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<h6>Show Recent Items in Snow Leopard</h6>
<p><p>The Recent Items submenu in the Apple menu is handy, but what if you want to work with a file in there in the Finder, rather than open it? Just press Command when that menu is showing, and all the Applications and Documents change to "Show ... in Finder." This feature is new as of Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard.</p></p>
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<a href="/article/11521">Matias Tactile Pro 3 Keyboard Returns to the Alps</a></h3>
<p class="sticky_preview">Six years ago, Adam recommended the Matias Tactile Pro keyboard, and although his original keyboard has given up the ghost, the new Tactile Pro 3 steps into the breach with the same excellent feel, a USB 2.0 hub, and a classic keyboard layout.</p>
<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 18 Aug 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11521.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/11521#comments">19 comments</a></div></div><div class="sticky_bottom"> </div><div id="blurb_toggle_line" onClick="set_summary_show()">Show summaries of articles</div>
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<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/Lex%20Friedman">Lex Friedman</a> | 25 Aug 2010 | <a href="/article/11543#comments">0 comments</a></div></div>
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<a href="/article/11511" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11511', 'show')">Wrangle Your Fonts with "Take Control of Fonts in Snow Leopard"</a></h4>
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<a href="/article/11474" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11474', 'show')">A Rational Response to a Magic Trackpad Glitch</a></h4>
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<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/Doug%20McLean">Doug McLean</a> | 29 Jul 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11471.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/11471#comments">4 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11467" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11467', 'show')">Apple Updates iMac, Mac Pro, and Cinema Display</a></h4>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11456" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11456">Addresses issues related to user authentication, wiki group calendar access, and migrations from Leopard Server. (Free, 26.3 MB) </div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<a href="/article/11400" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11400', 'show')">HP/Epson Printer Drivers 2.4.1/2.4 for Mac OS X 10.6</a></h4>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11357" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11357">Addresses 16 distinct security vulnerabilities related to printing, iChat, and maliciously crafted image and movie files. (Free for both Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Leopard Server, 222/380.29 MB)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="featured_meta"> by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 15 Jun 2010 | <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="open_podcast_window('http://db.tidbits.com/podcasts/11356.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/11356#comments">19 comments</a></div></div>
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11316" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11316">Adds integration with Address Book for birthdays and meeting invitations, expands drag-and-drop capabilities, and fixes a number of minor bugs. ($49 new, free update, 8.2 MB)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<a href="/article/11292" onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11292', 'show')">QuickTime Player 7.6.6 for Mac OS X 10.6.3</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11292" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11292">Probably changes something, but Apple hasn't deigned to provide any release notes. (Free, 10.65 MB)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11288" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11288">Apple has quietly updated its low-end laptop, the 13-inch white MacBook, with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, faster Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics processor, and longer-lived battery.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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