We can finally take a bit of a breather from Apple announcements and focus on other topics. Jeff Carlson anchors this week’s issue with a review of the new Photoshop Elements 9, Rich Mogull shares the depressing news that the new Firesheep tool makes sidejacking trivially easy, and Michael E. Cohen looks at the new MobileMe Calendar and whether or not you should upgrade (also be sure to see Joe Kissell’s just-released “Take Control of MobileMe, Second Edition” for complete usage instructions!). Also this week, Matt Neuburg regrets his move to Outlook 2011 and explains how to switch back to Apple Mail, and Michael covers the new features in BBEdit 9.6. Plus, you can win a copy of Smile’s $99.95 PDFpenPro in this week’s DealBITS drawing! Notable software releases this week include iPhoto ’11 9.0.1 (which fixes the library import bug), Camino 2.0.5, Postbox 2.0.2, and Things 1.4.3.
An upgrade to the powerful and venerable editor from Bare Bones Software includes HTML5 syntax support, directory-specific settings, and access to Automator workflows on the Scripts menu, among a plethora of enhancements and fixes.
Joe Kissell’s revised ebook about MobileMe explores the nooks and crannies of Apple’s cloud-based service, guides you through the latest MobileMe changes, and explains what they mean to you.
Smile’s PDFpen is a great tool for editing and tweaking PDFs. But its big brother, PDFpenPro, goes even further, enabling you to create PDFs from a Web site and make PDF forms. Enter to win a copy—along with our “Take Control of PDFpen 5” ebook—in this week’s DealBITS drawing!
Our hero is trapped in Outlook 2011 with no Export command! Can he blast his way to freedom with only the few tools he has at hand? (Hint: Yes.)
The new CalDAV-savvy MobileMe calendar is now available to all users, but whether you should upgrade or not is another matter.
A new Firefox plug-in allows anyone to hijack webmail, social networking, and other accounts accessed from the same network. Here’s why it’s a problem, how to protect yourself, and why our service providers need to fix this immediately.
When you think of editing photos, you probably think of Photoshop, Adobe’s professional image editing behemoth. But the new Photoshop Elements 9 offers most of the features that are important to digital photographers, for just $99. Jeff Carlson reviews Photoshop Elements and highlights what’s new in version 9.
Notable software releases this week include iPhoto ’11 9.0.1, Camino 2.0.5, Postbox 2.0.2, and Things 1.4.3.
Two quick links for you this week: one to news of Amazon’s plans to add lending of Kindle titles and another to Jeff Carlson’s iMovie review at Macworld.