Reprinted from TidBITS#836/03-Jul-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#836/03-Jul-06 ===================== There's a reason Apple no longer calls its portable computers "laptops": they're too hot for laps! Adam's "private i" alter ego investigates the problem of toasty MacBook Pros. Meanwhile, Adam also examines Microsoft's purchase of iView Multimedia and Jeff Carlson looks at video timecode calculators. We also roll into July with a bunch of updates: Apple releases Mac OS X 10.4.7, iTunes 6.0.5, iPod Software Update 2006-06-28, and QuickTime 7.1.2, while Ergonis Software's PopChar X 3.0 makes its debut. Topics: MailBITS/03-Jul-06 Microsoft Buys iView Multimedia Video Timecode Calculators The Mystery of the Burnt Thighs Take Control News/03-Jul-06 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/03-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 John Fazzino, Ken Russell, Jim Monk, and Geoffrey Meissner for their generous 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 MacBook Pros! 2 GHz XP Pro bundle with 100 GB HD, 1 GB RAM, XP PRO installed, Take Control ebook - $2039 Visit: -- 800-511-MACS * FETCH SOFTWORKS: Fetch 5.1 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 ! * Yojimbo 1.2 from Bare Bones Software: Your effortless, reliable <-- NEW! information organizer for Mac OS X. It will change your life, without changing the way you work. Download the demo or buy it today! * 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! lets you take notes, clip content, and share information. Find anything instantly with automatic index pages. One-step Web publishing. Free 30-day demo! --------------------------------------------------------------- .