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<p><p>While Pear Note is primarily geared toward recording notes in the physical world, it's possible to use it to record things in the virtual world as well. For instance, you can use it to record and take notes on Skype calls. To do this:</p><ol>
<li>Download Soundflower and install it (along with the Soundflowerbed app that comes with it).</li>
<li>Download LineIn and install it.</li>
<li>Start Soundflowerbed, and select Built-in Output (or whatever output you'd like to listen to the conversation on).</li>
<li>Start LineIn, and select your microphone (e.g. Built-in Mic) as the input and Soundflower (2ch) as the output, then press Pass Thru.</li>
<li>Open Pear Note Preferences, select Recording, and select Soundflower (2ch) as the audio device.</li>
<li>Open Skype Preferences, select Audio, and select Soundflower (2ch) as the audio output and your microphone (e.g. Built-in Mic) as the audio input.</li>
<li>Hit record in Pear Note and make your Skype call.</li>
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<p>This will allow you to conduct your Skype call while Pear Note records both your audio and the other participant's.</p></p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://www.usefulfruit.com/tb">Useful Fruit Software</a></p>
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<h4><a href="/issue/225">TidBITS #225 on 1994-05-09</a><p><P>The issue offers a look at the results of an Ingram Labs test of Power Macs versus Pentiums, a brief review of the PowerSwitch LT, and an analysis of why SyQuest drives may suffer head crashes. Adam and Bill announce their Internet Explorer Kit - a non- technical book that shows what life is like on the Internet, and we conclude with Nick Arnett's thoughtful comparison of the 15th century printing revolution in Europe and the Internet of today.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/224">TidBITS #224 on 1994-05-02</a><p><P>A few fruits of our labor appear this week with announcements of a TidBITS World-Wide Web site and of Tonya's book about Word 5. The issue swells to its usual size with information about what degrees Kelvin means in relation to a monitor, a quick look at an updated version of In/Out, a review of Robin Williams's book about fonts, and details about PowerPC-based Workgroup Servers and a PowerPC upgrade for the Quadra 900/950.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/223">TidBITS #223 on 1994-04-25</a><p><P>We have lots of interesting comments from readers in this issue, including more on the mean time between failures for hard drives, the new PowerBooks, Symantec's purchasing history, and various Apple products. Mark Anbinder reports on Apple's new 17" monitor and the continuance of Apple's Vintage hardware program, and Tim Levy tells us about the massive database for tracking Macintosh software updates that he's created for TidBITS readers.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/222">TidBITS #222 on 1994-04-18</a><p><P>With our 222nd issue, TidBITS is officially four years old. Read on for a rambling history of the last four years, and for more up-to-date news, check out Tonya's article about the new Blackbird PowerBooks, the 520 and 540, and the new 68040 Duos. The software industry continues to implode, with Symantec and Central Point merging, and last but not least, Chris Holmes of Dantz sets the record straight on running Retrospect under Power Mac emulation.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/221">TidBITS #221 on 1994-04-11</a><p><P>Communications upgrades fill this issue, with a letter about how the ARA server 2.0 won't work on a Mac Plus and articles by Mark Anbinder on a minor upgrade to CE's QuickMail Server and a major upgrade to the popular FirstClass BBS program. Readers explain in detail how MTBF testing works, and we pass on a warning about how MacInTax might be calculating your taxes.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/220">TidBITS #220 on 1994-04-04</a><p><P>This week's late breaking news comes in the form of yet another ugly virus (INIT-29-B). We also share comments about hard drive reliability, muse further on the state of mergers in the Macintosh world, and take a look at the perceived lack of women programmers in programming-based discussions online.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/219">TidBITS #219 on 1994-03-28</a><p><P>This week we examine Novell's purchase of WordPerfect more closely, announce the latest version of Easy View along with Unix and Windows versions, and take a look at new Quantum drives and reports that they may be in short supply. Mark Anbinder reviews the sad state of fax software for the Power Macs, and Brian Kendig gazes into the future of Apple's system software.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/218">TidBITS #218 on 1994-03-21</a><p><P>Novell buys WordPerfect? Yup, and the big news had been the Aldus and Adobe merger, which they managed to keep secret the day of the Power Macintosh intro. We also look briefly at General Magic and grumble about insulting book titles. Mark Anbinder reviews Silicon Casino, a Newton game from Casady & Greene, and Doc Kinne examines the MessagePad 110, the MessagePad's sequel.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/217">TidBITS #217 on 1994-03-14</a><p><P>The Power Macintosh arrives! What did you think we would talk about this issue? Mark Anbinder covers the details of the line and briefly reports on some of the applications shipping in native mode. We attended the Power Macintosh introduction in Seattle and brought back full pricing information along with some musings on where the Power Macs are now and where they're going. Also, the first Power Macintosh Easter Egg!</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/216">TidBITS #216 on 1994-03-07</a><p><P>As the anticipation for PowerPC news builds, we bring the bad news of another virus sighting and the decimation of the community Info-Mac archive site. Craig O'Donnell dispenses more speaker wisdom; Tom Abbott reviews a PowerBook 160 upgrade; America Online, CompuServe, and NIFTY-Serve improve their Internet access; and finally, Mark Gavini relates his discussion with Intel about why he should switch to Pentium rather than buy a PowerPC Mac.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/215">TidBITS #215 on 1994-02-28</a><p><P>Where to start? We have news about a new Newton due out soon, an extremely cheap 300 dpi PostScript Level 2 printer, and even more information about the PowerPC-based Macs due in just two weeks. Mark Anbinder reports on an inexpensive network fax package and CE's acquisition of Powercore; Microsoft loses a lawsuit and $120 million to Stac; and finally ON Technology CEO Chris Risley replies to Dave Thompson's article on Meeting Maker last week.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/214">TidBITS #214 on 1994-02-21</a><p><P>PowerPC information galore this week, including specs on all the new machines due out on March 14th, and current Quadra prices for those who don't want take the PowerPC plunge. We cover the fuss concerning the Clipper chip and provide pointers to all sorts of information about it; Dave Thompson of ARPA warns about Meeting Maker and On Technology; and we provide a brief look at our upcoming books about the Internet and (from Tonya Microsoft Word.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/213">TidBITS #213 on 1994-02-14</a><p><P>This week Matt Neuburg examines the latest and greatest release of HyperCard, version 2.2; Mark Anbinder reports on the demise of the Apple Catalog and on additions to the Apple Remote Access family; and we briefly look at the latest Sculley soap opera and a major problem with PowerTalk. Finally, for those on the Internet, a complete list of Info-Mac mirror sites.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/212">TidBITS #212 on 1994-02-07</a><p><P>With this issue we wrap up our look at interesting products from the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Mark Anbinder passes on news of price reductions and rebates from Apple, Pythaeus provides the latest Duo market share news, and we look in depth at the concepts behind Apple's eWorld and other online services. Finally, the real way Apple could change the world with the Macintosh.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/211">TidBITS #211 on 1994-01-31</a><p><P>More details about Apple's new technologies this week, followed by problems with the Newton OS 1.05 upgrade, a new stylus for the Newton, a new internal CD drive style, and some pointers to repetitive stress injury resources on the Internet. Finally we review Anarchie, a fabulous piece of shareware from Peter Lewis that simplifies searching for and retrieving files on the Internet.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/210">TidBITS #210 on 1994-01-24</a><p><P>Happy Birthday, Macintosh! We glance back at Apple's view of its past through quotes from annual reports and then look forward at some of the intriguing new technologies Apple plans for the future. A few small comments, the embedded speech commands necessary to make your Mac sing Happy Birthday, and the issue rounds out with a review of a most interesting program, Meeting Space from World Benders, which creates virtual conference centers on any network.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/209">TidBITS #209 on 1994-01-17</a><p><P>More news from Macworld focusing on the PowerPC this week, along with a number of small articles on upgrades to HyperCard and ARA Commander, a free ZMODEM tool from Mark/Space Softworks, a list of the current System Enablers, the solution to the nasty problem some Duos have been having with charging the battery recently, an announcement of an Internet book sale, and finally, a look at the Auto Power On/Off control panel from Apple.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/208">TidBITS #208 on 1994-01-10</a><p><P>Macworld news abounds this issue, with brief looks at some of the more interesting new products from the show, along with a full review of the runaway hit, Connectix's fabulous RAM Doubler. Mark Anbinder looks at Second Sight 3.0, and just to make sure you're feeling sufficiently poor, we report just what Sculley received in his severance package from Apple. Ick.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/207">TidBITS #207 on 1994-01-03</a><p><P>Welcome to 1994! Craig O'Donnell demystifies (or at least provides more details on) the Macintosh microphone situation, Matt Neuburg peers over your shoulder to talk about the new technologies treadmill used in the Macintosh developer rat race, and we review an unusual keyboard that could help folks in pain from repetitive stress injuries. Finally, we note a couple of Macworld events that you might want to attend with us.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/206">TidBITS #206 on 1993-12-13</a><p><P>Shekhar Govind follows up the voting change in Williamson County, Mark Anbinder looks at the ultimate solitaire game from Delta Tao, we review Mangia, a truly great cooking program, and finally, we present gift suggestions from our backlog and from readers. We also announce a two-week layoff, so see you in 1994.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/205">TidBITS #205 on 1993-12-06</a><p><P>The word processor wars heat up, and we review WordPerfect's latest release, 3.0. We also examine a MessagePad bug that may bite in an alarming way, examine how to determine your version of Quicken for update purposes, discuss a new video card from Apple via Radius, and glance in shock at why Apple isn't establishing a new facility in Williamson Country, Texas. Hypertext proceedings, great quotes, CPU comments, and HP rebates fill out the issue.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/204">TidBITS #204 on 1993-11-29</a><p><P>This week we explain Ted Nelson's new plans for Xanadu Light based on his talk at Hypertext '93. We also clarify the details on the Quadra 610, DOS Compatible that Apple announced recently. Charles Wheeler passes on a true Mac story that might prevent DOSsification, Apple asks for constructive interface suggestions for MacTCP, a free PDA newsletter appears, and Mark Anbinder notes that not all microphones are created equal.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/203">TidBITS #203 on 1993-11-22</a><p><P>More details on Macintosh TV, Sculley's rough ride ahead, and the Expanded Book version of The Digital Nomad's Guide grace this week's MailBITS. Jeff Needleman reports on the rates for the Prodigy Internet gateway (no Mac software yet), Charlie Stross reviews a Newton competitor from Britain, Mark Anbinder goes On The Road, Tonya reviews the Bucky, and I cover Hypertext '93 with a look at a course called Designing Electronic Publications.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/202">TidBITS #202 on 1993-11-15</a><p><P>Apple experiments with new varieties of the Macintosh this month, so we have a report on the Macintosh TV and the Quadra 610, DOS Compatible, which wins the worst name of the year award. Andrew Johnston reviews the powerful and popular BBEdit, Mark Anbinder explains some of the issues behind FirstClass bounces, and readers provide various useful comments, such as international availability of the Color It deal.</P>
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<h4><a href="/issue/201">TidBITS #201 on 1993-11-08</a><p><P>Ever wondered what those dire-sounding software license agreements mean? Check out Brady Johnson's article on just what you aren't agreeing to. In the more agreeable department, we look at two PowerBook books, including the essential PowerBook Companion, glance briefly at the latest in viruses, peek through a keyhole at the upcoming FoxPro for Macintosh, and reveal the shameful truth about the low-end model of the Quadra 610 (well, OK, it's not that bad).</P>
