Reprinted from TidBITS#837/10-Jul-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#837/10-Jul-06 ===================== Our topics span the gamut this week, as Jeff Carlson leads off with news of Adam's #3 ranking in the latest MDJ Power 25 survey. Mark Anbinder looks at the new education-only iMac, Matt Neuburg examines how Dashboard phones home to Apple and covers the release of Style Master 4.5, and Adam looks at how Google has become a verb and lists some recent Take Control author and staff interviews. In the news, we welcome Mark/Space as a sponsor, cover the release of Opera 9 and SOHO Notes 5.5 (replacing StickyBrain), and point you toward a particularly hilarious week of posts at Crazy Apple Rumors. Topics: MailBITS/10-Jul-06 Adam Engst Moves Up to #3 in MDJ Power 25 New iMac Replaces eMac for Education Out to Launchd Style Master Stays the Course Google Becomes a Verb Take Control News/10-Jul-06 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/10-Jul-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 Bill Freese, Steve Graham, and Prospect Hill Publishing Services for their kind support! * Make friends and influence people by sponsoring TidBITS! 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: Save on Apple refurbished <----------------- NEW! Airport Extreme Base stations! With dial-up modem, Ethernet, and antenna port, and one year warranty - now only $145! Visit: -- 800-511-MACS * GET FETCH 5 FOR FREE! Fetch Softworks makes Fetch, the original <-- NEW! Macintosh FTP client, free for educational and charitable use. Fetch 5.1 is Universal with a new widget and Automator actions. Apply today 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! * 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! * MARK/SPACE, INC: The Missing Sync connects cool gadgets to Macs, <- NEW! allowing you to keep important (and fun!) information and multimedia in sync across devices. For Windows Mobile, Palm OS and Sony PSP. $29.95-$39.95. --------------------------------------------------------------- .