.1, Pro Applications Update 2008-03, Gears for Safari, BBEdit 9.0.1, Coda 1.5.1, Apple's Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.2, Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2 Client and Admin, and Server Admin Tools 10.5.5.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9776"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9776', 'show')">Take Control News: Buy the Right Mac at the Right Time</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9776" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9776">Our latest book, the third edition of "Take Control of Buying a Mac," is an indispensable guide to buying the best new Mac for your needs, figuring out the best time to buy it, and moving your files from your old Mac to your shiny new one.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9771"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9771', 'show')">Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update Focuses on Bug Fixes</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9771" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9771">Apple fixes mostly minor bugs with Mac OS X 10.5.5 for client and server, as well as squashing a host of small security flaws. Security Update 2008-006 is also available as a standalone alone update for Mac OS X 10.4.11.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/9767"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9767', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 15-Sep-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9767" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9767">Notable software releases this week include NetworkLocation 3.0, Spring Cleaning 10, Front Row 2.1.6, and HP Printer Driver 1.1.1.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9764"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9764', 'show')">Apple Reveals New iPod nano and Updated iPod touch</a></h4>
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<a href="/article/9763"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9763', 'show')">iTunes 8 Adds Genius; iTunes Store Adds HD TV and NBC</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9763" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9763">Okay, Einstein, let's see what you think is worth hearing. Huh. Well, that's actually pretty smart. Apple adds intelligence to building playlists that match up disparate interests in iTunes with its Genius feature. iTunes 8 sports a new interface for organizing and viewing music, and the iTunes Store brings high-definition television shows - and the return of TV shows from NBC.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9731"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9731', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 18-Aug-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9731" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9731">Notable software releases so far this week include iPhone 2.0.2, Inquisitor 3.2, WireTap Anywhere 1.0.1, TextExpander 2.4, and Airfoil for Windows 2.6.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/9724"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9724', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 11-Aug-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9724" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9724">Notable software releases so far this week include iPhone 2.0.1 and Nisus Writer Express 3.1.</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/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 04 Aug 2008</div></div>
<a href="/article/9712"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9712', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 04-Aug-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9712" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9712">Notable software releases so far this week include Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0, the Lexmark Printer Driver 1.1 and Aperture 2.1.1.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9701"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9701', 'show')">Apple Reports Billion Dollar Profit for Q3 2008</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9701" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9701">Apple posted a $1.07 billion profit on revenues of $7.46 billion, a significant improvement over last year's profit of $818 million on revenue of $5.41 billion.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/9694"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('9694', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 21-Jul-08</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_9694" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_9694">This week's watchlist begins with the iPod touch 1.1.5 update from Apple, for those who are holding off on the 2.0 update, and continues with new HP printer drivers from Apple and three updates from Rogue Amoeba: Airfoil 3.2.1, Audio Hijack Pro 2.8.2, and Nicecast 1.9.3.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->