Apple's Canard of 100 Macworlds a Week

I've always been annoyed by Apple comparing the number of visitors to its retail stores in units of Macworld Expos. That's because that specious comparison is all about Apple, not its customers.Read more...

TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 12-Jan-09

Notable software releases this week include WireTap Studio 1.0.7, Things 1.0, Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, PDF Shrink 4.5, CheckUp 2.0, and FileMaker Pro 10.0.Read more...

iWork Turns '09

iWork '09 brings welcome improvements to the productivity suite, but they're mostly limited to eye candy for Keynote and things that bring Pages and Numbers closer to parity with Microsoft Word and Excel.Read more...

Apple Pioneers New Battery Tech with 17-Inch MacBook Pro

Apple completes the transition to the new laptop unibody design with the new 17-inch MacBook Pro, but takes a risky move by switching to a non-removable battery.Read more...

iMovie '09 Seems to Fix Everything from iMovie '08

iMovie '09 looks to be the video editor we expected last year, adding and improving on features that were present in earlier versions.Read more...

GarageBand '09 Adds Music Lessons

Interested in learning how to play your favorite songs on guitar or piano? GarageBand '09 has added Learn to Play music lessons to its bag of tricks. Read more...

iPhoto '09 Adds Faces and Places

iPhoto '09 now offers face detection and geotagging capabilities, along with integration with Facebook and Flickr, and new slideshow themes that can sync to an iPhone or iPod touch.Read more...

Jobs Clears the Air on Health Issue

Steve Jobs has written an open letter to put an end to speculation that his health was failing and to ask for support from the Apple community.Read more...

Welcome to Macintosh Movie to Screen at Macworld Expo

If you'll be in San Francisco for Macworld Expo, you can catch not just the MacHEADS movie, but also a special screening of the new documentary "Welcome to Macintosh."Read more...

by Doug McLean | 03 Jan 2009 | Listen   |

TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 05-Jan-09

Notable software releases since the last issue of TidBITS include Audio Hijack Pro 2.9, Firefox 3.0.5, Camino 1.6.6, Norton Internet Security for Mac 4.0, Snapz Pro X 2.1.3, Hazel 2.2.4, PDFpen 4.0.3, Typinator 3.3, and Lightroom 2.2.Read more...

by Doug McLean | 29 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

Bare Bones Software's BBEdit 9.1 -- A burly upgrade introducing new
capabilities like Projects, non-modal Find and Multi-File Search,
editing in browsers, text completion, Scratchpad, new Ruby module,
better JavaScript, ObjC, Obj-C++, YAML <http://www.barebones.com/>

MacHEADS Movie to Premiere at Macworld Expo

Those attending Macworld Expo can watch Adam and many other Mac personalities in the world premiere of "MacHEADS: A Fanboy Documentary." Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 21 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

Macs Take Top Spot in Reliability Ranking

In a recent report comparing U.S. computer makers, Macs were ranked as the most reliable, though the ranking may say more about Apple's support options than the reliabilty of Macs. Read more...

A Mother's Letter to Apple about Macworld Expo

Forget the oh-so-rational business analysis of Apple's move to pull out of future Macworld Expos. Even Apple has to listen to its mother, so read on as Tonya Engst gives Apple a speaking-to.Read more...

by Tonya Engst | 18 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

No Jobs Keynote at Apple's Last Macworld Expo

Apple said that Steve Jobs won't be presenting the keynote address at the 2009 Macworld Expo trade show - and that Apple won't be an exhibitor at future shows. Goodness. We're a bit shaken, but the word is that Macworld Expo is still on for 2010.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman, Adam C. Engst | 16 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 15-Dec-08

Notable software releases so far this week include BBEdit 9.1, SOHO Labels 4.0, DiscLabel 5.4.1, Sandvox 1.5.3, Keyboard Maestro 3.5, and PowerMail 6.0.Read more...

by Doug McLean | 15 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

Google Gmail Introduces Simple Task Manager

Looking for an easy way to manage your to-do list? Google has recently released Tasks, a simplified task list manager that works with Gmail.Read more...

by Doug McLean | 11 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.5 and 2004 11.5.3 Updates

Microsoft has released yet another set of updates to Office 2008 and 2004, this time fixing two important security issues, improving general Office stability, and addressing a number of bugs.Read more...

by Doug McLean | 10 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

CrashPlan and Mozy Modify Pro Options

Two online backup providers have made modifications to the pro versions of their services.Read more...

by Joe Kissell | 09 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

Backblaze Launches Mac Beta of Online Backup Service

The latest entrant in the world of online backups, Backblaze, has slick new Mac software. Private beta invitations are available to 100 TidBITS readers.Read more...

by Joe Kissell | 09 Dec 2008 | Listen   |

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