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TidBITS#716/09-Feb-04

Ever been confused by file sharing or worried about its security implications? Our newest ebook, "Take Control of Sharing Files in Panther," tells all, and author Glenn Fleishman provides three of his best tips here. Glenn also looks at Apple’s Bluetooth 1.5 update, Adam evaluates our recent revenue experiments, and we note the pending retirement of Apple CFO Fred Anderson as well as Text Wrangler 1.5.1, Mailsmith 2.1.1, and Snapz Pro X 2.0. Plus, user groups discounts on Take Control ebook orders!

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Apple CFO Fred Anderson Retiring

Apple CFO Fred Anderson Retiring -- Apple announced last week that the company's well-respected chief financial officer Fred Anderson will retire 01-Jun-04; he will be replaced by current comptroller and finance VP Peter Oppenheimer, who has been leading many of Apple's financial departments for some time

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Take Control User Group Discount

Take Control User Group Discount -- User groups have long been one of the mainstays of the Macintosh community, which is why we've always encouraged user group newsletters to reprint TidBITS articles for free

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Evaluating New Revenue Sources

Back in September 2003, I wrote about several new revenue sources we were testing in an attempt to supplement our waning income stream. I want to report back on how well they and some other projects have performed, particularly since a number of people had inquired. DealBITS Drawings -- We've done five DealBITS drawings so far, and overall, I'm quite pleased

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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/09-Feb-04

.Mac benefits -- It's time to revisit the ongoing question: is Apple's .Mac service worth the annual subscription? (5 messages) Apple Releases Safari 1.2 -- Panther users can take advantage of the newest Apple Web browser, though some people still report problems accessing sites such as banks