Reprinted from TidBITS#852/23-Oct-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#852/23-Oct-06 ===================== Issue link: This week we cover Apple's announcement of a strong fiscal Q4 for 2006, along with their admission that some iPods shipped with a Windows virus. In the software world, Parallels Desktop receives an official update, the outliner Acta is reborn as Opal, Skype 2.0 is released, and Matt Neuburg reviews the snippet keeper SlipBox. In Take Control News, we announce the release of "Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups" (based on two of our ebooks) and a print version of "Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner." Plus, Glenn Fleishman looks at the lawsuit against the Spamhaus Project, and Adam is quoted in a New York Times article that also mentions Madonna and Bill Clinton. Really! Articles Apple Posts Strong Q4 2006 Financials Apple Admits Some iPods Shipped with Windows Virus Skype Releases Version 2.0 for Mac OS X TidBITS Quoted in New York Times about (RED) Acta Reborn as Opal Parallels Ships Desktop Update International Haus of Spam SlipBox: Scents and Sensibility Take Control News/23-Oct-06 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/23-Oct-06 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to David Post, Judy Cunning, Paul Bresciani, and Brian Vesley 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: Exclusive for TidBITS Readers! Classic 60 GB Click Wheel iPod Photo, Apple Refurbished, one year warranty, on sale for $189! Visit: -- 800-511-MACS * FETCH SOFTWORKS: Fetch 5.1 makes FTP and SFTP easy! 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 * 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: Get organized, in two easy steps! 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: The Missing Sync connects cool gadgets to Macs, 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. * StuffIt Deluxe 11 from Smith Micro introduces the StuffIt Archive Manager. It collects related files of any type, searches offline archives, and can display previews of archived JPEGs! Only $29.99 till 31-Oct-06! ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .