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Welcome to TidBITS, a free, weekly, electronic publication that covers news and views relating to the Macintosh and the Internet.
This page summarizes our four most recent issues. You can also access all back issues in the back issue archive.
Recent Issues
- TidBITS 525, 03-Apr-2000
Guilty! A federal judge has found Microsoft seriously violated U.S. anti-trust laws, right on the heels of the company's release of its latest Macintosh Internet software. Also this week, Matt Neuburg looks at the powerful macro utility OneClick 2.0, which let you customize and automate your Mac. In the news, we note new sponsor digital.forest, examine results from last week's Web browser poll, and apologize for tricking so many of you on April Fool's Day.
- MailBITS/03-Apr-2000
- Poll Results: Browser Brouhaha
- TidBITS Talk Hot Topics: Internet Explorer 5.0
- Freedom of the Button Press - OneClick 2.0
- TidBITS 524, 01-Apr-2000
Wherein tall men play odd sports for little minds; an unexpected letter arrives; Peter N Lewis and Mr. Micawber share a frank discussion about joeys; and Gatsby's final fate is revealed.
- TidBITS 523, 27-Mar-2000
Tired of your Web browser? Microsoft hopes you'll try the just-released Internet Explorer 5.0; read on for Adam's in-depth look at what's new and improved. Also this week, we report on the Washington State anti-spam law being found unconstitutional, Aladdin's acquisition of Trexar Technologies, updates to Canvas 7.0.1 and FileMaker 5.0v3, and the release of AvantGo Connect for Macintosh, which makes reading TidBITS on a Palm device easier.
- MailBITS/27-Mar-2000
- Washington State Anti-Spam Law Found Unconstitutional
- Internet Explorer 5.0 Redisplays the Web
- TidBITS 522, 20-Mar-2000
Which Palm OS-based handheld should you buy? Travis Butler attempts to answer that question by comparing the main devices from Palm, Inc. and Handspring. Also in this issue, Geoff Duncan looks at the history of the Web display wars to determine why it's such a mess. We also note a band-aid for a destructive sleep bug on iBooks and PowerBook (FireWire) computers, ACI's purchase of StarNine, and the release of Virtual PC with Linux and Action Files 1.5.2.
- MailBITS/20-Mar-2000
- Which Handheld Belongs in Your Palm?
- Building Characters: A Brief History of the Web War
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