Reprinted from TidBITS#814/30-Jan-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#814/30-Jan-06 ===================== If you've just purchased a new Intel-powered iMac, be aware that you may not be able to boot it from an external drive; Jonathan Rentzsch explains why. Also in this issue, Matt Neuburg reviews DropCopy and the new information manager Yojimbo from Bare Bones Software, we note a new repair program for 15-inch PowerBook G4s, and Geoff Duncan looks at Disney's acquisition of Pixar and what it might mean for the Mac community. Win a copy of SmileOnMyMac's browseback in DealBITS this week! Topics: MailBITS/30-Jan-06 DealBITS Drawing: SmileOnMyMac's browseback It's a Small World, After All Booting an Intel iMac from an External Drive Tools We Use: DropCopy Let Yojimbo Guard Your Information Castle Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/30-Jan-06 Copyright 2006 TidBITS: Reuse governed by Creative Commons license Contact: --------------------------------------------------------------- This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! <----- NEW! Special thanks this week to Tom Marshburn, Andrew Laurence, Joel Smith, and PriceZilla Online Coupons for their support! * Make friends and influence people by sponsoring TidBITS! <--------- NEW! Put your company and products in front of tens of thousands of savvy, committed Macintosh users who actually buy stuff. For more information and rates, email . * SMALL DOG ELECTRONICS: Free shipping on Refurbished PowerBooks - 15-inch PB - $1395 12-inch starting at $1095; 17-in - $1849 Visit: 800-511-MACS * FETCH SOFTWORKS: Fetch 5 makes FTP and SFTP easy! <---------------- NEW! Upload, download, mirror, and manage your Web site. Dozens of new features to make file transfers easier and more reliable. Get your free trial version at ! * Web Crossing, Inc: Web Crossing offers integrated collaboration tools with a broad spectrum of functionality, but did you know adding discussions, blogs, podcasts, chat, polls, and calendars is point-click easy? Try a demo! * StuffIt Deluxe 10 from Allume Systems supports Automator, compresses JPEGs up to 30%, enables Spotlight to search in archives, can make self-extracting archives, and more! Upgrade for only $29.99! * Bare Bones Software's BBEdit 8.2 -- More than 100 new features <--- NEW! and improvements including Subversion support, Text Factories, Codeless Language Modules, Documents Drawer, and much more! Demo or buy it today, visit . * AUDIO HIJACK PRO: Gain total audio control to record <------------- NEW! and enhance any audio. Save Internet streams, import vinyl & much more. MacUser's 2004 Utility of the Year! Download it now: * ConceptDraw Project - Powerful Project Management Tool for Mac. <-- NEW! Plan, track and report projects of any size and complexity! Work on several projects at once and share resources with MS Project! Free Trial: * Circus Ponies NoteBook: Never lose anything again. NoteBook <------ NEW! keeps your digital life organized. Take notes, clip content, share information. Find anything instantly with automatic index pages. Free 30-day demo! --------------------------------------------------------------- .