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Adam Engst

TidBITS#260/23-Jan-95

Congrats to Peter Lewis for his MacUser award, corrections on last week’s GIF article, and an announcement from Microsoft about a faster Word 6.0a start off this issue. Geoff and Adam report on a road…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#259/16-Jan-95

News of the first Macintosh clones and Apple’s set-top CD-ROM player appears in this issue, as does an article about Connectix’s cute QuickCam video camera. Geoff Duncan looks at the GIF fiasco spawned by Unisys…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#258/09-Jan-95

This issue features our picks for the most interesting products and events at the recent San Francisco Macworld Expo, complete with Adam’s take on Internet software at the show, Tonya’s report on the state of…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#257/02-Jan-95

Welcome to 1995! Along with a new sponsor, this issue brings news of Copland and Windows 95 slips, the first official Macintosh clone licensee, the announcement of two new mailing lists from Apple designed to…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#256/12-Dec-94

In this, our last issue of 1994, we announce the arrival of Geoff Duncan, our new managing editor; report on problems with Quantum Daytona drives and certain SCSI-Manager 4.3 compliant drivers; debunk the "Good Times"…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#255/05-Dec-94

Tune into TidBITS this week to find numerous MailBITS – including news of MacTCP 2.0.6, a QuickMail update deal that includes QuicKeys, how to get Apple press releases via email, and more on Intel’s Pentium…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#254/28-Nov-94

This week TidBITS brings you news of AOL’s purchase of ANS, the reason some Performas don’t include the modems promised on the box, and how to find Internet mailing lists. Dave Nagel of Apple responds…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#253/21-Nov-94

TidBITS begins this week with a smattering of MailBITS, including information about a potentially serious problem with early Pentium chips and news about Apple’s upcoming Multimedia Tuner. We then continue with a look at DeskTape,…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#252/14-Nov-94

Check out this issue for the story of how we put in a dedicated Internet connection, along with Mark Anbinder’s article about the TCP/IP FirstClass BBS module that provides access over the Internet. Mark also…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#251/07-Nov-94

Find out below why Apple is a lousy lover, according to long-time developer Dave Winer. We also take a long, hard look at SCSI Manager 4.3, which could improve performance on most 68040 Macs with…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#250/31-Oct-94

For Star Trek and virtual reality (well, QuickTime VR) fans out there, we review Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual. We also review Mac Control, a utility for preventing unauthorized changes to public…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#249/24-Oct-94

Chuck Bartosch returns with more about the Power Mac versus the Pentium; we announce the second edition of Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh; and we take a quick look at a project to provide free…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#248/17-Oct-94

Matt Neuburg weighs in with a hefty look at the latest version of one of the most popular utility packages of all time, the Now Utilities. Chuck Bartosch passes on news of Apple’s financial results…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#247/10-Oct-94

Jonathan Hue concludes his firewalls article from last week, we report on another expiring program, and discover a new source of Internet provider information. Mark Anbinder looks at a potentially dangerous bug in older Hard…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#246/03-Oct-94

Plenty of MailBITS about happenings in the computer industry lead off the issue, including important notes about Photoshop 3.0 and Apple’s announcement of new PowerPC-based Performa models. Solitaire Till Dawn 2.0 just came out with…