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db.tidbits.com - 17 hours ago
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Twitter has finally acknowledged something that I've been
complaining about since the early days - constant status
updates in response to the "What are you doing?" question are generally boring. In my first mention of Twitter (see " Visions of the Sublime and the Inane ," 18 June 2007), I ...
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Twitter Stops Asking What You're Doing
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db.tidbits.com - 18 hours ago
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Syncing data from your Mac to various different
devices is easy in theory, but often troublesome in
practice, and truly annoying when something goes wrong. Whether you'd like to figure out how to sync contacts to your non-Apple smartphone, get your head around how your Apple TV syncs, help your ...
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New Ebook Explains Syncing and Solves Syncing Problems
db.tidbits.com - 22 hours ago
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The Camino Project has released a significant update
to the Mac-focused, Gecko-based Web browser Camino . The
latest version has been upgraded to version 1.9 of Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine, adds Growl support, improves full keyboard access in the browser window, enhances pop-up blocking, ...
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Camino 2.0
technightowl.com - 23 hours ago
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While talking with Tech Night Owl host Gene
Steinberg, Adam explained how unlikely it is that most
people would be infected by the new iPhone worm and how Apple's App Store approval policies are starting to cause real damage by driving developers away. Read and post comments about this ...
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External Link: Adam Discusses iPhone Worm and App Store ...
db.tidbits.com - 34 hours ago
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In a previous article , I reported the
existence of a Finder-copying bug in Snow Leopard, and
explained how to see the bug in action. Basically, the bug arises when you attempt to copy a troublesome file from a Snow Leopard machine to another computer via File Sharing. I also provided a URL ...
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A Finder-Copying Bug in Snow Leopard, Part 2
paulgraham.com - 40 hours ago
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Influential essayist Paul Graham has an excellent take
on why Apple's ridiculous policies with the App Store
are a huge mistake. He argues that Apple is driving developers away, which is the first step on a slippery slope that could make it more difficult to attract the top notch employees ...
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External Link: Paul Graham Explains Apple's App Store ...
db.tidbits.com - 41 hours ago
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Uncomplex has released a notable update to Mailplane
, its WebKit wrapper for Gmail that maintains Gmail's
interface while adding standard Mac OS features like drag-and-drop, Growl notifications, and screenshot capabilities. Changes include new Service menu items, the capability to insert ...
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Mailplane 2.1
officeformac.com - 45 hours ago
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Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit is offering a holiday
sale on its Office 2008 lineup from now through
5 January 2010. The promotion includes $20 off Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition, $50 off Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition, and $40 off the Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition ...
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External Link: Microsoft Office Holiday Sale
feedproxy.google.com - 45 hours ago
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The New York Times reports on the growing
trend of including user-created content and corrections in online
mapping tools. Sites such as WikiMapia, OpenStreetMap, and Google Maps all rely on volunteer mapmakers to enhance their maps by adding details and fixing errors. Often the changes reflect ...
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External Link: Volunteers Revolutionize Online Maps
giveawayoftheday.com - 46 hours ago
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Mac OS X can read NTFS-formatted volumes, but
it can't write to them without additional software like
Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X. Today only, the Giveaway of the Day site is giving away version 6.5 of NTFS for Mac OS X, which isn't the latest version and may not be fully compatible with Snow ...
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External Link: Free NTFS 6.5 for Mac OS X on 19 November ...
db.tidbits.com - 2 days ago
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Web design is nothing if not an iterative
process, and with the number of articles and ExtraBITS
links we're publishing these days, I became unhappy with how quickly articles on our home page were pushed "below the fold" - visible only after scrolling. Depending on the length of article ...
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See TidBITS Article Summaries as Pop-up Balloons
db.tidbits.com - 2 days ago
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TomTom has released 1.2 of several of its
turn-by-turn navigation software packages for the iPhone OS, including
TomTom U.S. & Canada ($99.99). This new release lets owners of the original iPhone, which lacks internal GPS hardware, and those with any iPod touch to gain access to satellite-based ...
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TomTom Adds Support via Kit for Original iPhone and iPod ...
db.tidbits.com - 2 days ago
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I've owned an iPhone since shortly after it
was introduced - yes, I was one of the
saps who paid $600 for the original model just before Apple dropped the price to $400. Despite using it every day, and eventually upgrading to an iPhone 3GS, when I started writing " Take Control of Your iPhone ...
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7 Essential iPhone/iPod touch Tips
phx.corporate-ir.net - 3 days ago
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Canadians were peeved when Amazon's international Kindle didn't
include Canada among the list of countries in which
it could be purchased. Amazon has amended that, offering Canadians the chance to buy a Kindle at US$259. Canadians will still pay higher prices than U.S. residents for books and ...
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External Link: Kindle Available in Canada
db.tidbits.com - 3 days ago
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Apple has released several updates to its printer
drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The
updates include the latest drivers for printers from HP (version 2.3), Canon (version 2.2), Brother (version 2.2), and Lexmark (version 2.1). More information on installing printer software updates, ...
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Apple Printer Driver Updates
