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TidBITS#1071/04-Apr-2011

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.

Jeff Carlson 7 comments

Stump Your iPad

Looking for a compact, versatile stand that can hold an iPad upright or angled, in portrait or landscape orientation? The Stump Stand is the iPad accessory Jeff Carlson uses at his desk most often while working on iPad-related projects.

Lukas Mathis 41 comments

Skype 5 for Mac: A Huge Step Backward

Millions of Mac users use Skype for text chats, audio calls, and video chats. But the recently released Skype 5 replaces the simple interface of Skype 2.8 with one that lacks features, wastes space, and is actively difficult to use. Lukas Mathis outlines the problems.