Reprinted from TidBITS#854/06-Nov-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#854/06-Nov-06 ===================== Issue link: It's hard to believe that it has been three years since the first Take Control ebook, but our current catalog of 44 titles doesn't lie. Adam looks at how this grand experiment is going (well!) and marks the occasion with a 50 percent-off sale. Also in this issue, Glenn Fleishman details the facts and FUD about a new AirPort Card security vulnerability. On the software front, Charles Maurer returns with a look at some alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, and we note the releases of SpamSieve 2.5, DVD Studio Pro 4.1.1, Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1, iTunes 7.0.2, Aperture 1.5.1, and an 8 GB version of the (PRODUCT RED) iPod nano. Finally, we note Windows Secrets, which Glenn sees as the closest thing to TidBITS for Windows users, and announce a new DealBITS drawing for PDFpen. Articles DealBITS Drawing: Microsoft Office Winners DealBITS Drawing: PDFpen 3.0 SpamSieve 2.5 Enhances Spam Filtering Take Control's Third Anniversary (and 50% Off Sale!) A Bevy of Apple Updates Another Minor AirPort Vulnerability Exposed An Independent Windows Mailing List Gets Bigger Camels and Horses: Alternatives to Photoshop Take Control News/06-Nov-06 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/06-Nov-06 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Charles Christopher, Gordon Meyer, Abdulkarim Alzuhair, and Robert Kramer 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: Purchase Apple .Mac 4.0 1 year Internet Service and get a FREE 1 GB Kingston Data Traveler Flash Drive - $99! Visit: -- 800-511-MACS * FETCH SOFTWORKS: Fetch 5.1 goes Universal and adds a widget and Automator actions. Also with SFTP, Bonjour, StuffIt, Dock progress, AppleScript, and interface optimized for Mac OS X. Download your free trial version! * WebCrossing Neighbors Creates Private Social Networks Create a complete social network with your company or group's own look. Scalable, extensible and extremely customizable. Take a guided tour today * Bare Bones Software's BBEdit 8.5 -- Must-have upgrade sports major interface overhaul, new prefs and clippings systems, improved JavaScript, new Ruby/SQL/YAML support, code folding. More than 160 new features in all! . * Circus Ponies NoteBook: Organization for a Creative Mind. De-clutter your Desktop. Organize your Web clippings. Manage your projects. Voice annotate your notes. With NoteBook, it's simple. Try it free for 30 days. * MARK/SPACE, INC: Get the most from your handheld or smartphone with The Missing Sync. Sync Address Book, iCal, iPhoto, iTunes and more to Palm OS, Windows Mobile or Sony PSP devices. See what you've been missing! * CheckIt System Performance Suite bundles three top Mac utilities! TechTool Platinum diagnoses and repairs your system, Spring Cleaning organizes your files and Retrospect Express backs up your data. Buy today for only $79.99! * Microsoft: Supporting professional Mac users with Office 2004. Supporting the Mac community through tech support newsgroups, user group appearances, our new team blog, and more! Save up to 25%! ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .