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<a href="/article/11614" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11614', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 20 September 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11614" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11614">Notable software releases this week include Dialectic 1.7, Transmit 4.1.1, MarsEdit 3.1, Savescreenie 2.0, and 1Password 3.4.1.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 20 Sep 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11614.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11614#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11613" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11613">Did Google pressure handset makers to use its own geolocation features? A lawsuit by Skyhook Wireless claims the Android platform isn't as open as Google says it is. If you're headed to the MacTech Conference in November, check out new sessions on virtualization and Apple Certification Exams. While there, you can carry your iPad (and everything else) in a Scottevest, and dream up clever effects like the 3D light painting achieved by Dentsu London. And take heart, our friends at the Joy of Tech have identified the 12 most annoying types of Twitter users. Lastly, an in-the-wild security exploit in Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 can lead to arbitrary code execution in Windows, but the vulnerability is present in all platforms. If you're worried about malware and see this in time, you can get MacScan for free on 20 September 2010.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 13 Sep 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11592.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11592#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11591" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11591">If you're looking for some commute-time listening, Adam was a guest on both MacBreak Weekly and the Tech Night Owl Live this past week, talking in both cases about the recent Apple announcements. Also, for those considering a new iPod nano, note that you can now easily turn it into a wristwatch, and if you're wondering what happened to VersionTracker, it was subsumed into CNET Downloads.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/11577" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11577', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 06 September 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11577" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11577">Notable software releases this week include Radioshift 1.6, Audio Hijack Pro 2.9.7, Fission 1.6.9, Things 1.4.1, BLT 1.0.4, Lightroom 3.2, SpamSieve 2.8.3, and Dreamweaver CS5 11.0.3.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 06 Sep 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11577.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11576" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11576">We were watching Google this week, as the company released Priority Inbox for Gmail and open-sourced Google Wave. We were also amused to see Autodesk bring AutoCAD back to the Mac and Borders drop prices on all its ebook reading devices to compete with Amazon and Barnes & Noble (and the iPad). If you're using Apple Mail's parental controls be sure to read on for a concerning vulnerability. Finally, Adam participated in a pair of MacNotables podcasts that should make for good listening.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11552" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11552', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 30 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11552" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11552">Notable software releases this week include MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.9, Camino 2.0.4, Security Update 2010-005, GraphicConverter 6.7.4, and Freeway 5.5.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 30 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11552.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11552#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11551" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11551">As school starts for college students, we note that iTunes U downloads have passed the 300 million mark and that Seton Hall University is relying on Art Authority for iPad for several art history classes. Also, Garmin is recalling 1.25 million n├╝vi GPS navigation units, and Lex Friedman opines at Macworld about the effect of royalty-free H.264 video.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11537" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11537', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 23 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11537" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11537">Notable software releases this week include Adobe Acrobat/Reader 9.3.4 and 8.2.4, Pear Note 2.0.1, TextExpander 3.1.1, Typinator 4.1, Interarchy 10.0.2, Snow Leopard Graphics Update, and Keyboard Maestro 4.3.2.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 22 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11537.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11537#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11536" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11536">We were all over the Web this week, noticing iOS birthday bugs, free software for browsing your iPhone via your Mac, SmileOnMyMac's name change, how the iPhone can help in online dating, and a wonderful collection of DIY iPad stands.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 22 Aug 2010 | <a href="/article/11536#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11515" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11515', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 16 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11515" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11515">Notable software releases this week include VMware Fusion 3.1.1, Things 1.3.5, and Office 2004/2008 Security Updates.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 15 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11515.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11515#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11514" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11514">Just two quick bits for you this week - a hearty congratulations to the inimitable Nitrozac and Snaggy for the 10th anniversary of their Joy of Tech comic and a link to an academic paper showing that smartphone passwords could be hacked by virtue of screen smudges.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11500" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11500', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 8 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11500" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11500">Notable software releases this week include Pear Note 2.0, ScreenFlow 2.1.2, Interarchy 10.0.1, and Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.3.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 09 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11500.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a> | <a href="/article/11500#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11499" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11499">The guy in charge of iPhone engineering has left Apple - did he jump or was he pushed? Also this week, we were reading about Apple's Smart Bicycle patent, Microsoft's details surrounding Office 2011, and ways of saving money on cellular charges when travelling. Finally, Glenn Fleishman talked about iPhone GPS apps on the MacVoices podcast. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 09 Aug 2010 | <a href="/article/11499#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11485" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11485', 'show')">Take Control Sale Ends 3 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11485" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11485">If you missed hearing about our Take Control 50-percent-off sale, you still have another day to take advantage of the lower prices!</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 02 Aug 2010 | <a href="/article/11485#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11480" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11480', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 2 August 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11480" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11480">Notable software releases this week include Snapz Pro X 2.2.3, Retrospect 8.2, and BBEdit 9.5.1.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 01 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11480.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11478" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11478">Along with a pointer to Glenn Fleishman's appearance on the TechFlash radio show, we have links to Ars Technica's Magic Trackpad review, the news of Amazon releasing new Kindles, and a New York Times blog post that's scary for anyone spending most of the day at a desk.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11462" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11462', 'show')">TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 26 July 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11462" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11462">Notable software releases this week include 1Password 3.3, Wiki Server Update 1.0, Firefox 3.6.7, and iTunes 9.2.1. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 26 Jul 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11462.m4a')" title="Listen to an audio version of this article">Listen <img src="/images/listen_icon4.gif" width="12" height="10" border="0" alt="Listen to This Story"></a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11460" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11460">The black iPhone 4 will become available in 17 more countries this week, while the white iPhone 4 will now be delayed everywhere until later this year. In other iOS device news, the iPad will be tested for use in academia by quite a few colleges and universities, the joke Antenn-aid lets you solve your iPhone 4 antenna troubles with a custom Band-Aid, the "Don't Hold It Wrong" blog points out holding instructions from other mobile phones, and if you want an iPhone 4 case for free, you can now order it via a free iPhone app. Finally, we recommend you read about how Safari can reveal your personal information via AutoFill, along with Jeffrey Rosen's excellent article about the ramifications of data persistence on the Internet. </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/TidBITS%20Staff">TidBITS Staff</a> | 26 Jul 2010</div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11440" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11440">Notable software releases this week include ChronoSync 4.1 and ChronoAgent 1.1, Panorama 6.0.0 build 92277, and AppleJack 1.6.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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