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  The big news this week is that Apple will ship Mac OS X 10.6 Snow
  Leopard this coming Friday, August 28th - before the promised
  September release. Apple also made news by responding to the FCC's
  request for information regarding the Google Voice iPhone app - we
  have thoughts about that situation. Also this week, Glenn Fleishman
  covers the transition of independent mail client Mailsmith to
  becoming freeware at a new company; and Adam muses at length about
  technological literacy, if it's important, and what the lack of it
  might mean for the future. Notable software releases this week
  include Remote Desktop Connection for Mac 2.0.1, BusySync 2.2.1,
  TextExpander 2.7, Hazel 2.3.2, Apple Remote Desktop Admin 3.3, Apple
  Remote Desktop Client 3.3.1, OmniOutliner 3.9, Hard Drive Firmware
  Update 2.0, Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1, and iPhoto 8.1.

Articles
    Snow Leopard to Be Released August 28
    Apple Responds to FCC's App Store Questions
    Mailsmith 2.2 Released as Freeware from New Firm
    Have We Entered a Post-Literate Technological Age?
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 24-Aug-09
    ExtraBITS for 24-Aug-09
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 24-Aug-09


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