Reprinted from TidBITS#1071/04-Apr-2011 with permission. Copyright (C) 2011, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#1071/04-Apr-2011 ======================== Issue link: In addition to Jeff Carlson’s review of the Stump iPad stand, we look at three major products this week, none of which is entirely successful. Glenn Fleishman leads off with coverage of Amazon’s rather limited Cloud Drive online storage service and Cloud Player online music player. Then guest contributor Lukas Mathis delves into what’s wrong with Skype 5, a major upgrade from the previous Skype 2.8 for the Mac that has caused much consternation among users. And finally, Adam reviews Firefox 4, a fine upgrade to the popular Web browser that is nonetheless unlikely to attract users of other browsers. Notable software releases this week include Dropbox 1.0.28, Mac OS X v10.6.7 Supplemental Update for 13-inch MacBook Air (Late 2010), and GarageBand 6.0.2. Articles Stump Your iPad Amazon Puts Your Music in the Cloud Skype 5 for Mac: A Huge Step Backward Firefox 4 Improves, But Not Radically TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 4 April 2011 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Genevieve Segol, Marc Fleisher, Christopher Jones, and Thomas Opacki for their contributions! * 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 * THE MISSING SYNC: Take it with you! The Missing Sync makes it easy to synchronize contacts, calendars, music, photos and more between a Mac and MOTOROLA, HTC, NOKIA, BLACKBERRY and other smartphones. * Dragon speech recognition software for Macintosh, iPhone, and iPad! Get the all-new Dragon Dictate for Mac from Nuance Communications and experience Simply Smarter Speech Recognition. Learn more about Dragon Dictate: * CrashPlan is easy, secure backup that works everywhere. Back up to your own drives, computers, and online with unlimited storage. With unlimited online backup, this is one resolution you can keep. Back Up Your Life Today! * Get more productive with software from Smile: PDFpen for editing PDFs; TextExpander for saving time and keystrokes while you type; DiscLabel for designing CD/DVD labels and inserts. Free demos, fast and friendly customer support. ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .