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  Most of the news this week revolves around Apple's portable Macs, as
  the company releases new Core 2 Duo-powered MacBook Pros and a
  firmware update for the MacBook that fixes sudden shutdowns. Plus,
  Glenn Fleishman looks at a new Bluetooth-related security exploit
  that's likely to affect only laptop users (if anyone at all). Also
  with an eye toward helping you improve your security, Joe Kissell
  contributes a look at the humble but essential login password; this
  is an excerpt from his just-released ebook, "Take Control of
  Passwords in Mac OS X." In other news, Adobe releases a beta audio
  tool called Soundbooth, we announce a new sponsor, .Mac's webmail
  interface receives a major makeover, and we release the second and
  third editions, respectively, of "Take Control of Buying a Mac" and
  "Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera."

Articles
    Apple Issues Fix for MacBook Shutdowns
    MacBook Pro Gets Core 2 Duo, FireWire 800
    Adobe Releases Soundbooth Beta
    Microsoft Sponsoring TidBITS
    .Mac Webmail Gets a Makeover
    Understanding Mac OS X's Login Passwords
    Unpatched Macs Face Bluetooth Root Exploit
    Take Control News/30-Oct-06
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/30-Oct-06


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