Become a TidBITS Member to Keep the Content Coming
Over the past 26 years, you’ve been able to depend on us to publish TidBITS regularly: 1348 weeks so far. Whether that means you scan the issue in your email on Monday night or follow along as we post on our Web site throughout the week, you’ve probably read hundreds or even thousands of TidBITS articles. As 2017 approaches, we need your help to keep that content coming. Huge thanks to our current TidBITS members, and if you’re in that group, watch your email for renewal reminders.
For the rest of you, we’re a mom-and-pop company, with no deep corporate pockets behind us, so when you join 2700 other TidBITS members, you’ll make it possible for us to publish useful articles that:
- Explain core Mac technologies, as we did in 2016 with our macOS Hidden Treasures and Power of Preview series, plus standalone articles that, for example, taught you how to manage and sync your user spelling dictionary
- Help you protect your digital life, which we did last year with discussions of Optimized Storage, migrating to a new Mac, and counterfeit Apple accessories on Amazon, plus why you might not be getting OS X security data and how to restrict your cell carrier’s use of your personal info
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Provide detailed coverage of Apple’s significant hardware and software releases, such as 2016’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro, iPhone SE, macOS 10.12 Sierra, iOS 10, watchOS 3, tvOS 10, iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2, and Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros
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Describe what’s new in updates to key Mac apps in the TidBITS Watchlist
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Untangle topics that Apple pretends are simple, as we did most recently with articles on Thunderbolt 3/USB-C and HomeKit
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Stand up for the Mac as Apple focuses ever more attention on iOS
When you join the TidBITS membership program, we’ll also provide a slate of additional perks, including:
- An ad-free version of our Web site
- A 30% discount on every order of Take Control books
- Discounts worth nearly $800 on over 75 Mac apps
- Pre-release serialized Take Control books
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- The option to receive articles in email as soon as they go live
- The ability to post longer article comments, with live URLs
- Recognition of your membership with a custom apple icon when commenting
You can choose among five different levels of annual support: $20, $50, $100, $250, and $1000. Each level defaults to a manual renewal, but if you don’t want to fuss with the cart each year, an automatic renewal option is available. The membership perks are the same at each level, with one exception: the $1000 Angel level is a lifetime membership that includes a fine dinner with Tonya and me if you’re in Ithaca or we’re in your city. We’ve had the distinct pleasure of meeting a few of our Angel-level supporters in person, most recently at the MacTech Conference a few weeks ago.
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If you’ve found TidBITS valuable over the years you’ve been reading it for free, or have received personal tech support from one of our contributors simply because you asked, please become a TidBITS member to help us continue. You’ll have our undying gratitude, and more importantly, you can rest assured that every article you read was made possible in some small part by your generosity. Thank you!