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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/856>

  There's a lot to cover before our Thanksgiving hiatus. Jeff Carlson
  marvels at how much less his new MacBook Pro costs compared to his
  previous Apple laptops, and also runs into a dastardly Retrospect
  problem while upgrading. Matt Neuburg notes the release of
  PTHPasteboard 4.0 and looks at MindManager for the Mac. Glenn
  Fleishman ponders power and iPods on airplanes after a recent Apple
  announcement, and we also note the release of firmware updates for
  Intel-based Macs, Apple Remote Desktop 3.1, and an update of "Take
  Control of Digital TV." Our next issue will be 04-Dec-06, but please
  send your holiday gift suggestions to TidBITS Talk in the meantime!

Articles
    Thanksgiving Hiatus: Next Issue 04-Dec-06
    Submit Your Holiday 2006 Gift Ideas
    Apple Updates Firmware for Intel-based Macs
    Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 Adds Lights-Out Management
    PTHPasteboard Really Returns, Adds Pro Version
    iFly Me!
    MindManager Comes to the Mac
    More Bang, Less Bucks for My MacBook Pro
    Retrospect vs. Sparse Disk Image Files
    Take Control News/20-Nov-06
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/20-Nov-06


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