Reprinted from TidBITS#1059/17-Jan-2011 with permission. Copyright (C) 2011, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#1059/17-Jan-2011 ======================== Issue link: The sad news that just broke is that Steve Jobs is taking another medical leave of absence from Apple, with COO Tim Cook once again taking over day-to-day operations. This comes after last week’s major announcement that Verizon Wireless will start selling the iPhone 4 as of February 2011, and the only slightly less major announcement of the fifth edition of our best-selling ebook, Joe Kissell’s “Take Control of Mac OS X Backups.” Also this week, we share details of our appearances at Macworld Expo, and for consultants attending the show, recommend a side trip to MacTech Boot Camp. So you don’t feel that you missed out, our roving correspondent Jeff Porten reports back on the most interesting products and technologies he saw at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. Finally, it was a slow week in software, with notable releases this week including only Audio Hijack Pro 2.9.9 and Typinator 4.3. Articles Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence Consultant Training at MacTech Boot Camp and Macworld Expo DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of Disc Cover 3 Save the Data with “Take Control of Mac OS X Backups” TidBITS Events at Macworld SF 2011 Verizon Wireless Gets iPhone 4 with Mobile Hotspot Capability CES 2011: More Exhausting News from the Future TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 17 January 2011 ExtraBITS for 17 January 2011 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Olaf Pluta, Sue Glover, Fritz Mills Peter Wesly, and Norman Kronenberg for their generous support! * 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 9.6 -- A burly upgrade with new Live Search bar, enhanced script attachability, ZIP archive viewing plus core features like Find and Multi-File Search, editing in browsers, and text completion. * THE MISSING SYNC FOR ANDROID: Sync with iTunes, Address Book, iCal, iPhoto and other Mac applications. Supports HTC EVO, Motorola Droid, Droid X, Droid 2, Google Nexus One and many other phones. * 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. * StuffIt Deluxe 2011 has everything you need to backup, encrypt, share, and compress all of your photos, audio and documents. Compress it. Secure it. Send it. Try StuffIt Deluxe 2011 today! Click here for a free 30-day trial: * BeLight Software. Need to decorate a CD or DVD with cherished Christmas moments caught on video and stills? Design, print, and more with the free trial of Disc Cover! Download at * Macworld 2011: January 26th-29th, 2011 in San Francisco A four-day celebration that will educate, entertain, and immerse you in the world of Apple products and services. Register today! * With ChronoSync you can sync, back up, or make bootable backups. Sync or back up your Mac to internal or external hard drives, other Macs, PCs, or remote network volumes you can mount on your Mac. Learn more at ! ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .