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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/861>

  Our 2007 coverage begins with the release of the first-ever TidBITS
  Archive CD, containing the complete archive of our 17 years of
  Macintosh reporting! Then Glenn Fleishman examines Apple's stock
  option backdating woes, and Joe Kissell looks at the VMware Fusion
  beta for those interested in virtualizing Windows on a Mac. We also
  write up the releases of PreFab UI Browser 2.0, Simon 2.2, and
  updates to Microsoft Office 2004 and Office X, and pass along some
  Macworld Expo event updates. Anchoring the issue is the first
  installment of an occasional column by college freshman Dan Pourhadi
  aimed at explaining how and why young people interact with
  technology as they do.

Articles
    Introducing the TidBITS Archive CD
    Macworld SF 2007 Event Updates
    Microsoft Releases Office 2004, Office X Updates
    Simon Monitoring Tool Updated
    PreFab UI Browser 2.0 Better Than Ever
    VMware Releases Fusion Beta
    Apple Releases Stock Option Backdating Report
    Younger Than Thou: Instant Messaging
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/08-Jan-07


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