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TidBITS#1260/23-Feb-2015

We’re offering 50 percent off the entire Take Control catalog through 25 February 2015, so act now for great savings! Apple has announced a repair program for select MacBook Pro models with video problems; Josh Centers explains how to get your Mac fixed for free. Apple’s Book Proofer app stopped working in Yosemite, but Michael Cohen explains how you can use iBooks to proof your EPUBs on an iOS device. Much has been said about the FCC’s proposed net neutrality regulations, but Josh points out that they won’t fix many of our broadband woes. FunBITS returns this week, as Julio Ojeda-Zapata explores the Sling TV service, which offers cord cutters many basic cable channels for $20 a month. Finally, we have a new chapticle from Joe Kissell’s “Take Control of Security for Mac Users” that explains how to improve your passwords. Notable software releases this week include VMware Fusion 7.1.1, Coda 2.5.6, Audio Hijack 3.0.2, DEVONagent Lite, Express, and Pro 3.9, OmniFocus 2.1, and Airfoil 4.8.13.

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Save 50% in Take Control’s February Book Sale

Through 25 February 2015, you can save 50 percent on the entire Take Control catalog of ebooks. It’s a great opportunity to pick up titles that you’ve been wanting to read or that might be useful to have on your virtual shelf for reference. As always, all our ebooks are DRM-free and available in PDF, EPUB, and Kindle formats.

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How to Proof EPUBs on the iPad with iBooks

Book Proofer, a tool that Apple created and distributed to help ebook developers, does not work on Yosemite and iOS 8. But that’s OK, because it turns out that iBooks on the Mac now incorporates its functionality. That is, if you know the trick for getting it to work.

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ExtraBITS for 23 February 2015

In this week’s collection of ExtraBITS, we learn that Apple is ending its support for AOL logins, the truth about AT&T’s “privacy fee,” and how Photoshop is trying to stay relevant after 25 years.