Reprinted from TidBITS#986/13-Jul-09 with permission. Copyright (C) 2009, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#986/13-Jul-09 ===================== Issue link: As summer starts to set in here, things are slowing down a bit, so we have a few longer articles you can sit back and read at your leisure. Adam and Glenn team up for a look at what Google's forthcoming Chrome OS could mean for Apple, Matt Neuburg contributes a detailed look at Cocoatech's Path Finder 5, and Jeff Carlson finds himself sucked into etymological enjoyment at Wordnik. Be sure to check out our ExtraBITS links this week, along with our coverage of the releases of Safari 4.0.2, Default Folder X 4.2.1, VLC 1.0, and Electric Sheep 2.7. Articles Wordnik Encourages Word Exploration Path Finder 5 Beats the Finder's Pants Off Google Chrome OS to Power Netbooks in 2010 TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 13-Jul-09 ExtraBITS for 13-Jul-09 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 13-Jul-09 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Skip Hayes, Charles Watts-Jones, and Charles Robert Hayden-Gilbert for their generous support! * Get Fetch 5.5 for free! Fetch Softworks makes Fetch, the original Macintosh FTP client, free for educational and charitable use. Fetch 5.5 lets you edit and Quick Look all kinds of files. Apply today 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 9.2 -- A burly upgrade with new Sleep command, LassoScript support, plus enhancements to Projects and core features like Find and Multi-File Search windows, editing in browsers, and text completion. * THE MISSING SYNC: Take it with you! The Missing Sync makes it easy to synchronize contacts, calendars, notes, photos and more from your Mac to your BlackBerry, HTC, Treo, iPhone and other phones. * VMware Fusion. The most seamless way to run Windows on your Mac. Backed by nearly a decade of proven virtualization technology. Try VMware Fusion today for only $79.99. Visit: * Microsoft's MacBU: Supporting Mac users with Office 2008. Straighten up your Office with the latest updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. Update today at Mactopia! * Speak up with MacSpeech Dictate! Get the all-new MacSpeech Dictate with spelling and phrase training. Speech recognition so good, about the only thing it can't do is speak for you. Learn more: ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .