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TidBITS#946/22-Sep-08

It’s becoming a common story: After determining that he didn’t really need one, Joe Kissell finally took the plunge and bought an iPhone 3G when it became available in France. Joe discusses how the iPhone has changed his work and some of the limitations that he’s run into. Speaking of the iPhone 3G, Apple is recalling its diminutive USB power adapter due to the risk of electric shock. Adam looks at the new StuffIt Deluxe 2009 as the venerable utility turns 20, Joe highlights the improvements in VMware Fusion 2.0, Tonya finds an immediate use for the just-released MercuryMover 2.0 window-moving utility, and we note the release of the latest edition of Adam’s “Take Control of Buying a Mac.” In the TidBITS Watchlist, we spotlight the availability of Gears for Safari, BBEdit 9.0.1, Coda 1.5.1, Apple’s Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.2, Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2, and Server Admin Tools 10.5.5.

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VMware Fusion 2.0 Released

After four months of beta testing, VMware has released version 2.0 of Fusion, the company's software for running Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on an Intel-based Mac. The new version catches up to, and in some ways surpasses, the feature list of Parallels Desktop.

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TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 22-Sep-08

Notable software releases so far this week include iPhone Configuration Utility 1.0.1 for Mac OS X, Final Cut Server Update 1.1.1, Pro Applications Update 2008-03, Gears for Safari, BBEdit 9.0.1, Coda 1.5.1, Apple's Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.2, Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2 Client and Admin, and Server Admin Tools 10.5.5.

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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/22-Sep-08

This week's discussion topics include a Mac port of Google's Chrome Web browser, experiences running VMware Fusion 2.0, Joe Kissell's first two months with an iPhone, and iTunes 8's deafness concerning the Genius feature and classical music.