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TidBITS#1273/18-May-2015

This week in TidBITS, Michael Cohen expands on his coverage of the Fountain screenplay markup language with a brief review of Highland, a text editor designed around Fountain. In the first of a two-part series, Adam Engst explores the Apple Watch hardware for those interested in its fitness tracking capabilities. For people who spend more time behind the wheel, Josh Centers reviews Automatic, a combination dongle and iPhone app that promises to improve your driving. Finally, we’re pleased to announce the release of Joe Kissell’s “Take Control of Security for Mac Users,” which happens to be Joe’s 50th Take Control title. We’re having a party to celebrate, and you’re invited! Notable software releases this week include Postbox 4.0.1, Voila 3.8.4, Final Cut Pro X 10.2.1 and Motion 5.2.1, and FileMaker Pro/FileMaker Pro Advanced 14.

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ExtraBITS for 18 May 2015

In ExtraBITS podcasts this week, publisher Adam Engst joined MacBreak Weekly to discuss Apple Watch fitness, and Adam and Tonya appeared together on MacVoices to look forward from the 25th anniversary of TidBITS. Also, veteran tech writer Ted Landau announces his retirement, the Nielsen/Norman Group analyzes the Apple Watch’s usability, Jason Snell argues for the return of “Mac OS,” and Verizon is buying AOL.