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TidBITS#1082/27-Jun-2011
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  Issue link: <http://tidbits.com/issue/1082>


  We focus on new and upcoming releases this week, with details on the
  just-released Mac OS X 10.6.8, Final Cut Pro X, and Firefox 5.0, and
  more answers to questions about the MobileMe-to-iCloud transition. In
  honor of the recent Bloomsday, Michael Cohen shares his recollections
  of the early days of the electronic book, Jeff Porten reports on teen
  privacy and data retention issues from the CFP 2011 conference, and
  Marshall Clow explains how he managed to recover from disk corruption
  on a MacBook Pro without a SuperDrive. Notable software releases this
  week include Security Update 2011-004 (Leopard/Leopard Server);
  ClamXav 2.2; 1Password 3.6; Flash Player 10.3.181.26; PDFpen and
  PDFpenPro 5.4; Microsoft Office 2011 14.1.2, 2008 12.3.0, and 2004
  11.6.4; Acrobat Pro 10.1, 9.4.5, and 8.3; Evernote 2.2.1; and Audio
  Hijack Pro 2.9.12.

Articles
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Preps for Lion
    Apple Details Transition from MobileMe to iCloud
    Firefox 5 Brings Under-the-Hood Improvements
    CFP 2011: Teens and Data Retention
    Nora Barnacle and the Birth of the Ebook
    Apple Starts Over with New Final Cut Pro X
    Recovering from Disk Corruption Without a SuperDrive
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 27 June 2011
    ExtraBITS for 27 June 2011


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